The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-08-25

homes in the land of Zion, going By the
way Of Dry Valley. When they had got
a distance Of about five miles beyond
the valley they were stopped by an
individual, who presented six.shooter
and demanded and compelled them
to deliver up their coin, and after
rem little wholesome advice he told
them to go and sin no more by dealing
with Gentiles. They sent word to town
of the robbery, but as no description was
sent of the man perpetratng it, no clue
could be found to the highwayman.
This thing of robbing Mormons who
had been to Phoebe with a load of pro-
duce, and disposing OF The same, were
on their road home. used TO be one OF
the favorlte amusements of the "boys"
about five years ago and added largely
to the revenue of the various turo games
in existence at the time.
PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX A ssesso,
Dayton, after assessing the personal
property of parties around Phoebe who
had no real estate, gave them until the
10th day of August in which to settle
the amount; the law being such that
when the assessment is made the AS
sessor IL responsible for the amount, If
he does not collect it at once; but he
being lienient gave them "A little time in
which to prepare themselves, but in u
great many cases this favor seemed not
to be appreciated, as when called on
Monday last many were unprepare6 to
pay, although many paid up promptly,
Parties should recollect that if the AS
SCISSOR chose TO act as he has the right he
could take property enough at once, sell
it. and thus pay the tax, and they ought
to respond, especially when he gives
them time.
FIRE.--On last Monday J. ". Shiyers,
who ID working in the Burke tunnel,
had put in two blasts, set fire TO the
fuse and left the tunnel, retiring to the
blacksmith shop of the Chief of the Hill.
When he arrived there he found the in
side Of the shop on fire, also the ceiling
OF the cabin adjoining On calling out
fire." his partner came to his assist
ance, when with considerable difficulty
they both succeeded in extinguishing it.
The blacksmith shop had been used in
the morning for the purpose of sharpen
ing tools, and when they quit they
thought that it was entirely eItin-
guished, but it evidently was not A
few moments later and the buildings
would have been destroyed.
JOURNALS OF SENATE AND ASSEMBLE
We are indebted to j. d. Minor, Score.
tary Of State, for copies of the journal
Of the Eighth Session OF The Senate and
Assembly of the Nevada Legislature;
also three volumes of the the Appendix
to the Journals of the Senate and AS
| bly, containing the census taken OF
| the inhabitants of the State of Nevada
during the year 1875, being complete
| list of the names, residences, ages, ETC.,
| Of the same. The Journals comprise the
proceedings of the Legislature whilst in
session from Monday, the Is. day of
January. ending on Thursday, the lst
day of March. 1877.
AN EgRoR.-We stated in our las!
issue, in reference to the annual state
ment of the Meadow Valley mine being
prepared by the Superintendent, that
1900 tons of ore from the mine were at
the Condor mill at the time of burning"
We should have said that 200 tons of ore
were left in the Meadow Valley mine
and could not be worked owing to the
burning of the Condor mill.
DErEcTIvE.--At the trial OF the hose
of Protection Hose Company on Satur'
day it was found that the couplings Of
some of the hose sections were not fast
ened to the hose properly, az three OF
them blew out during the trial. George
Patton, foreman, remedied the defect and
placed the hose in good condition for use
in case OF fire.
MARRIED AT San Francisco, on the
10th inst, Senator Wescoatt, of Phoebe
was married to Miss Minnie Z. Stanton
very handsome and accomplished
Young lady, who was also ct one time
a resident of this place. After the mar
riage the newly welded couple started
on q trip to one of the watering placer
, on this coast.
RECORDED. A deed was placed OF
record in the County Recorders office o
Lincoln county on Saturday, the lStl
3 instant, from Colonel Baker and j. Levi
of Eureka to Chicago Company O
, mines, mining claims, ETC., in Tenn Put
, Mining District, Lincoln county, Nevada
! the consideration named in the dec
, being $40, 10000
3 TIGHTER AND TIoHTER. Ladies dresses
= according to the fashions, are gettin
I. tighter and tighter every day. II thi
sort of thing keeps on how are the
d going to get them over their heads
j. strikes US that they'll have to come to
h ye. man-fashion.
q RETURNED. Bob McCann returned