The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-30
NORTHWEST NOTES.

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past thirty-two years.
Fourteen new families arrived last
week to make their homes in the White |
River valley, Nevada.
About five or six miles south of Sill
yer Peak, New, are sand hills which
are known to contain gold ranging
from so cents to SO per ton, and there
are millions of tons of it.
1t is reported that the big seventy
foot ledge at the Drinkwater mine in
Silver Peak district, New, will not be
idle very long, as the whole ledge
averages about SIS per ton in gold.
A ledge of gold bearing quartz was
discovered while grading for the Sierra
railroad near Chinese Camp, in Tou-
lumne county, Cal. Great excitement
prevails and some of the men are put
ting in extra time in panning out gold,
Governor Gage of California has at
tached his signature to the Morehouse
bill requiring all articles, except tele-
graphic dispatches, published in the
newspapers and periodicals of Cali
fornia referring to individuals, to have
the true name of the writer affixed.
On boulder of brown granite, near
Vista, Nevada, have been discovered
some hieroglyphics which some people
claim are the expressions of an ancient
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letters vary from one to seven inches
in length, and were evidently chisled
with some pointed instrument.
Inquiries in all portions of Johnson
county, Wyo., regarding the condition
of live stock show that the results of
the winter on live stock interests have
not been unfavorable. The foresight
of the farmers in providing a large
amount of forage is in large measure
accountable for the small loss of stock.
The Union Pacific company has pur-
chased the King coal mine property on
the road between Fort Steele aud Sar-
atoga. The purchase indicates the
probable building of the line connect
ing Dillon, Colo, and Fort Steele, and
opening up to railway communication
the mining districts of North Park and
Grand Encampment.
1t has been ascertained that the en-
tire shortage in the accounts of
Captain ]. M. Neal of the Fourth cav
airy, who recently returned to his post,
did not reach $1,000 and this amount
was made good by Mr.. Mackey, who
has known the captain from the latter's
boyhood and with whom he was a
favorite.
The Big Horn forest reserve officers
at Buffalo, Wyo., have received orders
from the interior department modify
ing prior order which prohibited
grazing sheep on the reserve. By the
modification grazing will be permitted
on all parts of the reserve south of the
thirteenth standard parallel. This in
cludes all of Johnson county except
the northern three tiers Of sections
W. H. Davis, or the Powder River
. Wyoming, country, has discovered a
spring on his ranch property which
yields pure lubricating oil. He has
sent a number of samples to merchants
and is taking orders for the delivery Of
the product in barrel lots. The oil
comes from the spring free from grit
and needs no refining process to max e
it suitable for use for lubricating pur.
poses.
The first verdict at Leadville of muir
der in the first degree in twelve years
was in the case of Robert Strickland
He stabbed ard killed Barney Carr OF
Mauch Chunk, Pa, on the night OF
February 10. Why he killed Carr is 9
secret still in Stickland's breast. He
set forth that he was being held up al
the time, but the testimony show:
! cold-blooded murder. Stickland's wife
tainted when the verdict was read.
Rain fell in all parts of northern
California during last week. News from
the valley sections shows that the
, rivers are rising, but there is little
damage of flood just at present, unless
the weather should become warmer
in which case the snow in the noun
talns would melt more rapidly than
the water could be carried off. Effort.
are being made to harness the surplus
7 water and prevent a repetition of the
3 past two years.
= The pulp and paper plant to be erect
3 ed near Floriston, west of Reno, will
q soon be in progress of construction
: The projectors of the scheme are in
terested in pulp and paper plants il
Oregon and thoroughly conversan
with every phase of the business. TIL
entire plant will cost $3.50, 900. Wher
completed and in full operation 1t i
expected that 400 hands will be employ
ed. Also that the demand for wood t,
be used in the manufacture of pull
will be 10000 cords year.
The news came from Osceola, New.
by the last stage that Alma A. w. Gard
ner, sheepherder in the employ o
William Gregory, had disappeared fror
the camp and was thought to hav
committed suicide. He left the cam
. in Spring valley on Saturday morning
: armed with two revolvers and rife
:. and accompanied by q dog. Abou
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