The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1882-06-17
STATE ITEMS.

A baseball match for $3.50 side is on
the taps between the Austin and Eureka
| clubs.
The Grantsville Bonanza says work is
progressing steadily in the mines at
Downeyville and enough ore is being ex.
tracted to keep the furnace running.
On the Sth, says the Ward Reflex,
Dave O'Brien fell from the 300 to the
200 foot station in the upraise of the Mar.
tin White mine and is probably fatally
injured.
Ward Reflex: A gold nugget weighing
G7i ounces, we learn by letter from Boon
Tilford, was found by Martin and Josh.
Trewella in Osceola Saturday last. In
the nugget line Osceola distances any
gold mining district on the continent.
Belmont Courier: The Sedan mine in
Florence District, this county, is looking
better and better as work progresses.
| The shaft is now down ITO feet, at the
bottom of which they are extracting ore
that assays over $50 in gold and 500 in
silver.
Elko Independent: About 80 cars Of
steel rails have been taken to Coin and
Iron Point Stations this week, and about
the same quantity to Carlin and Wells.
Some thirty miles of these rails will be
laid between Winnemucca and Wells
this summer.
Virginia Enterprise Of the 18th: Peter
Nesdale, an old resident Of the Comstock,
and formerly member of the Pacific
Coast Pioneers, died yesterday morning
at his residence, on South + street, Of
dropsy, after long illness. He was
sixty three years of age and leaves wife.
Eureka Leader Mr. H. PM, who
walked behind the riderless horse in the
Garibaldi procession Sunday, is said to
be the only man in this locality who ever
served under the celebrated General. His
dress was exactly copy of that worn by
the old Garibaldi Guards, and he carried
his gun in the manner of that famous
body.
Despite Dan De DULLES efforts to get
up comet boom, the tailed "varmint "
has not been seen by solitary Carsonite
Carson Appeal. Must the world be
set on fire to accommodate the Carson eye?
We venture to say that the day of judg-
ment will be over three days before any
Carsonite wakes up Virginia Enter
prise.
Ward Reflex: An eight-foot vein of
gold ore, we learn from Frank Weiss,
who was over in Osceola few days ago,
has been cut by the Escanoba tunnel run
for the Escanoba and Bewaukee claims.
The ore, it is estimated, will GO about
$40 to the ton. Col. Farnham and Frank
Weiss are the owners of the above men.
toned claim.
Winnemucca Silver State: Louis Font.
anne, of Spring City, is in town. Loui.
is accompanied by his three-lsggsd dog
of which mention was made in the Silver
State some time since. The dog came
into this world with only three legs, be
ing minus one hind leg, and there il
nothing to show that it was ever intended
he should have any more. Outside Of !:
slight and peculiar limp in his move
ments, he gets over the ground about Al
well and as fast as more favored dog.
with four legs. The animal is abou
eleven month old and is a natural curl
osity.
There was larger attendance at thu
Grand Lodge, l. o. O. F., at Carson
yesterday than there has been any da.
during the session. A great many com
mittee reports were submitted, and
large amount of business transacted. Ii
tho afternoon the Grand Lodge proceeded
to the election of officers, with the fol
lowing result: Grand Master, A. Il
Shannon. of Austin; Deputy Crane
Master, J. S. Shoemaker, of Reno; Crane
Warden, w. B. Shepherd, of Virginia
Grand Secretary, w. H. Hill, of Vir
ginia; Grand Treasurer, George Tufy, o
Carson; Grand Representative (loni
term, w. H. Davenport, of Eureka, ant
William Prince (short tsrm), of Virginia
Reno was selected as the place for hold
ing the next convention