Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-04-29
NEVADA NEWS.

The How OF water from the crown
Point mine is unusually great at present.
The whole list OF registered voters in
Virginia City is 3,442.
The Gold Hill News complains that
The V. & T. trains do not stop longer
than two minutes at the Gold Hill sta
ton.
Johnny Sullivan, the man who fought
against Trevillian, was sent to the Storey
County Hospital with the brain fever.
His case is considered very serious.
Mrs. Jones, mother of Hon. J. P.
Jones. accompanied by Leon Hamilton
and wife. daughter Of Mrs. Jones. re-
turned to Gold Hill on visit to Cleve-
land, Ohio.
A German miner in American Ravine
is making good wages working the small
pockets OF the rich gold ore to be found
In that locality. He uses the old.fash-
arastra.
Above the l500.foot level OF the Con-
solidated Virginia mine, there is ore
enough in sight to run the full present
capacity OF the hoisting- works for one
thousand days.
George d. Hill, the cashier Of the Car
son Savings Bank. has purchased all the
shares of stock in the Renol Water
Company not previously owned by him,
and is now whole corporation himself.
The Silver State in its Issue Of the 22d
remarks: The latest relative to Senator
Sharon, who was expected to arrive, at
his residence in San Francisco yesterday,
is to the effect that he has not yet left
Washington.
Gen. P. e. Conner informs the Silver
State that the Oreana Smelling Works
are shut down at present, in consequence
Of the scarcity of fuel. The works were
run successfully on ore from Arab Dis
trict, where there ia an unlimited guam
| tity OF base ore. There is considerable
anthony in the bullion. which detracts
from its value.
At Virginia City one more unfortunate
(Chinawoman), weary of breath, rashly
importunate, ate six bits worth of opium.
oh, It was pitiful, but in this whole cit,
full, friends she had some, who jammed
a stomach pump in her and hoisted thu
poison from her lower levels in time 10
save her bacon. Cause. deserted by her
lover, who stole her heart and $500 il
cash.
The Silver State of the 22d says: DR.
J. B. Lee, of Corvallis, Oregon, has beef
to Washington endeavoring to get tn
Government to abandon the Klamatl
Reservation, which stands in the way o
the proposed Winnemucca aud Portlan
Railroad. He thinks that II the Indian
were removed from klamath ii wou
further the building OF the road to a grea
extent.
The United States Branch Mint at Cal
son at present is turning out qurters an
dimes, also eagles and half-eagles. Til
whole amount of silver coin shippe
from the Mint on alternate days amour
to $50, 900. The further coinage OF trad
dollars has been ordered discontinued
The bullion received from the Consol
dated Virginia mine Is nearly one-ha
gold. Bullion is being received at th
Mint for coinage, also from the Belchel
Ophir and Stevenson mines. The Who'll
number Of persons employed in the Mir
is ninety-two, eighteen OF whom al
women.
There was close shave from dreai
full accident at the Combination sha
last night. says the Virginia Chronicle {
the Gath. Four men had put in as man
blasts, and after lighting the fuses ran
the signal for the bucket to be drawn ny
Before the fourth man could get in, h
, bucket shot up, leaving the miner at th
bottom amidst the fizzipg fuses. III
men In the bucket seized the rope an
gave the signal to descend. When the
reached their comrade he had succeeds
! in putting out two of the fuses. The
J dragged him in and once more began
ascend. When the blasts went off Il
miners we're high enough to escape barn
Director Linderman's telegram to
Virginia City journal that the neoessa,
. appropriations for the Carson Mint hs
: been agreed upon. is pronounced vel
erroneous by Congressman Woodbur'
An appropriation will DO made for Il
: salaries OF the Superintendent and 9TH
officers, but even the small increase
sac, 1000 promised by the Appropriate
. Committee on the amounts first rsports
! for wages and materials, will not. acco
ding TO the present limitations of Chat
man Randall. be granted. Woodbu,
will move In the House for an increa
i Of Sic, 600. to bring them up to the Il
amount OF last year. He says Linde
mans accommodation before the col
q mittee for the continuance OF coinage
!. the Carson Mint was Of the most feel
character.
The Gold Hill News Of the Gath in
states that another homicide occurred
2 Virginia City. In which John Daily v
y killed by R. H. Carter. generally kno'
" a. " Brigham" The trouble grew