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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-21

Your statistical report of Lincoln Co,
forwarded from Pomona, received few
days since. 1t is obviously hard. expen.
sive and fatigueing to concentrate the
important facts Of the country. and espe-
cially so to stranger. tbs also equally
or more difficult that the real merits OF
the country and its conditions are made
clearly COMPREHENSIVE to the outer
world. But when we most fully appre-
ciate Gas We dol the absolute necessity to
the realization Of profit arising from
the workings Of the millions Of low grade
ores Of the country. and that will not
bear wagon transportation to reduction
works. or the tax Of Fifty dollars per ton
freight, the most persistent energy should
be applied and the stubborn truths should
DO continuously pressated to the railroad
corporations. capitalists and the public,
until they are convinced Of the mag.
nitude OF the rich resources Of the vast
territory lying between Phoebe and the
Atlantic 4 Pacific railroad. This having
been accomplished. We may be assured
that the railroad will be built, and that
the valuable metals OF the regions so long
reposing in quiet sleep will be awakened
and raised to an attitude Of glowing pros
Perity.
occasionally read your official paper,
the Phoebe RECORD. from which get
many important items. greatly assisting
me in my efforts to accumulate informs.
tion Of the country in general.
Being mining man Of many years ex.
perience, were it not that have implicit
confidence in the future Of this country
| surely would be else where.
An elaborate account Of the immense
inducements offered for building over
another survey than that Of the Nevada
Southern ia being prepared for publica.
ton, and l find it very difficult to procure
Intelligent Information Of the country
lying along the Union Pacific survey be.
tween Groom's di trict and Phoebe. ANY
data from which could get such infor
nation would be appreciated.
Yours truly.
T. w. BROOKS.
I
Aanss P. O.. Nye Co.,. Nevada.
| 2. S.-Mr. H. Whits Of Manse hal
just called at my camp and informs IN,
that the work At the Keystone mine aud
mill is progressing very satisfactorily
Tho new ten,stamp mill 10 supposed to b
finished and will be in operation in aboul
two weeks. The company 10 shipping !.
the end Of the railroad thirty-four ton
OF selected ore. --s
The keystone IL one % the big mine
OF Lincoln county. and we expect its in
auence to greatly aid in opening up othe
valuable mines. r. W. n
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-21
LiSooLx COUNTY.
Mining Man OF Many Years nxpe.
rience rhiaks the County HIS
. Bright Futare.

The following extracts FROM letter
from Mr.. J. w. Brooks 10 mining man
Of many years experienccl. to Assessor
Prudential. will be Of interest to our
readers. as il indicates something of
the interest that lie being taken IN this
section Of country:
ASH MEADOWS, Nye Co., New,
Sept. I, 1893 /
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-21

Notwithstanding the severe loss su..
tanned by the cattlemen Of the county
last winter averaging very nearly 20 per
cent?, it is the only class that shows any
marked increase over last year, being $50
head, Of the value Of $4,079.
Mineral bearing material ;-l3,O64 tons
and 2S7 pounds Of ore gave gross yield
Of 1856, 507. 70 for 1892 1881 tons and
1894 pounds (which includes $500 tons
Of tailings) gave q gross yield Of s225,.
487. Is for 1893.
The average assay value Of sll ores for
1892 was S27 % per ton--for 1893, $34. OS
per ton; the average assay value of the
tailings being $40 per ton, tho same for
1892 and 1898.
The bullion tax on the net proceeds of
the mines for 1892 amounted to Sl99. IL
on %, l2s. s0-for 1893, s75s.37 on ST., :.
| 6x2.68
Eighteen hundred and forty three acres
Of land were entered during the year,
5,637 acres were forfeited and 100 acres
were Withdrawn. Twent y.four patents
were issued embracing 25lO67 acres.
There WAS . slight falling of in the
agricultural products with the exception
Of the potato crop, which is up to its
usual standard this year. The greatest
loss this year is in the hay crop. which ia
about 10 per cent short Of last year.
The wool clip shows 81, 500 pounds, 81
against $4,000 pounds for 1892.
The registstsd vote At the last general
election was 624 CAT names appear on
the assessment roll - taxpayers, -
1 ssaiust 574 last year. - =. z
| Many letters have been received from
parties in California sskiug for informs.
tion-in regard 70 the lands Of this county,
their location to the proposed survey o.
the Nevada Southern railway. and I'll
loekioR to settlement Of some kind near
the proposed route IL cultivable land can
no purchased Colonization 10 spoken of
and II arrangements can be perfected
which are now in progress, the papula
ton Of the southern portion Of Lincoln
county will BE- considerably increased By
class Of people that will be Of muol
benefit to the county and country q
lsrgs, In the Vegas valley alone ~. 90:
sores Of land have been taken up. oil OIL
which 10 near and adjacent to the pre-
posed route oe the Nevada Southern rail
way.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-21

