Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-06-01

The Indians are reticent about the mat.
ter and want il hushed up and they will
attend TO the case. Indian justice is
generally retributive, and unless the
slayer has pretty good case there will
be another good Indian in Q short time,
IL not already, as the Lo family are not
hampered with grand jurors and don't
90 much on the law from civilized
standpoint.
The Reno Gazette man evidently
thinks that his little switch-station in
cludes the State Of Nevada. He says:
We do not wish any one to forget that
Nevada holds her third annual Fair, be-
ginning September 18th and ending Sep
TENDER 18th. We want this remembered,
because il is to the interest OF every man
in this State that this institution should
succeed. Every exhibitor becomes known
throughout the State, every article which
has merit will come into demand through
the Fair.
The operator Of the A. & p. line at
Palisade telegraphed as follows to the
Eureka Sentinel: The body OF Joe
Hitchings, who some weeks ago at.
tempted to commit suicide by cutting his
throat and afterwards disappeared from
the Hay Ranch, was discovered this
morning about mile and half west
from the station. His brother has been
informed by telegraph. The body was
considerably decomposed and mutilated,
but the head and face are yet recogniz-
able.
During the last winter chloriders have
made good wages on Treasure Hill. The
White Pine News says: The following
shows how two OF the chloriding parties
have been paid for their five months
work: Messrs. Dali & Green, who chic.
rided in the open cut Of the old Earl
mine, have forty tons Of ore ready to bt
milled, that will pay them over 500 pei
ton. Messrs. Conover & Moore. also
chloriders, have about fifty tons out thai
will yield them over 800 per ton.
Judge Msyhugh. the. United States
Register of the Elko Land District, in
formed the Elko Independent that the
State has listed more than her quota Of
land. and has no more to sell. The only
way in which claimants can now procure
titles to their land is by presumption OF
homestead applications to the Govern
ment, or by purchasing the sixteenth OF
thirty sixth sections (school lands)
BY the latter process they can obtair
titles at any time by paying for the lant
desired.
s. F. Fisher, resident OF Philadel
phia, and gentleman who is largely in
terested in mining in England, Cali
fornia and Nevada, was this week look
ing ct bis mines on Treasure Hill. which
he has never before seen, having pur
chased his interests in the flush times
when mining values we're at higher fig
ures. Mr.. Fisher is interested in tn
following mines: The Glazier. Pogoni]
South, Hemlock, Idaho West, and tb
Black, all OF which have been patented
He is we'll pleased with the appearance
of his property, and does not think hi
Investment bad one. He said tn
White Pine mines were attracting msrke,
attention in London and Philadelphia.
The Central Pacific Railroad Compan,
has made application for patents to 143,
900 acres OF lands within the Elko Ian,
District. the papers for which are nov
on file in the Office OF the Department
at Washington, and will be acted upol
at once. The company has also applies
| foV kn If Rat
Mountain, Carlin, Elko and Humbold
be issued about the middle Of July. TIL
Elko Independent remarks that, az
number OF persons have taken up lots i
and around town, they had better loo
out. or they may have some difficult
with the company in relation to their in
provements.
The new steel wire cable just receive
by the Savage Mining Company is on
Of the finest ever brought to the Cou
stock lode. 1t was made by the Hazar
Manufacturing Company Of Wilkesbarr,
Pennsylvania, and Is "a inches in
, ameter and 4, 200 feet long. II is not
tapering rope, but is OF uniform diamete
throughout. 1t is round and is con
posed Of 343 wires, SO completely twiste
and laid in together as to form almost
solid mass. The weight Of tho cable
SO, 900 pounds. The wires of which
ia composed, II stretched ont in sing
line, would extend u distance OF sc
miles, and the strands ismall lunches
} twisted wires) OF which ii is made u
would reach distance OF fifty-two mile
This huge cable came across the contil
ent loaded on two cars, its weight bein
to great to be borne by single car.