The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1882-01-28
STATE ITEMS.
Assessment era.

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Martin White has levied an assessment
of 25 cents.
The indebtedness of Nye County is
$50, 1881.
The Nevada Supreme Court has adj
iourned till February LIST.
Business of the Comstock has been
very light since the holidays.
The mail to Cherry Creek via Ham,
ilton has been cut down to once week.
The Belmont Courier says that the
Monitor Belmont mill is expected to be
ready for starting up on Belmont ore on
or about the Goth of the present month.
Eureka Sentinel: Sunday evening, at
the Albion mine, Jimmy Hall, who was
working about the engine, accidentally
had the fore finger of his right hand
nearly taken off by the machinery. DR..
Thoma afterwards amputated it.
Grantsville Bonanza Work is progress
ing steadily in the Esta Buena mine at
Ellsworth under the management of Su-
perintendent Dan Murphy. Develop.
ments will be made shortly in this prop
erty that will surprise outsiders. Bullion
shipments will be in order about June.
The Reno Journal says Governor Kin
kead has telegraphed to Secretary Of
State Babcock for copies of all back war
claims of the State of Nevada against the
United States War Department. By
this it would appear that our old man is
not idle when the interest of the State is
concerned.
Carson Appeal: Hank Monk has had
an offer of $3.50 per month and all ex-
penses paid (including whisky toddy
sour for one year, to exhibit himself in
the large Eastern cities as the man of
Horace Greeley fame, but he declined the
tempting offer. Hank says that he has
not seen place larger than Virginia
City in over twenty years.
Times Review: The latest game out is
called 1.-The Printers Delight" 1t is
played Thus: Take sheet of writing
paper, write your name and address
thereon, fold it around bank note large
enough to pay all arrearages and year
in advance for your newspaper, and for.
ward it to the editor. 1t is game that
ought to become popular. Try it.
The census gives water measurements
in Nevada as follows Carson Sink 225,
and Carson Lake Il square miles; Eagle
Lake, 25 square miles in Nevada and AZ
in California; Franklin, 40; Goisute, Is;
Humboldt, %; Pyarmid, Dos; Ruby, 80;
Walker, ITO; Winnemucca, IS; Tahoe,
California and Nevada), 1876; Goose Lake
has pol, none of it in Nevada; Honey
Lake California;, "a; in Surprise Valley,
Upper Lake has 81 and Middle Lake Al
square miles. There are 35 square miles
Of rivers and streams.
The Carson and Colorado Railroad is
now extended to a point midway between
Belleville and Candelaria, and will sool
reach the latter point, 1856 miles south
west of Carson. From Candelaria the
road will be extended this year in {
southwesterly direction into Mono, Inyt
and Kern counties, California, following
the line of Owens River, through Owni
Valley, to connecting point with thu
Southern Pacific Railroad, to near Mo
have Station, Kern county, California.
Eureka Sentinel A serious acciden
happened at the old Lemon mill abou
half-past o'clock yesterday afternoon
Messrs. L. L. Bullock & Co., having pur
chased the above property, during tn
past three weeks have been engaged il
taking down the machinery preparation,
to its removal to Hot Creek Mr.. Dyke
the Foreman of the company, was direct
ing its taking down, which was almos
completed when the unfortunate acciden
occurred. Whilst lowering piece of tn
machinery by ropes attached to one c
girders of the building, j. P. Mcfarland
who was standing on the end of one {
them, was advised by the foreman to &c
off; that it was weak and dangerous
Mcfarland failed to heed the advice
when, at the next moment, the bear
broke and threw him to the ground,
distance of some fifteen feet, breaking h
left leg below the thigh, and infiicting
severe scalp wound but not fracturing tn