The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-03-17
10 aULLIONVILLE ON THE NEVA-
DA CENTRAL II. Il.

BY invitation of Capt. Fl. Fl. Day we
made trip last Thursday on the Nevada
Central Il. r. to Condor Canyon and
Buliionville. The Captain had ordered
the caboose and also a platform car to be
hitched to the train to accommodate the
numerous ladies and gentlemen to whom
invitations were extended to make the
trip. We found the caboose car filled
with ladies', amongst whom we're Mrs.
Wiederhod. Mrs. Jos, Rich. Mrs. Arm
old, Mrs. Hartman, Miss Watkins, Miss
Handy, Mrs. McClane. Miss Gertie
-, and several others whose names
we were unable to learn.
The train was to have started about
balf.past nine, but owing to the difficulty
in making it up to accommodate the
passengers it did not get off from the
summit until quarter after IL. Previous
to the start Jimmy Douglass, brakeman
of the train, whilst coupling two ore
cars had his foot caught between them.
but luckily he only suffered little
squeeze, he being promptly released
from his unpleasant predcament. Con-
siderine the heavy load the train made
very fair time to Condor Canyon, arriv-
ing there about one o'clock, and leaving
six ore-csrs filed with ore from the
Meadow Valley mine to be worked at that
mill. The mill continues to run on the
concentrations aud tailings and keeps six
pans and six settlers going constantly,
the batteries being set to work when
custom ore is on hand to work. We are
under obligations to Theo. A. Hale, Jno.
Collier and Ed. Cults for courtesies ex-
tended US during our short stay at the
Canyon. Ed. Cults has charge of
the running OF the machinery of the
mill. On the way from the Can
yon to Bullionville the train was stopped
twice to replace rails that had become
displaced during the recent heavy
storms, this being the first trip that any
train has made over the lower portion of
the road for nearly q month. The en-
gineer, Sam Stoddard, had to keep a
sharp lookout for such things, so as to
prevent accidents.
The train reached Bullionville OF 8
O'Clock, and MANY of the passengers were
pretty hungry. Some OF the ladies had
stopped at Mrs. Lehigh's, at the Can
yon, preferring to have good dinner
there to going to Bullionville, and in
this action we think they showed their
good sense, for when the hungry pas
sengers did arrive at Bullionville, no res
taurant was to be found where anything
to eat could be obtained, and they had to
content themselves with soda crackers
and cheese obtained at grocery store
Bullionville looks very slim; very little
business is being transacted there. but
We now think it will commence pick.
ing up. as the 30-stamp Raymond &
Ely mill is being put in repair so as to
commence work on the immense pile o.
tailings there by the first of April. Or
the return trip much better time wat
made it only taking twenty minutes FROM
Bullionville to Condor mill. and the en-
tire train and party reached Phoebe q
quarter after six o'clock, pretty wei
tired out, but well pleased with the tril
and the attention bestowed on them b,
the employees of the road.
Several carloads of ore were also car
ried to the mill at Bullionville, also
carload of lumber and supplies. Tw,
ladies and two gentlemen rode in from
Of the locomotive both going and re
turning, and couple also inside of thu
engine with the good. looking engineer
The last we observed of the locomotive
was young lady seated in front wit
her head leaning on the rim Of q gentle
mans ear whispering something, but nc
being close enough, we could not cate
the sweetly whispered words.