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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-09

The Independent says it was thirty.
three degrees below zero at Elko last
Wednesday night
The new Ontario mill at Park City
will be built in the spring if silver goes
no lower than at present. The plans are
drawn and it will be very large struc.
ture, some 400 feet in length. The On
tario company estimate old tailings on
hand sufficient to run the new mill for
Ave years. without using pound of ore
from the mine.
The Magdalena placers. west of Her.
mosillo, Mexico, about which there is
now some excitement, were discovered |
by two women, Mrs. Louise Leglerly and
Mrs. Fortunate Ronslat, OF the village Of
Magdalena. They were sharp enough to
secure the title to thirty-fve of the rich.
est claims in the district, and are now
Quitting them with machinery Mining
and Scientific Press.
More than l25 men have been laid off
| from the Anchor mino and soncentrator
at Park City, Utah, because of low
silver.
Maurice Barnett, lately in charge Of
the Homestake mines at the Black Hills,
has taken the superintendency of the
White Cloud mine, near Lovelock.
An exchange says it is the general talk
In Austin that the wages Of the miners
will soon be reduced from So to 50 per
day. which is equivalent to shutting
down the mines, as a miner cannot sup.
port himself and family on $50 per
, month.
The White Pine News says ore that
assays $454 in gold and sixteen ounces in
silver has been struck at depth Of
seventy feet in the Midnight mine. Ths
' ore body is as wide as the incline.
The Inyo Index says the outlook fo
1898 is not encouraging. The low price
Of silver has closed down many mines ant
! there is nothing else to bring money ints
u that section.
The Verdi Mill Company has declared
dividend of one dollar per share, or tel
per cent. upon its capital stock, out o
=. its business for the year 1892. Rene
y Journal.
Many Of the citizens Of Rich6eld fol
lowed off the San Juan, craze but ar
= getting back and are letting their fee
- rest while the cobbler repairs their shoes
g. T. Bean heads the advance guard. =
y Beaver Utonian.
'" A bar Of bullion valued at $500, fror
y the Standard mine, Bodis, passed throug
At Hawthorne last week.
'e Reports have been received here frol
~ number of sources to the effect tina
" the first payment has been made on tn
Joanna mine, but at this writing it woul
d. seem that one and all are premature. =
Il White Pine News.
. BY an arrangement made in London
u R. X. Morrison las succeeded Jam,
Wilson in the management of the Rub
Dunderberg mining property in this di
or trict. Eureka Sentinel.
D. L. Sayre, who conducted the Chlt
in ride Belt at Candelaria till the paper WI
Do forced to cease publication, is visitir
friends in Inyo county. He informs tt
in Independent that the suspension Of h
10 paper was caused by the depreciation
10. the value Of silver and stoppage Of VOL
10 in the mines. Mr.. Sayre says there q
He only two hundred people left at Candel
oh ria; before the silver business was ruin,
Of. four or Eve hundred men were employ,
at the mines and an equal number won
on still be employed if the devil had g
m. hold Of John Sherman twenty years az
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$4,000,

Silver City people are never 80 happy
As when quarrsling over mining ground.
Fred Bierks has sued the South Eud
Mining Company and attached the pro.
perty for the sum Of $6.047. money ad'
vanoed to said company. The suit was
brought 10 Storey county, although the
property is in this county, Dayton
Times.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-09

The RscoRp 10 In receipt from Senator
Stewart Of lot Of seeds Of choice va.
rietiss. They came from the Agricultural
Department. Persons who desire some
for cultivation will be. accommodated by
calling at the RECORD office. First come
hrst served.
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present, and all departed well satisfied
with the evenings outing.

