The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-12-05
SILVER REEF NEWS,
For the Phoebe Rxoorn

Copious showers of rain fell here on the
Oath. '"'
Fred Joy has about recovered from his
severe illness.
Julius Sultan and wife arrived at the
Reef on the 25th. He says he couldn't
help it.
Work on the Buckeye shaft is progress.
ing finely. The depth now attained is
$50 feet.
The Christy and B.rbee & Walker
mills started up few days since and are
now RAINING under full Roadway.
Sunday. the 2lst, John Williamson, a
miner, was thrown from his horse near
Toquerville and seriously injured.
Amount of bullion shipped for the
week ending November 9th, as reported
through Wells, Fargo & Co., was sic, O93.
The Odd Fellows ball that took place
at Rice's Hall Thanksgiving night was
largely attended and gave all who partici.
pated in it perfect satisfaction.
Pay-days for November are now over,
the faro dealers have reaped golden
harvest, and the camp has again assumed
its usual quietude, which is monotonous
to say the least
Under the skillful treatment of DR.. J..
T. Cooper, Miss May Miller, whose case
at one time was considered as extremely
critical, has so far recovered as to be able
to walk about the house.
Mr.. John Clark, an old and respected
resident Of Bonanza, died on the 26th
instant of conjestive chill. The funeral
took place from his residence, on the
9th, and was largely attended.
At the target shooting Thanksgiving
afternoon, at Bonanza, some very fine
workmanship was displayed, several scor-
ing 10; the highest score being 20, and
was made by Thomas Dimond, who was
declared the winner. In the foot-race
between Dick Tones and Chas. West
over the latter won.
Mr.. Woolf, partner of julius Jordan
Of this place, recently returned from Ell
Dorado Canyon. He reports that the
California Company's mill is running and
sixty men are employed at the mill and
mine. Mr.. Woolf also says that the new
prospects ten miles above the river are
looking favorably. Thirty thousand dol
lars was offered for the mine which Jim
Cronan and himself are interested in, but
the offer was rejected.
The unfortunate Hubbard girl, of whom
we made mention short time since,
gave birth to twins on the 26th. The
infants were still-born, and the mother
died at about IL O. clock the same night,
and was buried at p. m. on the 9th.
A couple of ladies who attended the dy.
ing woman claim to know some particu.
lars in regard to the matter, of too revolt.
ing nature to tell anybody. We sin.
cerely trust that their tongues may be
loosened to tell what those particulars
are and that the affair may be thoroughly
investigated.
There is a physician practicing here
whose mode of treatment is somewhat
peculiar. A miner, while pursuing his
avocation, had his arm broken. The
doctor, upon being sent for, Immediately
sliced two-quart dcmijohn Of liniment,
q carpenters chisel, compass-saw, a
sheath knife, roll of bandage, a specu.
lum and an old secondhand tooth-puller,
and off he hastencd to the abode of the
patient, whom he at once Invested of q
coat. sleeve and examined the arm, in the
meantime giving the following diagnos:
eyes, l see, the ligament secondary is
cracked open as far as the ossiferous pulp,
thereby discovering the tilament connect.
ing the socket aqua. This we call a
compound fracture. Your case is q
dangerous one, and, I assure you, that
you are very lucky in having sent for me,
the other doctors in town being quacks. !"
The doctor then rolled up the arm in a
bandage saturated with liniment, ex.
amined the patients tongue, prescribed a
dose of SIENNA, collected his fee and took
his departure.