The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-24
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Some anonymous letter writing has
been kicking up lively commotion in
Corson.
G. w. Hymer, who is sentenced to be
executed on the 9th instant, at Winnie
mucca, is resigned to his fate.
Austin Revcille: This is the Indian
mating season and operations have been
in full blast for several days past.
1t is rumored that Jas. Anderson,
local" Of the Eureka Sentinel, will
shortly publish paper at Ruby Hill.
The Reveille says the Manhattan mill
started up on the 18th and has reduced
Y tons, of the assay value of $40, 1872 %.
The Sentinel says all of the "laid off
men in the Eureka Con. mine were put
to work and the full force are again EN-
ployed.
The Ward Reflex says almost on the
heels of the fire PHI Felsenthal received
information from Osceola that his cellar
had caved in Felse. is decidedly out of
luck
Ward Reflex: ". II. Bassett in letter
to Geo. c. Hamilton of this place, an
nounces the death of Tom Plane at
Candelaria on the Sd inst. Tom was an
old resident Of White Pine county.
In an item on the Reno cattle market,
the Gazette says: Exclusive of Foxs
cattle, which will probably all be used to
supply his Gold Hill market. L. w.
Lee estimates that there are not 1000
head in this market for sale.
Thomas }. Tenant, of Carson, writes
the editor of the Paradise Reporter that
he will shortly visit the Great East with
a huge stock of catfish and perch, from
the State Fishing Hatchery, for distribu.
ton in the waters in this section of the
State.
G.. II. News: The Bodie extension Of
the V. & Il. Railroad will be SO miles
long. The steepest grade will be ll6
feet to the mile, and that will be between
the Mound House and Dayton. The
route runs to Walker Lake and follows
its east shore 25 miles to the terminus;
cost of construction $2,00O,000.
Eureka Sentinel: In conversation with
representative of the Sentinel yesterday,
Senator Spencer, who has just returned
from the East, said he thought the min.
ing boom would hit Eureka about July,
at which time we might expect our town
to be full of strangers looking for min.
ing investments. He regards Eureka as
the most extensive mining district in the
world.
a rich discovery of silver bearing
quartz, by A. II. Ruse, u well-known
and veteran prospector, says the Para.
disc Reporter, is reported at Willow
Creek. The ledge, which is said to be
the largest ever found in the upper coun-
try, is near the famous Ohio, Moonlight
and Ethan Allen claims. The discovery
of so many rich veins in the vicinity Of
Willow Creek will doubtless direct the
attention of capitalists to that section.
The Enterprise says that in San Fran.
cisco there is project of consolidating
all the Comstock mines and working the
whole lode under one general system.
The idea is that when the branches of the
Sutro Tunnel are completed the mines
may be worked on cooperation plan
and under one management, thus doing
away with the great number of salaried
officers and reducing expenses generally
for pumping and hosting machinery, and
greatly decreasing assessments.
Elko independent: An employee of the
railroad company at Wells, named Steele,
went out to Hardesty's ranch, about
eight miles from town, couple of days
ago, to bring in cow and calf. He
started on foot from the ranch, driving
the animal, since which nothing has been
heard OF Steele, and party of citizens
are out searching for him. Later news
says that Steele was found in little
deserted cabin, nearly starved to death.
Being supplied judiciously with food and
drink, he soon recovered sufficiently to
start home with the friends who had
found him.
Eureka Sentinel, Goth: In the Bay
State mine at Newark John j. Gallagher,
miner, was seriously injured by blast
at about s o'clock last night. He had
charged two holes, one of which exploded
all right, and after waiting as he thought
a sufficient length of time, he concluded
that the fuse of the other was defective
and would not take. He approached the
spot, and just as he had gotten within a
few feet of it the charge went off, send.
ing great mass of rock and debris into
his face. The injured man was brought
to Eureka and stood the trip well. No
bones were broken, the chief injury being