Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-03-16
Agsntleman named Taft. citizen Of
Ohio, has been nominated and confirmed
Secretary Of War.
NEVADA NEWS.


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NEVADA NEWS.
The winnemucca papers complain OF
hard times.
All the mills on Carson river are run
ming to their full capacity, with good
supplies Of ore on hand.
Counselor Hillhouse, we learn from
the Eureka Sentinel. is confined to his
house with the mumps. The altitudinal
symptoms are favorable. however. and
no serious consequences apprehended.
The Tavy Mining Company, situated
In the district OF the same name, offers
its mills and mines and other property
for sale. The present company has
spent half q million and wants to quit.
Mckee 4 Co.. the "put " and "call "
brokers. are in full blast again. and pay
ing oil their contracts that were due.
Although their Office was thronged all
day all was quiet and orderly. Conh-
dence In their stability was completely
restored among those present.
The Eureka Sentinel Of the 18th says
the Roman wrestling match between Ned
Brannan and Joseph Farnsworth, OF
Bigelow's Hall, last evening wac won by
tho latter. Brannan won the first throw
and Farnsworth the second and third.
The winner was tho favorite in the pools
even after his opponent had won the first
throw, his friends appearing to have
great confidence In his powers.
Tho Virginia Enterprise Of the 7th re-.
marks: The PROFESSIONAL" seem to
have hght on the brain. Since the an
nounoement OF the match between Sulli-
van and Trevillian several other promi-
nent strikers have come to this city to
witness the performance and, II possible,
to get up little game on their own 90.
count. Bussey, an Eastern man, arrived
last Sunday. and has announced bis
readiness to fight any man on the coast
for $1,000. Bing Williams has been
sent for and is expected next Thursday,
when match will probably be made.
Green, another new arrival, who Is al
present working as timer in this city,
offers TO fight Williams at 145 pounda.
he to fight 140 pounds. Green Is willing
to make match with Trevillian whether
he wins tho fight with Sullivan or not
Rodda and Dingle ore included in his in
vilation.
An old timer comes again to the sur
face. the Virginia Enterprise Of the Stf
says: For years We have heard nothing
Of the whereabouts Of "Uncle Billy
Chollar, one OF the original locators o
the Chollar mine in this city. We hat
supposed him gathered to his fathers
years ago. He Is alive, however, ant
his interest in mining matters is awaken
cd and renewed when paragraph relat
ing TO the Fryer process reaches him
"Uncle Billy" was an industrious ant
enthusiastic prospector during his re
sidence in Washoe. He now resides ia
the village Of Danielsonville, Connect
cut, and has probably discovered min,
somewhere in that country which h,
wishes to work by the new process
The process. by the way was discovered
in Grass Valley, California, "Uncl
Billy's" old mining camp. We have N
account Of the Fryer process at hand
but no doubt some old friend OF Mr.
Chollar, in this State or California, ca
send the information desired.
A passenger who was on his way owe
the Sierras at the recent crushing in o
snow.sheds on the Central Pacific Rail
road at point two miles this side o
Cisco, says the train that was in the she
at the moment was left . total WRECK
II was freight train and consisted 0
twenty cars. Nearly the whole trail
was smashed to atoms. A car loade
with goldfish scattered said fish In all d
rections for rods around; another loade
with sugar in sacks was SO smashed u
that hardly sack was left whole. On
car was shot upwards and stuck fast
the framework OF portion OF the shet
leaving its trucks below on the tracl
Two engines were drawing the traii
neither OF which was much injured
owing to which lucky circumstances n
ono was killed, az all the men on II
train were forward near the engine
One man was hurt. but not so badly b.
that he was able to be at work In da
or two.
Dave Cafiin, who keeps boarding
house at Emigrant Gap. on the Centr
Pacific Railroad, is very hard Of hearir
Dan hardly hear anything that is NJ
shouted in his ear. Dave is fond
hunting, and very often takes his gu
and scouts about the mountains in scare
Of grouse. quail and other game.
A Oomstocker who was snow.bound I
Cisco for day or two last week tells th
following story about Caffin: He hi
been out hunting, and was going hon
with Q grouse he had killed. As he can
ont OF the wood and struck the railros
track he WAS overtaken by strange
who asked:
"How far.is 1t to Cisco2"
EYES," said Dave. holding up h
grouse. ~ got one Of EN-"
~ don't think you understand me.
sid the stranger. :" asked you how {
r. was TO Cisco"
Eyes, he 10 pretty fat" said Dav
'he'll mako very good stew"
You must be id fool cried u
stranger.
Certainly. certainly I" said Dsv
"thers's good MANY Of EN- flying abo
this year /"
A Washington special says that To
SCOTS friends have suddenly revived Il