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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-01-05
ANOTHER NEW PROCESS.


Admiral Selwin Of London, mining
man of considerable note, has been in
Salt Lake City for some time. He has a
process that promises to revolutionize the
reduction OF ores. His principal factor
is salt water. The other factors are not
expensive, and ore can be treated at from
80 cents to 50 per ton. The metals, gold,
silver, copper, lead, iron, can be taken
from the ore so as to leave scarcely a
trace in the tailings. These are precipi'
tated repeatedly, and after precipitation
are left pure. The process is pronounced
all right for any kind Of ore by Sal
Lake assayer.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-01-05
MINING NOTES.

The largest body of ore ever struck in
New Mexico is being opened at Lone
Mountain. ten miles from Silver City. A
bonanza of 100000 tons, worth 800 per
ton, :" is said" to be exposed. When
the goldbugs see this item, silver will
drop another point or two. If one in
twenty Of the reported rich strikes made
last year were true, silver wouldn't be
as valuable as limestone.
Five tons of ore from the Gold Bar
mine in Hawthorne district, Nevads,
were recently worked in an arrastra and
yielded 81, 100 in gold.
An effort win be made by the miners
of Idaho to have the next Legislature
pass a law compelling all locators of
claims to do assessment work within
sixty days after the location is made.
The object is to stop few impecunious
hogs from stalking off an entire district.
Minerologists now exploring Northern
Tibet claim to have discovered valuable
mines of gold and many varieties of the
richest precious stones. That country is
far enough away and difficult of access
to be the basis of great boom. The
liar Of marvellous finds" would have
full scope, as many moons would pass
before his yarns could be disproved.
The New Eberhardt Mining Company
at shareholders meeting held in Lon.
don, England, adopted a resolution to
make another call of six pence per share
for the purpose Of continuing operations
at the Eberhardt mine. White Pine
News.
Times are dull on the Comstock. There
are less men employed in the mines at
the present time than ever before known
since Virginia was mining camp.
| 1t is said that granite is the loves,
rock in the earth's crust and is the bed
rock of the world. 1t shows no evidenc,
Of animal or vegetable life. 1t is from
two to ten times as thick as the unitet
thickness of all the other rocks. It il
the parent rock, from. which all othe
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-01-05
THO LEGISLATIVE MIDDLE.

The incoming Legislature of Nevada,
Judging from the opinion of some legal
gentlemen Of the State, will have rather
precarious existence. One authority
says the session cannot last more than
forty days, while another asserts that
sixty days ia the limit; then again it is
the opinion Of some that the body must
convene on the first Monday in January.
and Others contend that the third Mon
day is the proper time. And now comes
Gen. r. M. Clark, one of the ablest legal
gentlemen Of the State, with the opinion
that the Legislature cannot meet at ell
He gives an exhaustive opinion and
quotes extensively from the Constitution
and other authorities to show the present
body is an illegal one, on account of the
reapportonment of the last Legislature
not having been made in accordance with
the requirements of the Constitution.
1t declares that representation shall
be apportioned according to population. "
General Clark states that 8" in 1891,
pretending to obey the mandate OF
the Constitution, the Legislature re,
reduced the number of Legislators from
60 to As. and reapportioned representa-
tion," so that "703 persons in Churchill
county have the same representation and
power in the Senate as G,437 persons in
Washoe county, and have the same rep
resentation and power in both Houses oil
legislation as 1925 persons living in Eu
reka county, or 3,434 persons living II
Humboldt county, or 4,794 persons living
in Elko county; and Lyon county, with
1887 persons living in it, is given
greater representation than Lincoln
county, with 2,446 persons living in it
Lander county, with 1886 persons livinl
in it, and Esmeralda county, with 2, la
persons in it, demonstrating that no at
tention was paid to population in appor
tioning representation, and that the com
mand Of the organic law was intention
ally disregarded. The Constitution |
the supreme law of the State, and stat
utes which conflict with it are void. TIL
clauses which declare that representa-
ton shall be apportioned according t
population' and the enumeration of tn
inhabitants shall serve as tn
basis of representation 10 both Houses
the Legislature are mandatory and i'm
perative, and cannot be disregarded."
The opinion occupies the space OF tw
columns Of the Reno Gazette, and cor
cludes as follows:
Upon the authorities and Tor tn
reasons stated, declare the act Of 1891
Reproducing representation and redn'
ing the number of legislators from 20
As, to be unconstitutional and void, an
the body called the Legislature about
| assemble to be "a legislative bod
, formed in violation of the Constitution
: which cannot rightfully exercise ii
high prerogative of legislation. A bod
Q which not only is formed in Violate
of the Constitution, but which is con
/. posed of as members, when the act
' 1881, the only valid statute upon tt
s subject, creates legislative body Of go
a
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-01-05
THE BURDEN OF TAXATION.

