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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01
THE LOST LEDGE.


1 ARNh'h 'NfNssN'l
A few days since the Rcvcillc spoke of
the early days Of Big creek and Of its
failure as a mining camp. Lodges were
there but they were 80 base that no
known process could make them profta-
bic, and so Big creek became deserted as
mining center But the greatest failure
or rather mystery known in the annals OF
mining is the loss Of the Whitlatch Union
ledge. The minc is over in Marshal can
yon, not over a mile and a half from
town. In early days it was discovered
and opened out. just imagine ledge
between seven and eight feet thick OF
500 ore. Yet, fabulous as this seems,
the Whitlatch Union had just such
ledge. 1t was like mining $50 pieces. A
fine hosting works was erected, many
men we're employed, the mine opened out
systematically and the owners were pre-
pairing to sit back and enjoy themselves
in elegant ease, for nothing like it had
ever been heard OF before Everything
went along swimmingly for a little while
until one day the miners came to break
in the ledge. 1t was as good as ever up
TO the break, but it suddenly stopped and
the break was as clean and complete as
il it mad been cut with knife. Beyond
and all around was nothing bu. barren
rock OF course We can find it again,
thought the owners, 1t has only slipped
of during some earthquake or some other
commotion of nature, and few days
prospecting will bring it to light Full
OF this idea they commenced prospecting
and they kept prospecting until thou.
sands Of feet of drifts and shafts had been
run and sunk and fortunes spent, but
still no ledge. Nor has it been found to
this day. now many years after. A large
standing reward has been offered for its
discovery, but the hills have SO com.
pletely buried their secret that the most
prying inquisitiveness Of the most ex.
perienced miners have failed to get it.
Theories of all kinds have been advanced
and many Of them put to practical tests,
but all in vain, the Whitlatch Union will
not reveal its hiding place. 1t is very
common thing for the Manhattan lodges
to break of in the same shape, but the
miners know just where to 90 and pick
up the other piece of it. The same tao.
tics. applied to the Whitlatch Union,
utterly failed to discover the lost ledge.
When it quit it was not very deep, and
the surrounding country has been SO
thoroughly honeycombed by miners
searching Tor it that it seems pretty
clearly established. that it is not any.
where near the portion that was worked
out. But where is it Some Of these
days it may be stumbled across just as a
lncky miner finds nugget. Until that
time it will be spoken OF as the lost ledge
forming mystery unequallcd in the
history of mining.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01

The Truckee tCaL) Republican OF Sat.
urday says: THE special train, which
started from Washington on August 7
for San Francisco with the Knights TEN.
plar. carried al.o 20 gallons Of Attorney
milk, part of which Washington
dairyinan is so confdant Of delivering
fresh in San Francisco that he made a
wager to that effect. Ii he wins the
wager, the milk will be served at break
fast at the Palace Hotel after the arrival
OF the Knights, and the dairyman will
get 900 for it," The milk was taken
through to San francisco by Frank X.
Ward, Of Washington, and was used at
the breakfast table at the Russ House
last Sunday morning, and the milk being
found fresh and sweet, Mr. Ward received
81 per gallon for it. The mode of pre-
pairing the milk for shipping is very sim
pie. 1t is taken Immediately after milk.
ing and put through chilling process,
after which it is put in refrigerator cars
and is ready for transportation.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01

The simplest postoffice in the world is
in Magellan Straits. and established there
for many years. 1t consists of small
cask, which is chained to the rocks Of
the extreme cape in the straits, opposite
TERRA Del Fuego. Each passing ship
sends boat to open the cask and take
letters out and place Others in it. The
post office is self-acting, therefore; it is
under the protection Of all the naives of
all nations, and up to the present time
there is not a single case to report in
which any abuse of the privileges it
affords has taken place.
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annual Nee linz.

