The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1879-03-08
STATE ITEMS.
,e Sierras.

There are no idle men in Cornucopia.
The Sun reports the arrival, Of the
Phoebe express at Typo all right.
Wadsxorth has a sensation. There's
a woman in the case-and another fell
low.
j. B. Marshall has been reappcinted
Postmaster of Gold Hill. So says the
News.
The Elko Independent reports Gov
ernor Bradley, who is lying i'll at that
place, better.
Eugene Sullivan, who was injured in
the Alexandria mine. says the Sentinel,
died last Tuesday.
Columbia district will be more thor
ougbly prospected during the coming
season than 1t has ever been.
The G. H. News says visiting day on
the Comstock was very little observed
except at the Sierra Nevada and Ophir.
EIko Post: According to the report
of the Surveyor General. Elko contains
20, 900 acres inclosed, of which 11,377
are cultivated.
Virginia Chronicle: j. Pitchford offers
to wager 5000 and challenge any COM
pressor on the Comstock to trial with
one built by the Gold Hill Foundry for
the Alta mine.
Eureka Sentinel: An application was
filed in the Land Office for a patent to
the McNaughton and Williams mines,
on Prospect Mountain.
Reno Gazette: Messrs. Freeky, Luke
and Fox have discovered a very rich
ledge OF gold and silver bearing quartz
about mile and quarter north of
Reno.
Col. John Fl. Mills and Mrs. NJ, the
newly appointed Superintendent and
Matron of the State Orphans Home,
took charge of that institution on the
first instant.
Belmont Courier: The Highbridge
Mining Company shipped February Oath,
bullion valued at S., 532.32; February
Goth, 81, 258.13; February 2Sth, SC, 296;
total for week, SlS,087.19,
Eureka Sentinel: The friends Of Geo.
Auchimachie are endeavoring TO prevent
his removal to Stockton, and are taking
every method calculated to rid him OF
what they claim is but temporary fit of
insanity.
Mcneil and Marris, who were arrested
at Downeyville last December for horse.
stealing, says the Belmont Courier, have
been sentenced by Judge McKenney to
serve term Of five years each in the
State Prison.
Carson Tribune: From Crystal Springs,
Churchill county. Mr.. J. Wheeler brings
in some splendid specimens OF rock from
different mines In that locality. The
assays run all the ways from S8I to 3d.
900 to the ton.
Times-Review: A gentleman who has
just returned from visit to Good Hope
district, gives very favorable account
of some OF the claims being worlsd
there. The ore is of high grade, and the
lodges extensive and we'll defined.
Lyon County Times: Superintendent
Yerrington. OF the v. & T. R. R.. as
sured Assemblyman Kennedy, last Mon.
day. that all assertions to the contrary
notwithstanding, the Lyon County rail.
road would be built this Spring.
Virginia Footlight: We understand the
School Trustees have purchased 1000
yards OF cotton flannel for the use OF
teachers in the primary department OF
our public schools. This will be a great
accommodation to mothers who send in.
fants ito get them out of the way"
Reveille: Yesterday afternoon S. o,
Clifford sustained very painful ao.
cident. While he was asserting rock 6
piece OF quartz few from the hamme,
and struck him in the left eye passing
diagonally across the sight. Dr.. Wixom
has been unable to determine IS We,
whether or not the sight has been de-
stroyed.
Reno Journal: Jas. Mayberry has 300
men at work in the mountains south
west Of town. He says they will ou
about 60, 900 cords OF wood this season
and will commence fuming this wood &c
Huffaker's about the twentieth Of thit
month. Hobart L. Marleft will cut 40.
600 cords and Aume it to stations nea,
Carson.
Silver State: A note from NJ. 8. Bon
ni6eld, who left here q few nights age
with Captain Elliot for Willow Creek
says: "All the ranchers in the northern
part Of the county are out prospecting
They came from Paradise Valley ant
Camp McDermit, and the excitement il
increasing. There is one good ledQ,
here. and probably more that I have no.
seen. The mines are 54 miles from
Winnemucca, and a few miles from
Snaps Station at Rebel Creek"
Enterprise: Three shifts of miners