The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-07-23

lead within few miles of the Truckee
river aboutS miles below Reno. They
have found a lead, whether the Comstock
or not remains to be seen, thirty or forty
feet wide, that assays fairly well in silver
and gold.
Post: The Union mill of Tuscarora
has closed down temporarily, pending re-
pairs, and will start up again next month
on Belle Isle ore, which it is expected
will yield bullion valued in the neigh
borhood of $4,000. w. C. Price is
now at the mine, personally superintend-
ing the Wine now being sunk below the
350-foot level.
John w. Mackay left Virginia City
for Rene Monday afternoon by private
conveyance EN- route to San Francisco.
He expects to return to the Comstock in
few days and take charge of the opera
tions in the Consolidated California and
| Virginia and other mines controlled by
himself and j. l.. Flood during Super.
intendant Lymans absence on mont this
vacation.
The Enterprise expresses the hope
that while John w, Mackay is on the
Coast arrangements will be made for re.
Stunning deep mining on the Comstock.
1t says it has been represented that
Mackay, Sam and Senator Jones, and H.
M. Levy are in favor of the movement
and that all the mining companies will
enter into a combination to drain the
mines 20 depth of 5000 feet at least.
Referring to the three men arrested
here few days ago for robbing Wells.
Fargo's office at Dayton, the Lyon Coun.
| ty Times says: The boys in the cooler
for robbing the depot are hard set set
of coons. They have stolen knives and
forks from their lunch tray and Friday
they built fire in one of the cells and
made terrible smudge, but did little
damage before the fire was discovered
and put out.
| According to the United States Postal
Guide for 1891 Postoffices have been es-
tablished at Avery, Keystone, McGill,
White Pine, McDermit, and Stone House
, Humboldt. The name of Fort McDer
NIT has been changed to McDermit
The mails from Gold Mountain to Oren
, tai in Esmeralda, from Jett to Belmont
, in Nye, and from Owyhee to Whit,
, ! Rock in Elko, have been discontinued
Genoa Courier: William Zirn came il
with Peter Anderson yesterday Zr,
had chunks of dirt that were lousy witt
gold. He sent them to Otto Shultz il
Carson. Mr.. Anderson helped to tax
the specimen out and believes there is
bonanza in the Zirn find. Zirn says tn
r character of the dirt is such that it can
not be sluiced.
The appraisement of the estate of tn
late United States Senator Geo. Hears
was filed in the Probate Court in Sa
Francisco last Saturday. The entire es
y, tate is estimated to be worth IS, 7SS, 00C
About six millions Of the property is il
mining claims and mining stocks. TIL
real estate in San Francisco and variou
parts of California aggregate about 81
423, 900; miscellaneous stocks and paper
$3.50, 900; blooded stock, $4,000.
e A Denver Rocky Mountain New
special from Flagstaff, Ariz, say
a sheepherder arrived there on the lat
: and reported that the Navajo Indian
: are gathering in vast numbers and pre-
pairing to resist any attempt on the par
of the Government to aorest their leader
for their maraudipg raid on the ranch
ers. Twenty-Five citizens left hcre te
day to reinforce the Sheriff, and the Gov
ernor has been asked to send troops, a
trouble is feared.
: The San Francisco Report suggest
: the enactment of law compelling a
aliens to become naturalized or leave tn
country. Such law would not only d
much to preserve the Amercanism o
America and establish absolute nationa
liberty, but also settle the Chinese an.
, Japanese questions by sending the Chimes
and Japanese home, for, as they are alien
who cannot be naturalized, the natural
ization law would of course Danish them
though it would do so without any viols
ton of treaties, since the law would b
general in its scope.
, At Pizen Switch, in Lyon county, tn
people celebrated the Fourth in the old
fashioned patriotic manner Of early day
The Lyon County times gives full de
scription of it, and among other matter
OF interest says; The various stands
consisting Of fruit, ice cream and luncl
: counters and the bar, where the choices
varieties of liquid refreshments and cigar
were sold, were presided ever by mem
bers of the NJ. Z. Church, doing rush
ing business. Owing to the neglect Of
the managers to provide cards or dice,
considerable amusement was furnished
the bystandcrs by the boys tossing dimes
| for the drinks.