The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-05-19

Notes and Items OF Interest from Fer
guaon District.


gu,on District.
1t costs s32 so per ton to ship ore
from Ferguson to Salt Lake.
The tide Of immigration continues to
flow and the excitement is strong.
The Nevada Spy, owned BY w. J.
Dooley 4 Co., is steadily improving in
appearance.
I. 4. Edwards has small force tf
men at work on his mine little south
/ of town.
Harry Carpenter, formerly Of Lake
Valley, arrived in the district during the
week from San Diego, Cal.
Samuel Reeds two sons arrived here
from the East last week. The young
men will make Helene their home.
While excavating for cellar on the
lot owned by Cooper & Wertheimer,
free gold was PANIED out Of the dirt.
City lots are receiving attention in the
way of clearing and grading, and two
more frame buildings are in course Of
construction. ga
The boys at the April Fool mine have
fourteen sacks of ore in their tent which
is valued at $4,000. 1t is guarded
night and day.
The Snow Flake mine continues about
the same. B. C. McDoneugh is pushing
work On the main shaft, which is down
about ten feet.
Slessrs. Cassidy. Roeder- 4 Co. are
pushing work on the Hunter claim, ard
are preparing for a shipment of ore to
Salt Lake.
The owners of the Magnolia mine ex-
pect to net 5000 On the ten ton ship.
ment made from that mine to Salt Lake
last Thursday.
/ The drug store building OF John Shier
is completed, and business is being cal
ried on under the efficient management
of w. ]. Maynard.
/ The disa lvantages of having no dis
| trict recorder are experienced daily, and
some steps should be taken towards the
election Or appointment of one.
The attention OF many are attracted TO
Cedar Springs, further down the district
Many rich samples from there and many
important locations have been made.
Whisky and gambling are at par, as
usual 10 new mining camp. Several
poker games are running continuously,
and money does not seem to be scarce.
Messrs. Service, Purtcher and Hor.
kins have mado an important strike neal
the April Fool. No assays have been
taken, but indications pciut to its being
bonanza.
The April Foil company is preparing
to make shipment of ore to Salt Lake,
After the returns of this shipment, with
the one made by the Magnslia compan,
are made known, We may expect bis
+ rash-o psopieto this place, for the or
il known to 60 high.
Much interest is being taken in toWr
i)ts. and buildings are being erected ant
sprovement work is progressing rapid
ly, and although it has not been def
nitely decided where the location of tn,
town will be. Helene seems to be the at
traction. The fact that no charges ar
made sor lots is allowing many who hav
no real interests to become the owner
Of one or more important lots, excluding
business men and others who have in
vested heavily in the camp and hav
much at stake.
BY special call large lumber Of min
ers and trnspe ctors Of the district as
sembed around bonfire on Main stree
on the night OF the 18th inst. aud organ
ICED the Ferguson u Yer league. TIL
meeting was called to order BY n. /
Dooley, after which J. A. Denton wa
elected president and G. E. Goodric
secretary. Mr., Denton stated the oil
ject of the meeting in manner we
fitted for such an occasion, and on motto
. committee Of three. consisting of Wn
, Maynard, G. E. Goodrich and T. L. E.
wards, was appointed to draft resol,
tions, prepare pledge and membershi
roll, and to report on Monday, May 24tl
!. to which date the meeting stood az
journed. Three hearty cheers were the
8 given by all present, and the matt,
i. drifted into one.sided discussion of Il
question at issue.
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