The Candelaria Belt in its last issue
has the following in relation to the con-
dition of affairs in this State Through
out the southern part OF Eesmeralda
county to-day, at forced sale, owners OF
improvements = buildings, ETC. could
not realize 80 per cent Of what the prop
erty was assessed at last spring. We are
being ground into the dust by the burden
of taxation. This is admittedly the case
all over the State, but in some counties
the condition Of affairs is worse than
in Others. Take the ease of Lincoln
county for instance. 1t has a judgment
for $40, 600 hanging over it, affirmed by
the United States Supreme Court, and
must devise some way of paying or dis
posing of it. in the meantime. with
mines closing down and people steadily
leaving the State, the number OF Office
holders is as numerous as ever.
The Sacramento News quotes ex Gov
not prospecting, but on the other hand is
retrogading. The mines that have been
worked for thirty odd years are nearly
exhausted; the big bonanzas have been
worked out, and the low price of silver
has caused the abandonment of many
mines heretofore worked at profit on
low grade ore. There are
more than million dollars in the School
Fund of the State Half of this is in
vested in Government securities and the
other half in Nevada State bonds. What
they will have to 10 now, in order tomain-
tain State government economically,
will be to cut down the number of Off
cials and reduce salaries. The Legisla.
ture ought to he reduced to nine Senators
and eighteen Assemblymen.
In this connection it may not be amiss
to publish the list of officers of this State
of about 5000 people, and the salaries
attached, to remind the people how much
they pay for being governed by officials
who draw high salaries and receive
their high titles by virtue of Statehood
Governor. salary $4,000; Lieutenant
Governor. 5000; Chief Justice, $4,000;
two Associate Justices, $4,000; Clerk OF
Supreme Court, $4,000; Secretary Of
State, $4,000; Deputy Secretary of State,
$1,000; State Controller, $4,000; Deputy
State Controller, $1,000; State Treasurer,
$4,000; Deputy State Treasurer, $1,000
Attorney General, $4,000; Supt. of Public
Instruction, $24O0; Supt. State Printing
$1,000; Director of Weather Service
5000; Warden of State Prison, $4,000
Superintendent Of Orphans Home, $1,000
Supt. Insane Asylum, $1,000; Janitor anc
assistants, messengers, ETC., say $4,000
Then comes the Legislature, with it
members receiving $500 per day, AM
its battalion of clerks, deputies, AM
sunernumeries, all receiving high strun
salaries; thousands of dollars are expend
ed for fuel, stationery, and other Incl
dentals for State offices; thcn there ar
thousands expended for printing reports
proceedings, etc. And all this for pol
ulation not as large as one ward in Ne'
York city. Why, tho perusal of thi
list of high salaried do-nothing official
and deputies is enough to make ever
q taxpayer of this poverty-stricken Stat
a rise up and howl.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-01-05
SMELLING SILVER LEAD ORES
CONTAINING ZINC.

