15 Sep 1877
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Newspaper
The Pioche Weekly Record
Location
Pioche, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1877
Page
1
Reports describe unprecedented mining developments in the Baby range of mountains. Joseph Shorey near Bouton notes exploration and possible incorporation of a company to fully work several nearby sites. Proposals include brick from mine refuse and a new mineral extender market.
Telegraph rumors forced a temporary shutdown amid reports that a mine at low levels has high quality galena ore. The upper levels show carbonates, with two months of work expected to refurbish furnaces and resume extraction by early levels. The Pacific Mail steamer City of San Francisco reportedly arrived damaged off Acapulco.
The London Times describes Captain Burton and a mining party including M. George Marie Saez exploring the Midian region near Akaba. They report ancient towns rich in gold and silver, copper and antimony, with quarries and wells, and note the area’s barren, rocky terrain and historic population.
A Sacramento saloon employe watches a new Iceni box, the Chinaman covertly tests the instrument, then drinks with the box covered. The scene prompts remarks about the device and a warning about careful observation. Other items note Patriot mine ledges, chlorides at depth, and labor trends in the South with potential settlement and cadet duties.
A Virginian man revisits his old California mining camp twenty years later and reunites with an old partner. They recall faces like Bill Hinkow Fisher and Poker Jack, inspect ruined shafts, and share a drink at the diggings. A rare two-foot pine emerges from a tree stump, suggesting a skylike find. The tale follows the mood of nostalgia and persistence in the old mining town.
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