The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-01-06
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

Of having the geese on DIS place Riiieo'
He has ten men OF work constantly |
shooting them. Mr.. Clark, who owns
place near Dunigan's, says that the
ducks are worse than the geese down
there, and they spread over the fields at
night and destroy the grain. Farmers
there have to keep men out with Ian
terms at night to scare the ducks away.
The Petaluma Argus of December 23d
ssys: Wild ducks are very abundant this
Winter in Petauna Creek, and many
hundreds are killed every week A few
DAYS ago Thomas Mcdonald, who lives
on McDopad's Island. twelve miles
from this city, shot sixty at one dis
charge of the two barrels of his gun, and
on Monday and Tuesday OF this week,
David Hynes and Joseph Lynch killed
near Lakevile, twelve dozen in day
and half
From Senator Cassidy, says the Car
son Appeal Of the Both ult, who arrived
in the city yesterday morning, we learn
that his late associate in the publication
nf the Eureka Sentinel, Mr.. John Fl.
Dennis, has sold out his interest in that
paper to Skillman, of the White Pine
News. Dennis goes to Massachusetts
to settle up an estate there. Skillman
will continue to hold his interest in the
White Pine News.
Judge r. NJ. Beatty, saga the Eureka
Sentinel, who goes out OF offic on the 1st
inst, will resume the practice OF law
and has fitted himself up neat Office in
the building adjoining the Cosmopolitan
Hotel. Judge Cromer has fixed up the
room adjoining Hank Knights saloon
for his Office OF Justice of the Peace. He
will have the machinery Of the place we'll
creased and running smoothly to'mor-
row morning.
1The strike recently made in the Eber.
hardt & Aurora Company's mine on
Treasure Hill, says the White Pine
News, promises we'll. We learn that the
body is widening out and is locking 6ne.
On the strength of this new find it has
been decided not to reduce the working
force, as was contemplated a few weeks
SINCE Captain Drake intends to get out
all the ore he eau. and hopes to keep the
Eberhnrdt mill running all winter. This
will be cheerful news IN this section OF
White Pine.
White Pine News: From gentleman
in Cherry Creek we learn the San Jose
Company at Egan Canyon have made a
very rich strike in their tunnel. We are
glad to hear of the good luck of the San
Jose Company. Ifthe addage fortune
tavors the brave" has passed into a
proverb, it is equally trite that fortune
should favor the persevering. The COM
pauy has done great deal of work, and
the stockholders have always manifested
their faith in the mine by cheerfully re.
spending to the frequent and heavy as
sessment-never permitting them to be.
come delinquent. We hope they have
struck big bonanza.
The Sacrame INTO Bee says that on the
Amador's Tuesday trip to San Francisco
while stopping at Colinsville, Greek
and o Russian engaged in quarre
about the Eastern question and the oc'
cupation of the Dannbian princpalties
which eliminated in hot words and thu
drawing of weapons, knife and pistol
with which they sashed and shot at eacl
other at lively rate for few minutes
No one dared to 90 near them until TIT
chambers of the revolver were all emp
tied, for i, was too dangerous under tn
circumstances. They were hually sep
arated, but one of them died of his in
juries at Benicia, while the other wa
taken to San Francisco for medica
treatment. His wounds were of such
nature that little hope was entertained
of his ultimate recovery.
The Weaverville (Cal. Journal OF De
cember 23d reports this remarkable 81
cape from death: One day last week
man named John Carey, working 70
Slattery Brothers. in their claim o
Oregon gulch, made narrow and Q,
ceedinply fortunate escape from death
He was working in bedrock ditch. te
feet deep, when the bank above cave
and went into the ditch, covering hiI
mpletely to the depth OF four feet.
was thought that no was certainly 8,
verely injured and in all probabilit
,, dead, but that everything possible migf
be done, DR.. Lord and the priest wei
summoned from Weaverville. The bu
led mans companions worked hard
exiricate him, which they succeeded
I doing in an hour and half. To Ii
! great surprise OF all, Carey was found |
,, be uninjured, no bones being broker
,, and in fact not even scratch beir
!, found on his person. He was uncol
scious from suffocation, but a few m,
ments in the open air revived him. d
: Lord says that the earth above him wi
sufficient to have crushed him to deaf
! had il rested upon him but that it mu
= have so borne upon the sides OF Il
ditch as to leave the man complete
. free from the weight, and also lea'
. enough space for air to keep him ali
: during the time he was covered. Th
is probably the first case an record Of