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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-03-27

WooDvILLE VS.. WooDvILLE. -
From the report of contemporary
regarding the troubles of this com
pany, it appears there is a small war
cloud hanging over the premises.
To sift the matter thoroughly if
possible, and lay before readers
the true facts of the case, we dis
patched reporter to the ground
last evening. The following
meager notes are all that could
be learned: There does not
really appear to be any armed
Fighters" in or around the hoist
ing works, although some half II
dozen men are in the building dur
ing the day, but are miners who were
employed in the mine before il slut
down. 1t also appears that
while Pearson had control of
the mine he contracted for new
machinery, to cost about sos 900,
and took the contract himself;
bought an engine and other machin,
cry specified of an inferior charac-
ter; and had he kept the control
would have pocketed the difference.
But the Williams party, obtaining
the control, refused to accept the
works and pay the amount asked
Under the contract, more especially
as Pearson brought in large bill
for "extras." So the matter as far
as they are concerned stands. Will
Jams has watchman employed to
watch the mine, and Pearson .has one
to watch the machinery. As to the
part taken by tho Rough and Ready,
whose shaft is between the old and
ncw ones of the Woodville, but very
little is known. 1t may be barely
possible that the latter company
have armed men down in their mine
to prevent the Rough and Ready
from encroaching, but there are no
facts to sustain the supposition, 1t
seems the whole matter ought to he
readily adjusted by the courts with
out any blood being spilled, and we
believe such will be the case,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-03-27

A LocAL-Our senior said TO us
yesterday afternoon, There's local
for YOU" We looked and saw an
Indian, whom we should Judge from
his bent form, wrinkled skin, bleary
eyes and whitcned hair to be at least
sixty years of age. He carried on
his back large bundle of what APP
peared to be dried reeds, or more
correctly willows, cut to uniform
length of about three feet Upon
inquiring as to their use he informed
us that they were used to "catchee
um labbit." How these snares were
made or how used he could not or
would not tell, and seeing Us draw a
pencil and notebook from our
pocket, he uttered a startled "Ugh y
and with wild look in his eyes tot
tered away. In this he showed the
nrs' signs of intelligence visible dur
ing the interview"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-03-27

A CowARDLY ASSAULT. - On
Saturday about IL o'clock p. NJ.
while Edward Rule aud jack
Stephens, well-known citizens of
Gold Hill, We're returning from Vir
ginia, they saw Sam Collyer, a half
crazy drunk and general disreputa-
BILE character, sitting apparently
asleep on the steps of the sidewalk,
just above Meserve's saloon. Steph-
en- laid his hand on Collyer's shout
der and said: Its cold place to
sleep, lad" and assisting him to his
feet, passed on. He aud Rule had
not taken but n few steps when Col
yer made the murderly assault by
overtaking them and without word
stabbed Stephens in the feshy part
of his seat. He cried out with pain
and upon Rule turning around he
received a dangerous stab in the left
groin.
Ai,er inflicting these wounds, Coll
yer started up street, and the two
men went to DR.. Kirby and had their
wounds dressed. Rule then, notwith-
standing the protest of his frie nds
started for Virginia, and when at the
railroad crossing he was met by Coll
yer, who again made Mt him. but
fortunately for the already seriously
wounded man, officer Jones was near
and arrested the stabber. Collyer
has the reputation of being a "bad
man. and generally carries large
bowie knife down his back, which he
draws by reaching his hand to the
back Of his neck. This he calls his
'toothpick." Since his arrest he says
the two men assaulted him, but their
we'll known characters as peaceful
citizens fail to give it shadow of
truth. Stephens is doing well, while
Rules wound is of a nature that,
while nothing serious is at present
apprehended, great care must be
taken to prevent such a termination,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-03-27
BrNe WILLIAMS. This we'll.

BING WILLIAMS. - This we'll
known personageCof pugilistic fame
desires us to inform his numerous
friends in this vicinity that here
after and until further notice he
will be found at No. 156 North G
street, Virginia, where he will dis
pense with his usual grace, the
finest alcoholic beverages to be
found in the market. Writing of
Bling calls to. mind letter we
were shown yesterday, from San
Francisco. stating that q fighting
man would leave there in day or
so for Virginia, for the purpose of
hunting fight; also that the notori-
Gus "Soap" was coming on the same
mission, but was not anxious to
meet Trevillian in the ring. Bing
says he isn't sending any challenges,
neither is he avoiding any of the
buffers" who appear spelling for a
fight. The letter states that parties
at that place were willing to back
Bing against any man on the coast
for from 81 900 to $4,000. He
thinks he is able to beat Green
"White" and white" "Green" and
make ssBnssy" think asi.Young"
regiment had tackled him. ..--.,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-03-27

