Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-05-12
NEVADA NEWS.

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The Humboldt Register and Silvel
State are still exchanging compliments
W. s. Wood, of Virginia City. ia can
didate for Congress from the Republican
side Of the house.
At Gold Hill, on the 9th instant, Mrs
Keith and another lady were thrown
from buggy near the Knickerbockel
mine by their horse becoming frightened
by passing train. Mrs. Keith received
a bad cut on the head and some internal
injuries. her companion escaped IN
hurt.
The quarterly statement Of the Storey
county mines give the following results
Tons extracted, 158,193; gross yield,
SlO.2lO,417; taxes thereon. $244. 1888.
Of these amounts the Consolidated Vir.
ginia yielded 8,262, $40, the taxation on
which is 1927, 1923.
Tho Reno journal solves O mystery
and says the Austin Reveille, Carson
Appeal and our evening cotemporary are
in middle as to how Tom Williams
| came to be Nevada's orator ut the Gen.
fennial. We beg leave to unravel the
mystery. He was appointed by Gov.
Brady about six months ago.
Dan O'ConnelI was accidsntly struck
by his partner while at work in one OF
the Gold Hill mines. All day. he went
around with bandage over his head and
everybody he met stopped him and asked
what was the matter. Becoming wearied
of the continued questions, he finally
wrote out the following words and pinned
them on his coat: "Hit in the eve with
O hammer That settled the BUSINESS
and no more questions were propounded
to the unfortunate miner.
Haskell informs the Silver State of the
7th that test was made yesterday in O
locomotive engine Of the coal discovered
about fifteen miles from Battle Mountain.
The sample tested was taken from the
mine few feet below the surface. II
burned tolerably we'll. about ne-fourth
OF its bulk being coal, and formed a
vitrous Stag, almost like glass. He is of
the opinion that by sinking on the vein
O good article Of coal will be discov-
cred.
The Virginia Enterprise of the 9Th says
There has been but little change in
the mining situation during the past
week. In the leading mines the ore
breasts have never looked better. The
yield of the Consolidated Virginia will
be somewhat short, owing to an accident
to one of their principal mills, yet will
reach about So, 100000, while the Cali
fornia will no doubt run up to 81, 500, 900,
making total yield OF $4,OOO,OOO for
the bonanza mines. The Ophir will
show al increased yield. and several new
mines will come in rs ore producing.
The developments along the lead promise
well, and it is thought that good body
of ore will shortly be opened in the Mex.
lean. The prospects in the new sections
of the Ophir are excellent, and the news
from the Imperial Justice, Jacket and
Overman is favorable. The latter mine
will soon be producing bullion. Al
though stocks have been good deal de-
pressed, our mining men are still of good
cheer. The opening! OF good bodies of
ore will set all right, and all expect
sooner or later to bo able to show some
thing more than mere indications.
The Carson Tribune of the 7th has the
following lament over mules: We learn
just before going to press that ten.
mule team. drawing lumber. while COM
ing from the vicinity of the lake this
morning, went over the grade near the
head OF Kings Canyon. The driver
sprang from the saddle, thereby saving
his life. He then stood still, Mortified
and speechless witness to one of the
most terrible scenes possible to,imagine.
The mules, wagons and lumber pitched
downward in one confused rolling mass.
nearly two thousand feet to the bottom
OF the gorge, wild cries from the crushed
and mangled animals rending the air as
they were hurled madly down the steep
mountain aide. until, when nearing the
bottom, and life becoming extinct, the
agonizing sounds ceased and all became
silent as death. The man says that after
the first hundred feet had been passed
the eutire mass became hidden in great
cloud of snow torn up and scattered
through the air. but that hs could still
distinctly hear all sound proceeding from
tho white cloud rs it rolled swiftly on
ward, until it struck the bottom Of the
canyon with crash like that of an earth
quake.
Washoe potatoes are likely TO rise, not
only in the market, but also in the esti-
nation of the American people. Hon. j.
Z. Jones found potatoes in the Atlantic
States so bad that he was unable TO eat
them. They were poor, soggy, waxen
things, that he could neither eat nor di.
gest. Having these apologies for pota.
toes thrust under his nose daily, he very
naturally thought of and hankered after
the fine mealy potatoes of Washoe, as
the children of Israel hankered after the
tiesh-pots of Egypt. Once the thought
of Washoe potatoes came into his head
he determined to have them. He sent
dispatch to Winnemucca for supply.
and now Washoe potatoes regularly
make their appearance on Senator Jones'
table. All who are 80 fortunate as TO
get taste of these potatoes, are enthu-
siastic in their praise. and now more ia
said in Washington about Senator Jones
potatoes than about any luxury that ap-
pears on the table of any magnate in the
land.
During the past few days, says the
Gold Hill News of the 9Th, the rich streak
OF ore found in the north drift of the
Glasgow mine, spoken of heretofore in
the News reports, has widened out until
it is assuming proportions that warrant
the belief that fine paying body of ore
has been encountered. The discovery of
the ore was first made at q point near
the south line, since which time it has
been penetrated by the drift distance
OF twenty feet. The drift follows the
foot-wall, which is smooth and we'll de-
fined, while the ore is abruptly widening
out. being to all appearances but the
OF big buele in the
ledge. The ore is Of the same general
character as that of the Imperial and