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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-15
Application for a Patent
TO THE
OLD ABRAH Nm MINE.
Ne. 566. ~ ~
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

Eureka, Nevada, May 10, 1880,
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
authorized Agent, Jas. I. Smith. whose postsfflce
address is TEN Piute, Nevada, has this day filed
application for 0 patent for fifteen hundred
,l5o0) linear feet Of tue Old Abraham Mine or
vein bearing silver, with surface ground 300
feet in width, situate, lying and being in Tenn
State Of Nevada, and known and designated by
the field notes and Official plat on file in this
Office a. lot No. 81, Mount Oiablo meridian.
The exterior boundaries OF said lot No. 81 being
as follows to witt ysri .tion 16h degrees east.
Commencing ct . post mark, No. l, U. s sur.
vey No. "a, whence Grant Peak bea . N. deg.
"a min. E, 1885 feet; U. 8. monument No. 8 on
Coyote Peak bears s. 10 deg. 80 min. W, 1878
feet; the Colchis shaft bears N. II deg. Is min.
e, 1l62 fest. and the discovery shaft upon this
lode bear N 20 deg. 80 min. E. 700 feet.
Thence Running, LIST course N. 70 deg E, 800
feet, to . post marked o. 8. survey No. "a, post
No Q; thence I'd course, N. 20 deg. E, 1850 feet,
to post marked U. q survey No. 80, post No 4.
and q. s. survey No. s., post No. 4, and 750
feet to . post marked o. 8. survey No. 81, post
No. 3. and being also post No. g., U, 8. survey
No. 81. Colchis lode; thence, Sd course, N 40
deg. W, 1888 feet, to post marked o. s. survey
No. 81, post No. Q, and $50 feet to post marked
U. 8. survey No. 81, post No. 4; thence, 4th
course. 70 deg. ". 500 feet, to . post marked
U. s. survey No. 81. post No. 6: thence, sth
course. 8. 20 deg E. $50 feet, to post marked
q. s. survey No. "a, post No. G; thence, 9Th
course, 8. 20 deg ". $50 feet, to post Nc. 1. at
tho place Of beginning, containing 9 II 100
acres. pa ~ ss.3 asz u.e7e
This claim is bounded on the east by the
Colchis and South end lodss, on the north by the
Homestske, on the south and west by no known
claim. aAHi A&n
The location of this mine is duly recorded in
the Recorders once Of Tenn Piute Mining Dis
trict, In book B, page 2, OF the Mining Rec.
ords. Any and all persons claiming adversely
any portion Of said Old Abraham Nine or said
mining ground % hereinbefore described. arr
required to fle their adverse claim with the
Register Of the United States Land once q,
Eureka. in the State Of Nevada, during the
sixty days period Of publication hereof. or they
III cs barred By the virtue Of the provisions
mylssod JAMRs NoMARTTN, Register
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-15

The new mining law, as embodied in
the FELTON, Bill passed by the late Cali
fornia Legislature, will have the effect to
give the mining secretaries more work to
do than heretofore for their salaries.
Each secretary must now post up in the
office of his company for free public in.
spection, weekly accounts of receipts and
expenditures of the company Thus
stockholders may see at q glance the
financial condition OF their companies
and Judge for themselves as to the prob
abilities af assessments. About all the
offices Of the companies being situated
in San Francisco, however, stockholders
residing at distance will be at disad.
vantage unless the newspapers copy and
publish the secretaries reports LlU#
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-15
LATEST NEWS BIZ MAIL.


