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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-08
The Honey Outlook.


This is going to be profitable year
for the bee keepers.
The honey product of Southern Cali
fornia is of vastly greater Importance
than many people imagine. There are
a great number of men and women en-
gagged in the business and they yearly
market an immense quantity of the
product California is the greatest
honey producing State in the Union;
in fact, it sends to market more of the
nectar than any half a dozen Eastern
States. When it is known that in a
good year the yield of California is at
least 500 carloads of strained and comb
honey, with twelve tons to the car, the
magnitude of the industry is appa-
rent. 1t is growing industry, and it
is conservatiyely estimated that in ten
years the total output in this State
will be at least 700 carloads. A talk
with man in the bsuiness may lead
one to believe the field is already occu
pied, and the busy little bee has abou
reached its possibilities in gathering
honey; but the bee man is intensely
human. He is cautious not to give
tiattering reports of his business, for
he prefers to have the field to himself.
or as much of it at least as possible.
But the practical mamie who knows
the resources of the country-will de.
clare there is a brilliant future for the
honey industry.
1t is estimated that ten acres of
alfalfa will support in luxury thirty
colonies of bees. OF course it is neces.
sary to allow the alfalfa to blossom
and permit it to stand till the flowers
have ceased to yield honey. The next
crop should be treated in the same
manner. and so on throughout the year.
The Italian bee is considered prefera.
Bile to the Inbred or the black. The
Inbred is but cross between the
Italian and the old-time black bee.
Last season was disastrous one for
the bee industry. But little honey was
marketed. In fact many colonies were
allowed to starve, while hundreds of
others had to be fed. Nearly all the
honey now on the market is from the
crops of 1894.95.
Arizona is coming forward as an i'm
portant honey section. 1t is estimated
there are 40. 900 colonies in that Terri.
tory. In Nevada there are perhaps TO-.
OOO less than that number. Washing
ton and Oregon also produce considera-
BILE honey, but also their yield is not
to compare with the output from Texas,
where there are at least 10000 colo.
MES. Certain parts of Mexico yield
immense quantities of honey In the
neighborhood of Guaymas, for instance,
they refer to 500 colonies as a small
apiary.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-08
University Farmers, Institutes.


The following outline of policy has
been adopted by the joint committee
OF University Regents and faculty
with reference to the holding of Farm
ers' institutes under the auspices of the
University of California:
To the extent that funds are avail.
able, farmers institutes will be held by
the College of Agriculture, under the
following conditions:
a. The institute year will begin
ON the first day Of July, and end ON
the last day of June, in each year.
(2.) Written applications signed by
representatives Of at least twenty fami-
lies actually engaged in farming, must
be in the hands of the officer appointed
to receive them, not later than the first
day of May, preceding the institute
year in which they are to be held
An exception to this rule may be made
IN the case Of farmers clubs or other
farmers organizations, who apply by
their duly authorized officers.
q. All applications must contain
the promise of these signing to provide
a suitable place of meeting, lighted
and warmed as the season NAV re.
quire, and to properly advertise the
meeting by printed programmes and
otherwise, as may be found best. The
application must also give the names
and addresses of committee responsible
Tor the local arrangements.
(4.) The College Of Agriculture will
determine the dates of the institutes
assign the subjects, and appoint the
ecturer, but, in SO doing, it will be
GUIDED by the expressed wishes of
hose making the application, SO far
IS 1t is possible, without injury to other
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-08
The Randsburg Miner saws. Mess

The Randsburg Miner says: "Messrs.
Tom Keete, w. T. Grant and Fred
Williams returned few days ago from
the Coso range, about twenty miles
northwest of Randsburg, where they
made rich strike in the shape of a
twei1ty-foot vein of silver ore which
runs l27 ounces of silver and 10 per
cent lead. The distance between
walls is fully twenty feet. with mum.
Der OF two.foot stringers of the ore run.
ming through it. The same gentlemen
also discovered and located FIVE claims
three miles north of Garden Station,
the rock from which runs from $40 to
$loO free gold. These lodges run from
one to two feet in width on the sur.
face"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-08
Apple Exports.

