Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-08-10
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS

A town has been located at tho mouth
oil the Aurora and Eberhsrdt tunnel.
Stages are running regularly between
Virginia City and Bsllsvllls, Esmsrslda
county.
One.third Of whole city. Bay city. in
Coos county. Oregon. was sold for $500
last week.
Miners wages In Deadwood District
Black Hills. are Eve dollars per day,
paid in gold dust at S2l per ounce.
Among the patents recently issued to
Pacific Coast inventors, is one to John
W. Plat. Mineral City. New. for fuse
lighters.
The Reno Gazette learns that . rich
body Of ore has ben struck in the Black
Hawk and Spanish Chief mines, Chief
District.
They have still another process for
working sulphur-ts at Nevada City. The
process Ia by colonization, but dlff-rs
somewhat from other COLONIZATION out.
fits.
The coinage at the San Francisco Mint
last month amounted to about 81. COG, =
600 =. the largest coinage ever executed
10 u month of time in any mint Of the
United States.
The Mckinley troupe are still per-
forming out in Eastern Nevada. Al the
mining camp OF Typo they played for
eleven consecutive pishts: We don't
know who got the worst Of it.
Private advioes from the north re-
ceived in Denver, confirm the statemst
that LIP. Richardson. tho new paper cor
respondent rsoensly reported dead. il
alive aud we'll.
The Winnemuoca Register says "a
Paradise farmer claims that the heat 10
so oppressive that the hens have to sit
on their eggs to keep them cool" That
don't agree With the Bible account of
that locality.
The Texas and Pacific Railway was
completed to Fort Worth on the 18th
Of July. when the first train entered the
town. Regular trains are now run
ming to that point. Tracklsying still
goes forward Vt the rate Of two miles per
day.
The California Mining Company's
shipment for July AMOUNTED to S2,06l..
378 %. OF which 81, O43, l9o O7 vas gold
and Sl.0l9 l78 90 silver. weighing 20
tons and lOl7 pounds. From the above
figures It will be seen that the gold pre-.
dominates.
A dispatch from Victoria says: News
from Cassiar intimate that every one 10
confident that the district will prove %
rsmunerative as In the preceding ees-
sons. Rich ground has been struck on
Snow creek, tributary of McDsme
creek, and four men in one week, ending
July Sd, took out $4,000. Provisions
are scarce aud dear.
All the supplies and reinforcements
intended for the military forces operat-
ing against Sitting Bull and his savases,
are now being forwarded over the North.
ern Pacific Railroad to Bismarck, and
thence by steamer up the Yellowstone.
Several boats in the Bismarck and
Benton carrying trade. will it 10 said, be
taken BY tho Government to meet the
military exigenoy In conveying supplies
10 Terry.
From N. Lipman. who received a
letter from President Hall. the Reno
Gazette learns. that the Fryer Process
hAs been tried at the Prospect mine,
near Grass Valley. with most satisfactory |
results. completely demonstrating the
merits and pracsicability Of the new
process. The Fryer Process has excited
10 little attention among mining men.
nAsmuch as the inventor claims that
his process IL the cheapest and best
which has yet been discovered for the
IepsrAtion OF the finer aud baser metals.
By this Process not more than two or
hree per cent. Of the gold and silver ia
ost. When wood 10 90 per cord, the
re can be carried through the entire
,roceas Of reduction for IS per ton.
only three men are required to do the