Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-16
SPIRIT OF TIE PRESS.

The Western Union Telegraph CON-
pany are putting mp another line OF poles
from Reno TO Ogden.
George F. Jones. formerly Mayor Of
Virginia City for two years, was recently
killed In the Black Hills by the Indians
The two furnaces are running steadily
10 Typo on ore from tho Typo Consoli-
dated Compauy's mines.
The Pacific Sulphur Company. near
Humboldt Station, is taking out from six
to eight tons Of sulphur per day, which
Is being shipped to San Francisco.
washoe county has an area OF $3.50
square miles or 2.272. 900 acres, territori.
ally larger than Delaware and nearly
twice as large as Rhode Island.
The San Francisco Occidens groans
under the fact that "some deacons and
their wives amuse themselves with
playing casino and other such games Of
cards."
Two bars OF bullion were brought to
Austin lately. the product Of the Hol.
man mine situated in Ellsworth, Nyc
county. II Is three years since any bull
hon has been shipped from that locality.
The Mesilla News has telegram of
August 10Th, giving details Of o cloud.
burst near Silver City. New Mexico, on
that day. which destroyed several thou
sand dollars worth OF property.
Joe BogQs exhibited to the Idaho
World editor the other day three nuggets
Of gold. weighing altogether ten ounces
and tbree.quart-rs. Very little quartz
was observed In the pieces. They were
taken from the mines on Yankee Fork,
Lemhi county.
On the afternoon OF the 1lth. the
work OF hosting ore from the bonanza
mines through the @. and @ shaft WAS
brRun. This marks an important era in
the history OF these famous mi mes, for
the daily ore prodnction will now be
greatly increasrd-the minimum being
probably 1900 tons.
The report Of the Humboldt County
Superintendent OF Publio Schools, com.
piled from the Census Msrshal's returns,
show that the number Of boys and girls.
between six and eighteen years OF age.
IN tho county il exactly alike--2l2 OF
each s-x. This proves that the climate
Of Nevada 10 not adapted to Mormonism.
On last Sunday afternoon q shooting
ARRAY occurred in Paradise Valley be-
tween Gal. Hutson and Spanish Joe.
The difficulty arose from a dispute abou,
the manipulation Of cards in quie,
game OF poker. Two shots were ex.
| changed in which Hutson was shot in
the leg above the knee. making an ugly
sound, the ball ranging downwards aud
lodging under the kuee-cap.
r. NJ, Daggett. Superintendent of the
Virginia City Goal Company, reports to
the Chronicle that at the depth of abou,
500 feet the workmen in the shaft Gu,
in'o large body OF quicksand which
flowed into the shaft in such quantities
that work had to be stopped. The men
| employed at the mine feared that a cave
might ensue and refused to go down the
shnft again. Knowing that he could
fnd men In Virginia competent to over
come almost any natural obstacle, Mr.
Daggett came in at once and 10 less than
an hour had secured q detachment OF
veteran shatt-sinkers. The company
have already expended about S35 900 or
the NINE. and there are indications o,
the existence OF q good coal deposit 4
few feet below the point where the
| quicksaud broke In.
The r. no Journal Of the 10Th SAYS
John Richardson, a miner from Colo
Hill. yesterday attempted to commi,
suicide by shooting himself in the ten.
Pile with a pistol. He chose for the scene
OF tragedy the platform back Of Ear's
depot. 1t seems be had been gamb ing
the night before. and the gamblers had
got 100 shares OF Imperial stock and
such money as he had with him away
He asked them for enough to get a bed
With. but IN vain. All yesterday morn.
ing be wandered around the depot, ap.
parently In great distress of mind. A,
noon be shot himself in the temple, AZ
stated above, and fell against a closed
| door. de was seen committing the
deed aud was taken to the hospital. 1t
10 thought his wound is not necessarily
fatal, though it is very serious one.
The Truckee Republican says Two
men residing at Tahoe City, whose
names We we're unable to ascertain, had
a close shave with death Tuesday night.
They we're speaIine in the dam by the
old single dam, about halt mile this
side OF the lake. and while intensely
Interested in their pastime, unconsciou us
~ to them the boat was drawn toward
the falls OF the dam. They discovered
their per,lous situation too late to save
themselves, and like shot the boat with
its two unwilling captives darted through
the outlet down the steep falls, distance
OF twelve feet. into the foaminR eddys
below. The boat was smashed to pieces,
hardly remnant was found worth saw.
ing. One Of the Adventures succeeded
10 gaining shallow water and wadsd
ashore. the other chung to the side OF the
woodwork until reached by his oompan.
Ion from above.
A grand colonization scheme Is on
foot which contemplates the opening
and settlement OF the country in Eastern
Honey Lake Valley, and the timber re-
gion beyond. The project is considered
It 10 claimed that there is a
tract in Honey Lake Valley $50 square
miles in extent. which, if once cleared of
brush. will ErOw alfalfa when watered.
Il 10 believed that q stream can be turned |
10 there and the spot made as produo. |
i've as the Truckee meadows, being well
ocated for irrigation. Beyond the track
u great timber region aud California
,ountirs Of wealth and prosperity. A
railroad 100 miles in length, over easy
grades, would connect the place with
Reno. on the Central Pacific Railroad.
The Virginia Chronicle tells the fol.
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