Reports coming to the State Depart.
ment from Europe show that the Amer.
lean apple made an enormous market
for itself there last year. Frank Ma.
son, United States Consul q eneral AT
frankfort, declares that the victory
mas been one Of superior quality rather
than mere cheapness, and says the agri.
cultural papers in Germany make the
astonishing statement that no less
than 6,OOO,O00 double centners of our
apples-more than twenty times the
import of any previous season, came
into Germany last year. The Consul.
General thinks this gain of a market
may be made permanent if certain nre.
cautions, which he notes, are observed
by American shippers. Consul Mona.
ghan at Chemnitz says the whole Ger.
man Empire is alarmed at the great
apple imports. The keeping qualities
OF the best American winter apples are
subjects OF astonishment to German
growers who expressed incredulitv
when told Baldwin would easily keen
SIX months. Even from England
Where the American apple is well
known. come words of surprise at the
great volume of the imports of Ameri-
can apples. and United States Consul
Meeker Bradford sends extracts from
newspapers to show they were ACTUALLY
glut on the market.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-08
THE MINING INDUSTRY
What they are Doing in the
Mines.
ALL BRANCHES ARE REPRESENTED.
Briefiets that Are Of Interest to All
CIasses-News from All Over
the Country.

A number Of the mountain towns in
the mining regions have had a pretty
severe object lesson this winter on the
good roads question, says Charles
G. Yale. Stages have been unable To
run ON time, freight has been delayed
for days and weeks, and communica-
tions between adjacent places has been
extremely difficult. All this could be
avoided by proper expenditure and
labor during the summer months.
There are no insuImountable obstacles.
1t is only proper grading, draining,
macadamizing, ETC., which are re-
quired. OF course, this takes money.
and the road money expended by the
various County Supervisors seems in
few cases sufficient to keep the roads
even in half-decent order. SofnetISirfR
more is needed than the money and
care of the Supervisors. The people
in the different mining towns must
put their hands in their pockets and
get the roads in good order first, and
then perhaps the Supervisors may be
able to keep up repairs. The trouble is
there is little effort to make good
roads in the first place. They are
made simply passable and that is
about all. But what is passable in
summer is the reverse in a wet winter
like this one has been. Nearly all the
mountain towns have been in the same
fix People having business with the
mines. or DESTROYS of visiting them,
have only gone when they absolutely
had to. Business centers will find il
to their interest to provide roads which
may be used in winter as we'll as sum-
mer. The people of Volcano, Amador
county, have subscribed $4,000 in
money and work for road to Suffer
Greek, and the people of the latter
place are expected to do their share.
This is the only way to settle the oues-
ton, and that is good region for it
also. Though only four miles from
Sutter Greek to jackson, the road is
we'll nigh impossible. The road from
jackson to the railroad at lone is a
dreadful one, and that from jackson
In the other direction to the railroad at
valley Springs is little better. So
there are several important mining
towns in the mother lode section, with
large mines in operation, almost iso-
lated in the bad weather of winter by
reason of defective roads. The same
state of affairs exist in other sections.
some worse and few little better. The
merchants and residents of these towns
ought this summer to take up this
question of good roads in earnest. SO
as to try and prevent repetition of
the experience of the winter.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-08

The Western Passenger Association
has decided to establish vice-ohair.
manship in Denver. to have jurisdic.
tion over all the territory between the
Missouri river and Utah. p. J. FLYNN
has been appointed vice-ch airman.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-08
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Among the Poultry.

Peking ducks are good market fowls.
For large, heavy fowls, have the
roosts low.
Dsmpness causes leg weakness.in
ducks,
The good layers are active and gener.
ally on the move
Dry earth is a good material to scat.
ter under the roosts.
When thrifty bird is fully ma.
tured it is easily fattened.
Early Matched, we'll developed bullets
make good winter layers.
Stale bread, soaked in milk, is a
good feed for young poultry.
Thrifty. vigorous one-year.old hens
make reliable winter layers.
Cleanliness and good feeding are the
secrets of success with winter poultry.
On the average it will cost one dol.
lar to keep laying hen one year.
Leghorns and black Spanish Law eggs
with the whitest shells of any breed.
Soft food is an excellent invigorator
when fed warm on cold winter
morning.
There is good profit in keeping the
men laying in the winter, even if it
takes a little extra work to do it.
Oil meal, sunflower seed, hemp seed
and buokwheat can all be used to good
advantage in feeding fowls intended
for exhibition.
1t is natural for some breeds of
poultry to moult lighter each year, and
hence what are often taken for defects
are only natural to the breed.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-08

