Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-03-23

their attention to field of investment,
which, though it has been much neg
lected for the last three years, will richly
repay the outlay requisite for develop
ment.
GOLD DIGGINGs.-W. w. Bishop has
received the following letter from Pan
gwitch, under date of March IL, 1876,
which he has kindly permitted US to
publish:
Two years ago three men were on the
Colorado river west of the mouth of
Green and Grand rivers 20 miles. They
prospected up gulch ten miles and
found it about the same all the way up.
They cut down small tree, made two
small sluice boxes and sluiced about one
hour, when the Indians came upon them
| and told them to leave or they would
| kill them all. They cleaned up the
sluices and had S63 in coarse gold. One
| of these men is with my father at Cir
| cleville now. They will start for the
diggings in two weeks. This man
wrote to me- two weeks ago and
wanted me to go with them to talk to
the Indians and said he would give me
an equal show with them. | cannot go
as have not the means You know as
much about it as do. You get it as 1
got it. have got number of good
prospects near here and l go after them
as soon as tho snow goes off. il l don't
60 out there.
INFORMATION WANTED.--The following
letter was yesterday received by Charles
F. Meyers, Postmaster of Phoebe. Any
one having any information on tho SUBJ
ject can communicate with him or to r.
E. Johnson. Gardiner, Maine:
GARDINER, Me-, Mar. 5, '76.
CHARLES MEYERs, Phoebe, New. Mr..
Edward Cults assures me that you will
oblige me by answering a question. !
have somewhere q nephew by the name
of Adriance r. johnson, and l have
heard lately that he was in your town o,
city. His mother, a widow, has NOT
heard from him for many years. and any
knowledge from you will be received with
gratitude unspeakable. His father il
dead, and his mother is very anxious
Any trouble you are to will be cheerfully
settled by Mr.. Quits. have sent him 3
letter to your Office, but wish You would
write to me by return mail, and oblige
Yours, etc., r. E. JOHNSON.
MUD VS.. CoFFEE.-Those who have O
any time polished the head of {
drill will readily understand and take il
the full force of the following, wherein
, man used q phrase. common among min
) ers, with startling effect at one of GU
> restaurants on Main street. II was al
dinner, and an individual was engaged
) in histin' in some provisions. He
: we forget his name, but what he said
|, never!-desired the young lady in attend
ance to replenish his cup with coffee
8 He was also particular about the quan
tity, somewhere between the bottom an,
). the brim suiting his fancy. In order I,
make his wish known he raised his fippe
and at the same time said, Mud
( The young lady, in utter establishment
| scowled at him and replied: "It's n
y such thing; it's good coffee -
|. TOMMY DIMoND. Johnny Dimond yes
terday received letter from his broths
Tom (who had both legs broken som
. time since by cave in the Raymond
Ely. in which Tommy says that be !
n now walking around without the use q
a orutches or cane. in San Francisco. Il
Q commends the services that DR.. d. l
q Deal rendered him very much, and thinh
Q that his close attention saved his life.
NEVADA CENTRAL RAILnoAD.-As "
;. have not lately made mention OF th
u operations of the roads on account of Ii
: storms, we now take pleasure in stain
= that the track is in perfect order and Il
trains are making regular time (startin
ct 8 a. M. and returning at Up. my col
% veying daily from 70 to rs tons of or
The locomotive in use is in first ella,
. trim.
j. PIocHE HOSE. Yesterday the men
l. bers Of this company were busily Of
gagged in cleaning up their apparatu
n The house now looks in fine order ar
y the carriage and hose in good trim I,
:, service.
70 FouND-A bunch of keys. which ca
70 be had OF the RECORD Office by payir
for this notice.