The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-01-02
FROM DELAMAR.

There was less life on the streets on New
Years day tlfsu was expected.
Several more claims will be pressed TO
patent as soon a. the snow clears and the
weather moderates.
-Four breaks in the main pipe Of the Della
amar company occurred yesterday, two on
the Meadow Valley Wash side and two on
this. All were speedily repaired.
Teams are at Bristol loading the mill boil
ers for the April Fool eos, pipe line. The
water pipe is being laid and water will be in
town abolt the first ii FEBRUARY. as eS-
pected.
]. A. Denton is Impressed with the ne
cessity Of prompt arrival Of the mail aud
express here and is arranging To avoid all
the causes Of delay. which Of late have re-
suited in so much compliant.
The public schools re opened last Mon
day. On account Of opening the term so
late 10 the season last fall, the trustees
were unwilling t, make thu Holiday vaea-
ton more than five days.
The Forester's Order is keeping itself be
fore the public Their last two entertain
ments proved so successful that a third IS
proposed, to take place shortly. This time
it is to be a sheet aud pillow case party.
The receiving tank Of Nesbitt Bros, be-
ing erected in the rear of their store huild-
/ ing will soon be finished. This will set
/ second water company in operation and
should result in cheaper water for the town
/ On New Years eve. a party, consisting
of yearly a score of ladies aud gentlemen,
made up pleasant whist club at the De
Lamar Company office; passing the time
pleasantly until the dawu of the new year,
The sporting fraternity and Others, are
manifesting considerable interest IN the ap.
preaching fisticuf The general opinion IS
that the first one was for satisfaction, and
that this is for what money the participants
can squeeze out of the public.
The new sawmill which John Viett has
placed on his timber claim some ten miles
south of town was put in operation yester
day. 1t has a capacity of about ten thous
and feet per day and the product will find
ready sale, for the building boom has moi
yet reached Its limit.
Reports of good many indications, bu
not Of any particularly rich bodies of ore
come so far from assessment workers in th
vicinity. This class Of work being nov
ended, development work may be expecte,
TO lul until the camp contains custom
mill, or a new find stimulates old claimant
to futher effort.
A new water pipe is being laid from tn
Company tanks back Of the works to tn
town distributing Office This will serve
supply water for a town twice the size tn
Is now, COHlll8 Is u tlotN NuNSl ltuNy llS
sure The supply pipe to the town tan
heretofore, has been so small that custome
were frequently kept waiting. This incol
venience is not expected to be repeatt
i after the present pipe gets to working
S A race, with twelve minute record +
Il one party, from Golden to the Mining R
D corder's office at DeLamar, is reported fro
/. New Years night. Three or four parti
e were watching for an opportunity to rel
is cate one particular piece of ground. VIII,
d midnight arrived a scramble occurred, al
after posting location notices three of t
. parties made tracks for town to record the
notices. 0ne OF them had horse each
i however, and mounting him, made the b'
A time yet recorded between Golden a
!. DeLamar,