Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-07-28

GLIDING several lodes. three of which are
now producing ore for shipment. are re-
ported as among the most valuable DIS
coveries made in that section for years.
Last Saturday Gold Hill was visited by
a cloud burst. The streets ran full oil
water, while the rain came down 10
sheets. The immense volume rushed
through the rayine 20 Carson river, but
doing no particular damage.
A line of telegraph is being built from
Halleck Station on the railroad to the
Military Post at Halleck. The line Is
being CONSTRUCTED by the soldiers OF the
Post. under the supervision oil Lieu'eh-
ant Garvey.
Wm. McClear, who attempted the
commission of rape in Pine Valley. has
inst been sentenced by Judge Flack, OF
Elko, to FIVE years in the State Prison.
He was convicted and sentenced once De-
fore, Int got new trial when B-atty's
struck jury law was declared unconstitu-
tional, and now goes back for second
time.
This item is going the rounds OF the
Eastern papers: Deacon Parkinson re-
marked in prayer meeting in Carson.
Nevada, that he knew young boys who
went to saloons where their fathers had
credit. got bottles filled with wbiskey,
ostensibly for their parents. ana got
drunk on the liquor themselves. lie
susg. sted earnest prayers Tor those
boys.
The Reno Seminary is fast approach
ing completion. The Journal is inform
ed that the building itself will cost $780,
OOO-the amount MISUNDERSTANDING
the furnishing to be done still. When
the amount of oarpeting, bedroom sets,
school apparatus, pianos, etc, for 80
large O school is taken into considera-
ton, Que can readily see that Bishop
Whitaker has quite II task on his hands
yet to get ready for business.
The Central Pacific railroad Company
has com plettd its portion of the Cali
fornia and Oregon Railroad from Rose
vile junction as far as Redding, being
about Isl miles. The Act under which
| the road is being constructed requires
that twenty miles be built each year,
which amount has been exceeded. There
remains but little over one hundred
miles to reach the Oregon State line, and
the Central Pacific intends TO keep ~
with the requirements of the law in the
further construction.
The Gold Hill News says; There il
one interesting feature on G street. Vir
ginia, q little after II O. clock every night
1t is then that one shift Of men goes t
work in the mines and the other shit
comes up. The majority OF these "toil
ers of the deep" are possessed of mining
stocks, and as they pass by the brokers
windows nearly every one of them vii
stop to see how the market stands. The
lists are written on thin paper, and
gas jet is kept burning behind them, s.
that they can be easily read. They crowt
around as eagerly and discuss the pros
poets of their favorite mines as noisil.
as their more fortunate fellows who llv
and speculate in the daytime.
The Nevada Transcript of the 20!t
says The hosting and pumping work
OF the Pittsburg mine, formerly know
as the Whigham, situated about mil
and half from here, were burned Of
Monday night at about II o'clock. W.
understand the loss will be about $50
900. The engineer at the hois,in
works put out the fire at six O'Clock o.
the evening Of the fire. When he cam
out of the mill he discovered the roof o
the hoisting works all in blaze, an
from the circumstances it is supposed
and there is bnt little doubt the fire orr
ginated from the hands of an incendiary
The new state Prison at Reno is III
der process of construction. The wa
can be plainly seen from Reno, thong
almost a mile distant. 1t is nearly tweI
ty feet high. with bottom thickness {
over five feet, gradually tapering to lor
feet at the top. The Enclosure is square
comprising 20, 900 square feet. ali su
iouhbtu pl uhNShC wall.
, the railroad will be the prison buildiu.
while at each corner OF the walls a hanC
some guard house has been CONSTRUCTED
These guard houses are nm ornament
and attractive feature Of the prison. The
A surmount the huge wall at each corne
! and can only be entered outside of tt
wall by means of circular iron stai
case. From the house the guards hay
n full view OF the entire prison incIo
ure, aud, besides, are able to walk a
around on the top of the wall s.
Hooe is the contractor, The mason,
was sub let by him to Mr.. Ri hardson
Reno. All the stone was got Mt the pre-
t ent State Prison, ut Warm Springs, at
shipped by rail dirtc ct to the new stru
ture by means of a side track from tt
c, P. road When completed the ne
State Prison will be the finest on Il
Coast. The locality is n magnificent on
= 1t is situated within few hundred fe
of the Truckee river and only a hundrt
from the G. p. Railroad. The grouut
4 are perfectly level and capable OF tho
ough irrigation and cultivation. IT
fall of the Truckee river is so great th
irrgatin4 canals can be constructed
only small expense. and any part
the great Reno Valley thoroughly su
piled with water. After the new prise
is occupied the manufacture OF boots al
shoes will only be a small portion OF Il
industries carried on instead Of being
nov the most important and almos. on
one.
The Virginia Enterprise of the q
says: Yesterday afternoon, at the time
the thunder-shower loud.burst, or wha
ever it may bs called, fatal accder
happened at the Lady Washington min
The flood Of water rushing down Go
Canyon was SO great that it backed I
into the drain tunnel leading from II
shat. to the ravine. There being prol
I ably about one foot of fall in Il
whole length OF the drain tunnel, and Il
rise OF water being two or three fe
a perfect deluge Of water was sudden
poured down into the main shaft whe
q four men were at work. The men rat
the bell for the cage to be- lowered, al
when it came down two of the men g
on board of il and went In the sutfac