Word reached Vanderbilt last Satur-
day that family, consisting Of . man.
wife and elk small children, were strand.
Cd ON the desert. twenty miles from
there, through losing their horses. and
had been without vstey for many hours.
Relief was Immediately sent. and purss
OF $50 raised to provide fresh team IA
take them to thsir destination 10 Nevada.
Needles BYE.
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strayed or Stolen

In the year 1892, about $50 hosd Of Cattle
branded y-S tbox) &C right side or right
hip and IL side. VIII give One Thous.
and Dol. lars to anyone that will ind
the cattle. and Five Hundred Dollars for the
arreat Of tho men who stole them
JOIN T. WRIGHT.
Ruby Valley. Elko Co. :. Nevada, Aug. II, 1893.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-21
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
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- good attendance.
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80.
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HON. .. .. Manning and Postmaster
80 Z
rs -
The msrket is we'll supplied with donr.
wholesale inquire: On which are $2.6O .
IL you want dozen bottles OF assorted
Soda or SarsapariIla at $3.50, call at
Thomp'ous
Ans game -" expired rn1sy last ana
our soor.s'ne" arc now AZ iioersy 20 XIII
qua" ana o'her game.
Sunday school. was held In the Catholic
ehute" iA'' sunaAy' qniee homoer OF
"n'iofeo oe'ns In at'endance.
Hall. tes.poonfui Of suosr. scattered
over 4 smonldering iire is better than
kerosene, and there e no danger.
I'll. ,,.h A. d;.s.st.a h,,r.~. .,. -
In. rh.A.ot.s ste;n !. .,no;. .or., 81 ~.
r,,h IL tn. ..prom;,.a r.ra" !. .hon.
IN. noor..t IN Ir,,,. Co.. aou.;,
: -. -
A'sx. thompson has Just received .
and AID s.sss.n.,ilI. which, hs !, r.n;dlv Al.
.,o.;nu 80
900 : -
Loaded shotgun smells, sises III and IL,
win Oil grades OF shot, for al kinds OF
email game. Tor sale at E.senmanns' just
gnck;ngbam,, Dive for tho whi,ker.
+. Ana. IL. wors tborou,blv color;no a mi.
form .b,ovn or bl.ct: vh,ch. when arv.
will neither rub wash of nor soa linsn
t.l AhSohp mus le'e,vea copies ?
senator stewards speeches. on enc
'Dperations OF the Sherman Law ana
"As.ipst Unconditional Repeal Of tho
sherman Law
p....,... -, So g..
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-. 80. IN, ..s." ~. ....s.. ,o,,n
49,. :. ~. L.. - ~. os.s -
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a.. 81. 80. -
Ashsd In the rear OF Henry Weliand's
store was discovered on dre OF noontime
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-09-21
LINCOLN CO. ASSESSMENT.
u Shows but Little Loss Over the
Assessment of Last Year.

The following data. taken from the as
sessment roll OF Lincoln county for the
current year, shows little if any loss over
the assessment Of last year. which was
believed by many to be 9 good one. The
main item Of loss exists in the with
drawsl aud forfeiture Of 1897 acres of
wild lands. entered several years ago on
the line Of the proposed railroad south.
west throughout the county. In nearly
every other particular the assessment is
equal to that of last year. and makes q
good showing for Lincoln. Assessor
Prudential. with his accustomed thor
oughness, has apparently allowed nothing
to escape.
1924. 1898.
Value Of real estate or
possessory claim. :. S20a,A 1 90 Slt2s20 20
Value Of improve.
ments ON real estate
other than city and
Town iots.. lSe, OFT 70 0,o4S 90
Value Of improve.
ments on city and
town lots ...... a.. 477es 90 A. 500 on
Personal Propsrty..... ls5.262 90 lss.ss2 so
Mortgages Assessed. s47 90 o2,s7B 90
ss7s 1865 90 s5al 400 10
Showing . decrease Of SIS, 1873. 70 On
real estate and improvements. and
Sl6.4o9.40 on personal property, while
the assessed value toi all unsatisied
morsg.gs'is ISL, 1890 more than last
year.
Although the assessed value Of the real
estate. improvements and personal prop.
srty show decrease Of $35. 0S3. 10, tho
assessmsnt roll shows an increase of
$l6.o45. 10 over that Of last year. due to
the increase Of mortgages.
All classes Of personal property with
but few exceptions show decrease from
last year, a. will be noted 10 the follow.
ing comparison Of the values Of the sew
eral kinds Of property
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cAUTlONl
To Whom It May Concern;

