The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1879-04-26

A LEssoN.-On Thursday last three
young boys were prowling around some
of the residences Of the town, when at
the rear OF one of them OH Main street
they discovered bottle filled with liquid
of some kind. Not fearing any i'll
results they all tasted it. approved of it
and it was so palatable to them that they
emptied the bottle. 1t had been full of
liquor of some kind, and the result was
that the drinking of it made the young
sters drunk, 80 drunk that one of them
fell down and cut himself badly and
all three of them had to be packed homo
being unable to get there by them.
selves. They were all taken sick and it
is hoped that it will be good lesson to
them to keep away from what does not
belong to them.
OFFICIAL LETTER. Following is the
official letter Of T. B. Pheby. Superin-
tendent of the Raymond & Ely mine,
dated April 25, 1879: "Since my letter
Of the 18th have to report continued
improvement in our upper levels. Our
crosscut in Sd level looking very we'll and
on the 9th level we have struck good
bunch of paying ore. Work on the 9Th
and 10th is being pushed rapidly ahead
and trust soon to be getting considerable
good ore from them. Have sent to the
mill $50 tons oil. ore from the 10th to
present date. and everything at mill
works well; am particularly pleased with
the alteration of the pump, which will
effect saving of at least 5000 per month.
CoMMIrrED.-Th examination of VIM.
Watson, whom we metioned in our last
issue as having been arrested for forgery,
took place on Saturday last before JUS
tice Hoffman. Five witnesses were ex-
amined. The defendant declined to ask
any of the witnesses any questions, ex.
cept Thomas Leonard, from whom the
check was stolen. he being questioned in
regard to giving the check to Watson,
saying he could have it. This Leonard
denied. The defendant declined to make
a statement and was held in $4,000 bail
to appear before the next Grand Jury.
On failing to give bail he was placed in
the keeping of the Sheriff, who locked
him up in Jail.
AccIDENr.-Stephen Langtain, an EN-.
p!oye at the Dry Valley mill, met with
an accident last Saturday whereby he
will probably lose a portion of his right
hand. He attends to the machinery,
oiling it up, etc., and while engaged in
oiling turned halfway round, looking at
some other object, when his hand was
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and very badly mashed. He was
brought to town and his injured hand at
tended to, but whether amputation will
be necessary on portion of the fingers
the doctor could not tell for the time
being.
LEG BRoKEN.-An elderly man. famil'
iarly called "Uncle Ben Taget." who has
been working at Culverwell's ranch, in
the Meadow Valley Wash, met with an
accident Wednesday whereby his left leg
was broken. While riding horse at the
ranch the animal stumbled and fell, fall
ing on Uncle Ben's left leg and fractur-
ing both bones below the knee. He was
brought to town Thursday morning and
the doctor set the bones. He is now do.
ing very we'll.
To keep from starving to death, our
Postmaster has gone into the portrait
painting business. and judging from some
of his work shown to us, we may we'll say
that that he is thorough artist. He
can color lady's cheek finer than any
portrait painter we ever saw. Those
other Mongolians in China cannot begin
to compete with our Postmaster in low
prices for this kind of work. Call and
and see his picture gallery.
PICTURE OF PIocHE.- have received
from j. ]. Bennete fine Photographic
. view of the town of Phoebe. The view
, was taken from above D. G. Clark
store and embraces all the upper portion
4 of Phoebe. with the Raymond Il Ely
Meadow Valley and the various othel
J hosting works. 1t is fine picture ani
I we'll finished.
SCHOOL CENSUS. the FIRST of Nh,
the School Census Marshals of the diff
ierent school districts will commence t.
i take the census OF the children in thi
q county. We hope every parent viii
t assist the marshal of this district in tn
, performance of his duty SO as he viii
= be enabled to present thorough report
Q SENTENCED. Mr.. W. E. Griffin re
. . oeived dispatch from Hamilton on th
v 22d stating that Clifford, the man VIII
!. had stolen the bar of bullion from Of
a the blackboard at Prairie's ranch, ha
- been convicted. and was to be sentences
to-day. G. j. Lansing was attorney TO
Wells, Fargo & Co.
HILLs1DE.-The furnace has been run
ming steadily during the past week an
has turned out bullion of the essay valu
u of $15,8O0. The mine is still impro,
u ing in the bottom. The 350.foot leve
70 west, still carrying good ore the full sz
u of drift The east drift, 250.foot leve
~ is also looking we'll.
A CHANaE.-There has been chang
|. in the formauship of the Hillside min