The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-11-23

NAIL AGENT ON Board Everybody
in this camp was greatly surprised the
other evening by the early arrival of the
stage. which came in al hour ahead of
schedule time. This is thing which
had not happened in Phoebe for many a
long month and set all the natives a
wondering and was the talk of the even
ing, but none of our wise men could &C.
count for this strange phenomenon. Mrs.
Grundy said that there were couple of
lovers in the stage, who were being pur-
sued by the cruel parents armed with
shotguns, and the young man being very
wealthy, presented each driver with a
hundred-dollar gold note to take them
through on time; but, as usual.
Mrs. Grundy was on the wrong track.
The cause of this most wonderful phe-
nomenon is simply this: A drummer of
q San Francisco tobacco house got on
the stage at Eureka, and after he got out
a ways be began to look wise and ques.
ton the driver about the mail getting
through on time. The driver, thinking
that be smelt rat, became convinced
that his inquisitivs passenger was U. s.
Mail Agent on tour of inspection, so he
put his horses through for all that they
were worth. At the stations, where they
changed horses, the driver would whisper
to the hostler's, II got U. S. Mail
Agent on board, and tor God sake hurry
up!' At the end of his drive he in
formed his brother jehu about the U. S.
Mail Agent being on board, and caution
ing him to bring him through on time.
And 80 it was along the whole line to
Phoebe. each driver posting the other
about the Mail Agent being in the stage,
and the result was that the stage arrived
here at six o'clock in the evening instead
of between ten and twelve o'clock. This
drummer, whilst making trip through
Arizona, played the same trick on the
drivers down there, and the drivers
found it out, so when he started on his
return, the drivers were all prepared for
him. They would scarcely ever drive
the horses out OF walk, and when the
stage arrived at a station, the Knight of
the Whip would often get off of the stage
and take nap of an hour or go. The
drummer says he will never again at
tempt travelling in Arizona until the
railroad is built.
DISCOUNT ON BULLION. discount
on Phoebe bullion has reached the alarm
ing rate of 20 per cent. When the Dry
Valley mill was first started up this last
time the discount was nearly II per
cent; since then 1t has steadily increased
until it has reached the figure above
stated. The Meadow Valley Company
has paid in about month nearly Sc, 900
in discount on bullion. A pretty fair
profit in itself, and il this rate does not
depreciate they cannot possibly afford to
run much longer on screenings. We
suppose, and with very good reason, that
the other mining interests around Phoebe
suffer the same way. and without a de-
crease in the present rate OF discount the
future of the mines here can be foretold
very easily. The Silver Bill, instead OF
being q benefit, is o detriment, for the
very simple reason that bullion cannot
be taken to the mint and coined, but has
to be sold to bankers, who control the
market price of it.
ANOTHER FEATUBE.-There is another
aspect to the proposed Judgeship Of Lin.
coin county, by which it is suggested
Judge Rives should be put off on Eureka
and White Pine counties, and candi.
for the position of Judge OF this county
proposes to go among the merchants and
business men and collect, il possible,
$3.50 or $500. go to Carson, lobby bill
through, the main features of which will
be the appointing of Judge for this
county at a salary Of $1,000. This may
suit the legal fraternity here, but we are
of the opinion that the people have
elected the person they want and do no
propose paying anything more to secure
the passage of bill to make any change
The present aspect of business in thi
community promises that there will no
be business enough to keep Judge bus.
while he is here from the other counties
THANKSGIVING BALL The Youn
Mems Social Club will give a gran
ball Thanksgiving night at Brown
Hall. This time there will be twenty 81
dances on the programme, with an inter
mission for supper, SO all that receiv
invitations will be sure and have pleas
ant time. We are under obligations
the Club for invitations to the same.
TAxEs.-The County Treasurer cease
receiving taxes the first part of the wee
and all delinquents since then will hav
the ten per cent added to the amour
due. We understand that the Treasure
received over $4,000, leaving abor
$4,000 delinquent.
PROFESSIONALLY County Treasure
invites bids from holders of indebted
ness Of Lincoln county to absorb th
$1,000 now in the Redemption Funt
Bids must be put in before December
HIKo SoHooL.-The School Trustee
at Hike have decided to open the publ
school there and run it for six month