present. and all departed we'll satisfied
with the evenings outing.
The Palace is the resort for gentlemen
who like to indulge in game Of bill
lizards, smoke fine cigar or sample the
best liquid refreshments to be found in
town.
The Phoebe Drug Stors has changed
hands and will hereafter be conducted
by DIR. J. H. Campbell 4 Co. The gen
eral stock is to be increased at once and
the business moved two doors farther
down the street, to the building north of
Dooley's dry goods store, where DR..
Campbell will personally conduct the
business.
Eyes, stranger, said the citizen of an
aspiring Western village, "ive years
ago this hull place was a wilderness;
nuthin' but prary grass and red Injuns.
and no signs OF civilizashun. Now, stran-
ger, there be twenty men in that Jail
over yonder and forty moro in the poor
hus. lisa CROWN and improvin', stran-
ger. - Boston Transcript.
St. Valentines Day promises to be well
observed here this year. The B. B. B.
order. composed principally of young
folks, intend to hold one of their general
receptions that evening, at which a
valentine postofioe will cut no small
figure. Both N. P. Dooley and Shisr
have sent for an additional stock of the
pretty missives by which the lovesick
swain may timorously make known his
passion to the object of his affections.
THE Southern California Edition" Of
the Los Angeles Express is hummer.
The compilation of the matter occupied
months of time, at a heavy expense. The
edition consisted of 10000 copies of "a
pages each. Every person who wants te
be informed about Southern Cslifornis
should order copy, as it contains {
thorough description of the eight south
ern counties that are tributary to Lol
Angeles.
It ia generally admitted that the Fir
Fund tax for this town will need to b,
increased this year. The present rate o
ten cents on the 500 has been running
for fifteen years unchanged, and tn
needs of the department in repairs t.
pipes. hose cleaning and ineidentals 70
two years past have exceeded the rev
enue derived, and an increase in the rate
or private subscriptions, probably both
as there is nothing in the fund now, an
will not be from taxes before next fall,
, absolutely necessary. Twenty cents o
the 500 at least for this purpose will b
none too much.
Ordinarily, the levy of the tax rate fe
the current year would have formed
part of the Commissioners work la
Monday, but the uncertainty und,
: which we labor as to what action Il
present Legislature will take with regal
: to our indebtedness. caused the Board
pass the tax levy until the next gener
Q meeting. by which time it is thought '
shall know whether higher rate ths
usual will be required or not. II Il
: bondholders propose doing anything
the present sitting it should be know
this month, and decisive action shou
n also be effected on the bill recently sc
}, in changing the method of paying SCI
). here.
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The Nevada Gouthsrn.

Thomas Taylor. the iron and coal king
Of Cedar. Utah, writes friend here
under recent date that he is about to 20
to Denver to sign important papers con.
nscted with the Nevada Southern Rail.
way now building in this direction from
COTS, on the A. & P, which may have
the effect Of extending the road clear
through to the iron and coal fields at
Cedar IS soon ~ the work can be reason
ably accomplished. 1t is understood
that the promoters of the road already
hold large interests in the Cedar proper
ties, which lends strength to the belief
that the proposed extension Of the road
to Cedar il more than mere talk.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-09

NOTICE.-Ws invite your attention
TO our elegant stock'of FuSSIruRH com.
plsts In every line, including the best
assortment Of Folding Beds. Springs and
Mattresses in the West. Direct your
orders for any kind Of house fittings to
BARRETT BROS, Salt Lake City,
Utah.
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The Virginia Chronicle says the Com.
stock pay roll for the month Of January
amounted to $l26. 6s3.6s, showing Dc.
creas over that Of December of about
$4,000.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-09

n. E. PRUDENTIAL,
W otary Public
Office in the County Assessors room at
the Courthouse.
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Bur,,.

At Piochs. Nevada. February 18th. 1898, TO the
wife Of r. P. Swindler, son.
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1t is hereby ordered that the foregoing notice
Of application for patent be published for the
period Of sixty days item consecutive weeks)
In the Phoebe WEEKLY RECORD. weekly news.
paper published at Phoebe. Lincoln county.
Nevada.
fb9 up, DUNKLR. Register.
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II is hereby ordered that the foregoing notice
Of application for patent, be published fcr
the period Of sixty days, ten consecutive
weeks, in the PIocHE WEEKLY RECORD, awsskly
newspaper published at Phoebe, Lincoln
County, Nevada.
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MINING NOTES

Phoebe. Nevada, Feb. 9, 1893.
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POsTOrFtCE HOURs.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
s.bscrib. for TN. RECORD.

Subscribe for the RECORD.
Walter Cooper is in town from Helene.
Henry Goodrich, the assayer, is here
from Helene.
The Chinese New Year begins Tues
day. February l4th.
Next Tuesday will be lovers day
commonly known as St. Valentines day.
The RECORD acknowledges the receipt
Of copy OF the report of the Secretary
Of State. 1t contains great deal Of
matter valuable for reference.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-04
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Seattle & Montana Wants to Reach Its
Terminal Grounds.

