Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-06-04
NEVADA NEWS.

NEVADA NEWS.
The Elko Independent OF the 3Oth ult.
says In Tuscarora District there is more
good ore than money.
The Carson Tribune says that the
material Of the Silver City Reporter has
been attached for debt.
The Enterprise say DR.. S. A. McMeans
designs taking up his residence at Reno
after the 9Th. Declining health makes
It necessary for the doctor to change to
lower altitude.
Last night, says the Reno Gazette of
the 3Oth ult., the spirit of mischief
seemed to be abroad and active. One
man was badly heated, another slightly.
and pistols were displayed very freely.
The Sutro Tunnel is now in distance
OF 10. 23S feet. The quantity of water
now running out of it is 1877 miners
inches. The rock in the heading is
porphyry OF q uniform character, and is
very difficult TO drill and very hard to
blast.
Through parties just in from Railroad
District. says the Elko Independent Of
the 3Oth, VIC obtain the gratifying intel.
ligence that the business and mining
prospects Of the camp are much brighter
in consequence of late developments in
both smelling and copper ore claims.
In the Pride of the Mountain mine at
Winnsmucca, the ore body was struck
at depth of 100 feet from the surface.
Two samples from streak about foot
wide assayed respectively 1904 and 1926.
The extent OF the ore body is not yet
known. but the prospects of its being
large and continuous are very favorable.
A. ]. Shepard, of Winnemucca, re-
ceived dispatch from Silver City in
forming him that L. p. Nicholson, a
well-known and respected citizen Of
Idaho, shot himself yests11y at Silver
City and will be buried to-day. No cause
Is assigned for the rash act. Deceased
was member OF high standing of +. &
A. NJ, and was q Passed Grand Master
Of the Order.
The Piutes have been prospecting for
mines in the Humboldt Range east of
the Big Meadows, and have found very
rich gold bearing quartz in that locality.
Nachez, the chief, showed the Silver
State, some specimens rich in free gold,
which he said were taken from the ledge.
He says the Indians intend to work the
lead themselves, and do not want any
white partners.
The dead body of man was found in
a slough Of the Humboldt, short dist
ance above Shoshone Point, by the Sec
ton foreman. The remains were buried
by the foreman and the authorities mott
fed OF the fact. The Coroner visited
Shoshone. exhumed the remains and
held an inquest. which resulted in a YER
dict OF accidental drowning, though no
one witnessed the accident. The de.
ceased was named Andy Burke and had
been at work at Carson on tho Virginia
and Truckee Railroad. He passed up
the road q week ago.
A short time since Mr.. DaRestt was
asked to write the Memorial Decoration
poem to be read on the occasion OF the
decoration of the soldiers graves 10 vir.
ginia City. He complied with the re.
quest and has written his poem in hex
ameters--and run II all up in ono para
graph. Poetry, he says, truly. does not
consist In making lines and prefxing
capital letters to the beginning OF each
line. 30 he says that any one finding
bis poetry has got to dig It out.
At Carson the U. s. Grand Jury re-
ports that We have also examined into
the charges made BY one H. J. Norton
against the Carson City Mint and And
the following facts: That Mr.. Norton
was subpnnaed on or about the 23d
inst. to appear before the Grand Jury
on the 10th day OF May aud that he is in
contempt Of such order. not appearing
before us. We have examined oil other
witnesses whom we have supposed to
have knowledge Of the facts aud believe
that no offsace against the law has been
committed.
Tho Lyon County Times publishes the
following street conversation: II say,
It's rather rough on the State officials to
be obliged to receive their pay in trade
dollars. isn't it2 You know OF course
that this is caused by the refusal Of the
Consolidated Virginia Mining Company
to pay the tax levied by the State on the
net proceeds Of mines. You also know
that there 10 not newspaper man In the
state who 10 not thoroughly posted on
the matter. Now, can You tell me why
II Is that they oil keep such profound
silence about II. or II any one OF them
does chance to open his mouth. it is to
denOunce the tax on tho net proceeds OF
mines Is unconstitutional. It would
seem to me that . question which in
vclve5 the loss or gain OF an annual in
poms 10 the State Of $40, 600 FROM the |
Virginia Mining Company
alone. 10 certainly deserving the at
Iention Of the entire press Of the State"