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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27
The Cost Of Pumping.


/ The Sutro Independent of Satur-
day contained lengthy article giving
estimates of the area draining into
,the Comstock mines, the average
rainfall, and the expense of pump
ing this water to the surface, and the
conclusion is reached that the total
cost--including interest on money
invested, damage by floods and de.
lays in working the mines amounts
to $4.644,000 per annum. The Inde-
pendent goes Oh to say: "If the
flow of water in the mines and the
present actual expenditures do not
quite come up to the above figures,
they surely will, long before they all
reach their 25O0-foot levels.
"The mining companies claim that
there are not over 200 miners inches
pumped from the mines at the present
time. We do not know whether this
is correct or moi, but think il to be
far below the mark. But let us sup
pose it to be correct, the expense
would even then foot up So per cent
of the above sum, and the direct cost
would amount to $3,612 per day,
$lOS,360 per month, and 81, 300, 800
per annum, while adding the indi-
rect cost, the total expenses will then
figure up 1924 per day, $2l6,72
per month, and 80, 800, $40 per annum.
"The level, $500 feet from the sur
face, where the full flow of water
will be experienced. is the point at
which the mines will have to be
abandoned, provided the Sutro Tun-
mel does not come TO the rescue by
creating new surface for the dis
charge Of water, and thereby adding
1915 feet to the possibility of carry
ing on mining operations on the Com
stock lode"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27
Strike In the Justice.

A deposit OF exceedingly rich ore
has recently been found in the Justice,
in the winze going down in the west
ledge from tire 800 level, at a point
220 feet north of the south line.
The winze followed a vein of black
sulphuret ore and was at first sunk to
the depth of about so feet. Work
was then discontinued, the miners be-
ing required at other points. Lately
work was resumed and the winze was
sunk about 10 feet deeper, when
much richer ore than any yet seen
was encountered, there being streak
specimens from which assayed we'll
up in the thousands. Last Saturday
blast was put in for the purpose of
obtaining specimens to send to
the Paris Exposition, when ore
finer than any before found was
thrown out. This ore is not only
very rich in gold, but IN places con-
tains a considerable amount of steph-
ante. Many large and fine speci
mems are on exhibition at the office
of the company. They now have a
width of about eight feet of ore,
some two feet of which is exceed
ingly rich, affording the fine spcci-
mens now being taken out. This
very rich ore will be sacked in the
mine. 1t is to be hoped that a huge
bonanza may be developed in follow
ing the present splendid deposit
downward.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27
DEATH OF JOHN Mc1IeUE.-A 1
Silver City, November 2. 1877.

DEATH OF JOHN Mc1IoUE.-A dis
patch dated Deadwood, February
25rh, says: "a difficulty occurred
at Lead City to-day between Benja-
min S. Wadsworth and John Nc
Tigue over the possession of lot,
resulting in the former emptying a
dnuble-bairelled shotgun into the
bowels of McTigue, killing him in
stantly. Wadsworlh was arrested"
NcTigue is well-known by our citi-
zens, having resided here for several
years, and We are told he WAS the
first President Of the Silver City
Miners Union.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27

PrPER's OPERA HoUsE.-The Ma
jeronis are playing to good houses,
and pieasure-seek-rs never leave dis
satisfied. The San Francisco press
speak of these artists in terms of the
highest commentator. Signora Ma
jeroni makes her first appearance in
Virginia tins evening in Schiller's
great tragedy, "Mary Stuart, Queen
of Scotland" which was adapted ex-
pressly for Madam Ristori. zeal
ousy" is now being rehearsed.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27
Another Bill in the California
legislature.

