The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-23

so far.
Moonlight picnics at the Cedar springs lis
the latest form of amusement.
Assessor Prudential completed his as
sessment Of the town and mines here yester-
day
Mrs. Chas. Culyerwell is erecting new
lodging house between her present house
and that of j. w. Palmer on Main street.
d. Nathan is disposing at auction of all
his stock of gents clothing aud furnishing
goods at his stand two doors above the
Vietti saloon.
The nomination of Bryan takes well in
DeLamar, and the town is a unit as far as
we have heard on the proposition of sup
porting him. If there are any pronounced
goldbugs they are yet to be heard from
For over six hours yesterday it rained
here, coming most of the time in a gentle
fall A squirt or two caused some alarm to
those whose houses are built low in the
ravine, on account Of possible flood.
Justice DeFriez now holds court in
building of his own, situated on Main street
below the Palace restaurant The improve.
ment over the former cramped quarters will
be appreciated by all who have business at
The court.
A henroost belonging to the old man who
runs the chop house in Sehafer's saloon was
robbed last Thursday night, and two dozen
chickens decapitated and their heads left as
reminders to the owner. No trace of the
thieves could be found
The output of the DeLamar mine is re-
ported to be in the neighborhood of SIS, 900
day. Knock off $4,000 and the figures
may be about right for the output when
everything is working smoothly. Two
hundred tons day are now going through
the mill, and $3.50, 600 month is not a bad
shipment for one mine
The DeLamar fever, so.called has
broken out again, and no less than dozen
cases are reported. The symptoms are
principally burning consuming fever,
with extreme lasstude and no pain, con-
dition which commonly accompanies fever
in the typhoid form, which by many this is
believed to be. No fatal cases are as yet re.
ported, however, and it is sincerely hoped
it may be more successfully combatted than
it was last summer,
The hard rains of Wednesday convinced
some of the residents of the lower gulch
that in case OF heavy storm their places OF
abode are not the safest As it was, some
damage is reported from. flooded cabins.
There have been no floods in sApril Fool
| gulch since DeLamar was founded, but
signs are numerous that they have occurred
in times past. What has been may be
again, and flooded houses and damaged
property, with possibly loss of life, may
form the basis of report some of these
showery days.
There is considerable sickness in town,
DR.. Mayo himself has been down but is
again about attending to his duties. Pat
Gallery, who for some time has been an in
mate of DIR. Mayos private hospital, where
he went to have an operation performed
upon him to remove tumor, has so far re-
covered as to be able to walk around, and in
few days will be able to resume his duties
at the DeLamar mines as shift boss post.
ion he has held from the start of the mines
under Capt. DeLamar's management.
DeLamar is admitted to be duller now
than at any time during the past year.
Various reasons are assigned for it. The
impending change in the company manage.
ment is believed by some to be the main
reason, as the workmen generally are saw.
ing up ready to move if occasion requires,
while others say fear of the fever which has
set in again occasions it, and many are look
ing for change of base on that account.
| The town too, is admitted to contain all the
business houses the population can with
reason support, while some branches are
| oyerdone. At the same time there are no
idle men here, and good miners can get
work almost any time. The idlers are for
the most part the irresponsible element and
those who don't want work.