The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-04-27
Eureka Republican: The arrest OF

| Knife On man and cleaned ont Buel
street shebang. aud when Officer Mckee
arrived was cosralled by squsws, who
held hin, at bay with clubs.
Eureka Sentinel: A party OF twelve
unemployed miners dubbed their availa-
bic funds in pool, bought two horses
and provisions to pack them, and started
southwark by Foot e Walkers line,
Sunday last. Bristol district ia their
destination.
Typo Sun, Goth: No 2 furnace started
up last Tuesday, aud at date of writing
is doing splendidly and promises long
and successful run No furnace is be-
ing repaired and lined up with all pos
sible dispatch, and will be etarted up
next Monday.
Enterprise: We hear it stated on
pretty good authority that "C01" is not
only still alive, but is beginning to make
itself manifest. 1t is said that several
persons upon WHOM the secret eye of
this mysterious organization has for O
time been fixed have received notice to
leave the city.
Elko independent: The extraordinary
assemblsge Of persons at the lower end
of Main street was drawn thither to wit
ness foot-race between Hi. Stoker of
Railroad district and old man Munson
of this place. The chief interest in the
race was its novelty; Stoker TO haul
two horse buggy, whls Munson was to
run untrammeled. The Elko man won
the race.
Ward Reflex: The furnaces have about
undergone ell needed repairs and will be
ready 10 start up within a week. I'm
provements for the convenient handling
of ore charcoal. etc, approach compile
ton, and when ell is in readiness 1t is
expected everything around the furnaces
will work two to one smoother than at
any time since they were first started.
Esmeralda Herald Last Tuesday we
were shown the result of crude assay
of cinnabar, which was discovered few
miles from town. From two or three
ounces of rock, taken from close to
the surface, enough minute particles of
quicksilver were extracted to show in
globules in the bottom of bowl.
Should the Groupings from which the
specimens were taken prove of any ex-
tent the discoveries have bonanza.
Whits Pine News: The Spring Valley
Mining Company, of Chicago, have pur-
chased of the owners in Silver Mountain
District, in this county, group OF valu-
able mines, the stock of which we are
informed, will soon be placed on the
Chicago Exchange. The indenture con.
veys the property for the consideration
of $500, 900, and was recorded April 10,
1878. G. s. Beebe and Jacob Cameron
are the fortunate par,ies who conveyed
the property.
Virginia Chronicle: Seth Cook, OF the
Alta Company, has been in Virginia
City for the last week or more. Having
refused to obey the order of the Fourth
District Court to appear and tell what he
knows about the alleged bribery in the
case of the A!ta-Justlce deed an order
has been issued commanding him to ap-
pear and show cause why he should not
be punished for contempt He is out of
the jurisdiction of the California courts
here, and it is to this circumstance,
doubtless, that we are indebted for the
pleasure of his company.
Enterprise: A Comstock miner who
has been out to Bodie says that many OF
the miners fiocking to that camp are moi
the right stripe for deep mining, or fol-
mining on a large scale. He says they
are different breed from our miners
They come N there packing their blank
] cts. and all wear brown duck overalls
, and coats with copper-riveted seams
. and wear their hair as long as Mormons
They come from somewhere in the south
ern part of California, and expect to bt
' able to dig fortunes out of the surfac,
t dirt.
Silver State: The mammoth gold ba
which Montana has gotten up expressl,
:. for the astonshmont of New Workers
reached Ogden night before last 1t il
from the Penobscot mine, near Helena
: and was consigned to Kountz Brothers
bankers, New York city. l, is composed
I of gold and silver, and little base metal
a as follows: Gold. 760; silver, 1923; metal
i II. It's value is S5i. 1862 62; weight, 3,
i 1888 pounds. 1t is said 10 be the larges
and most valuable bar ever sent Eas
from the Pacific Coast. There is n
!. danger Of its being stolen, as the roa
8 agents could not handle such heav
a mass Of metal.
. Some time since, says the Ward RI
feI, drift was run west from the Cla
Il Chamber in the paymaster and sinkin
k commenced at point about fifty fee
It from the tunnel. At depth of three Q
8 four feet ore was encountered, throug
= which sinking has thus far progresse
over twenty five feet, and up to the pre-
ent time have not cut through it. Th
" ore is OF high grade. being superior
,. that found in the chamber above. 1t
Il the intention Of the superintendent
"a follow this ora with view of ascertain