SECTION. 1. No person shall sell, or
agree to sell or deliver, any shares CT
stock of any incorporated company,
unless he is the owner, or bona fide
agent of the owner thereof, at the
time of the transaction; and what are
known as "short sales" and "wash
sales" and the practice of "selling
Short in transactions appertaining
to stock Of corporate ons, are hereby
prohibited.
Sec. 2. It shall he unlawful for
any person who holds, or has in any
way under his control, or in his pos
session, or subject in any sense to bis
control, or disposition, or custody,
any shares of stock of any corpora
ton as collateral security, or who
holds the same on special deposit, OF
ON trust, to loan the same for the pur-
pose of gain, accommodation, or
otherwise.
SEC. 3 No bill, memorandum, to-
ken, or writing, appertaining to the
purchase, sale or delivery Of any share
of any stock of any corporation, shall
be valid or binding unless the regis.
tered number of each certificate rep
resenting such stock be distinctly en-
bodied in such bill, memorandum to-
ken or writing, and he an Ineligible
part thereof; and every bill, memo-
randum, token or writing aforesaid,
which does not bear the true date of
the transact on to which il refers,
shall be void; and in cases relating
to mining corporations, the location
Of the mice or mines shall be dis
tictly specified.
SEC. 4. Any sale or sales of share
or shares in any corporation, made
by any person, shall not be valid un.
less the same be made in writing, and
for cash, or other property of value,
or bona fide promises to pay, and be
accompanied by an actual delivery of
the share or shares of the stock sold !;
and it shall be unlawful for any per-
son to make any sham or pretended
sale or purchase of any share or
shares of stock of any company or
corporation.
SEC. 5. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to make any false or
fraudulent representation of the prop
erty, or the financial condition of any
corporation, or of the condition or
value of any mine, whereby the mar
ket value of its stock might be
affected.
Sections sixth and seventh provide
that "marg'n' stock shall not be sold
until after the expiration of five days
notice. in writing, and then five days
must be given by publication in a
daily newspaper of time and place of
sale at public auction.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27

THE Virginia Relief Committee, Mt
a meeting held Monday evening, in
view of the fact that their funds are
exhausted and there being great dis
tress still existing, resolved, "That
the Superintendent in charge of all
mines and mills situated in Virginia
District be requested to solicit small
donation the coming pay day from
each person employed in or about
their several mines or mills.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27

STAR COUGH SYRUP is compound
of horehound, tar and wild cherry,
combined in such way as to be ex-
ceedingly pleasant to the taste. The
money is refunded to any person
who gives it q fair trial and reports
it's failure to- cure the severest case OF
coughs, colds, hoarseness, asthma,
pain or oppression of the chest; in
fact, any disease of throat or lungs.
Price, IS cents. sllf4 at.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27

DIsTRIcr Court, Judge Sewell
presiding, was in session Monday at
Dayton, and adjourned until March
9th. The only business transacted
was granting Sarah Jane Long of
Sutro the right to carry on business
as a sole trader, and the case Of P.
Clancy Va. &. V. Boisot was indcti.
nitely continued, pending proceed
ings in bankruptcy.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27
Run Over and Hurt.

About one O'Clock yesterday after
noon Fred. Harms, a resident of this
town, when near the Centerville
House, in Gold Hill, was run over by
the runaway team attached TO Jones
milk wagon and seriously hurt. He
was walking from Gold Hill to Sill
yer, and having his back to the run.
ming horses, of course did not see
them, and was walking by the side of
a heavy quartz wagon, the noise of
which prevented his hearing their
approach. Harms was taken up in
an insensihle condition and brought
home, and he was soon after attended
by Drs. Hall and Grant. 1t was
found that no bones were broken, but
the severity of his internal injuries
cannot yet be told. He received a
severe shock and for some hours was
in a chilly, sinking condition, caus-
ing his life TO be despaired of, but to-
wards night they got him warmed up
and at last account he seemed in a
far way to recover.
Fred. Harms is single man, and
lives in cabin near the residence of
II. j. I. Scbeel, who is his cousin.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27

Tue carpenters, Messrs. Young and
Turner, are busy remodeling the
Sperling store room to suit the gr0-
Gerry trade of the new proprietors, and
they are making a first-class job of
it. New shelving, counters, etc, are
being put up, and it will perhaps be
two weeks till all is ready for Ripley
d. Hass to move in.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27
LOCATION ON MoUNr. DAVIDSON

LOCATION ON MOUNT DAVIDSON
w. Ii. II. Hart has recorded the 10.
cation of the West Comstock mining
claim, which is situated on the south
west pinnacle of Mount Davidson,
aud comprises 1900 feet along the
Burnside ledge, together with 300 feet
on each side Of the same.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27

The Cincinnati Breakfast Table has
popular humorous newspapers in the
country. No wonder it carries smiles
aud sunshine everywhere. All news
dealers sell it.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27

AFTER three or four days of pleas
ant weather, yesterday was cloudy,
with pretty good indications of a
storm, and there was a slight fall OF
snow in the evening.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27
Testimonial to Senator Jones.

