Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-02-22
NEVADA NEWS.


The Belmont Courier has commenced
its third yearly volume.
The citizens OF Eureka are very wisely
preparing and testing their apparatus
for the extinction of fires.
The Richmond Company at Eureka
on Wednesday last shipped $12.Os2. in
bullion.
Miss Sadie @. Trefren, daughter of
Rev. j. L. Trefren, formerly pastor of
the NJ. E. Church at Austin. died at
Sacramento last Sunday. Deceased was
20 years Of age.
The pay streak in the Wide West
mine at Eureka has increased from eigh-
teen inches to three feet in thickness,
and is composed OF better ore than has
heretofore been taken from the mine.
The Belmont Courier speaking of
mining prospects in the Spanish Belt
says: Owners Of lots at Barcelona City
keep pace with the rich developments in
the Barcelona and South Barcelona
mines. Desirable town lots are held at
much higher figures than In Belmont.
Business OF United States Mint at Car.
son. Nevada, during January. 1876: De.
posit OF gold. 1906, 800 ounces. valued at
$3.50, 377.7l; deposit of silver, 207, AL "a
ounces, valued at $2S7, 992.0l. Total de-
posits, 2l7, 116.850 ounces, valued at
$4lS, 369.72; coinage executed, $780,
029.24.
A specimen OF the genus homo" six
foot nine and half inches high has
been affording the Carson Tribune much
cause for wouderment. The paper says
"the man was the longest, slimmest,
and the most unmeanipg looking indi-
vidual We ever met. and feel sorry that
he has gone from our gaze like most
extraordinary dream"
The Elko Independent says: In the
suit OF the First National Bank OF Ne
vada vs.. Lewis Cook ct al. a remittitur
from the Supreme Court was filed with
the Clerk OF the Ninth judicial District,
and unless change of venue is obtained
this we'll known and popular case will
furnish the legal talent of the State an
opportunity to again air its eloquence
before an appreciative audience beneath
the roof of Elko's temple of justice.
The people of Austin want the mail
service between that place and Eureka
increased TO six times week in lieu of a
tri.weekly. and petition to that effect
is being circulated. The Reveille says
SO far Is Austin Is concerned Eureka is
the key to nearly all the Eastern and
Southern Nevada, and is the only route
BY which We can got our mails from
those directions in any reasonable time.
1t Is the most direct route and the in.
terests Of our people demand that the
service on it should be increased.
From the Eureka Sentinel Of the 18th
We learn Peter O'Neil, miner we'll.
known there. was killed on Tuesday on
White Pine Mountain. O'Neil and an.
other man we're at work in Q tunnel, and
they had pat In two shots and fred
them. Only one exploded, and O'Neil,
thinking both had went of, started to.
ward where they were put in, and got
almost to the face Of the tunnel, when
the second shot exploded. He was
blown distance Of 20 feet and lived but
an hour after the accident. O'Neil fol
Q long time was engaged in mining in
this district. and was well-known by
many, who will hear of bis horrible death
with sorrow.
The Belmont Courier OF the 18th state
that Thomas Shaw-bsttsr known as
Tom-the indefatigable prospector, came
in from Aida Valley and sylvania min.
ing district the forepart Of the week.
Tom represents the storm OF two weeks
ago as having been severe in that direc.
ton. Snow fell in Aida Valley TO the
depth OF thirty inches; never before
known by the oldest white inhabitant to
have been over twelve inches. A boy,
herding cattle, frozs to death during the
storm. The loss In stock will fall heavily
on the owners. q large number having
died from hunger and cold. Tom speaks
hopefully Of Aida and Sylvania as min,
ing districts.
The Austin Reveille Of the l4th pub
fishes the following letter respecting thu
discount on silver bullion: The discount
charged on bullion by the Manhattan
Company Of this city, as a majority o.
our readers know. is II per cent. Som,
OF the chloriders are under the impress
sion that this figure 10 too high, and FOL
their satisfaction We publish the follow.
ing lsttsr. received by Frank Townsend