The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-24
BRISTOL ITEMS.

cupel furnaces, which are to commence |
refining bullion tomorrow, under the |
charge of j. II. Stringer, who is expected
to arrive to-day.
Chas. Speare, who left here for Lead
willie and the Gunnison country some
three months ago, returned to his old
stamping ground last Wednesday. He
says that section OF country is not what
it is represented to be; that the Gun
nison is a blk, and that everybody is
leaving Leadville that possibly can.
In the drift on the l25-foot level of
the Mendha, running east from the whim
shaft to connect with the old workings,
body of unusually high grade ore was
encountered which, from appearance,
will ultimately lead to all important
Development.
J. B. Greenwood has sold out his in
terest in the saloon business to Messrs.
Brown and Sparks, of Phoebe, who have
already taken charge and yesterday put
in new billiard table and intend start
ing up a faro game. tiLE tsl!.t ~
The Bristol Silver Mining Company
have en- route from below patent within,
to be placed on the MayAower, similar to
that on the Mendha.
The sports will soon have their hands
full; two billiard tables running and the
"tiger' in full blast.
II. J. Baldwin, OF the Bristol S. M.
Co., came in from the terminus last
Wednesday.
The Pioneer Hotel now regales its
boarders on strawberries
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PRIDE OF BRISTOL. & Sparks
have purchased from Greenwood his
saloon at Bristol. The new proprietors
will make several alterations, and have
already purchased billiard table and
shipped it to Bristol. Quartz Sparks will
be Governor-General of the establish.
ment at Bristol and Tom Brown will be
the Guardian Angel over their domains
| in Phoebe. When old stiffs come to town
from Bristol, with the intention Of skin
ming out and defrauding the firm, Brown
will get club and knock them back, anc
when the boys 20 from Phoebe to Bristol
upon the same intent bent, Sparks vii
put on his war-paint and do likewise.
SEEING THE PRISONERS. Bishop Whit
aker on Monday last visited the Count!
Jail for the purpose of seeing the con
demned murderers and giving them tn
consultations of religion, He had lon
conversation with each one of them
giving them the best of advice an,
counsel and presented each with bibl
and then bid them farewell. One 0
them remarked, after the Bishop ha
left, that "a monkey wrench would hav
been much more acceptable presen
than bible"
BEHIND TIME. Eureka stage du
here at 7 o'clock Saturday evening las
did not arrive until Sunday afternoon a
o'clock. The blackboard carrying tn
mail having broke down, was the caus
Of this delay. The stock Of horses on tn
road are all broke down or worn out an
, unfit for service; they should be replace
by other animals and an effort made
bring in the stage and mail on schedul
3 mail time from Eureka to Phoebe, or ;
e least somewhere near the regular time.
! DAY OrFrciAL LETTER. Annexed
the official letter of B. F. Hook, Superb
h tendent Of the Day mine, dated July 2
n "The Wine in east drift on 300 level az
. vanced 7 feet last week, total, % fee
:. bottom in spar and ledge matter, wit
I punches of ore. Sinking on spar and Q
), on 400 level; cut large open fssure. II
+ southwest drift on 460 level has been e
e tended IL feet last week, total length
drift, IS feet; cut ledge matter, with i
J. dcation of nearing the ledge"
d FIRE WARDEN.-Sheriff Mckee h
IS appointed John o. Gelabert Fire Ward
,e for Phoebe, with full authority to remo>
IS or cause to be removed all rubbish and d
u dangerous to buildings and to make
II rests when occasion requires. So
~ warn all individuals to heed any not
:, the Warden gives them in regard to II
u Dish and have it removed instantly.
CAUGHT. Tuesday night last Bi
90 Bell, in the employ of D. G. Clark, caut
60 a Cinnamon, with all his appliances
We buckets, hose, etc., stealing water fr
a. the hydrant on the premises, He G
CHI tured him after a struggle, and loci
tn him tip in the store, contiscating
buckets, hose, etc.
vn THE past two days were quite wa
its and very sultry. Thursday night '
ne exceedingly so, which is very unusua
lie. this locality, there being scarcely nj
his but what from one to two pairs OF Dla
at cts feel very comfortable over person
THERE have been several promli
Try strikes made in this vicinity during
The past two weeks, among which 10 one m
the hy the mon who have been working