The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-02-03
STATE ITEMS.

Pine county, discharged some So miners
last month.
John Brinkman, of Galena, who was
indicted for the killing of Johpsoa, was
acquitted at Austin last week. the jury
having found him not guilty.
Phil Sheridan has levied an assess
ment OF twenty-five cents per share, de.
linquent in Office February 13.
Frank LaPoint, the man who shot
Flynn at Reno, is out on bonds again.
he says he is willing to go back when
ever called upon.
The troubles of the Lady Bryan Min
ing Compary are now settled, and the
affairs of that Company will now revert
back to the regular management.
The Eureka Republican says: The At
las Company is going to tear down one
of their furnaces from the feed hole to
the top of the stack, and will rebuild with
new material and plumb it.
The 'boys" have commenced to use
firearms at Tybo. the initiation of the
same occurring in hurdy-house.
Flynn, the pardoned convict, who was
recently shot in Reno, is said to be fail
ing fast, and soon he will be beyond the
hope of recovery. His hip is much
swollen and his appetite is very weak.
1t is estima ated that the coinage at the
Carson Mint will aggregate $3.50, 900 for
the current month, mostly in dimes and
quarters The Mint is now employed on
dimes. The small coinage is forwarded
to the Sub-Tressuries at the East. The
Mint now employs ninety persons Of
whom sixteen are females.
A night school for the colored people
of Carson, known as the Nevada Semi
nary, says the Tribune, is now in vogue,
and deep interest is manifested by the
scholars. Young Rogers is the principal,
and at an early day the benefit that may
arise will undoubtedly be witnessed by
the people of our city.
There are about two hundred China
men at work in Spring Canyon. south Of
Unionville, Humboldt county, engaged
with rockers, and have shipped during
the past three or four months about
100000 in gold dust. There are four
stores in the camp. A good portion of
tho ground was purchased from white
men.
Articles of incorporation Of the United
States Consolidated Gold and Silver Min
ing Company were filed yesterday. OBJ
ject, to mine in Storey county, Nevada.
Directors-James F. Brennan, Silas A.
Stone, M. P. Madden, w. A. Woodward
and John Streufe. Capital, SIC. 900, 900.
The daily yieii of ore for the past week
by the leading Comstock mines was al
follows: Belcher, 1870 tons; California,
500 tons, Chollar- Potosi, 100 tons; Con-
solidated Virginia, 2S5 tons; Justice,
$40 tons; Ophir, 20 tons. Total, 1885
tons.
A person visiting Chinatown night be.
fore last, says the Reno Journal Of the
9th, could have found twenty-five white
people smoking opium. Just think o.
1t! And among the number were sew
eral women of loose and lewd proclivities
There will be less opium smoking 81
soon as the bill now before the Legis
laturs becomes q law.
Austin Reveille, 81: A man by tn,
name of Jerry Driscoll started on foo
from Jersey District for Austin, and dur
ing the late severe enow storm lost hi
way and wandered about for three day
without food. He was finally found b
a man by the name of Slavon and takel
; to Addiugton's Station, whers he receives
every attention possible. His feet bein
SO badly frozen it was decided to sem
him by the stage to this city for medics
treatment, He is now in the county hoi
pital. From what we learn of his cor
dition, it is not at all unlikely but wins
his feet will have to be amputated.
, Virginia Enterprise, 25th ult: Monda
J morning, Mr.. Parent, fireman at the {
& G. shaft, just after the whistle ha
: blown and the morning shit came OF
l found the blow-off valves Of two sets
: boilers open. Had he not noticed th
!, fact just as he did, probably the who
q place would have blown up. The effe
+, OF opening these blow-of valves is to
= the water out OF the boilers, and ever
body knows what follows when such
a thing occurs. By whomever done, th
n is certainly one OF the most damnable
: all deeds which we have been called up,
. to chronicle for q long time. The vorl
J. were closed against all lloutsiders yeste
! day, and the day watchman prompt
P marched the reporter out according
y instructions, and he was able to gain
:. fuller particulars Of the affair than Q
y given above. Probably, however, u v
- not on account Of what is mention
above that the buildings were closed
outsiders yesterday.