The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1888-12-22
STATE NEWS.

First quality beef is quoted at 81 and
5! cents Reno.
Austin is apparently about to take
new departure and new lease Of life.
A great deal Of good, square prospect.
ing is now being done in Humboldt
county.
A breach Of promise case in Churchill
county resulted in verdict for the
plaintiff Of $4,000.
Ore assaying $3.50 per ton has been de-
veloped in the summit Canyon mine.
Lander county.
A vein of $500 ore is said to have been
uncovered in the North Star Con. mine
Hawthorne district.
Reno wants a chichen- hatchery. A
more profitable industry at the present
prices would be an egg foundry.
The Nevada Land and Cattle Com.
pany are now annually bringing under
cultivation about 500 acres Of land
Wood is now delivered at the houses
in Belmont, Nye county, at 50 IS per
cord, either in Pine or Mahogony.
The Reno Journal says: Heavy loads
Of sagebrush are passing through town
for the Asylum, where it is used for
fuel.
Never in the States history has there
been SO many applicants for legislative
positions a. at present. says the Reno
Gazette.
A total of 1869, 900 feet Of lumber
was cut by the Truckee river sawmills
this year. representing market value Of
about 81, 100000. .
The Carson Appeal calls on the State
Authorities to say whether the next Leg
islature will meet on the first or third
Monday in January.
| A assure in the earth in Churchill
county, is reported as having recently
appeared, which is three feet wide, sew
eral miles long and Of unknown depth.
Last week White Pine county scriI
was redeemed at 80 and the highest a
59A cents on the dollar The latter fig
ure is the highest price paid for it in l.
years.
The prospectus for the Daily Herald
the new paper to contend with the Vir
gina City Territorial Enterprise for Re
publican favor and patronage, has beel
published.
Greater preparations than ever befor
are being made in the vicinity {
, Truckee for storing ice this winter !
. small army Of men will be required whe
the ice crop ripens.
II A party Of children, while playin
near Bishop Creek, Winnemucca, ate
quantity Of wild parsnips. One Of thel
died almost Immediately and two othel
are in precarious condition.
:. The total assessments levied by Il
Comstock mining companies during Il
, current year aggregate $2,254, 700. TT
bullion product Of the mines during Il
Il same period will exceed 81, 1000, 900.
A flock of nine mountain sheep |,
>. recently been seen among the cliffs
10 Stein Mountain. A patriarch Of Il
n flock is reported to be as large as Spa
ish mule, and his horns resemble 4
gnarled roots Of an old cedar.
~ Street spittoons or hog-troughs Of sol
NJ kind are badly needed in Reno. 7
in Journal gets on its hind legs As follow
The ladies complain that the gentlem
!, make the sidewalk sickening by expec
rating to nauseating extent, and he
: the men will step to the side of the WI
- and expectorate in the street.
in United States District Attorney III
4 den has entered suits against various c
porations and individuals Of Eureka, Q
aegregating about $l3. 000, 900, for c
W ting of unsurveyed Government la
~ Tho suit against the Eureka Con. q
-" pany is for So, 542, $3.50; Richmond So, q
49, $40; Eureka and Palisade Railroad, 81!