The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-05-07

DAY MINr.--Following is the official
letter of A. S. Gould, Superintendent,
dated May 9Th: 'Our ore shipments to
furnace at Bristol NOW known as Day
furnace) since new Arrangements amounts
to 365 tons. Shipped 81 tons to-day.
Coal coming in slow; about 5000 bushels
received. want at least $4,000 bushels
to start with, and hope to have it in by
the 25th inst. viii commence hauling
fux ores from Mendha mine next Mon
day. Have instructed furnace foreman
to take charge on 18th. Am prepared
for reception and placement of steam
hosting machinery. The mine is looking
well as per last report. Mr. Grim, of the
directory, left for San Francisco yester-
day, and doubtless will give you de-
tailed report of his investigations. He
has been busy day and night and there is
nothing about the. mine or the business
of the company here that he has not made
himself thoroughly familiar with. APP
prehend that his statement to our board
will be OF great interest"
PINTO DISTRICT. The annexed, taken
from the Frisco "Times, gives a little
information in regard to this new dis
covery: parties up from the south say
that late last week silver-bearing ledge
was discovered at Sand Springs, seventy
miles from Frisco, and about seven miles
southwest of Antelope Springs. The out
crop can be traced distance of two
miles. Assays show value of from $500
to $500 per ton. Every foot of the out
| crop is located and there are seventy five
men at work upon the ground" Late
news in regard Pinto states that it is
thought it will not amount to much
AT late hour the other night an indi-
vidual went in the rear Of his house and
shot his pistol off several times. Several
persons made rush for the field Of gore.
They found the shooter, who claimed to
have killed an army of Cinnamon trying
to steal his chickens. Upon thorough
investigation not even blood-stain was
found Sheriff Mckee says the next time
this bloody warrior attempts to gain
notoriety by cutting up such caper as
that, he will take and lock him up in Jail,
and it is to be sincerely hoped that the
Sheriff will hang him the next day.
INDIAN CENSUS. - Colonel Bradfute,
Agent Of the Maopa Reservation, is now
engaged in taking the census Of the In
dams throughout this county. The Colo
mel has wide scope of country to travel
over. He informs lis that the correct
name of the tribe in this vicinity is Pah-
Ute, and that their language is similar to
the Piutes, the difference being that the
Piute language contains more words than
that of the Pah-Ute. There are few
Shoshones scattered throughout Lincoln
county.
WHEN it is taken into consideration
that there is not mining company in
operation in Phoebe, and there has beer
100000 worth bullion extracted from
the chloriders ore taken from our mines
in town in less than two months, the ole
camp is doing pretty well after all anc
producing her portion of the precious
metal Phoebe is right lively corpse
and if our mines ever get to going undel
full Roadway, we may again have lively
times and lots of funerals.
| The DIFFERENCE. On the Comstock
where the wicked do dwell, they sell tw'
boxes of large and lucious strawberrie
for three-bits; but here in Phoebe, wher
the righteous do dwell, they charge six
bits for a box containing two little sickl.
| berries, who look up at the purchase
3 so pleading that he hasn't the heart t
{ deyour them. What sort of encourage
v ment is this for fellow to continue tn
e practice of saying his prayers every nigh
before retiring?
On Tuesday evening, as we were prom
e enading up Cornwall avenue, we espied
: beautiful maiden-fair, fat and forty
. with her head sticking out of her bach
yard gateway sound asleep. When
4 young lady desires an afternoons nap sh
should take it in the house, and not in tn
" backyard, utilizing the public thorough
. q fare as pillow.
it THE San Jose House has been unde
o going thorough renovation during IL
y week. Person visiting Phoebe will c
well to stop at this hotel, the rooms b
is ing large, comfortable and neatly fur
% ished. The tables are at all times SUI
- piled with none but the best in tt
market.
20 THE time of the departure of the dai
IN line of coaches for Silver Reef and M
~ ford from Phoebe has been changed fro
y o'clock in the morning to A o'clock
u the afternoon. This change was made
u as to make sure of connecting with Il
up stage from Silver Reef at Kelsey
ID station.
is Mr.. TowNsHEND, Manager of the E
re reka and Phoebe stage line, has been
ed town several days looking after the
lst terests of the line and making the nee,
n. sary changes that the cutting down tt
&C. tre-weekly has occasioned.
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