Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-05-06

finished 10 two or three weeks. A.
though the busy season will commence
q little later than usual We anticipate for
the district an ordinarily prosperous
summer and fall.
A coil of wire cable, over six feet in
diameter. and four feet high. for the
Ophir mine. 10 Virginia City. passed
through Winnemucca on the goth. The
cable which is intended for hosting pur-
poses, was two and a half inches in dis
meter.
At Glenbrook, the first drive of logs
for the season has arrived at Yerrington
& Bliss mill. The narrow gauge is Low
open, the iron horse having made Its
first trip on Thursday. Business will be
brisk in the lumber line about the lake
this year.
During the rafting hail-storm on the
3Otb Of April the lightning entered the
Western Union telegraph Office at Elko
and literally burned up one OF the instru-
ments, the wires Of the relay being ut
terly consumed. The effect OF the cur
rent coming in was very decided, giving
both operators heavy shock.
Ex-senator Stewart passed Winnie
mucca on the Goth. on his way to Cali
fornia from the Schenck scandal and
Emma mine investigation at Washing
ton. District Attorney Grass. who inter.
viewed him on the Presidential question,
informed us that he thinks from the
signs at the Capital that Conkling has
the inside track in the race on the Re-
publican side, and will come out ahead
at Cincinnati.
The Carson Appeal of the 30th says:
G. G. Stevenson. one of the Centennial
Commissioners. was in town yesterday.
He starts for Philadelphia on Wednesday
next, and will superintend the Nevada
quartz mill. The Bonanza ores are there
by this time he Gays. His mission will
be to show the most approved ore mill
ing process known in this State. [Query
is he we'll posted himself Ed. Rec
ORD.
Jack Finley came down from the Bull
Run country, and from him the Elko In
dependent learns that the Blue Jacket
mine is yielding plenty OF ore; the vein
improving as depth is gained. The low
grade of the ore anywhere near the sur
face has been chief, and in fact the only,
impeachment to success, but that now
being obtained is good pay ore; some Of
which will work up in the hundreds.
The company 3 mill is to start up about
the first Of May, when an additional
number of men will be put upon the
mine.
L. Davis informs the Carson Appeal
ofthe 30th that while the German who
drives the Douglas Meat Market wagon
was returning from Carson to Genoa,
when about mile this side OF Genoa
his horse ran away. throwing him from
the wagon and the meat box on top of
him. A man caught the horse few
hundred yards further on, and returning
to the place OF the accident saw the Ger.
man lying insensible. and thinking him
dead, and having as he said IN idea that
il was unlawful for anyone but an off,
Ger to remove dead body found under
like circumstances, went to Genoa and
informed the coroner, who secured the
services of several men, and taking with
them wagon and some hay to lay tile
body on, proceeded to the place OF the
accident.
On the 2Sth of April, as the Virginia
and Truckee Railroad train was leaving
Reno, dreadful accident occurred. A
party of Piutes had thronged upon the
platform OF one of the cars, and as the
train was started one was crowded be-
tween the coaches to the track. The
wheels passed over the poor fellows
leg, severing them completely from the
body. The train was stopped as soon az
possible. The mangled savage lay upon
the ground crying out that the white
men had killed him, and his brother
frenzing no boubt by the sight of his
relatives suffering, drew his rifle to his
shoulder and fred through the car
window. The ball just grazed the scalp
of bald and respectable gentleman, and
narrowly missed lady on the other
side.
Superintendent Greenwell, of the Rye
Patch mine, paid taxes on bullion under
protest. The constitutionality OF the
bullion tax, is being tested in the Courts
by the Consolidated Virginia Mining
Company, and il the case is decided in
favor of tho plaintiff, the Rye Patch
Company will ask that the amount paid
yesterday. b. refunded. According to the
sworn statement of the Superintenden
the company worked during the quarter
ending December 3lst, 1875, 74X tons
OF ore. which yielded $l2. 996. 95. and the
cost Of mining, milling and working the
same was $l2,9l3 03. On this amount
the tax was $l56 IL. During the same
period lot of tailings were worked at
the company's mill, the proceeds OF
which were also taxed. Mr.. Greenwich
claims that il ia n pross ininatica ava