A heavy rain storm, accompanied by
wind, visited large section of this State |
on Sunday. The Tribune's specials say
the village of Olsy, near Winchester,
Scott county, was nearly destroyed by
fearful wind on Sunday. There was a
cloud.burst, and terrible rain, thunder
and lightning just before the catastro-
phe the wind took a narrow path, demol-
ishing everything in its way, but lasting
only about three minutes. twenty
buildings were either totally Or partially
destroyed. No lives were lost. The
debris covers the fields adjoining the
town. A fearful cyclone swept across
the eastern part OF McFinn county last
night, damaging property to the extent
of one hundred thousand dollars. In
Arrowsmith township twelve dwellings
we're utterly demolished, and = l60-acre
orchard oradicated. In Empire town
shin the damage was nearly As wide.
spread Many persons were injured, and
| the house of Edward Reese was destroyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reese were lifted in their
| bed and carried q quarter of "a mile and
set down in q field. The child Of Mr..
Keith had its skull fractured and will
die. The track of the cyclone was three
| quarters OF mile wide. There was
| furious wind, and lightning was brilliant
4 and continuous throughout the whole
central part of the State. Many farms
and towns are flooded.
| NEW YORK, May IL.
John G. A[eiggs, the railway contractor
in Peru, and brother of Harry, has been
here several days. He says that the
war between Chill and Peru has hardly
begun, and the struggle will be long.
Whatever may be the result, Peru has
before it y period of expansion and de-
velopment. Peru is the greatest sugar
producing country in the world. He says
that from three to eight cuttings are
taken from the same root of sugar cane
before new planting is necessary. The
labor question. is exciting great attention.
There are 30, 900 Cinnamon in Peru, and
we would be glad to get more. They are
the best workers in the country.
SALT LAKE, May ii.
Sunday night miner named Ben
Thomas, was killed in carbonate mine
at Frisco. by being knocked from the
first level to the bottom Of the shaft by a
falling stone.
San Francisco, May II.
A Tucson dispatch saws advices lust
received from Silver CITY. up to FRIDAY
last states that excitement in that sec.
t;on over the indian troubles is great.
Numbers Of Apaches have Joined Vic.
toria,s hand from the New Mexico reser
! yaton. Il is Thought he is also
) reinforced from the San Carlos reserva
ton in Arizona. and are depredatine
, extensively tbroneh the eastern portioII
/, Of Grant county. A number of citizen:
,, and settlers were killed. and in man,
instances were horribly mutilated Tn,
; citizens have taken up arms, and ar,
/ securing the country vigorously in searcl
Of marauders. Captain Madden and hi
| command were in the vicinity off Hills
I boro. and at last accounts was directl,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-15

The following State Conventions are
yet to be held Rcpublicans--Illinois,
May 10th, Colorado, May Goth. Demo-
crats--Illinois, May Goth; Alabama, June
I'd; Tennessee, June 9th; Indiana, June
Kentucky, 18th; Nevada, May 9th.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-15

The Chronicle says the tourist ticket
agencies in San Francisco report an I'M
usual activity in their line of business,
and indications of an unprecedented
travel to summer resorts, especially to
the Yosemite.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-15

An old negro down i'll kentucky has
become insane upon religion and asserts
that he IS the Savior, his wife the Virgin
Mary, and that a colored lady residing
with them prophecies.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-15

The business boom" has struck Ken
lucky and all her distillcries are at work
both night and day endeavoring to keep
up the whisky supply during the political
conventions. Nasty must feel happy
for Kentucky will again prove herself
'trool loyaly" during the coming political
contest.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-15

Many of the enterprising merchants of
San Francisco are taking steps to try and
open large trade between that city and
Mexican ports. The Call thinks there is
no question but what profitable trade
could be opened in that direction for San
Francisco, and if the enterprise was car
ried little further they could also profit
from trade with Central America and the
South American republics.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-15
Died.

At Phoebe, May 18th, Dennis Hartnett, ma
tive of Ireland, aged 48 years.
At Phoebe, May 18th, Robert Frazer, q native
of Scotland, aged ts years.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-15

This short prayer from the Italian may
and responsive minds in any cline: 81
pray that may never be married. But
If marry, l pray that l may not be
deceived But if / am deceived ! pray
that l may not know OF it. But if I
know of it, pray that / may be able to
laugh at the whole affair"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-15

The Buffalo Courier Gays all the per-
fume in Arabia will not sweetep a mans
character after he has been through one
National political campaign rs an aspirsnt
for the highest office in the gift of the
Nation.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-15