DY SILVER MINING COMpANY.-The
IL regular Annual Meeting of the 81 ick.
holders OF the Day Silver Mining Company will
be held at the Office Of the company, No. 327
Pine street. Krom 20. San Francisco, Califor.
Dis. on TU .S0AY. the Eighteenth day Of ep.
TENDER. 1898 at the hour Of 1 O'Clock. p. NJ. for
tn purpose Of slec'ing Bar OF Direct ,rs to
serve for the ensuing year and the transsc ion
Of such 9TH bus ness as may come Def re the
meeting. Tr.n>fer books will close on sztur
day, august 18th. at IL o'cl ok noon.
Y. ". HALL. Secretary
Office Room 90. No. 3l7 Pine street, San
Francisco. California sepl.td.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01

EGYPT's SCATTERED OBELIsKs. Thirty
obelisks transported from Egypt from
time to time are now standing in various
parts Of Europe. OF these there are in
Rome eleven, of which four are higher
than the New York obelisk. The high
est Of these, and the highest in Europe,
being log feet without the base, stands
before the church Of st John Lateran.
The obelisk in the piazza Of st. Peters is
50 feet 9 inches high. Both of these are
mounted on high pedestals. The pcdes-
tai Of the st. John Lateran obelisk is Al
feet high, making the entire height OF
obelisk and pedestal $50 feet. The ped
estal Of st. Peters obelisk is a trife less
than SO feet high, making the whole
height Of the monument 1872 feet inches.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE I5 HEREBY GIVEN THAT ApPLr.
~ CA ION for patents for Town Lots, bs.
ginning at post marked No l. Sc corner
Of the Gown OF Bristol: Thence minerl
monument No. bears 8 72H degrees 4 "a, $40
feet; mineral monument No. 2 standing at
the northeast cJrner Of sixth and Main streets,
in the Town Of Bristol, bears n 50n degrees W
1850 feet
First course, 9 7Oh degrses W 2,G40 feet to
post marked No. Q, corner Town Of Bristol;
th"nce, I'd course, N 1917 degre 2,CiO feet
to pos marked No. 3, NV corner Town of Brs.
tol; thence, Sd course. TON degrees e 2,64O
feet to pc marked No. 4. We corner Town Of
Bristol; and thence. 4th course, 1911 degrees
$40 feet to post No l, the place Of beginning,
containing one hundred and sixty acres, and be.
ing the Townste Of Bristol. Lincoln County,
State OF Nevada, must be made to the under.
signed on n before the 18th day Of February
A. D. 1884, or be forever barred. See COMP
Laws Of the Stat OF New ida. 4lS vol o,
section $3.50 act approved February goth, 1859
Application must be filed with A. j. Blair,
Bristol. Nevada.
HENRY RIvES,
au1i-Gt Trustee of Townsite Of Bristol.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01

The Postofiice Department, in accor.
dance with requirement to that effect,
recently sent notice to a woman in
Ohio informing her that letter ad.
dressed to her was held on account Of
insufficient postage. She didn't let her
curiosity get the better OF her and send
the required stamp for it. But, instead,
she sent note, and this is what it said:
"When pumpkins are ripe will send you
one that has more brains than ever had
the man that made this ruling on post.
age"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01

Professor Delgado, Of Lisbon, has
come to the conclusion that the ancestors
Of the modern Portuguese were cannibals.
He has found the remains Of lao persons
whose bones we're blackened by FIRE, split
lengthwisc to secure the marrow and
bearing other indubitable marks Of hay-
ing served as food for man.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01

The Virginia Chronicle says it is ru-
mOred in local political circles that Hon.
r. VI. Daggett's visit to that city was to
make arrangements for entering the list
next year as candidate for the U. 5.
Senate; and furthermore that be will be
backed by John W. Mackay. A pcrcep-
tible shudder perambulates along the
spinal column Of every Jones man when
this latter possibility is mentioned.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01

A very slight declivity sufiices to
give the running motion to water. Three
inches per mile in smooth, straight
channel gives velocity Of about three
miles an hour. The Ganges, which
gathers the water Of the Himalaya noun.
tsins. the loftiest in the world, is, at $50
miles from its mouth, only 500 feet above
the sea, and to fall these 500 feet in the
long course Of the river is said to require
more than . month.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01

