The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1879-02-01

AATUHDA FEbnOAHI losO
Professor Newberry, of the School OF
Mines OF Columbia College, delivered
lecture in Steinway Hall, New York City.
ON the evening of the 23d of January, on
"Gold and Silver in the Past and Flu
tufe." He traced the history Of the
precious metals down 10 the present
time and gave an account of the earliest
discoveries on this continent. He
thought that the greatest production
of silver had been reached by the i'm
mense yield of the Comstock lode and
that these mines had been the disturbing
element in the country's finances by the
promise which they once gave OF causing
o glut of that metal. He believed, how
ever, that nature had come to the rescue,
and that hereafter the yield from that
source may be only moderate in quaint.
ity. The learned professor may be cor
rect in his views, but we very much
doubt it, for the outlook of 1879 at this
early date tend to show that the pro-
duct of precious metals for this year will
far exceed that of 1878, Valuable mines
in Utah and Nevada, which have been
lying idle for years. are now being open
ed up, whilst Colorado and the Black
Hills country are stepping to the front.
with the gold fields of far-off Alaska
looming up in the distance, naturally
lead one to suppose that the yield of 10
will fully equal that of II, even though
the mines OF the Comstock lode does not
pan out so we'll.
An exchange, commenting on cow
ardice OF business men who refuse to act
against corrupt officials or others in au-
thority for fear of hurting their business,
says: "Thsy are not slow to urge news
papers to take the aggressive, nor are
they OF all backward in denouncing them
IL they do not. This is as true as can be.
Men are ever ready to attack individuals
under pseudonym, and utter opinions
they never would dare speak in public.
They shield themselves behind the edi-
tor. and have him assume RESPONSE
bility they are afraid to. Often when
knowing of violations of the law, instead
Of going before the grand jury and testi.
flying to IL as good citizens should, they
rush to newspaper Office and ask the
editor to call attention to it., or to blast
the offender. Then, when they lack
courage to speak their opinions or main.
tain the law, and cannot put the labor
on the shoulders OF the newspapers. they
are not at all backward in denouncine
them"
Sam Davis, local of the Virgins
Chronicle, writes to the Carson Appeal
denying that he was drunk at the reoen
prize fight which took place in Virainit
City, as the item published in the Car
son Tribune stated. We believe Sam
tells the truth, for while in Phoebe, dur
ing the late political campaign, San
never drank anything stronger thai
butter-milk. The Deacon must hav
been little "off' when he wrote tina
item.
The San Francisco Chronicle say
many public ofise.holders are intereste
to know that no matter how much none
they steal, il they can only get to Chin
with II, pursuit will be impossible. Th
extradition treaty with that Empire cor
tains no provision for the surrender {
grand larceny knaves.
There is field between Norwalk an
Los Angeles, California. from which
crop of barley was threshed, crop
corn ripened and harvested. and thin
and good crop Of potatoes we're dug. a
from the same ground. and it is no
plowea and ready for something else.
The Los Angeles Horticultural Societ
have decided to have fair next Sprir
for the exhibition of semi-tropical fruit
Composition from all portions OF Ca
fornia will be invited, as also from Il