Hon. Thomas Wren was chosen Char.
man of the Republican State Convention
which assembled at Austin Tuesday, and
A. c. Pratt, of Douglas county, Secrc-
tary. Strong Blaine resolutions were
adopted and the six delegates selected by
the Convention to attend the National
Republican Convention to be held at
Chicago June Cd, were instructed to cast
their votes as unit for James G..
Blaine as long as his name shall DO before
the Convention as candidate for a
Presidential position. Following are
the names of the delegates chosen to go
to Chicago: f. s. Strother and c. c.
Stevenson, Storey county; w. W. Bishop
and NJ. d. Foley, Of Eureka; T. d. Ed
wards, of Ormsby; J.J. Meiggs, OF Elko.
After vote Of thanks to the officers and
cheers for Blaine the Convention adj
iourned side die.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-15

The wasp thinks it is smart TO stand on
his hind leg.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-15

A PREDICTION OF PROSPERITY. For
every acre OF land where the crops are
injured by flood, fifty acres in the State
have been benefited by the copious
rains. Those farmers in the Sacramento
Valley who have lost their all through
flood are to DO pitied; but as u general
proposition the loss is insignificant when
compared to the benefit. Individuals
have suffered, but the crop interest of
the State at large is gamer. Exclusive
of the flooded districts, there is not q sec.
tion OF tho State that will not produce
unprecedented crops. Many grain.grow.
ing districts Of large area will produce
crops far in excess of what would be
possible with an average rainfall, thus
more than compensating in the total crop
for the loss sustained by flood. Accounts
from the farming sections are very ell
couraging and gives promise that the
present will be one of the most prosper.
GUS agricultural years California has yet
known. The seasons crop will bring a
very large sum Of foreign money into Cali.
fornia, which will find its way into the
channels of trade and be employed in
new enterprises, investment and specula-
ton. A goodly share of this money will
naturally find its way into mining, as
that industry offers such an excellent
field for profitable Investment Of money
Prosperity in mining creates prosperity
in all branches Of business on the Pacific
Coast; so that, starting from the crop
and following the returns of the crop into
mining, and the products Of mines into
trade, a prosperous year can safely be
predicted.--[S. +. Stock Report.
- "
The Paradise Reporter is responsible
Tor the following: A lady and gentle.
man with their two daughters engaged
apartments at a local hotel, room g be.
ing assigned to the father and mother,
and room 20 to the young ladies. After
retiring, one Of the young ladies' for some
cause or other, being unable to sleep,
arose, thinking that after brisk prom.
enade on tho corridor she might more
effectually seek the dominion of the
drowsy God. And after a ten.minute
go.as-you-please she returned to what
she supposed to be her room, jumped
into bed, planted her small IS in her
supposed sisters stomach, embraced her
tenderly, exclaiming: Darling am
cold, warm me up little"--to which a
deep bass voice responded. "With
pleasure dear" With Mortified, shrek
she sprang for the door,. and happily
found room 20, the next apartment.
Fearing to encounter the knight Of her
midnight adventure, she feigned sickness,
and for several days could not be per.
suaded to leave her room. She finally
ventured forth to breakfast, however,
her vis.a.vis being ine.looking young
fellow Of military appearance. In the
course of the meal she had occasion to
ask him to pass the salt, when horror Of
horrors! the same bass voice replied
with pleasure. She fainted-rccovered
was introduced and married. Moral,
all's well that ends we'll.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-15
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Down to The Bed.Reck!!
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.. 1t seems to be the desire now of the people of
Poche and vicinity to buy their goods low down. that is
at BED Rock PRICES aaa %ar.l... 81 " - WA
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-28
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

