The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-12-08

From PARTIES lately in from Bullion.
ma Nevada, we learn that at the re-
- auction sale Of the property OF the
psymond < Ely mining company on ex.
..,tian on behalf OF the San Francisco
tankine house Of Lazard Freres Il Co.
.be narrow gauge railroad, some 81 miles
IN length. with two locomotives and full
"ntft 81 other rolling stock, turntables,
reoair tools etc. was purchased by Bishop
Tbos. TAYLOR Of Salt Lake City. for the
Utah Iron manufacturing company of
Iron Co, the purpose being, we under
stand, to connect their furnaces at the
mines with the coal deposit, some q
miles distant. The price paid for the
railroad and its appurtenances, was ex-
eeedingly low, being only some $4,000
Iron County will step forward and in.
dulgs in a railroad of her own. uninAu-
enced or controlled for the time being at
least, by Jay Gould, ct al.
The above il taken from the Beaver
Record. and their informant has been
telling them something he knew nothing
about. There has been no auction
sale Of the Raymond & Ely property.
Mr.. Taylor came to Phoebe with view
Of purchasing the little narrow gauge
railroad used for hauling ore from the
mines in Phoebe to the mills. Mr..
TAYLOR told that he offered SIS. 900 for
the road, but the owners declined to sell
it. He purchased some old iron at the
Raymond & Ely foundry, but that was
all.
C0YorE DlsrRIcr-This new district
is now advancing to the front. 1t is To-
Gated in Bull Valley, near Clover Valley.
On the Lincoln county side Of the line
dividing Utah from Nevada, about IS
miles from Phoebe. Float was found in
Bull Valley by prospectors years ago,
but where it came from could not be
found. A few months ago lodges were
discovered and mining district formed,
an3 a number OF the claims taken up
have opened out well. The ore carries
both silver and gold, some Of which Is
very rich. The past week quite num-
Der of location notices have been sent to
Pioche to be placed on record.
GOLD MILL.-Dick Gillespie having
purchased gold mine in the lower end
of this county Is now preparing to erect .
gold mill The mine purchased is the
one discovered by John Huess some time
ago. and Is located about eighteen miles
south OF Ell Dorado Canyon, and ten
miles back from the Colorado river. The
ASSAYS Huess had made showed an aver
age OF over thirty dollars in gold. Giles
PIE recently brought lot of ore to the
Canyon and had it worked, which yielded
over $3.50 per ton. We suppose this
batch of ore was selected
Owing to great improvements made in
the King6sher claim of Jackrabbit Dis
trict during tine week. the owners are
greatly elated and are in hopes Of open.
ing up large body of ore at an early
day. The ore and workings OF this mine
prove almost to a certainty that such
will be the case. The grade Of ore has
steadily improved as work progressed,
and is now OF high grade.
The Sl,9l5.4l in the County Schoo
Fund has been apportiOned by Count,
School Superintendent Alexander as fol
lows: Phoebe S455. 10, Bullionville SO.
9S, Panaca SS55 %. Clover Valley Sll9.
IS. Virgin Sl46.63, Eagle Valley 500. sc
Royal SS9.93, Pahranagat $50. %, Sprin
Valley SS6.6l, Bunkerville Slight, Bris
toll Sll3.l5. Mesquite Sl09.S3.
l HYAAS on Wednesday got in
large stock OF Dry-Goods, such as plaids
calico. Bingham. cotton-aannels. a
wool hannels, and domestics OF all kind.
Ticking, Duck. Ladies and Children
over shoes; Corsets; also wooden cuff
spool cotton, also nice and selected a
sortment of Hosiery, etc., which wi
be sold at bedrock prices.
The weather the fore. part OF the pa
week has been good for young duck
Considerable rain and snow fell, ar
after every body had their cans and ba
rels filled with water, they were unhapI
because they had no more vessels
catch water in.
CARP,-The plant Of carp sent to {
G. r. Alexander, or rather the box tn
the carp had been placed in, arrived s.
nrday evening, Some person had tax
the carp out Of the box during its tran
TO Phoebe. Piochers never did like cal
anyhow.
The only business transacted by
County Commissioners on Monday /
was the allowing of bills and the ira
ierring of the money in the Gene
County Fund to the officers Salary Fun
MANY OF tho old residents OF b,
Lincoln and Nye counties offer to
that the Pah Rump ranch is located
Lincoln county. However, the line II
being run win soon settle this questi
On Wednesday, owing to the arriva
freight teams and the unloading
unpacking Of goods on the sidewalk,
camp looked quite business like,
For the past two weeks We have
ceived hut few exchanges from VI
The fault is probably occasioned at 81