Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-04-26

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coveries of rich carbonate ORES distracted
attention, and until quite lately The cop
per leads have been left lying idle. The
result OF late workings has, however. |
proved highly encouraging. and copper
mining In that camp now bids fair 10
regain its lost prestige.
A fire occurred in Silver City on the
18th, which came near destroying The
Lyon County Times office. Tue In
dams at the wickiup on the hill opposite
first sounded the alarm, and the growing
flames on the roof Of the Office were e1-
tipguished by few buckets Of water.
At Virginia City on the 18th o shock
ing attempt TO outrage the person OF a
little girl. barely four years of age. is al
legged to have been made by young man
named Finn Frarey, about seventeen
years old, and pupil at the First Ward
school. The little girls name is Emma
Dawson.
1t is reported that the Virginia CITY
Coal Company have sunk their main
shaft into q formation consisting oil
mixture OF soapstone, sandstone and in
durate clay. in which are found bits OF
charcoal and the remains Of the branches
OF trees. 1t is expected that when inc
shaft shall have passed through the
formation now encountered good vein
of coal will be found.
At q special meeting Of the County
Commissioners Isaac W. Credit was APP
pointed Sheriff OF Lander County to fill
the unexpired term OF John II. Emery,
deceased. The appointment, says the
Austin Reveille, does not give satisfac-
ton TO the majority. OF the people
of Austin, many Of whom think better
selection could have been made.
By dispatch we learn. says the Carson
Tribune Of the 10Th, that Mr.. G. White,
a gentleman well-known and much re-
spected in this community and Esmeralda
county. has been nominated rs Post
master for Carson City. Our old friend
Ben Winnie. lby the goodness OF his
heart and unsuspicious nature has been
| imposed on by those in whom he trusted,
and We knew he would be removed IN
consequence.
The Humboldt Register states that DR..
Hutchins received letter yesterday from
an acquaintance in Maine, saying that
the writer in come ction with gentle
man who has lived in California and Ne
vada for several years, have been at WORK
on a method OF hardening shoes and dies
for stamp mills, and have succeeded IN
casting them harder than was ever seer
before. They believe they have hit on
substantial and important Improvement
The Chinaman who about month
ago murdered one of his countrymen o
coal camp in the Diamond range o
mountains, and who has been confined
in the White Pine County Jail ever since
awaiting charge to be perferred agains
him, and no one taking interest enougl
In the matter TO prosecute him, Sherii
Raum turned the Chinaman loose few
days ago, not having authority to hol
him any longer.
A gentleman from Mineral City in
forms the White Pine News that jus
before leaving that place, intelligenc
had reachad there that the San Jos
Mining Company, of Egan Canyon, ha
, run through three-foot ledge of yer
, good ore. The tunnel is still being Col
: tinued, as it 10 not far enough in yet
Q strike the ledge the company original
n started in to fnd. Howev er . three-fot
n ledge of good ore will not be bad thir
!. to fall back upon in tho event they
Is not find the ledge they are running for.
The White Pine News Of the 22d says
It Nearly oil of the town population durin
: the past week have been engaged
. shoyeling snow. The few days Of war
l. weather we have had caused the snow
melt and the water to flow through Il
n sewers, some Of which had to be dr
q down several feet before they could
reached and opened. Those having
great amount of snow in front Of the
l. premises, dig it up and sluice it
r through the sewers, thereby getting +
:, of great piles of it very rapidly.
~ many places on Main street the snow h
g entirely disappeared and it is quite DR.
d After seeing nothing but snow for
period Of six months. it is quite a reli
TO walk upon little dry ground, or ev'
into little mud. for a change.
The Austin Reveille of the 18th sa
John H. Emery, SHERIFF. of Land
c. County. breathed his last on the l6
inst, after an illness of but few da.
The deceased came to the Pacific Goa
;; across the plains in the year 1854, fro
- Sagertown, Pennsylvania, his natl
place. He settled in Nevada Coun
u following the occupation OF mining
q, 10 the wear of the Washoe excitement
m 1860, when he emigrated to the then I
ritory, now State, of Nevada. settling
Virginia City, where he was engaged
u. mining until 1868, when he joined
Or, rush to Reese River, and served
n deputy under Sheriff Lefiingwell III
a.. 1866, when he went to Montana, retu
~ ing here the following year. In 1868
went to White Pine and in the year
to. lowing to Eureka, OF which place he '
he appointed police man. In 1872 he '
- nominated and elected Sheriff of Lam
~ County, Of which Eureka was thel
w. part, and in 1874 he again received
Republican nomination for Sheriff 9
m was reelected to that office.
IA The Virginia Chronicle OF the /
e e. says: There was case OF Greek n
Greek in Silver City few days ago,
!, which Frank Kenyon. proprietor Of
" Lyon County Times, and Harry Mort
= Of the Mining Reporter, we're the
my Greeks. Kenyon was in Joe Munckto
ng saloon. drinking in front Of the bar v
ION some friends. Norton entered the salt
and addressed some remark to the
80 ISLANDERS concerning Kenyon. which
resented. elimination and recriminai
''' snsued, ending in Norton pulling
aye shooter on his journalistic rival. Bel
'ell he could do any damage with 1t
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