The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-08-11
STATE ITEMS.

The Silver State says Thursday, Sep.
TENDER 18th ia the day set for the exc
cntion OF Harry Thompson, alias Huff.
In the case of the State va. Robinson
brought before the Supreme Court Of
this State in order to test the validity of
an act passed by the Legislature known
as the Drummer Law, the Court has
declared tbs law to be constitutional.
Typo Sun: For the month of July the
total bullion shipment. of the Two G..
Company aggregates $72, 38G.GC. It
would have probably come up to the old
figures had not an accident occurred to
one OF the furnaces.
The Carson Mint shipped on the Sd per
Wells. Fargo & Co. S Express to the As
sistant Treasurer OF the United States at
Philadelphia the following denomin-
atoms of subsidiary coins, for the retire.
ment of fractional currency, viz: in half
dollars $40, 000 in quarter dollars, $780,
600, in dimes $4,000.
The Virginia Enterprise says, some
idea OF the amount of work being done
in the bonanza mines may be obtained
from considerations of the fact that 1,21S
men are on the pay rolls of the Con-
solidated Virginia. California and G. &
@. Shaft companies. The pay rolls of
these companies for tho month OF July
aggregate 1888, AGA so.
The Lyon County Times of the 18th
says the SutrO Tunnel was 17,Gl1 feet
in length Wednesday morning. The
header is now advancing in somewhat
softer material than heretofore, being
ledge porphyry with seams of clay and
quartz, requiring careful and secure
timbering.
Ward Reflex: j. Chinaman has been
exercising his ingenuity on postage
stamps for several weeks past in en-.
beavers to wash off the cancel. In some
cases they have resortsd to stamps taken
from packages of matches. jackson.
our postmaster, is now thoroughly
aroused, and il Chinamsn steals a
march on him he must do on exceedingly
neat job of washing.
Reveille; Many OF the Indians here.
abouts have adopted biblical names, by
which they are known and called both
among their own people and the whites
This morning Rachael and Rebecca had
little personal difficulty. growing out
of jealousy of Moses. With a we'll
directed blow. RebeccR knocked Rachael
out of time and was about to sit down
on her, when Solomon came along and
separated the combatants.
The Ward Reflex says the shipment of
fine bullion for the month of July by the
Martin White Company is over $35, 900.
This can be improved upon during the
present month under favorable circum-
stances. 1t will be remembered that al.
most a week was lost by an accident to
the cupel furnaces. More than enough
base bullion is on hand, when refined,
to swell the above figures to about $780,
600.
White Pine News says John Howell.
an old time mill man of Eastern Nevada
and particularly identified with Austin
ores, in years past, is to have charge Of
the erection and managen ent of the Star
Company's mill about to be constructed
at Cherry Creek in this county. The
mill is to be built under contract by the
Pacific Iron Works of San Francisco
New hosting works are already on the
ground and in course OF construction
Chss Keeney, the former superintend
ent is in charge again. Cherry CreeE
has put on look of business again.
On the 3Oth day of June last William
Carney, commonly called Soda Bill, let
Wadsworth, Nevada, for Dayton, in {
light wagon drawn by pair OF horses
one black and the other spotted. A
about 4 o'clocS in The afternoon of tb,
same day he arrived at the Carson mill
about four and half miles below Day
ton, where he left his wagon and pro
ceeded on his way, riding his blacl
horse and leading the other, since which
time he has not been seen. The spotted
horse is now on the Sutro ranch, but nc
trace Of Carney or the black horse hal
been found. although search and inquir,
mas O6tu tUhuc.
Carney may be addressed to the county
officers at Dayton, or to Lyman Brown
Saltwater. Churchill county, Nevada.
Eureka Sentinel 9Th: There was nj
regular official letter forwarded to Sal
Francisco this week, the report being
confined to the fact that there is M
change in the condition OF the various
levels. The ore bodies hold out we'll
and no limit to their extent has yet beer
discovered. The daily output of thu
mine Is only limited by tho capacity o
the two furnaces now running, and Cal
be increased to any desired quantit,
needed. As chronicled some days ago
orders have been received to refine twt
additional furnaces, and Henry Allan
the contractor who has charge OF tina