The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-10-05


m4u employe at the Reduction
Works i. now large and prog
ress though steady. is slow. The great
dr.sb .ck now experienced is the grad.
iut which is necessary for r'ad', etc.,
immediately in the rear Of the works
The Smelter addition is practically fin
;.hed. and work on the stack ia now be.
ing pressed. The brick work is into the
sec"ni q nr. At the present rate of
progress. the smelter will be in opera.
ton by the 25'h inst. Coal and ore is
being put in in on ,nt'ties aud success
full experimental run is expected. A new
building to be used as an assay office is
in cour.e of erection between the works
an the present assay off Sc on the sum-
nit The starting of the furnace is an
event eagerly looked for, as it is gener.
ally recognized that on the result, much
of our future prosperity depends.
Footracing is all the 70 of late in
.,wn. Last Saturday when it was
known the 100 yard race previously ar
ranged would not come off, the disap.
poiutment was general, and race Of so yda
for purse Of $40 wa. arranged between
H. E Freud. nthal and Tom Pippp.
Bats on the result were numerous, fav-
oring Prudential. The race was de.
clared tie and was run again the follow.
ing evening at six o'clock. Bets at this
time were few as a close race was ex.
pected Pippin won by about ten incl es,
and it was acknowledged to be pretty
rae. Thursday evening another run of
I'D yards for purse Of $40 waa gotten
10 between Prudential and Andy Nc.
Gritty. In this Freudenthal won ca lily
by about 8 feet. There was but little
betting.
SraEsr3.- List Saturday, by private
subscripti"n,. Main st. was cleaned Of
the accumulated rubbish which has
ma red its appearance for some time,
and on NJ 'niay petit ~ was in circula
tioa asking the Boa d of County Com
missioners to prohibit all persons from
deposi ing filth of any kind thereon
The petition was very generally signed,
80 gen raj ia fact that it would seem an
easier matter for the citiz-ps Of the busi
ness part Of the th'roughfare to quietl,
arrange for keeping it in decent shape
than to invoke the assistance of tn
County Commissioners in the matter.
List Tuesday evening, at the dwellin,
Of the groom's par .uts on Meadow Val
lev St John O'Connor aud Miss Mar,
King were joined in wedlock, Justice 6
the Peace A. A. Young officiating. 4
number Of frieni, were present aud
pleasant evening was passed Tbs youn
couple will reside on Panaca Flat.
Messrs. Sch,efer and Stein, of tn
Phoebe Brewery, have a good article c
b er on the market. 10 another We,
steam beer for family use will b. r. sdy
warranted t. keep for six weeks. Sol
by the keg at So so and by the doze
battles at 50 SO. Yeast constantly o
hand also.
A feed corral and blacksmith sho
will Immediately be put up by A. Gre,
erson On the block just north Of the DR.
Valley r, al a. 1t leaves Main st. Til
material out If which it will he col
structed was brought from Silver Re,
by Gregerson.
A fire, supposed to have originate
from cigarette stump, was discovtre
ina mang+r in Balls Corral the 9th,
day. The prompt application of a fe
buckets of water stopped what wouI
have be On destructive fire.
The County Commissioners meet t
day as Board Of E 1ualiz alton, and VI
pass upon the cases Of those tsxpaye
who are supposed to be worth mo
than the County Assessor has the m lit,
at.
H w. Natting came in on Tuesda,
Milford stage. The gentleman is fro
Colorado and will be employed at t
Reduction Works as assayer and q
alytical chemist.
A chopper employed at the Wills
Creek timber ranches came 10 last Satr
day su ffering from an AZ wound on
left hand. Dr.. Louder sewed up I
wound.
A. F. Gregerson came in from Sill,
K4ef. Utah. Thursday. with his team