Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-04-19

instant with twenty-five kegs Of black
powder, which, under the supervision OF |
Mr.. Haywood, roadmaster. had been con- |
fined under huge pile OF rock and In |
close proximity TO the road. lbe eneet
surpassed expectation, and several hun
dred tons of rock were thrown down.
great quantity of which fell directly
upon the track, requiring large force Of
men to remove it. The citizens turned
out generally and stationed themselves
on the billsides TO witness the e1plosio on,
and were rewarded by a grander sight
than they expected.
The Luna mine, which is situated near
Unionville, was purchased at sherlfs
sale by James A. Hill. for S2,252. The
mine has yielded considerable ore Of
high grade, and is considered worth
much more than the price at which II
| sold.
| In the Carson Tribune We find the fol-
lowing: The following dispatch was re-
ceived by Superintendent Crawford,
which by his kindness we are enabled to
publish: Washington. April IL. 1910.
Superintendent Mint, Carson, Nevada
The necessary appropriation for the sup
port OF your Mint has been agreed upon.
(Signed) II. r. Linderman, Director.
John F. Ramsey, formerly Postmaster
of Eurkea, Nevada, was committed to
the Insane Asylum from San Francisco
on Monday. He has the most eItrava-
CANT ideas Of his powers and wealth. A
few days ago he attempted to strangle
his wife. lie has been an invalid for a
year and half with gastric trouble.
His friends think his late illness the
cause OF his insanity.
Several Cinnamon ore now engaged IN
rafting on the Humboldt. Firewood is
scarce in that vicinity and the Chinese
do not care to pay the price 1t commands
in the market; willows are plenty up the
river and the provident Celestials cut and
trim them and tie them in bundles which
they fashion into q raft and float down
the river to this point. Two of them
ride on each raft and guide it through
the labyrinthine curves and crooks OF
the river.
The new mining district located eigh-
teen miles southwest from Cornucopia
on the Winnemucca road is called by
some Aurora and others Walker District
there being some dispute as to the name
to which it is entitled. A townsite has
been laid out near the mines and sons
8 fourteen houses erected. The district II
new and is an excellent field for pros
3 pectors as mineral-bearing quartz Ii
abundant on the surface. The townsitt
ia fayorably located on Four.mile Creek
Q The following interesting census item
o we find in the Silver City Reporter: Cap
Q tain Nachez, chief OF the Piutes, waltze'
into the Office to inform us that he hac
4 lust been made father of another pa
a poose. He had forgotten If it was DO,
or a girl, but we presume it was. y
= asking him how many the last one in
. creased his family to the primitive scour
. drel said "Me don't know-me 6
home count EN-. then me come ses 20
n tree four hundred, guess. Heap to
Is muchee, anyhow"
9 The Carson Appeal of the 18th say'
: Yesterday it was rumored that the pos
Office was in charge OF the U. S. Marsha
OF course this created sensation.
IA was subsequently stated that Edga
. Pierce, a young man of twenty or there
about (who was reared in CARSON, VIII
y had for several months been clerk
the post-office, had been arrested upon
charge of filching money from letters
to It was also currently stated that marke
{ money-bills put in envelopes on pu
i pose to decoy and detect him-hsd bee
% found in his possion, and that he ha
% owned up to the charge of theft W
At met Edgar about o'clock yesterda
ID evening, and in reply to our question, b
somewhat jauntily replied, "Let Eel
r. %prove it," Now we hope they will nc
:. prove it. We hope that the thousan
" and one stories about the irregularities
H. the Carson post-ofiics will be all success
or fully explained.