The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-14
STATE ITEMS.

A Jockey Club has been organized at
Winneinucca.
All is going well on the north end of
the Comstock.
The pilc.driver at Dayton is loaded on
q frat-boat, from which it pounds away
merrily.
1t is believed that there will be $50
votes less in Reno this year than were
cast in 1873
The Ward Reflex says J. w. Long,
who died at Osceola Tuesday last, had
the reputation OF being the best rife shot
in America.
The Leader says the Shoshones at Eu-
reka are becoming theater goers, and
throw up their dollar at the box Office
with as much grace as free-born white.
The Indians, near Carson, complain
that at their dance on Friday night, three
white men disturbed their frolic by an
noying the squaws, and getting some of
them drunk.
The Humboldt Reduction Works at
Winnemucca, the title to which has been
involved in litigation for two or three
years past, are to be repaired and started
up Immediately.
The real name Of Clutch Frank"
recently killed in Lower Gold Hill, by
being thrown from his wagon, was Frank
Bury, but it was not ascertained till after
they buried him.
John j. Pritchard, convicted of muir.
der in the second degree, for killing
officer Symonds, at Gold Hill, was sen.
fenced to the State Prison for life, by
Judge King, at Carson.
The State Controllers books show
balance Of $3.50, 75l. % on August LIST of
which STAG, 462 % is apportioned to the
General Fund, with 81, 425. 80 outstand-
! ing warrants against it.
| Austin Reveille: The discovery recent.
ly made in Yankee Blade canyon, we
understand, improves in RICHNESS as
depth is attained. The ledge continues
about eighteen inches in width. The
owners are pushing work on the mine as
fast as possible.
Silver State: A team from Fort Harvey
left here to-day with one numbered and
| tifty-tive coils of barbed wire for the
| Malheur Reservation. The Government
has decided to fence a part of the reser.
walton, but for what purpose is not
known, as there are no Indians there.
Virginia Enterprise: A meat wagon
followed the hearse yesterday on the
occasion of the Chinese funeral, and lot
of hungry Piutes followed the meat
wagon. Without the mongolians placed
guards on the grave another Celestial
went hungry to h-his long home.
The Mariposa mill is being torn down.
the object in this is two-fold-to clean
tup its site, which is doubtless rich, and
to set it up again on the little fat below
the Utah to work the tailings and slum
accumulated there. These came from
the Sacramento mill and will pay well
for working.
Eureka Leader: A accommodating sur
vey party, under charge of J. w. Hud.
son, will take the field tomorrow, for
the purpose Of discovering the most
feasible route for the E. & P. r. r.
southern extension. The party, we are
informed, will spy out the country and
the various routes south for distance of
200 miles before returning.
Virginia Enterprise; A couple living
on the Divide who had buried 81, 100 in
gold in their cellar for safe keeping went
to look for their treasure last Saturday
and found only the pot which had con.
tanned it. They are Of the opinion that
some of their neighbors saw them in their
cellar of nights with light and suspect
ed that they kept their money buried
there.
Eureka Sentinel: From gentleman
who spent last Sunday across Spring
Valley, we learn that the Rose mine
shaft is being sunk in excellent vein
matter. In sinking the last 40 feet the
work has all been upon vein of good
ore, which has increased steadily in size.
The Dugout mine is also showing up very
satisfactorily to its owners, having
large quantity of rich ore in sight.
Eureka Sentinel: Our baseball club
returned last night from Battle Mountain.
The boys cleaned out all contestants,
and they come home crowned with vic.
tory. They knocked the Battle Noun.
tain club out of time, and hardly left .
grease spot Of the Austin nine. The Eu.
reka Club was the favorite from the
start, and the boys could not get enough
money to pay their expenses.
i Ward Reflex: Col. Elliott, Of the Black
Hills, has bought the Monroe & Linton
property at Osceola, has leased the Spen.
Ger mill and will immediately proceed to
crush 100 tons of ore--50 tons from two
different places on the mine--for the pur.
pose of satisfying himself Of its value
4 Tf the ore worka Enthusiastically of ~h;rh