The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-11-22
BRISTOL ITEMS.

that L. Lamb, rancher located Soma
twenty miles from that place. was 70.
Gently shot and killed by an Indian
named Charley. Cause unknown. From
the fact of this being the second murder
OF white men that has been perpetrated
OF late by Indian, it would seem that
the redskins have taken the law Of tbe
land into their own hands, thereby con.
stltuting themselves into court. iudge
jury and executloners. At the time of
the killing Of Doc. Clay, near Osceola.
there lurked in the minds of many n sn..
piclon that there was something in the
background not divulged, although the
Indian confessed as to having committed
the deed. The opinion holds good with
many in this vicinity that the killing of
Lamb was put up job, the Indian muir.
derer being merely tool employed by
white men to do the dirty work. These
Indian murders most assurediy have
very suspicious look.
Farmer Gillian, of Bells horse ranch
in Meadow Valley Wash, recently left
here for that stronghold. The old farmer,
while in Bristol, talked quite auently
with regard to stock raising, breaking
colts, etc.
A. Prairie, of Praire's ranch, is in
town reaping the fruits of his summers
labor.
Tuesday morning, the 18th inst, the
Day furnace was closed down for the
winter. The day prior l37 bars of bull.
lion were produced from about Is tons of
Mendha ore--this being by far the largest
quantity of bullion ever turned out by
the furnace in "a hours, Or at least since
running under the auspices of the present
company. The fact of the furnace hav-
ing closed down is a deplorable one to
everybody, yet possibly good results may
accrue from it. The big hill just above
here is fairly teeming with mineral, in
fact it 8 ringed, streaked and speckled
with it, from the "divide to Phoebe, and
undoubtedly several of our local pros
| pectors, who were content to work at the
furnace so long as it run, will now take
to the big hill and delve deep down into
it for hidden treasures, and who can tell
that second Horn Silver mine will not
be found by some devil born to good
luck? One day prior to Garrison's dis.
covery of the rich deposit known as the
Jackrabbit mine, there was not person
in the county who would have given a
solitary two-bit piece for the entire dis
trict. Then closely following the Jack.
rabbit discovery Uncle Abe Richard
bounced upon the Hillside.
| Dan Roeder, of Roeder's station, ha,
opened store in Bristol, occupying the
express Office.
Andy Hare, an old.timer who for the
past two years has successfully pros
pected near Frisco, Utah, is back here
among old friends, where he will proba
bly, winter his discomfort, doing assess
ment work on several Fairview mines,
and also little prospecting.
Old dog Tray fell in with good com
pany nocturnally, yet they fell aboard o.
him and mashed him up so badly thai
hi, head resembled big bloody puff. ball
This should serve as a lesson to ou
young men of 60, or whereabouts.
There are in town several bulge-eyee
cubs of Danish descent, who make it
point to chip in when conversation il
, going on between gentlemen. Thes,
same cubs take infantile delight is abus
ing 70. year. old man, such as tripping
him up, throwing him down, ETC., whil'
he is under the influence Of grog.
, 1t being within my scope to chronicle
; the movements Of distinguished men, i
hereby behooves me to note the antici
pated departure of two jackass Mormon
, cubs, viz. Peter York and William An
derson.
She dreaming stood and banged he
hair, the lovely, witching Rose, lik
, some fair goddess dreaming there, som
4 flower in repose. He gazed enrapture'
: on the scene-he did not wish to mis-
Z her-so tip toed he with eager mein-h
. simply thought he d kiss her. But as h
closed his arms around the lovely witch
ing Rose she gave shrek, and then
bound, and banged him on the nose.
e THE next best thing to being doctor
: is to dwell in the opposite room occupie
! by one, because if any person require
!. his services during the night, if they d
not rap on your door, arousing you fror
o your peaceful slumber, they will rap o
t the doctors door, and will thump on
in such manner that they might as wei
|. knocked on the door of your room IN tn
d first place. This thing Of arousing . fe
), low out of bed at the early hour Of eigf
o'clock in the morning, after spending
;. bad night out, is extremely aggravatlnl
!. How TO LOOSEN A SCREW. --One OF tn
If simplest and readiest ways of loosening
20 rusty screw is to apply heat to the hea
B. of the screw. A small bar or rod OF irol
fat at the end, if Redeemed in the fl
,e and applied for two or three minutes