The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-12-10
STATE ITEMS.

Washoe County Hospital.
Some very rich rock was encountered
in the south shaft of the Regent mine in
Lyon County.
Work is being resumed on many of the
old Comstock mines that have been closed
down for years.
Ex-Congressman C. W. Kendall, who
had his skull fractured by runaway
horse on Market street, San Francisco, is
recovering.
A number OF men, says the Ward
Reflex, are now engaged in doing assess
ment work ON claims owned by the Step
toe Consolidated in this district.
The following coinage was done at the
Carson Mint during November, the first
in eight months Standard silver dollars,
sos, 600; half-eagles, S78, 800; eagles,
$40, 1000; total, 1896, $50.
There are still considerable number
of men-both whites and Chinese-at
work on the timber ranches of the Sierras.
Many of the Chinese will dig away at
wood-cutting all Winter.
The Carson and Colorado Railroad has
opened for passengers and freight to Soda
Springs, distance of 1876 miles from the
Mound House. There remains less than
fifteen miles to run to reach Belleville.
In the State Surveyor Generals office
during the month of November, IL, 500
acres of land were sold out of the 2,000,-
900 acre grant. The purchases will be
selected from the Carson and Eureka dis
tricts.
Ward Reflex: The survey of the Eu.
reka and Colorado River Railroad was
completed from Snake Valley to Shackles'
station, short distance this side Of
] Hamilton, last week, where the party
broke up--the greater portion refusing to
wait for further orders from headquarters
and take board for pay in the meantime.
Winnemucca Silver State: Hiram
Barnes has just erected two iron turbine
windmills on NJ. Kocherssperger's ranch,
! in Paradise Valley, which are said to
work admirably, and pump sufficient
water for large herd of cattle. Thomas
Shone is having similar windmill erected
at his place at the Toll House. At pres.
ent the water is raised by steam, and he
thinks the windmill will do the work Of
the steam pump.
Eureka Sentinel: Treasurer Sadler yes
terday received telegram from Hamil
ton, stating that the Auditor of White
Pine County had, without the order O.
the Board of Commissioners, transferred
all the money from the General Funt
into the Salary Fund, necessarily de
pleting that fund and compelling scri]
holders to 60 without their money.
has created considerable of a stir, an,
the end is yet to be seen.
In speaking of the Eureka Tunnel, tn
Sentinel says that every strike in thi
property tends to confirm the sanguin
predictions of the most enthusiast
holders of the stock, concerning the valu
and extent of recent developments. Th
{ winze from the 100 drift has alread
utIIlOUoSIdICu WIG CAloGChSC Va q oOAesh1
in that portion of the tunnel property
. large Dimensions, which continues to in
prove as work is carried forward.
Virginia Enterprise: Captain Sam is
! from Humboldt lake, He says he is ha
% ing good deal of trouble just now on a
G count of persons furnishing Chine
a blandy" to his people. He says wht
n they have taken about two drinks of tn
= beverage they strike out for the cam
'e and with knives and rocks chase squaw
y children and all hands out of their hu
It and up into the mountains. He says
lie the thing is not stopped he will sail
l. his braves and clean out all Chinatown.
70 Two separate attempts were made
al wreck trains on the Central Pacific Ra
" road at Verdi on the night of the
\, inst. Some miscreant broke the lock
=! the switch at the Verdi Flume Compan
Il. crossing and threw the switch open. I
81 switch had been repaired and furnish
- with new lock at p. m. At 9:20
~ lock was broken off and the switch thro
&c open. The switch was fixed, but c
IN hour afterwards was again disarranl
' e, in waiting for the emigrant train. Il
81 supposed to be the same man who
.ai been trying to burn up the town Of We
y for months.
he Saturday afternoon shocking accid
m. occurred at the Forman shaft, Virgi
~ City, caused by the drill cutting into
he unexploded cartridge by which one n
an was killed and another so badly inju
that there is no hopes Of his recove
Thomas Rowe was instantly killed,
he whole body being riddled with fragme
ZEN of rock as by discharge of grape
m canister. James Rowe was laceratet
; much the same way, both his arms be
an so badly shattered that he had to h
led them amputated. He lost one of
ace eyes, and from extreme loss of blood
me probably expired ere now. Both
of are natives Of Cornwall and about thi
ON, five years old. Thomas was MARI
,ra and leaves a wife and four childre