Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-06-08
NEVADA NEWS.


from eating poisonous weed. |
Tom Fitch has left Carson for San
Francisco.
II. H. Peyton, Mining Recorder OF
Railroad District, Elko County. died
last week.
The Lyon County Times states that
the new stage line between Virginia
City and Columbus will be ready TO
carry passengers on the I'd inst.
A. NJ. Starr OF San Francisco. has re-
Gently purchased an extension OF the
Defiance mine near Battle Mountain. A
lot OF the ore will shortly be worked at
the Humboldt reduction works.
A little son OF Jacob Graft Of Reno.
while playing with small pistol which
be had borrowed from school boy. dis
charged it, the ball striking the ball of
his left hand and then glanced and took
off portion of his little finger.
An execution was issued out of the
District Court Of Lander county, in favor
Of Trevor & Colgate, Of New York, and
against the New York and Austin Silver
Mining Company for the sum Of $79.-
239.l3, ON q judgment rendered No
vember 16, 1872. The property levied
on consists of the Sherman shaft and
other works and mines.
The Carson Tribune OF the I'd, re-
marks: Harry ]. Norton, editor Of the
Mining Reporter, arrived in town this
morning in company of Deputy U. 8.
Marshal Mclean. Mr.. Norton gave bail
In the sum OF two hundred dollars for
bis appearance in Court on Tuesday
next. We hope our friend will clear his
skirts of the contempt, as Uncle Sam is
hard case to fool with.
The Lying Club of Empire has bursted
up. 1t started out with brilliant pros
poets, but owing to inter- nal dissensions
it was not success. II had obtained itf
regular charter from the Sazerac Lying
Club of Austin-the chief OF all the Ly
ing Clubs of the woodland ought tC
have succeeded. for there is genuine tai
eut of the right sort in Empire to achieve
distinction in that direction. The Car
son Appeal says: 1t is pity that will
such talents this Club should fail; bu
, We arc informed that such is the case
Even the SIS charged by the mothe clul
for the charter has never been forwarded
At Austin on the LIST inst, an acciden
3 occurred in the Bowman Incline whereof
o o man was seriously injured and pc,
q haps dis6gured for life. The injure
8 man was coming to the surface, ridin
n on tho rope in front Of the car, when th
car ran against the end OF o section G
the iron with which the wooden track
o laid and which had become detache
( from its fastenings. The car wa
!. thrown from the track and the MAJ
thrown violently against the end {
the protrudipg iron. The bones OF b
nose we're shattered and crushed an
d his face and scalp friehtfully manglei
q though he sustained no injury in Wits
!, part.
II The Reno Gazette of the "a say
. When we alluded the other day to
placer mine within forty miles of Rem
a. and wished it successful development
- We for the time being lost sight
o. the fact that We have already plac
mines at our doors. One mile and
half this side OF Peavine, Dick Kirmt
g, and Billy Mckay, have mine, viii
Id has been worked for the past nine
ia. ten years with profit to its owners. '
were shown to-day bottle full OF 20
40 dust from this claim which weigh
OF $482 and forcibly reminded us of @
ed DAYS in the placer mines of Caliiorn
IA Owing to the difficulty OF obtain
water this claim can only be worked
n the Spring, when the snow is meltin
IS The gold is very pure, and is wor
SIS per ounce.
The Virginia Enterprise Of the % ga.
ds Evening before last there was much {
Ia, element in the north end of the city "a
lat many persons were brought out into
TO street on account of an extraordinary 9
,ar psarance seen in the eastern suburbs
of the town. 1t is said that an object
-. sembling man, or woman, covel
30 from head to foot with sheet was sc
~ to start from little cabin in the caste
We suburbs Of the town, beyond the G,
he fornia mill, and rush along over
~ rocks for q half q mile or more. wher
~. seemed to drop into the ground or il
mt an old shaft. Not less than twenty
thirty ladies and gentlemen were at {
time watching the apparition from
IN. Ophir works and vicinity. The th
,as seen resembled man, or won
:. wrapped from head to foot in sh.
e' with arms outstretched, presenting
IKE form of cross. The figure did
in seem to walk, but apparently darte(
rye glided from place to place. 1t was
:. in the evening Just as the sun was &c
''' down behind Mount Davidson. Mos
san those who saw the apparition conclu
DR.. that it was some one who had esca
ex. from the County Hospital, but a
n. looked upon IL ~ Q ghost that came
NY of the little cabin on the hill.
At the Office Of tho Western Ur
ave Telegraph Company in Virginia, SO
be thing new in the way of teleeraphy
Try. received. 1t is what is called the
ele- ton table. or Quadruplex System.
les, machinery is very delicate and requ
careful adjusting to secure perfect WI
ing. The quadruplex will be put in
The Grafton between Virginia City and
.. Francisco. For the benefit OF those ,
" have never read Of the workings OF
ola system we will explain that tho objec
! 10 1t ia TO send four different messages
lble the same line at the same time. T
,ia, 1t is possible TO receive two mess
from San Francisco at the game
two are being sent to San Francisco
three may he sent one way and one
'nis other; or. oil four messages may be
om- one way. But one wire is requi
the This system when first inaugur'
DAD came near driving all the operator
49, the country wild, but since then II
been simplifsd and perfected, so To
IT 10 not quite so difficult. Three hun
a. extra cups will be required to run
~ th;a and ~ tha MIRA