Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-08-20
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS

Hayes and Wheeler, and Tilden and
Hendricks Clubs are being organized
throughout the State.
The first entry on the books of q Ne.
braska frontier organization reads: RE.
solved. That there be no more IDjuns."
In Virginia City every other man you
meet is candidate for some Office on
one or the other ticket.
1t is announced that the Collar and
Nevada narrow gauge. railroad is finan-
cial success, and that its stock is to be
watered by doubling it.
bald-headed brigade OF volunteers
for the Big Horn would be good joke
on the Sioux, but dreadful rough on the
smootheys.
The discovery Of old mining tools far
under the ground, in the Black Hills,
shown that gold mining was done there
many years ago.
The Oregon Legislature will meet on
the second Monday in next month. The
Democrats have majority OF twelve on
JOINT ballot. and can elect Senator, if
they hang together.
A surveying party. with three car
loads of equipments, has arrived at Mill
City for the purpose of making pre-
liminary survey OF the proposed railroad
route from the Central Pacific at or near
Winnemucca to Oregon.
Deadwood City. as yet, has no city
government. The miners at a late meet.
ing voted mo law" All disputes are
settled by jury empanneled upon the
spot, and verdict rendered is without
appeal, and the result is satisfactory 10
both parties.
Joe Smith, Junior. son OF the founder
of the Mormon Church, is preaching in
Alameda county. California. He SAYS
that his father sanctioned polygamy-
that the so-call'd ordinance ia forgery.
He claims 10 be his fathers lawful sue.
cessor and says Brigham Young is a
fraud.
Mr.. Steve Massett, known to impecu.
NOUS Forty.niners. as Col. Jeems Pipes
OF Pipesville, is still roaming about the
Pacific Coast. He contemplates Joining
the Turkish forces with the rank OF
Colonel. having been specially invited
by the Sultan, who read OF his prowess
before Pipesville in the " Annals of San
Francisco"
Says the Silver State: Tho Jones
Brothers teams arrived here yesterday
with $4,000 pounds Of salt for the Hum.
boldt Reduction Works. This salt was
brought from the Humboldt Salt Marsh,
seventy five miles south OF town, where
there is enough OF the article to supply
the United States. 1t Is of the purest
quality, and when pulverized is excellent
Tor dairy or table purposes.
Up in the little lakes west of Lake
Bigler, the trout are said to be very tame,
and various tourists returned home here
tell of the very strange circumstance of
being able to catch the trout in those
lakes. especially Fallen Leaf Lake
simply by tickling the lake as it is called
This consists in gently agitating the
surface of the water with the fingers, as
though angling with q fly. A great
number OF fish can be caught in this
way on these lakes, but not even hook
and line can catch them in Lake Big.
Ter.
Aaron O. johnson. OF Woodbury..
Gloucester county. New Jersey, writes
for information concerning Captain
Archibald N. Smith. who" the writer
says. "in 1862 had ditch property and
mining claims at Secret Diggings, near
Laporte. Sierra county, Ca lifornia; like.
wise silver mining claims in Gold Hill.
Virginia City. The Company was Good
hall Smith and Roberts. John f. Rob.
erts was from Baltimore; Captain Smith
from Fairfield, Herkimer county, New
York. Any information concerning
Smith Will be thankfully received by Mr..
johnson.