The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-01-13
F1RE.-The people of Phoebe we're con-

immediate tluBiuS vi tue ai"iu ooh,
which makes every one in mining
camp shudder. The fire for which the
alarm was sounded was found to be upon
panaca Flat, und at the residence of Mrs.
Maope O'Brien. Phoebe Hose Company
vera quickly at the scene Of the fire and
had attached their hose 10 the goose
neck in the vicinity of the house, but by
the time water was put on the building
was in full blazs. Protection Hose Com
pany reached there just rs No. we're
putting ON water, but could do nothing,
IA their hose would not reach from the
plug at Thornton Il Kelly's office. 30 as
to be OF any use. The fire however was
quickly extinguished by Phoebe Hose,
after which Q stream of water was turned
onto the observers by some smarty hold
ing the pipe of that company. This
trick has been repeated number OF
times at different fires and the officers of
that company should see to it. How the
fire caught is mystery as Mrs. O'Brien
was absent 10 the neighborhood on
visit and had left young adopted child
in bed asleep. This child was taken
from the burning building by Mrs. Kane,
who found the young one sound asleep
in the bed; few minutes later and the
child would have persisted. Mrs.
OBried loses her house, furniture. some
$50 in money and lot Of clothes which
she had taken to wash for ssvera! par
ties around town; size saved nothing
and is now in very poor circumstances.
1t WAS the intention to have moved the
building to Ward in about week as that
- l. . 10
LEEDs.-Ws have the following from
Silver Reef from very reliable party
there. The letter says: People on
the outside. especially Piochers, are
blowing this camp too high There are
no developments here sufficient to urge
any one here to start business. If there
should be strike which would show q
continuation of pay ore, that would alter
my views considerable. All the rich ore
which is shipped to Phoebe ia found near
the surface in layers of sandstone laying
fiat; all ore found in defined lodges il
not rich enough to ship, bat can be
worked here at O proft-if it carries
enough silver"
In regard to the fire item mentioned in
another article in which the house of
Mrs. Maggie O'Brien was destroyed, we
stated that Mrs. OBrien was not at
home. This is mistake, caused by
her not being in the house at the
time the child was taken from it.
Mrs. O'Brien informs US that she had
run from the house to try and get water
to e1tiuguish the flames and thought the
& child had followed her The FIRE was
first discovered in q closet and the open
ing OF the doors to get water created a
draft, which caused the fire to burst into
fame at once.
TEE Alps mill is running steadily ou
custom ore. Over $4,000 passed
Il the company's Office; product of custom
ore for the past four weeks. Enough
ore will be takan out by chloriders tc
keep the mill busy during the winter
months. The prospect in the company's
mine is encouraging. The drift on thu
204.foot level has followed a small weir
Of ore 40 feet; an upraise OF two
feet has been made on the vein and I
stope commenced. A winze is now beini
sunk from the drift on the vein.
FAILED TO QuLrFY.-School Trustees
elslscted at the election held November
7th, 1876, in the following School Dis
tricts have failed to qualify: Bullionvill'
District No. 2, all three; Panaca Distric
No. one; Glover District No. 4, three
Virgin District No. 5. three; Eagle Vale
No. 6, one; Rose Valley No. Z, two
Pahranagat No. 8, one. The time &
qualify expired ON the 10th inst. Thi
does not speak very we'll in regard to th
interest taken in school matters in tn
above districts.
FROM VIRGINIA CRY By a privat
letter received from Virginia City, W
learn that matters ore almost az dull ther
as in Phoebe. Eighty-two attaohmer
suits were commenced on the 9th ms
in Virginia City and Gold Hill. None
q 10 scarce and many miners are out {
work. The Phoebe boys now residin
In Virginia City would be glad to b
back to Phoebe il there was anythin
to do hero. Pat Holland had bensf
M at the Alhambra Theatsr on Friday
~ January 9Th.
ORE FROM LEEDs.- Ore has bee
s brought from Leeds District within Il
n past week by W. P. Goodman. Th0mpso
Clark and A. Grant, all of which hl
been worked at the Alps mill, the hiShe
working being that Of Goodman's-
@39 S5-the others averaging from $21
s3 TO 232. Ore has also arrived from Il
Bonanza mine. The boys are we'll sati
2 ned with their different ventures and a
# all returning to Leeds, intending to con
oack with large supply OF chloride.
33 MILES CULLEN is behind in his a
counts. but we learn that at the prese'
0 time that the amount is not 80 largs
half as at first reported. Steps are beii
WY taken for q settlement and q better fat