Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-02-03

one by the name OF Ellen. who appears
to take particular delight in Prosecuting
and annoying Mr.. Sumner whenever an
opportunity presents itself. Since her
release from the County Jail, abont two
months since, she has annoyed her
brother-in-law at least dozen times. and
on last Monday went to his Office. in the
building where the Municipal Court is
situated, and created such disturbance
that 1t delayed proceedings Of the Court
until she was removed to the City Prison.
Yesterday Ellen was brought before
Judge Louderback, who adjudged her
guilty Of drunkenness and the use OF
vulgar language. for which she will be
sentenced to-day.
eleanor" the Idaho correspondent
OF the Sacramento Record Union. writ
ing from Idaho City under date of Janu-
airy IS. says: Centsrville, in this county.
was recently the scene Of quite sensa-
ton. 1t was ghost excitement, and
originated in this wise: There lived near
Centerville for number OF years an &C.
centric character by the name OF John
Lee, who was 80 unfortunate as to be o
passenger on the Inflated Pacific, and Of
course was drowned. Some month or
six weeks afterward. as the story goes, a
Jesse Duvault Yves going from Center.
vile to Pioneer, q distance Of about five
miles, when he was suddenly confronted
by what be supposed TO be John Lee.
The apparition, for SO it proved to be.
co1ohf n0vorikso hnrca nv ths. hri1lo
stopped the animal in the road, AID,
after informing the rider that it was
John Lees ghost, led the horse 70 tree
some distance from the road, under
which Lee had buried some $500 in coin,
which money Duvault was then and there
instructed to exhume on the 18th day OF
May proximo. and out of it pay certain
bills which the defunct had left unpaid.
To prove that 1t was ghost and not o
man the spector informed Duvault that
it would leave no tracks on the snow.
and upon o careful examination of the
snow the following day no signs Of tracks
was to be found. Dnvault will further
test the matter on the day designated by
the ghost by digging for the money, and
even bets are offered that he will find 1t.
In the event OF this money being found
your correspondent thinks of establish
ing collection agency for the purpose
Of securing the payment OF still other
bills which parties migrating beyond the
Styx have left unsettled.
In travelling over the summit of the
Sierras. says the Truckee Republican, it
is often serious question how to keep
on the roads. Between Truckee and
Sierra Valley every storm that sweeps
over the mountains obliterates all traces
of the sleigh tracks. The roadrs usually
kept firm and hard by constant travel;
but on either side the loose deep snow
will let horse sink almost out OF sight.
After the freezing clustering winds have
blown the flakes and drifts into the
track and smoothed the way over so
carefully and evenly that one portion OF
the forest looks like the rest, teams
must understand travelling in snow. To
be sure, shingles are nailed OH all the
trees along the route, but they only
serve to point out the general course,
and in the nighttime cannot be seen.
To get out of the road is to get stalled;
to get lost in storm, or at night, is
death. The instinct and knowledge of
the horse is the drivers safety. Let the
reins hang loose and most horses &C.
quainted with the way will 90 along the
road almost as we'll where it is covered
with drifts as where it can be seen.
They learn to feel for the road every
time they put down their feet. If they
make mis-step and 60 out into the
loose snow they carefully turn back into
the road. When by any mishap the
sleigh is hopelessly out of the road, and
the road lost, there is only one way to
find turn the best horse loose and
follow it to the track. 1t will go directly
to il every time,