Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-07-11
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

Mrs. James Il. Latham was expected
In New York on the 9th from Europe
with the remains of her late husband.
Pat. Holland announces that he in.
tends to start daily morning paper in
Virginia City on or about the Goth Of
this month. The name OF the paper will
be the "Comstock r. cord"
The President has approved the bill
granting the right OF way for railroad
and telegraph line across the Walla Walla
Military Reservation.
The Sentinel hears some talk of late
that the control OF the X K mine 10
about to pass to the Shaw brothers. In
CASE It does. the X X will probably be
worked 10 connection with the Jackson
The Los Angeles Express is assured
by Mr.. Pritchard, one of the directors of
the Los Angeles and Independence rail-
road, that Senator Jones is successfully
perfectiDg combinations with which his
road will be extended to a connection
with the Union Pacific at Ogden. or With
some other line.
A curiosity which is to be sent to the
Philadelphia Exhibition, is a section of
the trunk Of q white oak. from one side
ofwhich projects several inches OF the
antlers ola deer. The appearance and
age Of the wood indicate that Atty or six.
~ years ago young buck, prancinR
about In the forests Of Oregon, became
entsngled in fork Of the tree and per-
ish.d, and in the course OF time the fork
aud trunk grew together. leaving only
the ends of the antl-rs exposed on one
side. The section OF the tree ia hand.
somely vanished and polished, and bears
on silver plate the inscription, i" Cut
by George Curtis on the banks of the
Willamette, near Salem, Oregon. May 7,
1875.
OF the California, the Gold Hill News
says: Daily yield. $50 tons OF ore. keep.
ing the mills running up to their full
crushing capacity. The ore breasts arc
all looking well and yielding splendidly.
hs cross.cut being run on the l40O-foot
lev afford no new features whatever.
The yield Of bullion for the D tst month
has been better than it has ever been be.
fore aud promises to be still better in the
future. Sinking the G. h G. shaft il go.
ing ahead a. rapidly a. the strong How
Of water will permit. The flow yes,er.
day amounted TO As inches, miners
measurement. keeping the pump run
Mug at the rate Of lO1 strokes per m,n-
ute. and hosting prrit o, river Of water.
The pumping machinery works with as
much smoothness and ease at that rate
OF speed as when running at Ave strokes
per minute.
An Iudian near Fort Mojave shot a
horse belonging to another Indian, and
was followed into the post by eight OF
ten OF his tribe who wanted to effect his
capture. They found him secreted in
an old shed; but on seeing the party ap.
proach bis place Of concealmeDt, be
made dash for the river and plunged
INTO the strong. swift current, followed
BY three of bis pursuers. who kept their
war clubs in their hands. About this
time the officers at the post fred of a
couple Of Gattling guns. aim. d far above
the lndlans. and only intended to
frighten the pursuers and save the life
OF the pursued. and to tsach the Indians
that they must not attempt the perpetra.
ton Of their bloody deeds around the
post. The Indians came back pretty
badly frightened. and when asked what
they ment bay trying to commit a murder
right IN sight of the Fort. replied tina,
they did not wish to murder him they
only wanted to pound him to death with
their clubs.