The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-08-06

turning of loaded rookcar into tn
ocean, burying two men under tons o
rock. cost the life Of three men
Kenny Ferguson. the last of the thre
men and the one hurled onto the track
died from his injuries. The Unite,
States life-saving crew have been on
in surfboat for the greater part O
two days. but no traces of the bodiei
Of Angus Mcdonald and Edward In
man, the other victims, can be found.
Assistant Postmaster r. E. DOYLE
has prepared a table showing the
growth Of the money order business al
the San Francisco Postoffice during the
last six years. For the year ending
June 30th. the money-order business
amounted to $500. s72. 2s. which was
$3.50, 0l7.62 greater than the previous
year, and 81. 72s, 296. % more than in
the fiscal year ended June 80, 1891.
OF the 1899, S72.2S, domestic money
orders furnished the greater part, 81, :
1872, l2l.79 being issued and $3,533,-
76l.1S paid out upon them. OF the
foreign orders $419, 474.56 represents
the amount Issued and 1854. 5I4.75
paid out.
Colonel w. J. Sutherland, of Lon
don, has been in FL Dorado county
securing valuable mining properties on
which development work has been in
progress during the past year. He ex-
poets to begin the erection of a com
plete milling plant next month. An
English company of large capital will
be associated with him in the enter
prise. Colonel Sutherland is well
known In Nevada. where he operated
very extensively for an English syndi-
cate during the palmy days of silver
mining. His advent and that Of his
people into California augurs well for
investments of English capital in
heavy amounts in the mines of this
State. The colonel left for San Fran
cisco this afternoon.
The Ojai Valley Railroad is now as
sured and its construction will begin
not later than September 1. A sub
sidy Of $4,000 has been given by the |
inhabitants of the valley and the neces-
sary right of way secured. The con-
struction is in charge of Captain Cross.
This railroad will, in measure. revo-
lutionize the Ojai, but the mountain
valley is spacious enough to, in meas
ure, preserve its quiet and its wild
picturesqueness, even though train of
cars glides through it several times
day. Such connection with the out
side world will be an infinite benefit to
farmers and fruit-growers, while to
The travelling public it will open new
privileges and new delights.
There is a distinct growth of senti.
nent in Reedley and vicinity in favor
II the coming of the Valley road.
Hitherto the right-of.way agents have
ound the utmost difficulty in getting
directors to state their claims. The
restles north of the San joaquin river
rave been finished The track across
he Fresno river, two miles north of
MADEIRA, has been completed The {
Dad is coming south from the Fresno
liver at the rate of mile and half n
lay. The track is complete up to
within eleven miles of the San Joa-
Iurin liver, and as all the grading is ,
lone up to the north bank, the road
hould reach the county limits by the 7,
nd of this week. One hundred and /,
evenly two-horse teams are at work :
n the grading. The bridge over the +,
IAN Joaquin will be finished about :
august 4th. The Howell truss spans :
ow being placed in position are each !
90 feet long. They will be laid on
ne top of the piers already surmount.
ig the piles. There are four of these @
iers ranging from thirty-five to forty 1
eet high. The filling in of the space S
eneath the bluff on the south bank is i
Ding on as rapidly as possible, but t
roves quite a formidable job. The q
nrd-pan land is giving some trouble @
the contractors. The portion now i
cling worked ON resists the pillow and I
as to be blasted.