The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-10-22
STATE ITEMS.

Floating indebtedness of Humboldt
county is S45, 236.
There are only about 60 people left in
the town of Hamilton, White Pine.
The Silver State says John Robins has
sold the Buckeye and Hawkeye mines in
Winnemucca Mountain to New York
parties.
The flow of water from the mouth of
the Sutro tunnel averaged 5, 53S. sol gal
Ions per twenty-four hours during the
| past week.
Governor Kinkead has appointed r.
r. Bigelow, District Judge of the Sixth
District, to serve for the unexpired term
OF Flack, deceased.
Tuscarora is livelier, says the Times
Review, than when the Grand Prize was
worth $50 dollars share. A little
rheumatism in one mine will not paralyze
the WI o,e community.
Chief OF Police Bradley was arrested
to-day on a charge of assault and battery,
says the Virginia Chronicle, preferred by
Pleasant Moore, reporter of the Gold
Hill News. Mr.. Bradley was dismissed
until Monday next, when the case will
be tried.
Eureka Sentinel: More new mines
have been discovered about three-fourths
of mile from Palisade, and it is said
that the prospects look quite as favorable
as those at Stafford.
Ruby Hill News: The new hosting
works at the Bowman are working as
smoothly as could be desired, and the
mine is reported as looking splendidly
and producing the usual amount of ore.
The people of Mason Valley and the
Walker River country are making siren
nous efforts to secure the success of their
coming fair, and will doubtless succeed.
The Sierra Nevada Wood and Lumber
Company's tunnel through the Washoe
mountains is 1896 feet in length. All
the wood and lumber from Lake Tahoe
floats through this in g Hume.
Eureka Sentinel l4th, says S. B.
Jones, a native of Ohio and aged AZ
years, committed suicide by hanging
himself in Page & Donnel's livery stable
at Typo. He leaves wife and two
children, girls. Our informant was I'M
able to give further particulars.
Ward Reflex: Prof. Newberry, who
has been examining the placers of Osce-
ola, thinks well of them, so we learn
from a trustworthy source. If he re-
ports favorable start will be made next
year to bring in the water.
The compressed air pipe having been
brought up through the upraise to the
ore body of the Martin White mine, says
the Ward Reflex, and the necessary
timbering being about completed Inger-
soil drills will soon be put to work in
ore. This would go to show that large
body of ore is in sight and no mistake.
Ward Reflex: The mill at Aurum was
shut down again last week, this time for
want of chemicals. With good miner
and good management all around, re-
cent visitor says there would be no
trouble about making the mining prop
erty in that camp pay handsomely.
When the chemicals are secured the next
shutdown will be for want of wood
there being all of eight or ten cords at
the mill.
The Gold Hill News says that It stated
on good authority that four mills on the
Carson river will shortly be running on
Comstock ore. They will be kept in
active operation unless causes at present
unforeseen should prevent. Such news
is certainly encouraging The Crown
Point mine is expected in the near future
to start another mill ON the Carson river,
having one mill now steadily running.