The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1886-04-24

mountains are III soineWiibb siuiiar
position to the fellow astride Of the fence,
with ram doing guard duty on one side
of it, and bull on the other. Since the
polygamists deserted their wives and have
been hiding, several unsuccessful Lincoln
county mineral prospectors have crossed
over the Utah line and struck it big by
locating on some of the secreters ranches,
aud taking up polygamous wife as his
own claim. The material is generally
found to be base, and formation pretty
hard. As the few who have taken up
these kind Of claims seem to be thriving,
and as it has been fully demonstrated
these many years, that though polyga-
nous wife in conversation will always
advocate this practice, it is a rare case
indeed that she, after few brief
hours acquaintance with man, and it
matters to them but little what character
of man he be, who is not willing to elope
with him, for they prefer being concu-
bne to whole man than one to piece
Of man, and many Of the unsuccessful
prospectors and frisky cowboys have To-
Gated on the ranches and claim the
woman as their own property. The po-
lygamists hiding are in quandry. They
know not what to do. They see their
wives and property being taken from
them by wicked men; but what can they
do. They know that the women who
have taken up with other men, consider
themselves free, and will have nothing to
with them, and should they come out of
hiding, it would do no good, and they
would be arrested by the officers and cast
in the pen, so they concluded to remain
under cover, and their abandoned wives
cheer then. in their solitude by occasion.
aiiy sending them word not to fret and
worry ON their account. for thew are verv
happy with the change, the country is
thicker with y. " ,. Marshais than the
grasshoppers are IN august, and that they
had petter remain where they are
Lawson Atcbison has developed an ex
ceedingIy promising prospect out at
Stampede Gap. II gives great promise
of deyelopinp into n valuable m;pe
There are three or four prospects in that
locality. IL n iittIe develoniny WINS done
on them, the chances are decidedly in
Their favor Of proving valuable property,
nut a. long as they remain idle they are
not worth q continental. The whole
country there IS streaked with ore VEINS
inc 'o'"as'on Is .'me' GRANITE quar.z''e
ana 'ron' Mo'' OF 'ne ore FOUND tnere
NJ" peeh Of grade 'hat VIII NOT pay 70
WORK IN TINS country where the ex'rac-
lion ana reduction OF ore mas peen so eS-
pen''Ve' ihere nave peen small pockets
oil very rich ore found there.
JACK baxster arrived IN town on lhurs'
Jay. ne gives Dig accounts Oh the trade
poiiAr claim on west SIDE OF the highiand
range. ne drought IN samples Oh diner'
snt KINDS oil ORE that looks well. lhey
started IN cross.cutting IN white spar.
of rich ora arc encountered =. .dy.ncs il
made The ground h,, e,srrs, throuoh a
and all indication. mint 70 n bonanz,
living in nroY;mitv
arrival from pern.vlvon;. D;.tr;ct md
wa, valued al nearly a. ooo Il !. The
frat ,b;nment sver mads from that di..
tr;ct Ira. h.v;rr r.v.r h.on an, vorl .
in A.. a;..,;.. 10, .h... ....r.I, .....,,
nv q II parton Tn aarlv davu Tho ora