The damage to the railroads done by
the floods in Kentucky is estimated
at S5,OoO,000, and the damage to
country and individuals in the flooded
districts is estimated to be %, O0O. 900
more.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-08

The Southern California Railway
Company have made arrangements
with Jules Kaufman & Co. to erect
large grain warehouse at Alessandro
to handle the immense grain crop from
that section. The warehouse will
have q capacity of $4,000 sacks Of
grain.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-08

A dispatch from Lasgo says decree
has been issued for the abolition OF
slavery in the Niger country, Africa.
The decree goes into effect upon the
anniversary Of the completion of the
sixtieth year of Queen Victoria q
reign.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-08

Inc correspondent of the New York
Herald in Rio Janeiro. South America.
telegraphs that the Russian Minister
mas used his influence with the Gov.
eminent to secure the expulsion from
the country OF the London Times cor.
respondent. The plea is that the cor.
respondent joined IN demonstrations
with republicans adverse to the inter.
ests OF the Russian Government. This
means that certain property belonging
TO the Russian Legation was DESTROYED
by an anti-monarchist mob. and it is
claimed by the Russian officials that
the disorderly element was spurrred
on by the republican youth of that oitv
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-08

The San Diego Electric Railway
company, by A. B. Spreckels, Presi.
dent, has given mortgage for 1900
600 to the Union Trust Companv 81
san Francisco. trustee, covering their
franchises, rolling stock tracks, etc. also
any property they may acquire during
iorty years. The mortgage is to secure
4oo bonds OF $1,000 each to run forty
years with interest at per cent pay
able semi-annually. As the entire
system according to the oompany's
figures cost only sS60,oO and has
never paid a dividend, the mortgage.
holders evidently have the little end Of
the proposition.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-08

A rival to Randsburg has sprung nm
not far distant from that great mining
camp, says the S. F. Chronicle. 1t is
comprised in the Mojave district and
IS situated five miles south of the sta
ton OF that name. The mineral indi-
cations are equal and the water and
transportation facilities are superior.
The Mojave mining district was
formed only on November goth last.
and up to the present time about $50
claims have been recorded. Thus far
work has been little more than neces-
sary for record, but DEVELOPMENTS are
OF considerable magnitude, and ship.
ments of some rich ore are being made
to San Francisco. Within ten days
man named Van Breysen has made a
strike of ore running $500 ton ON an
eighteen-foot vein at depth of forty
feet from the surface. A recent shin
ment by George Bowers netted $1,000.
or an average of $25 ton profit, and
he is SO elated over the result that he
asks $500. 900 for his property.
Some rich ore has also come to this
city from what is known as the Karma
group, embracing six claims. From
one OF these, of both gold and silver
character and therefore named the
Double Standard, twenty five sacks of
assorted ore showed an assay value OF
5000, and a profit of $36. 35 ton.
The veins in the Mojave district are
reported to be large and strong at the
surface, varying from one foot to If
teen feet in width. but to what depth
they extend is matter for further
determination. There are no reduction
works yet in the district, and to mine
and ship the ore to San Francisco in
carload lots costs about $40 a ton.
Wood costs $3.50 cord and water is
bought from the Southern Pacific at
MNojave, but in time will be piped
from mountain supply eight miles
west from the camp.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-08

Recently very rich strike was
made at the Skinner mine, near Placer.
vile. The Daily Nugget says: "Over
nfteen ounces were taken out in one
afternoon, and it is reported that there
is plenty yet in sight. Some very
beautiful specimens were brought in
and are now on exhibition in the min
eral collection at the Ohio House,
The Florence tribune., 1897-09-11

