The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1882-07-01
COMMITTEE MEErINe.- meeting of


the Republican County Central Commit.
tee was held at II A. NJ. on Wednesday,
June 2Sth. Messrs. Eisenmann, Camp
bell, Behr, D. c. Clark, Young, James
Nesbitt, J. Poujade, Morton, Weed and
Megarigle, were present, the last named
being represented by proxy; Chairman
Campbell presiding. After discussing va
rious methods of apportionment of dele
Gates to the next convention, the follow.
ing method was adopted unanimously, viz:
To allow one delegate at large for each
precinct in which Republican vote was
east at the last election; one delegate for
over and under % Republican votes;
an additional delegate for each additional
D. or fraction of 25, Republican votes.
This apportionment will make the num-
Der of delegates 81. 1t will be published
in detail in our columns next week, when
the call of primaries will be made. As
the State Convention assemblies in Reno
on September 4th, it will be necessary to
hold the County Convention here early in
August, III order to give the delegates
time to prepare to attend
PAHRANAGAr SEEDs.-Dog poisoning
at Hike is still being vigorously INDUCED
in. The crops are looking beautiful and
the grain kernels look as full, plump
and round as a Mormon girl who has
stuffed her dress with cotton. Harvest
ing will soon be commenced. A strong
wind recently blew over ton of small
green apples and peaches from off the
fruit trees at w. M. Wilson's place. Ow-
ing to there being no liquor in the valley
and has been none for many long weeks
many of the male population so moping
around and wondering why the Lord is
so severe in the punishment He has placed
upon them. 1t has been decided to
have no funderal in the valley until next
fall, the Indians at present all being busy
in the fields and would not have time to
dig graves.
The Fourth in Phoebe will pass very
quietly, there having been no arrange
ments made for a celebration. But the
people in Meadow Valley Wash are pre-
pairing for gala time on that day. At
Colburn's ranch there will be racing dur
ing the day and grand ball in the even
ing. The residents of Bullionville and
Panaca will be there in full force to back
there favorite horses and indulge in the
various sports, and few from Phoebe
will also attend. The Panacans will also
have picnic up in Condor Canyon and
dance in the evening i'll the settlement.
Those wishing to indulge in merriment
on the Fourth can do SO by going down
to Colburn's.
DAY CoMPANY.-Ten men are now
engaged in extracting ore from the CHS
holm claim and shipping to the furnace at
Bristol. This ore goes So per cent in
lead. At the Day the usual work is 60.
ing on and the mine looks as well as ever
she did, ore being exposed at all points.
The furnace is now doing better work
than ever, and twice, when they had
a sufficient quantity Of lead fux, 100 bars
day was taken out. The bullion is very
rich. 1t is thought that the company
have made arrangement to acquire suf-
ticiency of all tiux ore necessary for smelt-
ing purposes.
WARD. Mr.. +. w. Clute, while in
town, and speaking of his trip, says that
Ward appeared to be the best camp he
had been in. The people there appear
to be doing fair, steady business, hav-
ing all the Taylor District trade, and
it amounts to considerable. Taking all
in all Wasd's future is bright. Mr..
Clute departed on his return to the Bay
Saturday, and he informed us that he
would shortly take another trip up here,
but stated no definite time.
INFORMATION WANTED. The wife o.
Joseph Griffin, who has not heard from
him for four months, is DESTROYS of learn
ing his whereabouts. When last hearG
from he was at Candelaria, Nevada, anc
was then on the eve of departing fol
lnyo county, California, Any person
knowing of the whereabouts of said JOSEPH
Griffin will confer favor ON his family
by sending such information to Mrs
Joseph Griffin, Phoebe, Nevada.
TERROR MINE.-This mine, in Jack
rabbit District, has now attained q dept
of forty feet. The ledge is five feet il
WiuIu itilu COHtdluS lully " lOOb VI Soo'
rich ore, which assays from $500 to $4O0
The ore is base, carrying considerabl
lead, and is just the character of ore nov
needed at the furnace. The Terror
one of the finest prospects in this sectio
of country and its owners may well fec
proud of it. .
The furnace Of the Bullionville S. Com
pany, after long and successful rur
closed down on Friday, for the purpos
of repairing the furnace. After gres
outlay of capital and much experiment
ing, the company have succeeded in worl
ing these tailings by method that yield
them handsome profit, reward thf
their indomitable perseverance entitl'
them to.
THE grasshoppers out in Eagle Valls
are dying off. A short while ago I'll
hoppers swarmed in the valley, but r
Gently thew have heen disannearino an