The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-12-05

.ne existence Of the rich placers Of the |
watershed Of the Green, Wind and Snake
rivers has been known from very early |
day. Until the late discovery by the |
oregon prospectors, the location Of the |
placers had been shrouded in mystery. |
In one Of the early SOS, late in the fall, |
there came to st. Mary's station, on the |
Old Ben Holidays overland route, an |
unkempt and grimy miner bearing on his |
back large sack Of gold dust and mug. |
gets. He said he had been at work ali |
summer On the big watershed, but would |
not give any certain information. He
and his precious sack at once departed |
for the east. Early in the succeeding
spring be appeared once more at St. |
Mays accompanied by two companions
and good mining outfit. The three men
struck out straight for the big divide, and
were never heard Of afterwa ards. Whether
they were killed by the Indians, or made
their pile and went out by the other
slope, is still an open question. 1t has
lately been ascertained that men have
been working secret placers in the noun.
tain recesses Of the Teton basin all sum.
mer. Nothing definite has been learned
Of the character Of the placers, but the
stealthy workings and the time consumed
leads to the supposition Of rich dggings.
Butte Town Talk.
The officers should endcavor to dis.
cover and arrest the parties engaged
in selling liquor to the Indians. It has
become au almost daily spectacle to wit.
ness number Of drunken Indians par
aiding cur streets. The other evening
couple Of sqaaws sought refuge in house
where they are frequently employed from
tho abuse Of their drunken bucks. One
Of the bucks went to the house. and hav-
ing seen the lady's husband come up
town, opened the door and walked in.
| Hc was ordered ont II tbs bouse Init 70.
fused to 60, and kept advancing on the
ladv. when ,Ia went ;pto another room.
nroc,,red rsvolver and q. n. adv,nc.
ing buck poked his nose in the door, the
muzzle Of the revolver was showed under
b;s nrobo.c;s who, he changed h;s mind
.,a oors.,,sa 20 looro the rrsm;ss. a.
| the same t;me threatening To kin ope Of
the cows After getting outs;de he fred
HI. n;sto, osf for tho purnose of fr;ubtep.
inc tbs l,dv Tho officer. ,bouId make
- ofrort = urs,rtb these v;olator. ~ the
l.w and have ;u.tice meted ont to them
Bishop sharpe. OF SAT- LAKE City, IN
conversation with reporter IN new
.w.r - ~ ,,ras,;on e hs b.a heer ar,
ronm,,;c,ted ~ N. Mormon Church,
nNo y b,. mt and 7 have not excom.
uun;o.tsd ~. church II Won have don,
,.lL;nr ,hort r,;lro.d. and nina, Let m,
| tall Won I stand where I have AWAY,
stood in patr;ot;,m and religion I pro
nose to render unto Caesar the things TIA,
ara cas,r,s and unto God the thing,
a.. ~ coa,. and 7 shall Ia ora.ti,
mistaken u NV eo.reliOicpists do not .oor
come 70 the same conclusion as to tbei,
dutv rberc bas .lw.vs been less polvc
.uc in Utah than IA .upposed. and q
Iats mo Mural marriage. have occurred
| No,h;ns mora can he done 70 enforce n,
law. e !. fully enforced now. Auy
tb;no mora wopld usale,slv aporavat,
,ho nsor,c PETER lat tb;pos work
Won will .ee that all will come out riph
before long y
| oshh.ASp .oNAnlo .
| Dscerber tbs leading srticls will b. o,
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