The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-08-06
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White Pine News: Negotiations are
pending that may in the near future re-
suls ihSfenewing active operations on
the Argus mines in Taylor.
The Genoa Courier says there is no
truth in the statmeut that William Ilin
of Pine Nut mining fame sleeps at
night between two Henry rifles ard
works in the day time between two pi
tolls.
A man applied for naturalization at
MERGED, Cal, the other d/y who, after
thirty years residence " this country,
could nos answer a word of Eoglish or a
single question put by the court regard
ing our laws
As as outg rowth Of the 24th of July
observance at Payson, Utah, last week
John Dean and William Reed INDUCED
in shooting scrapo in which Reed was
shot tHic3 and will probably die.
Whisky and cards were the cause Ct
the trouble.
A miner, while at work in Deep Creek
Grant county, Oregon, week ago, un-
earthed the largest nugget that has been
seen since the early mining days. The
nugget was six inches in length and
would average one.half inch in thick.
ness, weighing 362 ounces; value, $60j.
The gold discoveries made recently
about twenty five miles from Carson, are
said by old prospectors to be fully as
promising as those first made on the
Comstoek lode. The country for ten
miles sq1are ia said to contain many
lodges showing free gold on the surface.
Carson News: AS soon as the clean
up at the Morgan mill is finished, the
mill will start ON tailings, and as nc
battery men is required it will reduce
the force materially. Not less than four.
teen men will be laid off. The mill was
receiving about Is ear loads a day of ore
from the Consolidated Virginia. There
is no reason given for the change as yet
A Boiie correspondent of the Haw
thorne Bulletin says: A full force o
men went to work in the Consolidated
Pacific on the 18th. L. Lewis is super
intendent, Harry Hartley foreman anc
Johnny Farrell is shift boss. Every.
thing is going fine at the Cansolidate'
Pacific, and Superintendent Lewis is wei
satisfied with the last returns.
, Carson Appeal: News has been re
ceived of another interesting strike i
Pine Nut Abe COIN sent miner u
there to work his claim near Zrn's an
after few daya he became disguste
and wrote to COIN that he could fin
, nothing worth botheriug about an
would come home. Cohn wrot
him to stay few day
longer, and the result was that o
Wednesday he struck rich pocket
gold. The rock was lousy with chunk
4 of yellow metal, and the claim is consiC
y cred richer even than Iirns original di
covery. Toney Kramer also made
u rich strike there.
Bridgeport Chronicle Union: III
Lakeview mine at Lundy continues to |
. the center of attraction to the people
a this county, and pilgrimages are beir
|. being made to it from all parts of IL
county. Postmaster Bryant of Bridg
il port took drive to Lundy on Wedne
d day and returned on Thursday full
|. enthusiasm over the mine, which is ri,
Y beyond anything he has known in Il
lie mining line. a few tons Of ore work'
10 at one of the mills produced a $50
e gold brick The mine, as far as d
1t veloped, is mass of gold, it being es
e. mated that there are 100000 now
d sight. The machinery for the mill
now on the site selected for its erectio
and no time will be lost erecting al
~ getting it in operation. A large numb
Is of men are working on the road, viii
= is nearly completed.
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