No man knows Alaska better than A, 1, F. Swineford. He has lived there for years and was for five years governor of the territory. He is now United States inspector of surveyor generals and district land offices. He says: In Alaska the luxuriance and viril3tv sf the verdure is due to the fact that the ground never thaws below depth of six to ten feet. No matter how hot it is, the hotter the better, the frozen ground continually gives up to the roots of the grasses and growing grains a iife-giving moisture. The Yukon valley is like the valley of the Red River of the Moth in Minnesota, and some day it will be the finest wheat growing district in the world. That time will not come however, until railroads are built into the heart of Alaska, although there are now located along the Yukon many fine farms, their owners disposing of their crops to the hundreds of adventurous miners that have gone to the Yukon valley to dig fortunes in the gold from the rich ! placer mines that stretch along the tributaries of that mighty stream.
The Florence tribune., 1897-09-11

OFFICE BoARD OF SUPERVISORS,
 FLORENCE, Ar.4., Aug. -6, l55!.) Board of Supervisors met. Present John Miller, chairman; Geo. F. Cook and J. H. Brown, members; H. D. Cas- siday, District Attorney, and T. A. Lonergan, deputy clerk.
 Demand 246, of ". c. Truman, for $46.S5, came up for reconsideration and was allowed for $41. .45 on expense fund. Demand of J. D. Thomas, for s21.15, laid over to next meeting.
 Demand 46, c. D. Henry, for s6.30, jury certificate, allowed on salary fund.
 Demands PAY, of F. H. Tuning, for $2O, medical services, and PAS, of NJ. Will jams, for $6, for bedding destroyed, all lowed on expense fund, no warrant to issue.
 The demands of W. H. Benson, justice of the peace, for $7.75 and s16.05, laid over to next meeting, and a proper report to be made.
 Demands of B. B. DeNure, justice Of the peace, for s27 and $l5, reconsidered and laid over until his report is re- ceived.
 Demand 249, James E. McGee, for $20, for lion scalps, allowed on expense fund, no warrant to issue.
 Reports of ?. c Warner aud Ge6. Scott, justices of the peace examined and filed.
 Board adjourned te Aug 27th, 1897.
 JOHN MILLER, E.. 4. CHAaiBEHrS, Chairman.
 Clerk. By T. A. LoEERsAN, Deputy Clerk.
The Florence tribune., 1897-09-11
By T. A. LoEEReAN, Deputy Clerk.
OFFICE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,

FLORENCE, Arlz., Aug. ~, Jo97.J Board of Supervisors met pursuant to adjournment. Present-John Miller, chairman; Geo. F. Cook and J. H. Brown, members; H. D. Cassiday, Dis trict Attorney, and T. A. Lonergan, deputy clerk.
 Robt. Heckle appeared before the Board in regard to his assessment on cattle. It was ordered stricken from the roll.
 Petition of Thos. F. Weedin and W. P. Davis ct al, of Road District No. 1, asking that county road be opened along the following line, to wit: Be- ginning at the northeast corner of the Florence Townsite; thence easterly half (1a1 mile along the line between the northeast and southeast quarters of section 36, township south, range g east of G. &S S. R. B. & M., to the point of intersection of said line with the Globe road.
 The Board will act on said petition on the 2Oth day of Sept, 1897.
 The Board authorized the District Attorney to have some shelves made for his office.
 On motion F. A ehamberlin, Clerk of the Board, was ordered tomal1e up the duplicate assessment roll for the year lsa7
 Report of E. Crane, road overseer District No. 3, laid over to next meet ing, and he is instructed to send in his bill.
 The request of J. Suter and w. J. Bley on behalf of Pinal Lodge, I. o. 0. F., asking exemption of taxes on blocks 81 and 1S5, Florence Townsite, for 1897, was laid over for further consid. eration.
 Board adjourned to Tuesday, Aug s1st, 1897.
 JOHN MILLER, F. A. CHAMBERL1N, Chairman
 Clerk.
 By T. A. Lonergan, Deputy Clerk.
The Florence tribune., 1897-09-11

Here is sort of 6 perpetual motion affair. A firm of moneyed men in New York have bought piece of land and will stock it with LOGO black cats and 5000 rats. It is estimated that the cats will increase to 15,00O in a year or two. and black eat skins are worth $l. The rats will multiply five times as fast as the cats, and the rats will be caught, skinned, and the hides sold to kid glove manufacturers, while thir carcasses will feed the cats. On the other hand, the carcasses of the skinned cats will be fed to the rats. This is one of the best self-supporting schemes we ever heard of, and there is gold mine in it. The cats will be allowed to increase until the 100, 900 limit is reached, when the income will be enormous, as no feed will be necessary after the first year. ar.-[Southwestern Stockman.
The Florence tribune., 1897-09-11
OKLAHOMA IS BOOMING.
It May Become State Before Either
 New Mexico or Arizona.


