Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-30
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

A great many miners are returning
from Deadwood to pass the winter in the
East and at Salt Lake.
The total valuation of property in
California upon which the State tax levy
is made is 1894, 500. 23l.
The Belmont Courier says: Operations
on the Barcelona Consolidated and
South Barcelona mines has been tempo
rarily suspended.
The Italian-American population of
San Francisco are making extensive
preparations to celebrate the anniver-
sary OF the discovery of America by Col
umbus, Oh the 18th of October next.
Mr. Hood. Chief Assistant Engineer of
the Southern Pacific Railroad. has start
ed for q survey from Goshen to the
Needles on the short route or "cut off "
to the Colorado.
The Board of Equalization of Washoe
county cited the G. P. r. and the V. &
T. r. R. Companies to appear before the
Board last Thursday and show cause why
their assessments should not be raised to
$l2 900 per mile.
Upwards OF 81, 600, 900 has been called
for this month for the development Of
the mines. With the exception Of June,
this is the heaviest draft during the year.
The money is to be expended on t1 enty
nine different claims, twenty-'wo OF
which are in Nevada.
The Nevada and Northern Telegraph
Line. extending from the railroad, at
Winnemucca, by way of Silver City,
Idaho, City and Boise City, in Idaho, to
Portland, Oregon. is to be sold by the
assignees in bankruptcy, in San Fran.
cisco this morning.
| The Helena, Montana. Independent
says: General Sherman makes a very
grave mistake if he supposes that We are
done with the savages simply because
they are leaving the Yellowstone coun-
try. They have simply transferred the
theatre of hos,ilities. Changed their
base, so to speak. From the Sweet
Grass Hills and the Cypress Mountains
scarcely a hundred miles distant from
tho settlements of Montana, the Indians
will Aud it much easier to raid upon our
people than from the direction of the
Yellowstone. They wtre then three
times M far away and bad the reserva.
ton OF the Crows to pass before they
reached US. From the Milk river coun.
try their raids can be organized with
comparatively little trouble.
Sacramento Record. Union: He called
at the police Office yesterday, and stated
that he WAS in trouble. "A fine young
fellow, shust 30 nice as anybody, came
MP to me on the street and said: How
you does? Long time since saw you in
Shasta COUNTY says. l neffer vas in
Shasta county He says, Why,I drinks
I see you dsre.' l says, No, lives
near Auburn He goes away. and bime-
YOU vas since l left you at Auburn?
Then We has talk und some drinks,
und lend him Elm hundred tollars until
tho pank opens. md l don't see him
some more. What you dinks!"
The Salem papers announce the death
Of James Davidson. at his residence il
that city, September 10th. aged IS years
He was native of Green county, Ken
,ucky, and emigratpd from Burlington
Iowa, to Oregon in lS47. He served IL
the war of 1912. and was in the battl,
where Tecnmseh was killed. He like
wise bore part 10 the Blackhawk wal
during Jackson's first term as President
The late Senator Grimes of Iowa used t.
practice before him in Burlington. H.
was men Der of the Oregon Legislature
in Territorial days. A few weeks ag'
he dlslocated his hip by fall, and tn
accident caused his death. He died full
of years, and left behind him an unblem
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