PYRAMID LAKE.-The gold fields
supposed To he located in the vicinity
of that lake are myth, The smart
Pluto who agre ID to guide some par
ties from this town to the new FL
Dorado was merely playing one. OF
his old games. 1t is said he takes
two or three different parties out on
similar wild goose chase every year,
and always to the same place, which
is a short distance west of the lake.
The faith in the veracity and mineral
ogical Knowledge of the noble Piute
has falIea below par with several of
our citizens. They don't want any
more stock of that character.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-03-27

Road MEETING, ETC. The meet
ing at Dayton Saturday night, for
the purpose of considering the
question of shorter and better
wagon road to the Columbus mines,
connecting with the V. IL L. Rail
road at the Mound House, was
characterized with considerable vim
ana promise. A committee was APP
pointed to confer with Mr.. Holmes,
AFTER he returns from viewing the
route, which committee is to report
70 an adjourned meeting of the oiti-
zens who assembled Saturday even
ing, Holmes is now looking out an
intermediate route. better known
as the "pine-nut wood" road lead
ing to the Black Diamond aud
pittsburgh coal mines. The Dayton
people mean business in this mat
Ter, and they will be met more than
haif way by the mining population
OF Belleville, etc., and ranchers ia
tervening.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-03-27

AFFLIcTIoN NUMBER Two.-Else-
where we have had our growl about
the stagnant old quartz mill, in the
center of town, but the new church
on the hillside sticks up as deserted,
like sore thumb, with the minister
ten thousand miles away. Such a
fine opportunity yesterday for rem
dering Gods service in ship-shape,
and yet it could not be done because
of the want of "a little furniture and
fixings. This community is getting
so nice that the devil will get the
wIlole.outfit at this rate. If there is
one thing more than another these
people need, it is puts and calls on
Christ; yet they sit around on store
boxes on Sunday afternoons taking a
cheap warm as contentedly as If hell
were as far off as fortune in Wood
Vile. We beseech you, oh sinners, to
get up on your eaf at your earliest
convenience; DON'T let another Sab
bath go over your wicked Heads with
out investing more or less in the
stock of salvation.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-03-27
START Ir Up.--Why don't some

START IT UP.--Why don't some
body set the Hope mill to humping
agains , Its location in the center of
town is suggestive of more ami
nation than dozen dog fights, and
the police court thrown in. As it is,
its silence gives a graveyard air to
everything in the main part of town.
Start up on barren quartz, granite,
ANYTHING, or else tear it down and
move it away, This good weather
and roads render it an aggsavating
eye-sore, and the word Hope over
the door delusion and a snare.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-03-27

THE San Francisco "Chronicle'
Is running a-muck on the Chinese
question. Itappears to act as though
no other paper or person ever gave
the matter serious thought We
half suspect at times that its excess
siye zeal on this peculiar topic has its
origin in a desire to commit piracy
on the chimbermaid patronage of the
"Call,' which the latter paper ac-
quired previous 10 its consolidation
with the Bulletin" We never knew
for a moment that any metropolitan
journal was actually influenced to do
good act through mercenary OF
sinister motives, hut sometimes We
are of the singular opinion that acct
dents will happen in the best regu-
lated families.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-03-27
MINING ITEMS.