All persons are hereby cautioned against pur.
chasing one-eighsh interest In the LUCKY
BAR" Mine or Mining Claim. located in Fergu.
son aining District. County ef Lincoln and
state Of Nevada. on which David L werthei.
mer holds . mortgage By authority from
Lnwis Danlap. 1 rendered David L. wefthsimer
aim onsy due.h,m BY cue said Lewis Dunlap
for which the mortgage on the ;. Lucky Bar
m mug claim was given. and he declined to
rec i've payment.
FRANK WILSON.
Phoebe. Aug. 10. 1893. 80.
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Phoebe Weekly Record

rHURsDAY. SEPT. u. ,sss.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-20
Origin of a Famous Song.

How The Lost Chord, perhaps the most
successful song of modern times. came to be
written is related by Mr.. Wileby in touching
little story says the London News ONLY a
few months after Sir Arthur Sullivan had &C
copied the post Of principal of the National
Training School for Music he received Sc
we're blow in the death of his brother Freder-
ick, whose talent as an actor is well remem-
bered. For nearly three weeks he watched
by the sick mans bedside night and day
One evening, when the end was rapidly ap-
preaching, the sufferer had for a time sunk
into peaceful sleep. and as his faithful at
tendant was sitting as usual by the
bedside it CHANGED that he took
up some verses of the late Miss Adelaide
Proctor, with which he had some years pre-
vfously been much impressed Now In the
stiffness of the night he read them over again,
and almost as he did so he conceived their
musical equivalent" A sheet OF music
paper was at hand, and he began to write.
Slowly the music grew and took shape until
becoming absorbed in it. he determined to fin
ish the song thinking that even If in the cold
light Of day 1t should appear worthless il
would at least have helped to pass the weary
hours and so he went on till the last bar was
added I hus was composed a song Of which
the sale up to now has exceeded 250, 900 COPIES
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-20
The Penalty of Pride.

In portions Of the south the old-time negro
still fingers, preserving toward the white
race the exact relations of forty years ago. 50
far as outward difference goes, says Kate
Fields Washington, A southern friend Of
mine, while visiting in New York, ran-across
an old cook who had faithfully served her
family for three-quarters Of lifetime. She
had wandered north ana was trying to satisfy
the northern appetite on orthodox southern
dishes produced painfully in the 8xl0 kitchen
of an uptown fiat. She begged so hard to be
sent home that my friend yielded and bought
her ticket for the sunny south. On the ap-
pointed day the young woman went down to
the ferry with Aunt Cindy to be sure the lat
ter was started on the right train. The old
darky was radiantly happy, but seemed to
have something on her mind. AT last it came
out.
''Yo' spose yo' could git me err liT tin Gun
Miss Kate?" said she, when it was almost
[ me for the train to leave. y like ter died for
drink when I come MORT.
Why, wasn't there cup in the train, Aunt
Cindy?' asked the other in surprise.
"Lor' yes, honey was the reply but they
want but one, n all the white folks had ter
use that. Yer pc ole Aunt Cindy didn't get
er drink for most two days.
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He Got Them.

"One day IN October 1877 was staging ii in
Northern California. - said Thomas NJ. Spen
Ger There were SIX of us in the coach We
were talking about stage robbers Suddenly
there was a halt, and one of the party said
speak OF the devil and he will appear Well
We all got ont and stood in-a.line and gave w
our purses and watches The driver had
thrown off the mail bag and the Wells Fargo
SAFE, There were two robbers: neither OF
them masked. They We're not polite like the
knights OF the road of romance, but swore con.
ttnuOusly. The job was done in about five
minutes and the robbers told the driver to go
ahead. We did so for half mile or so
when one Of the passengers, a silent man
whom had taken for commercial man, said
to the driver: Go slowly and wait for me AT
the ford. He then produced a Winchester
from the bottom of the coach and started
back over the road alone Who is hep we
asked of the driver 'Wells-Fargo man, /
guess never saw him before, but / guess he
knows his business. If he comes back he
will have got them he don't they will have
got him. ... ,.,...
Twenty minutes later we heard some rapid
firing. We stopped at the ford. Nearly an
hour passed, and then the man who had gone
back appeared on the trail He walked
slowly as If in pain, and a bloody handker-
chief was tied about his head Drive back
ana get the box he said to the driver Did
you get 'eTnY asked the driver Both of 'em.
he replied. We drove back In the middle of
the road where we had been held up. both
men lay dead. The Wells Fargo detective
calculating that they would stop to rifle the
mail bag and the strong box. divide the plum
der and then separate. had quietly walked
back. One of them he dropped with his Win
chester before he was suspected; the other
got In one shot before he fell and that had
struck the brave man glancing blow on the
head. Our property was all restored to US.
We helped bury the dead robbers by the
roadside. The brave officer refused to accept
the purse we hastily raised for him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-20

