The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1879-08-09

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| delinquent taxes.
The following bills were presented and
| allowed:
Chas Culverwell. board for b Padgett. 90 %
w. L. Mckee, services as jailor. .,.. so OO
Floral Springs W. Co. ...... ..... 35 40
q. u. Patchen, discount on check. ........ 8 rs
d. A. Fulks, salary to June Goth. 1900. $50 90
=. z. Henderson, extending asst roll w 2 OO
w. u. Henderson, assessing mines 49,. .I60 90
" Il. Henderson, assessing 65 days. -. $50 90
us MeIu, inuisen'',... ......,.......... III 90
Mrs. Clinton, INDECENT. 40 90
| Mrs. Trsinor, INDECENT. Is 90
The bills of " P. Goodman and Robt.
Logan were ordered laid over.
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Day MINE.--The annexed is ouperiu-
tendent A. S, Gould's letter to the Office
at San Francisco, dated August Z: "Day
before yesterday we commenced cross.
cut eastward, on the lower tunnel level,
at point Fifty feet from the face,
near the main winze, and here l think
! we have one of the most reliable and en-.
couraging prospects in tho whole mine.
What seems to be good foot wall is
showing itself, and from the top vein
matter is already coming in. The cut
will take US directly under some OF the
Old workings which yielded the best.
The face OF the lower tunnel 10 now to
the southwest, looking for q supposed
back ledge. The rock, although still
very hard. is improving. Our progress
is slow. hardly averaging foot per day.
The black win2e, on the first level b..
low the upper tunnel, is now down about
thirty feet, continuing in spar, with spots
OF ore. and the same stresks Of iron and
| manganese. We have yet the little seam
| of rich chloride at the foot of the winze
on the second level, and in few days
will prospect it thoroughly"
THE CAVE AT FR1soo--We learn from
John G. Lynch, who has been on tour
to several mining camps in Utah and
looking after his interests at Frisco,
that the cave which occurred in the Horn
Silver mine Of that place was nothing
serious and will not impede the working
of that mine in the least whatever. not
withstanding newspaper reports to the
contrary. The cave occurred at the old
workings of the mine and was not IN.
| expected, for the ground had been
cracked around there for long time.
The within had been taken from the old
| shaft and placed on the new long ago.
Although the cave was large nothing but
ore fell. Mr.. Lynch reports matters and
things at Frisco as gliding along nicely
and thinks that in the near future il Is
destined to be large and lively place.
TIE COMING RAcEs.-The races which
are to come off on the Goth and 2lst ore
creating considerable excitement among
the settlers down below. 1t appears to
be Bullionville and Panaca pitted again
zach other. Betting is said to be car.
ried to fearful extent. The Mormons
are backing their favorite horses to the
utmost extent of their means and do not
hesitate to put up their stock and
ranches, whilst the Bnllionville boys are
throwing around bars of bullion and tail.
ings in all directions. Those ungodly
Gsntiles to the south of us had bette,
keep their eyes peeled or else the faithful
brethren will teach them another such
lesson and bag all the coin as they did
| AOout yeaE ago.
A DAyLy.-We learn from Col. Isaac
Jennings, contractor, that he has re-
ceived orders from the PostomGe Do
partment OF Washington to put on &
daily mail service between Phoebe ant
the Muddy, etc. Uncle Sam has plenty
of money and wants to give 1t show
As about only ono letter week wal
carried on the route while II was O semi
weekly, we suppose the inhabitants o.
the lower portion of the county will nov
b-take themselves to tter.writipg, 80 al
some mail will be carried.
PANACA CRops.--We learned from MIR
Findlay, Of Panacs, that the crops o.
that place OF the present time look very
encouraging and the indications are thai
they will be good. The late potatoes be
reports are strong and healthy and ths
"oorn is waving Annie, dear" Brother
Wilkin has potatoes OIL bis place nearly
as large as California pumpkin. Tit
ravsges OF the grasshoppers are not at
great as at first supposed.
| NAM ao AouCuCko hkc AOW EOesabe
plenty Of rain, it having been raining of
and on for the past week in all the diff
ferent valleys surrounding Phoebe, Civ
ing much satisfaction to stock owner
and others. very nice little rain ant
hail.storm visited Phoebe Tuesday after
noon, but on Wednesday We had glori
Gus rain.
New TEAcHEn.--A letter from Rev. r
H. Kline. dated July 2ssh, from Naps
California, states that he will not return
to Phoebe, SO the School Trustees hav
accordingly engaged Eugene Wyman 4
fill the vacancy occasioned by Mr.. Kline
departure.
GREAT UNHNowN. on this min
is progressing iavorably; they arc no,
sinking the shaft. At the bottom of th
shaft the vein is four feet wide. Their
were q few tons OF ore from this min
run through the Bristol furnace duriDl
tho week.