The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-04-30
STATE AND COAST.

nitted suicide. "A stage WAS hteu y" ~
indians in the lava beds.
Thomas c. Hale, slias Horn, who
robbed faro bank in Reno, has been
held to answer before the grand jury
with bail fixed at $1,000. Being unable
to give that amount he went to Jail.
Va. Enterprise: Colonel Dave Shaw.
porter at the Delta saloon in this city,
yesterday received letters papers
from Washington informing him that he
had been allowed pension money amount
ing to nearly $4,000.
At Virginia on the night of the 2lst
inst, miner named Felix Lslonde was
killed by falling down chute leading to
the $50 foot level in the c. & {. mine.
The exact circumstances of the accident
are not hnown.
The III thod of ass, ssing property I'M
der the new revenue law creates much
unfavorable comment in Virginia City.
Frying assessors are said to have dis
covered much personal property that he's
heretofore escaped taxation.
The Salt Lake city council has granted
a franchise to the Salt Lake, HALEY q
Puget Sound Railroad company, and
dirt will soon begin to fly on the new
road. II will now be nip and tuck be.
tween his road and the Deep Creek
line.
White Pine News: w. G.. Lyons is
putting the Ely mill in order for run.
John Mungason and his fellow lessees in
the Joanna will first run through 2O0
tons Of ore they have on the dump, after
which the mill company will start in on
Chairman ore.
Va. Chronicle: The Rabbit Hole sui.
phur mine in Humboldt county has re-
sumed operations. The property Is
owned by Alex Wise Of Winnemucca,
and he has q dozen men at work on the
mine. There are refining works on the
ground, where the sulphur is melted and
freed from impurities.
Nevada City Transcript: J. R. Rogers,
an old.tiae hydraulic miner Of North
Bloomfield, and one Of the best in the
country, left for the United States Of
Columbia, in South America, to take the
supsrintendency Of hydraulic mine
there. It 10 said that his salary is to be
$500 month and found"
Times. Review: Those solder fakiri
who have been doing Lincoln and White
Pine counties, and who have been 80 ex
tensively advertised throughout thu
State, footed into Tuscarora Saturday
and will undoubtedly work the the town
As their fame has preceded them, doubt
less but few suckers will bite at thei
bate.
s. L. Journal: II YOU see q maj
poorly or roughly dressed, you must NO
jump at the conclusion that he 10 vag
rant or tramp. Many Of our most sue
cessful miners prefer their old mininl
clothes to dude suits. and are as apt q
not to have several thousand dollar
slowed away in their jeans pockets. 1
does not always do to Judge by appear
ances.
On Saturday night on the Salt LAX
division . passenger walked of from tn
platform Of sleeper. 1t was suppose'
. at the time that he was walking in hi
sleep. az friend followed him out close
ly and got glimpse of him as he wen
\ over the platform tuning somersaults
When found he had received but fev
Q scratches.
The Susanville Advocate says: Tn
society reporter of q contemporary, i
speaking Of the belle Of the ball wrote
Her dainty feet were incased in shoe
that might have been taken for fair
boots" but the laundering compositor
made it read: ''Her dirty feet were in
cased In shoes that might have bee
taken for ferry boats" That reporte
, has resigned.
a Charles Bronson informed q polio
> official at San Jose that he had been OF
1 preached to FIRE the building Of the pei
son who wanted the insurance ON j,
The officer told him to 20 ahead and
it. so that positive proof could be oh
tanned. Bronson made the arrangement
Q with the owner of the property aud fire
/. it and adjourning property. Bronso
y was tried for arson but the jury aquitte
Y him.
. The Bridgeport, Cal, Chronicle says
Q Trains wi soon commence running o.
the California. Nevada l. Santa Fe road
! On Monday last tracklaying was to com
. mence on tine extension Of the road fror
Wagner t. Walnut Creek, and whe
this is completed the work Of extendin
the road to Bridgeport and Phoebe viii
probably be inaugurated. A. NJ. Bee
formerly Of the Atlantic and Pacific rail
road. has accepted the position Of super
intendent.
White Pine News: 1t seems that tn
projectors Of the Deep Creek railroad ar
men not altogether devoid Of cheek. Be
fore lifting . shovelful Of dirt they hav
had printed blank contracts, which the
expect mine-owners to sign, giving Their
monopoly Of the shipment Of all ore
from their mines for period Of ffteel
years. said contract to be lien upon tn
properties. II that is the kind Of al
outfit the Deep Greek railroad protector
are, We don't banker for them out thi