The problem Of finding an economical
process for smelling znc-bearing silver
| lead ores in which the galena and zinc
blende are intimately mixed is attracting
a good deal of attention among metallur-
gists at the present time, says the Min
/, ing and Engineering Journal. The pro.
cess recently devised by Mr.. FL. A.
Hunicke will, therefore, be of consider
able interest to our readers, although
time has not yet been allowed for prov
ing its final commercial value.
The process consists 10 heating up sep
arately the roasted ore and the coke to
about the temperature at which zinc
| oxide is reduced to metallic zinc by car
bonic oxide, and then charging thin lay
ers of each alternately INTO cupola fur.
mace. The lead is reduced to metallic
state and runs. together with the silver
to the bottom of the furnace. The zinc
ia reduced to the metallic state and voa-
tilted, and after escaping from the heat
ed mass, ia rapidly oxidized again by the
gases. The vapor thus formed is led to
a condensing chamber, where it is de-
| posted as zine. oxide powder. The re-
duction of the lead and zinc is affected
almost Immediately after the introduc.
tion of the ore into the cupola furnace,
owing to the smallness of each charge,
and also to the fact that the ores have
been previously heated to the tempera.
ture at which the zinc ore is reduced by
carbonic oxide. Thus the zinc vapors
have no opportunity to clog up the coke
and prevent further combustion.
This process differs from the usual one
in the previous heating of the ore and
fuel, and in the smallness of each charge.
Apart from more ready freeing of the
zinc and prevention of clogging,
the chemical process is the same all
through, and the chemical losses of lead
and silver are practically the same,
There WILL however. be more heat ex-
pended in heating two separately and
charging them hot, and more labor will
be necessary in charging them often and
in small quantities. If the ores are
brought to the cupola furnace direct from
the roasting furnace, some expenditure
of heat would be saved, but there would
be considerable difficulty in making the
output of the two furnaces correspond.
The condensation of the zinc oxide can
be carried out to as great stage of per.
lection as is commercially profitable.
Mr.. Hunicke estimates that it is quite
feasible to obtain 60 per cent of the me-
tallic zinc when ores containing sixteen
} per cent are worked with.
An objection which may be urged
D against the process is that it requires 9
: constant uniformity in the chemical com
position of the ores. So far no such
9 difficulty has arisen in actual practice, al
Y all ores can be treated satisfactorily Or
q whatever ores Mr.. Hunicke has worked
: good results have been obtained, and al
# extra SIS or $40 per ton of orc has beer
9 realized by the recovered zinc oxide. N
" doubt the process will have to be adapt
ed to each separate ore on which it i
employed, but there is little doubt of it
applicability, for it attains an end hither
" to unattained-the separation of Yin
,. without fouling the coke.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-01-05

MINIATURES had reign Of terror last
week. Some miscreant threw bomb
into the main building Of the south side
plant of the street railroad company,
causing . tremendous explosion. In
moment the building was ablaze and in
less than an hour the entire plant was
consumed, entailing a loss Of half mil
lion. 1t is supposed the bomb thrower
is firebug who has started half dozen
other disastrous blazes within month
The mayor has offered a reward of $4,000
for the arrest Of any person who has
started any fres since the big fire Of Oct.
Goth or any future fire for month. A
hundred additional men have been added
to the police force. A number Of insur
ance companies have ceased to write pol.
icies on manufacturing plants. A suspi
cion exists that the anarchists are putting
into effect their threats Of destruction
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-01-05
SOMETHING NEW IN STOCKS.


A company has been organized in New
York under rather peculiar circumstances
1t is the first of its kind in the country.
The head of the enterprise is II. II. War.
ner, the patent medicine man of Warmers
Safe Cure fame. The Mining and Scien-
tific Press says the scope of the new com.
pany's work is to take charge OF sound
enterprises where the plans are projected
on legitimate business lines. II man
or syndicate comes to them with an
enterprise to be promoted, the enterprise
is subjected to rigid investigation. There
are conditions to be complied with to
which all are not willing to accede. The
conditions may be summed up in SEN
tence. The vendors of an enterprise
must put up sufficient capital to pay a
guaranteed interest for five years. This
being done and the other features being
favorable, the company organizes the
sub.company and puts it on the market
guaranteeing not only that the principal
invested is secure but that a stipulated
interest will be paid for five years. The
plan of the company is to eliminate, to
certain extent, the speculative feature
from mining investments. Should the
purcbaser of stock become dissatisfied
at the expiration cf two years, the com.
pany buys the stock The first enter
prise of the company is the Seven Stars
Gold Mining Co. of Arizona, whose stock
was sold at SIS per share and Is per cent
per annum guaranteed for five years. The
result of this feature of stock dealing
will be watched with interest
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-01-05
The Dallas (Texas) News says that in

