The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-11-26
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


honor of Mr. Grayson, one Of the Direc-
tors of the Day Company, and who is
doing more than all others, by advancing
money, to make the Day mine paying /
proposition Considerable work is going
on at Grayson at present. The new ore
scales are being erected, the Mormons
have hauled, and are hauling, large piles
of lumber from the saw-mills at Paro-
wan, which is to be used in the erection
of buildings and sheds necessary for the
company's purposes. Here is where the
four new furnaces of the Day Company
are to be erected By erecting furnaces
here the company will be able to save
large amounts in the hauling or ore, also
in the price of charcoal. 1t is estimated
that the company will save enough in the
difference Of the price paid for hauling
ore and coal in about eight months to
pay for the furnaces and their erection.
The water to supply Grayson is to be
piped from Fairview Springs, distance
OF eight miles. 1t has been decided not to
bring the water in till next Spring, when
the ground will be soft and digging of the
trench made easy and much less expen-
sive We belive the Day Company will
keep their furnace in Bristol running
steadily until their new works are about
completed. This is very fortunate, for
it is the mainstay of Bristol, and should
it close down, the few doing business in
that town would again be compelled to
close their doors, as the MILL which is
mile distant, affords that town very little
support.
NEEDS LOOKING INTo.-At the fire
on Tuesday morning, after the hose were
stretched and water turned on, very
weak stream, which squirted out of the
nozzle a distance of about six feet, was
sll the water that could be had for what
appeared to us period of twelve minutes,
u sufficient length of time for a fire to
gain such Roadway as to prohibit the
fire department getting control of the
flames, and the whole town might have
been consumed had there been breeze.
Such certainly would have been the case
had the fire been up in town. Every
thing indicates that the water had been
turned off. The Board of County Com
missioners and officers of the fire depart
ment ought to investigate this matter
at once The water on Meadow Valley
street has been turned off for months at
the Cedar street plug. Now that the
cold weather is here, and fire is liable
to occur in any portion of the town at any
moment, it is the duty of the County
Commissioners to have the water turned
on forthwith The waterpipes should al.
ways be in readiness for fighting fires -
DAY CoMpANY.-We have seen no
official letters by Supt. Gould this week,
but we learn personally from him that
both the Day and Mendha mines are
looking better than ever. Shipments
from the Day average about IS tons daily,
and from the Mendha about 10 tons;
from outside mines and custom purchases,
probably ten tons more, making an ag-
gregate average of 45 tons per day. The
furnace will complete its sixty days run
next Monday, when probably it may
shut down for two weeks, or until full
supply Of charcoal can be secured. Nearly
fifty tons of high grade bullion is yet at
Company has laid in extensive supplies
for the Winter, and is putting up a large
building over the gallows frames and
NHlllls, III tlle MeluHa
DANGEROUSLY INJURED Judge Fuller
now lies in critical condition at his office
on Lacour street. While on his return
from visit to the mines at Stampede
Tuesday evening, in company with Tom
Brown, the horse hitched to the buggy
ran away, throwing both occupants out
One of Judge Fuller's ribs was broken,
the end Of it piercing the lung, and it is
feared splinter from the bone may have
remained in the lung. He is in very
low condition and has spit up considerable
blood. Brown received few slight
scratches and his hand was hurt. Brown,
after covering the Judge with his over
coat and a blanket walked into town, a
distance of eight miles, and parties went
out after the Judge and brought him in.
ATTEMPT TO BURN THE DAY FURNACE.
Tuesday night an attempt was made
to set fire to the Day furnace at Bristol.
There is no mistake about it being the
work OF an incendiary, for traces Of coal
oil was found. If the Day furnace is de-
stroyed, the town of Bristol will again
be depopulated, as the furnace is the only
support it has. 1t is reported that the
incendiary who attempted to destroy the
furnace has been arrested near Desert
Springs.
IRON ORE.--Considerable iron ore il
being hauled from Short & McDougall
mine at Stampede to the smelter at Bull
lionville. This ore is sold on the DUN,
at the mine for S. per ton and the smelt
ing company pay $3.50 per ton for haul
ing it to the furnace. Short & McDougal
will ship in the neighborhood of 300 ton
of ore this month.
BULL1oNvILLE is quite lively at pres
ent and a large number Of teams are en-
gagged in hauling coal, wood and ore. TIL