The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-12-14
STATE ITEMS.

A three-legGed chicken Is the latest |
curiosity from Mormondom in Typo.
The Leader says there will be Christ
mas trees at all the churches in Eureka.
The total number of votes cast in |
Storey county at tho late general election
was $40.
The body of ore recently encountered
in the Jefferson mine, OF Jefferson can
yon. ID said to be OF high grade.
Gold Hill News: Ben Stern, everybody
in Gold Hill knows, is candidate for
Chief Committee Clerk of the Assembly.
The $500 bequeathed to the State
Orphans Home by the late Michael
Lynch has been paid into the State
Treasury.
This is the way the Record puts it:
Reno ia to have the Insane Asylum.
And, we'll, we won't say what else, but
We will get it. sure.
Cherry Creek Independent: The con-
dition of the Star mine never looked
better than it does OF present. for all the
stock is down 30 low.
The Tribune says lot of short card'
sports are putting in An appearance in
| Carson. These roosters are preparing q
bait for guileless Legislators.
Sutro Independent: According to the
last official report, there is very strong
| flow OF water in the O. and G. shaft. No
work is being done in it at present.
Virginia Stage: A Reno man weighing
900 pounds persuaded the jury that he
was drawn around the yard by the hair,
by his wife, who weighed 81 pounds.
Owing to the unprecedented dull times
at Hamilton, White Pine county. says
the Sentinel, most OF the people of that
place are coming to Eureka to reside.
Reno Record: Is it any wonder every
body is pressed for money. During the
past year 81, 100000 was sent to San
Francisco for mining stocks from Reno.
The Lyon County Times, published
at Silver City. says there are many cases
of sore throat in that city at present.
The disease almost amounts to an cpl
demic.
In the lower levels of the Consolidated
Virginia and California mines perfect
network OF drifts is being run for the
purpose of improving the circulation of
the air.
Enterprise: The old darkey who said,
blessed am he dat 'spects muffin, kase
be amt gwine to be disappointed" ia
now ascertained to have been q dabbler
in stocks.
The Journal says the walls Of the FIRST
story of the convent in the course OF
erection at Reno are completed, and
they are laying the foundation OF the
second floor.
} The Belmont Courier says the repairs
on the Highbridge mill are nearly com
pleted, and it is expected thai the stamp.
will drop on ore from the Company
mine on or about the goth instant.
Carson Appeal: Alfred Chartz. for
merly one OF the owners Of the Eurekl
Republican, who is life sentenced in thf
State Prison for tho killing OF Kicker, II
studying photography during his leisure
= hours.
, Machinery for the Bodie mines is be
: ing sent from the Comstock almost ever.
, day. Our founders and machinists know
q better than anybody else just what !
o needed in mining machinery.-IG Col
Hill News.
!. The Chinese OF Eureka have brough
:; up from San Francisco priest for tn
purpose of propitiating All Toa, theCel
a drew large crowd Of Chinamen to tn
}. Joss House.
It At the meeting of the Carson Lodg
:, No. /. F. and A. NJ, the following ger
,. tlemen were elected officers for the 81
I suing term: W. NJ, B. f. Foster; s. W
Ia Trenmor Coffin; J. W., John D. Chene.
r. Treasurer. George Tufly: Secretary, v
a. HI. Corbstt.
lr Silver State: We learn from Georf
"A Lovslock. who is now engaged in hau
10 ing lumber to Torrey's mill at the Par
IN disc mines, that work is being prosecl
4 ted steadiidy on the mill. and the M
ID chinery is being put in place as rapid
ID as possible.
a. Enterprise: Miles Goodman, Robe
a. E. Lowery and Mary r. Foster ha'
at brought suit, as owners of the Crote
" Gold and Silver Mining Compan
at against the North Ophir. for the posse
or sion of tho mining ground for which Il
t. North Ophir have made application +
q patent.
:. Reveille: A private letter from Grant
n vile represents mining and other int
e, es.s improving in that section. tt
ne Alexander mill continues to run witho
ng interruption and is doing good wor
", A number of new buildings are bell
Id erected and there is quite an accessi'