The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-12-03
Mrs. James Giles left for Delamar this
morning to reside there permanently.


morning to reside there permanently
From Joe Delmue, who was in town on
Tuesday, we learn that prospecting is going
on steadily south OF Deer Lodge, or Charley
Lyte's claim Joe Vanini recently found
quartz float about five miles below Lytle's
claim aud only quarter of mile this side
of the Utah line, which gave assays of $977
gold to the ton. He has already begun
tunneling for the ledge. Delmue himself is
working on a prospect located by VIM.
Bennett. They have a shaft down sixty feet
and he had with him sample of rock which
assayed $50 in gold and $ll5 in silver, taken
from the ledge, the width of which they did
not yet know. He feels sure that before
spring that section will have more than one
good paying mine.
During the recent cold snap the mercury
at Winemucca went to four degrees below
zero. The Silver State says; According to
the records OF the weather bureau only once
since 1877 has the mercury been as low in
November That was on Nov. Is, 1880,
when it registered degrees below zero.
Sureties representing more than half the
penalty have withdrawn from the bond Of
w. L. Griffin, given as administrator of the
estate of NJ. D. Foley, deceased. No reason
for the withdrawal is given in the papers.
This will necessitate the filing of new
bond or the appointment of another admin
istrator
Three men with winchester rifles held up
X. P. keefer at Mardis, in Elko County
last week. taking $500 in gold bullion, $35.
in money, $35. in stamps and valuable pock.
ct book. Keefer was a storekeeper aud the
robbery took place about an hour after darI
the robbers smashed in the windows to
effect 40 enterance.
Charley Jones, U. S. Dirtrict Attorney
assaulted Sam Davis of the Carson Appeal
one day last week, with steel knuckes and
gun. Jones assaulted Davis while he was
sitting down, and when he freed himself
from his antagonist, and wanted to settle
the matter right there Jones backed away
drew his gun and threatned to shoot if
Davis advanced. The affair is supposed
to have arisen through comment made by
Davis on Jones management of the Coffin
bribery case, and it is said the details of the
whole matter will be made public now.
The entertainment and dance given by the
Johnson Brothers and their elocution class
at Thompson's hall on TUESDAY was slimly
attended. One reason for this no doubt
was that it was the second entertainment Of
the kind within a week. The programme
consisted of recitations by the various men,
bers of the class and the Johnsons. and 0
song by Miss Louise Evans. For the short
time they were instructed the class mem.
bers show great improvement. Dancing
was begun about 10 o'clock and lasted unit
two the following morning.
The Anaconda mining company notified
its men that a cut in wages from SO 80 to s;
would be put in effect on all its mines OF
the first inst The Miners Federation viii
endeavor to avoid strike. The Anaconda
action is to be followed by other large comp
anies.
The members of the class in eloeatiui
have worked hard during the past week
The last lesson of the series was given b.
the johnson Brothers on Monday. and th
entertainment, on Tuesday evening Tn
, class will endeavor to continue studies fo'
some time to come, and propose to nader
) take the work systematically.
The wreck of the steamer Umatilla o
Port Townsend, with a mixed cargo 10
a Alaska, disclosed the fact that in the eente
, of each barrel of sugar which composed
! large part of the cargo. was fat keg G
e whiskey
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