Southern Pacific to reach Yuma by February
December 10 1876 report notes the Southern Pacific will be completed to Yuma by February. Arizona’s resources and mining prospects are highlighted with Hackberry mine details and the impact of railroad access on mining, water, and wood nearby.
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Crozier
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Peacock Mountains
Hackberry Company
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Raymond & Ely
Nevada
Eureka Grand Jury Indicts Three on Felony Larceny and Railroad Plot
The Eureka county grand jury on the 5th indicted John Sheehan for grand larceny and Bruce Dean with Charles Kaltewaser for felony for stealing a mule and attempting to derail a Central Pacific train near Palisade by switching a switch. Bonds set at 3000 dollars each. Belmont Courier notes the death of former Nye county Assembly member Captain J. G. Sprague in Smoky Valley on November 23, buried the next day with many valley residents in attendance. Sacramento Record Union explains Wells disappearance by Kraggs and companions hiding him, then taking him to near the American river and burying him to avoid exposure. Virginia Chronicle reports John Harris killed by a shaft axe incident at Yellow Jacket shaft, about seven in the morning. he died from skull injuries after being struck.
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Silver Palace
Fossil bones found in Richmond mine and a life in peril
A skull fracture leaves a man near death after an axe fell from 140 feet. The incident, tied to a Cornwall native aged about 35, prompts scientific questions about how the fall occurred while a second report notes rodent fossils at 290 feet in the Richmond mine.
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