In joint convention of the city council bids
for the franchise Tor the street Car line from
Barclay and McCiaire, along lay lor street, were
opened. There was only one bid, that OF Fred
L. Sander, and the sum of $50 was offered.
The BID accepted ana the franc hise granted.
Alderman Miller voting mo
Harry ". Carroll addressed the house of dele
gates ia favor of making an appropriation TO-
ward Hestwood's plan Tor advertising seattle at
the Worlds iair. President Kloeber said Mr.
Donworth told him II was utterly illegal, and an
appropriation for such q purpose Was against
their oath. DR.. CrIcHton said they would feel
mortified Ii Seattle were the only large city In
the state not represented. iher had precedent
in the fourth o. July celebration. Mr.. Carroll
asked tast the charter he literally construed.
The pan was fsvoraby repoi ted
The following ordinances were read:
Esss o.is hing the < AIDE OF squire avenue;
passed.
Appropristing money as follows: Salary fund,
&2s12a: a,so, 85,5ii.Is: library, $i3la o.; parN.
500 81: passed.
Irans erring money from the sewer and drain.
age fund; passed.
Establishing the grade on Remington avenue;
passed.
The house will meet Oh Wednesday night
In the board cf aldermen pet TO- 81 tha
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THE PARK BOARD.

Proposed Plan for . Pavilion and Ora
torium ON Pioneer Place.
The park board met at 2:3O yesterday after
noon at their offices in the Bailey building with
W. H. White in the chair. The members present
were W. E. Bailey. T. n. Halter, B. E.
Bennett ana C. n. Evans. Bills for the month
OF March amounting TO 1856 60 were presented
AMI ordered paid. The pay roll amounted to
$i75.75, and supply bills $s0Sa The monthly
report for March was read and ordered filed.
The plan for the improvement of Pioneer place
and the erection of q suitable building was shown
by the superintendent ana referred to council
with request for favorable action. The
plan proposed is to build pavilion having an
auditorium, store room and waiting room, con-
venieutly arranged for public speaking, etc,
and furnished with wa>h rooms, toilet rooms
aud janitor's quar- ers. One feature 10 large
platform butt sven feet above ground. and
conveniently arrange for the accommodation
o committees reporters and band, with sui
fcie L room for a large number of people. The
building 10 TO be heated with steam and have
incandescent electric lights throughout.
A drinking fountain surmounted By electric
lights is proposed to be placed on the Yesler
avenue side. near the intersection Of Front
street. and is to be access BILE from all sides.
The triangular space around the whole building
10 to be paved with colored concrete thing, aud
surroun ed with cubic stone work to prevent
the encroachment OF teams representative
timber flag staff on the east side, of q size and
height that will be the admiration of all, is also
proposed.
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cliff, for Tacoma: BIZ go King, Tor Esnaimo: Blk
James A. Bodiand. for LAbashe bay. Departed
Str San Bsuito. for Tacoma.
RIO JANrrpo. Apefl a-Arfivod-Catania from
Philadelphia
Bosros. April a-Arrivsd - Pavonia from
Liverpool.
BxExEs, April 2-Afrived-wsimer from Bal
timoreL
GLASGOW. April a-Arrived-stats Of Cali
fornia from New York.
SOUTHAMPTON. April 4-ArTtvsd-Ems from
New York.
NEW YORK. April 2-Arrived-Kafser VIII
helm from Bremen: Servia from Liverpool
yANcoUvYR, B. C., April 2-ISpecial The
Empress OF India sailed for the Orient today
with fisty-two saloon passengers. The Empress
of Japan Is now on the way from Yokohama she
has ninety saloon passengers and 400 Chinese,
80 of whom are booked to Havana
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HILLS STILL SLIDE.
Great Northern Unable to Keep
the Shore Track Open.
OBSTACLES TO THE DEPOT.
Whftsehapsl Lssssss Mast Be Conpss-
sstsd-Guy c. Phiasey's Plan for Utn.
Using sasqsalmis Falls Power.

The sliding hills along the shore line Of the
Great Northern railway continue to DO canse
for anxiety 70 the Managers Of the road. During
the present speil OF bad weashe. they have
proved more dangerous and expensive than ever
before
The big slide which caught the freight train
Sunday night was more DISASTROUS than At nrst
reported. Three cars were knocked into the
bay 100 feet from the track and two Others
thrown Oh the rails. while others were covered
with earth ana trees hundred fest OF road
bed, together with the bulkheading, was also
swept ont into the bay. From this II wouid
seem that the entire range OF hills rest upon
quicksand foundations, and that the Gliding ex-
tends far below the water level
The company II spsring no pains to get the
track cleared, and hundreds of mon have been
Put 70 work shoveling the dirt into the bay.
The condition Of the hills yesterday WIS 90
threatening, however, and the weather was 90
nas,y, that large gangs Of mon refused to work
In such dangerous place, and returned to tho
city.
The slides kept coming down all day, and
more discouraRipg task was neve. before placed
before q roAdmaster than that Of keeping this
little stretch open.
General Agent Nadeau, of tho Northern Pa
cilc, received telegram yesterday saying that
arrangements had bsen made to transfer pas
sengsr across the washout ON tho line near
Mandan, n D., and that through trains are now
going both ways, the landslides 1t Eagle Gorge
having also been repaired
Three days delayed Union Pacific mail ar
nvsd here last night and will DO distributed
today.
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BRUTAL ON A SHIPS CREW

