The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-02-17


on Monday last. 1t gives an interesting
account Of some OF the boys that left
Phoebe nearly one year since to explore
the African gold fields. and afterwards
changed their minds about gold and
went to diamond hunting. The writer
in speaking of the country, says: II
could not be suited better with climate
than am hore, and also the general ap.
pearancs of the country is rather beauti
full. In reference to work. he says:
There is DO such thing aa wages in this
section for the average working man. and
they who do get billet to watch wild
Kaffirs, their pay is only small, being
ten shillings in English money per day.
There is very little demand for mining
engineers, their pay being EOS per
month, English money" In speaking
of the search for diamonds, his accounts
are not very good as to results. he evil
IDENTITY thinking that it il hard work.
He says: 1--WE lmeaning the party Of
Piochers) worked for five weeks before
we found anything, but since that have
found several good-slzed diamonds, and
we are working on ground that ia sup.
posed to be very good. will let you
know the result when We have washing.
The old native chief, Secreeveni, is still
troubling the Dutch residents up in the
Republic, and he is credited with seevral
victories lately" The letter is finally
wound mp in the following style: Now
I would advise you, as we'll as others, to
remain in America until can send you
better advices than I can now"
The LEEDS GALoP.-A well-known
musical composer, says the San Fren-
cisco Stock Exchange, was recently ad-
vised to buy Leeds stock when it was
selling at $21a. He invested like sport
and shortly cleaned up at $50. making
more money in . week than he had be-
fore realized in a month of Sundays in
the pursuit of his legitimate business.
As souvenir OF his good luck he has
composed new moroccan, to be styled
the Leeds Gslop," dedicated to the
Company, which will shortly be intro
duced by Ballenberg.
GRAND OPENING.-Rock Drolette op-
ened his new saloon on Main street, next
door to the Bank Exchange, on Thursday
evening. There was a grand time there
and band OF music WAS in attendance.
About ten o'clock Mr.. Drolette spread
an elegant lunch, and it is needless to
remark that the large crowd there as.
sembled did ample justice to it. The
Publication was KEEP. up until late hour
! and oil thora uaovu I'll ~ ac;ou . ao
hugely. There will be lunch at this es.
adjustment this evening. Ye hungry
individuals are invitsd to call early and
pitch in"
BANK ExcHANGE.-Dick Riepe having
purchased the interest OF John Titler
bis late partner, in the Bank Exchange
restaurant, is now running that concern
on his own hook, and has Just completed
giving the culinary department of thai
concern a thorough overhauling. Dicl
has been employed in the various eating
houses OF Phoebe for the last four years
and we'll understands the business. Hi
tables are kept we'll supplied with th,
best the markets afford. All persons de
string No, l meal can be Accommodated
BY calling at the Bank Exchange.
HIGHLAND BULLION. - There wer,
thirty-four bars of bullion received from
the small furnace out at Highland o,
Thursday. This small furnace ha
proved a success, and we understand will
be kept running right along, as they nov
have quite lot of charcoal on hand
The parties who have charge of tn
furnace are old and experienced furnace
men. and came from the mine at Cerr
Gords, California.
PosTPoNEMENT.- a meeting of th
Board of Trustees OF the American Fla
Mill and Mining Company, held in Sa
Francisco, the sale Of the delinquer
stock on account of assessment No.
was ordered postponed till Monda,
February Goth, at the hour of Q o'cloc
, P. NJ. Of said day, at the Office OF job
/ Middleton & Son, No. 80 Montgomel
street, San Francisco, California.
: SILVER PARK There were sewers
tons of ore brought from Silver Park r
3 Gently, and were milled some time du
ing this week, which yielded three hui
! bred and sixty odd dollars to the tot
We could not learn anything about ma
ters in general in regard to that place, {
\ the party hailing therefrom was vel
' reticent upon that subject. Silver Pa,
q is situated in Lincoln county, and abo,
4 sixty miles south Of Phoebe.
Q R. DRoLErTr has fitted up the Oris,
= saloon on Main street, next door to Il
r Bank Exchange restaurant, where |
II keeps the best Of wines, liquors, cigar
and good billiard table. l will
pleased to see my old patrons. 70,
J, choice for 1914 cents.
o I'm r. DRoLErrE.
!" NOTICE .-Aasessor Dayton publishes
q card i'll to-day's issue notifying all pa
:, :, ties that the tax on the proceeds
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