Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-03-29
NEVADA NEWS.


From the Elko Independent we learn that
the Rev. G.. B. Allen contemplates max
ing Elko his place OF residence.
The Carson Tribune doubts whether
Attorney General John Il. Kiltrell is q
candidate for Congress.
Nelson, the man who robbed the pony
mail between Hamilton and Phoebe, has
been convicted of highway robbery at
Elko.
The iRichmond Company shipped ON
the 22d, by Wells, Fargo & Co.. nine
bars of refined bullion, valued at $780,
| COG sc.
There are fourteen faro banks in Vir.
ginia City. and the Chronicle estimates
that the daily expense of run inning them
is S162.50 each.
Dayton has determined to become a
manufacturing town. They have started
off with broom factory. The broom
corn is brought from California. They
make all kinds Of brooms and brushes.
News has baen received that Senator
Sharon is on his way home with Colonel
j. G.. Fair. Recent developments on the
Comstock are assigned as his reason for
| asking leave of absence from the Senate.
A member OF tho Austin Stock Board
says that silver has recently jumped in
London; but nothing like it did on the
road to Battle Mountain. last week, when
two bars jumped out of the coach and
| went clear out of sight.
In five days thirty tons of ore have
been taken from the Wide West claim,
belonging to the Adams Hill Company,
Eureka. The average assay is from
| SITS to 5000 per ton. It will be taken
to the Richmond furnace for reduction.
A pocket OF water of considerable size
was cut in the G. & G. shaft two or three
days ago. It kept the big pump running
at lively rate for time, but yesterday
afternoon the rush of water was on the
decrease. The pump worked admirably
when put up to eight strokes per minute.
The Virginia Enterprise remarks: We
hear nothing more about the Black Hills
by the prospectors Of this region. All
who have contemplated raid in that
direction now appear to be resting on
their oars, awaiting more favorable news
than has lately been reaching us.
Our old acquaintance DR.. Hurd, says
the Elko Independent, has just returned
from Chicago where he has perfected ar
engagements with a company of moneyed
men for the purchase of ores for ship
ment to TINT point. The Doctor brought
with him the money to pay for what he
purchases.
The Eureka Consolidated and the
Richmond Company have each two men
employed keeping down the water,
which comprises the entire working
force at these mines. The X X has
seventeen men employed which, with the
| four above mentioned, makes twenty. one,
the entire number of miners employed OF
Ruby Hill.
The Austin Reveille says: If the
bullion lost from the Battle Mountain
stage, was stolen. the thief must have
taken it at par. which shows that he has
confidence in the stability OF silver as
precious metal. 1t was liberal OF him,
anyhow, to take OF par that which is
subject to q discount of about ii per
cent. and shows that he is not man to
stand out for trifles
A meeting of the stockholders of the
Kossuth Company will be held on May 3
to consider the proposition to divide the
mine into two companies-one OF |, 400
feet, to be called the Kossuth, and the
other 800 feet, to be otherwise named.
| Both companies are TO have 108, 900
shares. The trustees say it is inexps-
dent to work the whole mine through
the present shaft.
The Carson Tribune Of the I'D states
that Theo. Winters, the great granger Of
Nevada and California. has been soiourn.
ing in Carson for the past day or two.
Mr.. Winters comes up to view his Ne
vada property. He looks as hearty as
ever; little mouldy about the beard and
hair, but the silver threads among the
black become him so well that in our
opinion he looks handsomer than ever.
The Eureka Sentinel of the 25th says
Happening into the Police Courtroom
the other day, just after the trial by jury
OF case of assault and battery, we
picked up from the table slip of paper
which had been used as a ballot by one
Of the jurors, and which bore the follow.
ing legend " 6itelysolt." We'd hazard
our mother-in-law's red shawl against q
trade dollar that the chap who voted that
ballot never went TO school to Doctor
Herrick.
Sheriff Cook, OF Lyon county, was put
out of the ring yesterday by the prize
fighters. Cook had no posse with him
and was compelled to submit to brute
force, but he was not asleep by any
means. He took the names OF The
prominent aiders and abettors and has
procured warrants for their arrest. The
fight took place in Lyon county, and
consequently the guilty parties will have
to put in an appearance at the town Of
Dayton.
The Silver City Reporter thus unkindly
deals with correspondent: A sprightly
lunatic who has wandered around the
world until some one told him TO write
for newspaper, gives us column
communication entitled "a Panstereo
rama of Virginia City," As the style o.
the head condemns some men. SO doei
this style OF head condemn the whole
article. We can't wade through it, and
advise the fidgety fanatic who wasted
ink to write it to steer for his mamma,
chuck his head in an ice box, ordel
brains for breakfast and go into som
niferous repose.