The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1882-02-11
STATE ITEMS.


erty in Tuscarora is selling for little o
nothing,
The colored population of Nevada i
: less than 400. There are SAG Chimes,
and 2,S03 Indians in the State.
The Appeal says the coinage executed
!, at the Carson Mint during the month o
!, January was as follows Double eagles
, 500, 900; half eagles $4,000; STANDARD
dollars, $4,000. Total, Sl9S,OO0
The Ward Reflex says that Taylor
District, though not the largest bullion
producer in White Pine county, paid six
and a half times more bullion tax last
quarter than all the rest of the county.
1t is the custom to change the color
the poll tax receipts are printed ON, to
facilitate the work of Assessors. In 1879
the color was blue, in 1880 it was red,
last year in purple and now the State
Printer is making them green.
\ sort OF rash. or light form OF measles
is prevalent at Austin. The Reveille
says old and young are affected with it
alike. 1t is SO light, however, that it
scarcely amounts to disease, but is re.
garded more as neighborly acquisition
or fashion accomplishment.
Ward Reflex: The checks of the Ex-
change Mining Company, OF Cherry
Greek, we learn from reliable source,
went to protest few days ago and the
property of the company has since been
attached, for what amount we have been
unable to learn.
Silver State: One of Alex Wise's teams
arrived to-day from Central with fifteen
tons of ore from the keystone mine. The
ore is quite rich, some pieces taken from
the mine at depth of 50 feet assaying
over $1,000 to the ton. Mr.. Wise in
tends to keep two teams hauling ore from
the mine to the mill while the roads are
good.
The Gold Hill News says in Candelaria,
faro games are run but half month.
They are opened twenty-four hours be.
fore payday and run as long as the
tiger is fed. The beast absorbs all
the nutriment TO be had in fifteen DAYS
and then retires TO its den until the
"bhoys" have the wherewith TO again
pay for its exhibition.
The Eureka Sentinel says Judge J. F.
Lewis, formerly of the Supreme Bench
Of this State, is spoken OF as the successor
OF Judge Hillyer, in the event OF the
latter's retirement. 1t is said that JUS
tice Field OF the L. S. Supreme Court
and I. $. Circuit Lorenzo Sawyer will
recommend the appointment of Judge
Lewis.
A private letter received at Carson
from Senator Fair states that he receives
a larger mail every day than any other
member OF the United States Senate.
Some days he is in receipt OF as many as
100 letters, the most OF them being OF a
begging nature, and from cranky invent.
ors who desire aid TO enable them to place
their wonderful inventions before the
world
George H. Davis, OF the Mint, says the
Carson Appeal, stopped at Jerry Quilts
ranch, on the Kings Canyon road. While
there he was shown a natural curiosity
in the shape OF chicken, born last Sep
TENDER, entirely devoid of plumage, ex-
eepting the long wiry feathers. The
bird is about half as large as an ordinary
chicken, and its skin is as smooth as the
palm OF human hand
Austin Reveille: Old 0phir Mining
District, situated in the Toiyabe range of
mountains, some fifty miles south o:
Austin, in what is known as ophir Can.
yon, Is attracting considerable attention
in mining circles. Within 4 few weeks
past two parties, representing capital,
have made thorough examination Of the
mines there, and especially the Forlorn
mine, which has United States patent.
Virginia Enterprise: Explorations are
now being carried into very interesting
and promising ground from end to end Of
the lode 1t viii be very strange il
something Of value is not ere long found
At some point. A development in any
one Of the leading mines just at presen,
would cause lively times in stocks. In
scores Of places drifts and crosscu,s are
being run into metal-bearing material.
This shows that the conditions are al
that could be desired. What is wanted