he IteSuinptl0u M lHlls Cohhpahy
has been incorporated, to mine in
Storey county. Capital stock. S5,-
100000. }s .
George DAILY, of the "Enterprise"
Job Office, has been appointed su-
perintandent of the Erie Consolidat-
ed mine, Of this district.
Capt. Sam Curtis, Superintendent
of the Ophir and Kossuth mines,
went below saturday evening. He
| will be absent abont a week or ten
I days IL w
In five days thirty tons of ore have
been takenI06m the Wide West
claim, belonging to the Adams Hill
Company. The average assay is
from 1915 to 5000 per ton.
The pump OF the South Consoli-
dated Virginia got out of order Sat
urday, and all work was suspended
until repairs could be effected, which
will be by this afternoon.
= Superintendent Eagan, of the An
des mine, is making some improve.
ment in the shape of new tubular
boiler, sixteen feet in length and
fifty-four inches in diameter, com
plete in every respect. =- #
News has been received on good
authority that ore has been struck in
the lower workings of the Leopard
mieu at Cornucopia. The despoit is
situated in the east DRIFT on the
300 foot level. Samples of the ore
run from 500 to $500.
Lowering the water in the Daney
mine progresses satisfactorily. 1t
averages about four feet per day,
some days over six and others cot
more than one and half. This is
owing to the fact of small reservoirs
finding an outlet through the shaft,
which must be drained through it.
The Taylor District, in White Pine
County, sixty miles east OF Hanil-
ton, appears to be coming
to the front. In sinking
the shaft of the "Prince"
mine, ten tons of ore were taken out
at depth Of forty feet, and worked
at the mill $4l3, leaving still thirty
nine tons that will average 5000. The
shaft yields ton OF ore to the foot
in sinking.
There are now regularly quoted in
the London market twenty-seven
mines situated ON this coast. They
are mostly owned in London, and
show good deal of speculative ac-
tivity from time to time. OF these,
ten are set down as gold mines ex.
usively, eleven silver, and six pro-
ducing both gold and silver. Eleven
OF these mines are situated in Cali
fornia, five III Nevada, eight in Utah
aud three in Colorado.
The question of increasing the
number Of shares in the Daney mine
from $4,000 to los, 900 will be voted
|
holders today. This stock sold
Friday at 81 per share, which is
$40 for the whole mine and ali
its properties. 1t is supposed the
stock will bring quite as much after
the division as now, which is equal
to dividend of SO so share
The drift on the 1910 foot level of
the Yellow Jacket mine has been
pushed forward into the newly de,
veloped ore body distance of TWEEN
tyseven feet. on Saturday nearly
the whole face OF the drift was re-.
ported as being in ore that would as
say 500 per ton. 1t is thought that
a bonanza of great value is about to
be opened in the mine. Much ex-
citement exists, and the stock is ex-
pected by the sanguine to open this
morning at high figures, anywhere
from $50 to S75 per share.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-03-27

THE MARKETs.-The good things
of the California markets are quite
nlentiful on the line of the Comstock
of late, and Strawberries will soon
figure conspicuousiy. The long, cold
and wet winter down below has some
what, belated such delicacies, but
when they do come they will DE all
the more relished. @@<
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-03-27

QUEEN ISABELLA. This noted
woman has retained, through all hei
vicissitudes, through the powers OF
misfortune, a love for tinery-a love
inherent to her race. BIT amid her
exile from Spain, nothing soothed
her sorrow or drew her tears until
she received magnificent lace hand,
kerchief and a pattern of silk from
the enterprislng and popular firm OF
A. Vaenberg Il Co., No. 90 South c
St., Virginia City. They have vel
on hand the finest assortment of dry
goods, fancy goods, hosiery, furs,
ETC., ETC., in the State, and are now
disposine OF them at prices that will
astonish you. Call and see for your
self.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-03-27
STOCK REPORT.

Gu~ - ~. aeF,~, -
- Morning Board.
~ SATURDAY, March 25. 1876.
o,,o ophir, TIA 70 72h ssnssH74 75bso 74h
sST3A. L !, .a,ak All,
!, psst Belcher, 20 6ph'5s s9h 59hb5.
ot ~ California, 80 s94 80 n b5 8SA.
W. savage, 18a 1879 tsA bs0 1873. M III
2 2Sso Con- Virginia. 81 SBss s9blO 81 hb30.
t 70 onoilar, 1874 1856 W. 40 iss lss i4oA
,,xo ,ianld i Curry, % 2ik 21A2lA. ~
1a11 Yellow Jacket, 4s AN 40 4shs6 49h
49, 494 1880. %IA&.-L-y-A
1A5 Hale Il Norcross, 10. 49, /. o,,<
.,ios a,rown Point, 25h 254 25N25b5 2AA 24N
aase Imperial, TN 174 l76. aa&'s,-,. ~
Tx Empire Mill, 10A II.
10 Gold Hill Quartz. 5sa 9.
XIX Kentuck 20 1914 1917. \ f." MN "A
90 Alpha, SPA So 50 524.
1865 Belcher, 80 y 30 = % TrsHf
Tg5 Confidence, 10 81 u z "
o1IS sierra Nevada, % 27sS 27,f '27ss 2SAibm
a1o Rullioir. 90 81 So 5yt4 gli,f4vE
,Nas Exchequer, % 2234 232. b3O az. b5 ~
eos Oyernan, 81 S7]9 SO S6%.
~ ~ See. Beldhsr, 90 s7k. sll
,sto Justice, 32la 35bD 32h 32hb6 ~ 32%b'
S29a 32al 80. ,o, =
o,ao Union, 10 \ 20 1873 1873 20b5 19Hb5 1873
rs Caledonia, IA IL l4A 49, l4Sbdo.
100 Daney, 2. a5s,- Z .tsll3f ala
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-03-27
PIE CRUST.

