The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-05-26
sULLtONvILLE AND 9ANAcA DOTS

Mr.. P. Vallejo is making some failing
tests at Dry Valley.
The mercury marked SIS in the shade
at Bullionville Tuesday afternoon.
The Smelling Company are now using
daily about 9 tons of Jackrabbit ore at
their furnace.
Johnny Smith, assisted by others, is
making race-track at Dutch Flat for
the 4th of July,
The Postal Service has substituted IA
late improved lock for the old ones on
their mail bags.
There has been an unusually large
number Of freight teams in from Utah
during the week, loaded with freight for
this section.
1t is said that there is more whisky
consumed at the insignificant little rail
road town of Milford, than there is in
Lincoln county.
McMahon's faro game is nightly
crowded with a motley throng, the
Caucasian and Monaghan meeting on a
level to do battle with the tiger
The Smelling Company's furnace is
making a long and prosperous run, it
being over five months since the whistle
sounded the keynote Of operations.
Miss Courtney takes pleasure in re-
turning thanks to the Clover Valley peo-
pie Tor the many courtesies received at
their hands during her stay in the Valley.
A few parties in Bullionville won sew
eral S. plugs and some S2J-pieces on the
defeat vi the English champion Mitchell,
at Madison Square Gardens, N. Y, by
our national slogger, Sullivan. 81
We think our boys ought to be whole
somely catechised with cato mine tails
Tor drinking lager in Bullionville on Sun.
days instead OF attending divine service
IN our church. Lay 1t Oh, brethren.
Our sports are talking horse-race, but
the business, like the prize ring, has
fallen into disrepute, and in order to
come into favor again jobbery and trick.
cry of all kinds Will have to 90 overheard.
Supt. F. Godbe paid Phoebe Mountain
visit last Saturday for the purpoe of
examining some mining property belong.
my to Lawson AtchisOn, but don't think
very favorably OF that claim. strange. }
A party from across the line offered
some wheat for sale at the Smelling
Company store few days since, and
when informed that it was not in demand
innocently replied that it was ground
into -four.
In one Of our items few weeks since
we put the bullion shipped by the
Smelling Company since they CON-
menced Operations here at $500, 600,
whereas it ought to have been something
over half million.
Wild flowers grow in profusion on the
railroad track above Bullionville that
surpass any cultivated ones that we have
ever seen. Parties in search of nice and
fragrant boquets will be well repaid by a
visit to the locality.
After an interview with the Salt Lake
occulist Mrs. Cain was informed that the
film that covers the sight of one of her
eyes could be removed If she would pro-
coed to the above mentioned place. She
will do SO Immediately.
There have been some wild rumors cir.
culating in this neighborhood during the
week in regard to the running of cars on
the track between here and Phoebe. The
RECORD will oblige by throwing some
light on the subject. Maybe SO, yes.
Maybe SO, no. Yosh.)
Mr.. McDougal has written to a party
here stating that he finds Canada pretty
tough place to live in, the climate being
excessively cold during the Winter
months. He further says that he handled
more money in one month here than he
has during his entire. sojourn there. He
Will return shortly.
The Amateur Bullionville Dramatic
Club are nightly rehearsing with view
towards an extended trip throughout the
country. They will first visit the
Metropoli', then Jackrabbit, Bristol, and
so on. The troupe is composed of our
best local talent, and under the manage.
ment Of Mr.. Sid Hellowell, an experienced
Shakespearian. We predict for it bril-.
liant success.
1t is about time that our Elders would
raise their voices in denunciation of the
promiscuous assemblage Of outsiders at
our social gatherings, aud We would sug.
gest that an iron. bound oath be admins
tered to each boy to shun the village
tavern and the terpsichorean hot. bed Vi
iniquty--our Social Hall--and il that
don't prove effective they should be cut
oft from the church and left to associate
with the Bullionvillians and Piochers.
Mrs, Noyswonger writs to Miss fannie
Atchison from Green River, Colorado,
and says that they had q pretty hard
time in reaching that snow. bound region,
l. Il l.