The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-01

CLOSING OF THE Schools. Yesterday
afternoon the schools of Phoebe District
were closed. Those of us who have
grown older remember, as well as though
it were but yesterday, when the school
house door was closed upon us for the
last time, and little thought of all
the disappointments that awaited all, or
nearly all, OF the hilarious throng that
poured forth from its portals, many Of
them glad to be released, as if from
prison, little knowing or caring what the
future had in store. All this is peculiar
to the young, but in after years the mis-
spent time is regretted often and often,
and did the opportunity again present,
he would approach the old school-house
as reverently as he would his childhood's
home. Many who now leave school are
destined to grow familiar with the sterner
things, more stern perhaps than was
ever dreamed of, but yet they have to
launch out into the battle of. We
hope that those who are now leaving
school for the last time may be success
full in their ventures in the life to come.
For the past two weeks our merchants
have daily been sitting on top of the
mountain northeast town keeping sharp
look out for freight teams. Whenever a
wagon arrived at the foot Of the noun
tain all the merchants would rush down
and alight upon it like flock of buzzards
upon putrid carcass. When the wagon
was found to contain produce instead of
goods the merchants would dump out the
load and sorely beat the noble son of Zion
with stuffed clubs. t
MIDNIGHT. - Sol. Brisacher took his
girl out riding Sunday to Blind Mountain
District and brought in some very fine
specimens of ore, and also the girl, a
sample of which assayed 81, 225-the ore
assayed 81 ,225, not the girl. Those who
have seen the Midnight mine pronounce
it to be valuable piece of property.
A HEATED ARGUMENT.--On Sunday
night last a man and wife had pro.
longed argument in regard to his dissi.
pated habits. The wife wound up the
argument by applying pick handle tc
the cabasa of her unruly worser half, lay
ing him out cold for q time. 1t had the
I effect of etfecting temporary cure.
PROSPECTING. Several parties are
about to resume work on their prospect!
in this vicinity which have lain idle for ;
long time. Tom Brown has commenced
work on his prospect on the other side o
Stampede Gap. The hole is but fou
feet deep and samples taken from it as
sayed $3S3.29, $3.50, Sl256S.
THERE has been new prospect dis
covered out by the old Portland mine
which shows a nice little vein Of ore
the indications showing tendency of tn
vein widening as depth is attained.
| CATHOLIC CHURCH. Services will b
held at the Catholic Church Sunda,
morning at half-past 10 o'clock, Fathe
O'Connor officiating.
FREIGHT shipped by the Utah Fol-
warding Company from the terminu
commenced arriving in town the latte
part of the week.
THE weather is at present very pleas
ant, and as we have had considerable ba
weather lately, is liable to remain so &c
| a few hours.
WILL LEAvE.-Father O'Connor an
7. c. Poujade will take their departul
for Silver Reef Sunday evening.
The RECORD is under obligations
the members of the Odd Fellows Societ
for tickets to their annual ball.
THERE will be over one hundred mil
q of track of the Utah Southern Railros
v laid in Lincoln county.
GOVERNOR KINKEAD has reappoint,
George 7. German a notary public f
Lincoln county.
THE assessment on the Raymond Il q
= stock becames delinquent in office on t
i 10th instant.
20 HEAVY MAIL.-On Wednesday t
'e Eureka stage brought in five days Ca
fornia mail.
;. NJ. Louis Favre, the engineer-in-ch
Il who built the st. Gothard tunnel
e. dead in the tunnel on the eve of the co