The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-03-15
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

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down the Mendha shaft, at Highland, a
couple of years ago: 'The case of M. R.
Joy who has been at the Holy Cross
Hospital in this city for nearly two years,
is one calculated to excite deep sympa.
thy. On January 18th, 1882, while
working in the Mendha mine, belonging
to the Day Mining Company, and located
near Phoebe, Nevada, through an acct
dent, he was precipitated down the shaft
nearly sixty feet, and was severely in-
jured. He was brought to the Hospital
on March 18th, 1882, and has been there
ever since. His lower limbs are SO par.
alyzed that he is and always will be un.
able to walk. For months after being
brought to the hospital he was 80 low
that at times his life was despaired of,
but now he has very good health consid-
ering his confinement to his cot and chair
The only thing he has been able to do is
to assist some of the patients who are
more helpless than he. By means of a
chair mounted on castors, he gets around
over the floor. Mr.. Joy is SO years of
age, and was born in Utica, New York.
He was conductor on the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul Railway several years,
and afterwards served in the same capac.
ity on the Missouri Pacific and on the
Iron Mountain roads, and has been in
Utah and Nevada since Christmas 1875.
He has no relatives and friends upon
whom he can lean for support. Just
here it is proper to speak Of the noble
part the Sisters at the hospital have
taken in his behalf. Without q cent to
pay them or the surgeons for care and
skill, Mr.. Joy has had as kind treat.
ment as possible to bestow on any one,
and he feels that he owes debt of graft.
tudc which he never can repay. He is
tired Of living at the hospital, and if there
was only something he could do with his
hands, of which he has full use, he would
be glad. A public institution in Utah
for the care and comfort of such unfortu.
mates, properly conducted, would be Of
great service and relieve much distress.
The noble institution which has cared
for and done so much for Mr.. JOY should
receive acknowledgements and aid from
the public for what they are doing, not
only in this single case, but in others we
can name.
THE CAUSE. mail is now two
weeks back Of time. The cause is be.
tween Parker's station and Sidehill. The
alkali fiat between these places, which is
seven miles broad, is flooded with four
feet of water, and it is utterly impossible
to cross it. At last accounts road was
being picked out, about thirty miles
around, by which to try and get the mail
over. It is thought that the mail will
be got through either to-day.or to.mor-
row. All this trouble could have been
avoided had the stage men any fore.
thought about them. They might have
secured shoe from one of the Bristol
girls and shipped it out to the flooded
valley and used it in ferrying the stages
over the water.
The old "Pioneer Hotel" at Bristol,
is again to the front, a. will be seen by
their advertisement. The reputation of
the Pioneer" is SO we'll known through
out Southeastern Nevada that comment
is unnecessary. Those who have ever
stopped at the Pioneer while visiting
Bristol, will always be sure to stay there
while visiting that town. R. A. Riepe
always does the best he can to make his
guests comfortable.
CHAs. DAVIS, who died out at Royal
City on Sunday, was native Of Water.
vile, Maine, and was about "a years of
age: The body was brought into Phoebe
on tuesday, and was buried on the after
roon OF that day, in the cemetery. The
mine closed down for two days, as the
teams were unable to haul ore, and nearly
the whole force Of the mine came into
town to attend the funeral.
MIR. WEBSTER writes up from Cedar
City, Utah, that he has met with no los,
OF sheep during the heavy snow. He has
a flock Of 10000, but he kept them on
the south side of the mountains and the
sun reduced the snow in short time and
the sheep were able to procure feed. he
expects to arrive in Phoebe to-day with a
small flock for Gus Adelman, of the PEG.
Pies Market.
The Royal City fellows all started for
Pioche on Tuesday in vehicles, but the
last wagon, which was heavily loaded
with human freight, when about third
way to town, broke down, and the pas.
sengers all started for town on foot, and
after muddy and weary tramp Of ten
miles, they put in an appearance just a.
the sun disappeared behind the noun.
tains.
The animals hauling ore have become
completely worked down. Although
there would not be half load put on the
wagon, the wheels would sink into the
mud to their axles and the animals were
unable to pull it.
BILLY CuLvERwELL is now carrying
the mail for the north as far AZ Bristol.
40 has the contract to carry it for that
distance for two months.
SREEp. Jos. Liddle lost about 500
head Of sheep out Of his aock near Side.
NIL. He was lucky In not losing his
whole flock