The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1882-06-03
BULLIoNvILLE AND pANACA DOTS

The smelling company shipped for the
month of May, 1900 bars of bullion, or
little over thirteen carloads
Mr.. Short and lady received their
friends at their home in Bullionville Sun
day evening. 1t was very pleasant
party.
The Indian maidens very often tell
tales that they ought not to tell. So
think some young men of our acquaint.
| ance.
The weather has been very warm at
Bullionvllle during the past week. the
mercury going as high as 80 degrees in
the shade.
The graves in the Panaca burying
place were plentifully supplied with
flowers and evergreens on Decoration
Day by Miss fannie Atchison
That misfortunes seldom come alone
was forcibly illustrated lately in the case
of young man who lost his dinero in
in Phoebe, and his sweetheart in Panaca,
at about one and the same time.
There was an animated stag dance in
Bullionville Saturday evening, and from
the way the Utah boys heel and toed it
they must be thinking of the lassies they
left behind them in the valley of San
Pete.
Mr.. Vallejo, who has been doing the
assaying for the smelling company, has
been very sick during the week from the
effects of lead poisoning; but we are
happy to state is at present slowly re-
covering.
The smelling company have built a
nice bath-house adjoining the furnace for
the accommodation of their employees,
and the latter heartily appreciate their
kindnes, as cleanliness is next to God
illness around furnace.
There was rag bee at Mr. Wads.
worth's place, in Panaca, Wednesday
evening. 1t was sociable affair and
very much enjoyed by all present. We
learn that Miss Annie Rice, by her ready
wit and large fund of anecdotes, was the
soul of the party.
Trapeze swinging by moonlight is in.
Obliged in frequently of late by some OF
the young ladies in Panaca. We would
not care to be the manipulation of the
swing ropes when certain young Miss
of our acquaintance gets on to perform
her usual unsuccessful Mazeppa act.
The Panaca girls are not near as good
looking as the Phoebe girls; so thinks the
RECORD man. Now, we think otherwise,
and will gamble our last dollar that they
are better-looking, can kick higher, and
make more mashes in a given time than
any girls in the State, the Typo ones not
excepted.
In consequence of the scarcity of young
manageable females in this section, some
of our young men are sending to Europe
for wives. Michael Patena, an employs
of the smelling company, will, ere long,
be the fortunate possessor of young
Swiss lady, for whom he sent to Tyrol
some months ago.
The charge put through the furnace al
Bullionville in twenty-four hours, aver
ages about as follows: Concentrations,
20 tons: Iron, tons; lime, tons, and
Earrings 1900 pounds, which makes nearly
% tons, all told. 1t takes about zoe
bushels Of coal to melt this solid mass Of
mineral into bullion and Stag
Three furnace men from Utah arrived
in Bullionville last week. They wer,
sent down by Mr.. Hampton. 1t seems
passing strange that men who hav,
worked around that furnace for over
year, under the orders of an able fore
man, are not yet capable of furnacing
Truly furnacing must be one of the fin,
arts and only known to the pumpkins O
Utah.
Dick Ritch, an old-time resident O
Panaca and Bullionville, and an expert
enced mill-wright and mill man, arrived
here lately from Silver Reef Dick ha
been prominently identified with milling
} and mining in that camp, having erected
most of the mills at present operatin,
, there. He is here for the purpose of at
, tending to some mining interests belong
ing to himself and Los Atchison.
The Chinaman, who has been maxim
business of selling whisky to the In
dams in Bullionville, was taken from hi
house one night last week by party Q
l citizens, who placed rope around hi
=, neck, and would undoubtedly have hun
him if better counsel had not prevailed
I As it was he was badly scared, an
. promised if they would let him go t
| never sell any more whisky.
t JOSEPH SEARS, who has been in charg
of the telegraph Office in Phoebe for nor
. than ten years, has been notified by tn
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