The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-22

DlED.-D. l. Nl;.rh received 4 letter
from J. p. Cochran, stating that S. G..
Steele. al old and well-known resident
OF Phoebe, died at Paisley, Oregon, OF a
slow fever, OH the 2Sth of April, and was
buried by the Odd Fellows in their GENE
terry at Lake View April go Mr.. Steele
was for long time identified with the
interests of Lincola county, having repre-
scented the county in the Legislature
1877, where he made himself known by of
being one OF the five or six members of
that body who stood out against the re-
peal of the bullion tax. He was owner
Of the National mine and furnace at Bris-
tol, which he disposed of to the Hillside
NJ. & NJ. Company. He was for long
time IN the grain and feed business at the
lower end of Main street, and was also
in the same business down at Silver Reef.
TIE CAsE.-News comes from Carson
that owing to Attorney General Murphy
not yet having filed his briefs in the Nc
Lane and Mcintyre case, that the papers
in the case have not yet been submitted
to the Judges OF the Supreme Court.
Murphy made no argument in this case
before the Court; merely promising to
submit briefs, and has not even done that.
Mr.. Murphy was elected by contiding
peoplc, with the idea that when elected
he would attend TO the business of his
office but thus far he has scarcely made
IN effort to attend to matter coming
under his supervision, and in consequence
Of this dereliction Of duty the various
counties OF the State are mulcted in heavy
costs.
RAYMOND & ELY. Notwithstanding
the rumors which have been set ahoat
during the week in regard to the manage
inent of this mine, nothing could be
traced to any authentic source. During
the week number OF the thirty day
drafts have been cashed down at San
Francisco by the company, but as yet we
have heard of none OF the sight drafts be.
ing cashed. This really looks to us as
though spite was shown and that those
in charge Of affairs down at the Bay were
little boys and utterly unfit for the posi-
tons they fill.
Day ORE.-Tho ore shipped to the
Hillside furnace shows well in bullion,
the average Of the bulk shipped yielding
Sl36 per ton. This lot of ore was not
taken from the main ore-body, but was
taken out of the mine at various points
where work was being done. 1t is be.
lieved the ore Of main body will average
much better than this. A small lot of
crystalized carbonate sent to the furnace
yielded $40 per ton. This ore did not
do as well as was expected, yet $500 ore
is nothing for people to turn up the noses
ut.
CnLoRrDINC. Since the Raymond &
Ely was closed down Il numbers of the
miners have turned their attention to
chloriding, many of them going to work
in old abandoned claims, making the best
of the situation, and some of them are
doing well at the business. On Monday
Tom Mitchell loaded four wagons-about
twelty tons-with ore from the BESIDE
lnonia mine and shipped it to the Hill
side furnace at Bristol. Matt Rogers
also shipped several wagon loads of ore
from No. 3, Tuesday, to the same furnace.
Ell DORADO CANYON. E Mills, Gen.
eral Manager of the Ell Dorado Canyon
property, arrived here from that place on
Monday last. He states that the mill at
the canyon is not running, and is not
likely to start up at the present as the
work OF developing the mines are now in
progress, and the mines must make a
better showing than they do at present
to start the mill. About 25 men are en-
ployed i'll developing the mines.
Dry VALLEY MILL.---Efforts are being
made whereby some four or five thousand
tons of screenings can be conveyed from
the Meadow Valley Company's mines to
the mill at Dry Valley, for the purpose of
starting up the mill. The screenings
average well in bullion and the mill will
be able to make a long and successful run
II the screenings can be transported at q
reasonable rate
Quick Work. The two horse. thieves
whom Sheriff Cash Thomas of Lander
county recently arrested in Pahranagat
We're indicted by the Lander County
Grand Jury last Friday week. They were
narraigned and pleaded guilty on the fol.
loving Saturday, and last Monday both
blevlns and Watson were sentenced to
Prison. " 0
LEAD oRE'-Matt Howell, Manager Of
Hillside Company, was in town during
the fore part of the week buying up low
priced lead ore for use in the Hillside fur.
mace as ti!uxing material. The affairs of
the Hillside Company are in much bet.
ter condition than they have been for a
long time. There is nothing like HAVING
the right man at the wheel.
PENNSYLVANIA DISTRICT. II. B. Phebv
left here Tuesday for Frisco District
Utah, to meet an expert who is COMING
from the Bay to report upon the mining
property of Pennsylvania District. il
the report Of the expert corroborates