The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-05-25
STATE ITEMS.

ernor Bardley in TuscarOrn, looking
after his interests in that camp
The new Savage steel wire cable is "a
inches in diameter and 1000 feet long.
There being surplus OF ore on the
dumps of the X X Consolidated. says
the Eureka Republican, number of
miners have been given chance 10 rest
for q while.
Eureka Republican: Yesterday after
noon Shoshone buck and squaw seated
in handsome carriage. and driving o
pair of spirited horses, created sensa-
ton. Where they made the raise is a
dreadful mystery.
The Martin White company shipped
last week says the Ward Reflex Of the
18th inst, five bars of bullion valued at
$11 900. the first shipment made since
the furnaces started up.
The Lyon County Times says the
daily yield of the Justice mine, So tons
Of ore, keep the Pacific mill STEADILY
running.
A man by the name of James Woods
attempted to commit suicide in Virginia
City by shooting himself with pistol.
The Enterprise says the wound is dange.-
Gus and probably fatal.
The big machinery at the Yellow
jacket new shaft will probably be started
up on the Fourth OF July.
Elko Independent. 18th: The stage
from Tusoarora yesterday, brought and
delivered at the office of Wells, Fargo &
Co., 81 bars of Grand Prize bullion val
ued at SAG. 443.7l. This snug sum is
the result of the late cleanup, upon the
close of the mill.
White Pine News: Msssrs Potts and
Robbins, two Eureka mining experts,
were over the fore part of the week, ex-
amining the merits Of the Jennie A. We
learn that their opinion of this mining
property was favorable, and Superin-
tendent Kendall will very likely soon
commence the construction of furnace
somewhere in the vicinity of Emigrant
Springs.
Carson Appeal: William Nicoll. of Gold
Hill, was thrown from stage between
Aurora and Bodie few days since, died
yesterday morning. Mr.. Nicol's remains
will be taken for interment to Gold Hill,
where his family, consisting of the wife
and son and o daughter, now reside.
He was native of Ireland, and aged
forty-three years.
The attention of the Enterprise has
been called to new buffer device lately
applied to the Davey pumping engine a,
the Alta shaft, which is designed to pre-
vent the pistons from knocking out the
cylinder heads of the engine in case OF
the breaking of the pnmp rods or the
engine overrunning its stroke. This
device relieves the parties in charge oil
the engine and pumps from anxiety from
the liability of accidents OF that kind.
Eureka Sentinel: Mr.. Hugh White
the gentleman who has secured the mai
contract between Eureka and Phoebe
commencing on the first of July. arrived
in town last evening. He informs III
that he has purchased fine lot OF horses
in the Oregon country, and that it is hi
intention to stock the road in first-clasi
shape. using Concord coaches and goot
teams on the line. We may look TO-
some lively opposition about that time
as Messrs. Gilmer and Salisbury will
not withdraw from the road.
Eureka Republican: Efforts will b.
made before long to arrest, under tbs
vaerant law, the lewd, idle blackguards
who live off the earnings of the depravet
females Of Buel street. 1t is o pity tina
good clubbing cannot lawfully be ad
ministered to the shameless. degraded
hoodlums. who are lost to every sug
gestion OF decency and manliness.
The Times. Review publishes com
munication from Marancy Hughes th
alleged wife OF the mysterious Pollard
The young lady is evidently in earnes
in the wish she expresses for lega
test OF tho truth or falsity of her state
ment.
At the United States Mint at Carsol
the total coinage Of standard silver dol
lars for the present month will amour
to about S750.000. The shipments c
silver coin (the new dollars) for the pas
week were as follows: New Orleans
S150,000; ST. Louis, $150,000; Cincir
natl, 1875, 900; Chicago. $4,000. Th
last purchase of bullion on Governmer
account was from the bonanza min
owners. III future, bullion for coinae
will be purchased from private parties {
London market rates, the amount {
gold in the same to be returned to Il
owners In gold coin and the silver
silver dollars. The Mint is now beir
run to its full capacity. The who
, number of male employees is sixty-s