The following dispatch, signed by
one hundred and twenty five of the
leading citizens, mining superintend-
ents and profess, nal and business
men OF the Comstock range, was sent
on Friday last to Hon. John P. Jones.
1t was but just that the untiring
efforts and constant labors of
our Senator for the passage of the
Silver bill should have been acknowl-
edged by our people in some such
testimonial:
VIRGINIA, New, Feb. 90, 1878.
To Hon. John p. Jones, Washing
ton, d. C.:-"Well done, thou good
and faithful servant" The people of
the State of Nevada, without dis
tinction Of party, are grateful! to you
for your ceaseless labors in securing
the passage of the Silver bill. They
rejoice at their deliverance, and when
time shall have shown the necessity
of silver reconciliation, as they feel
it to-day, the people of thirty eight
States will join with them in bless
ing measure which has brought to
them financial independence.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27

PROSPECTING work at the Silver
Hill is being pushed aheal with
vigor, and if there is a bonanza in
the mine the present management
will soon find it.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27

JoHN GARNET, IA miner in the
Sutro Tunnel, narrowly escaped death
last week. Overcome with heat, he
fell in fit within forty feet of the
header, and escaping the notice of
the blaster, lay in that position when
three holes were exploded. His body
and limbs were badly cut with small
pieces of rock, but fortunately no
large pieces struck him.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27

ABOUT 300 men are employed at
the Justice and development work is
being pushed vigorously. The ship
ment Of ore to the Santiago mill will
soon be commenced, and we have
heard that the Succor mill is to re-
.ceive ore also.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27

SOME of the Comstock mines will
pay off next Saturday, but the ma.
Jorlty OF them will wait until Monday
and Tuesday. tg
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27

MARRrED.-In Virginia, February
23d, by Bishop Whitaker, j. II. Ora
ham, formerly Of Carlisle, Penn. to
Miss Emma M. Allen, formerly of
Upper Alton, Ill.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27

JNo. w. GRIER, stock broker, no.
tary and commissioner Of deeds, may
be found at the express office during
business hours ready for the trausac-
ton of any business in his line.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27
CONTENTS.

!. The United States Mining Law and Land
Office Instructions Hereunder. Ea, h section
OF the law is Immediately followed by the
Land Office instructions re ating thereto.
This is a convenient arrang ment, as it avoids
turning several pages when the Instructions
are consulted in connection with the lay,
Digest Of all Decisions ind. the MIN.
ing Laws now in force. 1t is brought down to.
date Of publication, and, contain, the latest
decisions, takes the place Of all prior publics.
tions.
8. New and Improved Forms for making
the various proof.fronl the loo atom of claim.
nnine.'s lien, notice to delinquent co-ow ner,
&C., down to the issuance of patent.
4. Con plete List of Patented Mining
Claims, arranged BY Sta1e, Territory, County.
and district. This list is worth to mining
men many times the price of the book.
The DO contains nearly 200 pages, A., by
6inches, and is designed to be pt ext compan-
Ion for every wine-awake man i. the mining
camps and financial ceHters OF the West
Copies may be ordered through the Office Of
this per. address, Editor of Lyon County
Times, Silver City, Nevsda. 49,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27

Two TONS Of specimens from the
bonanza mines have been boxed for
shipment to the Paris Exposition.
Specimens from other Comstock
mines will also be forwarded,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27
SETTLE NJ EMIT.

