The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-08-25
BASHI.DAZOUK.


instant publishes long and interesting
letter concerning Phoebe and her mines,
stating that the same is from their
travelling correspondent. Bashi -Ba.
zouk, an old Nevada miner and pros.
pector, who takes special pains to cast
stray shot at the RECORD. The indi-
vidual in Phoebe who claims to have
written that letter arrived about
FIVE weeks ago. after begging" bis way
here. and after remaining three days at
tempted 10 depart in the same man.
ner, but did not succeed in securing q
"pass." hence has been compelled to re.
main here ever since and has had
4, to rustic for his cocktails" This
individual first represented himself to
the citizens of this camp as the travel
ing correspondent of the Virginia
Chronicle, and went around town ex-
hibiting papers as proof. but on dis
covering that this little game did not
work and bring in the requisite amount
of siimulents, he lowered himself peg
or two and went around tho streets
telling obscene tales and claimed to be
the travelling correspondent for the
Virginia Enterprise but, however,
the citizens of Phoebe are very moral
set and would not stop to listen to his
disgusting and most vile stories, which
none but his own foul mouth could give
utterance to. If this individual, who the
Enterprise fondly claims as its "travel.
ing correspondent" and says he ia an
old prospector and miner. be the same
person who is at present in Phoebe and
claims that position. we beg to differ
with that paper. for We know the party
well, have been in the same town with
him for several years, and know Of what
we speak. when we say that this "old
prospector" (?) is not capable Of telling
the difference between piece of lime
stone and charcoal, and to our own
knowledge, has not been guilty of doing
an honest days work for over four
years and a half If the correspond.
ent who the Enterprise claims wrote
the letter which appeared in the issue
Of that paper of the 18th instant, be the
same person in Phoebe who claims to
have written the same. again we are
compelled to differ with the Enter.
prise, for we know whereof we
speak, when We state that he can
hardly sign his name, and being a
low and very ignorant man. consequent.
ly never wrote the letter. but had some
one do it for him. During the whole
period that we have known this man
We are not aware Of one instance
when he ever wrote an item for any
paper, although he tells to those unac.
quainted with him. that he is an editor
by profession. He states in one portion
OF the letter that "the citizens OF Phoebe
and vicinity are very liberal, which you
can readily perceive, or they would not
put up with such frauds as they have"
There is more truth in the above little
quotation than all the rest OF the letter
combined. Tor the citizens OF Phoebe
have put up with one of the bigges,
frauds that has ever di graced God q
green earth, but he will not blk them any
more. and can safely say that the whip.
persnspper who claims to have written
tbs letter which was wrote for him and
published in the Enterprise cannot to-day
get credit in Phoebe for one drink, be.
cause We have seen him try 1t and GET
refused. The saloon keepers and mer.
chants OF Phoebe, to use the vulgar
"hsve dropped on themselves" and will
not permit this individuals name to
ornament the pages of their books any
AHosos III 100 much
already. As the Enterprise claims this
fellow for their ",raveiing correspond
ent. We would advise the manager Of
that paper, il be has any respect for it
and II he wants to get those promised
letters from his travelling correspond
ent" concerning the working of severa
mining camps in Utah, he had bette
send this worthy and beautiful CORE
spondent some funds to travel on, for b.
cannot travel on such a shape as b.
possesses in this section, and the peopl
look upon him with the greatest con
tempt and will not render him an
assistance. Even the little black and
tans which infest our streets regard thi
travelling correspondent" with ute
disdain, and whenever they desire to &C
complish an act which nature compel
all CANNES to do. instead OF going to til