Jspanese Sailors Assaulted ny Boarding
Party and Ono Seriously Hurt.
cowardly aud uuprovokei attack was made
upon the crew Of the schooner Jennie Wand,
loading lumber ct the foot of Spring street,
about O'Clock last evening.
The vessel carries Japanese crew and is
nearly loaded, SO that she would be ready for
sea in about three daya shortly after O'Clock.
after the Japanese had gone to bed, half dozen
men entered the forecastis aud dragged them
out. At first an attempt was made to bride
them to go ashore, but they refused. and one
Jap was beaten over the head with an iron be-
laying pin and seriously wounded.
Capt. Olsen was in the cabin at the time and.
hearing the Japs' cries, rushed out over the
deck load of lumber. but the radiug party dis
appeared over the bow in boat aud quickly
left The wounded man, whose name 10 kobei,
the only one of the crew who can talk English,
was taken to the police station as soon a. the
police were notified. which was at least an hour
after the attack.
broken way in answer to numerous questions
said:
six men came on schooner. They union sail
ors. They offer us $25 piece 60 ashore. One hit
me on bead with Delaying rin.
He stated that the crew shipped In San Fran
cisco 1t $50 per month: that there was no watch
man on the schooner when the attack was made
but that all the crew were in the forecastle.
When taken to the police station his head was
covered with blood. There waa an ugly cut in
the soap near the top of the head, . deep cash
just over the LETT eye and the left car was cut
nearly in twain near the lower lobe BY Q blow
Of the heavy Delaying pin. The mans head was
also very badly swollen. Dr.. Palmer dressed
aud sewed up the wounda He did not discover
any fracture of the skull. but could not state
how serious the wounds were a. the effects of
conclusion OF the brain might not appear for
several days
After his wounds were dressed Kobei was
taken back to the schooner, AZ the doctor did
not think his case serious enough to send him
to the hospital.
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ABSOLUTELY Pure

Seattle & Montana railroad was made. setting
forth that 1t had purchased certain property be-
tween Commercial and south Sixth and Jackson
and King streets Tor depot grounds, and for the
purpose Of getting thereto desired permission to
cross certain streets easterly from Railroad ave-
nue., viz: Jackson, Commercial, South Second,
Third, Fourth and Fifth streets At the grade
level of Railroad avenue. 1t asks the vacation
OF South Second and Fourth streets. between
Jackson and King streets.
It also petitions for vacation OF the alleys in
blocks Is and 90 and the south one-half of the
alleys in blocks and IL of Maynard's plat, and
the right to continue its tracks southeasterly so
as to connect with its freight terminals on the
tide flats. 1t was referred to . committee.
After the joint session Alderman Brewer took
the chair, and a motion prevailed that special
meeting Do called for Thursday night to con.
slider railway franchises
An ordinance creating a liquor license dis
trict at the east end of Madison street was
passed upon the petition, as represented, of
many business men and property owners.
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TIE GREAT NonrHERN.s DEPOT.
Tsnsuts' Leasea Must Re Purchased Be
fore Work Can BE Begun.

Tsnsuss' Leases Must Re Purchased Be-
fore Work Can Be Begun.
No plans have yet been prepared for tracks or
buildings on the Great Northern depot site, and
~ 10 not likely that any will be prepared until
Mr.. Hill comes out here. which 10 expected to
ss within . couple Of weeks.
In fact the road has not yet completed ar
rangementa for at once securing possession of
the premises, ~ there are several tenants
leases TO be purchased hrst The land desired
Cor approach 10 owned by Cyrus Walker, J. NJ
Coiman and John ColiinA
I: will undoubtedly take some time to prepare
aud build all the station facilities contemplated
and In the meantime temp orarv structure will
perhaps he erected for the convenience of pas.
scnRers, ~ has been done in the matter of q
freight warehouse on Railroad avenue.
The permanent depot viii cost over quarter
OF . MILL IA doliara
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sixteen Alarms During the Month";
penses Of the Department.

