The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-09-28
OscEoLA.-Frank Godbe and E. H..

t'ip 70 O-ceola. The rev water ditch
which is to furnish water forl h, draulic
purposes is well under way. When I'm.
iahed it will he Is miles in length, run.
ming from Lehnan's Creek on the east
side of JEFF Davis Peak to Osceola. AL
tunnel about 500 feet in length will form
part of the ditch, which will carry some
1900 inches of water. Two hundred
men are at work along the ditch line and
it is expected to lie finished by the last
Of November. Many of the lahortrs
have their families with them living
in tents, and the place presents now
lively appearance. With two 6 inch
Monitors at work steadily, it is est.
mated that it will require sixty years to
exhaust the placers now known to exist
there. i,.t
MAIL CONTRACTS advertisements are
out inviting proposals for carrying ths
United States Mails from July i, 1890,
to June 80, 1894. This is for .a,fonr
years contract on each route. The Ines
advertised AZ running from Phoebe are:
From Phoebe TO Hike. IS miles,. and
back, once week. Bond required, with
bid $500. From Phoebe to Milford, 4 W
miles, aud back, three times week.
time. % hours. Bond required with
bid $500. From Phoebe to Taylor, lO9
miles, and back, twice week, time, SO
hours. Bond required with bid $1,000.
Proposals will be received at Washing
ton until December IA, 1889, and decis.
ms will be announced on or before Feb.
ruary 20. 1890.
ANOTHER STRIKE,-On Thursday the
Black Ledge was struck on the, 10th
level If the Ra, mopd & Ely mine. at a
Ioint ab,ut 1000 feet from the shaft.
When the Black Ledge was entered on
the IL h level, as reported two weeks
ago, t. strike WAS noted, and drift YVES
Immediately started on the 10 Ii level,
at the cross head. which it was estimat. d
would cut the ledge after running about
40 feet. Hall that distance only wa,
run " hen the ledge was found. the d.
INT nsions Of the ledge at this point are
not yet determined. A good quality o.
ore wa, taken out which can b. easily
snlelted after roa> ting.
ARM BRoKEN.-W Li-ton va.
brought in fir IN Wilson Creek Noun
tain last Monday, with both bones o
his right arm fractured between tbs
wrist and elbow. He was employed d
one Of the coal burning camps aad il
bringing the work animals in that MOI n
log, riding ono without halter or bride
the horse. became frisky going down
steep slope. L'ston had no means Q
holding his scat and was thrown for
ward. He fell and che horse In passing
over him trod on him, breaking his arm
and bruisiug the side of his face. Hell
under thu care Of DR.. Nesbitt at tn
Phoebe Hotel.
MRS. Governor ADAMS slipped int
town last week, paying flying visit t.
, her friends. the Poujaies. SO quietly tina
thu RECORD did not learn.of the fact III
til day or two ago. Mrs. Adams onl
renamed over night, received no callers
! !, and spent the morning in viewing tn
town from Spring Mountain. At moo
she departed for the north to meet ht
husband, promising to visit ri 'che for
m ire extended stay in the future.
Z Teams are eng aged in hauling Stag an
. ore, which Is piled up in the vicinity
i. tine Reduction Works. Stag is brougt
9 from the old furnace dump at Bullio'
r vile, aud ore from the Yuba mine. Sc,
y eral additional teams will be put ON in
|, week, and material from the Day dur
at Jsckrahbit will also be brought in f
Auxing purposes.
!, Last Tuesday morning, Anthony. Err
" est and Murray Godbe left hastily f
,. Salt. Lake City, whittier they were sur
i. monsd,by the news Of the dangerousi
!. ness of their sister, Mrs. g. F. Brook
n1 of typhoid fever. W. 8. Godbs foll,.w'
.. yesterday morning on learning thattl
d case Was most critical. 1, ~ y, !.
:, Mrs. A. T. Page has SO far recover'
:" from the severe accident which ha
pened to her last week as to be able
P. return home again, The fractured IA
" Was skillfully set by DR.. "A. j. Lnud,
c. and with care the patient will soon be
DC we'll ~ ever.
y Our town must be somewhat boom