The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-11-26
STATE ITEMS.

Reports from Sweetwater Mining Dis
trict are very encouraging.
The Austin Reveille learns that there
is to be paper started at Lewis District
| The Carson Mint will be kept con-
stantly supplied with bullion from State
mines.
Reno papers say that work on the re-
building of the Lake FIGURING Mills is
progressing rapidly.
The United States District Court, at
Carson, has adjourned until the second
Monday in January.
The flow OF water from the mouth of
the Sutro tunnel has been increased. 1t
now averages 6,O72,062 gallons per
twenty-four hours.
Eureka Sentinel: A lynx was killed
near one of the water company's reser-
voirs here on Saturday night. It was a
big one, weighing AZ pounds. He is now
one of the missing lynx.
John H. Dennis, who has been men,
toned in connection with the Democratic.
nomination for Governor is in Tuscarora,
the Times-Review says that under no
circumstances would he become a candi-
date for that Office.
Republican candidates for the Govern.
orship of Nevada: j. Fl. Kinkead, R. M.
Daggett, General T. Edward Conner,
Alvan c. Curtis, c. C. Stevenson and ].
w. Haines Democratic aspirants Matt.
Caravan, j. w. Adams, j. c. Hagerman.
The Virginia Enterprise says at the
Carson Mint they are now rattling out
standard silver dollars by The bushel
They should run month or two on
quarter dollars. As times are now it
takes about four men to own standard
dollar.
The Sentinel gives the bullion yield of
Nevada, for the half rear ending June
3Oth, at $4,542, 5O7.67, a falling off of
over 81, 900, 900 from the corresponding
six months of last year. The figures are
from the State Controllers books, and
are therefore correct.
Controller Hallock in looking over
some old records in his Office yesterday,
says the Carson Appeal, found an entry
of the payment of a bill in the sum Of
$3,4l6.77, to the Western U. Telegraph
Company, for transmitting the Constitu.
ton of this State to Washington in
March, 1865.
Mike Owens, who killed P. L, Traver,
merchant at Candelaria, about year
ago, was recently shot dead by an ap-
parent stranger at Tombstone. The
stranger shot him while he was taking
drink at a bar, and then rode hurridly
away and has not been seen since.
Aurora Herald: We learn from J. G.
Smart that Gus. Horton, who killed Pat
Birmingham, and received ball in the
lower part of the abdomen himself, in
Mason Valley n few weeks since, is likely
to get well although the wound at times
is very painful and discharges consider
able unfavorable looking matter.
Recently twenty tons of ore from the
Aurora Hill Con. mine, says the Aurora
Herald, was shipped to Bodie and
worked in the Bulwer-S Standard mill.
The result was SS,473.05 in gold and
$5l2.07 in silver, making SS,9S5. IL the
total yield OF the twenty tons; or $449, 25
per ton.
Experience has taught the ranchers Of
Mason Valley that even at present low
prices hay is better crop than grain.
The majority of them are now talking Of
going into stock and hay extensively,
raising less stock and better quality, and
many of them contemplate going into the
dairy business extensively.
The stage from Bellcville to Hawthorne
was stopped within few miles of thu
former place and the driver, Eugene
Way, ordered to throw off Wells, Fargo
h Co. 5 box. The robbers, three in mum
Der, are said to be known. They got
$500 out of the express box, and relieved
one of the passengers of 500.
Reno Journal: NJ. Raphael's Western
mine, at Downeyvlle, is likely to prov,
a bonanza. In ore chamber, No. /, b,
mere accident it was discovered, tina
aside from the lead ore there is consider
able horn silver ore of very good grade
This led to further prospecting whicl
finally resulted in uncovering solid veil
of horn silver ore which is extraordinar,
rich-this is about fifty feet below tn
surface, hence to be termed bin,
ledge.
The Eureka Sentinel tells of an India,
hunter who took two dozen wood rats
,, which he had captured along the Hum
, boldt, to Palsade, and offered them 70
, sale among the less enterprising of hi
tribe. By way of advertising his tempt
ing game, he skinned the rats carefully
and then making light fire, singed tn
! hair off the skins not over carefully. H