Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-08-18
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS

There are fonr cases of smallpox in
the Virginia City pest house.
Ex-Assemblyman Ely, formerly of
Humboldt. has returned to Eureka after
a two years residence in California.
At Lake Tahoe fires are now found
comfortable of nights. and still the trout
bite pretty we'll. cold as is their place OF
abode.
The Agricultural Fair at Reno will
open on the 18th Of September and con-
t'nue until the lGth-including the lat.
ter day and date.
U. 5. Marshal Wheeler, in his annual
report. now in preparation. estimates
the gold and silver yield OF Montana for
the fiscal year ending July 3lst, 1876, at
Si.0O0,000.
Jack Gilmer, the well.known stage
man, lately had a lawsuit at Fort Hal.
leck concerning the ownership of the
celebrated race mare Brown abb" also
well-known in these parts. Jack won
her.
The Enterprise says: Good develop.
ments are being made in the sulphur
mines near Steamboat Springs. These
mines are likely to eventually prove
source OF great profit to their owners.
Our mountain fires, says the Carson
Appeal of August II, made their finest
display last night. The appearance was
as II vast hillside city lay there in the
embers were burning them selves out.
We have never had so splendid show
OF fireworks here before.
The House Judiciary Committee has
agreed to report joint resolution direct
ing the Secretary of the Interior to with
hold the patent from the New Idria Min.
ing Company for the Panoche Grande
property until Congress can make fur
Their investigation and determine whether
the company or McGarrahan is the
owner.
Matt Bean, who has for a long time
had charge of the race.track north of
Virginia City, died on the 18th. He
was very seriously injured some two
weeks since by horse that he was train.
ing falling with him and upon him. He
has never been in his right mind since
the accident occurred. He was able to
recognize friend, when he would say:
Hello. Tom; which horse ia ahead
nowr' or, How are the horses behaving
to-day?" His mind ran altogether on
horses and he spoke Of nothing else.
The Virginia Coal Companv's shaft in
I'll Dorado canyon was 420 feet deep
August 3, 1876, and is being sunk at the
rate of three to five feet per day. The
shattings and boring of the company
have passed through three strata of coal,
which aggregate thirty.seven feet in
thickness, and the bottom of the shaft is
in tire'clay and soft, gray sandstone, an
exceedingly promising formation through
which it is liable to pass into coal at any
time.
The Deadwood City Black Hills Miner
OF July 20 says: We have it from reia-
BILE men recently from the railroad that
a Frenchmsn, a son.in.law of Spotted
Tail, lately purchased in Cheyenne many
thousand cartridges, besides large quanti-
ties of loose ammunition. He had a
four-mule team loaded with munitions.
lie was traced to a point between Rapid
City and Crook City with his load, when
the trace was lost until he was next seen
with an empty wagon, and about that
time Indians were reported on the foot
hills below Crook CITY.
The Desdwooi City Black Hills Miner
Of July 30 notes this curious discovery:
On claim No. -, Cape Horn District,
fourteen feet below the surface, in
boulder weighing about 5000 pounds,
was found perfectly drilled hole, prov
ing conolusively that mining has been
done in this locality at some previous
day. and it is not unreasonable to sup.
pose that the party who came to the Hills
some forty years since and were never
heard OF afterward were the same who
mined some in this locality, and met
their death at the hands of Indians at
the cave, where bullet, marks in the trees
are plainly visible to this day.
A correspondent at Cornucopia writes
as follows to the Winnemucca Silver
State: Since the starting of the mill on
the 7th ultimo. and up the Eth instant.
the shipment of Leopard bullion was
twenty-four bars, amounting to about
So. 200. They. as near as can find
out, expect to make the August ship
ment 100000 at least. The mill is
working splendidly. and in connection
with the furnace, which has proved de-
cided success. is turning out bullion fast,
and under the supervision Of Superin-
tendent Coffin will continue to do 80.
That they have faith in the mine is sup
ported by the fact that they are now GET
ting in 5000 cords of wood, so that
they will not have to rely upon sage
brush during the winter, AZ they did last
Mining items north Of US run about as
follows: At Egau Canyon Gen. Rose.
Grams is still driving his tunnel. so inches
of water coming out, but as yet no ore.
In Cherry Creek there is nothing doing
The Star mine has a half million bonan-
Ia in sight, but don't move. In Hunter
District the Vulcan mine looks beauti. |
fully. 1t Is being slowly but surely de-
veloped, In White Pine, the Eherhardt
and Aurora 80 stamp mill is running to
full capacity, and from the appearance
of the mine will do so for long time, ii
silver is not knocked out OF the market.
Ward District is a No. l camp, and has
paid from the beginning. and will for
years. They have worked silently and
economically. and have proved an i'm
mense mine. They are now going to
build up substantial town. At Egan |
CANYON the San Jose mill was shut |