The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-04-16
FROM DELAMAR.


City on the 18th inst
Mrs. }. W. stevens. wife Of superinteud- +
ent Stevens Of the April Fool Mill who was .
so seriously injured, arrived on the 18th.
A farewell party was rendered Miss Tcnie
Roeder at her home last evening. The T.
young lady leaves in a day or two to spend
the summer in Salt Lake.
DeLamar was treated to a wind and snow
storm on the 10th, the wind made things
lively for a time, and thrae inches Of the
beautiful fell, now the weather is somewhat
settled.
Pay day at the DeLamar Co. on the 18th
inst. passed OF quietly, a few light scraps
was all that changed the usual course of
events For few days the sports made
things lively.
Mr. Willoughby, representing the Salt
Lake Herald, the Democratic organ of Utah,
is in town in the interest of his paper, he is
meeting with considerable success, in getting
subscribers, which shows, in spite of mis-.
rule, the Democrats are not all dead yet.
The street adjoining Alex. Veitchs har-
ness shop ON lower Main street, was
Jumped yesterday by town lot claimant
and fenced up. The new claimant was ar
rested to-day for erecting and maintaining a
nuisance, and the obstruction was torn
away by the officers,
Building continues in town. Dave Meikle
has started to build fine brick house for
the firm of Minoletti & Co., butchers, at the
lower end of town, and j. W, Palmer is
building fine lumber business house vest
of the Lynch block, and numerous dwelling
houses are going up all over town.
The firm heretofore known as Petty &
Dula, saloon keepers, Main street, from the
start of the camp, have recently dissolved
partnership, Mr.. Dula retiring to enter
other business, and Mr.. Petty continues as
the boniface of the popular resort. Mr..
Petty has host of friends and we bespeak
/ ipl nun ~ prosperous iAhHlNs
Ex-Governor Adams, now superintendent
of the Carson Mint, accompanied by Mr..
Ben Payne and Mr.. Davis of Ely, White
Pine county, arrived from the north on the
! 18th inst, Governor Adams says that De.
Lamar is, without doubt, the coming camp
in Nevada, The gentlemen viii remain a
few days before returning north.
One of the largest mining deals in De
Lamar since the DeLamar purchase, is about
to be consummatod. The Sunrise mine,
east of the April Fool, owned by John
Vietti, ]. PiersQn, Mrs. Lynch OF Phoebe,
and Robt. Mclaughlin, will in all probabil.
ity be bonded to some gentleman in town,
the amount is not yet public utitis known
to be a large figure.
Work was suspended ON the Flagstaff
claims on Sunday. The lessees, after pros.
pecting quantity of new ground, quit
This leaves the property ready for further
development at the ore chute found year
ago, but which, without custom mill, will
not pay to work fot the present. The next
work prosecuted on the property will be in
that part of the mine
Mr.. II. II. Cooper, the pioneer saloon
| keeper of DeLamar, has resolved TO shake
the dust of the town from his teet, and will
in the future establish himself in the town
of Hike, where he will establish hosiery
for the benefit OF those in DeLamar and the
surrounding country who desire to recuper.
ate from their ardorous labors, or to fish
hunt, or enjoy generally the benefits of the
pretty little town of Hike.
The citizens OF DeLamar have concluded
at last that "self-preservation is the frs
law of Nature The water main being
laid through Main street, they have con
cluded to have a fire service. A subscript
ion was started on the 18th, and in few
hours nearly sufficient funds were collected
to purchase fire hose and also hydrants, ant
when completed the boys will organize tn,
best volunteer fire department in the State
From a letter received from Mr.. Il. c
Lund, who is one OF the committee of thu
prospective southern railroad, we learn tina
he is travelling in the south in the interes
of the proposed route, and will be in De
Lamar in about three or four weeks. Mr.
Lund is anxious to benefit all the growing
camps in Southeastern Nevada, and espec
tally DeLamar and State Line district, be
ing a southern man, and having interests il
Nevada will do all in his power to have tn
road take in the principal camps OF thi
district, and we sincerely trust his influence
will have weight. Mr.. II A. Cohen, Of tn
DeLamar Co., is also member of the com