The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-06-02
RULLIoNvILLE AVID PANacA DOTS


in all the loose trade dollars in Bullion
vile.
The murcury raised to the 95 notch in
Bullionville, several times during the
week.
School commenced Monday morning in
our village, with Miss Mary Findlsy as
teacher.
The rose bushes are vying with the
pearly tinted carmine of our girls cheeks;
so think onr bachelor friend Nick Miller.
Stephens, the Smelling Company q
sampler, has been slightly indisposed
during the week from either lead poison
or love poison. "Quin savvy."
Quartz Sparks ought to have been an
agriculturalist instead of sport, for few
of our grangers understand the art of
Towering their gardens as he does.
/ John Craig, after spending a couple Of
days in Bullionville, said that there was
not enough loose money in circulation to
keep respectable sport in pin money.
We agree with John.
G. Odell is doing rushing business in
the jewelry line since the residence in
Bullionville Of an exceedingly pretty
girl from across the line; but then, boys
will be boys, you know.
MIR. Bailey and McInish passed through
Bullionville on Tuesday with 81 head of
cattle belonging to the latter gentleman
and Jack Sheridan, they having strayed
from Indian Spring last winter down the
Wash.
Archy Yoacham is one of the most
genial gentlemen in Lincoln county; so
think tine school children at least, for
every morning he bitches up his team
and rides them to their school-room in
Bullionville
We learn that widow Anderson. of
Meadow Valley Wash, will shortly leave
for Salt Lake City. Rumor has it also
that our estimable townsman, Anthony
McMahon. is thinking about paying that
section visit, and there are some among
us evil-mihded enough to put this and
that together--but of course there is
nothing in it. w.
Thomas Gillian, the Bristol millionaire,
was in Bullionville during the week, col.
Letting rents and otherwise looking after
his property. Toms sunny nature has
been more or less soured by the cruel
winds of the Wood River country, but
an occasional twinkle of the eye reminds
his friends that the "mischief is not
all dead in him yet.
As a person is on his way to Panaca he
is very often attracted by the splash of
the large catfish in the slough, the same
being planted there about year ago by
our enterprising School Superintendent,
DIR. Alexander. The Indians for some
time back have been living fat on the
fish as they can be seen each morning
and evening taking them out with hook
and line, much to the envy of their white
brothers, who would like to do the same
if it were not for the law against fishing
A few days since, while one of our
prominent citizens was laboring under a
temporary alteration of the mind, he
stepped up to the refreshment counter Of
Chas. STEMS refrigerator, pointing as he
did so two six-shooters at the head of the
bland.like barkeep, with the modest re-
quest Of whisky for two. The barkeep
thinking discretion the better part Of
valor, put bottle and glass before his
cratic customer, but was instantly de-
manded to drink himself or, by -, he
would hear something 90 off. If Texas
cowboy or Kansas rustler can improve
on this racket we would like to hear of
it.
Mr.. Short, the Smelling Company's
foreman, who came here from Salt Lake
in the Fall of 81, and who has success.
fully superintendent the running of the
furnace since. rendered his resignation
Tuesday morning, having become tired
of Bullionville. Mr.. Short is a No.
iuiuaCc mdu, anu alGnOuRn laDOrlng
under many disadvantages in fluxing the
tailings, he made the venture success,
smelling over half million into the
Golfers Of his employers. The gentleman
will remain at his post until the LIST of
July, in order to give the Company
ample time to secure competent person
to take his place when he will return to
his home in Salt Lake City.
In the furnace room at Bullionville
is bench for the employees to rest upon
during their leisure moments, but lately
it has been taken possession Of by a
crowd Of ong.haired yaps who lounge
around the works open.eyed while await.
ing bullion, and the boys resolved to
abate the nuisance by inserting through
the seat a battery Of needles that is
worked by connecting line from the out.
side. The continuance was tested few
days since on half dozen of the above
mentioned individuals, when war.dance
took place, some jumping into the air
with a yell, only to alight on the needles