The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1890-07-19
SURFACE INDICATIONS.
Silver Sl.OS. Lead. 4.42.

Silver is slowly but surely climbing up
the breeches of the gold bugs. Rah for
the white metal
A large meerscham pipe valued at S35
was ratified for at Edwards Wednesday
evening, AL Enright being the winner
having diced 4S.
Carl Schuman will close his photo.
graph gallery here on the 24th. of this
month. Those DESTROYS of having good
likenesses taken of themselves had better
see him before he closes,
The celebration of the Fourth verv
materially detracted from the pomp and
glory of last Mondays pay day, most
OF the boys having squandered their
wealth on the former occasion.
X. Saddler of Eureka, has sublet the
contract OF carrying the mails between
Taylor and this town to A. Jacobson
The contract is for one year and calls for
two trips weekly the compensation there.
for being 5000 per quarter.
The sanitary condition of Phoebe at
this season of the year is far better than
1t has been for several years past. This
cheerful fact is attributed to the general
overhauling that the streets and back
yards received short time ago.
The Eureka Sentinel says that the
Rocky Mountain Carnival at Ogden is
declared to be great success. Strange,
brother Sentinel, for the Piochers present
at the show, although not accustomed to
witnessing great events, pronounce the
Carnival rotten failure.
We have been informed by one of the
railroad contractors that the company
contemplate laying track from Milford on
the lst of September at the rate of two
miles per day. At this rate of progress
Clover Valley will be reached by the
latter part of October when it is expect.
ed that the tunnel work will be complet.
ed between there and Dutch Flat.
Late Tuesday night the residents of
Lacour Street were startled from their
slumbers by what seemed to be unearthly
yells, but which proved to be the maud
ling rawlings of five of our very young
men. If such an occurrence happens
again, we shall consider it our duty to
publish their names, for drunken ca.
rousal is getting to be considered the
proper thing among the gang.
If one of our merchants would pur.
chase a supply of Mexican Giles from
San Francisco, We predict for him a
quick sale and handsome profit. The
Mexican Ollie is round earthen vessel
capable of holding about five gallons of
water and is used extensively in the
tropics. The vessel is wrapped with
gunny sack and suspended in the shade
the water remaining cold and pure for
week at time.
The party making the closest guess as
to the population of this Nincoln)
County, will receive from the Editor
through the mails, copy of the Phoebe
Weekly RECORD, free of charge, for one
year. All estimates on the population of
the county must be received in this office
by the lst of August. Any estimates
however from the southern end of the
county, that show by the post mark on
the letter that they were mailed before
the above date, will be received.
We have before us a practical little
book on sanitary and economic cooking
that is adapted to persons of moderate
and small means. The book is written
by Mrs. Mary Human Abel. matron of
large experience in the art of cooking
and is entitled "Lomb prize essay"
Everybody DESTROYS Of knowing how to
cook palatable dish should send for this
work to P.O. Drawer, 2S9, Rochester N.
y. Single copies in cloth 40 cents.
Quite number Of our young society
men, wishing to depart from the vulgar
custom Of patronizing our saloons in con.
junction with the festive hobo and play.
full miner, have organized "Corkscrew
Club, the first meeting Of the organiza.
ton being held in the back room of
down town newsstand short time since.
At the meeting in question quite nun.
Der OF names were added to the roll of
each person upon signing
the declaration of principles, being pre-.
sented with an ingenious continuance in