The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-19
SILVER REEF NEWS.
For the Phoebe REcoRD.l

For the Phoebe REconp.l
The Amateur Concert given here OF
the night of the 18th was voted success
A daily line of stages are now running
between here and Prescott, Arizona, viz
st. George, and the fare is $55.
Amount Of bullion shipped for the week
ending February ~, as reported through
Wells, Fargo & Co., was $6,692.26.
At the horse race that game off here q
few days since between Cassidy's EBAY
and Gordon's "Black," the latter horse
was the winner.
The Barbee & Walker mill is again run.
ning-started up on the Sth-the dam.
aged cylindar having been repaired some.
what ahead of expectations.
And your satchel and your blankets are In soak
Then you hear the waiter say,
II you eat here, you must payi"
Does your courage sometimes weaken
At the joke()?
A silver-bearing ledge is reported to
have been discovered at Kanara. Our
informant is very moderate. He gives it
to us as being mile long and assaying
500.
Owing to the heavy winter rains being
closely followed by the mild, sunny
weather, the meadow lands of the adioin.
ing settlements are now cloaked in grasses
OF the richest green, and the bud laden
trees of the orchards seem threatening
to don their leafy suits of spring at an
early day.
We understand that "'Ten Nights in a
Bar-room" is soon to be played here by
the amateurs. Wouldn't something
bordering on the marvellous say, for in
stance, "Cold-water" play, take better?
A majority Of the masculine portion of
the Refers are already too familiar with
the bar-room business, and from actual
experience.
Sam Yank, of Chinatown, while en-
daavoring to collect wash bill from a
'Melican" man, got yanked clean out of
his shoes. Served him right. The free
born American citizen has certain privi-
leges that the "heathen" should be bound
to respect. N. B.--The citizen recently
arrived from Portugal on board private
vessel.
Rev. Arthur B. Cort lecturcd in the
school.house the other evening, on ere
ligious Difficulties, and how to meet
them" With due difference to Mr.. Cort,
who is undoubtedly conscientious in his
effort to do good, we are panied to say
that the lecture was utterly without
point, poorly rendered and dishwatery in
During the past week there has been
no material change in the general mining
outlook of this camp. Men continue to
leave here every day. The Christy af-
fairs glide on as smoothly as ever, as also
do the Barbee & Walkers. The Miners
Union is not yet starved out, and the
Stormont Company is still busiiy engaged
in nursing the 1880 baby"
For several days past flyer" has
been on the rampage at Cassidy's. The
voracious bird was uncaged about week
ago, and, up to the time of writing, it
would seem that he has been exceedingly
well fed, his food consisting principally
of checks. A great many contributed
largely toward feeding him, with the
hope that his digestive organs would
eventually become impaired, thereby
causing him to "pass in his checks" a
victim to that prodigious appetite of his.
The more he gobbled up, however, the
farther removed from dyspepsia he ap-
peared to be. Having witnessed the
birds remarkable powers in the digestion
of well filled pocketbooks, Pete Welte,
who originally sold him to Cassidy l. Co.
for $500, concluded to repurchase him
which he did-and the price paid was
81, 400. Cassidy & Co. are to retain the
guardianship over the bird for the pres
ent.