The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-12-14

This town is not very hard up for saloons,
there being twenty running in full blast
Winnemucca Silver State.
young lady of Reno, who asked 4-year
old boy what he was doing on this earth.
got the reply: "a man put me on"
JOB PRINTING in all it's
branches, equal In style to
any, done at this office.
The Juneau City Mining Record says:
Never have so many prospectors wintered in
the Yukon, and the rush there next Spring
will surpass all previous records.
No State in the Union made SO creditabIe
display at the Worlds Fair at Chicago, Or
took as many premiums according to the
population and money expended in making
the exhibit, as Nevada did.
Never since accurate records of mortality
have been kept has there been so wide.
spread and fatal an epidemic of diphtheria
in London as that which has been raging
during the last two months
"As grow older, said man of moderate
means. 81 find that have much to be CRATE.
full for. Wealth went past my door and
stopped at my neighbor's; but then 50 did
death; while health stopped at mine, and
has kept US jolly ever SINCE
The Supreme court has decided the State
University Regent case in favor of c. f..
Mack, one Of the Regents. By this decision
Governor Colcord and Attorney General
Torreyson are removed from the board. of
which they have heretofore been ex-officio
members.
George A. Rices connection with the
cattle sale of last Spring. has lead him into
Idaho. where, he writes, he has concluded
to permanently locate, the northern country
apparently offering more inducements to
one in the cattle business than does this
section.
$50 AAAsch aObuth bichcLS pOlutb Uu
the Pacific system to the Mdwinter Fair
has been extended to thirty days, going, re-
turning and staying in San Francisco This
stay will enable the Fair goers to take in the
sights in fine shape and everybody is pleased
with this extension
Prof. John Tyndaii, the great scientist,
died last week at Haslemere, Surrey, Eng.
land, where he resided. He was born Au-
gust 81, 1920, in the village of Leighlin
Bridge, near Carlow in ireland. His
parents were in very modest circumstances,
but they gave him good, sound English
education.
Messrs. Flannery and Leroy came in two
days ago from the Muddy, where they went
several weeks ago on the gold excitement.
They prospected the section somewhat and
made several locations, bringing back sam.
pies. which they have not yet had assayed.
Riley, the discoverer of the district, evi.
IDENTIFY believes in its worth, as he is said to
have located and staked off, in one way and
another, eleven miles of territory.
Joe Goodrich and j. B. Wheeler write
from San Francisco that they will be manu-.
featuring the GO. shade roller by the end
of this month. They have secured frat rate
factory quarters on First street. They are
also arranging for display at the approach.
ing Fair, and propose to make good one.
Joe writes that all indications point to
success for the Fair and that the work is
progressing with astonishing speed.
The Reno Gazette gives the following list
Of those having contributed money to the
Midwinter Fair at San Francisco; Cover.
nor R. X. Coloord 800, w. 0. H. Martin
500. Hon. Theodore Winters 500, John
R. Bradley 800, Hon. cyan Williams 500,
John Lee 500, w. ]. Westerfield 500, G.
W. Grayson & Co. 500, Carson Water
Company 500, Southern Pacific Railroad
$500, R. L. Horton $780,
The bullhead who now occupies the Office
OF President Of the United States, in his re-
cent message says that "the recent repeal of
the provision of law requiring the purchas-
ing of silver bullion by the Government as
feature Of our monetary scheme, has made
an entire change in the complexion of our
currency affairs. l do not doubt that the
ultimate result Of this action will be most
salutary and far reaching" The chump is
right as to the change being far.reaching, as
witness the misery and restitution now pre-.
valent throughout this once prosperous and
happy country. before it was cursed with
the presence in the Presidential chair of this
modern Attills, and the presence in the
legislative halls OF his crowd Of hirelinQs.
So
The assessment of the railroad grade from
Milford to this point has gone delinquent.
This was half expected. as the railroad com.
pany is understood to hold that the grade in
its present state is exempt from taxation.
The courts will probably be called upon to
decide the matter. The assessed valuation
is el0O, 900. and the tax due, being more
than $500, the property will not be sold at
the Trsasurer's sale in January. Special
suit in the District Court will have to be
commenced, and once begun. the end will
not be reached within year or two.
Despite the low price Of silver and the
blue outlook for that metal in the immediate
future. Joe Cook still continues work on the
Lafayette, promising prospect just east of