The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-12-07
Awarded Highest Honors--WorId's Fair.
FERGUSON DISTRICT.

Ed. Prudential was 10 town Monda
and left for Pahranagat Wednesday.
Golden ought to have postoffice. 1t i
directly on the line and one could easily b.
secured
rat Sheahan and Ernest L. Godbe spent
Friday and Saturday here, looking into
claims they own.
Messrs Nesbitt, Denton and Osborne
owners of the Flagstaff property, were
making general examination of the prem
ses during Sunday and Monday.
George Petty is about to open saloon for
the benefit of the thirsty ones Of April Fool
gulch. He will be located at the foot of the
mountain below the Monitor mine.
Hy. Empy and the Syphus boys are taking
out some promising looking quartz from the
hichmond claim, at the foot Of Cinhorn
Mountain and south of the April Fool mine.
Each week brings hope and comfort of an
early recognition by the outside mining
world OF our latent wealth, and with that
tact once generally known, this district will
take ON new life.
Joe Cassidy brought in a piece of high
grade silver ore for assay, day or two
since, said to have been brought from some
new find, west of Pahranagat, in which A.
W. Geer is interested The sample created
considerable comment.
Golden, as town, is not to be Deserted
The Magnolia operations have caused it to
take on new life. Mrs. Webber has moved
from Helene and opened boarding house.
and good water supply is provided for in
.he erection oil new supply tank at the
Carrot Wells. three miles up the CANYON
from Golden.
The lessees on the Flagstaff mine continue
to get fair ASSAYS and hope soon to have ore
in quantity to ship. Six men are now EN-.
ployed and the force will soon be increased
20 ten A road from the mine to the April
FOOL main roadway is to be built at once.
twenty-five feet or more has been run ON
he north cross cut from the tunnel and thu
trlke OF the ledge is apparently toward the
orth-east part of the claim and the showing
good. Now that long effort promises soon
be rewarded, adjoining claim owners are
'oking sharply after their lines, and charges
nd connter-charges of moved monuments
70 made, with some talk of law suits over
ie north boundaries. In the eyes Of old
mers this is favorable sign, since every
'od mine usually passes through an ordeal j.
TINS character before settling down to /
eady production.
Operations at the Magnolia are resumed
I'd promise to be permanent. A small force
ny IS now employed and ore is being shin.
I'd to the mill at Hike, ten teams being en-.
aged 10 the work since Saturday last.
bout eight hundred tons OF ore are already
1t, which is expected to average 500 ton
gold, and on this grade of material mill. p
g Will be commenced. Seven men are EN-. n
dyed about the MILL and it is expected to g
running in about ten days The mill is
excellent condition considering the length
time it has remained unused. As soon
milling begins, about fifteen men will be
ut on at the mine, and this force is expect.
to supply ore enough to keep the mill G
inning steadily. The ore is brought down =
the Golden, or north side of the gulcb. .
Id grade is constructed, from the divide
the Helene road, through Golden. The
erguson brothers and Jerry Manning have
lie work in hand.
MIR. F. p Swindler, accompanied by his
mily, left for Salt Lake on TUESDAYS
age, on business trip.
Sam +. Wertheimer has gone to Ferguson .
Id Will go over to Pahranagat Valley for a
eek, where hunting ia said TO be 6na