The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-08
STATE ITEMS.

Beef cattle are selling at eight cents
pound at Reno.
The Independent reports the discovery
of mineral ledge near Elko.
Ten thousand acres will be put in
wheat and barley this season at Paradise
Valley.
Eureka district, says the Sentinel,
smelted 23.532 tons during the March
quarter.
The Elko Independent says the express
Office at that place was entered Monday
morning and something over 500 was
distracted
The Ward Reflex says it is the inten-
ton of the Martin White Company to
use mules in the Main Tunnel at an early
day, for the purpose of running the cars,
the distance having become too great for
men to run them to advantage
, Gold Hill News: The announcement
that "a men were recently put on at the
Sierra Nevada was made through mis-
take-a misrepresentation. No such force
has been put on and no more men can
now be put on. Work is being done at
but few points.
The Silver State says the Humboldt
river is now several feet higher than it
was few weeks ago, and is rising stead
jly. Many are OF the opinion that when
the snow on the ranges at the head OF the
river begins to melt next month that the
water will be higher than it has been for
four or five years.
Eureka Sentinel: The operations in the
mines of this district for the march
quarter were not as extensive as they
will be the present quarter. Owing tC
the severe weather many mines vert
debarred from shipping ore. Now that
the snow is gone and the roads have be
come passable much better results may
| be looked for.
Reno Journal: Should nothing unfor
seen occur to prevent it, it is the inten
tention of Governor Kinkead to order ;
grand review of the entire State militi;
at Reno during the next State Fair. TIT
N. A. NJ. & NJ. Society has rendered tn
use of the fair grounds, and the soldier
will camp out, do guard duty, and every
thing else usually done when in activ
service.
Ward Reflex: A few days ago in tn
Main Tunnel they had narrow escap
from another disastrous explosion.
hole was drilled within few inches @
another, but parallel with it, that cor
tanned two feet of giant, but, strangel
enough it was not exploded. In additio
to the regular shift Superintendent Sweet
apple and number of others were in tn
face at the time. Had the charge bee
exploded some six or eight men woul
have been killed or wounded.
Reno Gazette: c. c. Stevenson of Col
Hill was in town last evening. H
thinks the Storey county delegates
Austin will favor the appointment I
John w. Mackay as delegate to tt
, National Convention. An informal vol
on their Presidential preferences ga,
Blaine thirty, Washburne one. II
{ Storey delegation will be likely to o
pose any effort to pledge the delegate
to Chicago, but will favor resolution
first choice for Blaine.
White Pine News: From j. B. w
{ hanson we learn that the mining outlot
A at Cherry Creek was never brighter thu
j. at present. The Star mine is lookil
unusually well, and is employing a f,
force OF miners At the Gray Eagle, Il
q indications are that the lucky owners a
=. about to uncover a bonanza. Other min
I in the vicinity are being vigorously pre-
:. pected, with fair hopes Of q genera
q reward. Cherry Creek is at present t
= liveliest mining camp in Eastern Nevao
q if we except Eureka. There are few
=. any idle men in the district.
v Billy Martin was killed by John Bre
= in saloon in Eureka early Sund
4 morning. From the account publish
e in the Sentinel, it appears that both W,
e friends and had got on little spree
e. gether, when difficulty arose betwe
% them as to who should pay for I
1. drinks, and Brent killed Martin. I
Sentinel says: "rhe facts elected Def,
N the Coroner's Jury were substantially
t. we have recounted them. The jury UNI
ID the law was not required to fix the nat,
IS of the oifense, though we learn from
ut Coroner that an informal ballot v
III taken. They stood nine for justifia
l. homicide to three against"
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