From San Francisco exchanges OF December 21th.]
The receipts at the Custom-house for
duties the past week were $3.50, 69S 81,
making total since January lst of So, Sol,
Ala 81.
One hundred deaths were recorded at the
Health Office last week, which is ten less
than in the previous week, and thirty
three more than for the corresponding
week last year.
From Friday night to Monday morning
the police made l6S arrests for drunken
ness. OF these 40 forfeited their bail of SIS
each, Al were fined S. or "a hours, and the
balance were dismissed.
Four cases of smallpox were verified
by the Health Department yesterday and
FIVE to-day, seven of whom were sent to
the Twenty sixth-street Hospital, and the
others quarantined in their homes.
The managers of the Mechanics In.
stitute have published their report of the
fifteenth industrial exhibition. 1t shows
that the gross receipts of the fair amounted
to Sal. log 70, the total expenses to S27,-
27l 80, including 81. 2S9 81 for medals
and cash premiums, leaving net profit of
Sl3.S74 Y.
Courtney Talbot, one of the Mussel
Slough settlers, convicted of resisting
United States Marshal Poole, gave bail in
s.. 600, on Saturday, for his appearance in
Court the 10th of January for sentence,
with Joseph Martin Bowles and Thomas
Mcclure as sureties. w. L. Pryor, another
of the defendants, gave bail in the same
amount to-day, with Daniel Spangler, a
witness for the defense on the trial, and
Thomas O'Donnell as sureties.
The body of man, commonly known as
the "Hermit," was discovered by some
boys in an advanced state of decomposi-
ton in hut near the ocean beach, south
of Golden Gate Park, last Saturday after
noon. From papers and books found in
the cabin his name is supposed to have
been George Jacob Hoeffel, native of
Germany, As years of age. The deceased
had lived secluded life in the little hut
in which his body was found for many
years, but where he came from or what
caused his estrangement from society or
his fellow men, is not known.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-28
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.

The promoters of the Nicaragua canal
appear to be making mistake in relying
too much upon the Monroe doctrine. If
they expect that Congress will formally
commit the country to that doctrine in
opposition to the Panama canal. they ought
to be prepared to show how the Govern
ment can enforce such a theory. The fact
is that the Monroe doctrine is kind OF
hypothesis which could only be INDUCED
by power able and prepared to carry it
into effect at all hazards The United
States is in no condition to do anything of
the kind, and therefore it would only
render itself ridiculous by promulgating
such principle. The projectors of the
Nicaragua canal will do well to trust more
to the intrinsic advantages of their scheme,
and less to fanciful governmental theories
which are manifestly incapable of applica-
ton. II it is better than the Panama canal
that fact ought to secure it the preference.
If it is not it ought not to have the pref
erence.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-28


that form of sinfulness. She would have
encountered thereto take single in
stance-Mary Stuart, sometime Queen of
Scots, concerning whose morals even those
of her champions who deny her completely
in the murder of Darnley. can find but the
slenderest apologies. Surely George Eliot
could not disgrace a sanctuary which Mary
Stuart has failed. to pollute? And for the
title of George Eliot to honored sepulture
because of her transcendant genius, as
surely it cannot be questioned. We con-
TESS that We can perceive nothing inju-
dicious m the proposal that she should re
pose in Westminster Abbey, nor can we
regard as her friends those who 50 charac-
terize that suggestion.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-28
GEORGE ELIOT AND wEsrm1asrER ABBEY.

We do not understand what the so.
called friends of George Eliot mean by
speaking OF the proposal TO inter her re.
mains in Westminster Abbey as 'sinjudi-
cious." They surely cannot intend to
imply that she is disqualified in any way
for such mortuary honor, for to take that
ground would be to betray curious for.
cetfulness of the kinds of merit which have
hitherto secured admiss sion to that great
national sepulchre. George Eliot, so far
as the world knows, was guilty of but one
oifense, and that was an ofense against
convention only. It has never been pre-
tended that her life was immoral, or other
than virtuous. She chose her husband,
and she lived with him as his wife.
What she did not do was to go through
the ceremony of marriage as prescribed by
the church. But had she been guilty of
very real and fragrant breaches Of the
moral code she would have found in West
minister Abbey women far exceeding her in
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-28

