Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-01-31
THE EPIZOOTIC Is HERE-ITS
SYMPTOMS.

Ane iepors pelnS circulated yesterday
forenoon that the epizootic had certain
ly made its advent in Phoebe, our report
er went to the establishment where it
was said to have broken out; and there,
sure enough, were at least twenty
equines "under the weather." and all
similarly affected. There was no ques-
ton about their ailment being the dis
ease which, coming down to New York
from Canada, two or three months ago,
had swept over the land almost as rapid
ly as the lightning could report its pro.
gress, momentarily paralyzing business
and precipitating panics in its course,
until every city and district of the old
States had been visited. The much
talked-of epizootic is certainly here, and
most likely will have broken out in the
majority of the stables and corrals in
the city before this item is read by the
majority of our town patrons, for, its
origin being atmospheric, it moves with
the celebrity of the winds.
Those experienced in its treatment in
the East say the cases referred to are of
mild type, and it is believed its preva-
lence will be of short duration. The
diseased horses appear mopish and
spiritless, and are constantly coughing
and throwing from the nostrils mucous
matter in great quantities; but they rel
ish food, and eat freely. The treatment
suggested-which seems to us very "a
tional-is to keep the animals in dry and
warm stalls, limit their feed, and compel
them to take it from the ground, that
they may the more readily free them
selves of the abnormal secretion which
is thrown from the nostrils. Newspaper
reports generally concur that the afflicted
animal fares better when not dosed and
choked with medicines.
We believe it will run its course here
in from twenty to thirty days, and this
is the opinion of those acquainted with
the peculiarities of the disease. The in
conveniences resulting from its preva-
lence will be slight-not of sufficient
magnitude. certainly, to justify the ap-
prehension that has been felt. Water
can be delivered with oxen; the Next
cans have always competed in the wood
trade by packing donkeys and there are
in store among the dealers unusually
large stocks of flour, groceries and veg
etables. Some of the mining companies
now have large quantities of ore at Bull
lionyllle ahead of the mills, and will
have no difficulty in engaging oxen to
do necessary hauling until the recovery
of the regular teams.
LYCEUM SUGGESTED. We have been
requested to suggest to our young men
the desirability of their organizing a
lyceum. Few towns of the population OF
| Phoebe are without an institution of this
kind; and here lyceum is especially de-
sirable, as there is not in the town q
single public resort for those who may
wish to spend their evenings in intellect
ual recreation. Who will secure to him.
self the honor of being the prime mover
in establishing such an institution?
HEAVY Loss FROM Er4zooTIc.- Perry
Gossett, a well-known freighter on tn,
Phoebe and Toano road, lost twelve fine
mules, few days ago, between here ant
Egan Canyon, from epizootic - being
nearly quarter of his train. He had re
fused $500 for one span of the animals
lost. They were unavoidably worked il
a cold storm, no shelter being available
which fact goes far towards explaining
the great fatality.
Row IN CHINADoM.-Da before yester.
day morning, some time between mid
night and daylight, general row oc.
cured among the Chinese down on
Phoebe street, as a wind-up of their New
Year festivities. Several shots were
fired, and it is not yet positively known
that no one was hurt. The bullets were
discharged promiscuously, several houses
in the vicinity being penetrated.
! WORK on the new mill at Highland,
five miles from town, is progressing sat
/ isfactorily. Considerable machinery is
on the ground. and if the balance does
not soon arrive epizootic will be the
cause-it is several days out from the
railroad. 1t will run twenty stamps. We
may pay it visit when its construction
shall have advanced far enough for de-
tailed description.
CONDITION OF THE RoADs.-The roads
are in good travelling condition between
here and Lehi, Utah. The storms or
the Hamilton route seem to have beer
local in character. The Salt Lake roads
are dry, but little snow lying on the
highest divides. There is large nun
Der of freight teams coming in from the
Utah settlements.
EASILY NEGOTIATED wITH.-The "no
BILE red man p" stipulates so freely that il
is not to be wondered at that he breaks
treaties as fast as he makes them. W.
heard one yesterday agree to do jol
of drudgery for loaf of bread, for tn,
performance of which he in the first
place asked six dollars.
JAMES LEVY, now in Jail on the charge
of having killed Thomas Ryan, in thu
Phoebe Phenix mine will be removed t.
the county hospital to-day. It will b,
remembered that when he'll was arrested
being ON the road to Hamilton, his fee
were badly frozen.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. John James, accom-
panied by his newly-wedded wife, arrived
from San Jose, CAL, night before last
Mr.. James will Immediately enter upol
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