IN the days before Billy" Florence and
Larry jerome had become victims 81 ihe
great practical Joker Death John vs. Macirav
gave a dinner az the Holman house New
York % Florence. Jerome. Bob Tngersoil.
Roscoe Conkling and Tom Ochiitree The din
mer fingered late, says the san Francisco EN-
aminer. AZ about u O'Clock Florence began 90
nQogt 10 his chair. He knew that his wife
was waiting for him over 90 the Brunswick
and that keeping late hours and peace in the
family was not possible under his domestic
ARRANGEMENTS. He limited az going.
@, no; YOU cant go yet said Jerome his
mind ever alert for chance TO play pranks
with his friend. II you 20 nov MaclSay Il
think you don't like his dinner. You'll Of
fend him"
SO Florence sat Each effort to break away
was met by the same ohiurRatiOn from
Jerome. The actor grew more uneasy as the
hours drew on but he didn't dare offend the
host
AT about O'Clock in the morning Jerome
made some excuse and slipped away for a
moment. Going TO the office. he wrote note
and sent 1t by messenger boy. The note
Dear Mrs. Floreuce-where' S Billy? we
have been expecting him at dinner all night
put he hasn't come Has anything happened
TO him. Yours LAWRENCE JEROME.
In a few minutes the jolly gourmets rose
from the table. and Florence wandered home.
He was met by An indignant wife.
Where have You been?" she asked, sharply.
house, dining with Maclay, Jerome and some
Of the"
"Liari o, you treacherous villainl Read
that note! The ink on it isn't dry Yeti"
ne angry woman held Jerome S note up to
the DUN hfounded actors eyes
ne next day Florence took Mackay,
Jerome ana the rest around to the Brunswick
to square him with his wife But she
merely looked at the pleaders with a pitying
sc0rn and said, 20, yes; know you'll all lie
to help each other"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-20
BRIGHT BITS.

White-How do you suppose Eve managed
to dress herself without mirror?
Greene-The devil only knows.-Broolzlyn
Does Mr.. Lynch suffer from chronic
%, dear no. He doesu'twai long enough. -
Pick Me-Up.
Maud-What can I do fora sensation at our
wedding, Jack
Jack thinking hard)-You might do the
nigh kick instead of kissing the rector.
Melton-That fellow Alltalke is the windiest
Messerly-No wonder. His wife takes par
tlcular pains TO blowhfm up every chance she
gets.ATrOy Press.
The bathing beach 41he small bow said.
Was inst the place for him; n
He's not q social flgunhssbut - ~
aa-t1es happy1IFthe swim .sT e
Washington Star.
What hpdof a clock isthat Jawkins? 1t
doeSn tSeeInsto be right
Sh-sh It's ealleft the Married Man s
Delight, my boy. The hahds stop at deadlock
every evening. butthe; ticking goes on as loud
as ever. See?'
Fnede' 10y
Mr. Larkin I'm very glad Of that.
H1rs. Larkln (sprprlseal--NV are YOU gladf
MT Larkin-Bocausc generally YOU want a
good deal,--Puck.
Timterwheel--Was pope. the poet an
enemy Of the red man:
Gildersleeye-No, he wasn't He wrote a
poem about them.
Timborwheel- Exactly! and didn't il 41erin
"Loath the poor indiana
That's too forte 'isdid the music teacher
to his pupil. ..y =
What do you mean by too forte?'" asked
the latter. as he stopped playing.
%. thought -two-forfv meant too fast =,
Truth IT
First Tourist TO con7banion. who has lust
cracked very senseiess} jokeJ--Do you call
Second Enthusiastically.
First Tourist-Well,-I don't.
England now
First lourist-O. yes4 Sure enough Beg
pardon! Ha! ha ha! hal--Truth.
Sweet Sixteen-WGat is meant by fatal
curiosity. Dick: d.
Her Rig Drother-N-ou ought to know. l
can stop to explain now. ~,
sweet sixteen Yonanean thing. You know
maven the sh2 htest idea. and I'm Just dying
to learn Boston Courier
say said Chappie. what do YOU Think
I've got doosid good joke All my own too -
Let have II. said the fellahs at the club
what Is the difference between the crwv
OF a lost sinner and the bakerwy business.
don't you know
They all gave il up.
We'll one tltc wall of n soul and tbo
oiA9f is the aalo OF vol. Doosid good Ism
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-20
The Indian Organization Scheme.
From the New York Press c2enN

