The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-24

SrRioUs ACCIDENT On Wednesday,
at the Day mine, John Captain, a miner,
met with serious accident, and lies in a
critical condition On the day men,
toned, while at work, Captain was en-
gagged in drilling in an old hole that had
been fired some three days previous. 1t
appears that when the blast was fired
then, that only the printing went off, the
cartridge remaining unexploded in the
hole. When Captain went to work at
this point, noticing the point of rock
projecting out, and wishing to make the
drift straight, he went to work drilling
in what he supposed to be the end of an
old hole. He had not struck more than
three blows on the drill when the cart
ridge exploded, a piece OF the rock
hitting him in the forehead.e about an
inch above the eye, breaking in the
skull. The men in the other parts of
the mine hearing the blast 90 off, and
thinking that there must have been
something wrong, went to see what was
the matter, and they found Captain in
the drift bleeding and badly powder
burned The injured man was taken to
the surface and brought to Phoebe and
placed under the charge OF DIR, Mathews.
The wound is a very serious one, and
on Thursday the doctor extracted from
it several pieces OF rock and bone, but it
bled so that he was compelled to cease
the operation. 1t is very doubtful as to
the injured mans recovery, there being
only a possible chance
Coz. BRADFUTE writes us that the news
of the supposed Indian trouble at the
Muddy. which came to Phoebe, while he
was here. was occasioned by one of the
Indians. who lives at the Capt. Thomas
Indian farm, selling out his interest in
the farm to a man named Jack Long
street and his partners for certain con-
siderations, which caused dissatisfaction
among the other Indians at the time. but
was satisfactorily settled. The Indians
are now moving back on the reserve,
where they belong, and are now busy
fixing for their crops. The Col. antici-
patei general return of all the Indians
that belong to the reserve in a few
,nonths. The Mormons are taking up
all the unoccupied public land in the
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also buying out what Gentiles are willing
to sell; this forces the INDIAN to 60 where
he properly belongs, and by all good
citizens should be encouraged to remain
there, where he will have the benefit of
the Government aid, such as it Is, and
plenty Of land and tools to work it with.
A Coop PEosPECT.-The prospect re-
Gently discovered by jim Francis, about
two miles from Phoebe, on the road lead.
ing to Highland, bids fair to develop into
Il good and valuable mine, and IS sinking
progresses. the ledge becomes more solid.
ASSAYS from the ore shows from 500 t.
Sl15 in silver, the formation being quartz
lite. Francis is an old prospector of thi.
camp. and was present and struck somt
Of the richest lodges in the prominent
mines of Phoebe in early days, among
which were the Phoebe Phoenix and Ken
tuck, and he says that his late find look
as well as any Of these lodges when frs
struck. Francis is one OF the few pros
pectors who is not visionary and does no
build castles in the air, as nearly all pros
pectors viii do.
The directors of the Bristol s. NJ. Co
act very strange. They send word t
Phoebe that they intend settling up tn
indebtedness of the company shortly. an'
vet they permit the company's propert,
to be attached and sold for little or moth
ing. When they come to settle up tn
indebtedness. and We incline to believ
that they will, they will be compelled I
- 1a-
which will amount to about one-half g
the original Indebtedness of the CON
pany. General Manager Goodhue, jus
prior to his departure for the East. file
a lien against the company for 8, 5Ot
salary.
OK THE WINc.-W. ]. Townshen
made flying visit to Phoebe on Thur
day nights stage, departing the ne,
morning. He gives very good accour
of affairs around Ward, and says ths
between Taylor District and Ward thel
will be some heavy bullion shipment
made during the summer,
Mas, ]. C. LYNCH left on Wednesda
afternoon for Salt Lake, having bee
summoned to the bedside OF her husban,
who is quite sick in that city, A di
patch received from Mrs, Lynch Frids
states that ON her arrival in Salt Lal
she found her husband very weak, b.
better,
PouJApI received last week anoth
shipment Of hams and bacon, "Frei
goods OF the choicest quality is b
motto, He also has enough pomesti
in the shape Of ceiling and side, linil
piled UP in his store to cover larg
sized ranch
NoTHlSe will SO eiiectually kno
matrimony from out the mind Of a YOU
man as to attend ball these hard tim
and behold the married ladies weari
now 5000 and $500 dresses. II ia a su
cure for all matrimonial inclination,
BuLtIoS Tax Assessor Hsnders
aiyes notice that the bullion tax for /