The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-01-19
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

FLUE Dusr ARREsTER. The fue dust
arrester for the furnace at Bristol, made
by Eisenmann, was shipped Wednesday
to the furnace. This arrester is OF new
design and was gotten up by Supt. A. X.
Grim, who possesses a mechanical turn
Of mind and is the inventor Of several
patents. The arrester is lG feet in
length, 6 in width and in height, and
weighs about 1000 pounds. 1t is like
three tents and when placed on the fur
mace these tents will be upside down, as
it were. At the bottom is an opening of
about 6 inches. From the top of the
arrester is partition OF heavy sheet-iron,
which extends down into the tents, or
chambers, about four feet. The smoke
and dust from the furnace passes into
the arrester, and the arrester being so
much larger than the pipe from the fur.
mace. the draft there is not so strong, and
the iiuc dust striking AGAINST the parti-
tons inside of the arrester. drops down
and through the opening ct the bottom
of the chutes. or top Of the so.called
tents. into a box constructed for receiv-
ing the dust, while the smoke passes on
to the other end OF the arrester and out
OF the smokestack. AS to the ultimate
success OF this new invention there is
difference Of opinion, but it is generally
believed that it will prove to be Just the
apparatus for catching fiue dust.
IT will be seen by Judge Rives' letter
to DR.. G. K. Alexander, Superintendent of
Public Schools, that it is his opinion that
the school year consists of from the first
OF the year to the last, or to more plainly
state it, as the Judges letter exhibits, from
the first of january to and including the
3lst Of December following. 1t is also
his Honor's opinion that the money col
lected for certain school year can be
used for that year only and must not be
appropriated for the payment of debts
incurred for the previous year, or prior
thereto. There was not sufficient money
in the school fund of Phoebe District with
which to pay the teachers their December
salaries, the Trustees believing that they
would be able to use the money coming
in this year for that purpose, but the let
ter published this morning shows this
cannot be done. Now, all persons know
full well, teachers certainly earn their
salaries. and it is the duty of the School
Trustees to devise some way by which to
raise the money, about $3.50, and pay the
teachers their salaries for the month
of December. We would su ,esst the
giving OF a ball, with that object in view.
MINING matters at Silver Reef are not
looking very bright at present. A letter
received from that place states that
the Christy Company has closed down
and paid their employees for their Decem-
Der services with checks dated sixty days
ahead. There are some talk of the Stor.
mont Company doing likewise. The
letter states that the mines are looking
as well as they have at any time for the
past two years, and that the closing down
is done with view of reducing wages.
Wages at present are S3t for men work.
ing under ground and So for top hands.
The men working at the bottom of the
Buckeye shaft, where it is wet, receive
"a per day, S-hour shifts.
BorH of the locomotives are ruined
The men who have been engaged in run
ming them appear to know little or moth
ing about an engine, and during thu
nights would leave the pumps and pipe
full of water. The water would freeze
during the night, bursting the pipes, etc
They have burned the locomotives pretty
well out since they have been running
and they are leaking badly and are nov
unable to be run. The material will nov
all have to be hauled away from Delmoi'
by team. This does away with the ide
of taking up and relaying the track, tn
plan that had been decided upon.
SEVERAL of the men who have beel
working at the Mendha mine are so flle'
with lead that we believe it would be
good idea, when the furnace starts up
for Supt. Grim to utilize them as FLU
and run them through the furnace. Da
Connors looks as though lie might hay
twenty tons Of lead in him.
BY letter from San Francisco "
learn that Dick Bourne is soon to be mai
ried. The name of the young lady
Miss Aldrich, and her papa is said
DC In very comfortable clrcEA)sCances.
Mr. TRACY, who fell from ladde
while working at the mill, last Saturday
and seriously injured himself, has in
proved greatly during the week.
The administrator in the Captain e.
tate has been discharged, and his bond
men released and the property divide
among the heirs.
THE Frisco Times gives very prom
Using account of the mines in old st;
District, Utah. Several Piochers ow
interests at Star.
On Tuesday Mrs. Geo. Nesbitt mac
her husband present of little DO,
For an old man George is doing prett
well.
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