The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1879-04-05
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

quietly in Pioche. The balloon ascen-
sion. which was to have taken place on
April let, owing to the inclemency OF the
weather, did come off. which was a sore
disappointment to large number of our
Mormon friends, who travelled from
twelve to twenty miles through the rain
that day to witness the ascension, and
they say il the day had OF been pleasant
the whole population of the valleys for
miles around would have been in Phoebe.
OF course, some of our male visitors
cot angry and wished the RECORD in a
foreign country, which is said to be much
warmer than the climate of Phoebe dur
ing tue month OF August We will not
rusticate with any of GUS Mormon friends
this coming summer, i'll health not per-
hitting US to do SO. One of our bar
keeps captured couple of young mice,
which were just able TO crawl, and put
them in n dice box, and then amused
himself by throwing .or the drinks with
the boys. AS the little mice were rolled
out on the counter with the dice and be-
gan to crawl around, they caused COM
ical expression to come over the throwers
face. This little game had very dam
aging effect upon one individual, and
early in the evening Deputy Sheriff
Turner was compelled to take him home
aud tie him down to his bed. Many Of
the old jokes were also INDUCED in.
AN ATTEMPT TO Cur WAGES Down.
We learn from a gentleman who recently
arrived here from Silver Reef, and who
has resided at that camp for some little
time, that the mining companies and the
owners OF the principal mines in the dis.
trict are forming a combination for the
purpose of reducing the miners wages
from four TO three dollars per day. As
q large number of the old miners at Sill
yer Reef are ex-Piochers, and men who
have never worked at mining for less
than four dollars per day, the movement
is expected to be met with a stubborn
resistance form these men; but as the
miners from the camps in Northern
Utah, which have recently ceased opera
tons, are fooking in there, aud they
being men who have been: working for
two dollars to two and half per day,
the mine owners expect to carry their
point without any trouble. Silver Reef
is the only mining camp in Utah that
pays its miners four dollars day, and
taking into consideration the great risks
the miner runs OF losing his life whilst
ct work, we think the pay is little
enough; but, however. if the sons OF the
Silver State 60 to Utah, they certainly
ought to be made pay something for the
pleasure they have in hugging and kiss
ing the Mormon girls.
OFFICIAL LETTEB.-Following is the
official letter OF T. B. Pheby, Superin-
tendent of the Raymond & Ely mine,
bearing date of April 4th: Everything
continues to run we'll in and around the
mine and mills. Mine continues to look
well at all points. Ore extractions for
month OF March $40 tons, average assay
$3.50 per ton. Hope to increase on this
amount as openings in the mine are ad-
vanced. We are prosecuting at several
different points now-on third, fourth,
fifth and sixth levels-with good pros
poets of finding rich ore in all of them.
We have good ledge, with rich ore, now
on second, third and fourth levels. Up
raise connecting tenth and twelfth still
looking we'll; assays range from $50 to
$500 per ton. We are shipping about
two tons per day to Hillside furnace,
which is paying us we'll. Have now
about twenty feet Of water to take out;
expect to have it all out by the 9th or 7th
instant"
SEEKING HIS FoRTuNE.-One OF the
Grammar school boys, who had become
impressed with some heroic views by
reading dime novels and Jack Harka-
ways adventures, about two weeks since
started out to seek his fortune, and also
to slaughter few Indians as pastime.
He packed a small sized "Jack," and
taking an axe and bowieknife, decamped.
He managed to hold out week, and
nearly starving to death, he was glad to
return to the home of his parents to get
something to eat He failed during his
travels to find any Indians to make a
meal out of.
NEWARK MINE.-On Sunday last Sam
Stoddard and Professor Dow started to
work on the engine at the Newark mine,
to place it in thorough running order
preparatory to starting up that mine.
Johnny Blair has taken hold OF this
property, purchased an 1100.foot cable
and intends to thoroughly prospect it,
As rich strikes have been made on both
sides OF the Nswark--in the Raymond &
Ely and Meadow Valley mines-it is
thought that there is good body Of ore
on the 260.foot level Of the mine.
CoNcENrRATIoNs.-Ik Garrison has
bis concentration apparatus, at the old
Floral mill failing pit at the lower enc
of town. in operation. He reports worl
going along smoothly, and although.thert
is not much money in it, he says he il
doing very we'll. He has shipped mum
Der of tons of concentrations.
PICTURES AND FRAMEs.-John Shier
Co. have just received large assortmen
of pictures of all kinds and frames o, al
shapes and sizes. suitable for cabinet ant
small size photographs, which will b.
sold at very reasonable prices.
CHRrsTY BULL1oN.-The Christy Mil