The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-23

THE GUNNIsoN AND WHITE RIVER
COUNTRY Jerry Harrington, who left
several months ago in company with Bob
Husband for the purpose of prospecting
in the Gunnison and White River coun-
try, returned Wednesday night Har-
rington does not speak very encouraging
ly Of this country. Defiance District, in
the White River Agency, is about one
wear old, and the highest assay ever OBJ
tanned in the district was $27. The high
est assay he obtained was 49, The lodges
are narrow and are nearly perpendicular.
At Ruby, in Gunnison county, the
lodges are similar to those in Defiance
District, and assays go about the same
only very little better. He believes
this portion of Colorado will eventually
prove an excellent coal country, but will
never amount to much for either gold or
silver. The winters there are very severe,
a great amount of snow falling, and the
prospecting season is about four months.
This is an excellent grass and game coun-
try. Harrington says that if the range
of mountains between here and Bristol
were located in the Centennial State,
where rock can be picked up at any place
along the range assaying from trace to
hundreds of dollars, and the roots of the
sagebrush 60 from five to ten dollars in
silver, it would be worth an incalcula-
BILE amount of money. He also visited
Leadville and had view of the famous
blanket lodges, and smile was on his face
when he spoke of them. Pat Cullen,
.,,bo x,,oe +ho &c A. o,,oo
prominent Iron mine at Leadville, has
taken his departure from that country.
In all his wandering through the reputed
rich camps of the new country, Harring-
ton said he was disappointed from the
very first, and he doesn't intend visiting
any more "big" countries.
THAT EXPERT. Mr.. John A. Church,
the expert sent out here to examine the
Hillside property by the Fasteners, was
agreeably disappointed upon his arrival
in Bristol. He went there expecting to
see old and dilapidated works, but upon
discovering that everything was new,
with the latest improvements, he did not
hesitate to express himself. The Mendha
mine, of Highland District, he was very
much pleased with and intimated that it
was better thing to have than the great
Horn Silver mine of Utah. The Bay
State, in Bristol District, recently pur-
chased by the Hillside Company, he
spoke highly Of and estimates 1900 tons
of ore in sight. He was so well satisfied
with the management of the affairs of the
company at Bristol, and the big things
that he saw, that he decided not to go
down to San Francisco to examine the
books there, as was his intention. He
forwarded his report ON the property to
the N. Y. Engineering & Mining Journal,
which paper will publish it.
ACCEPTS THE CHALLENGE.-Dan Nys-
wonger, of Panaca, accepts Mr. Glissan's
challenge, which was published in the
RECORD two weeks ago, and the sub.
Joined note speaks for itself: elm your
paper of last week saw challenge from
Mr.. Glissan, of Rose Valley, offering to
run his flly against my horse Deseret
COLT for forty head of grown cattle, the
race to take place in November. The
horse is now lame, having sprained
ankle; but accept the challenge and will
run my horse against his for said forty
head Of cattle, on the 25th day of No
vember next; the best three out of five
half-mile heats. DAN'L NYswoNGER.
DELIVERING THE BoxEs.-The Sheriff
has been busy of late delivering thu
ballot-boxes, tally lists, etc., at the diff
ferent election precincts in the county
As some of the precincts are scattered
and many miles from each other he ha(
to make an early start to complete thu
business in time. The box for Ell DORADO
Canyon left Tuesday by special messenge
and the box for Bunkerville was shipped
Tuesday evening. Others were forwarded
during the week by messengers, tn
Sheriff not being able to go to every plac
himself.
DISTRICT Court. The District Cour
met Wednesday, October Goth, at L
a. M, disposed of five naturalization
cases. At the afternoon session affidavit
were submitted for change of venue il
the case of the State of Nevada vs.. Gee
w. McLane, Jr After hearing tn
testimony on both sides, the Judg
granted the application for change {
venue and set White Pine as the count
IN which to have the case tried. Coul
adjourned to the 25th inst.
BRISTOL CoMpANY.-Th Bristol S. N
Company is experiencing considerab
trouble by the continual breaking of IL
pump at the will. The Mayaower min
is improving as work progresses and the
is no telling how valuable that propert
may eventually prove. The chances ar
There is millions in it"
TAXES FOR 1880. assessment X
Of Lincoln county shows as follow
Phoebe real estate, $244, 259; person
property, $50, 055; total, 1924, 3l4; tax
same, $ll, 293.4l. County real estat
$275,7l7; personal property, $3.50, SO