The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-15

The ANSWER. Last friuaJ "eeh .iie
miners were asked by the clerk of the
RAYMOND & Ely Company to wait until
the following Monday, then they would
he informed when the company would
nav off. Monday came, but no intorma-
ion rs to the paying off business has yet
arrived IN to the present time; but last
sunday old man Wertheimer, who has
,lwoys claimed to be great friend Of
Che president of the company and has the
contract for supplying the company with
oil candles, ETC., arrived i'll town from
San francisco, and on Monday he hung
ont in front Of his little clothing store Q
s;gn notifying the public that Raymond
& Elv drafts were bought within. He at
first offered seventy cents on the dollar,
hut the drafts not coming In to HIM very
readily. his heart became sottened and he
vas willing to pay seventy-five cents ON
the dollar. This, there can hardly be a
doubt. was the answer prepared Tor men
Monday informing them when the COM
many would ''pay Off" All sight drafts.
h. Jov drafts, etc, have been protested,
and sent back, with the information that
there was emo money in the treasury,
Notwithstanding that word was sent from
The Office below to Phoebe couple oil
,yeel,s AFRO that the assessment was being
ro;d in rapidly and that everything
1yo,,d be settled soon. II the money for
assessment was paid in, what has become
If ;tq This looks as though it was low
and contemplate scheme to keep. the
men out of their money, thus compelling
them to sell their claims against the com.
many for three fourths their value, and
somebody make "big money" Vert
heimer explains by stating that he is act
ing as an agent for y banker in San Fran
cisco, who is buying up these claims for
the sole purpose of paying the assessment
on the stock which he holds If this be
as Wertheimer states, the banker must
own all of the stock of the company, for
he is willing to buy up all the checks OF
the company. 1t is the public impress
sion in Phoebe, and is very probably
correct one, that the money Wertheimer
is using comes, indirectly, from the presi-
dent of the company, and that the claims
are being purchased in his interest. Can
it be possible that the money which is
now being used in the purchase OF these
claims, is money paid in for assessments
by stockholders The other day assess
nients were being paid in rapidly, to-day
there is no money in the treasury, yet no
bills have been paid by the company
Where has the money gone to! The
whole of this filthy business is too trans
parent, and if we are not greatly mis-.
taken, will be thoroughly investigated
before many days. I .o d. 2 u
HORSE THIEVES CAPTURED. Sheriff
Cash Thomas, of Lander county, arrived
here Sunday last from Pahranagat Val
ley, accompanied by S. Dodge, having in
charge two horse thieves named Charles
Watson and Henry Bodden, arrested in
the valley for stealing horses in Lander
county. These two thieves stole cattle
in Utah, drove them to Austin and sold
them, and desiring to make the return
profitable, stole horses around Austin.
Sheriff Thomas, accompanied by another
man from Austin, started i'll pursuit and
were about three weeks on the trail, the
thieves doubling on their pursuers and
giving them great deal of trouble tc
keep the track; but Thomas and his as
sistant persevered, sleeping out in the
mountains most Of the time, covered witt
only saddle blanket, and kept on thu
track all the time, until they finally cap
tured their game, with the assistance o
Dodge, in Pahranagat. The thieves WERE
placed in Jail here and Monday Afternoon
Sheriff Thomas and his pets left for Aus
tin. When the thieves We're captured /;
proposition was made by the settlers t.
hang them, but better counsel prevailed
Sheriff Thomas showed great pluck AM
perseverance in following his game ant
deserves much credit for the same, he be
ing young officer only twenty-five year
of age. 1t may safely be said that n
cattle thief, or band of cattle thieves, vii
claim to ''run" Lander county while MI
Thomas is Sheriff, neither will they thin
that that Sheriff fears them. There ough
be more such sherifis as Mr.. Thomas is.
DELEGATES TO WINNEMUccA. TIL
Democratic County Central Commute
of Lincoln county held meeting Ma
10th for the purpose of selecting del,
gates to the State Convention to be hel
at Winnemucca on the 9th inst !. Pre-
emit. N. Curtis, proxy, Geo, 7. Go
man; A. s. Thompson, VIM Frazie
Alex. Veitch, Geo, I. German, L. S.
MARITIME and w. NJ. Wilson, prox.
Julius Hoffman. Justice Hoffman WI
elected Chairman and Geo. r. Gorma
Secretary. On motion, David Cohn,
A. Fulks, r. H. Elan and G. II. Patcht
were selected as delegates to, represel
Lincoln county in the Democratic Sta
Convention. AIRS ioa yiaa9q 5loao
I'D Ga $40 .att sedt Lnfi
CATTLE KILLED. --Chas Searls and
Bills Of Clover Valley were out huntil
their cattle the other day, and while in t
vicinity of what is known as Dutch Fl:
they came suddenly upon band of
dams skinning several cattle, which tn
had just killed. Upon seeing Searls al
Bills the Indians fled. The hides were
amined and one of the cattle proved to
the property of Searls. The Indians thi
that beef is big improvement up