The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-04-02

petrified snake exhibited to the people OF
Phoebe during the past two weeks, and
ever person who saw the snake was de-
sirous of gaining possession of it. 1t was
perfect and was the admiration of the
whole community. 1t is about fourteen
inches in length and is curled up, and its
little black eyes shine as bright as posi-
BILE. The first owner of this beautiful
petrifaction claimed to have discovered
It ON a shelf of rock about two miles from
town, while prospecting, and he traded
it off to Joe Cook for the use of horse.
By an accident this snake got broken in
several pieces and Dr. Alexander took
it for the purpose of gluing it, Upon
close inspection of his snakeship by o
committee of our learned scientific men
it was decided that the snake was not a
genuine petri6cation, but was manufac.
tured out of a compound containing a
large quantity of rosin. Since this ex-
posure no person desires purchasing the
reptile and Joe Cook wants to catch that
prospector.
ROUTE CHANGED. The mail route to
FL Dorado canyon has been changed.
The pony line that has been running
down through the Wash has been taken
off and the mail is now carried by the
Salt Lake buckboards down to Mountain
Meadows, thence via st. George. By this
route the mail from Phoebe to Mineral
Park, Arizona, is carried through in sixty
hours. This change is bad OF the settlers
who live down along the Wash, who are
deprived of mail facilities by this change;
but wait till the Eurka & Colorado River
Railroad gets running down the Wash,
then the settlers will have lots of mail
facilities. Alas this may never be.
A FEW men have been placed to work
in the MayAower mine, the property of
the Bristol S. M. Company, by the Super
intendent. This mine is under attach
ment and the men have been put to work
against the wishes of the attaching credi-
tors 1t is very probable that again the
month of May blossoms the affairs of the
Bristol Company will all be settled and a
force OF miners placed to work. Mr..
Newton, the book keeper of the company,
left for New York during the week,
where he goes for the purpose of explain
ing matters to the officers of the company.
A NUMBER of our chloriders have their
ore on the dumps ready to ship to Bull
lionville at moments notice. All the
cars have been loaded and run ON the
aide track, where they have remained for
over a week, and the chloriders patience
is worn out. There is considerable more
ohloriders ore in Phoebe than a per.
son has any idea of, Johnny Deck 4 Go.
having at least train load of ore. The
men working in the Meadow Valley mine
have large quantities of ore stored away
in the drifts, and we learn that hosting
will commence in day or two.
EARTHQUAKE There was a slight
shock of earthquake felt in Phoebe Friday
evening, at ten minutes past o'clock
The jar caused the shelf goods in the
stores to rattle little. Many of our
residents did not feel the shock until
after they were told about it, when they
acknowledged that they had felt it very
distinctly. The shock was felt down at
Heburn and st. George. 1t was proba-
bly, warning sent by the Lord for the
people to prepare themselves for the grand
shake up that is to take place on the 22d
of June next.
DIXIE WINE.-A letter from Saint
Thomas complains that the Brethren
of Utah come into that portion of the
county and peddle Dixie wine to the set
tiers, and pay no license, and have sue
ceeded in completely demolishing the
temperance organization of that place,
and wants to know if something cannot be
done to prevent this wine peddling. Yes,
OF course there can. Don't by the wine
from the naughty Mormons, neither
drink their delicious fluid. Follow this
advice and the Mormon wine will never
trouble you.
News AGENT.-Hall Gear having pur.
chased w. R. Wilson's stationery store
this morning filings his banner to the
breeze and solicits share of the public
patronage. He has large supply Of
stationery, cutlery and the finest kinds
of cigars and tobacco. He is sole agent
for the Salt Lake Tribune, Eureka Leader,
Territorial Enterprise, Virginia Chronicle,
and all the latest pictorials and magazines
can be found at his establishment.
STARTED UP.-The furnace at Bullion.
vile started up last Thursday and is run.
ming as well as could be wished for and
turning out considerable bullion. There
are large quantity Of supplies ON hane
and it is the intention to keep the furnac,
running as long as possible. These work.
were put up for the purpose of reducing
custom ore, and just so long as as they
pay fair prices for ore they will contro
the custom business.
DIED. old Mrs. Bird, better know
to the settlers as Grandma Bird" tn
old lady who has been suffering will
cancer and had her hand amputated few
years ago, who has been taken care Of b,
the people living in Glover Valley, diet