The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-09-24
NEWS NOTES.

A Popular, Tulare county man has
lost 100 hogs from hog cholera, within
two days. They were in the noun
tains.
A fly exactly like the Southern to-
bacco fly. though smaller, has appeared
at Prescott in numbers 1t is honey
sucker.
Chief B. E. Fernon of the division
of forestry at Washington, has been in
the northern part Of Arizona territory
two months investigating the climate,
forests and possibilities of that section.
He is now doing the southern portion.
The village ON the Mexican side Of
Tia Juana was moved to higher land
after the flood several years since; but
it has proved awkward to have the GUS
tom house so far away and orders have
been issued to move it back to the old
site.
San Bernardino people are signing a
petition to induce the trustees to COM
pei the houses Of ill-fame to move to
the vicinity of Chinatown, where they
will not be in view Of passing trains or
where they can be offensive to passers-
by.
r. 4. Kunze, who has been spending
several weeks in that section securing
chronological specimens, reports catch
of about 10000 bugs since his arrival
in Prescott. IN Tucson he succeeded
in capturing $4,000 by actual count.
A gang of men is to be put at work
on the Hermit copper mine, Slate
Creek district, to sink a hundred feet.
There is five feet of good ore now ex-
posed in the bottom Of the shaft ON this
mine, which runs parallel to Wilson
81 Bowdre's Black Oak gold mine.
Frank Williams is about to commence
extensive operations on the south ex-
tension of the Black Oak.
The National Convention of the
United States Regular Army and Navy
Veterans in New York were held at
the headquarters Of the National Com
mandery last week. This organization
is composed of about 500 honorably
discharged soldiers, sailors and marines
of the regular army and navy, belong
ing to ten Communicates throughout
the United States.
In London at the sale of the latest
consignment lof California fruit, con-
sisting of 5000 half cases, prices real
lied averaged 2s better than at last
weeks sale. owing to scarcity in the
market. There was much dissatisfac-
sion with the lot of Clairgeau pears,
which were small and hard and only
fetched IS Sd. Peaches brought As Cd
to 5s Cd; plums, rs Sd; pears, Ss Cd to
5s Cd.
Bloody murrain, or disease almost
identical with it, is playing havoc with
several of the herds in the pastures
south of Westminster and many dairy
men have suffered severely. The dis
ease has invariably attacked the most
valuable COWS. In consequence of the
disease butchers and drivers of meat
wagons are meeting with hard times in
their business. People are naturally
afraid to eat meat killed in or near
any of the infected districts.
AT Cleveland, Ohio, was celebrated
the anniversary of Commodore Perry's
victory on Lake Erie in 1918. the mar
BILE statue of the naval hero in Wade
Park, first erected in 1861, being decor
ated with flowers, and Ex-senator Butler
OF South Carolina, nephew of Perry,
made an address, the subject of which
was the era of peace and the good
will between the North and South.
Governor Lippitt of Rhode Island,
which is the native State of Perry,
spoke briefly, thanking Cleveland and
Ohio for honoring its distinguished son.