The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-26
STATE ITEMS.
Carson has 9 chain gang.

The whites cremated an Indian at
Tuscarora.
The Virginia City papers now toady to
the "big bore"
w. W. Dunn is President of the yir.
ginia City Miners Union.
The Reporter says Paradise is to have
Jail. What's in a name.
The Courier says that the Belmont
mine is now looking tiptop.
The heat is very great in the lateral
drifts of the Sutro tunnel.
The BrIcher Mining Company has
levied an assessment Of 81.
Ths Carson Mint will resume work
about the first of August.
The gresshopp-rs have utterly cleaned
out Sierra valley this season.
The water in tho Richmond mine of
Eureka, says the L-ader, Is racodinR.
The statutes for 1879 will be received
from the printer about the 10th of next
month.
The assessments on the Bullion and
E1chequer. 81 so each, have been re.
sclnded.
The Martin White Company shipped
last week, says the Rsf'x, bullion valued
at ST., 1916.
The assays OF ore taken from the Big
Nick mine of Paradise range from ST.
700 to $500.
The new Bullion and Exchequer shaft
will reach the Comstock at a petpen-
dicular depth OF G,0U0 feet.
The recent strike in the Flowery Dis
trict, Storey county, in the Brossby
Calm, assays $23 per ton.
Eureka Sentinel, 22d: The Richmond
Company shipped this morning s bars Of
bullion, valued ut l3,86l.U7.
The Ward Reflex learns that Mrs.
Geo. Ellison died ID White River Valley,
White Pine county, on the 10Th.
VIM. Eddy. a miner, fell 800 feet in
the Combination shat, at Virginia, on
the 2lst, and was dashed to pieces.
The Alexander Mining Company,
Grantsville. shipped on the Is b eight
bars OF bullion, valued at Sc, 1913 81.
The Belmont Courier has been in.
formed that the Dow ney Brothers have
struck ore in their mine At Duwneyville.
Elko Post: Four cases of nest hiding
are reported on the Comstock, and others
to be heard from. Stock recedes and
scandal advances.
Enterprise: All the pump column has
been taken out of the G. d. G. shaft
down to the 1850 level, it being no longer
required above that point.
After August LIST, says the Sentinel,
the office OF Mr.. Shannon, Deputy Col.
lector OF Iutr rusi Revenue, will bs located
in Eureka, instead OF Austin.
Virginia Footligh.: The milling test
of ores from old Como. made BY the
Lyon Mill and Mining Company, OF
Dayton, WAS highly satisfactory.
Nouo oouluaa' Cnhties Wltnam,
German. As years Of age, was found dead
at Poor's odd mill, back of Msberry's,
The cause OF his death was heart disease.
The supply of quicksilver is larger in
proportion to the demand than ever be.
fore, and the price has fallen to thirty
three cents o pound, twenty per cent.
less than ever before
There are now 143 State prisoners and
l U. $. prisoner under charge OF Warden
Batttrman. OF these IS are for life.
Fifteen have irons on them. The man
agement and discipline are excellent.
Eureka Leader: That a protective
society of citizens have completed organ.
ization is beyond QUESTION. Whether an
exodus o. the rough el,mrnt viii follow
will depend upon how obnoxious they
become.
Eureka Sentinel: During the past two
days bullion. to the amount OF 1872, 1856
pounds has been shipped by the Eureka
Con. For the week ending yesterday,
437 $40 pounds were shipped, daily
average of CO 1852 pounds.
Gold Hill News: Cornelia ]. Hardinge
wants Judge Rising to release her from
trudging any longer through the world
behind the fur hat, high. heeled boots
and standing collar of Geo. F. HardinRe,
because said George fails to provide for
her.
Typo Sun: 1t seems to be the opinion
of all practical miners whom We have
heard express an opinion on the subject,
that the NV Philadelphia Co., at Rattle.
snake. have struck running stream
Instead Of reservoir of water In their
shaft.
W. B. Dougherty. Deputy Controller,
is engaged in the compilation of the
bullion yield OF the State for the year
ending June 3oth. 1879 It will be- ar.
ranged alphabetically. by counties, and