The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-03-08

The following dispatch from San
Francisco, dated February 29th, shows
that the California & Nevada railroad in
tend to build their line, notwithstanding
statements made to the contrary. The
dispatch says: Work has been COM
menced on the California & Nevada
Railroad. Oakland wharf, l60 feet long,
has been built out and is to be extended
5000 feet to deep water, and on next
Monday graders and tracklayers will be
set to work. The road starts from EN-
cry Station at Wallis, and the track
crosses San Pablo and Telegraph Avenues
in an easterly direction to the county,;
thence it will run to Modesto, in Stan.
islaus county, to point near Sonora, in
Tuolumne county; thence to the Gala
veras Big Trees on to the State line.
The wharf now being built will be 26 feet
wide, and will allow for double track
and carriage way. Immense quantities
of rails and ties and other material are
daily arriving, and work is to be pushed
forward with all possible dispatch. The
capital stock of the company is Sc, $780,.
600, large portion Of which has already
been subscribed.
Our OF Luck. H. Ward, who some
years ago had furniture store in Phoebe,
and subsequently in Bodie, met with
quite loss recently, at Haley, in the
Wood River country. A large building
erected by him last summer, the upper
part of which was used as concert hall
and the lower story as store, was de-
molished a few days ago by the snow.
his loss will aggregate several thousand
| dollars. Ward made bushel of money
at Bodie but left there with nothing, and
had just got start in Haley when he is
knocked out of time by the snow. His
little son, an only child, is being cared
Tor by Mrs Fulmer, in Reno.
Mr.. SEVERANCE, agent of the Central
Pacific at Salt Lake, visited Phoebe for
the purpose of seeing whether he could
make arrangements with our merchants
for shipping their freight via Eureka,
and have line of freight teams running
from that place to Phoebe.
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The valleys are flooded. The large
quantity of water flowing down from the
mountains has covered the bottom lands.
As far as can be seen the water shows
itself the entire length of the valley.
The individual who says this part of
Nevada possesses dry climate, certainly
knows not what he says. We have had
nothing but snow and rain for the last
month. a4tsrasevate Is
CHAs. BELL, who has been residing in
Lordsburg, New Mexico, by the advice
of his doctor, has left that place and gone
to the Arkansas Hot Springs.
The frog crop in the valleys should be
an abundant one. Sufficient water has
fallen for the little green-coated songsters
to grow on cedar trees.
OWING to the lengthy sale of the
Meadow Valley coming in at the elev-
enth hour we were compelled to cut
reading matter short.
The Gillian recently killed at Candel-
aria, was Vincente Algeto, the man who
married Miss Deolinda Aguayo in Phoebe
about four years ago.
SHEEP SHOWED INA flock of $500
sheep, owned by Joe Liddle, have been
showed in for some time out near Side
hill station.
JOE EIsENMANN purchased span Of
20.year-old colts. He intends sending
them out to his ranch in Pahranagat.
WHAT is the matter with our neighbor
at Frisco We have not received copy
of the Times" for three weeks.
NOTWITHSTANDING the vast amount Of
rain that has fallen the past week, the
mountains are filled with snow. 4ap
THIS is the right kind of weather for
the planting of young ducks.
A TAX suit has been commenced against
the American Flag mine.
The roads in all directions are very
heavy.
Swiss BoB's choicest butter at
~ PouJADE's.
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