Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-03-05


off on wild goose chase for San Juan
are constantly writing back to their
friends and giving their views OF the out
look in that far-off land. John De Or
say writes from Terra Amarillo, n. NJ,
February IA, to George Byington, Of this
Mace, in which the writer advises his
friends not to come to the San Juan
country with teams, as he can see moth
ING for them to do. The country has
not been developed, and it will take all
next Summer TO tell whether il will ever
amount to anything. There is no work
for teams or men either, unless the lat
ter wish to prospect, aud there is no
money in that. The Winter has been
very severe, and snow was about two
feet deep all the way from TERRA ANA
rila to the Animas river, about l25 miles
distant. 1t will be the middle or last of
May before any one can get into the
mines or mountains where the mines are
said to be located. No one from Phoebe
knows anything about the mines ex-
cept what they have been told by others.
De Orsay says there is the poorest set of
men in that country he ever saw. He
says there seems to be great excitement
about San Juan. but he fails to see any
reason for it. He says men have been
rushing to and fro all Winter freezing
their feet, killing their animals and fight
ing Indians, only to lay up in miser-
able adobe town with nothing but chile
colorado aud beans TO eat. De Orsay
nnrbt TO ~, kbot
thy unless they are well supplied with
money and corn, as there is not store
within l25 miles of the supposed mines.
The ELECTION YESTERDAY Although
there was no publication in advance of
the election Of Mining Recorder for Ely
District, the event caused considerable
excitement yesterday in that part Of
town where the polls were hell. From
the opening of the polls till shutdown the
friends OF the respective candidates were
busily engaged in soliciting votes. The
interest was very great. but it is credita-
BILE to the people of the town to say that
everything passed off quietly. No fights
occurred, and we believe no bad blood
was engendered. Large quantities of
"the ardent" were disposed Of, and the
invitation to take another cigar" was
frequently given, and as often acc pied.
The result was: Whole number OF votes,
1877; for H. r Breakey, $50 for James S.
Smith, 1874; scattering, /; majority for
Breakey, 467 This is Mr.. BIS third
election to that office. Mr.. Breakey last
evening received a certificate of his cleo
ton, signed by L. L. Atchison and Julius
Hoffman, Judges, and Horace d. Beene
and John Croyland. Clerks.
RoUGH AND TUMBLE Yesterday q
rough and tumble fight occurred in front
OF saloon on Main street. The fight
started in the saloon, between mixolo-
gist and customer. From the saloon
the belligerents found their way to the
sidewalk, then ont into the muddy street.
and again upon the sidewalk As there
happened to be no peace officer present,
the fight was allowed to proceed without
molestatiop, the crowd evidently being
satisfied to see the fun go on. as long as
it continued fair fight and no deadly
weapons were used. After both parties
had become pretty well exhausted, a by
stander stepped up and suggested that
they had better stop. Both parties then
withdrew in good order. Very little was
said and no bones were broken. Both
fought bravely, and as neither obtained
much advantage of his antagonist, there
is no reason why they should not be good
friends. No arrest was made.
PRIMARY ScHooL.-The report of the
Phoebe Primary school for the month
ending February 81: Whole number OF
boys. %; girls, II; total 45. Whole
number of days attendance, 5S2; whole
number of days absence, l44; whole
number of DAYS hardness, 1l2; average
number belonging. 81; average daily at
tendance, 81; percentage OF attendance
on an average number belonging. "a
Names of pupils who have not bee
tardy: John Dunstan, George Parke
and George Harrison.
Mrs. L. Il. WILMARTH, Teacher.
PORTLAND. This mine continues
excite interest both here and in the ga
Francisco Stock Board The sight
the ore recently extracted has remove
every lingering doubt about the realit
of the recent strike. The stock wi
quoted at S25s yesterday, and the sup
rior quality OF the ore-it being equal
any ever found in this district-wil ser
the stock up higher.
BEEF AND MUrToN.-Y Yesterday II
head of sheep arrived in town from Z
dar, Utah. These are very fat, weight
from IS to 80 pounds. To-day Maj
Peck is expected to arrive with 2oo mo-
sheen and 100 beef cattle, also ire
Utah. These animals will be slaughter
and offered for sale at the City Meat MI
ket. Phoebe people may rely upon pie
ty OF good beef and mutton at any rate
JOHN MAau1RE.-Our readers gener
ly bear in memory the name OF John N
guire, who appeared at the thea
in this place some months ago,
are in receipt Of the st. Jose
(Mo.) Herald, of the 18th ult, VIII
refers in eulogstic terms to Macs p
sonation OF Shamus O'Brien.
JUDGE FuLLEn.-We are happy to
that our worth District Judge is impr'
ing, though not as rapidly as is desil
by his friends. Owing to Judge fulle
illness the March term has not peg
and it is likely that there VIII DO
Court before Monday.
FAao GAMEs.-In our peregrinati'
yesterday we found that "the tiger
terribly worried, and the old tell
sncrted and growled ferociously.
some places the crowds around the c