The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-04-06

was necessary to get out and push over
the steep grade occasionally.
In some of the mountains back of Lake
Tahoe the snow is reported as being
thirty feet deep.
The Bristol post. Office has been order,
ed closed, to take effect on the 18th inst.
Mrs. McAnish, the postmaster resigned
through having to leave the place.
Our business men should insist that the
Union Pacific complete the Milford and
Phoebe branch. This line would raw
from the start. and also connect this CITY
with the great mineral districts of South.
eastern Nevada. Salt Lake Journal.
j. G. Brown, Miles Standish, Russ
Scott and Cap. Matthews pulled out last
Monday with a good outfit, bound for
Vanderbilt and Yellow Pine districts,
the present land of promise. We hope
to hear they have made ten strike.
A petition is IL circulation about town
for the appointment of Chas. w. Irish to
DO Surveyor General for this State. Mr..
Irish was appointed and served under
the first Cleveland administration and il
recognized as man well qualified to gil
the duties of the office.
The baseballists of Phoebe and Psnaca.
under 10 years of age, have arranged q
match game, which will come off two
weeks from next Monday. The stakes
have not yet been decided upon, but sec.
tional pride will make both sides work to
win. Our boys are daily practicing.
Mining Location Notices
for sale at this office.
James Stone of Oakland is the latest
known victim of the silver brick swindle.
Two sharpers got him to invest his en-.
tire fortune. $4,000, in couple Of "gold"
bricks, which they represented as being
worth $4,000, but which he found after
he had made the purchase to be lead and
brass. Mr.. Stone does not read news.
papers.
Julia ]. Bernard has been divorced
from T. G. Bernard, in San Francisco.
She charged that he threatened to kill
her because she insisted on wearing red
cloak to dance one night. She said he
might kill her, but the cloak she would
wear. He failed to carry out his CORY
threat. and hence the divorce proceed.
ings.
Teams came in from Beaver during the
week and yesterday the last of the Bris-
toll quartz mill was shipped to the gold
claims nine miles above Beaver. w. T..
Rich has the contract to erect the mill
and will leave for that purpose to-mor.
row. As it is gold proposition, pans
and settlers will not be added until q
trial run of the mill is made, to see il
they are necessary or not.
The 74th anniversary of the orgauiza-
tion of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows will be celebrated here on the
26th inst. by grand ball at Thompson's
Opera House. These gatherings for many
years have been regarded as the social
events of the season. and the usual care
will be exercised in this instance to make
this affair second to mono of those which
have preceded it. The official announce.
mont of it appears in another column.
At their Lodge room in the /. o. O. f.
building on Main street, this evening,
the Ancient Order Of United Workmen
will give one of their literary and must.
Gales which of late have been looked for
ward to pleasantly by those invited.
Each member of the Order is permitted
to invite ono friend only, since more than
this would unduly tax the capacity of
the hall. Readings, recitations and mus.
ical renditions will constitute the pro.
gramme.
Mrs. Judge Rives has been appointed
member of the Worlds Fair Liberty
Bell Committee, and in circular letter
asks contributions of suitable material
and metal for the purpose of casting q
bell patterned after the famous old
striker of Liberty Hall, which shall be
rung daily during ths Fair time, etc.,
and be transported from place to place
thereafter whenever the sentiment it
teaches is to be advanced. It is grand
idea and should meet with hearty and
ready assistance.
A. G., Campbell left Rose Valley last
Saturday for Vanderbilt district with two
four-horse and one six horse team loaded
with mining supplies, w. B. Stanley
followed on Tuesday. A few men will
be put to work on the Boomerang and
Rose claims, in Vanderbilt, both of
which promise well. They are situated
about forty-6ve miles from Ruth, or
Good Springs. in this county. When
work is ended there. more developments
may be made on the heavy lead proper.
ties of Mr.. Campbell at Ruth, which are
already opened up to considerable ex.
tent.