Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-07-31
A chronieir Of Panaca Flat.


metropolis Of Southeastern Nevada, is
the home of one William. whose surname
is Goat. Now William hath pard. and
thereby hangs a tale. The firm Of Viii
liam and Co. are wont. as is their daily
custom in the afternoon to psrambulate
in the vicinity of the domiciles of the
subterranean explorers, which are situ-
ated among the rocks on the mountain
side. Aud our chronicle hath it that on
divers occasions they have been seen tc
desecrate the roofs of the habitations
aforesaid by their presence thereon, and
heard by profane listeners TO indulge in
the peculiar vocalizations characteristic
of their race, much to the chsgrin o.
the occupants thereof. In a residence Of
the Nevada style OF architecture dwell
our friend and chronicier, whilom known
as Salamander Smith, whose business
it was to superintend and accelerate the
moveu euts of an excavating instrument
| in the murky depths and ctyernous re
cesses of the Raymond 4 Ely mine. The
roof of the dwelling is composed OF cot
| ton fabrication, cunnin2ly warped and
woven in the mills of Lowell. aud the
| intelligent reader of these lines will infei
| that this textile fabric lacks the neees
sary strength to bear the gravitative force
| a pair of goats impart. The shades oil
| night had fallen DER The surrounding
| landscape, when William and his pard
might have been seen-and likely were
notwithstanding hastily down the steep
deciyity, and with bouud they landed
on the canvass canopy that shut out the
| starlight from the recumbenr form of
| Salamander, who. wearied with the toll
| of the day, bad been with difficulty
aroused at the close of the eleven o'clock
shit, and was now finishing his nap in
| fancied security. But, alas how fallacious
are all human hopes. The accelerated
| velocity of VIM. and his pard precipitat.
ed them through the fragile roof onto
the horizontal form of Salamander, and
I what a fall WAS there my eountrymen.
When the English language was Topped
of its redundancies, adjectives requisite
to describe Saamander's language were
omitted as too ponderous and expressive
for ordinary utterance. Oh ye happy
| dwe!lers in plastered rooms and gilded
palaces, fancy if you can his feelinks
| CONSERVATION, mutual terror and bellig
erence of spirit reciprocal Salamander's
high spirit was aroused, his soul was in
arms and eager for the fray, and he pre-
pared to give battle to the invaders Of
his domestic peace, and the ruthless des
troyers of his tireside tranquility. VIM
deployed among the crockery on the
table, his right hoof resting in can o.
butter, CONSERVATION in his eye ant
stern defiance on his brow. The pare
took up a position on the hurricane decl
OF the stove, which he cleared for actor
by hurriedly displacing o bowl of souI
aud two pans of unbaked bread and sicl
truck. VIM. and pard after realizing
the situation, decided that the emergen
cy called for immediate action of de
fensive nature and retreated through the
window, regardless of the sash and glass
thus ruthlessly sacrificed to military ne
cessity. The above sad chronicle wa
related to US by the unfortunate victim
of the raid, and as he wiped away fall
ing tear and changed his cud to the lar
board side of his mouth he swore deey
and direful threats against the nocturna
firm. We consoled him with the trit,
aphorism that all flesh is grass and al
grass is hay, we're here tomorrow ant
we're gone to-day. but he laughed US Il
scorn. and like Rachel of old be woulc
not be comforted. With heart of gloon
and faltering step we wended the way t,
our sanctum and have thus penned thi
last and sad chronicle of Panaca Flat.
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In another item of the RECORD it vii
be found we noticed that Johnny Gale,
would arrive in to-day's Hamilton stage
since writing the former item about fort
different individuals informed us of til
same fact of which we here make note
also that Johnny Ernst, Billy Goodman
and Matt Halpin are going out on tn
road with a four-in-hand turnout an,
bring him in, for fear that the stag
would not be able to do it, he bein
ponderous and weighing 80 much.
W. STEIN. who keeps store next doc
to the RECORD Business Office, Lacou
street, leaves on to-day's Salt Lake stag
Tor the East, whittier he goes for th
purpose of purchasing large stock @
goods for the Fall trade.
| c. W. PINnHAM, who lately recovere
from severe illness. finding he was nc
gaining any strength in and aroun
Phoebe. left yesterday morning fo
Tokervllle, Utah. in the hopes that Their
he would improve in that respect.
The old RECORD Office building o
Main street is to let or for sale. All pal
ticulars will be furnished by calling q
the RECORD Business Office. Lncou
street. in John C.Lynch's brick building
JOHNNY Galley. a former Resident {
Phoebe, who left here for Panamint las
December, started from Hamilton We,
terday on the stage for Pioch- mi al
arrive here to-day.
AMID the canine disturbance. on Mai
street last evening we understand tn,
one party had his limb cut by an infur
ated brute. The dog wasn't mad, b,
the man was.
Mrs. G. Fl. Fish, wife of G.. H. Fis
of Mott. Fish & Co., arriv, d vesterds
by the Salt Lake stage after an abse n,
of few months.
Hon. HENRY EDsERruN leaves P!ocl
IN to-day's Salt Lake stage after d sta
OF two weeks amongst us. He expec.
to return here in about mouth.
Miss LAURA GILL, sister of Mrs. {
ii. Fish, arrived in Yesterdays Salt Lal
stage.