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Newspaper
Pioche Tri Weekly Record
Location
Pioche, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1876
Page
2
The piece notes many mines remain unpatented, risking jump and title disputes. It argues patenting raises mine value, urging owners to patent now before times improve. The Carson Tribune and Nevada mining reports follow with local updates on proclamations, officials, taxation, and waterworks costs.
Henry Clay Clarkson known as Colonel Clarkson died in the city aged 67. Born in Bourbon County Kentucky he was an early California settler and active politician until two or three years ago. The notice recalls his habit of exaggeration and a notable $500 bunked dollars bet. Also reported are divorces in Virginia City including Rose Glass v Glass and Mrs Bitter v Bittera, a fatal gun wound case from 1852, a Sacramento theater accident with multiple deaths and injuries, Lincoln bones remark, and visiting conductors plus pugilists Mace and Allen expected in Virginia City this week.
The White Pine News reports the Eberhardt and Aurora Company tunnel extends 400 feet toward a 6000 foot goal at a rate of forty feet per week. The column features political defeat talk, mining disputes, local deaths, and wild incidents including a San Francisco suicide, a Wells hotelier, and a Gold Hill shop altercation.
A night performance at Moore's Opera House on Second Street ends when the entire floor collapses. The stampede and darkness cause numerous deaths and about 100 injuries among a crowd of thousands. Fire and police units clear debris and tend to survivors as a long casualty list is reported.
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