The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-04-28
ABOUT wATER.



One gallon of distilled water weighs 10
pounds; one gallon of sea water weighs
1892 pounds; LIS cubic feet of water
weighs one hundred weight; 36 cubic
feet weigh one ton, equal to 224 gallons;
one cucic foot contains Ct gallons. THE
English standard, or imperial gallon, is
here referred to- The average daily con.
cumption of water in towns is l6 to 20
gallons per head. In pipes, the square
of the diameter in inches equals pounds
weight of water per yard. Example; An
inch pipe holds nine pounds per yard.
One.hundredth inch of rain is about one
ton weight to the acre. A nominal horse
power for boiler requires one cubic foot
of water per hour. Circular aperatures
are most effective for discharging water,
they having less FRACTIONAL surface for the
same area. The vena contracta is the
best form Of orifice for discharging water.
The ordinary speed to run a pump is so
to 100 feet fer minute. The pressure
in pounds per square inch Of column of
water is the height of column in feet
multiplied by 534, or, for approximation,
onehalf pound pressure per square inch
for each foot of height. Water, in flow
ing through an aperture, has velocity
equal to that acquired by heavy body
falling freely from height equal to the
distance between the center of the aper.
ture and the surface Of the water.
Doubling the diameter of an aperture in
creases the flow four-fold. A man can
raise water from q well 10 feet deep at
the rate of 80 gallons per minute. The
approximate time occupied in discharging
equal quantities of water, under equal
heads, through pipes of equal length,
varies from so for straight pipe, 100
for curve to 240 for right angle.
Last Sunday morning DR.. Campbell
got q note in the Postoffice, telling him
to go up to Cherry Creek Canyon, where
his services were required by wounded
man. The doctor did as directed. When
he had reached certain point, a note
left on rock directed him further
After proceeding some distance off the
road he found a man, wounded in the
arm, as if hurt by horse. To the doc.
tors inquiry as to how he came there
and the nature of his wound, the man
replied that it was none Of his business.
His surgical skill was all that was re.
quired, and for that he was ready to pay.
The doctor dressed the wound, got his
pay, and was told to return the next
morning. The doctor obeyed instruc.
tions, but on his second Witt note found
on rock told him his patient had left
the night previous. 1t is supposed that
he had confederates, who were not far
away, and that the gang were outlaws,
fleeing from justice. 1t is more than
probable that these men are the late es.
capes from the Idaho penitentiary, fol-
whose arrest a reward of 81, 600 Is offered.
l-[White Pine News, April 81.
A Chinaman in this city had on the
side of his neck wen that would weigh
four or five pounds. It was of dark
brown color, and a most unsightly OBJ.
ject. About four weeks ago Chinese
doctor began operations for the removal
of the excrescence. He tied about thu
neck of the wen, which was over an inch
in diameter, silken cord. This cord HI
frightened day by day until it finally cut
off all circulation of blood in the wen
and left it dead. Yesterday the luml
came off, and the Celestial now weigh
less than at any time within the las
year.-[Virginia Enterprise.
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There exists in Montana, and the plac'
is well known to many Montanians,
cave in which are piled an immense mum
Der of bones and skulls Of bison, buffalo
deer, bear and smaller animals. Thes
bones are carefully piled along the side
of the cave, and number thousands.
is supposed they were placed there b,
Indians. The writer of this has been il
the cave ard seen the skulls and bones
The cave is not over thirty miles from
the line of the Utah and Northern rail
road. and is near the southern boundar
of Montana.-[Butte City Union.Free
man.
MINING SURVEYS. The COMMISSIONS
of the General Land Office has ruled tina
the fact that a mining survey, upo
which is an application for patent, cor
hicts with prior survey does not pre-
vent the applicant from including tn
conflicting area in his application, pr
vided no application for patent upon sue
previous survey has already been made
Priority of application, and not priorit
of survey, governs in such matters. Z
course a survey must show all conflict
with any previous surveys; but the mel
showing of conflict does not divest tn
applicant of any legal rights.
One or two Of our Deputy U. S. Ma
shals are out ON a criminal hunting triI
their intention being to rustic up for til
mill Of the coming September term,
good grist of persons who have been il
dicted for various criminal practices b
former grand juries Of this distric
Court business has become rather dull
upwards of hundred persons who hay
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