The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-05-14
FROM DELAMAR.

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The jurors and witnesses attending court
at Phoebe, returned on the 18th inst, hsv.
ing completed their duties.
General Manager Cohen departed for the
north to inspect Cap. DeLamsr's rich
property at Mercur aud other places.
All the legal talent of our city have left
US, even the justice court is deserted, and
there is none left but plain, common citi-
zens.
The weather the past week has caused
considerable sickness, mostly in severe
colds, and the~drug stores have been well
patronized.
The weather continues very ehangeable,
cold winds, snow, sleet and rain have
alternated during the last week, and warm
stoves have been in order in every house in
town.
A Chinaman died some days ago, sup
posedly from blood poison, having cut his
hand while athis duties as cook in one Of
the restaurants, he was buried by his
countrymen.
We hope to record in our next letter that
the whistle Of the New April Fool mill will
be footing and the works going at full blast.
Messrs. Wilson and Dooley are pushing
things with all the speed possible.
Commercial men continue to visit our
town. II. Kahn and w. Kimball, the
former of the firm of Kahn Bros, and Mr..
Kimball of Clark Eldredge & Co., Salt Lake
City. They departed north on the 18th
inst.
Pay day at the DeLamar Co. on the It'll
inst. circulated considerable money, and the
boys were correspondingy happy. Light
jags and few light scraps was INDUCED in,
but nothing serious. The sports have held
the field since
The new building for the Lode office oc.
cupies commanding position back of the
V. and 2. Hall at the foot of Main street.
and will soon be ready for occupancy. The
plant is to be added to materially and made
sufficient to handle all the printing business
of this town.
We have to chronicle another death, Mr..
B. Crowley, an elderly man, late of Eureka,
New, succumbed to a severe attack of pneu
monia. He was buried In the Catholic
cemetery under the rites of that church.
Those who knew him had nothing but kind
words to say of him.
In the near future. it has leaked out, that
our esteemed townsman, H. Miles, intends
taking a short vacation for needed rest, and
well, the little birds talk and they tell
things on the quiet Well, Henry, may
your vacation result in happiness for the re-
mainder of your days.
The Phranagat man and some acrobats
arrived in town and gave a performance in
Vietti's hall, but owing to not having ad.
verified, few knew anything about it, and
consequently a slim attendance. There is
nothing like advertising to let the world
know what you are doing.
James Pierson and John vietti, with
other owners of the Sunrise claim, have ex.
ecuted lease and bond on the property to
E. Farrell, Dr.. Biornson and others, to May
lst 1897. This claim joins the April Fool
on the east, and the selling price of the
property is fixed at 10000. Work is al.
ready under way on the part of the lessees.
DeLamar is becoming quite family town,
hardly day passes but sees the arrival Of
the wives and children of some of DeLamar's
oldest citizens: it is difficult to obtain homes
for them, and beidinG is going on as fast as
lumber and material can be obtained. The
influence of good women is better than
officers of the law to keep society on level.
The owners of the Lynchburg mine upon
which portion of the town of DeLamar
stands, have started to sink on the property
between the town and the DeLamar mill.
Messrs. Jno. c. Lynch, Chas. Lytle, T. E.
Dula and Geo. R. Petty are the owners, and
are determined to prove what is generally
believed, that the entire town is upon an
immense ore body. Should they be success.
full, DeLamar's future as a permanent min
ing camp is assured.
An old and esteemed citizen in the person
of A. X. Ishmael, gave the town pleasant
surprise on the 9th inst. by arriving from
his old home in the East. where he went
several months ago to visit his parents
whom he had not seen for eleven years.
Many of his old friends had believed him
dead, for such he was reported to be, but he
is the liveliest dead person in town, instead
he has brought one of the fair daughters OF
the East with him as his wife, and all wish
him happiness and hearty welcome home.
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