The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-17
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

lite in the late races with the Mormons,
has been discovered at last. Electricity
done it. 1t appears that those pesky
Mormons. just before bringing Out their
old plug to the track, secured . very
small, round fiat battery, and tied it to
the under part of the borse's tail. From
the little battery. up aisng the crupper-
strap, a very fine black wire was run to
the saddle, then around the saddle to the
pommel, where the rider. unobserved,
could pull the wire. which would press
the battery against the tail Of the horse,
thus putting him to his utmost speed.
When the word for the horses to start
was given. the Mormon jockey pulled
the wire, which caused slight sting in
The horse's tail, and the noble animal
not being aware of the nature of the job
put up, pressed his tail between his legs,
when a fearful shock of electricity was
sent through tho animals body. The
horse. after feeling such charge of cleo
tricity sent into his body from the rear,
very probably imagined that his rider
had became deranged. and while in this
condition be had made mistake and
SINK the spur in the wrong place, 80 tho
Mormon horse shot out for the lower
end OF the track with the swiftness OF an
arrow shot from the bow. beating his OPP
ponsnt number of yards. What won't
electricity accomplish?
PEN MAN.-Parker. the "Pen Man"
who has been travelling through Utah,
has been stopping in town a week, and
amusing the natives with his banjo, sing
ing telling stories. selling pens and CIV
ing away money. According to the
statement of our citizens, Parker must
have left thousands OF dollars in Phoebe.
There is but one man in town who
acknowledges losing anything, tho
balance all either being from 81 to $40
winner. or else quitting even. 1t was
amusing to listen to the differnt methods
advised how to capture the 800 bill, but
of course no one succeeded. Even old,
gray -headed men. who would make much
better grandmothers than they would
randfathers, entered into the pen bust.
ness, and are now wealthy-ia pens.
II Parker had Of stopped in Phoebe one
day longer he would have been complsts-
ly broken. for the damnphool brigade
turned out in full force.
DAY OFFICIAL LETTER.-The following
is the official letter of A. s. Gould Super
intendent of tho Day mine. dated Janu-
ary 10Th: During the last week we
have made Is feet in the east incline, Z
feet in the tunnel level west crosscut,
and II feet in the south drift. We are
driving the east incline with eight-hour
shifts, made up from our best men. The
indications continue highly favorable. I
am still stronger in the opinion that we
have here the true Day ledge. The vein
matter il scanned and punched with ex-
csllent ore. Near the essterly line of the
cempany's ground, below the road, from
the lower to the upper works, we are
now about 80 feet and has carried ore all
the way. We hsve considerable ore on
hand again ready for shipment. Am
working with the utmost economy and
making unusually good progress.
THAT GOLD WAvE.-We have reports
from all parts Of the county that the
cold wave which passed over struck
in everywhere. Even at tho Muddy
there has been the coolest weather ever
known. Pahransgat. which il generally
genial and warm, had . change to cold,
freezing the pipes at the mill and pre-
venting any blowing as yet. In conse-
quence of the cold the rabbits have been
nearly ell frozen to death, making the
wild cats and coyotes hungry and savage,
so that they now prewl around the
ranches for subsistence. One ranchsr
in that valley had twenty. one hens and
three ducks killed in one night by q wild
cat. That cat was determined to 90 the
whole hog.
FRozE UP.-The mill Of the Valley
Company at Hike has been obliged to
close down ON account of the cold
weather, tho water having frozen. When
the mill stopped running there was
between four and five thousand dollars
In bars and amaIgam. There 10 now
enough ore extracted and amalgam at the
NIL to cover the outlay of the company
In getting the mining property in work.
ing order. The Fifth OF July mine con-
tinues to be . bird and there are great
hopes OF that claim proving to be very
valuable.
LEAP YEAR PARTY.-The leap year
party given BY the ladies of Phoebe, at
browns Hall. last night, was largely at.
tended, and those who were fortunat.
enough to DO good looking and have q
.enaie soniter. attended. During the
evening everything passed pleasantly and
a RI present appeared to enjoy themselves.
fsos manner in which the programme of
the arrangement was 80 successfully car.
risd out. The ladies have the Rroorn's
thanks for in vitatioas.
ANNUAL MEET1sa.-on Tuesday, III.
A"n instant, the annual meeting Of tho
Raymond & Ely Company will ;.s.
place On that day We will probably
learn wasthsr there is any truth in ths
ramors IN regard to tho consolidation Of
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