Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-08-09

We often wonder why IL is We don't
grow rich. The poet tells US, - Do not
LET your chances like sunbeams pass you
By, you never miss the water, &c. :"
Now We have chances that ordinary
nortals haven't. and, and yet We are as
poor as Jobs Christmas fowl. Perhaps
it is our natural indecision that makes
Us slow about accepting the prizes that
fortune always throws in the path of q
newspaper man. 1t was only few weeks
ago that We received circular, telling us
that for a three months advertisement
We would receive q double-acting cylin-
der escapement wringlng machine, some
thing that would be thing of beauty
and JOY forever. A few days after, a
genius in Connecticut informed US by
Uncle Sans fastest train, that for a GER
tain sum in three installments and few
inches of our space devoted to a puff of
his wares, we could grace our person
with full jewelled thermometer, and by
the same mail New jersey man told us
that for $50 worth of advertising, he
would securely box and ship to US
Sl75 melodeon. We have seriously
thought of buying that and car
rying it around with the boys when
they go serenading o. nights 1t would
make a good stand off for the fog-horn
baritone of -, and We may yet send
for the thing and tune it up. But our
best chance for acquiring sudden and
enormous wealth came yesterday. For
certain portion of our advertising
space, c. X. Lands, of Vineland, New
Jersey-the very identical cuss that shot
one of the worthy profession year ago
proposes to deed and bequeath to us in
fee simple a cranberry patch in the city
of Vineland 30x50. Now, we've always
wanted to be capitalist, and here is
chance. We ought to avail ourself of it.
We can cultivate the succulent cram
berry on Jerseys foreign shore and i'm
port 1t to Nevada to be made into Juicy
tarts. II nothing more promising turns
up in the next few days we shall proba-
bly, invest IN the cranberry culture.
FoR VIRGINIA. NJ. Pierce leaves
on to-day's stage for Virginia City.
Frederick has been resident of Phoebe
since 1871, during which time he has
held several positions OF trust, the last
being that of deputy constable and clerk,
all OF which he has filed to the entire
satisfaction OF parties employing him,
His integrity and business qualifications
are unquestioned and it is only on &C.
count of the great depression in business
circles that he goes to see if he cannot
do better elsewhere. We wish him good
luck.
DISTRICT COURT. The District Court
met yesterday morning at ten o'clock,
but transacted no business in conse-
quencs OF the sickness of W. W. Bishop,
be being an interested party in some
motion, was postponed until Saturday at
ten o'clock. One applicant was made a
citizen of the United States. Court ad-
journed until Saturday, August 18th.
PUMPING MACHINERY. - The Eureka
and Palsade Railroad teams brought in
a lot of pumping machinery for the
Meadow Valley mine, consisting of two
pump barrels, plunger, rockers, pillow
blocks, bob nose, etc., all of which came
in good order and were landed at the
works.
MINE LEASED. Wiederhold
has leased the" Far West " ledge, stu
ated two and half miles west of Phoebe,
for the term of six months to NJ. Hun
singer and A. Mangold.
HELD FOR POSTAGE. - letter ad
dressed to W. B. Smith, Cayenne, South
America, is held for postage at the Phoebe
Postoffice.
For ARIzoNA.-A party left here yes
terday for Prescott, Arizona, with q two
horse wagon. They were we'll provis-
Toned and equipped for the trip.
RAIN.-Pioche was visited yesterday
with light shower of rain in the morn.
ing accompanied by any amount of
tn under.
The Hamilton stage arrived last even.
ing at seven o'clock with two passen-
gers.
The Salt Lake and Hamilton buck
boards left town yesterday morning at
o'clock without passengers.
The Hike mail arrived and departed
yesterday.