The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-03-07

CALICO DISTRICT. The following ex-
tract is taken from letter received dur.
ing the week by Dave Jolly from, Calico,
California, and bearing date of February
Dist: Everything here has changed
On the Sth inst. Mr. Raymond dis.
charged so men, only keeping at work
most of them with shotguns. Parties
have been jumping his ground in num-
Der of places, expecting him to buy them
off as was done in Phoebe in early days.
But he is pursuing different course
here. Says he will shut down all his
mines, if it takes him one or two or even
five years, but what he will beat the
jumpers, and do it by law. He has had
some of them arrested already for stealing
ore, and they are now on trial, with
good chance for their going behind the
bars for while. The town is full of
rough characters from every section of
the coast. Some OF them are taking
this means of getting stake, but
| think they will get left, as the old
gent has gotten his back up and means
business. Mines in all parts of the camp
are doing fine, but there are are five men
for every job. The silver question is
getting to be serious thing, % per
cent. discount and no telling where it
will go. Low grade mines will have to
stop all over the coast. Wages will
probably be reduced in order for the
mines to continue"
TAX LEvY.-At the meeting of the
Board on Monday the Commissioners
made the following tax levy for the pres
emit year,
STATE .''''..''....'.''9 Cents
General County Fund. .......,........,SO Gents
Contingent tund .,....,...,.........l5 Cents
1ndigent Sick Fund. ......a.........-..lo Gents
redemption Fund. ..-...,.............35 Cents
4Iterest fund.-. ..,.........a......4o Gents
current txpenee Fund, ...............3 30 Gents
hehool Fuld. .....--,..'.....,.. .....45 Gents
Total. 50
On the property in Phoebe, for the ben.
e.!t Of the fire department, an additional
ten cents has been levied This makes
the tax on Phoebe property So GO, and on
the county property 50. So This is re-
duction of thirty cents on the 500 or
county property from the rate levied last
year, and twenty-five cents of reduction
on 500 in Phoebe.
TIE improvement in cooking stoves i,
keeping pace with the improvement OF
other household goods. j. Eisenmann
Co. received a lot of these improved
cooking.stoves. They are the finest, mos
complete and handsomest stoves we have
ever seen. And owing to the low price o
silver, these stoves are covered with silvel
knobs. There is money to be made IL
purchasing these stoves and keeping then
till the price of silver advances, then sell
ing the knobs for bullion.
INSTEAD of reducing the tax levy TO
school purposes, We are of the opinion
that it would have been better had tn
rate of last year remained; or, better still
had the rate of taxes for school purpose
been raised instead of lowered. But W
have crusty old bachelors for Count
Commissioners, and what more coul
have been expected OF them.
OK Wednesday all the bunting in tow
was displayed, and for the first time i
twenty.four years the Democratic rooste
was on top. In the evening salutes wer
hired and dance took place.
A CONTRACT was let during the wee
to run drift from the bottom Of tn
Mendha shaft toward the ledge $50 feet
The contract was let for 1915, and wa
secured by Billy Trowbridgc.
Owing to the large number of the Uta
people travelling to the lower country, ft
the benefit Of their health. the ferry O
the Colorado 10 doing good business.