POsIoFPIcg SAVINGS BANKS. - The
London Times says that in England the
Postcffice Savings Bank continues in
every respect one Of the most satisfacto.
ry branches OF the department. A quar-
ter OF a million additional depositors
opened accounts in the bank during the
year 1882. The total number of depos-
itors at the end of the year was thus
nearly S3,000,0O0, the amount of their
deposits being over Sl95. 600. 900.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01

A Milwaukee lawyer has been de.
barred because. in order to induce man
to become his client he made ridiculous
promise to secure big verdict of dana.
ges, when, in fact, he knew there was no
possibility Of recovering dollar.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01

All the best needleworkers in New
York are engaged ON a gorgeous screen
for the Vanderbilt mansion. 1t is being
made at Mr.. John La Farge's studio
under the supervision of Mrs. Tillinghast.
The gold thread alone used in this EN-.
broidery cost $50, 900
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01

There are not enough Republicans in
the Legislator of Georgia IL supply the
demand when Democratic members wish
to absent themselves, and no the Demo
Gratis are taking to pairing with one an.
other
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01

Inspired by the success Of the inventor
Of the Keely motor. scientific gent in
Philadelphia, says the New York World.
is getting up company with capital Of
$4,000 for the purpose Of thoroughly
testing the value of the divining- or,
in the language Of the scientific gent, Of
magnetic geology" in discovering the
hidden treasures OF ore AMI mineral in
the depths Of the earth. The money has
been subscribed in spite of the obvious
flaw in the scheme, which Is that. IL the
divining-rod was what the scientific gent
claimed for it, he would not need go. 900
Of other peoples money. All he would
need would be "a grub stake" and his
divining-rod. With this he would find
the hidden stores of mineral and enrich
himself without the drawback Of any
subsequent division Of the stockholders.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01

Last Saturday Creole named Sam J.
Harvey shot and killed City Marshal
Andrew Burt, Of Salt Lake City, and
then fred shot at officer G. II. Witches,
inaicsing an ugly aesh wound in the arm
Of that gentleman. The shooting was
entirely unprovoked, and the citizens Of
that place took the murderer, and. with
out any ceremony whatever. lYnched him
in shed behind the jail. The supposi-
ton is that Harvey was insane.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01

A eompositor being demonstrated with
for not having properly punctuaied an
article he had worked on, replied dog.
gedly, II am a setter, not q pointer"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01

The remark, "Out, damned spots! out.
| say" inclincs Lite to the belief that
Macbeth must have mistaken trey spot
for an ace.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01
Notice to Creditors.

LsTATE or JAMES o. MCCORMICK, DE,
~ CEASED. No Ice IL hereby given by the
nndersigned, Administrator Of The Estate OF
James ., Mccormick, 10 ths creditors Of. and 10
~ persons having cIsiIls against sssf deceased,
" eIhiDit them with the necessary YOU hers
wltbin -four months after the first publication
o. this notice, 10 said AdmilistrstoT, NJ the
once Of Thompson Campbell, Attorney Tor said
Emste, e PiQche. In the County of Lincoln,
State 81 Nevada
Dsted ~ Piochs, July =, 1883
GEORGE y. WEED,
W AaRisistsstcs,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01

A contract for the Northern Pacific
bridge across the Willamette river a,
Portland, Or, has been let. The struct.
urc will cost 100000.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01

A discovery has recently been made i
Senegal, Africa, OF a forest of ebony 81
miles in extent.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01

The Chicago Tribune is victim to the
conviction that it was the banana, not
the apple, which caused the fall of man.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01

The pig finds living in his pen and
so does the editor The similarity, how
ever, ceases at this point,-lThe Drum
mer.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01

Teacher-"Define the word excavate. -
Scholar-lt means to hollow out. "
Construct sentence in which
the word is properly used" Scholar
The baby excavates when it gets
hurt"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01

