The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-04-14

from large deposite OF a white sub
stance, near the Moapa reservation, that
the old Mormon settlers called White.
wash Hill. and gave them to DR.. Alex
ander, and he in turn sent samples on to
Mr.. Peter Collier. chemist at Washing
ton, d. c., who found it to be magnesite,
with the following analysis: Magnesium
(carbonate) 69.67, calsium (carbonate)
$50, calsium (silicate) $40, aluminium
and iron 4.0S, silica 1913. This sub
stance is only useful for the manufacture
of EPSON salts and metallic magnesium.
Place piece Of this nlagnesite in vessel
containing water and it will dissolve, re.
sembling plaster of Paris, and can be
used far the purpose of whitening walls,
making white coat that will not rub off.
We presume this is the same kind Of ma
terial as that discovered near Tuscarora.
BuMIsrER has again made his escape,
Notwithstanding that he was locked up
in his cell ever since his recaputure.
He broke out Saturday night, and left for
the promised land Of Zion. He was
trailed by, the Sheriff some distance in
the direction Of the Utah line. Bumis.
ter made his escape through outside aid,
for the large iron bar that runs across the
out side of the cell door was cut in two
in the middle, and man locked up in q
cell certainly could not cut the iron bar
on the out side of the door. After get
ting out in the jail room the prisoner
made his escape through a hole which
had been made in the wall. Bumister
not being satisfied alone in gaining his
liberty, he packed Of pair Of blankets
belonging to the county, as well as his
own. He has the thanks of the tax
payers for not packing the Jail off with
him also.
A LETTER was received from julius
Hoffman the first of the week. He was
then in New York City. He states that
person can have more fun in that city
for less coin than any other part of the
globe. He spent whole week visiting
Barnum's big show amusing himself by
buying jim.cracks and gingerbread and
feeding the monkeys. The longer he
watched the monkeys and studied their
habits the 6rmer grew the conviction
within him that all the little boys
of Phoebe were descendants of monkeys.
He met many old-timers from the noun
tains back in New York. The Judge ex-
pected to leave for Washington in day
or so after he wrote. FL
THE bondsmen Of Geo. P. McConkey,
late Treasurer of White Pine county, are
trying hard to escape paying the defci.
ency occasioned by that officer. The
Ward Reflex says: ed. Raum, Ad-
ministrator Of the estate OF Geo. P. Nc
Conkey, offers . reward of $1,000 for the
arrest and conviction Of the murderer
or murderers of Geo. P. McConkey. To
many this looks like an attempt on the
part Of the bondsmen to crawl out Of pay.
ing the amount of McConkey's defalca.
ton. We all know that McConkey
would be alive and frisky as ever had he
been elected Treasurer. Let justice be
done, no matter who it hurts. The muir.
der theory won't work" tg4o.
A NASTY CAsE.-There was on trial be.
fore Justice Young last Saturday what
might be termed very nasty case. 1t
was appealed from Bullionville and was
an attempt Of an infamous crime. The
complaining witness gave in some very
damaging testimony, but the Justice
thought the testimony was not sufficient
to hold Christensen, the accused, there
being only the complaining witness to
testify against him. There were three
witnesses who testified as to Christian
sens good qualities as q working man.
Mr., N. BAILEY arrived here from the
East on Tuesday afternoon, and he had
not been in Phoebe for more than couple
of hours, when he received a dispatch
from home stating that his wife was not
expected to live, having an attack of the
neuralgia of the heart. Mr.. Bailey left
town Immediately on receipt of the dis
patch for home. On Wednesday another
dispatch was received by d. A. Fulks,
Mrs. Bailey's brother, stating that the
lady was better and there were hopes Of
her recovery. .t,,l sf.l
DRY VALLEY MILL.-The tirst bullion
produced by this mill since it started up
was shipped early in the week. Last
week the large engine at the mill was
taken out and the small one at No.
hoisting. works was taken down and put
in its place. This will make saving in
wood Of from $l2 to $l5 per day.
COMET DISTRICT mines are developing
nicely. When q district can exhibit
three good prospects, showing good
quantities Of fine pay ore, there are cor.
tainly great hopes for it, no matter what
the formation Of the district may be.
SOME very nice looking samples Of ore
was brought to town from the King
Fisher claim, Jackrabbit District, owned
by Russell Fuller, Bailey Wilcox and j.
C. Lynch. This claim ia said to be the
most promising in the district.
TIE work Of sinking the large double,
compartment shaft Of the Cotton. Tail
mine at Royal City, is being pushed
ahead by J. C. Lynch, who will sink
this claim to quite depth before HI
runs any drift. f.s 5@sf