The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-12-14
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
BAROMETER AND THERMOMETER The
following shows the daily barometer and
thermometer, total movement of wind
and amount OF rainfall. with the pre-
vsiling direction of wind, for the month
Of Nov, 1878: Mean daily barometer
1881 inches, mean daily thermometer
43.47 degrees. Highest barometer, 80, lat
inches, occurred on the 10th, at 8 p. M;
lowest, 29,450 inches, occurred on the
9Th. at $3.50. Monthly range barometer
O697 inches; highest thermometer, 67
degrees, occurred on the I'd; lowest, II
degrees, occurred on the 25th; monthly
range of temperature, so degrees; great
est daily range OF temperature, % de-
Qrees, occurred on the 28th; lowest daily
range of temperature, 6 degrees, occurred
on the 5th; mean, and maximum temper
atures, SO degrees; mean and minimum
temperatures, 80 degrees; mean daily
range ), of temperatures. 81 degrees;
total rainfall or melted snow, 1.63
inches; preyailing direction Of wind.
south; total movement OF wind 4253
miles; maximum velocity Of wind and
direction, "a miles per hour, north, o.
Cured on the oath; number of clear days
l6, number of fair days 8, number of
cloudy days on which rain or snow fell l;
total number of days on which rain or
snow fell 5. There were three Lunar
halos observed during the month-one
on the I'd, one on the Sd and one on the
Goth.
OFFICIAL BoNDs.-The Board OF
County Commissioners met on Monday,
December 9th, and set the official bonds
of the county officers as follows: D. A.
Fulks, Treasurer, 500, 900; J. M. Han
ford, County Clerk, 5 900; w. L. Nc
Kee, Sheriff, $4,000; W. L. Mckee.
License Collector, So, 500; @. Fl. Patchen,
District Attorney. $3.50; J. q. Hender-
son, Auditor, IS. 900; W. H. Henderson,
Assessor, $4,000; G.. R. Alexander,
School superintendent, $1,000; O. X.
Wesoostt. Surveyor, $1,000; John Shier,
Public Administrator, $1,000. A reso-
luton vas passed to the effect that all
bringing OF tax suits, under $500, for
taxes for the year 1878. be deferred.
The Board then adjourned.
SHUT DowN.AOn Wednesday last the
Hillside furnace at Bristol closed down,
having met with accident whereby it was
obliged to lie up for repairs. The rock.
breaker became injured in some manner
and will have to be replaced, in addition
to this some of the hands are accused Of
throwing bucket of water ON the lead
valve and causing bursting up in that
direction. It will take ten or eleven
days before the furnace will again be.
ready. The furnace done exceedingly
we'll whilst it was running,
ESTATE MATrERs.-- William G.. No
Murray, Administrator OF the estate Of
William MoMurray, gives notice in to-
days issue that he has filed his final ao-
count as administrator. and that on the
18th OF, January. 1879. he will petition
for division of the remainder of the
property among the heirs. Also George
Russell, administrator of John Russell,
deceased, gives notice that he will, on
the same day. petition for an order Of
sale of the real estate to pay the out
standing debts against the estate.
LsAcH1Ne.-A the teaching works OF
Riepe & Allen the boys are starting in
with will to do the business of teaching
on paying scale. The product OF bull.
lion from the test trial has placed them
on their feet, with little capital, which
they are expanding in building small
furnace for roasting and for the pur.
chase of ore. Screenings and ore are
being hauled down by the wagon load,
the tanks are being worked and there il
promise of much larger yield Of bul.
lion before many days.
TIE CHR1srMAs TREE.-The articles
ordered for the Christmas tree Of the
Episcopal Church arrived here on Mon
day. and as no preparations had beer
made to settle for the articles recourse
was mad to collecting. On Tuesday Mrs
3. L. Lee, as committee OF one, startet
on this not very agreeable task. At thu
time we were interviewed and had t
ante that lady had succeeded in collect
ing about one.hslf OF the amount neces
sary, after having been out only abou
two hours, 49, '7'
YEARLY STATEMENr.-The State Con
troller makes up his yearly statement o
the business of the year on the 14th o
Decsnbsr,' sSnid The various counties o
the State should have had theirs mad
up by the 9th instant and forwarded t.
him. 90 as he can make his statement
The statement of the business of Lincoll
county was made up by the Count,
Auditor and forwarded on the 10th.
Foa sALE.-Notice the advertisement
In to-day's RECORD offering for sale tn
saloon now owned by Press. Wand .lcol
ner Of Main and Meadow Valley streets
Mr.. Wand having mining business Il
California desires to sell out, and an