Saturday was cold, windy day.
The best suits for lasting are law
suits. aoi gfftc -al EN-
A relative beauty = A pretty
cousin. rb}ld aa' 1.@a
An "air of Importance" Ones
first breath. .4.. ile,Aa 4I-7
The jumping mania has not yet
subsidized. a.sa i' ria'
We can't improve on the weather,
it speaks for itself.
Wood is $13 per cord in Austin.
All the same Eureka
& Don't publish your acts of charity.
The Lord will keep the accounts
straight. at'.atr siIti-g q
The grass is sprouting around the
sage brush, and the festive chipmunk
glideth over the warm rocks.
Robert Morrow, the well-known
dealer in mining stocks, arrived in
Virginia Saturday morning.
One kind OF robbery is perfectly
safe Whatf Why, a ''safe" rob
berry, of course 5f..
Colonel w. T. Robinson, Superin-
tendcnt OF the South End mine, goes
below this evening, and will be alb
sent about a week. -s ..-at... I'd
Our old friend Ned Malim, head
book keeper of Drexler & Co, Vir
ginia, called on us yesterday. Glad
to see you. Call again.
A man named Marco Miholoyeck,
an employe Of the V. & L. r. r.,
was thrown between two fat-cars
Friday evening and badly injured.
Robert Armstrong, late engineer of
the Amazon Consolidated, expected
to leave on last nights train for a
visit to the ''old folks at home" He
didn't expect to be detained later
than to-day.
Willie, son of John E. Metsong,
Gold Hill. was chasing bats in an
old Tunnel near the Ophir grade,
and fell about twenty feet down
an incline, spraining his ankle an d
otherwise bruising himself.
The contract for the building of
the new Methodist Church, corner
of. D and Taylor streets, Virginia,
has beeh let to Gray d. Reed for
$4,000 The urch is to be com
pleted for occupation by the LIST OF
July next.
The eclipse was pronounced by
connoissenrs to be complete sue
cess While folks We're almost
binding themselves looking at the
sun, the moon was blindfolding
that bright and necessary light of
our existence.
Mr.. George +. Tilbury, the gen
eral and popular agent of Van Win
kle & Davenport, called on rs yes
terday. H. represents large hard
ware firm, and has received during
his short stay quite number of
large orders from our principal
mines.
How to kill time: First catch your
timely the forelock, if possible.
Then hold him tight. Then pinch
him we'll. Then give him one for
his mob, and let the one he "a good
one. Then knock him dcwn. Then
make faces at him. Then pull his
nose. Then sit Oh his head. Then
ask him if he's had enough now, or
will he wait till he gets it? If he
don't answer, you may conclude that
you have killed him.
Got the phoby, have yc2 Can't
swallow any liquid, eh?" She obsery-
ed to her husband, who had refused
water for two days. "Well, we'll
see" And the good old woman
drew the cork from the whiskey- bot
tie, and placed the nozzle near her
liege's mouth. Mikes face emerged
from its gloom like full moon from
behind II cloud, and, glancing at his
wife with "A quizzical expression, he
said. "Come to think of it, Jane, /
don't believe that dog had any
teeth ..r..
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-03-27

To GARDENERS, ETC. All sorts OF
Garden and Vegetable Seeds, Flower
Seeds, etc., for sale at Bonham $, at
Dayton. Orders filled by mail or
express
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-03-27
street Quotations.

Union Con, 1914 bid y elbow Jacket, 90 bid
Ophir. rs bid; Utah, "a bid. So asked
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-03-27

FRESH SEED.--Those who CON
template sowing their front yards
and lawns in grass seed, should cal
on j. A. Bonham, at the Dayton
Postof1ice, who has large supply
of fresh alfalfa seed. ...,T
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-03-27

WHY is IT?-Why is it that eve
rybody goes to the Metropolitan boot
and shoe store, No los South G street?
IL is because they can get boots and
shoes cheaper and better than in and
store in the State. c. A. Nc. .emeier
knows how to please his customers. u
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-03-27

REMEMBER THIs-That about the
cosiest place in Virginia is the Iden
teal Saloon, No. "A South G Street
kept by j. j. Miller, a popular anc
affable gentleman, Elegant clut
rooms connected-attentive mixolo
gists--in fact, everything is sway
up.n
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-03-27

does exist In the lower levels OF tho
Comstock lode, coatrary to the opin-
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-03-27

friend was receiving that he had bet
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-03-27
'.C,.y I

