The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-02-19
STATE AND COAST.

and negotiated the option for an interest
in the same are now at De Lamar, pre-.
sumably to close the transaction. 1t is
also reported that grading the site for
the big mill will begin this week.
For the month Of January the Com.
missioners of Eureka county allowed the
Sentinel $l35 for printing, while the
Elko Commissioners kick like the devil
at 500 month for doing all the print
for this county.-TimesR Review.
On the early morning of the lth inst,
at the Eureka mill, Virginia, Joseph
Roshon had his arm and shoulder drawn
between the cogs Of one Of the pans.
His sleeve caught first, and the accident
will result in the total loss Of his arm.
Park City, Utah, talks of "a hospital
for itself. It is found that the town sub
scribes 81, 062 each month to the Salt
Lake hospitals, which amount is raised
by contribution Of 81 per month from
each man employed at the mines and
mills. ~
The Enterprise says: Death Valley is
receiving much attention by the San
Francisco press on account Of the gov.
eminent party now investigating that
region. 1t is to be hoped that a more
intelligent understanding of that section
will result. 1t is not nearly as desolate
and uninviting as it has been painted
Chloride Belt: Candelaria is a prom
Using point for the right kind of parties
to come to and engage in several lines of
business, notably merchant tailoring
establishment; q harness maker and sad.
dler would do we'll from the day he To-
Gates, Exchanges please copy.
A. J. Hutchinson, who died here last
week, was supposed to be rich, and was
known to have money buried, but dill
gent search SO far has failed to unearth
his bonds or his coin. lie would trust
no bank but clay one, and the particu.
lar spot of mother earth in which he had
confidence has not been discovered. =
Reno journal.
The State of Nevada has in prospective
law taxing the owners of patented
mining claims. Such measure would
tend to discourage the miner and pros.
pector, who, seeing no paying mineral in
sight, would conclude yearly tax nj
object in case Of development, and turn
his attention to the Stree trade" State
Alprotective tariff would not be sensi
BILE legislation for Nevada. Mining Re
view.
A quarter million month, or tire
million year, is paid for labor in an
about the mines of Utah. All of thi
| finds its way into the channels Of trade
and helps the merchant, the fhanufat
tursr and the producer. Add I'd thi
the amount paid in dividends by OF
mines and the aggregate would |
astonishing. But for this wealth pr
duced by the mines, Utah to-day woul
be wilderness, with here and there
village, where the people simpl
vegetated, and where enterprise an
progress could find no footing. IS.
Stock Exchange.
The Supreme court of Utah has d
cided that a railroad ticket, when
shows contract has been entered int
by the original purchaser, cannot
transferred to another person. In 9th,
words, if a scalper buys an incomplete
contract ticket and sells it, the condu
tor of the cars has the right to conf
cate the ticket and make the holder pa
the proper fare, This is directly the r.
verse of the Minnesota Supreme cou
decision, on the same subject matte
and which we published last week.
About two weeks ago an Indian con
monty known as Glass.eyed Bill, sht
and instantly killed his papoose, at h
place on the Big Sandy, for no other rel
son than that the child was sick and ha
been crying and wailing the day an
night before. The inhuman brute too
the little one, and, despite its pitif,
pleading for mercy, placed it on q San
dune and deliberately shot it. Abo,
two years ago this same brute shot an
killed his squaw in like manner. TIL
squaws told the story Of the killing
the white folks, on the Sandy, but "
u suppose no action will be taken for tn
punishment Of this monster in huma
guise. -7Mohave !Coun ty Miner.
George Washbnrn, who has the sui
contract for carrying the mail botwee
here and .Reveille, left the latter plat
on Monday night, between 10 and
o'clock, for Little Cherry Creek. Il
took an Indian trail and got lost. Il
was out all night, travelled the next da.
and Tuesday night built a fire an
camped, with his saddle blankets fc
covering. Wednesday was repetitic
Of the day before, and camped again th'
night with nothing for himself or h
horse to eat all this time. Thursday
resumed the journey, and that even1r
he came to Sharp's place, completed
worn out, where hewas kindly receive
andhospitably treated. Here he RENAME
two days, and he says were il not fl
! Mrs. Sharp's kind treatment he won