The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-06-09
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The Board of County Commissioners
met on Monday last and transacted the
following business, to wit:
The bond OF N. II. Carlow, as Justice
of the Peace of Bullionville Township
was presented, approved and ordered
filed.
A petition from the citizens of Pah
Ramp asking for o new school district
to be established was presented and re-
jected.
The petition of Mary Smith, who is
in INDECENT circumstances, asking for re-
lief, was ordered filed.
The bills OF Miss Mary Carr referred
to the Board of County Commissioners
BIZ the County School Superintendent
for teaching school in Rose Valley School
District, were ordered returned to the
County School Superintendent without
action.
r. P. Dayton, County Assessor, was
allowed by the Board 375 days in which
to complete the assessment for the
county for the year 1877.
The following bills were presented
and laid oyer: II. G. Poujade $l5; T. G.
Poujade S25.
The following bills were presented
and allowed: John Lazenby $3.50. JOS
Percival 500, G. f. Philson $85. E. D.
Turner $3.50, s. L. Lee 50, W. l.. Nc
Kee S4375, j, P Curtis S186, Record
Pub. Co. $24 50, II. S. Croker & Co.
SIT, Wells. Fargo & Co. So; S. L. Lee
$l8, w. l.. Mckee $40, w. l.. Mckee
~ hav oStonrpaI
OscEoLA.-On Sunday evening DR..
S. L. Lee and Jim Mattson returned
here, having accomplished the object of
their journey in attending to E. Hecker-
thorn and leaving him in comfortable
state and out of danger. After their re-
turn an account was given of that camp,
who was there and what was doing.
Dr. Lee showed some specimens of
coarse gold that he had washed from
three panfuls OF dirt-the gold amount.
ing to about one dolar-and also some
specimens of gold quartz taken from the
Golden Eagle ledge, owned by Jim Matt
son. The ardor Of most OF our pros
pectors were considerably dampened
when told that all the claims to the
placer diggings had been located. Chas.
Noates, r. G. Schofeld and <. Hecker-
thron are among the successful locators
of placer claims. rocker was made in
Ward and sent there, and preparations
are being made TO receive the mill which
is to run on Golden Eagle ore. The
water to run the mill will be brought a
distance of about five miles. from some
small! lakes on JEFF Davis Peak, which
are accessible and there will be no diff
Guilty in getting the water to Osceola.
Osceola promises to be small camp, and
good one, but there is no necessity OF
running wild over it.
ALPS MINING COMPANY There are
at present AZ men on the payroll of the
Mazeppa and Washington & Creole
mines and number more will be placed
to work shortly. The Mazeppa has been
started to work and on the first day ex.
tracted enough ore to occupy three days
in hosting. At the Washington K Creole
the work of overhauing the machinery
was coming during the week, and was
completed yesterday at noon, the whistle
sounding from the works at that time
utluS tu6 lrsl III tDTt5 Years. NOEt
commenced on the Creole during the
week and IL tons OF ore laid aside tn
first day. The Mazeppa and Washing
ton & Creole had heretofore been WORKED
through the Mazeppa shaft, but nov
both shafts will be employed. At th
Alps mine there is a splendid prospect Oh
the winze now being sunk. The Condo
mill continues to run regular, havin
plenty of ore on hand.
RAYMOND & ELY.-Wo.k has heen pre-
crossing we'll during the week. In tn
lower level improvement has been mad
in regard to the ore and the quantit
extracted, there seeming to be no d
intuition in regard to the quantity an
excellent prospects of it holding on. A
the ore becomes more abundant, 3
much 30 that the work of commencin
to crush will begin next week at tn
mill. The payroll of the mine has bee
considerably increased OF late and th
signs indicate prosperous run both
the mine and at the mill.
SUPERINTENDENT Fl. w. Clute hG
been appointed Superintendent of II
Newark Mill and Mining Company. +
is now in San Francisco with the Tru
tees OF that company endeavorng to q
them to start work on the same, and
writes word that they talk favorably
doing so.
OscEoLA Could've were shown We
terday by Johnny Lynch some coar
gold from Osceola District, which W
the amount taken from one hundr,
pans Of dirt. The gold is valued at s
per ounce. The amount comingin {
being weighed was found to be wor
$3.50.
DISTRICT CouRT. District Coz
Meetu TODAY M IN n, ojoot yyha, tha q :,