Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-26

the Military Division Of the Pacific has
been discontinued, and all records of
whatever character connected Herewith
will bs forwarded to the Adjutant Gene
raj of the Army.
General Sherman. in his little speech
at Denver. where he was serenaded by
the Governors Guard and large party
of citizans. pitbily said: I" / see that you
have good company of soldiers here,
and am glad you have. Soldiers are o
good thing to have around"
This is the way the Salt Lake Tribune
slaoders sovereign State In this coun-
try the man who carries revolvers and
dirk knives around him is called reck-
less fellow. But it is different in Ne
vada; there. the man who doesn't do it
is called reckless.
Near Camp Grant. Arizona, Septem-
Der I'd, John Casey shot and instantly
killed Manuel Mejia. Casey gave him
self up to Sheriff Curry, and at his trial
in Tucson, September 9th, wss dis
missed. The quarrel was about horse.
| M. jia was beating Casey with pistol
and tried to shoot him with q gun.
Casey then shot and killed him.
Frederick Marriott, of the s. T. News
Letter, has been arrested on complaint of
Frederick Clay, who charges him with
the crime OF attempting extortion. The
complainant alleges that Marriott sent
to bim to inform him that unless he paid
one thousand dollars there would be
published in the News Letter the copy
of letter which would reflect upon his
character. He says that be refused to
pay the sum asked for and the article
was printed.
Further particulars, says the Elko In
dependent of the 2lst, regarding the
shooting OF Hubble at Winnemucca,
yesterday, were obtained last evening
and are substantially as follows: Hub.
BILE had whipped man named Ed.
Willis, which so eYssprrated him. that
after threatening bubbles life. he re-.
tired from the scene only to return
armed with pistol. and without uttering
a word, discharged its contents in the
back Of bubbles head. The ball glanced
upwards, and following along the skull
came out at the apex and buried itsef
in the ceiling of the room. Hubble is
still alive, but partially paralyz-d, and
: Willis il in Jail awaiting the result Of
: Hubble's injuries.
The famous Hite mine, situated on the
south fork OF the Mrrced river, says the
Mariposa Gal Gazette, shows no sbste.
, ment in the stream Of treasure which il
+ has been pouring out for years. 1t is to.
t day, and perhaps will be for years &c
come, the most profitable gold. bearing
= quartz mine on the face Of the earth. II
3 IL worked through tunnel running in a
= north.rly direction, from near the lew
] Of the river. l, 400 feet. where it inter.
I sects the maiu vein. From this point Of
b intersection levels have been ruh SOC
i feet each way. east and west, opening uI
y q vein from twenty to thirty feet thick.
+. A Salt Lake dispatch says: The survey
9 and location Of that portion OF the Port
land, Dallas and Salt Lake Railroad from
Corinne, Utah. to Snake River, Idaho
i Is fast being completed by the engineer
9 ing corps under @. l.. Ericsson. Th,
line ia much Of such character as tba
. portion OF thu Union Pacific along th
Platte in Nebraska. The contract TO
). grading from Corinne to Snake River ha
been made with Alexander Topopce. ant
grading ia to be completed to Malad Cit,
!. a distance OF fifty miles. by the 18th o
d. G, mber, 1876, and the whole of III,
grading to Snake River by the first o
October, 1877. The work of grading
commenced yesterday.
The Comstock Record says: The geo
logical construction Of the Comstocl
range is notably fissure,form, and i
would be surprising ii deep chasms d.
not occur in Gold canyon, Seven mill
canyon, and other neiahborinR ravnes
n During the past fifteen years, many tom
!. OF quicksilver have been used add Loaf
BY reduction works in the canyons ant
rayines referred to. The query natural
ly ar,ses-wbere did all that mass OF hult
o mercury go to? That some OF it passed
of in the tsilings aud shines from tn,
A mills we know to be true, but the grra
mass Of the enormous quicksilver vast,
= Ia unaccoupted for, ana We are therefor,
q justified in the belief that whole reser
voirs Of pure quicksilver are now *
!, isting in the fractured rocks of our biI
CANYONS.