Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-05-19

and the chances are that in a short time
the robbery will be traced TO him.
The citizens of Winnemucca have
organized joint stock company, with
capital of $4,000. for the purpose Of
bringing in a supply Of water for the use
Of that town.
Curt Hillyer, brother of Judge Hill
yer, is now paying q visit to Virginia
City, where be formerly was engaged in |
the practice of the law. He now prac-
tees his profession in Washington, DC.
The anti Chinese meeting at Carson
on the 18th numbered from seyenty-five |
to one hundred. Mr.. Lafferty presided.
Speeches were made by Healy, Dow, |
Varian and the Chairman, all strongly |
against further Chinese immigration.
The Hurricane Mining Company has
recently purchased E. 2. Torrey's mill
and works at Oreana, and proposes to
erect large smelling furnace soon. This
looks as though the company meant
business and the prospects are that Ore
ana will soon be thriving place again.
W. s. Reyes, of Eureka, has been ap-
pointed one of the Committee OF Award
at the Centennial. The committee is
composed of 125 citizens of the United
aud the same number OF Europeans, who
were selected for their knowledge of the
| different scientific and industrial subjects
upon which they will be called upon to
pass judgment.
A strike in the Hamburg mine is re-
ported by the Eureka Sentinel, which
says: A handful of ore from twenty diff
ferent places in the drift yielded an
average assay Of S83 per ton. There is
a solid body of ore over, under and on
both sides of the drift. and the prob
abilities are that in a short time mine
will be developed there which will have
but few superiors in the district.
The Eureka Sentinel of Tuesday last
says: Our neighboring camp of Typo
will be a lively place this season. Con-
tracts for million bushels of charcoal
have been given out, and also for several
thousand cords of wood. The mines
are looking better than ever before =.
Business is rapidly increasing and the
town is beginning to assume lively
appearance. Travel to the place is in
creasing every day.
Hon. James W. Haines, Centennial
Commissioner of Nevada, was in Phila-
deliphia on the 9Th instant, and wrote to
Mr.. II. +. Rice, of Carson. in regard to
Nevada's interests there. He is much
, impressed with the magnitude Of the
buildings and the extent of the prepare
tons for the exhibition there being made.
Mr.. Whitehill is busy arranging the cabi-
net for the minerals, which will take him
some time yet to complete. The quartz
mill had not arrived at the time Of writ
ing but was expected soon.
The Carson Appeal if the 14th says
We learn that an emplove of the mint
in this city, few days since, persuaded
couple of citizens of this town to sign
a note for him 30 that be might obtain a
loan of 800 from one of the banks. He
received the money and disappeared, SC
we are told, from town that night. We
: are also told that few of his creditors
: got together day or two since and reck-
: oned up something over 500 that ht
: owed to different parties in this city.
The Austin Reveille of the 18th says
: This morning, as little Johnny William
8 took his seat in the primary department
# of the public school, his body was pene
!, trated by needle, which some mis-
!. chievous boy had placed in the back o
the seat. The poor little fellow wa
taken home and DIR. Wixom called in
who. on examination found that tn
a needle had penetrated the body jus
under the left shoulder. blade to tn
y depth of an inch. barely escaping tn
& lung, and had there broken off. Tn
d Doctor had to cut deep to get at tn
fragment of the needle, and it required
stout pull with pair Of dressing foI
=. ceps to extract it.
. On the 18th, near Eureka, Patric
: Turney, blacksmith of Ruby Hill eS
% pred under singular circumstances. Tn
particulars of his death, as related by
party of men who were on the road nea
Dc where his body was found, are as fol
D lows: The men were on their way to tn
10 spring. near Coomb's ranch, to procur
1t water for their coal camp and notice
the man walking along the road. Ate
filling their barrels at the spring the
Of started back to camp and saw the ma
:, living in the middle of the road. Shou
ing to him to get out of the way and n
y ceiving no response, one of them wer
II to where the man was lying and wa
Mortified to find him dead. 1t is su,
posed that he died of heart disease. II
" was about 35 years of age, and has bee
4. at work on Ruby Hill for some years.
10 The Carson Tribune man evidently
SO training for the appointment of Ministt
to Great Britain. He demonstrate
hisfitness for the position by publishin
q on the 18th the following remarks O
tn faro playing: At the Teachers Institu
ng yesterday in Virginia some villain pre-
ent struggled the following into III
the question box. which was read
at Professor Flint: "A man puts down
certain sum OF money on the corner
: the ace, to take the tray, in q $25 linn
ad game. They both win through. At Il
end Of the deal he has $57. How muc
did he put down. and how much did
be VIM" Some Of the ladies were shock,
ga at this. but the gentlemen weren't.
J.; is not said whether any one attempt,
~ to answer the question. For the bene
OF those who wish to try the experlme
=, we give the amounts; Put down 81
III cents, and if it is kind DEAL" OIL
or the tray and ace win through, you con
OF ont just $50 7Sk richer. There is not
ing to interfere with this result, only Il
limit
is During the months of January al
10 March last. says the Humboldt Regist
OF the 10th, the Northwestern stage tn
runs between Boise and Silver W
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