The Dallas (Texas) News says that in
formation has leaked out that an organ.
ization known as the Industrial League
is being extended throughout the South
and West for the purpose of resisting, if
necessary, with arms, unfair elections. 1t
had its origin in the belief of the Peoples
party leaders that they were counted out
in Georgia and Alabama. In Georgia
they claim that as many as 5000 negresscs
in male attire voted the Democratic tick
OF. The organization will have fair
ballot or revolution. Fifty lodges have
been organized in Texas.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-01-05
TERRIBLE explosion Of dynamite

A TERRIBLE explosion of dynamite oc-
CURED at Long Island City, N. Y, on
the morning of the 2Sth, resulting in the
loss of several lives and the destruction
of vast amount Of property. The ex-
plosion was SO terrific that every build
ing on the street for quarter of mile
was either destroyed or badly damaged.
The shock Of the explosion was like an
earthquake, and the wrecked buildings
took fire and burned fercely. The dyna-
mite was in box, through which steam
pipes ran to thaw it out.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-01-05

TT is stated that Miss Ella Knowles,
the defeated candidate for attorney gen.
eral Of Montana, has received hundreds
Of letters since the election from men
who want to marry her. Ella is posted
on that class Of "men," and doesn't pro
pose to support any hummer.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-01-05

THE adoption Of the Constitutional
amendment in Maine making knowl-
edge Of reading and writing necessary to
voting has begun to bear fruit. The
evening schools in the State are now hav.
ing a very large attendance, and in some
towns are overcrowded. Many of the
pupils admit they are present to prepare
themselves to vote.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-01-05

A RUSSIAN Jewess, named Lesbtotin-
ski, died in New York on Christmas day,
aged l24 years. She was certainly the
Oldest woman on earth, if statements she
made are true. She told relatives she
was born in Odessa in l76S, which would
make her l24 years old.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-01-05

The official canvass of the vote Of Cal
ifornia has been completed and shows the
election Of eight Cleveland and one Har-
rison elector. The Republicans elect
three Congressman, the Democrats three
and the Populists one.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-01-05
MINERAL PRODUCTS FOR 1891

The United States Geological Survey,
Division of Mining Statistics and Tech.
nology, has sent the Engineer and Mining
Journal an advance proof of the next
edition of the chart showing the total
mineral products of the United States,
which will be issued in short time. The
figures of metallic products for 1891 are
here produced:
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-01-05

HUGH MONROE, the Oldest man in Mon.
tana. died on the Sth ult. at the age OF
l0S wears. He was native Of Montreal,
Canada. In 1906 he married Blackfoot
squaw and lived with the Indians most
Of his life.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-01-05

THE President of France has bestowed
upon Henry Harris, an American now
resident in Paris, the Cross of the Legion
Of Honor in recognition Of his numerous
works on the life, discoveries and times
~ Cnluynhua
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-01-05

A Missouri paper in speaking OF the
extent of the recent election said: "From
Maine to California from the Great
Lakes to the Gulf; from Dan to Bershe'
ba; from Joppa to the Jordan; from hell
to breakfast, everything seems to have
gone Democratic"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-01-05


LoRING PIcKERING, proprietor OF the
San Francisco Morning Call, died on
the 28th ult., after an illness OF few
weeks. He was 81 years OF age, and
came to California in l849.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-01-05

FATHER ToLroN, the first American
black man to be made priest, objects
TO being called eolored. THAT word
ia an offensive affectation. / am negro, =
saws Father Tolton.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-01-05

THE colored man is gradually coming
Co the front. The first one to cast vote
directly for President Of the United
States will be Cabbell, the Weaver cleo.
TOR Of Kansas.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-01-05

THE Prohibition party of California
failed to poll enough votes necessary to
have the names OF its candidates placed
on the ballots hereafter.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-01-05
Official Paper Of Lincoln Co
THURSDAY, JANUARY s, 1898.

