The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01
STATE ITEMS.

The State University is being put ia
first-class order, and Regent Rand thinks
there is fair prospect for good at
tendance Of students from various part'
OF the State.
There will probably be big water
suit in Mason valley before long. Tho
trouble arises from a rancher named
Hickey taking water out Of the Walker
river in California. which caused the
ranchers in the valley to fall short.
The Lyon County Times says horse
thieves visited the ranch Of Alec Mcleod,
in Mason Valley, last Monday night, and
ran off about forty head OF mules and
horses. These parties will furnish ma
terial for necktie party il caught.
a rancheress Of Washoe valley has a
novel method Of preserving eggs for win
ter use. In summer she breaks the eggs,
pours the contents into bottles, which are
tightly c0rked and sealed, when they are
placed in the cellar, neck down. The
contents Of the bottles come out as fresh
as when first put in. She puts dozen
eggs into each bottle.
Eureka Sentinel: Supt. Read tells us
that the Albion is looking better now
than for some time past. Some new ore
has been opened with fair indications.
Prospecting is being vigorously carried
on by the compsny's men and by trib-
uters, several Of whom have good pitches.
Eighteen tons Of so ore was shipped
yesterday.
Last Saturday a horse belonging to
Peterson L Samuels, Of this place, says
the Virginia Enterprise, was lost through
lockjaw. The animal picked up a nail
with one Of his feet, about week ago,
and the result was lockjaw. The horse
was worth $50. His sufferings were
so great that last Saturday it was thought
best to shoot him, and so end his pain.
Esmeralda Herald. Brooks McClane
has about fifty tons Of good orc on the
dump Of the July mine in Garfield Dis.
trict. The great cost Of transportation
and reduction requires extra good ore to
pay the cost Of shipment. All the above
rock will exceed S15 per ton. In this
district there are thousands Of tons Of as
good ore. ami IL there was any way to
work it, Garfield District would require
five hundred miners.
Virginia Chronicle: 1t is unof6cialy re-
ported that several Of the coal-black
steeds which the COmstock knight Tenn
plars bestrole in the recent terrific pro-
cessi0n at the Bay were not originally all
black. Some Of them had white feet,
Others white spot on the forehead, etc.
50 Curly Bill who was master Of the
horse for the Virginia troop sent for
Billy Emerson. and that harmonious Ital-
ian ''corked" them for the occasion.
At Hawthorne, August %. John r.
Darling. better known as Rattlesnake
Dick, " and James Warren, alias Jimmy
FRESH" qaarreled over some money
which had been taken from, enc of the
inmates Of house Of ill-fame. Each &C.
cused the other Of having taken it, and
they parted after some violent language,
with mutual threats. This morning at
go O'Clock, Darling was going to work
when Warren met him and saying, " You
will threaten my life again" drew pis
til and fired, shooting Darling in the
head, who fell on his face. Two more
shots were fired into his body after he
fell Warren is nov in jail. Darling
was - years old, and native Of Ken
lucky. He was a noted character in this
section. having served term in the
State Prison for highway robbery, dur
ing which he killed fellow convict. HI
had been in numerous deadly ARRAYS, and
was regarded as a desperate character.