Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-04-10
STATE NEWS.

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The Tybo Sun thinks the Eureks
aid Palisade railroad clears 100 pei
cent. on its capital stock annually.
The Grand Prize produced SOS, 494
in March. All the stamps are run
ming now and the April product will
be large.
The Genoa News reports the people
of that town excited over the disrov
cry of placer diggings in the Pine
Nut Hills.
The Humboldt shale has been test
ed in Eureka with complete success,
and it is estimated that it will yield
$4,000 feet of gas to tue ton.
EIko Post: A tramp Informed one
Of our citizens the other day that his
long fast had reduced him to such u
state of thinness that his backbone
was wearing holes In his shirt trout.
Reno Journal: Tom N>rcrnss has
sub.let from Chamberlain and Bragg
the State Fair Grounds. Tom is a
practica! farmer and will make all
there is to be made, besides keeping
the track and grounds in proper con-
dition.
Eureka Sentinel: Mr.. Gerrish, in
ventnr Of u new style Of furnace, has
contracted with the Eureka Con>oli-
dated Company TO build one of them
at this point. We understand that
it does away with the ordinary
frcprof rock lining, substituting
copper, probably on the water-j lcket
system.
The Reno Gazette says that All
Chouey denies his own identity. He
claims the euphonious title of Ping
Funk, and claims that he is DIES end
ed from Chinese mandarin of high
degree. He was travelling in this
country for the good of his health,
and refuses to put up money for his
defense m, RELY because he scorns Ia
use filthy lucre in defense of his own
| innocence. He wears that stick in
his nose FOX the benefit Of his eye.
sight.
The Silver State learns that the
Paradise mining excitement c"ntin-
ues undated. The Big Prize and
other lodges recently discovered arc
situated about seven miles from, but
in plain view of the village. When
a rich discovery is made the pros
pectors notify the vallagers of the
fact by making bonfres on the hills
A few nights ago large bonfire wa.
seen blazing on the IN untain until ,
late hour, and this signal is supposed
to indicate that very rich ore ha'
been found in THE Big Prize, or some
other mine in that vicinity.
On the evening Of March 29ih u
d. Murphy shift boss ne the Norrh
ern Belle, and Joseph Nj Claim, fore
man of the McL,in mine, catered tn,
store of Doc Pierce, at CaDdelaria
and brutally assaulted him and ,
friend named Hawthorne. Murphy
and McLain have been bound over Il
await The action of the grand jury
The Carson Appeal learns that Nc
Lain has long been inimical 10 Pierc,
on account Of his being al one time
on II jury which sent NIL lin to tn,
State Prison for setting fire to WIN
Macs barn in Lake Valley.
At Eureka, last Saturday night
Jesse Bigelpw shot and killed GU
Botto. About $50, after the per
Torrance Of the Female Minstrel
had commenced, Bottu came in an(
asked why the seats he paid for hac
not been reserved. Biyelow said,on ac
count of the crowd and jan, it wal
impossible for him to attend to tn,
matter, upon which Botta abused
him, aud left with threats Of putting
head ON him. Soon after the per
Torrance was over Botto returned
and demanded his money back, ant
acted az though he was going to draw
a weapon. Bigelow explained tina
he was not prepared to return tn,
money just then. II will make y ),
do it," said Botta, stepping forward
when Bigelow drew pistol and sho
him.
THERE have been fifty. six Atlanti,
steamers lost during the past thirty