The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-05-19
SNA1x.-Parties who went to Bullion.


Condor Canyon. while en- route to that
place. One individual, Mormon Bishop
by the mama of Dow, and who probably
had little too much Bullionvills light
ming aboard, says he didn't see the snake
going down, but ON the return trip be
did, and that it was about 200 feet long
and as big around the belly as one of
old Cherry's sows. Constable Finnagin,
accompanied by posse OF citizen.
started to the canyon Friday morning
With a view of attempting the destruc-
ton of this reptile. There has several
head of stock very mysteriously disap-
peared in that locality and it thought
this monster has made way with them.
Sam Stoddard. the dashing engineer of
the Central Nevada Railroad, has on
several occasions mentioned seeing the
Largest snake in Nevada down by the
canyon" but the boys would insinuate
that Sam had been imbibing rather too
freely and that they could't swallow
such snake story as that Colonel
Allen was also on the train at at the time
the snake was seen, and says he saw it,
too, and that if it was an inch it in
length it was all of forty feet. Up to
late hour last evening no news had yet
been received from Constable Finnagin's
party.
PETTY LARoNY. Complaints are being
made daily of the disappearance Of arti-
cles of household furniture which, al
though not very rare or very valuable, are
still of great use to the parties from
whom they are taken and puts them
some times to serious inconvenience by
the loss. The latest case Of larceny of
which we heard WAS that of a wash tub.
Now. a wash tub is not easily replaced
in Phoebe, and when il is it costs about
five dollars. Many things are also being
taken from unoccupied houses; such as
doors, window sashes, etc. 1t is time
that this petty larceny business was
stopped and the officers would do we'll
to weed out some of the thieves.
RAYMOND Il ELY SrocK. Some little
excitement was created on last Thursday
in Phoebe by the rise in Raymond & Ely
stock from $2.75 to S.. Every one had
just been on the point of buying pre-
vious to the rise, if they could only
have raised the "soap" necessary to
purchase the quantity desired, but IN
fortunately they could not do 80, and
thus lose fortune that was within their
grasp. Some few lucky ones had, how
ever, purchased before the rise and
were consequently very jubilant that
day.
SErrLE.-Some Mormon teamsters
came in from Silver Reef on Wednesday
last and were preparing to tear down q
house and remove it to that place, as
they had instruction so to do by the pro.
prietor of the same. But the said pro.
prietor had forgotten to settle . small
amount of taxes that was due on the
property to the State and county, snd
the teamsters were stopped in their work
of removal until the same was paid. Taxes
must be paid; that is the only arrange
ment that can be made with the Distric
Attorney.
FLORAL SPRINGS WATER.-Three time
within q month have we had fires il
town which would have been not onl,
disastrous, but probably have wiped tn
the town If there had not been
large supply Of water on hand ready TO-
use. The citizens may thank the Waite
Company for this and that the compan.
always are prepared for such emergencie
by having on hand such supply. TIL
tax ON the general consumption seems t
be heavy, but when the protection al
forded in case of fire is taken into con
siderstion it is quite light indeed.
CHANGE AT THE PosToFFIcE. We don
mean by the above heading that there i
any change in the Postmaster or tia
any one has taken his position. He re
mains about the sgme and there is n
danger of his being superseded, but wins
we intended to state was that Charlie
had made an alteration in regard to til
boxes. moving them forward so as
leave more room behind them, whic
will be great benefit to him. rs he hf
! hitherto been cramped for room.
F1BE.-On Saturday afternoon last
. Garments blacksmith shop caught fl
Z from the stove-pipe and was just con
mencing to start into good blaze whe
discovered. A few pals of water throw
( over it by Sheriff Mckee and Carme
r quenched the flames just as the hos
!: companies arrived.
i EUREKA SENTINEL. The proprieto
i of the Eureka Sentinel have appoint,
I Wiederhold Il Goodman as their agen
for the Sentinel in Phoebe. Any one d
q string the above named paper, or wis
ing to subscribed for the same. can CT
. on the agents here.
VULCAN BLASTING POWDER. - Frar
n Wheeler has been appointed the Piocl
Il agent for the Vulcan Blasting Powdt
n THIS powder it is said will be used 9
A. oluaiyely in the Russian and Turki