Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-02-25
NEVADA NEWS.

The Leopard mill at Cornucopia closed
down on the 10th inst.
Leopard bullion to the value OF 81, 1870
was received at Elko on the 18th.
The Virginia Chronicle Of the 10th
says: We are sorry to learn that Bishop
Whitaker's wife is dangerously i'll.
Marbles have broken out in Austin.
We beg leave to remark that We consider
marbles as a premonitory symptom OF q
peg top Carson Appeal.
The Reno Journal of the Goth remarks
The late blockade caused a large guam
tity OF freight to accumulate at Omaha.
This is being forwarded as rapidly as pos
sible. Last Friday evening Ave special
trains left Winnemucca westward-bound
and three more the day before.
We find by the Reno Journal of the
goth instant that the District Court was
called to order yesterday, when tele-
gram was received from Judge Wright,
saying that he was confined to his bed
by sickness, and for them to adjourn the
Court for the term.
Austin has been favored on the winter
question the Reveille says: II we don't
get some Winter pretty soon. Austin
will have entirely dispensed with that
luxury. II Is true, there was q powerful
cold spell; but taken all in all, the pre-
sent season has beenhardly . Winter at
all. The weather still remains brigh,
and clear. but to-day was slightly windy.
S340, IL. was the last bullion shipment
OF the Austin Manhattan Co.
The style Of turning out bullion from
the Comstock is we'll exemplfied by the
following extract from the Virginia En-
terprise of the 18th: There were yester-
day shipped per Wells, Fargo & Co. 81
bars "a. 900 pounds) OF Consolidated Vir.
ginia bullion. valued at$l24. 1862 97;also.
bars by Messrs. Mackey & Fair 1854
pounds valued at $l4, 272; also, Z bars
by the Bank Of California (7l9 pounds)
valued at $22. 1924 6S. Total, Sl60. 1859
65.
On the arrival at Elko OF Senator
sharon he was waited upon by delega
cation Of the citizens Of that place and
presented with testimonial, numerous.
ly signed. acknowledging their regards
for and appreciation OF his worthy efforts
and valuable assistance in the re-estab
ment OF the Bank Of California upon 0
solid and substantial basis. Mr.. Sharon
assured the delegation that the expires.
sion Of approval from citizens afforded
him infinite pleasure. and in return FOL
the courtssies shown him he desired ia
return to the citizens OF Elko bis sincere
thanks.
Specimens OF the staple product coi
Tartarus are now the rage in Virgins
the Enterprise says: In the window Of
q brokers' Office, is TO b. seen Q beau.
tiful specimen OF native sulphur from q
mine situated about a mile west OF
Steamboat Springs. and owned BY Con-
stable A. j. Smith and others of this
city. The specimen weighs about sixty
pounds, and parts OF it are covered with
beautiful crystals. A vein of this native
sulphur has been found that is eight
feet thick at the depth of thirty feet.
Although the specimen on exhibition
here appears to be pure sulphur, a sui.
phur sharp Who has had experience in
mining tho article in California. SAYS
that . richer kind of ore is one that
looks as black % silver ore and is about
~ heavy. II 10 said that pure sulphur
10 worth $40 per ton at the mine.
A dispatch dated Sacramento, February
10th says: In the Assembly. on motion
Of Clarken. q special committee Of three