The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1879-01-18

ion to visit Bristol, We visited the fur.
mace and found it in full blast, turning
out bullion at rapid rate. Mr.. M. D.
Howell, one OF the firm of W. F. Mills Il
Co., is experimenting the working of the
furnace during the absence of J. B. Nc
| Gee, and he seems to understand the
furnace business. Ores OF all kinds and
qualities, and from various directions, are
pouring IN pretty rapidly and worked to
good advantage. The furnace, when
it gets well to work and heated, runs
through nearly seventy tons per day
Business is pretty fair at Bristol, several
coal kIlns are burning coal near the
town and large yard is being fenced for
the purpose Of keeping good supply OF
coal on hand. The Wheatly Brothers
are still running their No. saloon and
appear to BIZ doing the business OF the
place. They keep the best of everything
IN the saloon line on hand. At Royal
City we visited the Day s. M. Company's
tunnel and found the contractors at
work. They are in q distance of $50
fe't. and making steady progress, al
though the rock is very hard An occas-
ional Seam OF ore is struck. They think
the contract will DO finished toward the
latter part of March.
FIRE PLUGS. On Sunday last the FIRE
plugs in Phoebe were found to be frozen,
with the exception of two. As soon as
this news was known a Meeting of the
Fire Delegates was called for that even
ing at 6 o'clock, and in the meantime
John .. Gelabert, Matt. Schustrich and
several others went to work, and with
the aid of hot water and other appliances
thawed every plug out around the town
The danger of fire and Tie evil results to
be apprehendeo in case the plugs remain.
ed frozen caused these gentlsmen to 90 to
work at once and not await orders. AT
night thu Delegates met and considerable
angry discussion resulted, from causes
too numerous to mention. q. W. Arnold.
Chief Engineer, rendered his resignation,
which the Board of Delegates accepted,
appointing First Assistant Engineer
B Stephens 10 act until Chief was
elected. committee was then sp-
pointed to see Immediately to the better
packing of the plugs to keep them from
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on Monday with a will, and we are
pleased to state that by Monday evening
they had placed them in such condl-
ton that it will take very cold weather
to again stop them up with ice.
The other evening several parties de-
sirious of having little amusement,
and having nothing better to do, pro-
oeeded to miners cabin, who was on
the morning shit and had retired early.
They found their victim sound asleep in
his little bunk and everything lovely,
and then locked the door of the cabin on
the outside and fastened down the win.
dow. They then lighted piece Of fuse
and showed it through the key-hols. The
fuse worked like charm, filling the
cabin with smoke and awaking the sleep
ing beauty, who jumped out of bed, and
thinking the cabin was afire, made for the
door, found 1t locked and the key gone.
H then proceeded to break out the
window with stool and crawled out.
After discovering what was the matter.
and while waiting for the smoke to get
out of the cabin, he danced for the pur-
pose of keeping himself warm Those
who witnessed the dance say that his
steps in the "Sallor's Hornpipe' were
perfect, whilst his Highland Fling" far
surpassed that Of any ballet girl they ever
saw dance.
STANDARD DRAMATIC CoNsTELLATroN.-
The Standard Dramatic Troupe, CON-
posed of Mrs. Belle Douglass, MISS Susie
Spencer, Messrs. AL. Thorne, Murphy
and Foster, opened on Thursday even.
ing at Hanley's Hall, to crowded house.
In tn, comedy entitled "Naval Engage.
ments. This was followed by song by
Miss Susie Spencer, Pretty as a Pic.
ture. which was greatly encored. The
laughable farce entitled 1.-THE Secret, u
and also, 1.-The Fool Of the Family
wound up the entertainment. The per-
formance Friday evening was also excel.
lent and heartily enjoyed BY large audi.
ence. This troupe 10 a good one and re.
ceived the liberal patronage which II
merited. They leave to day for Panaca
where they will give an entertainment
this evening, and will then proceed te
Silver Reef.
l IONEhAL VT ASoEMbL1MAN w ASH - IN
, annexed is taken from the Carson Ap
3 peal OF the 10th: The body OF the lat,
4 Robert L. Wash, lay in state yesterda!
: in the Assembly Chamber, during th,
7 forenoon and until the time Set for tn,
burial service b gan. Tbs ceremonies
which w,re conducted by Chaplain
D Davis, were attended by all the SENATOR
3 and Assemblymen with but few excep
i tions; and the cortege was such as b.
j came the solemn occasion. At the grave
8 which is in Lone Mountain Cemetery
r the rites of the Episcopal Church wer
j observed. And thus Iieth all that i
: mortal Of q man who died leaving n,
o enemy behind.
a CoMM1TTEEs.-T various COMM,
s tees OF the Grand Jury were around o.
/ Tuesday exsuing the books of the vari
:, GUS county officials. They found tn
Gcapoa aocount If tha Shariff in q, ~