The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-10-06
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


rnf brother II the late Geo. +. Weed
writes for information In regard 10
Georges death and states that lie will
have his brothers body taken to Wiz
consin aud placed in the family vault
What il remarkable about thi. letter il
that Weeds brother does not inquire
whsiher deceased left any property
This IS the only letter inquiring after
the death Of relative, received In Pioche.
that Was not written Tor the purpose Oh
learning whether any property Was lett
by the departed. the writer generally
not caring whether the body of their de.
ceased relative had been dscently inferred
81 not.
Ms. EtMnEcg, in charge Of the geodetic
survey. had his instrument. packed dur.
ing the week and lett for the terminus.
lie had not completed his work, but
owing to the appropriation being ex.
hausted. he was compelled to cease
work. It is strange that an important
scientific work oi this nature, so useful
to the world at large, that Congress will
not make sufficient appropriation to com.
plete 1t, yet Congress will appropriate
thousands Tor some useless thieving
scheme. This. We suppose, is what Con.
;ress terms civil Service Reform"
lgoS CrY.--Work at the Iron mines
Vi Iron City. Utah, has been commenced
IN real earnest This town, live months
ago, had but one inhabitant, but now
there are number of men engaged in
preparing the mines for the resumption
VI work On large scale. The store there
Is well stocked with goods and is getting
supplies IN weekly, and teams are now
engaged in hauling large amount OF
machinery to the mines, which is TO be
placed in position forthwith.
CORE ToE BLAcKLEG.-The best pre-.
sentiye for blackleg among cattle, and
one that is easily administered, is sulphur
mixed with salt, and placed in boxes
where stock can lind it. There is no
danger of their eating enough to injure
them. The sulphur carries of all i'm.
Durities from the system. This remedy
- highly recommended by those who
have tried it, and has this advantage
over the garlic vaccination, it is much
easier to apply.
A MEMBER OF the ranchers have been
making use OF horses belonging to the
stage company. They are taken up on
the range and used in wagons. All the
ranchers have been notified to turn all
stock belonging to the stage company
loose, OR they will be prosecuted. The
ranchers claim that they purchased the
horses from travellers.
SEVERAL new men were added to the
working force OF the Mendha mine dur.
ing the week. The debris has been
cleaned away and the shaft is being re.
timbered. Work is being pushed ahead
for the purpose OF getting the mine in
trim for the purpose of hosting ore.
INFORMATION is wanted of the where
abouts of William Carver, who lived at
or near Phoebe, Lincoln county, Nevada,
at or about the years 1873 and 1874.
lie will learn Of that in which he is much
interested BY addressing David Punches,
Vaulue, Hancock county. Ohio.
Mr.. BAssErr. Of Bristol, is engaged in
constructing little draft furnace near
the mill Of the Bristol S. NJ. Company.
1t is an experiment the old Gentleman is
testing and he believes that he will be
able to work from four to five tons Of ore
per day.
ED. FEEuDESTHAL and Mrs. McFadden
returned from Silver Reef Monday night.
They report that the Refers entertained
them in Royal style while there. Mrs.
Handy and daughter will remain at the
Reef awhile longer visiting friends.
Mrs. JESSE PITzEI will soon depart
for Oregon. Mr.. J. D. Whetsel, who
married Mrs. Pitzer's adopted daughter,
intends coming down from Oregon, over
land. and taking the old lady to his home
to live.
THERE is considerable sickness at Sill.
yer Reef at present. Many Of her citi-
zens are taken i'll with typhoid fever.
The Sisters are taking care OF number
OF sick at their hospital at the Reef.
PERKINS, the billiard player who was
III Phoebe about five years ago, and left
for Silver Reef, where he put up a lob on
the Refers in q match game. throwing
H. recently won match game in Chicago.
d. c. CLARK has received his Fall sup.
ply Of canned goods aud groceries. His
canned fruits, jams. jellies, etc. have
all been put up this season ut the came.
ries in California.
W. J. TowNsnESD paid flying visit
to Phoebe during the week. His wife.
who started ont with him, was taken
sick on the road aud had to lay over IN
Ward.
The residents of this county should
petition the next Legislature to change
the name Of Pahranagat Valley to that Of
Happy Valley.
Dir. BELL, the pure, the beautiful and