The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-15

is a new wrinkle for people to go insane
over, and it was sent to J. V. Kelley as
Christmas present by Ross Strauss, who
is in London, England. The puzzle is
A checker-bo the squares being ar
ranged in double-diamond shape. The
sixteen checkers are placed ON the
squares, and the puzzle consists in getting
the checkers in certain position
When Joe first received the package, and
recognized the writing thereon to be
that Of the successful diamond hunter,
visions of diamonds arose in his imagina-
ton, and he gently sheok it close to his
ear, and something in the box ratified.
He was sure then it was diamonds, and
with trembling hands he opened the box,
and sad was his disappointment on the
discovery that it was the little checkers
that made the rafting noise instead OF
brilliant diamonds. Strauss expects to be
back among the sagebrush some time dur
the present year. Kennedy, and the bal
ance of the Piochers who left in company
with Strauss for South Africa, are yet in
the gold fields in that country.
THAT ORaAN.--Several years since .
Presbyterian congregation in Phoebe pur-
chased an organ, by contributions made
by our citizens. After time the church
was unable to support minister and
owed him salary ON the eve OF his depar-
ture, which G. H. Fish, one Of the trus-
tees of the church, advanced to the min.
lister and took the organ home as q par
tial security for the money. Shortly
after this Mrs. DR.. Bidwell started q
music school here, and Dave Newman
and w. r. Wilson borrowed the organ
for this lady, promising to return it when
she had finished teaching. The organ
was never returned, but since that time
it has been rented out to balls. parties,
performances, ETC., Wilson receiving the
rent therefor Mr.. Fish has constantly
informed Wilson to sell the organ and
place the money in the school fund. but he
declined doing 80, maintaining possession
of it. On Sunday the organ was taken
to the residence Of Mrs. Latimer, and in
cndeavoring to have it returned to VIII.
sons store, John N. Craig was charged
with assault and battery. On trial Of the
case it was dismissed
LAaARD FRKREs, who holds the mort
gage on the Raymond b Ely property,
wrote up here to J. V. Kelley to send
them samples Of the concentrations, tail.
ings and black ledge ore, etc, and several
bags full will be sent them. II appear,
that q man in France claims to have in.
vented an apparatus by which he can
make low grade ores pay handsome
d, profit, and 1t is the intsntion of the bank
in San francisco to send these samples to
Paris and have them experimental upon
According to orders, Mr.. Kelley sent
over to Ward for q hundred pounds O
p ore from the Martin White; Co'nnAnv'
mines, also for the purpose of sending il
20 farls to have it experimented upon
but tor some reason or other it could NO
pc obtained, Supt. Swestappls writing
back that he had no ore. =
IRON BuLLIoN.-On Wednesday Wells
Fargo 4 Co.'S agent in Phoebe received
word from tho Selby smelling works o
San Francisco that the last bar of bullio,
shipped by them for account of the Hill
side Company contained q piece of irol
about the size Of a king. bolt Of a wagon
We learn that the smelter accidental,
, dropped the piece Of iron into tho mould
forghttipg to mention it when the ba
was shipped.
Ar Bullionville, the other day, Pct
Hanson put-up stove, and only put Oh
enough pipe to extend it above the linin
Of the building, so when the fire wa
started in the stove the building caugh
afre, and but for the exertions Of the pee
ple the town would have soon been il
ashes. The people gave Hanson goo
wetting down with buckets of water.
JACK G1LMER arrived in town Wednsl
day and left Thursday, in company wit
A. ]. Blair, to take look at Woods [
McCullough's mine. We did not lear
whether Gilmer would come to the re,
cue of the Hillside Company and assist
out Of its embarrassment, but it was kin
Of limited that such would be the case.
THE Mr.. H. Henderson, who receive
9 clerkship from tho Legislature, an
claims residence In Lincoln county, is
resident Of Eureka county, and R. F
Dayton, who is now one Of Eurek
county's representatives in tho Ssnat.
secured him the appointment "
MARRIED.---Geo. Nesbitt, Of tho fri
Of Nssbitt 4 Bro, returned here Monda
evening from trip to Salt Lake City,
which place he was transformed from
bachelor to benedict. As IL usual, Il
boys gave him . charavari on his arrivs
FAIR Rtscrrp.-A dispatch from Ho,
Harry Henderson, dated at Carson, Jan,
ary 18th, states that in joint convent,
Of the Legislature Fair received tifty.tv
votes. Wren twenty and Daggstt one.
TIE Indians inform Us that the "a
bits will commense rsturains again
this Vicinity next Spring. They say tn