Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-05-09


ducing sufficient ore 10 run the mills, and
some rich enough TO ship away. The
placer mines south of town furnish en-
ployment for a good many men. In
Spring Canyon, Sam Pooley and partner
took out last Friday S64 in dust, and on
Saturday the same two cleaned up S54.
In Cottonwood the diggines are looking
very favorably. These diggings are far
richer and more extensive than the much
talked Of Black Hills are proving TO be.
yet ii would not be advisable for great
many persons to rush there as the supply
of water is limited.
q. Riticker, better known as the Cali
fornia boy. passed Winnenucca on the
LIST with his troupe, In a special car. en-
route to the great Exhibition at Phila-
delphia. The company consists of eight
California girls and ten vaqueros, all
accomplished riders, who propose to give
the visitors at the Centennial an eIbi-
bition Of California horsemanship. by
performing the most daring and skillful
fests ever seen outside of circus ring.
Sixty California bred horses, and ten
Spanish "borros" are now on the road
for the use Of the company. With the
donkeys they propose to give series Of
burlesque exhibitions of the English
donkey race. Riticker will ride in races
Of any distance from ten to three hun
bred miles. Undoubtedly these horses
and riders will create O sensation at the
big show.
The Reno Journal of the 4th says:
Last Saturday evening, large number
OF logs we're floating by. Among others
who were trying 70 save Winter wood
was young Fritchie, the only support of
his aged mother. He stood, pike in
hand, when large log was passing by.
He struck his pike into it and tried to
pull it ashore, but the current, az we'll as
the log, proved too much for him and
dragged him into the stream. Unfortu-
nately he had the pike tied to his arm by
q small rope, which he could not I'M
fasten easily, and when he did get loose
the current had carried him into the
middle of the stream and whirled him
along at great speed. Finding he could
not regain the shore, Fritchie pulled
himself up to the log by the aid of the
rope and pike, got on top and straddled
the log, on which he rode over breaker
and foam until in very short time he
was landed on the island opposite the
Frost Ranch. nearly chilled. He was
properly cared for and is now fast re-
| covering.
The Eureka Sentinel of the 4th thus
narrates:" The course of true love
never did run smooth. The old proverb
never was more aptly illustrated than it
! has been recently in Eureke. Hark. to q
moving tale! gentle widower OF some
Fifty summers became recently enamored
of the charms Of blooming widow;
alike of her charms of person, OF charac-
ter and of purse. His passion was
ardent, his suit was warmly pressed. He
portrayed in glowing colors the happi-
ness which would attend them in welded
life. He represented to his hesitatipg
flame the honors that would attend her as
the spouse of professional man. He de-
picted the pleasures and the profits that
would ensue from joint partnership in
the water cure business. He wrote i'm.
FASHIONED erstles, spelt any e-n.n-y and
God with small &, The fair one list
ened, blushed, sighed. sobbed and-fed.
She fed by Tuesday mornings train.
| The disconsoate swain somehow got An
mixing OF her departure, and on amor
Gus and avaricious thoughts intent,
| sought yet to make her his own. He ap-
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