The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-01-19

heir assessment work, are seeking other
ieljs Of labor.
Our new office-holders have all settled
INTO their new positions and county bus
ness is now in full running order.
Frank Lee, bound over recently at
Helene for attempted burglary. has given
the necessary bond of $500 and is out on
bail.
Every three years the Chinese year
thirteen months. The months
on the Chinese calendar consist of twenty.
nine and thirty days.
Paper quilts are becoming popular
in the East. They are cheap and warm,
and made of sheets of perforated white
paper sewed together.
Mike Gallagher, who was caved on in
the Yuba, mention of which was made
last week. is about again and will be
ready for work in few days.
Our snow filibuster of Monday has not
materially affected our stretch Of fine
weather. II is as clear now and almost
as balmy as before the storm.
Bob Martin was up from Helene Friday
looking over business in town. He con-
templates returning to his old stand, and
thinks there is no place like Phoebe
Quail are getting scarce in this vicin.
ity, no doubt on account of the pot
hunters, who do not appear to have the
fear Of the law before their optics.
A woman who was being condoled with
on the death of her husband, who was
somewhat hayward, remarked tearfully !:
" 1t is copsoling to know where he is
nights.
If current report stands good, we shall
soon have the railroad with us, and all
the surrounding mines will then be
worked, and the ores will find a ready
market.
Many of our old veterans are rushing
in their papers for pensions to Washing
ton, being afraid that as soon as the new
administration gets into office cinch
may be in order.
The coyotes are getting bold through
hunger. Three huge fellows at the
smelter few days ago chased the watch
mans dog within twenty feet of where
the Waterman stood.
A social hop, to last until IL o'clock
only, will come off at Thompson's hall
this evening, gotten up by few who are
suffering somewhat for amusement. Il
promises to be we'll attended.
Bets on California have been declared
off by the sporting authorities, as neither
Harrison nor Cleveland carried the State
The same rule applies to other Slater
whose electoral votes are divided.
The Lehi (Utah) Banner says that ev
cry gate in that town where youn
lady resides is either handaged to tn
post by old ropes and bedticking or i
resting against adjoining sections of tn
fence.
The horses and buggy attached in tn
case Of j. Nesbitt & Bro. VS.. Jane
| Hutchinson were sold at sheriff's sale to
day. The horses were bought in at SO
by I. E. Edwards, and the buggy b
plaintiffs at $50.
Cards announcing the marriage q
Seattle, Wash, of Arthur b. Buck,
Phoebe boy in the early days, are re
ceived, Arthur has been at Seattle 70
several years. past, successfully engage
in the wholesale wine business.
Samuel James, recently in charge Of tn
smelters of the Phoebe Con. Co. here,
now connected with the Mingo smelte
at Salt Lake, where he has years Oh
gagement. He entered on the duties {
his new position on the lst inst.
| J. j. Manning of Helene, Assembly
man.elect from Lincoln county, came u
to the Comstock to-day. Mr.. Mannin
is one of the original locators of the Maj
nolia mine in Ferguson district, and is
staunch advocate of the mining industr
of the State. - Chronicle.
The celebrated stallion Ormonde, r.
GENTLY bought by W. o. McDonough
San Francisco, who paid $4,000 f,
him, arrived at Southampton last Thur
day from Buenos Ayrss. He stood IL
voyage well. His old trainer took char
Of him on his arrival.
The ore body in the upraise from Il
l300.foot level of the Yuba mine, Yves
continues to improve and is over tv
feet in width. IT runs high in silver al
heavy in lead and regular shipments
Salt Lake will be commenced as soon
sacks can be obtained
Last Friday, W. s. Godbe and Jol
Longmayd visited the Day and Ononda
mines, where the latter was much ples
ed with the amount Of ore, though Il
grade, which Is to be seen in the ID
! mine. Mr.. Longmayd is a mining a
smelling man of long experience and
much pleased with the mineral Quito
Of this section and may remain here sol
time in the interest of the Bullionvi
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