The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-26

county take exceptions at y leCter pup
lished III the Eureka Sentinel of the 10th
instant, written by &C. F." who passed
down through this county on his way to
Arizona. The ranchers say that they
only charged Soc. head for hay and SC.
per pound for grain, the common price
for such articles throughout the county.
The letter also stated that they ''hired
guide TO show them the way out of the
muddy places, who only charged them
$25." Jake Coburn informs that such is
not the case That he with his team,
hauling 1900 pounds of the travellers sup
plies, charged them only $40 for the
services Of himself and team for two
days, and that while they stopped at
his place they had the privilege Of all his
utensils, he charging them for use of
nothing, except the current price for hay
for their stock.
THE chloriders, many of them 'having
reserved their ore for the Bullionville
Smelling Works, under promise of receiv.
ing eighty per cent. for their ore when
these works started up, have become dis
gusted at the low rates offered by this
company and most all decided not to
ship any Of their ore to Bullionville. This
company must have labored under the
impression that as there were no reduc-
tion works in operation in this vicinity,
the chloriders were in their power, and
they could purchase ore at their own
figure. But such proves not to be the
case and it will not be many days till the
Hillside furnace will fire IN.
INDIAN CENSUS. DIR. G. R. Alexander
received letter from the Indian Agent
at Elko requesting him to have the census
of the Shoshone Indians throughout this
section taken. Their names are to be
taken down in the Indian language, then
translated, also their age The Doctor
started in on the group of Indian maidens,
talking to them in what he considered to
be first-class Indian language; but one
of the squaws requested him to "let up"
trying to cram his physic down them.
The Doctor is very proficient in the In
dian language, but the squaws know
nothing about it. A deputy has, or will
be, employed.
THEIR RATEs.--On Monday last tho
Bullionville Smelling Company forwarded
to Phoebe the schedule of the rates at
which they would reduce, work or pur-
chase ores, and it is such low rate that
it would just allow miners to starve to
death, working to furnish ore for that
furnace. For instance, for ore that works
500 only about $50 per ton would be
| maid for ~ xsb,oh 1uo,,1J not axv Gov nor,
der, fuse and expenses to extract it. We
understand that no ore will be sent there
, for reduction by chlroiders.
TAKING LESSONS. The old bald headed
bachelors of Phoebe are now busy stand.
ing around the street watching and tax.
, ing lessons from the Indians in the art Of
, counting. One old boy was SO delighted
r at beholding buck and squaw kissing
| each other, he jumped two feet in the all
| and gave whoop, and then invited al
e the boys in to take something.
WAsH1NaroN's BIRTHDAY. - Tuesday
{ last was the anniversary Of Washington'i
9 birthday The celebration of this day
0 is being observed less every year. 1t re
| SClNCu ICCOkIlltlOl III lOCuc Ouly NY LlS
s closing Of the Postoffice, bank, express
and county Offices and by the hosting o
t flags on the houses of the several fire
, companies.
HIKo MILL.--Raymond's Hike mil
n started up on Tuesday last--at least tina
|. was the day it was to have started, s
# reports w. NJ. Wilson, who arrived her
n from Hike on Tuesday. He says every
s thing was in readiness and plenty of or
a on hand. We hope to see Raymon
It make lots of coin out of his venture.
~ The festive small boy Of Phoebe, thinl
y ing that Nature had not given him leg
IS sufficiently long, has sought to improv
le the condition Of said legs by means {
n pieces of lumber, called stills, which h
'e ties to them. By this simple means
er 3-foot boy can become a 7-foot man
N five minutes. @
If For HIKo.-On Wednesday last Gu
ID Albright took in charge quite larl
le load of goods for Hike, amongst whit
Of was a l,500-pound safe for w. M. wi
son, of that place. This safe was forr
* erly the property of ]. Mccormick
= saloon, Main street.
C. DEED TO THE RAYMOND l. ELY.--Tl
I. deed from the Sheriff of Lincoln count
q to Lazard Freres of the Raymond & e.
Nv real estate, mine, hosting works, ct
~ will be given ON Thursday next, March
ID unless redeemed by the stockholders pr
IL vious to that date.
to MICHAEL O'BR1EN. who about t,
ma years ago left Phoebe for Bodie, Calift
no MIA, died in San Francisco on the 10
10 instant. Mr.. OBrien was an old re
las dent of Phoebe and highly esteemed
mr. all who knew him.
so, For CAL1FoRNIA.-Tom Brown left
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