A Yonkers young lady put snuff on Q
boquet and sent it to the editor OF one Of
the local papers.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01

A baby carriage is sometimes called
a crycycle.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01

The most difficult thing in life is to
know yourself
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01

Long prayers will not save man who
gives short weight. -[Middletown Tran
script.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01

A Russian proyerb says; THE devil
lies hidden where the water IL stillsst. !"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01

A ssfs blowsr--A pair Of bellows
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The last sad rite; Making a will.
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FOR Stti-Hesds. sfter.ns.a. 60
sene,ers, $50 81 kis6s 81 job est.ss
~ ssssss oscsy ~ Sisas, spp,yis
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Marrifd.
bird.
NOTICE.

A Ii PERSONS ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
"A not to tru t my hu band. william Hugh s..
on any account, as Will not be re- ponsible for
ang debts contrscted by him. The property
known a. ID moud's saloon aud lots 10 aud 30
Ia birek II. at Royal City. Lincoln county. Ne
vsda, ar nv serara'e property and not liable
for said William Hughes debts
sel-30d KtTF HUGHrs
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-01

Nhha week ~ yonr own town. Terms and AZ
IVY S os'nI Tree. address n. HAiixTTA CO..
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sGLlsH ALE AND PORTER, IN STONE
~ or u,sss Bottles, sold By tho Dozen or
'A' ssasos osioon' spsQ-m
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you made no movement to arouse the neigh
bors or to find out if all was right in the
house?
Nelling-No
Coffroth-You felt that there was some
thing wrong, and yet did not go into the
house because afraid you would see some
awful sight?
Nelling-Yes
CoG'roth-Did You have any idea, from
your presentiment, what it was that was
wrong?
Nelling-No.
CoffrOth-Did you think maybe Ladd had
outraged Ada?
Nelling-No.
Coffroth-When you saw Lucy come home
and go in the house, how did you feel?
NellingAL-felt pretty bad, and when |
heard her scream it completely unnerved
me.
Coffroth-Why did you not tell the story
about Ladd being at the house when you
were examined beforeP
Nelling-Because 1 felt afraid.
Coffroth-You testified under oath when
first examined, and swore that you saw no
one at the house, did you not?
Nelhng-Yes
Coffroth-Why did you not tell then about
seeing Ladd?
Nelling-All can say is, that did wrong
in not telling.
During the examination the courtroom
was crowded. aud before the conclusion of
the testimony a murmur could be heard
about the room confirming the suspicious of
the prisoners guilt
Following the examination of Nelling, the
testimony OF Ladd was given in which he
gave a full statement of his whereabouts
and what he did on the day the murder was
committed. In public opinion, Ladd
is innocent, and it is belle yed that he
can easily prove an alibi. He was about the
streets in custody of the sheriff this evening"
and the trial will probable result in his dis
charge Nelling's guilt is no longer doubted
THE TALK OF LYNCHING.
During the morning there was considera-
bic talk of iynching, and it was expected
there would be an attempt made by people
living in the vicinity of Oxford, where the
murder was committed, to form a mob. The
bloodthirsty threat that the Benton county
Jail was not strong enough to hold man
guilt longer than twenty-four hours,
it is now probable will amount
to nothing, and the law will
be permitted to take its course. The town
is quiet and the jail officers have no fears of
visit from a mob tonight. The general
comment is that Nelling will hang anyhow
upon the evidence ELECTED, and it had better
be done lawfully than lawlessly. The coro-
ner goes to Oxford in the morning and the
examination will be continued there to-
morrow. Nelling thinks he is being held in
custody merely as a witness against Ladd.
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SOCIALISTS IN SESSION.
Letters of Sympathy Received from All
Parts of the World.

