Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-03-21

were present. During the evening Mr..
Lovery took large stick Of wood and
was about to put it in the store. When
he changed his mind and selected an
other stick. The neat morning he took
mp the stick that be had laid aside the
evening previous, when he observed
that hole had been bored into it and
that piece OF fuse projected from the
hole. He took the stick ont OF the room
and with Ratchet soon laid bare piece
Of giant powder cartridge some four inches
in length, enough to have blown the stove
to atoms, and torn TO pieces everything
| in the room.
Information ia wanted Of John Tim
Minis, who left his home in Sugar house
Ward. on Sunday, Feb. goth. since which
time nothing has been heard OF him. He
is a small man. about forty years OF age.
with brown hair and sandy whiskers. and
is no. in his right mind. Any informa-
ton concerning him viii be thankfully
received by W. G. Trimmins, Sugar
house Ward, Salt Lake.
The work of driving the header in the
Sutro tunnel is progressing at the rate Of
100 feet per week. The header ID now
in distance of 1900 feet. The wide
ming ont OF the tunnel is being carried
forward at the rate Of 400 feet per week.
The number OF men employed in the
tunnel is 1870 and the number OF mules
20. The mule trains bring out IL car
loads OF waste rock to the trip, and make
three trips on each eight-hour shift.
There is no snow ut Sutro, the roads on
the east side Of the mountain being dry
and dusty.
During the las. week the roads in and
out Of Hamilton, Gays the White Pine
News, have almost been blocl;aded with
deep snow. Last Monday night the
Eureka stage got within couple of miles
of Hamilton. and there encountered an
Immense snow drift, and in endeavoring
to get through it the horses got off the
grade. After working nnsuccessfully for
several hours to get them out OF the
snow, the driver was compelled to leave
them and come to town for assistance
A number OF men Immediately started
out with shovels and lanterns and sue.
ceeded, after deal OF work, in digging
out the horses and getting the sleigh
through the drifts. Tho sleigh arrived
here about / o'clock in the morning
being about seven or eight hours behind
the usual time.
On the night of Novem Der 2Sth, 1874
Wells. Fargo & Co.'S treasure box was
stolen from tho stage between Whine
mucca and Camp McDermit. No clue
was obtained to the robbers, neither was
it known at what particular station OIL
point on the road the box was stolen. 1
contained at the time of the robbery S20S
in greenbacks, some letters and papers
Last week. says the Silver State. the DO,
was found about mile from Willow
Creek Station by the stage company
hostler at that point, while hunting BIZ
horses. The box was opened by cutting
and drawing the staples to which the loci
was attached. The greenbacks and let
ters were missing, but some way-bills ant
other valueless papers which it contained
at the time of the robbery were in i
when found.
The Eureka Sentinel of the 10th inst
says the Eureka Consolidated Compan.
has suspended operations in the mine
, the Engineer being the only person EN-
| ployed about the works. Steam is KEEP
} up for the purpose of keeping the min
clear OF water, but no one is employed
under ground. The work of changin
the machinery will commence in fe'
days. 1t will require probably fror
three to four weeks to put the new work
: in running order, during which tim
I operations must necessarily be SUI
a pended below. We are informed tht
, tho Richmond Company closed down il
! mine yesterday ,discharging all its hands
The action OF the company is doubles
attributable to the recent action Of tn
Miners Union. Seventeen men are en-
ployed at the K K, sinking the shat
7 which is all the mining work being prose
, cuted at Ruby Hill.
|, The Reno Journal Of the 14th says:
is long time since Reno has had una
for breakfast" but we came very nea
being supplied for Sunday morning
: Geo. Hutton and D. H. Flynn, met an
: Flynn began to abuse and denounc
/. Hutton. The latter held q cane in hi
5 right hand aud would doubtless hay
r used it on Flynn, hut before an oppoi
tunity was afforded Flynn drew sci
cooking revolver and fired at Hutton, th
ball taking effect in the left elbow, sha
| Oh ~ Hat 4,
the ball going into the ceiling. The
: Hutton hit Flynn's pistol with his can,
# bending the guard down, thus making
q difficult for Flynn to move his triggt
# finger. The parties clinched. Hutto
dropped his cane and drew his pisto
Each exchanged couple Of shots, b.
= without effect. They amused themselvt
/ then with beating each other over Il
n head, and both were severely hurt.
!. A gentleman just in from the Pancal
. coal mines, informs the White PHI
!. News that two strata of coal have r
n Gently been struck in the new doub
10 shaft. The first stratum was struck at
depth OF 100 feet. and is fifteen inch
le in width. The second was struck at
q depth Of 200 feet, and is three and ha
N feet in width. In the deepest stratum Il
" coal is OF very superior quality Aft
a going through the two strata of coal
"a short distance body OF water was struc
j. The recent strikes has fully developed
a continuous series OF coal veins, viii,
I. will be largely worked during the col
AZ ing Summer. 1t is the intention of 4
company to erect extensive works
Eureka for the manufacture of coke,
OIL be used by the numerous smelling fl
ut naces at that place. There is little dou
a. but coke can DO manufactured cheap
= there than 1t can be freighted from I
~ East, and allow the company fair pro
D for their coal and its manufacture. 1t