The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-03-19
FROM DELAMAR.

Utah eggs, eight dozen for 81 the past
week.
The ditch for the DeLamar Co. = new
pipe line is nearly finished into town and
pipe laying has begun.
The April Fool company made their en-
ployees happy on the 10th by paying them
for the February month,
The boys are waiting to give our esteemed
townsman; n P Dooly and his estimable
wife, grand reception upon their return
from their wedding tour.
A number of our old pioneers of the
camp are preparing to open up some Of their
early locations, and it is certainty that
more bonanzas will be found
The comet did not strike DeLamar, but
thereis liable to be a matrimonial comet
strike the town in the near future, if there
is any reliability in that busy old lady,
Dame Rumor.
The contract has been let to build the
w Opera House, adjoining Skaters saloon,
ar Main street. They are now making
the brick, it will be two stories, and when
completed will be by far the finest struct-
ure in town.
The Justices Court was occupied on the
10th inst. with civil suit involving the
ownership of some cord wood. The parties
interested being d. L. Wertheimer & Co.
VS.. George Jones. A jury was impanelled
and a verdict rendered in favor of the de-
PENDANT, George Jones.
In the course of week or ten days the
town will have large addition to its
electric light plant. Another double cir
cult of wires is being placed through Main
street. and all who desire the lights in their
stores or residences, will be accommodated
as the large, new dynamo Will be able to
supply all demands.
The Entire Nous Climb otherwise known as
the Four Hundred) had a very select social
at Vietta and Purtscher's hall last week.
Rumor has it, that not to be outdone, the
Dirty Dozen had the entire festivities on
st. Patricks Day in charge, and that all
were invited to participate, even including
the Four Hundred.
The weather continues fine, and the sick.
ness disappearing from our midst is stimu-
lating the young folks to participate in
spring sports, and there is every prospect of
base ball team being organized, and if it
occurs the former champions of Lincoln
County will have to look to their laurels, for
club can be organized here consisting Of
young athletics who have been members of
other clubs, principally in the north, who
have carried of championship honors.
On Sunday, the 18th inst, two Indians
in the rear of Bonner's saloon, having in.
dulged in too much fire water, (which must
have been furnished them by some unprinci-
palled white scrub proceeded TO make
good Indians of each other by the liberal
use of the bowie knife. One was severely
cut in the hand and the other received q
deep cut, several inches long, under the left
shoulder blade. Both had their wounds at.
tended to by Dr. Biornson. Deputy Sheriff
johnson, and the citizsns generally, are or
the keen watch for the parties that buy
whisky for them, and il caught an example
will be made of them that they will moi
soon forget.
The State Line District continues to b,
the general topic of conversation. Every
day glowing reports continue to come il
from there. Mr.. Henry Berry, our popular
town assayer, is kept busy with sample
from that district. Mr.. Chas. Lytle i
proud of his assay which places the value o
the ore at 1915 per ton, principally gold anc
silver. These mines are on the Nevad;
side, and new district has been formed
named the Eagle Valley district On tn
Utah side the Lynch and Sullivan mine
are improving every day as depth is attained
and persons who have visited them thin
they will equal, if not eclipse the grea
Horn Silver mine at Frisco