PITTsBURG, Oct 15-The International
Socialistic Workmen's Association resumed
its session this morning, only fifteen delegates
being present. Letters of encouragement
and congratulation were read from Mexico,
London, Germany, Russia and Paris. Mill
lists congratulated the society on their past
success and gave their heartfelt sympathy
for the future. Papers were read from Mil
waukee, New York, Chicago, Baltimore, st.
Louis, st. Joseph Omaha, Salineville and
California. Chicago advised a more har-
monious system of organization than had
hitherto been had so as to secure more
effective work. California urged the society
to its utmost in forming organizations over
the country and to prepare for the coming
conflict, having everything in readiness to
strike at one time, as this action must be
simultaneous all over the world Omaha
demanded that all the present system of
government be abolished and that a general
cooperative system be established through
out the world.
This afternoon the delegates to the Social
ist congress held a secret session, but refused
to state the nature OF the business transacted.
This evening there was meeting held in AL
legheny addressed by Parsons, of Chicago.
Only eighteen persons were present.
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A VIRTUAL CONFESSION.
Nelling Exonerates Ladd and Repudiates
His Sworn Statement.

Nelling Exonerates Ladd and Repudiates
His Sworn Statement.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FOWLER, Ind. Oct. 15-10:45 P M.-Nelling
tonight confessed to Detective Harris and
Coroner Hitze that Ladd had nothing to do
with the murder, and that his sworn state
ment was false. He virtually admitted that
he himself had committed the murder, and
it is expected that he will tomorrow make
a full confession.
A report was started here tonight that a
mob was being formed at Oxford. Mounted
men were gathering there at s o'clock, it
was rumored, and a report to that effect
was brought to town by Mr. Freeman, a
banker of that place. The sheriff, however,
states that he apprehends no attempt at
lynching tonight, but thinks there may be
after the conclusion of the examination to-
morrow.
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than an hour Justice Harlan said that, un.
der ordinary circumstances, and in ordinary
cases. he should hesitate to set up his indi-
vdual opinion in opposition TO that of his
eight colleagues, but in view of what he
thought the people OF this country wished to
accomplish, what they tried to accomplish,
and what they believed they had accom-
plished by means of this legislation, he must
express his dissent from the opinion of the
court. He had not had time, since hearing
the opinion, to prepare statement of the
grounds of mis- dissent, but he should pre-
pare and tiie one as soon as possible aud in
the meantime he desired to put upon record
this expression OF his individual Judgment.
HOW THE DECISION IS RECEIVED.
The National Republican will contain, to.
morrow, interviews with Fred. Douglass,
Minister Langston, Prof. Greener, and other
prominent colored men, on the decision OF
the Supreme Court on the civil rights
bill. They agree in considering
the decision a matter for regret Mr..
Douglass thinks it is step back
ward, and says the United States is in the
rear of the civilized nations of Europe and
America. Its moral effect will, he
thinks be mischievous. Minister
Langston, who says he drafted
the civil rights bill at the request of Charles
Sumner, says the only thing the colored
people in his State can do, when deprived OF
their civil ri.hts, is to bring action un-
der the common law in the State courts.
Civil rights, he says, did not confer any
rights upon the colored people, but merely
provided for the enforcement OF laws con-
ferrinu these riohtS
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AN ENGINEER'S BLUNDER.
1t Results in the Mangling of a Switchman
and Fatal injury of Another.

PITTsBURG, Oct 15-While John Bley and
James Maloney, two switchmen, were repair
ing damages to a freight car attached to a
train standing at Deery station, on the Penn
sylvania railway, yesterday, the engineer
started the train, not being aware of their
presence under the car. Bley was crushed
and mangled beyond recognition and died
instantly. Maloney was crushed against the
tender of the engine, and the scalp almost
torn from his head and one arm and leg
broken. The train was quickly stopped, and
Maloney carried to the engine and laid upon
the floor The trainmen then started for
Bley's remains and were conveying them to-
wards the engine, when they were horror
stricken to see Maloney, crazed with pain,
suddenly jump up and throw the throttle
valve wide open. The engine started with
fearful rapidity on down grade. When
Latrobe was reached, six miles from the
scene of the accident, Maloney closed the
valve and fell unconscious to the floor of the
cab. He was picked up and taken to the
hospital, where he is at present, with very
slight hopes of recovery.