Theproposition to organize the Cherolzees
Chickasaws ChoctawS. Creeks and Seminoles'
who now occupy part Of the old Indian Terri,
tory, into anlndian state is interesting These
tribes number about 65, 900; own 20 COO 900 acres
of land much OF which is under proftable
cultivation maintain each government OF
their own, with Legislative, Judicial and ex-
eeutlVe departments, and elect many of their
officers by ballot It is doubtful. however
whether they are fitted vet for the duties and
responsibilities of statehood. They have made
gratifying progress in the way of education,
this respect - 4"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-20

1t would really seem that Charleston
has gone daft on the subject Of summer
opera. Because Savannah declined to
sop over" last week, when there was
no hing 10 call forth such an unidentified
proceeding. she has earned the unap-
peasable enmity of her neighbor on the
wrong side of the river In its daily col
umn of Bertiniana, the News and Courier
of Yesterday says: IAN of the members
of the company appear TO be delighted
over their return to Charleston. and it is
probable that few, if any, of them have
brought away the pleasantest of recol-
lections of Savannah" Savannah treated
every one of those opera singers with
marked forbearance-even with extreme
kindness, for Charleston's sale-and if
they have not taken away with them
pleasant recollections Of Savannah. it is
because they have lost their power of
discriminating between decorous defer
ence and frothy adulation through long
immersion in the froth. In the same de-
partment Of the News and Courier of the
same date, an alleged correspondent
writes; when all is said and done. the
fact remains that we can support sum
mer opera here, which is more than Sa-
vannah can do" There is a vast differ
ence between ''can support and twill
support" Savannah can and will SIM
port anything that pleases her. She is
critical, with correct judgment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-20
The proueht in Enrono.

The drought in England and France is
much more serious than it is generally
understood to he. For several weeks an
nouncements ofthe prevailing Gryweather
have appeared from time to time, but they
attracted no particular attention It was
assumed that they were made like similar
announcements respecting portions of this
country that appear III public prints
almost every. year. 1t turns out, how
ever, that the situation in both England
and France is becoming alarming. In
England the drought has destroyed the
hay crop, and has done0n immense amount
of damage to other crops In
London the owners of horses cannot get n
sufficient amount of hay for their stock,
and are sending to this country, Canada
and Australia for supplies. The extreme
dry weather is also causing sickness. The
water supply of many towns is insufficient,
and it is steadily becoming less.
In France cattle, for lack of pasture are
dying by the thousands. Farmers, not
being able TO get food for them, are offer
ing to sell them at almost any price. The
market is glutted, and they can hardly
give them away
The people have been hoping for rain
for weeks and still they are hoping.
Unless rain comes soon there win be an
enormous loss OF stock, and, perhaps. a
vast amount of sickness, besides great
suffering among the poor. While synpa-
thizing with the people of the afflicted
countries it is source of satisfaction that
abundant harvests are promised in this
country
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-20
RepoaI the sherman Law.
From the cnicneo Hernld 49,

n VI1 VIlV VIIIVtIsN fItIdIW IDCm.I.
The repeal OF the sherman act before the
end OF July would be worth a great many mil
lions to the country 1t would at once mt an
end to- the nervous feeling of apprehension
which has so long been constructing the loan
market ana producing injurious effects upon
the business community II the President
has Information sufficient to satisfy him thai
congress will repeal that mschievous law he
can render the country greater service by
calling an extra session Immediately than in
.auV other WaV - $1,000 a.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-20

A cable dispatch says scarlet fever is
raging in London. The hospitals are un-
able to receive half of the number of
patients applying for admission. so THAT
the disease spreads without restraint.
With this state of affairs existing. the
correspondent "cannot help wondering
what would happen if the advancing
cholera should find lodgment" in Lon.
don.