The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1888-03-03

The U. L. railroad surveyors nave
worked south from Sulphur Springs and
were camped last Wednesday night at
Desert Springs. The line they will fol-
low is not known with any certainty.
An effort is being made to find . pass in
the vicinity of White Rock Mountain,
some ten miles south Of Sulphur Springs,
which, If successful, will bring the line
of survey through Spring. Eagle. Rose
and Dry Valleys. II this cannot be done,
we understand the survey will continue
from Desert to Pahranagat Valley. via
Panaca and Bennett Springs.
The cattlemen OF Meadow Valley
Wash and vicinity combined, have built
. substantial fence to prevent cattle from
running on the failing pits at Bullion
vile. The fence runs west from what is
called the Atchinson field, to Bullion
vile. thence north by the Basset fur
mace to within short distance Of Condor
Canyon. 1t is about three miles in
length. Heavy losses to the stockmen
each year by poison from the tailings
made it necessary that something of the
kind should be done.
The February report Of W. ]. Dooley,
volunteer reporter for this county sent
to the Director Of the Nevada Weather
Service Station, shows: That the highest
temperature was 55'5. on the &c. The
lowest temperature IFS. on the 6. The
average maximum temperature for the
month ass. The average minimum TEN.
perAture 26'6. The total amount Of rain
and melted snow for the month 3:l5
inches. Total .now fall for the month l2
inches.
The Pansca Cooperative store wa
burgiArizsd one night last week. A hole
was cut in the side Of the building large
enough to admit the body Of . man.
This part Of the Job was very neatly
done. aud lessons the bslief that it was
the work Of Indiana. The thinss taken
were tobacco and other easily portable
goods. For some rssson nothing was
said Of the matter for time, and word
Of it reached here only few dsys ago.
MAIL Lrrrixos. The Postotfice De
partmsnt will receive proposals, until
April 10, lSSs. for carrying the mail upon
The several routes in Nevada, from July
!, 1883. to June 30. 1880. Lists Of
routes. with time schedules, forms Of
contracts, instruction to bidders, ETC..
will be furnished upon application to the
Second Assistant Postmaatsr General at
Washington.
Thursday afternoon Mr.. Henry Tracy
circulated petition to secure an add.
ton to the Winnie McMath fund, He
was very successful and in short time
received ~. This, added to the amount
on hand, is sufficient for the purpose, and
NJ soon - the weather settles the little
one will leave.
The remainder Of the corner Of the old
Pouiads building. on Meadow Valley
street, has fallen down. II the owners
Of these neglected. stone buildings do not
intend to repair them it would h we'll to
put up . notice Of some kind to warn
pedestrians. otherwise some one is liable
to be injured.
X. II. Elan received word from Salt
Lake on Thursday that money had been
deposited in bank to apply on the pur.
chase Of the Yuba mine and the water
works. The deeds to the properties
were forwarded by Fridays stage.
From = paper received from Waterloo,
Shedord county. P. O., Canada, we no.
tics that Charles 8. Cotton, at one time
connected with the County Recorders
Office here, has been appointed Sheriff Of
that county
The County Commissioners meet next
Monday. The most important business
to come before the Board 10 the tax levy
for 1883. All bills should be presented
to the Clerk Of the Board to-day.
Dave McKelvey, who left here few
years ago and 10 now in the Ccur
d'Alsns mining country, recently with
two others sold mining claim for $685..
900.
D. c. Clark, in this issue, calls atten.
tion to the fact that he 10 at the old
stand yet ready to furnish groceries and
provisions in quantities large or smsll.
At the Philadelphia Brewery, Herr
Klein, as usual. keeps the beat liquors to
be had in town.
The wife Of Peter Lynch has been seri'