The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-05-03
STATE ITEMS.


oaboose for the use of his family, and a
box car for a kitchen.
1t is reported, says the Ward Reflex,
that in one place in the Martin White
mine ore has been raised through lately
40 feet to the grass roots. Much Of it is
said to be exceedingly rich.
The cattle dealers of Nevada propose
to have law passed regarding the ad.
vertising of cattle brands, as in Wyoming
and Colorado, instead Of having them
merely registered at the Recorders
office.
The case of the State VS.. Sproul and
White, charged with burning the railroad
bridge at Verdi, on trial at Reno, ended
last Saturday. After being out about an
hour the jury brought in verdict of
mot guilty"
The Eureka Sentinel learns that DR..
Lockwood. an old gentleman, was cut
with knife in Hamilton BY Pete De-
Cook, on the 2lst. The knife made an
ugly wound extending from Just below
the eye down to the neck.
Ward Reflex: The Monitor mill, we
learn from John Verzan, started up Sat-
urday. The Company, with the same
ore, will come out $50, 900 ahead of 'S3,
as that amount, if not more, was paid
out for repairs, ETC., which will not be
necessary this year.
A Hamilton correspondent Of the
White Pine News says: Commissioner
Cowley, by his non.appearance at the
county seat up to IL on the night Of the
18th inst, forfeited his Office, and the
Governor will be notified Immediately.
One vote elects that officer this time.
A malignant type Of measles is raging
at the Mount Corey reduction works,
near Hawthorne, which attacks young
and old alike. Some, who are frightened
about the venomous character of the dis.
ease, are of the opinion that it is owing
to something that has been dug out Of
the ground.
The following Postoffices have been es.
tablished in this State during March:
Danville, Nye county; Garfield, Esmsr.
aida county; Incline, Washoe county.
Discontinued: Jefferson, Nye county;
mail to Belmont. Incline is situated in
the extreme southeastern portion Of
Washoe county, on the eastern shore eff
Lake Tahoe.
Assessments are now pending on
of the leading Comstock mines,
California, Consolidated Vir-
ginia, Best & Belcher, Gould & Curry,
Hale 4 Norcross, Ophir, Savage, Union,
Mexican, Justice, Alta and Utah, and it
is rumored that other leading mines will
soon be assessed. Among those mentioned
in this connection are Chollar and Sierra
At Battle Mountain Thomas P. Smith
was fined $500 by Justice Bradshaw,
after conviction on a charge of having
exhibited deadly weapon in rude and
threatening manner. The prisoner was
tried before jury Of the best citizens.
During the trial d. NJ. Bently, who ap.
peared as the attorney for the defendant,
was fined $40 for contempt OF court, and
in default of payment was committed to
Jail.
Belmont Courier: On Monday last we
visited the 20O.foot south level of the
Belmont mine. There is considerable
rich chloride and black metal ore exposed
in this portion of the mine. The ledge
averages feet in width, and the work
of development is being pushed AZ rap
idly as possible. The level continues in
good ore and the prospects never have
been more favorable than they are at
present since work was commenced on it.
Virginia Enterprise: West crosscut
No. 2, ON the 300 level of the Sierra
Nevada mine, has passed through the
low.grade ore in which it started, and
is now in the ordinary vein material. 1t
is thought that the next crosscut to the
northward will find the ore streak wider
and richer than it was in No. . crosscut.
Not much water was found by the dia.
mond drill where put into the face of
west crosscut No. !.
Down about Genoa everybody is be.
coming rich. A horse can't even kick 3
man down there without knocking coin
out Of him. The Courier of Friday says:
Dick Gelatt was kicked by horse the
other day, and his pants pocket torn
open, which caused 5000 in twenties to
spill out and roll down the cracks of the
barn floor. He is thinking Of running a
tunnel under the barn to try and tap
the ledge.
The Lyon County Times says John
Dobbins, Of Mason Valley, shipped about
three tons of very fine gray oxide copper
ore to the Douglass mill this week. The
ore will go over 40 per cent, and is the
finest lot that has ever been received at
the mill. Mr.. Dobbins has very fine
copper mine in the valley and will make
a regular shipment Of about three tons o
month hereafter. zFaar-ass sss,a.
The Times.Review says: James Far.
rell, in behalf Of an English syndicate,