II IL our desire to have an immediate set
Element Of the accounts Of THE TINES office.
Parties holding claims against us will please
present them at once, and those indebted must
valuable, and this business must be attended
to. FRANK KENYON.
Silver City, November 2, 1877.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27
WALTER 4 CO.,

SsToCK AND COMMISSION BROKERS,
Stocks bought. sold and carried on mar gins
Currency bought and sold.
Correspondents in San Francisco,
1. GIaxier 4 60.
County Scrip Purchased.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27

TRAFFIC on the Virginia u Truckee
Railroad is remarkably good just at
present. both in the way of freight
and passengers.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27

AFTER February 9th all miners
who are four months in arrears to the
Virginia Miners Union will be con.
sidered non members.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27

THE grand masquerade ball which
has been the talk of Gold Hill fol
nearly a month. will take place II
Masonic Hall tomorrow evening.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27

MILLINERY.-Thel ladies of Silver
City, Gold Hill, Virginia CITY and
surrounding country will bear in
mind that the finest assortment OF
millinery in the state can be found
at 1873 south G street, Virginia. Hats
made to order.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27
STOCK REPORT.
MORNING BOARD.

MORNING BOARD.
FRIDAY. February 20.
900 Ophir, 531a 50.
ITO Mexican. 1871 13k.
1850 Gould h curry, 81 81 81.
ass Best T. Belcher. 1871
$50 California, 2sA 30 ssb5 2sk.
335 Savage. ia liz II M
1895 Con Virginia. 221s 22Abl 22A.
10 Chollar, 80 y SO.
90 ale & Norcross. 10A 10M lOx bb lOM.
200 Crown Point 4 40 4.35
10 Yellow Jacket, 101S 10k.
225 Imperial Toe CSC.
so Alpha. 104.
&O5 Belcher, *.
IS Sierra Nevada, ~ $50.
20 Utah, I0k.
ass Bullion, 5 5ls.
100 Exchequer, 81 3.65.
80 Seq. Belcher, 20.
IS Ov. rman. IS
1000 Justice, 101s f0k l0h l0k.
50 Succor, "a.
10 Union. ga 8.
9l5 Ats, 81 81.
$50 Mia, Q Is Q 20.
200 Caledon,a 2 IS $50.
$50 Silver Hill, ~.
1000 New York, ~ i.10.
800 senator. ~ 1888.
10 Kossuih, l0c.
so Andes, Zoe.
2VOO Wells Fargo, 10c.
rs Ward. CSC.
AS Levisthan, 40c 45c.
3O) North Con. sir linia, Csc.
$50 Trojan, co SIC.
$50 ST Louis. &c
lbs Svliu Sill, YER. 6.
AFTERNOON BOARD.
200 Meadow Val ey. zoe csc.
655 Raymond Il Ely, 81.
10 Eureka Con Al.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27

SIX-HoRsE teams are now used or
the Carson and Aurora stages.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27

The roads in this vicinity were il
good condition yesterday, but w
know not what day may bring
forth.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27

The mills on the Carson river nov
have water, but lack ore.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27
Notice !

All persons indebted to me are re-
quested TO settle up Immediately and
save costs. THEo. 8. DAVENPORT.
Silver City, New, Dec. IL, 1877.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27

The street name for him now is
"Ah Cowie Chouey."
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27

EH-For paints, oils and wall
paper, 60 to Stewart, the Druggist.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27
Just What You Need.

Every miner, attorney and business
man needs CoPP's HAND Book OF
MINING LAW, price only one dollar,
advertised elsewhere in our columns.
The third edition of this work is now
out, and it is praised on every hand
as just the thing needed in our min
ing camps. The off ;ials at Wash
ingtoD, who construe the mining law,
speak of this book as follows: Com
missioner Williamson says,"The wol k
has evidently been prepared with
great care and cannot fail to be of
great value to all interested in min.
ing property" Assistant Attorney
General Marble says, "The Digest of
Decisions appears to be brought down
to this date. The arrangement of
statutes and instructions, by topics, is
very convenient, as it is novel. 1t is
an admirable compendium of mining
law" Colonel Ford, Chief of Min
ing Division of General Land Office,
says, at contains the only complete
list OF mining patents ever published"
Law Clerk Tiffany says, "rhe knowl-
edge that may be obtained from it
would enable claimants to so prepare
and prosecute their claims that much
delay, loss and litigation would be
avoided" The book is for sale at
this office. u4ea
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27

THE daily flow OF water from til
Sutro Tunnel is /, 293,000 gallons.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27

THE March meeting Of the Coun-
ty Commissioners will be held in
Dayton next Monday.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27

DAYTON merchants say business is
improving.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27

GoETz & STRoUsE of the Star
Market are putting up q slaughter
house in Spring Valley.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27

