The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-04-02
SILVER REEF NEWS.
For the Phoebe REcoED.l

The weather is decidedly hot in the
daytime.
Labor. VS.. Capital-consequently grub
will be quite an object here before long.
Just at present the aspect of Leeds,
with its green fields and peach trees
laden with blossoms, is simply charming.
Waterman, tell us of the night. +"
Can this have reference to the ancient
blk who hangs around the mill
o'nights.
As reported through Wells, Fargo s.
Co.. the bullion shipped for the week
endinging March 26th was valued at
$7,2762S.
1t is reported that several members of
the Miners Union, who were arrested
and taken to Beaver, have been set at
liberty on bail.
We understand that General Ogden
the Barbee & Walker having closed down
and Colonel Allen, of the Stormont,
will soon leave here for New York.
The oleomargarine now being dished
up for butter at the restaurants here
would undoubtedly be pronounced as
very delicious by hungry wagon.wh
or the cams of quarz-mill battery.
Unless the 81 VS.. $3.50 problem now
being discussed here is soon solved this
camp will soon be worse than dead, and
liable to remain so for several months to
come.
Many of the boys who have nothing
else to do lounge around one of the vari-
Gus "reading rooms" with which this
place is so well provided, where old John
son regales them with his latest lie ''on
the habits of the wild kangaroo"
Jeptha Breckenridge Calhoun Wood,
who at one time kept books for firm in
Phoebe, left here on the 2Sth ultimo for
the Wood River country, to take charge
of several mines for his brother. Many
other of our best citizens are also about
to start for that wonderful country.
J. B. Stephens who was tried at the
present term of court being held at Bea.
yer for the killing of Bill Hillburn, was
found guilty of manslaughter. The trial
of Jas. Pollard, implicated in the same
murder, was postponed and he was ad-
mitted to bail, the bond being fixed at
$1,000.
On the night Of the oath Phil. Bern.
hardt and Bob Patton had a ''passage at
arms" in front of Cassidy's, in which the
latter was worsted. Patton then pulled
pistol and fred two shots at Phil, hap
PLY missing him, upon which John Cass-
Idly wrenched the pistol from Patton, the
Weapon going off in Cassidy's hand,
burning his fingers somewhat, yet doing
no further damage. Patton was arrested.
The mines here are probably the
healthiest to work in on the face of the
earth. There is no such thing as getting
"leaded," or even catching bad cold,
from working in them. The heat of Sum-
mers, radiating from this great basin of
sandstone, although intense, has not the
oppressiveness of ''hot weather" in lower
and more moist attitudes, and the Winter
climate of the Reef is delightful The
girls Of Toquerville are pretty, and Dixie
wine can be had at 4-bits a quart, yet,
Notwithstanding all these advantages, we
still feel deep and heartfelt longing for
old Phoebe.
J. ]. Halpin has organettes for sale.
The organette is operated as follows
You fill the hopper with paper full Of
chiseled holes, then you turn crank and
the music comes. Should Your ear be
unmusicial like the grocery mans, next
door, your imagination would probably
detect semblance between the tone Of
the organette and the death song of @
coyote; a thorough musician, however,
would at once realize the harmonious
sounds emanating from the machine
Halpin is thorough musician and has
also critical ear. While he was en-
deavoring. to play the "Arkansaw Tray
eler" backward, he'd forgotten to rea6
the name of the music on the paper, ant
had put it into the hopper wrong enc
first. A would-be customer modestly in
quired of him as to why he didn't play ;
tune? 81 am playing tune" sale
Halpin, enthusiastically grinding away
while religious tear rolled down hi
cheek, "Im playing Jesus Loves Evei
me-"