The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-07-07

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Crackin ground l think it will pay you
to look after it. l know you are en-
titled to Bakers interest as we'll as
Simpson is to Blake's. think it is 60.
ing to be very valuable in short time
CHAs. ZIMMER.
FATAL ACCIDENT.-An accident &C.
CURED on Tuesday afternoon which re-
suited in the death of John Garland, a
young man engaged in mining. He, with
two others, were engaged in chloriding
and desiring to have screen with which
to do some work, repaired to an old shaft
just beyond the Divide, at which place
some time previous they had left a
screen. A rope was lowered by the two
other men and Garland descended the
shaft. He obtained the screen, fastened
it to the end OF the rope. and getting on
the rope, gave the signal to hoist. The
parties above had been hauling up few
seconds when they felt the rope become
lighter and heard considerable noise in
the bottom of the shaft, knowing by il
that their partner had fallen from the
same. They called some parties to their
assistance, among whom were Ed. Innis
and johnson Vivian. Innis descended
the shaft and found Garland at the bot
tom much injured. He fastened the
rope around the body of the injured
man and both were hauled out. Dr..
Lee was sent for, who found that Gar
land had sustained broken collar.bone
and was injured on the head 80 badly
that he never realized his position, talk.
ing incoherently from the time he was
taken out OF the shaft. The doctor
thought that conclusion of brain had
taken effect. 1t is supposed he fell SONS
twelve or fifteen feet and that he was
knocked off Of the rope by stone fall
ing on his head and that he fell head
first back into the shaft. Garland died
on the morning of the 4th, and is ma
tive of Cornwall, England. The funeral
took place Thursday afternoon.
STYLISH Business Suits at Clute's for
SIT so to $3.50.
A DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE Mrs.
Mary Barter on Saturday last was being
driven from her husbands ranch to that
Of Conway's, in the Meadow Valley
Wash, at which place she had made ar.
engagements to stay until after her ex-
pected confinement. The incessant jolt
ing of the wagon brought on premature
delivery, so that she gave birth to the
child in the wagon before reaching Con-
ways. In consequence of this Mrs
Barter was in very dangerous state 30
messenger was dispatched to Phoebe at
once for Doctor Lee, who started for the
place Immediately. When he reached
Couway's. however, he found that Mrs.
Barter had died at 6 o'clock on the
morning of July LIST, about an hour
before he arrived, the child to which
she had given birth dying also. Tue
bodies of the lady and child were brought
to Bullionville and buried on Monday
afternoon.
BUTTER, sweet and fresh, at Pou.
iade's.
FOURTH OF JULY.-Pioche had no gen.
eral celebration of the Fourth of July,
citizens enjoying themselves in the best
manner that they thought proper, in
consequence OF which the day passed
very quietly in town. A train contain.
ing two platform cars and one caboose
was dispatched to Bullionville, many
taking that chance to pass off the dsy,
whilst numbers hired rooksways. buggiel
and wagons and enjoyed the day at Pa.
naca. In the town everything passed
very quietly, no rows or brawls in the
day time disturbing the general harmony
and very few intoxicated. The night
however, wound up with fsticuff, lead.
ing to the question on Thursday morn.
ing of "Who put head on Big Ike?
We hope on the next anniversary Of
the day that our town will be in q con
dition to celebrate in the usual lively
style.
ALPS s. M. CoMpANY.-Work repair
ing the mill is progressing satisfactorily
it is expected that it will start up to-day
about 800 tons of ore are at the mill read,
for its starting and trains will be dis
patched as fast as possible to keep u,
the supply. At the mines work is pro
gressng the extraction of ore continu
ing very successful. A large amount O
very rich ore is now at the Washington
& Creole dump awaiting shipment.
RAYMOND & ELY.-Nothing new to re
port except that the main shaft is beinl
repaired, some OF the miners stoppin
work for three days in consequences
The work of extracting ore and prospect
ing the levels continues with unabate
vigor, shipments Of ore taking plao
regularly to the mill. The mine look
in very healthy condition.
Go TO Clute's for Brilliant Coal Oil.
FIGHTs.- About dozen fst.fight
took place on Thursday on the street
and in the saloons, no weapons bein
used except the ones furnished by ne
ture. During the hard times here tn
boys traded off their revolvers to th
Mormons for -four or We probably woul