The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-11-05
INTELLIGENCE.

STRANGE TRACKS. AS a couple of resi-
dents of Bullionville, who had been stop
ping at ranch down in the Wash for
several days, were returning home, they
run across some mammoth tracks, larger
and far different from any that they had
ever seen or heard of. They first thought
that the track was made by monster
grizzly bear, but then it was twice the
size of bear track, measuring eight
inches broad and 27a inches in length,
and upon closely examining the track, the
impression made in the dirt by the toe
nails showed that instead of being long
and sharp claws like that on the foot of a
bear, they were broad, measuring II inch
in width. The men became somewhat
excited in regard to these strange tracks,
and determining to satisfy their curiosity
and discover the monster that made the
tracks, they started to trail it. They fol-
lowed the trail, through the sagebrush,
for about five miles, and the men observed
that there was beef's track alongside
of the unknown animals trail nearly the
whole of the way, so concluded the beef
was being chased by the monster, who
wished to devour it for food. These men
trailed the animal up to Panaca, and fol-
lowed the tracks in stable, where
they espied young lady attending to
cow that had just been brought home
short while before. 1t appears that
Panaca belle had been out in search of
lost COW that morning, and it was her
tracks that these men had been follow.
ing up.
DIED.-P. 7. Butler, and old resident
Of this county, died little after ten
o'clock on Sunday morning last, and was
buried by the Masonic Order on Monday
afternoon. He had been suffering with
dropsy for long while, and he was
found dead, sitting in chair in his
room, with his hands clasped across his
abdomen, on the morning stated. Mr..
Butler was an old pioneer of this coast,
having been to all the gold excitements
in California during early times, and has
passed through the vicissitudes that most
of the pioneers Of the Pacific coast have
done--has seen the times when he could
count his wealth by the thousand, but
finally dies pennless. Mr.. Butler was
u soldier in the California Column" that
was commanded by Gen. P. E. Conner.
Mr.. Butler has two brothers living at
Monmouth, Illinois, and is native of
Wayne county, that State, and was So
years of age at the time of his death.
MAyFLowER Prodigious &C.
counts are given as to the development
of the large and exceedingly rich ore
body in this valuable mine. As work
progresses on the bonanza the bigger it
grows, apd the deeper it is sunk on the
richer the ore proves to be. The mill of
the company--a ten-stamper--let its
stamps drop again last Sunday, and it
is expected to clean up for the month of
November somewhere between $50, 900
and 100000 worth of bullion. During
the week, while in Bristol, DR.. Nichols
picked from the teams hauling ore to the
mill what he considered average samples
and had them assayed, giving the follow
ing results: $537.24, 1925. As, 1929. O6,
S5l5.24, S225.2l, Sl,l2475, $653.47,
$500. 6s, S34546. A fair showing.
"TLL bet $3.50 that no man can carry
that bale of goods" remarked Johnny
Blair, as he kicked 1886 bound bale of
muslin laying on the sidewalk in front of
Myers & Bro. store "Take the bet, "
remarked man, and he picked up the
bale of goods and placed it on his
shoulder, and then requested Johnny to
climb up on top of the bale and sit there,
so as to prevent it blowing away while he
carried it. Johnny spent the remainder
of the day in trying to make the bale
weigh'less than 1886 pounds.
THE Southern Forwarding Company Of
Milford, the terminus of the Utah South.
ern, is shipping most of the freight from
that point to it's destination in South.
eastern Nevada and Southern Utah.
Since Messrs. Bush & Grant have taken
charge of the Southern Forwarding Com.
pany, the goods for our merchants do nc
longer lay piled up at the terminus fol-
weeks, and even months, awaiting ship.
ment, but are forwarded with dispatch.
DAY BULLION. About fifteen tons Of
bullion from the Day furnace at Bristol
was received in Phoebe this week. Nearly
ninety tons remain piled at the furnace
awaiting transportation. At least fifty
thousand dollars on hand in. bars, al
shown by the clerks books on Thursday
Eighty-six bars was shipped yesterday tt
Milford.
TAXPAYERS who do not pay their take
on or before the 2lst instant will have
penalty of ten per cent. added to tn
same. Treasurer Elan can be found a
the State Bank Building, with opene
hands, ready and willing to accept all tn
money you wish to give him.
ACCIDENT. Whit Goodrich met wit
an accident at the Carbonate mine, i
Frisco, Utah, on the 9th instant, and tn
"Times" sayshe will be laid up for som
days. A light bucket broke loose in
Wine, and with force of forty foot fal