The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-12-21

/ shd auolutf As 10 a
strong nation, injustice has been done under
authority of the United States which this
government is bound in honor. to rena;r
Inc principles of universal justice must
govern IN this case no matter what NAV he
the strength or weakness of the peopls
affected.
SALT LAKE, Dec. 20. 0.-Republican ward
oaucusses were held last night in the differ.
ent precincts and delegates chosen to the
city convention tonight when nominations
will be made % fill the vacancy caused by
the deaf Clarence w. Hall, who was
elected 3 Legislature.
festa the grand jury at Beaver.
cena y United States Marshal for not
paying jurors mileage, but the Marshal
says the reason is the non. arrival of monsv
from Washington.
Arthur Pratt has resigned as Territorial
Auditor and Recorder of MARKS and bra,,as
a report comes from Eureka, Tintic, of
rich strike of gold bearing ore on the 200.
foot level Of the Bullion Beck mine. The
rock Is said to run as high as sixteen ounces
to the ton in gold. Itis ore that was passed
over as unprofitable when this part of the
mine was worked.
another gold strike of unusual promise is
reported as having been made two and one.
half miles southwest of Tooee to the west
OF the Oquirrah range. The vein was dis.
covered cropping out above the surface, on
the 18th. and it was afterwards found by
stripping to be three feet wide. The people
OF Tooele have gone wild over the new
strike; everybody is locating claims and
they think they have another Camp Floyd
district. The discovery is about two miles
from the Utah & Nevada railroad and es.y
oil access for shipping ore.
The Denver News of December 18th. saws:
IS. T. Godbe, son of W. s. Godbe, 10 now
in the East. Mr.. Godbe carries iu his
pocket S450,00O proposition that will
astonsh New York capitalists. He has
succeeded in effecting temporary lull in
hostlllties between two big mining com.
panss both Of which have located ON forty
loot vein of mineralized quartzite The
companies have agreed to part with their
bonanza if $3.50, 900 is offered. The ore has
been developed, said he, to depth of 25O
feet, and at moderate estimate, one
million of clear profit is now 10 sight. More
than $4,000 has been received from ore
shipped from the two properties, although
this shipment required wagon haul Of $50
miles to the nearest railroad station. In
coming to Denver, Mr.. Godbe made trip of
thirty miles over the completed portion of
the Nevada Southern railroad He says the
region for two hundred miles is waiting the
advent of the railroad, to spring into being
one of the most remarkable mining regions
the world has ever known.
A special from Washington. regarding the
question says: 1t is extremely
improbable that the Senate Committee on
Territories will be able to get up the State.
hood bill before the holiday season. 1t is
that action will be taken at the
first regular sitting thereafter. The indi.
cations are that there will be little opposi.
tion to the passage of the bill, although an
attempt will doubtless be made to tack ON a
rider admitting Oklahoma.
SALT LAKE, Dec. 2l.--At the Republican
convention held in this.city last evening, G.
s. Varian was nominated for the vacancy of
Hall in the coming legislature. The Demo-
cratic primaries were held in the precincts
last night and delegates chosen to their
legislative convention tonight.
Yesterday the Salt Lake County Court
appropriated one thousand dollars to the
Midwinter Fair.
A private telegram from Washington last
night says "Senator Faulkner to-day re.
ceived the following telegram; Salt Lake
City, Utah, Dec l9. Our Liberal friends
formally dissolved their party last night and
adopted resolutions urging you to pass our
Statehood bill Immediately. There is no
opposition to our admission into the Union.
Hasten the bill through the Senate and
make us all happy. Heed no representions
that the old conditions still exist. The
practice Of polygamy has been absolutely
abandoned. 1t is forbidden by the authori.
ties Of the Mormon church, and any member
the relation would be subject to
from that body. In our
opinion, no revival Of it will ever be at.
tempted and if attempted would never sue
coed. Signed, Caleb W. West Governor,
G. c. Richards Secretary Of Utah, John w.
Judd U. s. Attorney, Nat M. Brigham U.
S. Marshal. Henry c. Lett Member Utah
!"
Another special states that Senator
Faulkner yesterday called the Senate Com.
mittse on Territories together for this morn.
ing, when Mayor Baskin expects to appear
and argue in favor Of the bill to permit Salt
Lake to increase her limit Of indebtedness.
Mayor Baskin will also argue before the
Supreme Court later In the day.
A special dispatch from Kansas states
that United States Marshal, r. L. Walker
Of Topeka. has returned from New York,
whore he succseded in interesting several
New York capitalists in his scheme to build
a railroad from Salt Lake City, Utah to Los
Angeles, Cal. Mr.. Walker while in New
York, completed the final details for the
Of the road, which he thinks
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