The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-05-31
Local INTELLIGENCE.

ARIZONA is slowly, but surely, picking
Nd. Dick Rich, who has been in that
Territory for about year, says that the
land is being rapidly taken up by the
settlers. The wages are gradually being
lowered throughout the whole of the
Territory, owing to the great influx of
people. High wages in Arizona, he be.
iieves, are thing of the past, and al.
though the wages have been reduced for
all kinds of labor, he says the wages are
good when compared with the price of
living. Rich passed couple of weeks
in exploring in the Catskill CANYON. a
tributary of the Grand Canyon OF the
Colorado. The Indians there have acres
of peach trees growing in the canyon and
tons of the fruit were going to rot ON the
ground. On the shelving of rock, drift
wood was found 200 feet above the bot
tom of the canyon. This shows what an
immense volume Of water must have
flowed through the canyon at one time.
TIE earth is carpeted with wildflow-
ers m'the vicinityof town, and Sunday
last being pleasant warm day, early in
the evening the children and grown peo-
pie were engaged in the pleasant pass
time Of gathering the flowers. The va.
riety of wildhowers in this desert is in
deed great, but with the exception of one
or two kinds there are not any that shed
their fragrance on the desert air. The
only flower in this part of the country
that resemble any of those back in the
Mississippi Valley are what the children
call ''redheads. they being known there
as "Indian pinks." This flower, like
the strawberry, seems to grow every
where. We have seen it in Florida on
the plains of Kansas and on the noun
tains OF California.
THERE has been considerable travel be.
tween Phoebe and Milford the last two
months, and all persons in this part of
the country going either East or West 60
BY private conveyance to Milford. If
some enterprising person either at Mil.
fort or Phoebe would run light wagon
regular between these points they would
make money, for not only would they
secure all the passengers, but also the
fast freight to Phoebe. Then there could
be money made by purchasing berries and
California fruit in Salt Lake and bringing
them to Phoebe, and an immence profit
realized on the fruit here and at Bristol.
Here is good opportunity for some wide
awake individual.
A LETTER was received at Bristol some
time ago stating that Charley Roe would
be back there this fall and start up the
Bristol Co.'S mill on low grade ore from
the Mayaower mine, having learned
new process by which this ore could be
worked to profit, but the following,
taken from the Mohave Miner, leads us
to believe that such is not to be the case:
"Chas. R ,e, of the firm of Roe Brothers,
B. J. Elliott and J. F. Luthy have leased
the 5-stamp mill at Cerbat, belonging to
the Arizona Northern Mining Company,
for one year, and have already com.
menced to put it in running order. They
propose to work custom ore at reasonable
rates"
COOP times are returning At least
that is what our devil informed us. He
says that while hunting bird nests out in
the sagebrush the other evening, he saw
about six rabbits, and that it is a well.
known fact, that when place goes down
all animal life disappears, and when the
animals make their appearance again it
is sure indication that the business &C.
tivity of place will soon be revived.
For the last six years to see rabbit in
the brush was rarity. If our devil is
correct may he on his next nest hunting
expedition scare up 10000 rabbits
THIS year, thus far, Bunkerville has
been fortunate in escaping the floods.
For a couple Of seasons the settlers Of
Bunkerville have had their crops de.
stroyed by cloud. bursts that occurred in
the mountains and would wash down
sand and gravel on their crops, also fill
ing up the water bitches. But this year
they have not been troubled, though
twice has their dam been bursted by the
great amount Of water, but the Virgin is
so iull OF water that the people are able
to irrigate from it.
The renowned Mountain Meadows
over in Utah has been dealt with rather
roughly this season. The flow of water
there has been so great that the meadows
have been completely washed away. We
learn from Dick Rich, who passed through
there on his way up to Panaca, that
where the meadows was once there is
now large wash, about fifty feet deep,
with about 800 yards of meadow land on
each side of it. The Lord must be trying
to blot out the damned spot"
The stages on the Eureka line are lag.
ing again, very likely caused by the
condition of the road above. The people
can stand mail or two back, but when
It comes to couple of weeks, that is a
little too much for good nature.
Or late there has been better ore
shipped from the Mendha mine than has
been shipped since work was started up
on it the last time. The ore in the Ham.
burg continues about the same both in