The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-01-05
CLOeEfs VALLEY.

ME. RECORD: Having read il last
weeks ''Dots" of the hospitality of Clover
Valley people, as portrayed by your lady
correspondent, and being satiated with
the insipid pleasures of life at the me-
tropolis Of Meadow Valley Wash, ! head
ed toward that rural retreat on New
Years Eve, and after a frosty ride of
four and half hours | arrived at the
home OF Bishop Woods, thoroughly be-
numbed with cold and rayenously hungry.
In the absence of the Bishop, Mrs. Woods
took me in hand and RECALLED me with a
delicious supper, one fit for the gods.
After partaking Of the delicious re-
past and being thawed out unburdened
myself of all | knew pertaining to the
saints and saintesses of Panaca and the
ungodly of Bullionville and Phoebe. In
return I was informed by Mr.. Richard,
Reef, Utah, that the copperglance mines
of Coyote District, distant some fifteen
| miles from Clover, were of no account, he
having taken several samples of the ore
to the Reef which assayed nothing. He
| further stated that out of dozen loca-
tions there has been nothing like ledge
| found in any of them, the ore seemingly
being scattered through the quartz in the
form of copper globules from the size of
a bean up to small sized hens egg.
Mr.. Richard was further of the opinion
that the formation of the Bull Valley
country did not warrant him in thinking
that any silver mines would be found
there, iron being the predominating
metal. But, apropos of Bull Valley, if
there is no silver in the rock, there is in
the steers that run wild in that section,
and some of our cowboys are extracting
it quicker and easier than We hardy
miners could do in the same time from
the face of rugged nature.
But we digress. We went to Glover
for fun, and we found it. The next
morning after our arrival the girls got W
bow party, or beau party, I don't know
which, and busted themselves all day in
putting their calico dresses in dancing
trim. Being rendered an invitation by s
lady friend, we accepted, and found our
selves at the hall among merry Grove
of girls and boys, the latter evidently
being on the tip-toe of expectation fol-
pull at the prize bag; and as we looked
at the many pretty girls present we con
fess we felt little shade of anxiety as Il
our success on the occasion. What were
our feelings then on drawing blank en-
velope from among the many prizes anG
being laughed at by the assemblage TO
our i'll luck. But the girls, bless thei
hearts, took pity on our lonely condition
and gave us another pull at the bag, ant
we drew forth another envelopes blank
No. sir; we drew the "belle of the bal
room," and came near getting thrashet
by her fellow when he found that w
would not trade her off, even after he hat
offered as an Inducements Mexican
rawhide and pound of candy hearts
But we stood firm. No rawhides or cand,
hearts could get that girl, for we so sci
dom play in luck where the fair ones ar
concerned, that we determined to hol,
fast to our prize. After the drawing wa
over the girls hunted up their partner
and led them on the floor for quadrille
By the way, this is the boss dancin
racket, as it is SO much nicer to have
young charmer come up to you and il
the sweetest of tones ask if you won
;; please dance with her. l tell you, MI
RECORD, it makes an old bach feel as
he was of some Importance in the world
ROVER