The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-11-22
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HANG gradually reduced throughout
Utah At Silver Reef the miner is re-
ceiving but three dollars day for his
labor, and the pay of the engineer and
mechanic has also been reduced. The
Frisco Mining and Smelling Company of
Frisco have notified the men employed in
.ho Carbonate mine in Champion Dis.
.r;ct and the Cave mine in Bradshaw
n;strict. that on and after December lst,
uext, the wages of miners employed by
that company will be lowered to So per
d,v There seems t. be move through.
ont the whole of the inter mountain
country tending to the reduction of the
nrice paid labor of all kinds, and it is
gradually being accomplished. To day,
IN Nevada, there are several camps where
ths miner receives but So so per day for
his labor. This reduction OF wages is in
evitable. 1t is bound to come, and all
can plainly see that it is not far distant
OF course everybody is opposed to the
reduction-thc merchant, the butcher
CIR all are aware that the higher wages
are AMI the more plentiful is the supply
Of money the better is the price the store.
keeper receives for his goods. But, the
question is, "Can the mining companies
exist under the present scale of prices
that they have been paying for the past
twelve years." 1t is doubtful in our
mind ii the companies can stand it.
THE mountain country is filed with
men, who are travelling hither and thither
in search of work. These men are not
tramps. They have the appearance of
honest and industrious men, who are ca.
pable to fill any position from book
keeper to chopper of wood, and they
are willing to do either, but they are un.
able to secure any kind of employment.
Men from the north pass through here
on their way south, searching for work,
and men from the south pass on their
way north, in search of the same ma
terial. They all tell that where man
is able to secure grub, ii he knows what
is good for him, he will do well to camp
by it until after the winter goes by.
He was a defeated candidate, and one
of those individuals who possess su.
perior idea of himself and believes that
he is very popular, and on learning that
he was left out in the cold, and that the
general public did not entertain a very
elevated idea OF his abilities, he walked
up to his fortunate opponent and re.
marked: II hope you don't attribute
II %ox unnul rit S' StNnt
at all, remarked the successful man; ut
is the light weigh was running against. "
The reply must have been satisfactory to
the great man, for he asked no more
questions.
DrED.--Mrs. Mary Regondet. the old
French woman who has resided in Phoebe
for the last twelve years, died on Tues
day morning, and was buried the follow.
ing day. The old lady was tired of life
and of late had expressed the desire tc
die, as she was tired of living. Mrs. Re
gondet was about 81 years Of age, and 8
native of France, Her father resides IL
Paris and is in his s0th year. She leaves
three married dsughters--Mrs w. +
Sharon and Mrs T. F. Short OF Virgins
City, and Mrs. G. R. Barton, Of Bristol
THE OsCEoLA WATER D1rcH-Ale'
Woods and F. H. Knight, says thu
White Pine Reflex, who came in fron
Phoebe by way Of Osceola a few days ago
report that mile and half Of the waite
ditch has been completed aud that Blsho
Black has moved his forces up to Willow
Creek and will work back and connec
with the work already completed.
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION .-Th
following has been issued by the Cover
nor of Nevada: "In conformity to
custom of our fathers, I, J. w. Adams
Governor Of the State OF Nevada, d
hereby designate Thursday, the BIT
day OF November, 1884, as a day of gen
eral Thanksgiving, and invite the peopl
OF this State to a proper observance there
Of"
On Tuesday night the Democrat
painted the town red," in honor c
Cleveland and Hendricks election. Th
anvils roared and the fires blazed bri
llantly. The flags were waving in til
breezes all day. They felt happy an
We wish them luck. 'Rah! for Jackson
d. G. CLARK has just received lare
supply OF the best golden thread fine Gu
tobacco, done up in the latest style an
convenience for those who use The weee
III is but up in small round tin boxes an
sold at the very lowest price. Try il
and be your own judge.
Now that the weather is pleasant
would be we'll for mine owners to con
menco doing assessment work on the
mining claim. There is now but or
month and eight days in which to do a
sessment work on the claims.
THE nights are now very cold and il
has frozen in vessels in the houses. II
days are bright and pleasant and tt
weather will in all probability contin,
so until after the Holidays, with but Il
interruption Of storm or two.
The Best assortment Of hams, bact