The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1879-02-08
LAURA A GOODRICH, Teach

WEATHER REpoRT.-The following lis
the monthly weather report of the U. s.
Signal Office, at Phoebe, as reported by
James J. Fitzgerald, February 7th. 1879:
Mean local barometer for the month was
20 1907 inches; mean local Thermometer
1871 degrees. The highest barometer,
80 259 inches, occurred on the 18th, at
8 p. M; the lowest barometer, 29. 451
inches. occurred on the 25th, at 8 p. m.
monthly range of barometer 1903 inches
highest temperature 81 degrees, occurred
on the Gath; lowest temperature de-
grees, occurred on the 18th; monthly
range OF temperature 50 degrees; greatest
range of daily temperature 80 degrees;
least daily range Of temperature degrees;
mean OF maximum temperature SO de-.
grees; mean of minimum temperature
1873 degrees; mean daily range of tenn
perature 1872 degrees; total snowfall.
melted, 1.l2 inches; depth of unmelted
snow on ground at end of month, Z
inches; the prevailing wind was south
total movement of wind during month
5081 miles; maximum velocity OF wind
and direction, south, SO miles per hour,
on the 25th; number OF clear days 70;
number of fair days 10; number Of cloudy
days in which snow fell 6; total number
of days in which snow fell II; the Lunar
halos were observed during month, one
on the 8.h, one on the 18th, and one on
the 31st.
GRAMMAR SoHooL.-We herewith pre-
sent brief report OF affairs in the gram
mar school, for the month OF January,
under the charge of Rev. r. Fl. Kline.
Roll Of honor: Stella Andrews, Belle
Osborne, Lena Clinton, Mary Adams.
John Lynch. Whole number of days
attendance. 857; whole number of days
absence. 1923; whole number of tardi.
nesses, 283; whole number OF boys en-
rolled, 30; whole number Of girls, "a;
average daily attendance, 40; percentage
of attendance, 80. Present every day:
Belle Osborne, Frank Andrews and Ar
thur Loomis-this boy has not been ab-
sent day nor tardy once in Twelve
months.
Acc1DENr.--On Sunday evening one Of
the miners in the Raymond & Ely was
climbing the ladder in the winze, holding
a couple of picks in his right hand and
pulling himself up the ladder with the
left, when rock fell from above and
struck him on the arm with which he
was making his ascent. causing him to
loosen his hold, and he fell to the bottom,
a distance OF twenty feet, striking on bis
back, the picks, luckily, catching in the
timbers and not falling. He is able to
be around but is crippled up for the
present.
For SAN FRANcIsco.-Master Willie
Mcintyre, for long time engaged in the
Raymond & Ely Office, left on Thursday
for San Francisco. Billy is q clever
little boy and deserves success wherever
he goes. as he is engaged in the laudable
occupation in assisting to educate two lit
| tie sisters. We wish the late Assistant
Superintent of the r. & e. success and
happiness in his new home.
REso1NDED.-Mr. Pheby, Superintend-
emit of the Raymond & Ely mine. re-
ceived a dispatch from San Francisco
last evening stating that the Board of
Directors had resoinded the assessment
of one dollar per share which had been
levied on the stock of the company. This
will make the stockholders feel happy.
GONE EAsT.-Miss Mary Pierson has
gone East to Chicago to school instead
OF going to Salt Lake City. The pros.
peot Of the oompanionship Of Miss Min.
ME Griffin at the school. and also being
near number of her parents relatives,
were the inducements held out for going
East.
AUCTION SALE.--Jno. Dakin will sell
on Tuesday next. at the hour of two
O'Clock p. M. his house and lot on Nc
Cannon street, together with bis house,
hold furniture, sewing machine, etc.
THERE being more mud than snow at
the present, coas!ing is at an end for the
time being and the youngsters are thus
preyented from breaking their limbs till