Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-02-04

SLEIGH-RIDING IN PIocHE.-The deep
snow which robed hill and valley Sunday
forenoon was too tempting to the vota-
ries of pleasure to be allowed to pass
away without being tracked by sleigh;
but there was not in all Lincoln county
anything in the shape of sleigh, for
who had ever thought we would have
snow enough here to enjoy winter sports
in the old-fashioned New England style?
But the resources of inventive genius
are inexhaustihle when necessity urges
their application; material being fur
nished by the hardware firms Of Halpin
and Wheeler in the shape of gas pipes,
Messrs. Greenwood, Russ. Scott, Coffee,
Jr and others set about the task of trans
forming them into Jumper" One
hour from the time the runners were cut
and bent to the proper angle, the Jump
err was ready for service. Three horses
having been found which had not taken
the epizootic. they were harnessed and
attached to the novel continuance, which
was filled to its utmost capacity, and
then, amid jingling sleigh-bels, showers
OF bombarding snow-balls, and the cheers
and jeers of 500 people, away at the
highest speed of their animals, went the
fun-loving projectors. For two hours or
longer they enjoyed the full benefit of
their enterprise and ingenuity. To-
wards evening Russ. Scott invited us to
participate in social sleighing expedi-
tion--ploposing to 20 "only twenty miles
away We accepted The first five
miles the ride was delightful but the
balance of the trip it is as impossible to
describe as it is horrible to contemplate
The little iron.clad what-is-it got into
somersaulting mood; from that time on
memory is confused; but we have indis-
tinct recollections of disjointed hoop
skirts, tangled waterfalls, smashed hats
and bonnets, all jammed together in in
terpinable confusion, with ourself drift
ing through snow bank for fresh air.
ATTEMPTED TO COMMIT SUIc1DE.-A
fallen woman Of Lacour street is sup
posed to have attempted suicide nigh
before last, by taking morphine. Sh'
certainly took dose large enough e
have caused death, and was onl.
saved by skilful medical Intervention
She denies that she intended to kill her
4 self. Hers Is history of more than or
binary interest. In other days, befor
vice had swept away "the lines wher
beauty fingers" she commanded the ad
miration Of people of standing by he
sparkling wit and unquestioned ability
Having means at her command, sh
Travelled much, and laid her observation
before the world in prominent publica
tons, thereby acquiring something of
literary fame. At last, wealth and pei
sonal attractions gone, and forsaken b
friends Of her prosperity, she chose, i
her desperation, the path of the fallel
Is it to be wondered at that, with such
past constantly coming up in review, 81
should seek the oblivion of death? I'll
old, old tale. H"i.s
Snow STORM. --Saturday night late, tt
temperature SO far moderated that ra
was predicted. Snow falls here so rarel
and is SO light when we have any at a
that a snow storm is never looked fc
The surprise of citizens can be imagine
then, when they opened their doors Su
day morning and looked out upon
average snow depth of from six inch
to foot, with the white fakes still
scending Towards noon there was
abatement in the storm, which continu
for some hours; but more snow fell d.
ing Sunday night, and throughout
day yesterday we had periodical siftir
Of snow. The aspect now is truly po
the silver rays 81 the young moon hg
ing'up world Of snow around us.
The Bullionville stage went out y
terday crowded with passengers, a
carrying the Panaca mail. The contr
tor, it seems, has reconsidered the int
ton to discontinue service on account
the epizootic, and has hired new teal
The advance Of the STOCKS of cert
Companies, though not unlocked for,
had the effect Of greatly increasing
number Of cheerful countenances on
streets. -