The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-17
BRISTOL ITEMS.

| tHc uuoIs ol llc newly constructed
and spacious hotel, the Pioneer, were
thrown open to the public last
week. 4 first-class hotel has been q long
felt want in Bristol and now upon the
completion of the Pioneer, Bristoliana
can congratulate themselves upon having
one of the most commodious hotels in
this section of the State.
The finishing touches were put on the
Hillside water jacket last Wednesday
/, and connections made preparatory to
starting up on Monday. The furnace is
model of beauty and pronounced by
Jno. Reynolds, the former foreman of the
Richmond, as being the most perfect and
finest of its kind in the State.
At the millsite of the Bristol Mill &
Mining Company work in setting the
boiler and engine in connection with the
boring apparatus was completed yester-
day and operations will soon commence
sinking for flowing water.
The mines at Silver King District arc
looking well; developments are being
rapidly pushed ahead and sinking has
already begun upon the Cesar and High.
bridge mines.
NJ. D. Howell, of the Hillside, arrived
from the Bay on Tuesday, he was accom-
panied by his daughter Miss Alice, as far
as Eureka, who is visiting at Mrs. Travis.
FEEDING THE DEAD. Chinese resi-
dents of Phoebe on Saturday last observed
one of the most curious of their many fes-
tival days; that of feeding their dead
countrymen. The feed took place in the
afternoon and about fifteen Celestials con-
Quoted the mysterious exercises. Hog
meat was the principal dish served to
the defuncts, although other meats and
boiled rice were also prepared for the
silent eaters. After the meat is all pre-
pared it is placed on large wooden dishes
and taken to the yard, laid near the
graves, and though nothing is seen to dis
appear, the heather firmly believes that
the rapacious appetites of the Cinnamon
who live on the otherside of Jordan are
appeased for year to come. They say
that the eating is done by proxy and that
some big Joss has the job on his hands
Unseen he lights on the food, and ex-
tracting the substance therefrom inparts
it to the bodies of the dead. After the
feast on Saturday the Cinnamon returned
to Chinatown. Then the Shoshone war
rlors and squaws, who were perched on
the side of the mountain awaiting their
opportunity, lit down on the cold grub
like an army of locusts and made short
work of the feast, never giving the big
Joss chance to extract the substance
from it for the benefit of the dead China
men. The noble Shoshone is firm be-
lever in the Pagan practices and is en-
couraging the Heather Chinee" to feed
their dead at shorter intervals.
DAY OFFICIAL LETTER. following
is the official letter of A. S. Gould, Supt.
of the Day mine, dated April 10Th; 'The
last week we advanced, in north drift
from west crosscut, ten feet; in the south
west drift from incline, nineteen feet; in
open cut drift upper works., eight feet.
We also sunk the first six feet in the new
Wine below the G00-foot, or bottom level.
Most of our men are working single
handed, and considering the small force
employed, we are making extraordinary
progress. As we 60 down from the 600,
the ore improves both in quality and
quantity. Our latest assays range from
S37. 20 to 81 ,665.l4. have hardly any
doubt but that We have now the true
vein. Certainly the prospects of the
mine are very bright--brighter than ever
before since l took charge"
PERsoNAL,-J. 7. Falls, Superintend-
ent of the Valley NJ. &. NJ. Company of
Hike, left here Tuesday morning for Gin.
cinnati for the purpose of interviewing
the Trustees of his company in regard to
furnishing money to continue vigorous
work on the their mining property at
Hike. A. S. Gould, Superintendent of
the Day, has been quite sick during the
week. John Cahill was taken very sick
Tuesday evening" messenger having to
be despatched to Phoebe for medicines.
REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES. On Tuesday
next the primaries of the Republican
party will be held throughout the county
for the purpose of electing delegates to
the County Convention, to be held ON the
Attn OF May, at Phoebe. This convention
will elect delegates to the State Conven-
ton, to be held at Austin, May 18th.
ODD FELLOWS BALL.-Thc Odd Eel
lows anniversary ball will take place at
Browns Hall on Monday evening, April
18th. Grand preparations are being made
by the ladies Of Phoebe, and it is expected
it will be "the affair" of the seasons fes-
tivities in this town.
PRIVATE ScHooL--After the schools
close on the last day of April Miss Stella
Andrews will open private school in the
Grammar schoolhouse for young pupils.
This young lady deserves encouragement
in the, to her, new field of labor.