The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-02-13
FROM DELAMAR.

been delightful
w j. Dooley left for Phoebe on a business
trip Iast Tuesday.
Eugene Goodrich Is now the owner and
Publisher OF the Lode.
Our school will last two months longer on
the present public fund.
A. r. Gregerson has the contract to con
struct the New DeLamar company pipe
line.
D. L. Wertheimer & Co. have made big
cut on a large line Of their leading goods,
and offer bedrock prices.
Building continues all over town. The
three saw mills running full blast have all
they can do to supply the demand.
/ Mrs. Dupont contemplates the erection OF
a large lodging house above the road leading
to the Jim Grow, at the upper end Of town.
Several prospecting parties are getting
already 10 take to the hills. and this sum
+ mer will no doubt develop several bonanzas.
I The l. o. o. F. order advertise a grand
( ball for the night Of the 2lst inst This is
to be the towns Washington birthday
party.
The DeLamar Co. paid off on the 9TH inst.
aud the April Fool Co. on the 10th. Bust
ness has shown quite an improvement since,
especially among the sports.
The principal topic of conversation at
present seems to be the coming fstic carni-
val at Ell Paso ~ Texas Considerable
money will change hands here on the event.
The Nesbitt Bros. have their water tank
completed and the pipe all ready for contin.
ual use, and in few days We will have
plenty of water in town. The more the
better.
A banquet will be held by the Order of
Foresters at their hall tomorrow evening
The capacity of the bpildiug is to be taxed
and all efforts are being made to insure a
pleasant time to those who may be fortunate
enough to attend.
The DeLamar Co. are making some ex-
tensive improvements at their mill, and
some of the heaviest pieces of machinery yet
shipped here are now on the road 1t is said
one piece alone weighs over q, 900 lbs, and
others nearly as heavy.
There is considerable sickness in town
among the children, though so far none
fatal are reported. DIR. Mayo contempla.es
building hospital. 1t is a much needed
institution, and under his efficient direction
will prove a comfort to the afflicted.
Messrs. Dula and Petty have for the last
month been refurnishing and decorating
their saloon on Main street, and at present
it is beauty. Prof. Slime, the art decor
stor, has done himself great credit for hi;
fine work in painting, granting and paper
hanging,
Fine samples of rock continue to come il
, from the State Line mines. Los Atchisor
brought some in that shows gold, silver and
copper to the naked eye and by spring viii
prove, no doubt, that many rich mines exis
there 1t is hoped by all that such viii
prove to be the case.
Construction work on the mill of the De
Lamar company is being pushed with al
possible speed. Carpenters are at prem
, ium for the present. The west end of tn,
mill begins to loom up in great shape A
the easterly end, A. C. Bishop has beer
awarded the contract for excavating anC
preparing stone foundations for the ten new
Griffin mills about to be put in there.
On Monday evening, the 10th inst, the
o. o. f. lodge gave grand ball, which wa
in every respect complete success. One o
: the novelties of the occasion being prize o
a pair Of fine shoes for the best lady Walter
: and box of cigars for the best gentlema
; Walter. The prizes were awarded as fol
= lows; Best lady walter, Miss Laura Scott
y best gentleman Walter Mr. McA Phee. {
the DeLamar mill Each prize WHINE
danced with different partners Sewers
festivities are spoken Of for the near futur,
lg The notices of application for patent fc
st the Maid Queen, Monatare and Gavils
I'd mining claims are being published. The,
claims cover nearly all the surface groun
re now occupied by the town of DeLamar, an
er the occupants begin to think it is time
II, see where they are at" We have n
tn heard much talk on the subject, but unde
of stand that a movement is on foot to secu
en- recognition of town lot occupants The
ed remains about sixty days in which to sett
lo- the matter. After that leok out for la,
p suits in all unsettled cases.
The DeLamar company has contracted |
!. another line of pipe to run from the Bak
well, in Cedar wash, to town. The pur
- on the Meadow Valley wash side can SUPP
10 more water than the present pipes on II
j: side can handle, so a new three.inch pi
ia line is being put in. The line select
~ comes over the summit Immediately sou
~ Of the Flagstaff claim, and the line "
terminate at DeLamar No. I tunnel, VIII,
=, supply tanks will be provided and fir
IA which any amount of pressure can be
tanned for town and other uses
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