Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-08-29
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS

forty bullion producing mines in Idaho.
immigration from the East to Cali.
fornia is on the increase.
II is estimated that the Sioux in Da.
kota number 10000 and occupy 42,000.-
900 acres Of land.
The Indians claim to have killed sixty
white men ia and about the Black Hills
since last fall, with loss Of eight Indi.
ans only.
That pot OF gold found at San Jose.
California. panned out 81, 900 instead of
$500. 900 as first announced by crazy
local reporter.
Asa Russell. OF Coldwater. Michigan.
was robbed lately at Cheyenne Of SO 900
in gold dust. which he had dug out in
the Black Hills.
Upon the basis Of the vote cast at the
last election. the Denver News puts the
population Of the new State of Colorado
at $50, 900.
A grand shooting match between two
teams OF the Emmett Guard OF Virginia
City will be held ut the Miners picnic.
September 9th.
It is estimated by those who profess
to know that the Northern Pacific Rail.
road will insist upon the next Montana
Legislature renewing its offer OF u
subsidy.
The Register says the life OF q bull.
whaoker, an he merrily punches the bulls
these hot August days, is a merry one
compared to the troubles Of certain per.
sons who are running for Office in Hum
boldt county.
The Wallapai Enterprise. an Arizona
paper, says that Sherum, the Wallapai
Chief, don't like Indian Agents. This is
what he has to say: Indian Agent heap
no good-al time taken, talk EN-
paper talk 'em-heap le-heap pool
tell'em Big Captain hesp lie-starve em
Wallapai-heap dam pool.
The Downieville Messenger snys:
There are several fine specimen OF gold
dust in Scsmnan's bank which came
from the diepings at Philo Haven, at
Gold Lake. The largest one weighed SO
ounces and is worth over 5000. There
were number Of others weighing from
eight to fifteen ounces. He has taken
out between two and three hundred.
ounces this season. 1t is beginning to
be apparent that the fellow who told
| such wonderful stories about Gold Lake
was not such q lunatic as supposed,
after all.
The Centennial Gold Mining Com.
pany's property is in Placer county. Cali.
| tornia. The mine lies in the center OF
the old placer belt, and is undoubtedly
| the channel OF one of the "dead rivers, 4"
| where in the palDy days OF 40 40 many
fortunes were made and lost. Only one
| week ago dirt was taken from Que of the
drifts which yielded over a dollar to the
pan on the average. and reason exists
why such rich prospect cannot result
In the mine proving one OF profitable in
| vestment.
David Burns. miner in the employ
OF the Metallic Company. was shot at
the door OF Mulloy's saloon, Metallic
City. near Columbus, on Tuesday even
ing last, He says thats couple OF his
trends were arguing" IN the saloon,
and as they were coming out OF the door
he endeavorrd quietly to take a six
shooter away from one Of them. Burns
did not know that the pistol was cooked
aud in twisting it around somehow it
went of, the ball entering the inside OF
bis left leg above the knee.
The Gold Hill News thinks the fart her
Yves. it travels the stronger the English
language grows. An old Comstocker
had little civil suit decided against him
in Justices Court in Virginia the 9th er
day, aud as he banded over the coin to
the Judge he remarked bitterly: 4" It's
all right s'pose. but / never had no
LUCK sence come TO the blasted coun.
try. There's hoodoo an copper onto
me an nothin' won't stick. IN start in
an borrow from every stiff l know, an
then skip the ranch. II don't cuss me.
Judge won't you come out and hev'
| suthin2"
A serious accident happened at Mack
ey and Fairs recently. A man named
Besmen had been lost in the woods. and
had reached Murrsy's camp, where he
was at work. Monday night. He was
laying in his tent asleep after his tramp.
while his companions were at work.
Some OF them not knowing his wherea.
bouts felled a large log above the tent,
and allowed it to roll down the hill The
log was "a feet long by az feet 10 di.
smeter, and rolled distance of 100 feet,
passing over the tent and Beamen. The
unfortunate man sustained serious in
ternsl injuries. and the only wonder is,
that he was not instantly killed. He
was brought to Reno on litter, and is
receiving medical attention although no
hopes are entertained of his recovery.
There Is queer fight going on in Ari-
zona. When the Territory was organ.
lied Tucson thought she ought to b. the
capital, but the Eastern gentlemen Who
were sent out as Governor, Secretary,
etc.. pitched their tents about the centre
Of the Territory, started a town called
Prescott, and made it the capital.
Tucson waited. After some years Gov
ernor Mccormick wanted to b., Dele
gate in Congress. He needed the Tucson
support; and it happened that the cap
itsl was removed to Tucson and the Gov.
ernor was sent to Washington. Since
then Prescott has been fighting to regain
her lost prestige. At the last session Of
the Legislature she very nearly succeed
ed; but, by clever combination with dele
cations from sections of the Territory
which didn't care much where the zap
ital was. the Tucson men defeated the
removal bill. Now. Q new census Of the
Territory has been taken, and Yavspai
county, wherein Prescott lies, comes out
strong. She reports o population sufi-