The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-05-14
STATE ITEMS.

The c. and G. R. r. put third loco
motive on the track this week.
Times Review: A Chinaman yester-
day had gold nugget weighing upwards
of two ounces which he was exhibiting
to an admiring crowd on Weed street.
The Carson Times says that notwith-
standing their liberal salaries, some of
our State officers waive the privilege Of
drawing their monthly stipends direct,
and their wages are paid to certain
assignees and agents.
Virginia Footlight: We have it from
one who knows-an old mining man and
expert-that the Wood River country is
a fraud The ore veins up there are very
narrow and extend below the surface but
a very short distance.
B. II. Carrick, ox-Treasurer of Storey
county, says the Carson Appeal, is very
much depressed, owing to the decision of
she Supreme Court refusing to grant him
new trial; not so much on his own &C.
count as for his family's sake.
The Times Review, of Tuscarora, says
about fifty persons, mostly Chinese, are
placer mining in that district and con-
siderable amount of gold dust is being
taken out. This is the most favorable
Spring for placer workings that has been
experienced for years.
Eureka Sentinel Hon. Hank Knight,
who has just returned from a trip all
over this State and Utah, says he came
across no place in his travels that will
compare with Eureka. In word he
comes back fully convinced that Eureka
is the best town on the Pacific Coast.
Tuscarora Times Review: Somebody
here is evidently engaged in the practice
of punching silver coin, as great deal of
that kind is in circulation. Punching or
otherwise reducing or defacing U. S. coin
is criminal offense, punishable by heavy
fine and Imprisonment in the psniten-
tiary.
Reno Journal: We could not tell which
was the lion and which was the lamb
when we saw Fair and Sharon eating
supper night before last at the Depot.
Notwithstanding the bitter abuse each
has heaped upon the other, they appeared
to be perfectly friendly as they partook
of their evening meal.
White Pine News: The Star Company
shipped bullion for the month of April
valued at $3.50, 534.49, gross. This is by
far the largest shipment for long time.
About 600 tons of ore were worked, and,
we are informed, that very close on to
700 tons will be put through the mill this
month, when the bullion output will
probably reach 100000.
The Sentinel says: Eureka hasn't much
reason to complain. We are just now
enjoying something of boom in the mat
ter of the sale of mining property. Not
less than four new companies have been
introduced in as many months. Several
other important transactions are pending,
and will doubtless be consummated in
the near future. All in all, Eureka is
getting along quite comfortably.
Gold Hill News: About noon to-day an
accident occurred in the Union mine,
whereby Charles Baker, former resi-
dent of Gold Hill lost his lie. Tho in
formation gained was to the effect that
he was struck down and crushed to death
by falling rocks on the 2400 level. De-
ceased was well known and well liked
here. He was about thirty years of age
and unmarried.
Virginia Enterprise: Since the Indians
have been forbidden to ride on the rail-
roads the price of ponies has gone up
fifty per cent. They now say that the
iron horse is not very profitable animal
after all. Captain Sam being told that
the iron horse travelled all the time and
ate neither hay nor barley, said: "What
matter you bout that? S'pose he no eat
UNI hay, he drink heap water, and eat
um wagon load wood before breakfas.
Pony you turn UNI out. S'pose want to
ride 60 ketchum. Who said bout Injun
want UNI railroad? Damum railroad~
The city Government of Austin is de-
funct, the Board of Aldermen adjourning
sine die last Saturday evening and de-
livering all the property of the late
"City of Austin" over to the County
Commissioners of Lander County. The
reports Of the city officers are published
in Mondays Reveille and show that after
paying all the claims against. the city
there was balance of S39 10 in the City
Treasury. The city government of Aus
tin was organized in May, 1864, under a
charter granted by the Territorial Legis-
lature the previous Winter. First Mayor
was Chas. Holbrooke, now prominent
and wealthy hardware merchant of San
Francisco, who was elected over his
Democratic opponent, David E. Buel,
afterwards the first Democratic candidate
for Governor of Nevada. From the re-
suit of this first municipal election arose
the celebrated "Girdley Sanitary Sack
of Flour sale of which nearly real
lied quarter of million dollars for the
hopaGt of +ha conitarv fund duriuo the