The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-04-06
OUR MINES.
ALPS COMPANY.

on the lZtn level on accouut Vi uaiu
rock, bad air and interfering with con-
tract work. The vein Is opening we'll
and stopping will be commenced early
next week. The drift west from 9th
station is now in distance Of 200 feet;
it is expected that in so feet more the
vein will be found Work on and below
the 11th has been discontinued until
such time as connection can be mad
between 18th drift and west winze going
down from 18th. Considerable good
milling ore is being mined from slopes
between 7th and 9Th level. At the Alps
proper, drift west from point where
vein was first cut is being run, with very
favorable indications. Mil running
regularly.
RAYMOND AND ELY.
In this mine considerable work is CO.
ing on; are working from the 10th Level
up on nearly every level, and are also
doing considerable new work; are taking
out Is tons OF ore per day, which is
being shipped to mill. The mill and
foundry are continually kept busy A
Car load of stuff that goes with the air
compressor is on the road from York,
Utah, to Phoebe. The company will pay
the mine and mill hands to-day, April g..
HILLSIDE.
The drift from the first level having
baen run in distance OF fifty feet, com.
menced sinking q winze. which had at
tanned depth last w. dnesday of fifteen
feet, the entire winze being in ore; do
not know extent of the the ledge as have
not got to the walls on either side. In
tend pushing the Wine down to depth
of 100 feet. Have started shipping ore
for u test from both the Hillside and
Tempest mines to the mill in Condor
Canyon.
Have not been sinking any on the
wiDze for the past two weeks, but hav'
been brrasting aud stopping the ore out
and are now putting in windlass. Th
usual amount of ten tons OF ore is dali!
being extracted.
BAY STATE.
This mine is being worked to advaDt
| age and is looking well They hav
made arrangements to commence ship
ping ore to the America0 Flag mill thi
coming week Quite lot of ore is Of
hand and good returns expected.
| NATIONAL.
Will commence work on this mine abou
the first of May, as it will take until tina
time to prepare for work.
TEMPEST.
Are still sinking on this mine an
making good showing. Have reache
depth OF So feet.
MAYFLowER.
} Have commenced sinking the mai
shaft OF the incline again; intend sinkin
it 200 or 800 feet deeper.
WOULDN'T Be FooLED.-On last MOI
: day, the first of April, an individual we
= known in Phoebe went into certai
store, and after transacting what lit
business he had there, took his depa
|, ture. After he departed, several person
: noticed that he had left his purse upo
! the counter. but it being All Fools Da,
they thought it was a SELL" and ke
an eye on each other to see which wou
y be sold. In about ten minutes the own
: came rushing into the store and grabbe
up bis purse. Upon being accused
{ trying to play trick, the owner of IL
purse dumped its contents out and e
hiblted it $160 in gold coin. The
. there was scene among the SMART
. who wouldn't be fooled. Some of the
commenced punching their own head
. whilst others butt-d the buxes and ba
q rels about the store, all completely di
gusted with themselves for letting such
~ golden opportunity to make raise 81
J. by.
J. On THE RoAD.-Dr. f. G. Nicho
who left here last Wednesday for silv
Reef, had some little trouble on the 70,
At going there. owing to the horses drawn
=, the vehicle being ill-natured kind
" brutes. When the Stage arrived at Mou
le tain Meadows the team was pretty W,
70 played out, as every one thought, but
in trying to start them the horses /
came balky; the leaders broke loot
20 turning the stage upside down, and va
IN Gus other miahaps. The stage "
=, finally righted and hauled up the hi
Ia but the leaders could not be found uu
oil after considerable search. when one VI
te found in the sagebrush, and the ott
~ down on rock, with his side all G
1e rendering the animal useless. The pI
10 sengsrs were all o X.
re
~ ODD FELLOWS BALL.-It is now a 8
Do tied fact that the Encampment and Loo
Mt of l. o. o F.'s of Phoebe will give b
ne on the evening of the 26th instant
OF Browns Hall. to celebrate the annive
'ir airy of the introduction OF Odd Fello
"a ship into the United States. THIS v
- be an invitation ball exclusively,
AZ tickets being sold, and the fratern
IL intend making it a grand affair.
THERE ha snot been United Sta
Il. Patent ever applied for by any of
n mines in Ely Mining District. The N
y" owners of this d strict would do we'll
q accent of the adv cp of United Sta