ORANGES should be cheap this year. The
crop of Southern California is estimated
at 1000 carloads, against $500 last year.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-01-05

Total value metallic products -. 1892 ,30T .s22
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-02-23

On her trip from Leonardtown, Thurs
day, February 10Th, instant, the Md. y. p.
schooner, Bessie Jones overhauled and
ca Jtured the schooner Kate McMaza, Cap.
tain Albernus Phillips. with unculled pys.
tiers aboard. Capt Phillips was arraigned
bel're Justice George X. Slye, adjudged
guilty AMI fined fifty dollars and Gusts. 1t
was expected that the dose would have To
b. repeated, as the doughty dredger said
h. intended to stay in the Wicomico until
lie 70; his money back. Information was
p itely given him that If he violated the
law in any way he would be promptly re-
arrested and knowing that the officers of
jones would keep their word, Capt. Phil
lips cone uded not 10 keep his.
On Thursday night, Mate Coode with
seamen Burroughs, Davis and Goodwin,
went down the river TO Rock Point to ex-
anime two suspicious vessels The mate
and men We're caught in the fog and final
ly came up Ia II dredger who kindly loan
ed them compass and lantern which
enabled them 10 get back to the Bessie.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-02-23
County Commissioners.

February 81. 1893. County Commissions
ere ;net-iull board present. Clerk ordered
TO examine safe at Edelen's store with view
To buying same for use in Commissioners
Office il found of sufficient size for same.
five dollars allowed Milly Gordon, col
Ored, for immediate necessities.
Messrs J. r. Ballenger, Wilfred Cough
and j. I. Parsons appointed examiners to
select site for bridge over st. Clements
Bay run.
The terms ofCounty Commissioners were
drawn and George +. Tennison drew the
year term and Jesse Turner the four year
term. Messrs. Herbert, Hilton and buck
Ter hold for two years only going out at the
election Of 1893.
Board adjourned TO meet March 90, 81,
% proximU 10 hear applications for trans
fers and attachments.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-02-23

E you going 20 the INAUGURATION?

Are you going 20 the Inauguration?
The Weems' Steamers publish this week
their Spring schedule. Make note OF IL
Lest Tuesday. Mrs. A. Mills Heard In
stepping out Of the door slipped and fell
severely spraining her ankle.
The County Commissioners have deter
mined 10 bridge S. Clement's Bay run Il
10 much needed improvement
The porch roof Of the Priests residence,
Leonardtown. was partially blown OF by
the recent storm and the Church roof was
slightly injured.
His Honor Jojge Crane win not redraw
the jury as heretofore announced. The
list Of names drawn February End instant,
constitute the jurors for March term.
Clark. Frey & Co, want our farmers 10
grow three hundred acres Of early sugar
corn and tomatoes for which they viii
furnish seed and plants. Read their adv.
We are pleased 10 hear that none Of Mr..
l.. ]. Wise's cattle were burned in the fire
Of Tuesday week. The loss on the barn,
stable and provender Is estimsted at about
$1,000.
Mr.. George +. Tennison drew the six
years term for County Commissioner, Mr..
Jesse Turner the Tour years term and
Messrs. Herbert, Hilton and Buckler will
60 out Of Office November 1893.
Monday last, officer Redmond brought
to Leonardtown and on warrant of Justice
Collision lodged in Jail Raphael Downs
charged with "assaulting Levi J. Wise with
intent 70 murder" Bail was fixed at $500.
Though the wind storm of Sunday night
last was one Of the most severe that has
visited our section for many years, yet, it
is reported, that but little damage was done.
Some trees were blown across the roads.
On the Patuxeni, the schooners of Captain
Manly Clarke and Captain Mathew Dunn
were blown ashore and in Leonardtown
bay Captain Sol. Foxwell's boat, the Matte
Dean, was driven aground opposite Han.
over Landing None of the vessels are
tnougnt 10 De injured.
The new U. s. Senator from North Da.
kota is Democrat and his name is Will
liam N. Roach. The father Of Senator
Roach, was st. Mary's couutian and the
Senator is tirst-cousin to the wife Of our
good and true Democratic fellow towns.
man, Dir. b. K Abel. Hurrah for Senator
Roach.
MIR. Gabriel T. Abel and Miss Mary E.
Holmes were married at st. Thomas's
Church on Monday evening by the Rev.
Father McSweeney. Miss Holmes is q
well known young lady of Charles comfy,
and for number Of years has been organ
ist at ST. Thomas's Church. The groom is
q well known and thrifty farmer, having
come from St. Mary's county about ten
years ago.-Sun.