Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-11-02
SPIRIT or THE PRE- SIS.

An assessment of 81 per share has
been levied by the Crown Point Mining
Company, delinquent on the 18th of
Novenbe
Silver City has more candidates for
the position of Justice of the Peace than
any other township in Nevada.
W. B. Gibbons has resigned his po-
sition as Superintendent OF the Bruins
wick mill, at Virginia City. and Ross La
Valliere has been appointed in his place.
The members of the Oregon State
Board of Immigration have resigned on
account oil the lack OF funds to sustain
the bureau.
The Helena Montana) Independent
says: 1t is now pretty clear that Magin-
mis-, Democratic candidate for Congress-
ional delegate, will have comparatively a
walk over in the Territory.
The Salt Lake papers say that large
number of idle men are beginning to
come from the mining districts to spend
| the Winter in the city without any visi-
BILE means Of support.
The robber who stopped the Shasta
stage and Was shot and killed by the
shotgun messenger, has been identified
90 Thomas Hunt. Desperate who was
last winter arrested for shooting Jerry
Culverhause, o stage driver. He had,
besides the treasure he had just taken,
81, 800 in gold notes about his person
and was well armed and masked.
Immense herds Of buffalo have been
seen within eighty miles OF the Red
River, after ten years Of total absence.
From all accounts the herds are migrat-
ing eastward. The Sioux Indians resid-
ing at Devils Lake. 10 Dakota, have al.
ready been on great hunt and have re-
turned to their homes with an abundance
of Buffalo meat and numbers OF robes.
Travellers from the northwest, who have
lately come into Winnepeg, report very
large numbers of buffalo very much fur.
Their east than heretofore.
The White Pine News hears the most
encouraging accounts from Hunter Mn.
ing District. which is situated about 2;
miles in northerly direction from Rob
inson. The Crown Point and Vulcan
owned by Kennedy aud Young are re
ported to be looking splendid and ar,
taking out large Quantities of milling orr
that will average $50 to $50 per ton
} The first-class ore taken from the Grown
Point mine is worth $400 per ton, Sew
eral large teams are now employed haul
ing ore from these mines to Schwartz
furnace at Robinson.
The Grass Valley Union says Maj
William Anderson, well.known in Gras
Valley township, died last Friday nigh
10 the County Hospital, at the age of IS
The Major was soldier with Wellington
at the battle of Waterloo. and used t
, delight in fighting the battle over agait
and again. Up to within the last tive
years he was able to be about and tool
a delight in field sports. He has a sol
John Anderson-who holds the posi-
ton OF Chief Engineer in the Overmai
mine. in Virginia City, and who was a
one time prominently connected will
mines in this place. The poor old maj
was taken to u pauper's grave from tn
County Poor. house.
We are informed, says the Virginia
Enterprise, that quito q number of tn
unemployed in this city have been in th
habit for months past Of going out night
+ ly into the hills to sleep. Now that col,
weather is coming on they will be Obliged
to give this up unless they can fin'
an old tunnel that is habltable. Ia tn
8 Winter Of 1S59G0 many miners mad
their homes in tunnels, widening on
: places for sitting-rooms and sleeping
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