The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-04-14
Local. Intelligence.


Milford stage for Salt Lake.
Tomorrow will be Good Friday and
the 10th will be Eister Sunday.
To-day is pay day with the Phoebe
Con. Co. for the month of March.
The Milford stage continues to arrive
from two TO five hours behind time, ow-
ing to the bad condition Of the roads.
County Assessor Freudenthal begun
his outside assessing on Tuesday, making
Cave Valley his first point.
Spring time mas returned, the hills are
/, fresh and green, the birds are nesting
and shade trees around town are bud
ding. fs a sts
The building on Main street for so
long time known as Browns HAIL.
is renamed, and hereafter will be known
as "Thompson's Opera House."
Messrs. Bond and Eva, who have been
leasing on the Chapmen mine, have made
another large shipment of high-grad.
lead ore to the P. C. Co.'S samplinp
works.
About half the working force Of the
Yuba mine quit work during the past
week and are now at Monkey Wrench,
or Ferguson, investigating the gold
lodges.
Ike Garrison has secured another claim
on his rich and already extensive family
lode in Phoebe District. It's 10 the shape
of baby girl, and put 10 an appearance,
on the 9th.
Messrs. J. NJ. Downing and Geo. 81.
Hewitt, mining men, attracted by the re-
ports of Ferguson district, arrived from
Aspen, Colorado, this morning and went
on Immediately to the seat of war.
George s. Sawyer and Samuel Reed
have formed partnership for prat.
tice of law at Monkey Wrench, Mr..
Reed to attend to outside business ami
Mfr. Sawyer to hold down the home
Office,
Mrs. Christina Clayton, after linger.
ing illness from some affection of the
liver, died at the residence Of her son Oh
Pauacs Flat, on Sunday evening last.
deceased came here from California abou
year ago. The funeral took place OIL
Tuesday.
Mr. Samuel T. Godbe left with hi,
family last Mondayfo for Salt Lake. wher,
the family will remain for some time
Mr.. Godbe will return as quickly as
possible and will investigate the merits
of Ferguson District.
Members of the Republican party are
requested to keep in mind the call for
mass meeting for Saturday next to Ell, ct
delegates to the State Convention which
will be held at Virginia City on April 80.
See the official call on the second page Of
this issue.
Mark Church and James Scholar
have discovered a we'll defined quartz
le lge with nice streak of lead ore on
thu hill bordering on the west side OF
town, and are running tunnel and de-
vsloping what promises to be fine pros.
p,ct.
Charley and Billy Roe finished short
run on copper ore from the old Cave
mine. Bristol district on Monday.
Thirty eight tons of ore were worked,
producing fourteen and half tons of
copper bullion which will assay up to
96 per cent, and carries some sixty
ounces in silver per ton. They will
probably make another run during the
summer.
The first saloon in Golden City is that
of H. H. Cooper. who does business I'M
der generously large tent. Money
seems TO be plentiful there, and poker
has engaged the attention of number of
the boys for several days. The proper
spirit for lively camp thus crops out.
1t has it's bad features, from church.
going point, of course, but it also makes
life in the "wild and woolly west worth
living.
Golden City" of the new district,
Ferguson, had better be re-cristened.
The name is too common, and prob.
ably won't be recognized by the postal
department at Washington. There are
seventy names already in the postal di.
rectory, Of Golden Citys, Golden and
Goldvile's, etc. Think up something
equally distinctive but more original.
AMI ask for the establishment Of a post.
Office under the new name.
The Bachelors gave another OF their
sociables at their hall last evening and
all present passed very pleasant even.
ing. Music, card playing and small
talk occupied the carly portion Of the
evening, after which refreshments were
served. A novel feature OF the evening
was the placing Of a gold finger ring in
cake. which was cut and passed among
the ladies. the one finding the r;no in bar