The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1882-10-07
BRISTOL ITEMS.
Iron THE PIocHE RECORD

FOR THE PIocHE RECORD.
The Tempest and Iron mines closed
down on the LIST inst.
We recently observed braided whisker
on the street which somewhat resembled
d. Turner.
NJ. n. STONE, Democratic candidate
Tor Supreme Justice, will be down here
in few days.
Several parties have recently left here
for "Calico." No accounting for taste,
but then We seriously think that we
should prefer silk.
Samuel" wants to know how to get
free drinks through life. Become news.
paper correspondent, Samuel; but be
sure and steer clear of Bristol.
REDEMPTION FuNp.-The bids for the
$1,000 in the redemption fund will be
received by the County Treasurer up to
Saturday, October 2lst, 1882, instead Of
the 18th, as published last Saturday.
If our memory serves us rightly twas
on Tuesday last that Uncle Charley
Meyers, our future Assessor, laid siege
to and captured Bristol. We were in
the thickest part of the battle and strug-
gled bravely for equilibrium until after
nightfall.
George Haggerty and the writer having
become tired of city life contemplate q
trip to White River, on an invitation
from Mr.. North, a resident rancher from
that place. "Where the wicked cease
from troubling and the weary are at
rest" But the wild ducks ill get it
though.
If we dreamed the following epitaph,
all right, still we think We read it on a
modest headstone in Peru, while we were
travelling through that State with patent
medicine: Here lies Amelia Swipes,
poor girl, she stuffed her CUTS with circus
lemonade, and died of gripes. Some day
she'll meet old Barnum."
Charles Bouzares, familarly known a.
"Dick Riepe's Charley" died at tn,
Pioneer Hotel at l0l o'clock on the nigh
of the Sd. Deceased was born in Bel
GUM, and was SO years of age at thu
time of his demise. He was an old time
on this coast, having arrived in California
as early as 40, and had been in the EN-
ploy of Mr.. Riepe as q waiter since rs
The funeral took place the day following
The Day furnace will suspend opera
tions on or about the 10th, the hoistinl
engine at the mine not being of suficien
capacity to raise the quantity of ore nee
essary to keep the furnace running stead
lily. The heavy engine, boiler, etc.
Of the Hillside hosting. works, afte
undergoing thorough state of repai
by a competent engineer, will be cor
veyed to the Day mine in Jackrsbb
District, and there utilized for hosting
in place of the light donkey engine. etc
which will have been removed. 1t
estimated that to complete the necessar
change will consume period of 60 day
, The Democratic meeting held here q
the night of the Goth ult. was quite larg
ly attended and was success financial
to the saloon-keepers. From the speaker
platform erected in front of the "Pionee
T Brother Trippel having called the NEE
ing to order Eugene Howell proceeded
, turn the trained animals loose. Cassie
!. and Merrill made very fair speeches "a
: though during our career we've hea
much BETTER and when the gentlsm'
!, concluded, Dick Riepe was called on I
a speech, and responded with few I
:. marks, which elected cheer after che
- from the crowd. With short declan
! ton Howell closed the meeting.
The comet surpasses in grandeur an
n thing of the kind that we have ever sec
|. and peep at its colossal proportions W
!. well repay the slight inconvenience {
r casiened by jumping out Of warm b
l. at an early hour on frosty morning.
If first broad sheet of pale light is discel
}. able just above the hill tops. This grs
X ually rising, assumes cylindrical shs
a and eventually becomes huge phantt
l. tower, leaning against the easterly 81
By and by the nucleus appears dangli
= to the tower and the tower is changed
10 huge white plume which bears
or nucleus swiftly aloft where both nucls
;" and plume fade away at the approach
RS dawn.