The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1890-05-24

district, Utah, has this to say of form
er Piocher. ''Mr. H. +. Gear is one OF
the solid, substantial business men of
the camp. For nearly three years Mr..
Gear was assayer for the Bullion. Beck
mine, and in this line was considered an
expert. Lately he has devoted his at
tention to the mercantile business, and
is proud of the fact that his trade has
assumed such proportions that he is com.
PEELED to build quite an extensive add.
ton to his store.room. His stock will
invoice $1,000 and is being daily added
to. His courteous treatment of custo-
mers and fair dealing is making his es.
Establishment famous throughout the
camp, and he is justly entitled to it all.
Mr.. Gear owns fourth interest in a
years lease and bond on the Governor, a
new mine in which rich strike has re.
Gently been made. Specimens of the ore
assays IT'S ounces in silver. Another
specimen went 500 in gold, 60 ounces
in silver and Is per cent. lead"
A Bottle of Trib should be in every
household.
Messrs. Woods and Patterson, Engi-
neers of the Utah Central Extension,
were in town Tuesday and we learn that
track-laying will commence at Milford
about June /, and expect to reach the
road where the telegraph line crosses it
about Is miles northeast of Panaca-
by the 10th of July. A supply station
will be put in there, and by the time
the grade and tunnels are finished and
track laid to Dutch Flat, the grade to
Phoebe will be completed and railslwill be
laid to the lower part of town by the
first of November. Then hurrah for
Phoebe.
FIRE On Sunday the blacksmith
shop Of Jake Colburn in Meadow Valley
Wash was destroyed by fire. Mr.. Col
burn was at work in the shop and on
cutting hot iron piece flew into the
coal and he could not find it. About an
hour afterward, while at work some dis
lance from the shop, it took fire and
burnt before anything could be done.
By hard work Mr.. Colburn managed to
save the rest of the buildings. His loss
is about 5000.
The RECORD has been accused of being
the cause of the dull time in Phoebe dur.
ing the few days after pay day. Sorry
we are boys, but the happiness of the
young people have to be looked too once
in while and we assure the bachelors
that we won't advise him to come until
one of them decides to become bene.
dict. Hope our amende honorable will
be acceptable.
The San Francisco Examiner offers a
prize of $500 to the one guessing the
closest to the number of inhabitants in
the State of Nevada, as taken by the
census enumerators. Also the Chamber
of Commerce, Salt Lake, offers prize Of
5000 on the number of inhabitants OF
Salt Lake City. Send in your figures.
Carl Schuman, photographer, will be
ready for business at the Old Gallery on
Main Street, next Friday. Mr.. Schuman
is a firstclass workman and when here
three years ago gave good satisfaction.
See lad" under New To-day.
Messrs Perry and Earle, representing
the Pacific States Savings, Loan and
Building Company of San Francisco, are
in town, and all those wishing to save
money will do well to interview the gen.
tlemen.
The public Schools will close Wednes.
day afternoon. A general review will
be held and the awarding of prizes to
the successful ones will take place.
A pearl sleeve button was found on
Lacour St. by VIM. Bell. The owner
can have it by calling at the RECORD
office.
Services will be held at the Catholic
Church tomorrow Sunday at 1890 in
the morning and 7:30 in the evening.
ID. G. Clark after six months soiourn
in the States, arrived here Thursday.
Gazette: Before leaving for San Fran
cisco Governor Stevenson made the follow