The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-06-30
SUICIDE. Freaeri. . Clark. bette,

having not been seen out that dav Alex
Harrison, colored man, went up to the
residence occupied by her, and finding
the doors locked, procured a bunch of
keys and opened the door. He found the
woman lying dead in bed. He notified
the people about the matter, and Coroner
VIM. Bel! and number of citizens pro.
ceeded to the house. Upon examination
of the premises letter was found under
the pillow, addressed to friend in town,
stating the manner in which she desired
the disposal of her effects, naming the
parties to whom she wished certain
things given. The Coroner, for good
reasons, postponed the inquest until the
next day at 8 o'clock in the morning.
After the holding of the inquest the Cor
oner's jury brought in verdict to the
effect that Freddie Clark came to her
death from the effects of some opiate,
administered by her own hand" On the
afternoon of the 23d the body of the
poor woman was placed in the grave.
Freddie Clark was native of Germany,
aged about 40 years, and her maiden
name was Frederika Hubert For long
time she had been talking of quitting the
lite she was leading and going to some
place where she was not known, and
Then mend her ways, but for some cause
she failed to carry out this intention and
ended her existence as above stated. 1t
does not matter the calling that this
woman has followed, now that she is
gone, We will close our eyes to the past,
Tor in many respects she was really a
noble woman. Many i, the home of the
poor in Phoebe that she has visited, and
with her kind heart and generous hand
relieved their immediate wants. To
those whom were sick and had no person
to care for them, she would appear like
good angel at their bedside, doing all
that kind and noble hearted woman
could do to alleviate the pains of the
sufferer, and giving to him delicacies that
she had made herself. Now that she has
gone to her Creator, of whom the devout
teachers of religion tell is good and for.
giving, it is to be hoped that He will
take this poor woman to his bosom and
look as kindly upon her as the people of
+ lOcne nave zone.
PErRIFIED FoREsT.-Andy Fife, while
prospecting for wood up along the Color.
ado River, says he came upon a petrified
forest on the Arizona side of the river.
He says it is located in the Buckskin
Mountains, near where the river cuts
through the range, and he should Judge
it was over three hundred acres in extent.
There are petrified trees twenty inches
in diameter. There is not bush on this
area that is not petrified; the sagebrush
and grass being all turned to stone. 1t
is near this locality where Capt. Powell,
who claims to have travelled through the
canyons of the Colorado by boat, is en-
deavoring to have the Government estab.
lish a National Park. Mr.. Fife saws the
locality is no more fit for park than the
Mojave desert, there being neither shrub
nor tree, excepting few scrub pines,
on the ground.
THERE has been change made in the
stage line running between Phoebe and
Harmony, Utah. Bishop Terry of Shoal
Creek will hereafter be in charge of the
part of the route between Phoebe and
Shoal Creek, while B. Knell will have
the supervision of that portion between
Shoal Creek and Harmony. This change
relieves Mr.. Townshend of the trouble
of experimenting this route, who has
already about as much work as he can
well do attending to the numerous stage
lines owned by Gilmer h Salisbury in
Nevada.
w. j. TowNsHEND, who has been trav.
cling over the stage routes owned by
Gilmer & Salisbury in Southern Utah,
reports exceedingly hot weather to the
south. He states that at Silver Reef it
is so hot that the flies have been all killed.
their wings having been burned off.
When person looks from the Reef to-
wards Arizona, they can plainly distin-
guish white heat rising from the earth.
Mr.. Townshend is related to George
Washington, so no person need doubt
his statement.
The daughter of Mrs. Joe Travis, who
was severely bitten by a dog out at Bris.
tol, was brought into Phoebe for medical
treatment. The child had been bitten
several days prior to being brought to
town, the parents thinking it was nothing
serious, but after couple Of DAYS the
leg that was bitten begun swelling and
grew very sore, the child being unable to
walk and suffering greatly. The child
was taken home on Monday, being much
improved.
NOTWITHSTANDING the hot weather
down at Dry Valley during the dsy time.
the thermometer marking LOG degrees in
the shade, there is scarcely q morning
that ice is not found on the concentrat.
ing tables. This may seem strange to a |
person unacuuainted with the country
yet such is the fact. In many of the
valleys in this vicinity, although it il |
extremely hot during the day, there ia |
scarcely night but what water freezes. |
The ore now being extracted in the |
Meadow Valley mine has greatly i'm. |
proved the last week. The miners ex. |
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