The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

The FACTS. Doc. Clay has been in
Ward. He gives the Reflex statement
Of the late trouble in Lake Valley with
the Indians. Says that the Indians cut
his water ditch, destroyed his vegetable
garden, etc. Clay handed us a written
statement, which some one had written
for him, to publish; but we did not do
so. Clay's statement in the Reflex is all
bosh. There is not any truth in it.
Clay went to drive the Indians from a
small piece Of ground-about an acre
that they had cultivated for years. He
did this, probably, with view Of getting
possession Of small spring that irrigated
this land, in the hope OF being able to
sell it to some cattle man for fifty or a
hundred dollars in the future. Clay and
his pals went there armed with revolvers
and rifles for the purpose of driving the
Indians away and robbing them Of their
property, and got the worst of it, The
only thing unfortunate about the affair is
that Clay was not killed instead of Cor.
nell. As the settlers say, with CLAW
much trouble avoided in that country"
To show the character Of this man CLAW,
we will state that about three years or SO
ago, Mormon teamster. who was camped
between Phoebe and Bristol, had horse
stolen one night The animal and man
was tracked to Wilson Creek, then to
Clay's cabin at Patterson. The horse
was tied about 400 yards from Clay's
cabin, and Clay's feet made the tracks of
the man who stole that horse. Clay had
not been in Phoebe since the stealing of
that horse, till the shooting of Cornell.
Clay is very good man-when asleep.
OscEoLA.-Dan Ryan, who returned to
Phoebe Thursday night, visited Osceola
District. and gives a good account OF
affairs there. The new company are
busy erecting a mill and employ about
sixty men. This company have bonded
q claim from Capt. Axle, said to be one
OF the best in the District, for 1000.
Giimer & Co. will not do anything with
their property in this District-they
will neither sell, work or buy. About
10 Chinaman are doing little gold min
ing at the head Of the gulch, on their
own hook. The people are anxiously
waiting for some company to bring in
water. Godbe, Hampton & Co., who
own number of claims in the district.
are hoping to sell the Carbonate mine, in
Frisco, Utah, to the Horn Silver COM
pany, with a view OF obtaining money
for bringing water into Osceola. If this
is correct, the statement we published
somc time ago that this firm had OBJ
tanned money sufficient for this project
from the estate of the late Trenor w.
Park, was wrong; the estate probably
wishing to take no chances in mining.
GEODETIC SURvEY.-On Saturday Mai.
VIM. Embeck, Of the U. s. Gerdetic Sur
vey, arrived in town from JEFF Davis
Peak. He will establish a station for
observations ON the high peak about
twenty miles east of Phoebe, where a
number Of his party were taking observa-
tioDs last Fall. His train Of wagons con-
veying instruments, supplies, ETC., ar
rived at Rose Valley on Sunday, where
his supply station will be established.
He expects to have all his instruments
placed in position for taking observations
about next Monday, and has invited a
number OF our citizens there to witness
the manner in which the survey is made
and the working Of the different instru-
ments. After finishing the work in this
locality, he will then make his next camp
in the vicinity Of Beaver, Utah. He
states the altitude of jeff Davis Peak to
be 1908 feet-the highest peak in Ne
vada.
THE following was clipped from an ex-
change, in reference to one of the hard
characters in Phoebe during early days:
FLAMES Wales fell dead at Bisbe, Ari-
iona Territory, August 18th, while run
ming an engine. Judge Wales was for
merly Justice of the Peace at Benton,
and was well known throughout Inyo,
Mono and Esmeralda counties. 1t was
his child that died so suddenly in Bodie
recently, causing no little commotion in
the community, as it was supposed that
the child had come to death by means
other than natural
THE failing mill has been closed down
for the last week for the purpose OF
making connection with the new boilers
and housing in the furnace and retort
room and the new boilers. Everything
pertaining to the mill is in the best order
and the mill will be started again to.
morrow.
A NUMBER OF persons are going to Os.
ccola. There is a very poor chance for
obtaining employment there. Water is
the trouble with that camp. The people
have waited there for four long years.
and will at least, we fear, have to wait a
couple Of years longer.
NorIcE. Kate Hughes gives notcic in
this issue to all persons not to trust her
husband, William Hughes, on her account.
as she will not be responsible for any
debts contracted by him. For further
particulars read notice.
Our market is pretty well supplied
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