The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-01-27

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a letter dated AIiuas Prietas, Sonora,
December rs, 1882, and was written by
Bill Mcdonald to Archie McQuaig: II
came down here about two months ago
aud have got charge OF the Minas Prietas
mine. 1t is quite a busy little place
We are working $50 men, the most of
them natives, who are paid ten bits per
day, and it is a. much as the most of
them are worth. We have good hosting
works on the mine. two cages running,
and hoist from 100 to 100 tons of ore per
day The mill is located some 400 yards
from the mine and brushes from 100
to ITO tons a day, and it makes us hump
to keep it a running The ledge is large
but irregular and the ore makes in
lunches The miners do their stopping
underhanded, the natives being no ac-
count at working overhead, so we work
down instead of up The mine has reach
ed the depth of 800 feet, and owing to the
water in the mine, have ceased sinking,
but VIII resume shortly. The water
pumped out of the mine supplies the mill
and town. There are about 1000 people
here, all Mexican an Jakies, with the ex-
ception OF about sixty men, who work at
the mine and mill. There is not white
woman in camp. Board is 81 per week,
and the grub very poor. White miners
receive 81 per day, blacksmiths So, car
penters s., shift bosses 50. engineers S.,
chief engineer 500 per month. l have
four gang bosses. who points the holes
for the natives and blasts the same.
Twelve white miners are all have, the
balance being Mexicans. This is nice
place to live and the finest climate have
ever seen. have not had coat on this
winter. The railroad comes within if
teen miles of town, and you can be in
Tombstone in twenty-four hours after
servant and We get along nicely; but this
is a lonesome place to be. If a person
could only talk the language he would be
all right. The town is full of young
Mexican girls, but there might as well be
none when a person cannot talk the Ian
yaage. Charley Wilton is having gay
time with the widows in Tombstone.
THE cold wave hit Phoebe most terri
tie blow ON the evening OF the 10Th, and
came very near freezing up all the inhab-
itsnts. The the thermometer at the sig
nal service station marked l6i degrees
below zero, while several Thermometers
fell as low as 10 degrees during the night.
Many of our residents kept fires in their
houses during the night. 1t was by far
the coolest weather ever experienced in
this country. Following day was very
cold. but since then we have been having
mild and pleasant weather. We want no
more cold snaps this winter. One is suf-
ticient for all necessary purposes.
A FEW checks, given by the Bristol
5. NJ. Company to employees for labor,
about month ago, drawn on Mr.. Welles.
have been protested in the East. These
checks were given to men who refused to
file liens on the property of the company.
All the men who filed liens received their
pay, while those who, to favor the COM
pany, refused to file liens, have not been
paid, and as the time of limitation has
passed, the chances are that they never
will be. Men are very foolish to take
such risks for their pay, when it is wholly
How TO TEST THE AGE OF EGGs. A
French authority gives the following re.
cipe for testing the age of eggs: Dis.
solve four and half ounces of common
salt into quart of water. An egg
placed in this solution on the day that it
is laid will sink to the bottom of the yes.
sci; an egg three days old will swim in
the liquid, while an egg four days old
will swim on the surface. According to
this theory, if an egg in Phoebe was
placed in solution of this kind it would
jump clean out of the vessel.
GYPSUM. Col, Bradfute, of the Ma.
opa reservation, arrived here last week,
and he brought up very large and fine
specimen of gypsum, The gypsum pol.
ishss readily, and is OF the selenite vari.
ETY.. The Colonel also brought up several
specimens OF hard white material, and
when it is placed in water it dissolves,
leaving little or no grit. Samples of this
material have been forwarded to the Az.
roultural Department at Washington by
Dr. Alexander with a view OF ascertain,
ing what it is.
The reloeators Of the old Bowery mine,
who have sunk shaft few yards to the
southeast OF the old working shaft, are
now engaged in extracting little ore as
they proceed to sink, The ledge nradu,
ally widens as depth is attained and the
present showing is that the men viii be
rewarded for their labor,
uf SUE GoEs, The ranchers have ad,
yanoed the price Of cattle, which are
now becoming scarce, owning to the large
herds that have been driven out OF the
country to Eastern markets, hence the
the butchers have been compelled to adj.
vance the price of beef,
CLOSED DowS, The mill of the Bristol
$, NJ, Company, which has been running
on tailings for short while, closed down
last Saturday, owing to the cold weather.
Then again there are not many tailings at
the mill,