Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-03-29

INFORMATION WANTzD.-Ths following
is for Gideon McCumber. Perhaps some
of our readers can answer:
PoMo, MENDocINo Co., Call
March Goth, 1876.
Ed. PIocHE RECORD do you or any
of your readers know whether Gideon
McCumber, OF Ashland county, Ohio. is
in your section? Ii so, his brother,
Hamilton McCumber, OF Pomo, Mendo-
elmo county, CAL, would be pleased to
hear of him. Any one knowing of his
whereabouts will confer lasting favor
BY informing me.
Respectfully yours,
HAMILTON McCUMBER.
SIcK.-Mrs. Barter, wife of Deputy
Sheriff Barter, who resides in Meadow
Valley Wash, is very sick. Word was
sent to town to that effect last evening,
when Andy Fife dispatched DIR. Lee, in
company with Dave Newman, down
there.
BELLEyLLE.-This ia mining town
situated in Columbia District, Esmerelda
county, Nevada, which is now attracting
considerable attention, owing to the
mines turning out well and also to the
large shipments of bullion from there to
Aurora. We understand that two twenty.
stamp mills are about being erected there,
the builder being Jim White, who built
the 30-stamp mill at Bullionville, for the
Raymond & Ely Company. Several of
our mechanics are about leaving Phoebe
for that placs for the purpose of going to
work on the mills. Ham Light has q
contract and is hauling ore for one of
the mines.
JUsT1cE CoURT. One attachment suit
was commenced in this court yesterday,
after which the case of II. G. Church
against the Raymond a. Ely M. Company
for services rendered as an expert in the
| suit of the Raymond & Ely M. Co.
against the Kentucky s. NJ. Co. was
tried. The amount claimed is $3.50.
The various witnesses were heard and
| occupied the attention of the court until
p. M, when the case was submitted.
| A decision will be rendered to-day at
| IL o'clock.
JUMPING.-In the last few days since
business has been so dull, the boys are
finding various amusements, among
which trials Of skill in jumping forms
the chief attraction. Yesterday a large
crowd WAS gathered in front of Wieder-
hold & Goodman's gazing at lot of am
ateur jumpers, who thought they were
doing wonders, and so they were-that is
in the smallness of their jumps, none of
which exceeded five feet. Keep trying
boys, and you will finally get up to seven,
if you are lucky and nervy.
SALT LAKE STAGE-The Salt Lake
stage left yesterday morning at 0 o'clock
taking no passengers but conveying the
body of Earl Hamilton from Phoebe
towards its destination Davenport, Iowa.
Eugene Blair left on the stage and will
attend to it as far as Beaver, Utah. A
brother of Mrs. E. Hamilton will meet
it at Ogden and take charge of it there.
QUIET. Yesterday was quiet day in
Phoebe; very little stirring and business
| hneh BloWiiub CodoiucIuoIy. Iuo WthtutI
was fine, and crowds were to be seen
upon the streets taking advantage of it.
The streets are getting very dry, and one
does not now run the risk of being mired
down in attempting to cross them.
LINCOLN COUNTY PIoNEERs.-A meet.
ing of this organization will be called
this week for the purpose of adopting
the constitution and bylaws and also
electing their permanent officers. Due
notice will be given.
JUSTICE CoURT.-Busness doomed ur
little yesterday in the Justice Court
Another attachment suit was commenced
last evening against a miner, by an irate
creditor running boarding house.
The Hike mail arrived Yesterday
moning, leaving again in the afternoon
with large mail.
} BULLION SHIPMENT.-Wells Fargo 6
Go. shipped bullion yesterday valued a
$12,S03.
The pony mail arrived in Phoebe las
evening, at half-past six O'Clock, with a
small mail.