RAILRoADER's BALL. - The next
annual ball of the Virgi ia & Trucket
Railroad Co.'S attaches will take
place on the l4th proximo in Carson
The affair will be as usual, enjoyable
ROBERT TYAc, one of the cou-
tractors for the sinking Of the Over
nan shaft, was seriously injured Satur.
day by the cage being lowered on him
the bottom of the shaft.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-02-27

The header of the outro Tunnel
was advanced so feet last week, max
ing the total length 1895 feet.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-10-10

EEdollars a week in your own town.
VS. Outfit free. No risk. Read
er, it you want q business ut which
persons Of either sex can make great
pay all the time they work, write for
particulars TO II, HALLErr & CO.,
PORTLAND, MAINE.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-10-10
STARE TENS
tOmaha Bee J

Ruu county Is proud Other fui,
and stock sincc tho iair
The domsnd for mechanics Of all
kinds ia Hebron IL good.
Schuyler hay increased $50 IN pop.
u%lation since last April.
tp 10 ThursIay last. Plum Creek
had shipped hi. season 3.3lJ bead Of
cattle.
A library and reading room asso.
citation has been organizq,l at Platts-
mouth.
One or moro new cltur hes ATE
being built In nearly every town inthc
state.
The Odd Ecllowsof Sutton arc
building a temple 2ISSO feet two stor.
les high.
Work was commctced Monday
hst on the new Catholic churcl, build
ing in York.
AT present there are a good many
land hunters in Pierce county who
hull from Iowa.
"A band Of 500 sheep from Via.
consin have arrived at Tecumsch,
their destination.
There were two hundred md
,hiriy.two teams in Central City ut
once last SATURDAY..
A herd Of 900 ponies driven
through from Oregon, have arrived at
Kearncy for that market,
.-Onkdalc wants the world 10 know
that a hn'nessnakcr ismuch needed
in tha, town.
Over two. hundred immigrant
wagons passed through johnson coun.
~ 'ast week, going west.
Tho average Of the wheat crop IN
Dawson county is something over ~
bushels per acre: barley 80.
Indians Of the Omaha tribe find
ready sale in West Point for their
wheat, potatoes, tszcl nuts, etc.
Tho poars and peaches exhibited
At the State Fair were equal to the
fines, laissd ia California aud Oregon
Judge Mason has commenced the
erection Of u large fish pond on his
farm, three miles south of Nebraska
City.
The business OF Alexandra do
mands n Lauk, and the business men
are anxions Tor ono TO he started
there.
Tho Duerieldt farm, Richardson
county, produced m apple this year
that girtod fonrteon and ono half
inches.
There viii bc three elevators at
the Red Cloud Depot and all Of them
will he first.class and Of largo cnpac.
ity,
Mr., Addison of Bryant, has sold
over :, 800 acres Of Fillmore land to
Swedish immigrants the past few
weeks.
Land agents Of Thaycr county are
gathering in ducats now .~a.days--the
result Of 20 many seeking homes in
that country.
The city council Of Humboldt at
their last meeting, voted to raise the
licen,c for tho sale ofspi ituous liquors
TO 5000.
syracuse wants twenty dwelling
houses before winter to supply the
wants Of new corners who wish to 10.
cate there this fall.
Beaver City, Furnas county, is
tow n Of the busiest little towns Of
the State, and Is entering extensively
into the building business.
Fruit a DO raised in any part of
Nebraska. Fine collections from
north aud west counties we've exhibit.
ed ut the State fair.
South Bend called on Ashland for
o corps Of carpenters last week. New
buildings are going no in every direc.
tiou, aud carpenters are in demand.
Tho Fremont Touring mills are
running night and day, ard are giving
prime 70 tisfaction under the new nan.
agsmcut Of Ostergard 4 Mitkleson,
The Herman brothers, of Blair
are having the necessary buildings
erected for entering extensively into
the pork packing business this sea.
son. .
Immigration is daily on tho in
crease, aud there never was u time
when so many We're coming into tho
State with n view Of settling pcrma.
nontly.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-10-10
CUR CLUE LIST.

We will scnd our paper (price 81. o
WIN either OF the publication named
ee!ow at the price annexed.