The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-24
STATE ITEMS.
Battle Mountain is lively.

Bodie has declared q 25.csnt dividend.
The Supreme Court appears to be just
grinding out decisions.
Good ore is being taken out OF the
North Rapidan mine, Como.
s. s. Pieser. piano player, com.
mitted suicide in Virginia City on the
18th inst.
The Courier says Mrs. Emma III. Nor
wood has been appointed Postmistress OF
the Belmont post-office.
The C. p. Railroad Company have dis
continued business at Oreans, and have
opened new telegraph and freight Office
Levslooks.
The Mariposa mill is to be started i'm
msdiately on Sierra Nevada ore. There
is now on hand at the mill about $500
tons OF ore. ...
Ths last Legislature only appropriated
$4,000 for printing purposes. Its pre-.
dsoessOr had appropriated SAC, 1000. and
the amount was insufficient.
Mike Owen, tho murderer OF County
Commissioner Traver, of Esmsralda, has
been captured in the southern part of Es.
meralda county and is now lodged in Jail.
The bonanza in the Union Consoli-
dated is now spreading to the east and
southwark on tho 24OO level. When
thoroughly explored it is likely to turn
out huge affair.
Persons who have examined the vein
OF ore recently found on the 2760-foot
level of the Belcher nearly all concur in
the opinion that what is seen is the sx-
trems top of On ore body.
Storey county prisoners are still being
worked on the streets. Few Of them
banker after toll. About the only time
they get up good healthy Precipitation
is whom they try to run away.
1t is said tina. judging from present
appearances there will be very little hay
left in the Truckee meadows next Spring.
The cold and stormy weather has already
made big hole in the supply.
Reno journal: The Washos rancher is
generally in good luck. At one time his
hay crop is q bonanza, at another time
he makes lot of money on his potatoes.
and now his beef cattle keep the wolf
from the door.
j. H. Taylor, of Revsille, informs the
Belmont Courier that French company
will soon take hold and work some OF the
mines in Prospect Mountain. There ia
every reason to believe that there are
good mines there.
Carson Appeal: The Eureka Leader,
organ of the Eureka and Palisads Rail.
road, states that there was no oppposition
made by anybody 10 the pardon of All
Chartz. Perhaps the letter signed by one
Evarts was a forgery.
Virginia Enterprise: Captain Sam, Of
tho Piuts tribe. don't much like it that
tho Princess Sarah, Nachss and old Win.
nemucca have gone to Washington City
without taking him along. He says
"Me and johnson heap better talk UNI
Sallie no sabs war;"
About the LIST of next month A. Zoo
hsndelaar will begin the publication of Z
magazine to be called the Nevad,
Monthly, which will be devoted to tbs
mineral. agricultural and industrial in
tsrssts OF the State. 1t will contain
menthly review Of the mines and many
valuable mining statistics.
Belmont Courier: Letter OF Januar,
18th from the Alexander mine says tn,
bullion produc. for December was $37,
$50 81. So far in January it has shippst
only $7,9lS.48. but our mill has beef
shut down part of the time to put in i'm
provements and additions which viii
more than double its capacity before tn
expiration Of the month.
Silver State: On the night OF the 14tl
| instant man known ss TEX" was plsy
ing billiards in q saloon at Spring City
at ten O'Clock at night, and four hour
later was corpse. Six weeks or tw,
months ago he had some thirty head o
horses and valuable jack. He lost mos
Of his horses gambling, and had givsl
the jack as security for 5000, which b.
also lost at cards. There is, we are in
formed, some suspicion that his death
did not result from natural causes.
Gold Hill News: The Bodie railros d
Mr.. Yerington says. is to DO built RICH
away. II will start from the Noun,
House, run on down tho Carson pas
Sutro, CROSS over the river below there
and thence to Mason Valley. Its cours
will then be to Walker Lake, over whicl
for 80 miles steamer will be run. B.
this route the trade aud travel OF Bridge
port, Aurora. Benton and Columbus vii
be secured. The exact location Of th
track along this route has not yet besl
decided upon.
Elko Independent: The recent run o
the furnace at Railroad consisted of IL,