The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-10-12

ing the visit of the bride to the
Worlds Fair in SO.
Together with many friends, the
RECORD joins in wishing the newly
married pair all future happiness
and prosperity.
The wheat crop of Lovelock valley
this year amounts to 5000 tons.
The annual shipment of ore from
Eureka amounts to 10000 tons.
The machinery at the Richmond
mine in Eureka has been sold for old
junk.
Utahs' sugar beet crop is heavier
this year than at any time hereto
fore.
A number of young cattle have
died recently in Mason valley from
blackleg or some kindred disease.
The Central Pacific is using
steam pillow for grading the addition
to the Wadsworth yards.
James Yerington, Paris exposition
commissioner, is collecting mineral
exhibits from all parts of the State.
Peter Jackson, the pugilist, is suf-
fering from severe attack of pneu-
monia and it is feared cannot recover.
The Battle Mountain Copper and
Gold Mining Company has been in
corporated with a capitalization of
81 100000,
Onions weighing eour pounds and
squash weighing 100 wounds are in
cluded in the production of Barney
Moran's farm at Sutro, Lyon county.
The first shipment of ore from
the Comstock in over a year was
made yesterday, when 30 carloads
We're sent from the Belcher mine to
the Brunswick mill.
Admiral Dewey, at his own request
has been detached from the Olympia
and will devote his time for the next
few months to the work of the Phil
ippine Commission of which he is
member.
Dewey has expressed himself as
wanting a"place to hang up his hat
and be at home right away and the
forty-three thousand people who
have subscribed to the Dewey Home
Fund are proportionately pleased.
A sample from the Silver Conner
mine at Eureka, assayed last week at
the Eureka Con. office, yielded 215-
40 ounces of silver and 934 go ounces
of silver and S34.60 ounces of gold,
giving valve per ton of $15, 1856. so.
Coyotes are more numerous and
destructive than ever in Mason Val
ley this year. They are killing calves
sheep and poultry, and so bold
that women can hardly drive them
from a flock of chikens with
broomstick.
Professor Beck, who has been
making an inspection of the Sea level
mine in southern Alaska, says there
is enough ore in sight to pay interest
on $12, 900, 900 investment. The
mine is now admitted to be the rich
est ever discovered in Alaska.
The War Departm ent has just pur-
chased 1000 head of cattle in Indian
Territory for shipment to Cuba. The
increased demand as result of the
war with Spain and the Philippines is
in great measure the reason for the
present high prices for beef.
James NJ. Harlan, the last sur
vivor of President Lincoln's cabinet,
passed away at Mt. Pleasant, Vt, on
October 5th at 9:35 a. m. He was
born in Clark county ILL.,, in 1920.
} served as Secretary of the Interior
under Lincoln during 1866.
Joe Pete, the murderer of young
, Dangberg, is reported to have been
} captured in Calayeras county, CAL,
yesterday. If Douglas county resi-
dents are allowed their way the vii
famous Indian thug will soon visit
the happy hunting grounds. Since
the murder, the Washoe Indians in
Douglas county are becoming un-
usually threatening in their demean-
or and the residents of Gardnerville
are preparing to do some effective
missionary work with bullets instead
of bibles should further outrages be
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