Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-06-15
NEVADA NEWS.

Two lines of stages are running from
Reno to the Pyramid Lake diggings.
Sam Hollis was pardoned out OF
the State Prison on the 10th.
F. F. Marx is about TO dispose of his
business at Toano.
The Gold Hill News says; "Men are
leaving Gold Hill every day for the new
mines at Pyramid Lake"
1t is rumored that the Silver City
Mining Reporter will recommence pub
location.
Mackey & Fairs timber camp is now
10 full blast. One thousand men find
employment there.
The Reno business men have given
notice that they will not receive trade
dollars except at discount of lOper cent.
The Sutro Tunnel is in distance Of
Is, 348 feet. The water in it's face is
still increasing.
The Gazette says that the Reno people
intend to have the Methodist Seminary,
and as they are wide-a.wake lot we ex-
poet they will.
A Times Cincinnati dispatch says.
"Some Of the Nevada delegates have ar.
rived, but their leader, Jones, has not
yet appeared. When he does, the Ne
vada delegation, which is now lying
around loose, will rendezvous at the
luxurious house he has engaged on Vine
street. Jones Is for Conkling, and the
natural consequence is that Nevada is
for Conkling.
The Reno Journal Of the 7th remarks
There is much good news from the Con.
Poe mine. The mill and furnace started
up Thursday, and everything was
working finely up to last evening
and We may expect bullion shipment
tomorrow. The Peavine- boys are all
in high glee over the prospects, and are
sure they will come out all right yet.
Reports from the new mines at Pyra.
mid Lake still continue favorable. The
Reno Gazette says four houses have
sprung up during the past week and
prospectors arrive daily. No intelligen,
estimate can be formed OF the number OF
men in the district as they are scattered
over the county locating and prospect.
ing. Three wagon loads left Reno THU
morning, and more yet to 60.
A Virginia City paper complains tina
every night about II or - O'Clock Their,
is grand raid Of cattle from somewher,
in the eastern part OF the city. They
come up to G street and other business
streets in the town, and knock down
overturn and demolish anything that i.
left in front of any Of the markets or fam
lily grocery stores.
The Virginia Enterprise says: To tht
eastward OF Dayton lies plain which
in many places, is bare rock, in which
are to be seen tracks of various animals
Most noticeable among these tracks are
those that appear to be tracks of horses
Some Of these are not less than eighteen
inches in length. We learn that Pro
lessor W. Frank Stewart has for two OF
three days been engaged in making
plaster casts OF the horse tracks and 9th.
or tracks, all OF which he will forward to
the Centennial.
jim Wright. with his engine l49. ar.
rived in Wadsworth on the 10Th, 70.
turning from the lightning train trip
The railroad boys had no medals tc
give him. but they gave him thre.
hearty cheers in recognition of hit
heroic deeds, for he Is entitled to Of
much credit as Hank Small, though
Hank received nearly oil of that, besides
1000 from the manufacturers of the
locomotive and gold medal from Jar.
rett d Palmer. Yet Jim Wright did q
large share Of the work.
Dan De guile has again been pros
pecting bis lying bonanza with the
following result: Old prospecting Bill Of
Gold Hill is just in from big trip and
reports that he has found big lead oil
petrifed Indians. He has traced the
lead about nine miles, the heads, legs
and arms Of the defunct red men crop.
ping up strongly all the way. He
Drought IN some. specimens from the
wider parts of the lead, assays OF which
show at the rate OF forty six. papooses to
the ton. Before incorporating Bill will
await Advices from his correspondents at
the bay" -
Accounts from Typo are most enc our.
aging. There are already nearly a
thousand people in the district aud an.
pearances indicate that the population
will be greatly increased during the
summer, as people are focking there
from allthe towns In the State. Con.
siderable building is in progress and q
large number OF strangers are in the
camp looking for business locations
The mines in the district are looking
we'll and have been sufficiently de.
veloped to establish their per.
msnancy beyond doubt. The Tybo
Consolidated Company are putting up
new hosting works at the 3 G mine.
The old furnace Ia now in operation, and
is turning ont from three to four tons oil
$500 bullion every twenty-four hours,
Prospeoted to the depth of 500 feet, the
ore body increasing in size and improv.
ing In quality as greater depth is'.ttain-
cd. Only 800 linear feet OF the ledge,
however. has been orened, although The
company's claim embraces 4, 200 feet and
the groupings of the balance indicate az
favorably as those over the portion that
has been worked,
Among the Eastern bound passengers
at Winnemucca was a portly English
man on his way home from the East
Indies. He had bundle OF handsome
ebony canes, deliberately carved. which
he exhibited to the admiring gaze OF biz
fellow passengers. several OF whom want
cd to purchase. and offered $25 piece
for them. The Englishmap, who evil
IDENTIFY carried . heavy purse. declined
the offers, saying he purchased the canes
for presents and not for traffic. He wal
very anxious to obtain information abou,
this !. hlawsted country" and asked the