penses Of the Department..
Chief A. B. Hunt, of the fire department, will
submit report TO the fire commissioners at
their next meeting in which he will show that
the total cost of the department for March was
'6,796iL The council appropriated &i,2l6. % for
current expenses on which reQuisittons amount.
ing to tss.s4 were issued.
Following is summary of the fires during
March:
March 5-Box Il. at II 30 a M, for 70 in Peo.
pies theater. Loss. 500: no insurance.
March 9-Box -. at lo:io p. IN, blaze in North.
west Cracker Com pany's warehouse. No loss.
March l0-Box a.. At II 10 p. m. for fire in
Markie & Wheatinan's grocery. corner Lane and
Eighth streets Loss on building, 81; contents,
Na5; insurance, $500 on contents; &slo on build
Ing.
March ii--Telephone alarm at Il. As a. m. for
fire III II. III. Lewis residence chimney. No loss.
March i2-Box oil, al 4;3o a. m. for fire in
Washington Iron Works Loss. $3.50; insur-
ance. $4,000.
asrch l2rBoS IS. at $50 p. m. for blaze in
Daiin's taliorshop, in BurAe block. Loss ssls.
caused by parks irom are light
March box 20. a, s;5a p. m. for fire In
lodging horse. seventh an: Weller. No loss
March Ia--Box 90. al l0:i5 =. m, for ire in
empty building back Of Blue Front saloon on
King street Loss, $it. cause, inceudiary
March io--ielephons alarm. at TO- 10 n. m, for
ire in wooden building on Taylor and Fonte
nellie streets, owned by estate OF Albert John.
son. Los, $50; insurance. So o.
March Telephone. at $50 A. m, for fire in
NcCGliock & caDpbeirs machine shop, corner
hesleT and Railroad avenue. No loss; insur-
ancs. 81 .0A
Aarea l7-ielephoae alarm At IS Tor IRE in
shsck, south seattle, owned by Mrs. NJ LANCE.
set tiEe by tGamps: loss. an
March ie-Bux iSe. a. 3.I2 A. n, for fra IL,
grocery owned by ". IL Hall. IN WaIia MALTA
addition: loss. on building. S.: contents, 81 ~.
insurance. ca building, $50; contents Sxa.
Cause. inceud .ars.
March 2l-Box y. Al 80 =. H.. for FIRE In Mrs
ANne Les house, Fourth ana Coiu m oia s,reets.
loss 81. x. insurance, si.o00
Asfca -.-box %. Al ) - p m. for small
hlszs III Simousl,i lodging Rouse. third ana
Columbia streets, so.s. -; ~ insurance
March -9-BGx IA a q. m. Tor ire 81 F,urth
aud Albert streets. n building owned 10y George
kinHHds; loss. no. adjusted; insurance $>sl:
cause, oycrhea,et stove.
AAtca 3.-st.i a arm at 1880 a IL. for
ca-Wcey hre az Fourth and Columbia: no dam.
age
ias expenses Of the department are CHARGED
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COAST STEAMSHIP PASSENGERS.


AIbtV0l0 EBO" o0O HI8nCtoCO o0U DOs
partures for Alaska.
Steamship Umatilla arrived from San Fran
cisco yesterday morning. bringing 702 tons OF
freight aud = large number OF passengers. This
steamship will sail for san Francisco on Satnr-
day. instead Of Friday. ~ heretofore, and the
from San Francisco. After that time the Pacific
Coast Steamship Company Will have boat every
i've days The UmAtills brought the following
passengers 70 this port:
J. H. spear and wife, C. /. Crawford. c: X.
Harrison, J. Minor, Robert Knox. wife and
daughter, Mr.. Barrett, Miss Barrett, Mrs. Dr..
spar.ing. p. W. sftnchfesd, Miss A. Benfeld,
Ara Mercedez Rsinidex, Thomas Cosmor. G. Il.
Pooiey. G. VI. McGregor, W. G. Moody, r. W.
Meeker. mother and child, Miss Bennett, Mrs.
Van Deventer. Mrs. Patterson, Mrs. Dunsharm
aud daughter, E. G. Sterling. II. K Jeffrie Mrs.
4. e. Johnson and son, d. b. Lynch, Lee Fook
Bow. aad thirty-fye steerage.
steamship City of Topeka sailed for Alaska at
100 o'clock yesterday forenoon. She carried
Us tons OF merchandise from this port and even
then did not get all that was intended 20 60.
Because merchants did not get their mail on
time, there was great hustling OF freight at the
dock just before the steamer left, which was an
hour and . half after schedule time. She car
ried the following passengers, mostly pros
pectos:
A. 3. Wsdeigh. p. K. Collins, w. II. Shannon,
d. Mcdonald. d. p. Mcdonald, w. q. Gallagher,
Z. H. Lawrence, l. ". smith, l. McKiDnon, W.
X. Hart. r. j. Campbell, L. Laflan, J. Goldsmith
W. A. Ecner. and four steersge.