the room. Some ours later his body was
found on the floor burned to crisp. 1t is
supposed that he suffo> Gated and then burned
Fire in Mine.
GEoRGETowN (Coll, L'ecenber 27th.-A
tlre ragged in the Colorado [ entral mine from
Sunday afternoon to Monda.v evening, caus-
ing $4,000 damage.
Railroad Collision.
NEW ORLEANS, December n, IA COL
lision occurred Sunday morning be tween the
south bound passenger and freight train at
the State line ON the Mobile and ON Rail-
way. Two engineers and two firemen were
killed, and several others fatally wounded.
Laundry Licenses.
NEW York, December 27th.-At a mee,s-
ing Of the Brooklyn Board of Aldermen to-
day, a resolution was offered providing
license fee of So for each Chinese laundry in
the city. An amendment was offered that
licenses be granted only to citizens OF the
United States, which was adopted.
Experimental Tea Farm.
CHARLESTON Is. c., December 9th
LIE Due, Commissioner oflAgriculture, is here,
and has completed an arrangement for the
establishment of an experimental tea farm.
The location selected is twenty miles from
Charleston and two miles from Summerville,
on the line of the South Carolina Railroad.
ihe Maniiobans and the Canada Pacific
Railway.
CHICAGO, December 9th. - The Times
Winnipeg special says: A crowded mass
meeting was held this evening at the Court.
house to consider the terms of the Canada
racine contracs. 1t was resolved that the
people of Winnipeg indorse the action of the
Government In contracting with private par
ties for the construction Of the road while
tte;, Wv" of @pp,;nen sL Tue iiiles anu
noint on the internat;onal Lonndarv NJ :; ans
the opinion of This MEETING that No br,roh
fine sbould be run nearer the bonnlayx, In
than fifteen miles until the esstsr, sect;o,
comnlatad Cantain Donaidsor 49, aoiIo5
for three cheers for Iohn MaoJo,aIS
wb;cb u,ero o,;van
M. =
pno,-,,,n,,,r, D.a.l o.
c,.as,,,a - H.; $50. velHor
~ he 1ranid SSstt ~ .epo. sei saSiss
c;nos Coni,l;ue o,u o5sH " tte knile
boI5 he Had no cantroi go 10 = ,,;sa r.
fSpragiie) had been to friends of Kate and
her father, and pleaded with them to save
her. He was asked. "ShaII YOU show crirni.
nal relations between Mrs. Sprseue and
Conkling % You're funny fellow to ask
me such questions. Where there is so much
smoke there must be some fire. I shall leave
no stone unturned to bring Mrs. Sprague's
whole HE out ana the GROWING lnlqulty is
the Conknng fe.atlonship. L snail consent
to no testimony In private or no compromise.
Seriously HI.
IEDIANAPoLIs. December 27tb.-John G..
New has been for ten DAYS confined to his
house. His friends are seriously alarmed
over his condition.
n.nce Hans. po
CO. o., m,
DENvsh tool:b Decehioet Llen;-ine ne
paoeeCuHs !. sPeolai says: SATURDAY hIghe'
during drunken row III oance nan at Rod
. .hso,, Iap' aa n1 pn1;o say Mas sno'
.t sae D -. oi .,a S;a. AiIIahany,
. ~ ~ =. S1 In a,l s,f Mss
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-28
THE Beers AND TaE BRITISH.


The war with the Beers of South Africa
has come upon England at a peculiarly IN
opportune iuncture, though that is the
way misfortunes generally come. That it
has been largely induced by diplomatic
blunders may be true. but it must not be
forgotten that the majority of the English
people were quite willing to indorse these
blunders when they were committed. The
Beers are undoubtedly peculiar people,
and very hard to deal with. They are ex-
tremely jealous Of tLeir independence,
equally opinionated and stubborn, and in
many respects welded to ideas which clash
with modern civilization. Not few Of
them believe in and practice slavery. They
have always had very rough ways of deal
ing with their savage neighbors, and they
nave several times involved themselves in
native wars which threatened to bring dis
aster upon the Cape Colony. This was the
original ground of those negotiations
with them which led to the estab-
lishment of an English protectorate over
the Transvaal It is not possible to arrive
at the exact truth of the matter, because
the case of the Beers has never yet
been fully stated by themselves. There is,
however, no doubt that some of their
number either usurped or were given au-
thority to make arrangements with Eng
land which the majority subsequently
sought to repudiate, and that the English
Tor Colonial) Commissioner on his part alto
gether overstepped his powers, and con-
cluded measures which the home govern
ment had never contemplated. The mis-
chief having been done, however, it is con-
sidered impracticable to recede from the
action of the plenipotentiaries, and so
England finds another war on her hands in
which there is neither glory nor benefit to
be gained, and which may very possibly
lead to still other wars with native tribes.
1t is bad business all round, and it might
be the wisest course to put aside the notion
of compulsory fulfillment of unauthorized
engagements, and let the Beers have their
own way. As British troops have already
been surprised and defeated by the Beers,
however, this policy will not be adopted,
but the war will doubtless be fought out,
no matter how distastefUl and unnecessary
1t may be.