The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-07-14

YORK to Brooklyn before the present |
great structure was begun. Yet plan
for bridging the river was made and pub. |
lished as carly as 1871 by a X. Thomas
Pope, an architect, then resi\ing in
Canal street, New York, short dissSSce
east OF Broadway.
Thomas Pope's speciality was bridge
building. He proposed to put one across
the river on the line of the present Full
ton Ferry boats--namely, from Fulton
street. New York, to Fulton street,
Bipogiyn@a bridge of a single span,
sufficiently high for the largest sailing
vessels to pass under. Mr. Pope made
model Of his bridge, published book
with an engraving of it, and solicited aid
to enable him to fulfill his project. Had
he succeeded, New York long ago would
have had bridge-way to Brooklyn. But
the enthusiastic engineer was doomed to
disappointment. Not only was aid de-
MED, but he was assailed with ridcule
No man in his senses, they said, would
seriously propose to bridge that river,
though doubtless, if such thing could
be done, it would tend to make Brooklyn
building lots quite valuable.
] was playmate with Mr.. Pope's
children, saw him often, and have heard
many pretty anecdotes of him and his
bridge. 1t is said that he, in company
| with Robert Fulton, the inventor of the
steamboat, and number of other dis
| tinguished New Workers, on a certain
day made a trip around the city in one
of the new steamboats,. The afternoon
was showery, and just as the boat rounded
Castle Garden the rain ceased, and there
was seen rainbow spanning the East
River. See there!' says Fulton, tap.
ping Pope on the shoulder, there's your
bridge, Pope. Heaven favors you with
good omen"
The bridge was not built, however, and
the model was destroyed. --[St. Nicholas
for July.
The gambling business in Leadville is
as openly conducted as the dry goods
stores-in fact, more so, since the stores
do close UP once in a while, which is
more than can be said of the tiger dens.
Everybody plays, from the small boy who
makes bets of quarter each to the man
who has struck it rich " and lays down
pile of twenty dollar gold pieces on the
ace. There are men who have made for
tunes at gambling, but they are the
dealers. One Of the institutions of the
town is Pap Wymans place. Pap is a
burly, bullet-headed loon.keeper, who
would evidently enjoy the reputation Of
being the worst man in Leadville. He
owns one of the largest saloons and
gambling dens in the place, and he has
his windows stained and painted with
Biblical scenes to look like church.
Inside he has large, open Bible in {
prominent place on stand and the glass
case of the clock bears the injunction ii
large letters, "Please do not swear"
>
No one blames S. j. Tilden for being
coward. The thing is in his tempera
ment, in his blood and bones. His steal
thy ways, his secretiveness, his habit o
procrastination and hesitation, his in
ability to look the world squarely in tn
face and say what he thinks in mani,
terms and tones, doubtless spring from
traits inherited from Tory ancestors VIII
lacked the courage to fight for thei
country, and were Tories because the,
had not blood enough and bravery enoug
: to be patriots. 1t usually takes NOR
than one generation to grow irst.clas
sneak. --IJohn Kelly's New York Star.
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: A college student, writing home to hi
Q father, told how his class and anothe
l class got hold of rope at opposite ends
6 and how his class beat the other elias
< pulling. The old man mused over tn
!, letter awhile and replied as follows
6 "Im mighty glad to heer that you Ike
s pull SO strong. was afeerd that yo
e couldn't stan the tug when you wer
k thar, an I'm mighty much pleased
/ I've got old mule that's got such tu
% mouth that never could plow him,
10 want you to buck agin him, an L
lie willin' to bet you ken output him. Con
l home immegitly. ly."-[Arkansaw Travele
= j. Rogers, Montana prospector, whi
y enroute from Bozeman to the Clark
fork mines last week, was murdered al
robbed of $500 by man named Clar
10 who was acting as guide for the mu
10 derad man and his hartman Clark Is