The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-12-05

before US from Chiricahua City, new
mining camp about GO miles from Toomb.
stone, Arizona, and in the some county,
which says The Texas and Dunn mines
here were originally purchased by a
Pennsylvania oil company for $40, 900
each. The Dunn has since been sold
again; the exact figures I have not learned,
but heard it was $4,000. One-fourth Of
the Texas has since been sold for $40, 900.
The Texas shaft is 20 feet deep, with ore
everywhere in sight. Seven ASSAYS were
made yesterday, the lowest was $7O and
the highest $4lS per ton. The ore is all
smelling. The property is considered
cheap at 500, 600 This is the only mine
prospected to any extent. Another mine
has been bonded for $40, 900, and one for
SO, 500; one sold for 80, 500, another for
$3.50 and two for $500. So you see we
are already figuring little in the finan.
cial world. Jno. r. james was here
about week since and expressed himself
as very well pleased with the outlook.
Charley Forman, Of Phoebe and Virginia
City, has also been here, and Mr.. Head.
Of San Francisco. We had five Eastern
capitalists pay us a visit few days since,
two of whom remain here vet. Our
population has increased 80 men in two
days, and they are coming in thick and
fast. Wood is pretty plenty and there
is water in sufficient quantities for all
camp and furnace purposes. The survey
for the town site began this morning, and
for scene of excitement and confusion
it beat all / have ever seen. As fast as
the lots were staked off they were nailed,
and the day wore away with some very
loud talk, but no fights The superin-
tendent of the Texas mine will start for
San Francisco Wednesday morning for a
furnace. We expect to see it running in
forty days, and then we will have boom
in California District.
DAY MINE.--Following is the official
letter of A. S. Gould, Superintendent,
dated December Q: I have very little to
report in addition to the information con.
tanned in my letters since Thursday of
last week. We are still hosting ore
lsecond-class), and our ore dumps are pil.
ing up quite high. The winze from the
46O level holds ore in about one.half Of
the bottom, the other half being block
OF white spar. The ore, although low
grade, as the staple, continues in abund.
ance, carrying Jumps and punches of
crystal carbonate. The cave "horse is
in reduced proportions, the ore pitching
behind.
JOHN NJ. HANFoRp, who has been
County Clerk of Lincoln county for sew.
eral years, departed Monday for Hamilton,
to attend rs witness in the McLane
trial. Mr.. .Hanford will not return here
during his present term of office, as he
intends making trip East. During his
unexpired term Geo. 7. German, County
Clerk elect, will attend to the duties Of
that office. During Mr.. Hanford's terms
of office he has made splendid officer,
and one that it will be hard to replace.
He has the best wishes Of many friends
here wherever he may locates
Work AT BULLroN1LLE. Ben. Hamp.
ton, Of the firm Of Godbe l. Hampton, is
pushing work ahead on the furnace and
concentrat;no worl. =, r.r;d,v :. no,,;
be- The tramwavs ara about com M I
and the sampling apparatus is in working
order, the firm having commenced pur.
chasing and sampling ore. Chloriders
o .uS n, money TOT Tt ore y soon a. sampled
number 81 contracts for cS,rcoal-m uS
than they need-at % cent. mar br,hal
These works ara run on c.sb hps; al ~
GOING FOR MAzErfA.--Joe Griffin and
Bob Hurley have undertaken the task Of
opening the drift connecting the WASH
ington q Creole and Mazeppa shafts,
v wm'an was T Slas'en ana nlied Dy set o.
this for over two wssI, snd 4 will f.L :.
many hard davis worI before The drift
is cleared Of debris II il their oninion
that after thew cat into tba Ma7enna thew
can make big money chloriding there.