The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-07-28
EARLY DAYS REVIVED.
The ehotguns and henry Rifles
speak again.

speak again.
Bright and early on Monday morning
a couple of men, armed with guns, knives
and revolvers left town fer Condor Can.
yon, where they joined couple of othor
men who were already there. The rea-
son for this war-lke preparation was that
Geo. s. Sawyer, who claims to be the
owner of the tailings in Condor Canyon,
was going down there to deliver them
over to Henry Prudential, to whom he
says they were sold. The Nesbitt Bros,
who also claim the tailings as their prop
erty. were determined that the tailings
should not 20 out Of their possession.
So they hired Charley O'Neil and Scotty
McMath TO watch the mill and failing
pit, and ON the morning above stated
Geo. Nesbitt and p Quigly went to the
Canyon for the purpose of driving Saw
yer aud Prudential away when they
arrived.
Upon the arrival OF Prudential
and Sawyer at the Canyon, while
near the mill, Scotty McMath stepped
out in front of the buggy team and stop
ped the horses, telling the occupants that
they could go no farther. Just at that
moment voice behind a pile OF rock was
heard 10 exclaim, ''get out OF the way"
and at the same instant report of gun
was heard and bullet went whistling
some little distance over their heads.
| Sawyer then Jumped out of the buggy
and started to run towards the railroad
track, when several more shots were
fired In the air. and Sawyer dug his toes
into the ground and lit out ike a streak
of lightning, soon disappearing from
view. Prudential, frightened out OF
his wits, then turned his team and came
back to town. Upon his arrival at the
livery stable with the team, freudenthal
told the proprietor that the top OF the
buggy was all shot to pieces. that the
team came very near getting killed and
that one bullet had just grazed his nose,
while he felt the wind from anothei
against his forehead. He was greatly
agitated, and when he first got in tow
he was mistaken for a member Of Par
nell's Agitating Committee. The stable
man examined the buggy, but was TN
able 10 find any bullet holes or damag'
whatever. It Is the opinion that tn
balls. hitting the tires on the wheels
glanced of Sawyer, after fleeing NJ
the track short distance, got of int
the bushes and rocks, making circuit
ous route to DeIm0ie's ranch, which b.
reached after several miles Of rough trsy
cling. all the way OF which be was feel
ing for the holes in his back that the bul
lets had made. At DelmOieis Sawye
managed to secure three-legged hOrse
and came riding into town shortly afte
! O'Clock that evening. making enguirie
as TO whether the Apaches had yet al
rivei
That evening both Of the Nesbitt
; were arrested for attempt 10 comm
2 murder. and gave bonds to appear b,
: fnre tine Justice, and the following da
E QuigIy, McMath and o Mel were arreste
: and gave bonds. and on Wednesday
preliminary examination was commence
before Justice Young, and has been dra.
ging along
WHO owns The TAILISGs:
There are 50 many persons claimir
Z interests IN these tsilings, that it Is in
D possible 70 even guess at the rightfl
o owners The whole matter Il very muC
1 complicated A syndicate, formed du
E ing the troubles Of the Alps compan,
purcba ed large amount OF these tai
Z ms, GOdette owns an interest in the
also, W. L. Griffin owns small pile, Il
: Nesbitts claim all Of them bat Griffin
:. pile. Bhile Sawyer, who Is a modest ma
goes the whole hog, claiming everythin
Z mill and all. All Of the above person
IS with the exception Of the Nesbitts al
= Sawyer, acquired their right TO the ia
ings by purchase. Nesbitt secured
A ownership to the mill and tailings in
lawsuit against Chisholm. Sawyer W
II first Chisholm's lawyer, and Chishol
De becoming frightened at the way thin
o. were CONDUCTED. employed another Z
e torney. The Nesbitts also had Sawy
e. for their attorney, and they won the ca
against Chisholm The ground up
=. which the tailings are and the mill 1
been erected, having never been acquir
Ill by government title, Sawyer quiet
ce goes to work and takes up l60 acres
III ground in Condor Canyon as farmi
1t land On this ground so taken up
I'd tailings and mill are on. Sawyer CLAIM
that as these tailings are on his grour
"a they belong to him. The several part
claiming these tailings have gone to Sa
gu yer and informed him that they will l
ne permit themselves to be robbed in I
To- manner, but the foxy attorney oil
ep rreets them with cynical smiles and s.
nothing, no matter what hard nan
Nm they may call him.
: During September, 1851, person
DC string to purchase the mill, put up a
as to get it cheap. in the following w
BILE Sawyer claimed that the Nesbitts ov
oi him s., 900 for attorneys fees, while ii
said they paid him in full. Sawyer
-. tached the Nesbitts and then told ii
''' that il they would give him bonC
an the Condor mill property for ninety ds
ing for $1,000, that he would give then
He receipt in full for what he claimed t
owed him, They accepted this oil