The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-02-25

through the Escalante desert; thence
West to the Meadow Valley Wash, thence
North westerly abandoning their survey
south through the Wash, to Phoebe,
At this point, side tracks and switches
are to be put in to connect with the
P. G. NJ & r. COS works; and the
Phoebe & Jackrabbit narrow gauge
the main track continueing on through
the Bristol Pass, to tee Pacific Coast.
Now is the time for rejoiciug;now is the
time that the honest miner can work his
low grade mines to a profit; and now
is the time for the p c. Nj. & Il Cos
to be getting their 100 foot vein at the
Day Mine tapped at her lowest working,
preparatory to shipping from 100 to 300
tons Of iron and lime huX per day to
Salt Lake City and other smelling points
East. Ii has now become evident that
Salt Lake City and the east have had
their eyes opened and are soon to be con-
nected with one of the richest mineral
belts ever discovered; that the fruits,
and produce of Southern California will
be brought into their eastern market
twelve hours quicker than ever before;
and that carloads upon carloads OF
cheap fuel will soon be drawn into Los
Angles, to supply that whole section OF
country. We are proud to be the first
to herald the glad tidings of prosperity,
not only for the honor OF having scoop
over the rest of the journals OF the
world, but for the honor of being the first
to notice the crisis; the turning point to
prosperity Next to the free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver this is the best
thing that could happen to the Western
country and the Z. 7. Ry. Co.
now THE NEWS CAME,
1t came through the channels OF the Sup.
er.natural; first to a few, and then to
many, and the ghosts of prophets are now
giving their nightly rehearsals Of the
future. 1t Was Wednesday morning
that the entire working gang at the
smelter which come off shift at 3 o'clock
in the morning reported to the writer a
detailed account of what they had seen
transpire for two consecutive nights in
the valley below town. On their word
and in company with two Others, the
writer wendell his way to point near
the gravey ard, from were all was said
to have been seen on prior occasions.
Then we sat from 2:30 a. NJ. until
o'clock, laughing and joking at the idea
OF anything supernatural happening
Just as one of my companions was ask
lug me what tine it was, our attentions
were arrested blythe sound Of distant
whistle, the vibrations of which grew
clearer and louder as the object bearing
it came nearer and nearer. What wa
it? We each looked at the other, and al
heard alike. There was no mistake
Soon the rumbling of fast nearing trail
was slightly and then clearly force'
upon our hearing. Nearer and nearer
came until a full
TRAIN HOVE rs SIGHT.
With a headlight of electricity tn
brilliantly illuminated train came to
ward the company's works with light
ming like speed. There were just eigh
passenger coaches that came to
stop at depot in the valley, at poin
exactly opposite the smelter "Fiftee
minutes for refreshments, was the fir'
sound after full stop was reached, thi
rent the air. Then we saw crowd (
passen gers hurry into a beautiful depC
hotel. We stood dumb Our liml
were rigid, but our minds and eyes r
NAMED active. We saw the passenge
re-enter the cars, which proved to be a
sleepers, heard the conductor cry OF
"all-board, and the SPECTRAL ira
moved on toward the Bristol Pass.
{ What could it mean? We each aske
D the other; but the only response was Il
sound Of two whistles which again a
nounced the epproach Of more train
/. This time they came from both directio
e The first that arrested our gaze was Il
: sight of golden edged letters that form'
e in the smoke from the engine of Il
d eastern bound train. Gradually Il
d letters shaped themselves into line un
i. they formed with distinctness the wor
d TWELVE HOURS AHEAD
d OF the c. p. This train stopped on
re long enough to take up and throw
y mail sacks, and then moved on. 7
y third proved to be freight. Th
le moved more slowly, owing to their gre
burden of rock coal, .charcoal, salt a
merchandise, all of which was dist
guishable in the brilliant light viii
surrounded them. They stopp,
=, switched off few cars, and then
lowed the way toward the Bristol Pa
The last things we noticed before ut
darkness closed the scene, were c
:, loads upon carloads of ore side-track
:. waiting for the east. bound freight.
= 1t was grand sight; one that is be
II repeated every night at exactly "a.
"a and one too that can be seen by any
=. SO desirious from the nearest point
10 the smelter trail to the graveyard. T
i it in, that You also can be witness
IL the veraci,y of this truthful portrayal