Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-07-29
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS

Wells Arizona and New Mexico Ex-
press Company has failed.
Last Saturday trade dollars were sell
ing at the Virginia City Agency OF the
Bank Of California at thirteen per cent.
discount.
The Austin Reveille thinks if there is
not marked improvement in the price
of silver or something is not done for re-
lief. that camp is destined to see pretty
tight times during the coming Winter.
Engineers are making preliminary sur
veys for branch road to connect the q.
and G. shaft and the pan-mills across
SiX-mile Canyon with the main line oi
the Virginia and Trpckee road.
The Sentinel reports everything -four
ishing at Tybo; the mine is looking well
and the furnaces turning out the usual
amount of bullion The report that the
works were to be closed down was entire
ly without foundation.
A number of German bondholders OF
the California Pacific Railroad are visit
ing this coast to look after their interests
Suits brought by the stockholders OF the
Central Pacific are causing them consid-
cradle uneasiness.
Arrangements have been made for tel
egraphing the reports of sales in the San
Francisco stock boards to the Pacific
Coast Headquarters at the Centennial.
Pacific Coasters in Philadelphia will thus
be able to keep posted each day on the
state of the market, without which
knowledge they could not be expected to
enjoy the Centennial to any great extent.
The humping of the sticks as they
knock against each other in the Genoa
F,ume Conpany's flume just above the
News office. apprise the editor OF the
fact that few hundred acres Of the
beautiful forests on the mountains west
of Genoa are rapidly passing away to the
tomb of the Sierras," Virginia City
The Flume Company has rs or so men
at the head OF Genoa Canyon, cutting
and slashing away at the tall and stately
trees that adorn the mountains.
The Gold Hill News says there wa:
considerable damage done in Si1.milt
Canyon by the rain-storm last Saturday
Sluice boxes and all such things were
torn up III the most unceremonious man.
her and the fragments of tailings tables
scattered for miles along the canyon
One man in carriage, who saw tn,
food coming, unlocked and left his car
riaga right across the watercourse. II
was carried along for about mile, and
at last strnck an obstruction which en-
tirely demolished 1t. breaking the whole
thing into splinters.
A rumor comes from Spanish Bell
District Of the recent discovery of &
quicksilver mine. The find is situated
between Barcelona City and the Mari
posa mine, about seven miles south-we 81
from Belmont. There are, however,
conflicting opinions IA to the ore being
cinnabar. though It is claimed that Gin
nabar experts have made assays and ob
tained large yields in quicksilver. Tn,
ore is of reddish cast. but not as high
a color as usual for that class OF ore
Anyway, for miles, the country has beer
staked off, and great excitement prevails
among the Inhabitants Of that district.
Las, Saturday evening. says the Colo
Hill News of the 22d, man named Johr
Schneider, who owns and drives an ex
press wagon in Virginia City. went dowr
to Silver City to deliver package. Re
turning he got OF the road and did no,
discover his mistake until nearly to the
he went up to where there were some
men at work aud asked them where be
was. They gave HIM the necessary d.
rec,ions and he turned to 90 away, after
which nothing more was heard or seer
of him that night. Yesterday morning
some siucemen were going down the
canyon when they discovered Scbneider'
inaninate body in small stream which
runs between the Woodville and the roaC
aud which is crossed by small foot
bridge, on which there is no railing
Schneider had evidently fallen frou
this, a distance OF about hftee feet, and
had probably struck upon his head
There was deep cut above the left ear
As he was lying IN tho stream the mar
may have been only stunned by the fal
and drowned before he could recover
Those who examined him could not de
termine whether his neck was broken Of
not although some Of them were of To,
opinion that it was. The dead man wa,
placed in his own wagon and brought tt
Virginia, his faithful team having wsitet
during the long hours Of night for theil