The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-01-05

week or more, returned to their home in
Meadow Valley Wash on Tuesday.
JOB PRINTING in all its
branches, equal in style to
any, done at this office.
One price, $3.50 dozen for Salt Lake
bottled beer or soda, at Thompson's.
s. f. Wertheimer's is the proper place
to go for an eye-opener in the morning
ra glass of fine beer during the day.
There was considerable activity on
New Years eve by number who rustled
out after claims, abandoned and other.
wise. There is evidently strong belief
that though silver is low, better times
for this section is not far off.
Considerable interest is manifested in
the horse race which is to come off at
Panaca next Monday, and there is bound
to be large attendance. There is to be
no taking at this race. 1t will be run
for blood. Both horses have been in &C.
tive training for the past two weeks and
spirited race is looked for.
At s. E. Wertheimer's Palace saloon
can be found the finest brands of wines,
liquors and cigars ever brought to Phoebe.
A large invoice of choice goods for the
holidays has just been received. y
Weather equal TO that which has pre-
vailed here for the past two weeks has
not been experienced since the winter Of
1891. Cloudless skies, with the lightest
OF frosts during the nights, makes it
equal to the weather of early September
instead of midwinter.
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 show of the local Medley Troupe
here on Saturday evening last at Thomp.
sons Opera Hall, was well attended,
and programme which we'll represented
our local talent was rendered to an ap.
preciative audience. We understand
that the troupe have met with 80 many
complimentary remarks since, that the
entire programme will be rendered at
Panaca on Monday evening next.
The Certificate of incorporation of the
Polaris Mining Company was filed in the
County Clerks Office this week. F. P.
Swindler, VIM. Lloyd and Geo. c..
Blanchard, Jr., are the incorporators
Working the Poorman group of mines
just east of town will form part of the
company's immediate operations. and
other workings are contemplated in the
near future.
ia the early days Of Deadwood the
sstory was current that when man died
aand his comrades gathered around to IS.
sist in performing the last sad offices of
burial, each spadeful of earth turned up
was eagerly scrutinized for the first indi.
cation of gold, in order that the discov.
erer might at once locate a claim thereon
This and other chestnutty stories will
now be revived and made applicable te
the San Juan region.
Aside from the generous holiday spirit
which generally prevailed and rendered
everybody pleasant and. cheerful, or
New Years day no particular observanc.
of the initiation Of the new year tool
place here. The ball at Thompson,
Opera house. on Monday evening, wa,
well attended, not to the extent o.
providing the place. and by gatherin,
which, approaching the event, entered
into it with a proper spirit, and as pleas
antand agreeable q ball as we have know
in long time was the result, lastin,
we'll towards daylight.
Messrs. Schaefer, Cohn and Schumanr
are much pleased over the development
made in their Comet district claim dur
ing the past two weeks. They hav
opened up mass Of ore of unknown
dimensions and are still developing it
The assays vary. but good portion O
the find is shipping ore, aud csrloa,
will be sorted out and shipped within
two weeks. The high value in col
which the ore carries makes tho matte
interesting. Comet district created mucI
excitement here few years ago, it vii
DO remembered, and much work wa
done there, but the ore developed wa
mostly low grade. Numbers of tn
claims are still maintained, but this ne,
lind 10 down the mountain side in til
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