The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-03-29
BRISTOL ITEMS.

nere on MONDAY.
Miss Lille Tucker of White River is
visiting at Mr.. Haggerty's.
Quot pitching has become fashionable
among our gentlemen of leisure.
1t is said that the furnace will start up
about the 10th of April. Quien sabe!
He has gone to Phoebe, and now the
heartless wretch is making love to some
other girl. ,sio .og
z Italy and the Flowery Kingdom are
we'll represented in Bristol, and of the
two it is hard to tell which is the greater
nuisance.
}, A wag says that some Of our girls
ought to have an opera glass or two SO
that they could see more plainly what is
going on in Main street. gE
An Indian appeared on the streets DUR
ing the week with bunch of wild flowers
that he said he had found among the
snow ON the mountain side. 500 4
This blustry month will, in all proba.
bility, roar itself out as we'll as in, not.
withstanding that old fable of the lion
and the lamb to the contrary.
; The resignation of iCharly Hopkins,
who did the assaying here for the Day
Company, has been a disappointment to
his many friends, for Charley was a camp
favorite. o
There is so much Clicking" being done
in town over the shutting down of the
furnace for so long period, that we
suggest as remedy the purchase of a
foot ball.
The youths of Bristol will have to be
on their good behavior Monday morning,
for school will commence bright and
early, with Miss Mary Clinton of Phoebe
as teacher.
We have it from reliable source that
new and extensive strike has been
made on the fourth level of the Day
mine, the ore being Of such character
that two men can keep the teams haul
ing steadily TO the furnace. f.lrf,H
The machinery of the furnace has been
thoroughly overhauled during the past
few weeks by master mechanic s. L.
Dow. It seems to us that the Day Com.
pany would do we'll to keep such man
constantly employed around the works.
At no time in the history of Bristol
has the prospect looked so favorable TO,
a long run being made. by the furnace as
at present. There are some 1000 tons o.
ore on the dump, the Day mine is il
tip.top shape, and capable of producing
sufficient ore to keep the teams hauling
for an indefinite period. The Mendha
and Hamburg claims are also looking
splendid, there being enough fuxing ore.
in sight to justify promise of ten toni
daily for the coming six months.
Not long since bright little fellow O.
seven summers was the victim of mis-
placed confidence. In the innocence O.
childhood he had listened to his mother
relate how certain young lady of Pioch,
had stepped on the feet of we'll known
Bristoliap, Meeting his Bristol frient
the next morning, the boy propoundet
the question as to how his feet were
Mutual explanations followed, and tn,
story being so good it was impaired to ,
friend, who in return informed the fam
| lily, when the lad was awakened from
sound sleep and severely chastised fo
carrying stories out Of school. The wors
part is, that the little innocent is still il
ignorance as to why he was whipped.
| There is newcomer in camp by tn
name Of johnson, that has got the pros
pecting craze to such an extent that h
is out early and late on the hills sur
rounding camp. A few days since h
brought in some specimens Of sandston
impregnated with iron that caused con
siderable laughter among the older vet
Grams of the hills. Nothing daunted
however, he has persevered in his scare
} after bonanza, and may have found j
} for all we know to the contrary, for W
have been lately shown some specimen
from new find which are exceedingl,
promising, and which may after all be
veri6cation in his case of that old saying
that it takes a ''tenderfoot" to find
mine. .
OFF TO CONFERENCE. On Friday aftei
noon County Clerk T. J. Osborne an
L. V. Wertheimer left for Salt Lake fc
). the purpose Of attending Conference an
receiving bath in the grease vat. Their
was large number Of other of our Mo-
mon population, both brethren and si'
tiers, who intended to leave for the sam
place and purpose to-day, but it havin
showed the the whole Friday and tn
weather being blustry, and unsettled,
! is doubtful if they 20. The snow an
blustry weather was sent by the Lord ,
, punishment to the ladies that wei
; going to take the trip, as they, with
view of putting on airs and Disgusting ii
motive Of their trip, told out that the
were going up for the purpose Of hearir
Patti sing.
THE boss prevaricator dwells down