The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-08-18
STATE ITEMS.

The Manhattan mill at Austin Is now
on duty again after seventy days rest.
The reported late strike in the Ophir
proves to be nothing but little wet
rock.
Charles Harris, convicted OF murder
in the second degree. at Winnemucca.
has been sentenced by Judge Bonni-
aeld to serve 10 years in the State prison.
Says the Carson Appeal. all the
presses in the Coming Department Of
the Mint are nov busily engaged from
morning till evening. All day long the
click, click OF dropping coin is heard.
An assessment of ten cents per share
is levied by the Vancouver Mining Com.
pany. The Sierra Nevada Mining Com
pany have also levied an assessment OF
fifty cents per share, and the Mount
Hood one OF ten cents per share, delin-
quent on the tenth of September.
White Pine News: The Eberhardt &
Aurora tunnel is now in something over
1900 feet. The formation is still solid
limestone, with no change in the last
800 feet. Since the new air.compresser
has been put in operation, no more
trouble has been experienced on account
Of ventilation.
The Stafford Company on Treasure
Hill says the White Pine News, of the
11th, has recently come on an ore body
that assays from $500 to ST. 900 per ton.
This company have for some time been
hauling ore to the Eberhardt mill, which
it ia expected will start up in September
and make run OF three months.
Lyon County Times: Mr.. S. Miller,
one of the Directors of the Amazon, and
Glasgow Mining companies. telegraphs
us that be will be in Silver City to-day.
The visit means the settlement of the
financial embarrassment to which the
companies have been subjected for some
months.
Have sunk the main shaft of the De
Frees 10 feet this week. The vein at the
bottom is 7 feet 10 inches wide, and dip.
ping at an angle Of GO degrees. Have
only sunk the wipze feet. owing to
some work necessary to the placing of a
windlass over il. The slopes continue
to yield good ore.
Tuscarora Review: The main shaft Of
the Grand Prize has not been sunk any
since our last. The east drift on the
third level Is now in 1872 feet, and the
west 148 feet. The slopes present their
usual fine appearance, and give no in
dications OF diminishing either in guam
tity or quality OF ore. Both mills are
running we'll and doing good work.
Typo Sun 18th: From gentlemen just
in from Jet District. Smoky Valley, we
learn that the late quartz discovery there
is one Of exceeding richness, and be.
lievtd to be inexhaustible In quantity
Ths ledge is II feet wide and can b.
traced long distance. Some OF the ore
brought to town, was assayed and went
as high as $4,000 per ton in gold. This
discovery is about 81 miles from Typo
and 25 or 80 mil q from Belmont. almost
due ives, from here.
The Consolidated Virginia has made
ito cleanup for the fscnl month jus
past. and last evening shipped GO bars
Of bullion valued at $3.50, 285 49, Thi,
makes the total for the month 81 ,535,
1928 81. The fiscal month was shorter
than the last, the California mill having
been run hut twenty.nine days and th'
Bacon and Trench each bat twenty
eight days. The California CLEANUP
WAS 81, 1893. 33l.79. Total for the bon
ANA mines for the month 80. 934, $50 rs
The big pumping engine at the Over
man runs so still that an indicator i
necessary to tell when and how 1t moves
unless you can get round where you cal
See the ROCKY my.aonl" OF the pumps
1t Is 700-horse power for all that, and
because Of that, it does its work 90 easil,
and quietly. No old woman slipped tel
, from teaspoon any more naturally thai
this engine sips steam till 1t gets enough
for o swallow, when away it goes at
gulph, and the effect 10 felt clear ava,
down into the belly Of the mine I
knows enough not only TO feed itsel
steam. but TO supply its condenser. too
D Every time 1t fetches water from tn
, depths II brings up from point thirt,
feet below the surface drink Of mic
cool water from the reservoir tunnel
emptying II into tank. and then give
II to the condenser rs needed. II ia al
most human, and In many things super
human. and the song Of triumph that
sings 10 a mightier ono than the IL
PWan" OF the ancient Greeks II Enter