The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-12-18
STATE ITEMS.

The consumers of gas in Reno are re-
turning to lamps.
Carson wants smelling furnace erected
within her limits.
The Manhattan mill at Austin has
shut down for short time.
The Northern Belle Mining Company
has declared dividend Of fiftv cents.
Jackson Ferguson wants to become an
Indian agent. He has a Pyramid in his
eye.
For the year 1880 sel2, 1884, 3 worth
of bullion was shipped from Tuscarora,
and A,700 in gold dust; total, S6lS,
1889.
The Footlight remarks: There is a
chance for an ore body and square deal
in Hale & Noscross; but Altal Heaven
defend US from an Alta ore body and
deal.
The taxes paid in Lyon County this
year by the Central Pacific Railroad
Company amounted to $2,8O4.O4. Nearly
the whole amount was paid in IS gold
pieces.
Mrs. Z. Holland desires to learn the
whereabouts of her son, F. E. Holland.
When last heard from he was in Reno.
August 10th, 1880. Any information
regarding his whereabouts will be thank
fully received by Mrs. L. Holland at the
Dalles, Oregon.
By letter from Cherry Creek the
Ward Reflex learns that there is move
on foot looking to the removal of the
county seat to Cherry. The people of
that place and vicinity propose to furnish
the necessary buildings and move with.
out cost to the county.
The Board Of State Printing Commits
sioners awarded the contract of supply.
ing the State Printer with the necessary
stationery for his Office for the next two
years to Curtis, Cunningham & Welch,
of San Francisco, for 81, 227.
Eureka Sentinel: The Rocky Point
mine has tons upon tons of forty and
sixty dollar ore in sight, and is not fairly
prospected. We are told that moneyed
parties have the scheme of working the
same in their programme of early Spring.
The old camp of Como, which had a
lively boom last Winter, is entirely
deserted again. Not q man remains
there this season. The late inhabitants
have left for the Winter. Most of them
propose to return to Como in the Spring.
In twenty years the yield of the Com.
stock lode has been 1926, 900, 900 worth
of bullion. The length of shafts and
galleries is ESQ miles. Three hundred
and sixty million tons of waste rock have
been hoisted, and 1850, 900, 900 tons Of
water pumped to the surface.
The Candelaria True Fissure Of last
Saturday says: Mr.. LAWSON of Fish
Lake Valley, well.to.do rancher, who
has lived in the county for long time,
and who is considerably advanced in age,
was poisoned the other day; but his life
was saved by DR.. Fetterman. There are
| some suspicious circumstances connected
with this case which may some day com,
to light.
Dan De guile of the Enterprise Learnt
that Captain Sam of the Piute tribe i.
delighted to hear that the fishermen VIII,
poached upon reservation fisheries at Pyr
amid Lake have been heavily fined. H,
says: "No hang 'em?" Being answered
in the negative and informed that the,
must pay $500 each, he says: "Bully
Spose you hang 'em all over poorly quick
but when man got to pay $500 and go
no money, make him heap sick"
BELLEv1LLE, Dec, lo.-C. Marsh,
noted desperate, on Tuesday night las
brutally murdered an inoffensive old ma,
named Jack McCann, who was first sho
and then kicked until he was dead. Thi
morning, while the Sheriff was startinI
with his prisoner for Aurora, the county,
seat, party of citizens rushed upon tn,
Sheriff and his posse, and forcibly tool
Marshall from their custody. The prisone
was then conveyed to the outskirts of tn
town and banged.
Carson Appeal; There are SO men now
confined in the State Prison who ar,
serving their second terms and IL mel
who are third termers. One man ha,
never been out of Jail three months at !.
time for Is years. He vibrates between
San Quinten and Carson, OCCASIONAL,
spending year or two in Oregon. Their
is Chinaman who steals chickens IS b,
gets out that he may be returned, ant
his only fear is that some day he will gel
shot while fooling about hen roost.