The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-05-17
STATE ITEMS.

Seventy. three fami..ss are said to have
lived of the county in Storey last month,
which is bad showing.
Cinnamon arc bringing small lots Of
gold dust into Tuscarora, obtained from
placer mines in that vicinity.
A Virginia City miner claims to have
discovered method by which the low
grade tailings in six.mile canyon. Of
which there are millions of tons, can be
worked at profit. He estimates that
one pile Of these tailings contains $20.-
900, 900. -..s. ...
The only birds they have out in Can.
delaria are the horned toad and tumble.
bug, therefore, last Thursday, when 1t
was reported that Hock of Eve black.
birds was circling about over the 6at
below town, there was great excitement.
An uprising of the people ensued, and
party went into the fat to scatter grain
and seeds, while others were delegated
to put salt on the tails of the birds should
they alight. Iaa a
The Reno Journal Of . recent issue
says: H. Il. Beck, President of tho
Venture Mining Company, has received
letter from the foreman at the mine
saying that he had crossed the ledge with
, the tunnel and found it to be six feet
wide, from which free gold can be found
at any point in the ledge with horn.
He thinks the ore will mill $50 per ton.
. The mine is situated about thirty miles
southeast of Genoa, in Douglas county.
. The Tuscarora Times Review says:
! Sam Mazingo and MIR. Keuney, Of Battle
Mountain, HAYES gold-saving machine,
the latter's invention, which they intend
a in short time to take over to Snake
y river, for the purpose Of experimenting
!. with the fine gold in those placers. It il
D to be placed at the end Of sluices, and il
a something on the principle Of rocker
n which can be worked either by water
8 steam, horse, or even man power. From
/, the results of experiments already made
Il the owners are confident that there 10 M
e gold so fine that their machine canno'
$ save it. An application for patent il
d on file in the Department at Washington
o Young Stockle, Of Cherry Creek, se
it cured the cadetship 1t the recent exam
ination held in Winnemucca. The boy
e parents are worthy persons, honest, AMI
n respected, but not burdened with
70 superauity Of this worlds goods, hi
il father being the shoemaker Of the camp
/. They are natives Of Baden, Germany
sr but their son was born in America. Tn
lie lad has been considered the bright boy q
,e the town for good while. His desire I
learn has been remarkable. He has beef
a hard student, and, unlike most talsnte
to youths, he never fancied that he kns,
" it all, but has been grateful to anybod
: that would help him in his studies. II
!" did all he could without assistanc,
=, studying whenever he had leisure.
THE SPEED OF \ FLYING DuCH
n. 1t may be interesting to the reader
h. know the speed at which many ducks I
he down wind:
Mallard, from A. to 80 miles An hou
x. Black ducks, from As to so miles I
be hour.
is. Pintail, from 80 to GO miles an hour.
r. Widgeon, from IS to 20 miles an hot
Wood duck, from So to 60 miles
nm hour.
ed Gadwall, from 60 to 70 miles An hor
~ Redhead, from so to 80 miles An no,
Blue wingtail, from so to 100 miles
VA hour.
al Green wingtail, from so to 100 miles
hour.
WI Broadbill, from IS to ITO miles
:" hour.
Canvas back, from IS to 100 rniles
~ hour.
0A Wild geese, from so to 90 miles
=, hour.
-" For the above table I am indebted
lux Mr.. y. w. Cross, an old duck shoe
and careful student of the habits
water fowl. have not the Sigh
'sA hesitancy in believing him right, for
experience Of others with whom Lh
'A shot ducks, coupled with my own, n
than corroborates the assertions. w
- have held ahead of bluebills, So
least ten feet, and killed the fourt
fifth duck in the string, have
i strongly impressed that the speed I
.on. were flying was like the traditi'
ect' creased lightning, remembering that
MIA, charge Of shot left my gun lNo. 9
this say) with an initial velocity Of l,S0
we'd. 1000 feet per second. It will be
ser. that long experience and good judgn1
the are necessary to know whore TO hold
,eri' gun in order to become good dtck
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