ROOMS 8 AND Q. PIPERS' I
r,N,ny AMI a STE
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-13

SINGULAR ESCAPE .-O On Saturday AZ
accident occurred 3. the Kossuth works
which nigh: have resulted fatally to 8
child and which with miraculous coed
fortune incurred no enduring harm. Two
little children of Sam La Faille, cay
penter employed at the works, were plsy-
ing about the car track. A car had been
pushed out by the man attending the
cage. and the little ones caught it and
pushed it along toward the dump. The
descent of the track increased the force
Of the CIR. until the older of the chill.
dreu. = lad of about lC years. ran ahead
and placed stone on one OF the rails to
check the speed. When the car struck
the stone it was overturned and fell upon
the other child. about years old. The
weight of the car and contents was not
no. less than ton. and strange to say,
when it WAS lifted from the little one no
bones were found to be broken and no
serious Injuries of any kind inflicted.
Parents should be cautious about letting
,heir children play about mines and
hosting works. Such premises are dsn-
Qerous enough to men.-[Lyou County
Times. Dec. II.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-13

The Eureka Sentinel Of Sunday de-
scribes what It calls 50 bulldose " IS
follows:
We were interested in the attempt
of q bul!whacker and his team-three
yoke of steers aud wagon--to make
short turn at the Court house cor
ner. He had got his wagon cramped
and the perverse steers were making
it warm for the driver and jolly for
the idlers on Hank Knights corner.
1t did seem as If their early education
had been neglected. for they would
neither gee nor haw, and backing was
out Of the question. 1t was a mooted
point whether to abandon the team or
move Sweeney's stable. The steers
finally solved the problem by start
ing down the street on their own ac-
count, upsetting the wagon and its
contents, furnishing blacksmith
job, and giving the bullwhacker a
chance to exhaust a choice rocabu-
larry OF Caths.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-13
The Oregon case is thus summar

The Oregon case is thus summarily
disposed of to the discontinue Of Gov.
Grover and his fellow conspirators:
New York. Dec. II A Times Roches-
ter dispatch says: Judge ". W. Upton
Of the supreme Court of Oregon is q
brother of G. e. Upton. banker of this
city, The latter OF Friday toiegEaphed
for his opinion on the State law of
Oregon as it affects The late action Of
Governor Grover concerning the Presi.
dental Electors ard received tho follow
ing reply:
Portland, Dec. S.-The State statute
authorized Cartwright and Odell to fill
vacancies. Their votes are cast for
Hayes and and attached to the State
canvass certificate under the State sea!
Of Oregon. The Constitution prohibits
the Executive exercising judicial func.
tons or passing on Watts Disqualified
ton. Grover coly hoped to throw out
the whole vote, but he failed.
". w. UPTON.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-13

A DESPERATE AcT.-Some person in a
mood of desperation attempted to perPe-
trata al act, whose results might have
been appalling. at shaft No. 2 Of the Su-
;ro tunnel on Saturday. While the Ell
gineer in charge of the machinery at the
shaft wa absent. it is supposed, in the
sir compressor room. some one entered
clandes.inoly and proceeded deliberately
to fix things for catalogue of accidents,
He unscrewed certain bolts that made
the brake powerless. disconnected the
pipes that feed the boiler, irterfered with
the operation of other portions of the
machinery, so that if the boiler did not
blow up. or the cage fall down the shaft,
something else of serious nature would
happen. Fortunately the work Of the
villain was discovered before it had time
10 operate. and all par.a of the ,nachia-
cry were inspected. 1t is not known who
il Was that resorsed to so mean means
of working revenge. - Lyon County
Times, Dec. II.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-13

DRA1NAoE.-Ther snchers on the north
side of Truckee River and below Reno
ave just completed arrangements for
draining their land. This will be effected
by means OF three large bitches or canals
which Drain separate sections and, unit.
ing below, empty into the river. With
plenty of water for irrigation, and eff
Gent drainage, the meadow lands will
be greatly improved. II the system has
been we'll planned. alkali will soon cease
to trouble The rsnchers on the north side.
Reno Gazette, Dec. IL.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-13

MURDER TRIAL.-The cause of Mary
Irwin for the murder of Kate Miller
has been Sc. for trial for Thursday,
the l4th inst, by the District Court.
Thos. Wren will act as counsel for de-
fendaut, and the State will be repre-
scented by District Attorney Geo. W.
Merrill.-lEureka Sentinel, Dec. 10.