The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-04-16

IL was reported IN Virginia Sily, ~
says the Reno Journal, that ore had been
struck on the 100 foot level Of the Con.
Virginia mine.
The people of Lamoillo Valley propose
to have sky pilot permanently among
them, and ale raising funds with which
which to build parsonage.
Miss Dolly McCone and Miss Jackson
of Candelaria, who has been visiting
friends in Virginia, left for q pleasure
trip in California last evening.
There are twenty seven men employed
at the Inyo county, CAL, marble quarry,
and fifteen at the works in Verdi. They
will employ fifty this summer.
The Board of Regents of the State
University met at Reno on the 4th inst
They decided to put up building 32x5O,
two stories high to cost between $1,000
aud $1,000.
Silver State: For the last day or two
there has been a better class of pass
engers passing west on the second-class
cars. Heretofore it has been mostly
foreigners.
Twenty.three bars of silver bullion
passed through Reno from Virginia on
Saturday night, some OF which bore on
the sticker the name OF L. +. Morrow,
San Francisco.
George Goodwin one Of the most ex-
pert Of living forgers, escaped from the
county Jail at Denver last Friday. He
was under arrest for raising five. dolar
bank notes to twentes.
1t is said that the early Mormon
settlers used the rock which is now
mined in Calico district for grind stones,
and subsequently had the same melted
when found to be worth $500 per ton.
Tuscon Star: Charles Roach was gar
roted by two persons last Monday night
while going from the Lexington stables
to his room on Alameda street, and rob
bed of his watch and some loose coin il
his pockets.
State Journal The Truckec ia boom
ing and considerable drift wood is float
ing down the stream. The wind is melt
ing the snow off rapidly in the foothill
and the river is nearly two feet highe
than it was a week ago.
The Castle Valley railroad compan,
has filed articles of incorporation. witt
capital st ock of million dollars. TIL
road starts from Price Station on the Ri
Grande western road in Emery count
and runs to Pittsburg in the coal fork c
Cottonwood canyon.
James II. Budd, in his opening addres
for the defense in the Olsen trial at Mel
ced, CAL, claimed conspiracy was a
work to convict Olsen, and that the pal
ties to it were men of questionable chal
acter. The object has been to extol
money from Mrs. Ivett.
Times Review. An Italian charcoi
burner named Baptiste, who for SON
time has shown evidences of derang,
ment, became SO violent yesterday thu
he was placed under restraint, and wi
be taken to Elko for examination in
day or two. lie fears some one is goir
to take his life.
s. +. Report: The Union Mill al
Mining Company. owning the Brun
wick, Vivian and other mills in the v
cinity of the Comstock, purchased u
TASKS of quicksilver yesterday at $43 p
flask. This shows that the mills a
! preparing for an active campaign. The
3 crush ore for the Oyerman, Contidenc
r Yellow Jacket, Challenge and Imperi
mines. The price of quicksilver has fal
en- considerably during the last fe
months.
The Yuma (Arizona) Sentinel say
Lying to the southwest of Yuma abo1
seventy.fve miles, on the western slol
of Of the Cocobah mountains, there is II
largest deposit of sulphur ever found c
) the American continent. 1t is situat,
on or in the side of mountain, abo
half way up to the summit. II
deposi. is about |, 100 feet in length,
: feet wide and 40 far as opened is 40 fe
, 10 height. Running through the pu
. sulphur are veins OF potash fro
four to fourteen inches in thickness.
Provo Enquirer: A flat boat, lex
feet, is being built at the Sun foundr
j 1t will be used for hauling freight aero
the lake and will be lowed by Il
steamer which has been built. The DO
is large enough to accommodate two raj
, way flat ears or can BIO loaded wit
, almost as much Of any kind OF freight
can be piled on it. 1t ia understoe
: that large number Of cedar posts hay
{ been cat on the opposite side of the lal
and will be ready for shipment as soc
40 the boat shall be launched,