 New Mexico or Arizona.
 Oklahoma was organized as terri tory in May, 1890, little more than seven years ago, having been cut of from the Indian territory. At that time the population of the territory was 60,0O0-33,0 ,00O male and 27,OOO female and was almost exclusively native-born white inhabitants, the total number of foreigners being 700; of colored inhab- itants, 2,900, and of Mongolians, 2,5OO. Oklahoma was the last of the terri. tories to be let in, Arizona having been admitted in 1863, and New Mexico in 1850; but its growth has been so rapid that there is now talk of making Okla homa a state. It is said that no other territory ever gained population so fast, and if the proposed new state were admitted it would outrank 15 of the present states in population. The pres ent population of Oklahoma, it is said, exceeds 500,000, and the number is in1 creasing at a rate so rapid that unless it be stopped Oklahoma will have, be- fore many years, not only larger pop ulation than Chicago has, but even, though this seems incredible, larger population than Chicago claims.
 The development of Oklahoma has been promoted enormously since its establishment as territory. The rail- road business has been developed largely within it's borders, and the early settlers who went out ia wagons in carts and on prairie sehooners have now all the facilities of modern travel. In 1880 there were not 300 milesSof railroad in Oklahoma and the Indian territory, then united On the admis- sion Of Oklahoma there were not 100 miles Of railroad within it's borders. though at that time the Indian terri tory had 1900. On January 1, 1899, the railroad mileage of Oklahoma had risen to 300. On January 1, 1896, it was 43O, and is now nearly 600 miles.
 Oklahoma is modern in some other respects. In 1896 there were more business failures in it than in all the other territories combined-more busi- ness failures in the year than in New Hampshire and Vermont. together But business in Oklahoma has been good and there are, it is said, 60,000 in7 dividual farm owners. The material prospects of Oklahoma have been i'm proved greatly during the last three or four years by many additions through immigration of women, who now are nearly as numerous as the men. There are enrolled in the Oklahoma schools more than 75,O0O pupils and there are nearly 2,0G0 teachers there.
 The soil and climate of Oklahoma ure favorable to the production of corn, cotton, sorghum, flax and fruit and it is remarked as an. encouraging indica- tion of thrift that the inhabitants, un- | like those of New Mexico and Arizona, have only seven holidays year, Wash ington's birthday being one and Dec oration day another. Some 53,O00 votes were cast in Oklahoma at last | years election-11, ,000 more than in Florida, and 22,o0O more than in Della ware-and of these the plurality for the successful party was only HOO. Oklahoma desires to be a state before 1900 and it's desire may be realiEed.=- N. I. Sun.
The Florence tribune., 1897-09-11

Bucks, for camp or domestic pur- poses, August to February 1.
 The killing of the following game is entirely prohibited:
 Antelope, female; bobwhite, camel, deer, female; doe, elk, fawn, spotted !; mountain goat, mountain sheep, pheasant, prairie chicken.
 The killing of all birds named is prohibited unless tho carcass be used ess Ad for food.
 Tie taking or destroying of the eggs ofaoy of the birds named is eutireiy prohi oited
 The trapping of partridge quail or grouse is entirely prohibited. The sale ot -4 sa2e -s prohibited ont of season.
 The sale of the hide or meat of the following game is entirely prohibited :
 Antelope, deer, elk, mountain goat, mountain sheep and turkey.
The Florence tribune., 1897-09-11
Dining station.
 THE SCENIC ROUTE OF ARIZONA!

The best route to California. The only north
 and south line in Arizona to the
 Grand Canyon of the Colorado, Terrified Forest. Cliff Dwellings, Great Pine Forests, Salt River Valley and Numerous Other Points of Interest.
 Through tickets to all points in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
 Nos.1& 2 connect at Jerome Junction with trains of the U. Y. 6 P. By, for Jerome. Connecting at Prescott with stage lines for all principal mining camps; at Congress Junc- ton with Congress Gold Co. R.R. for Congress and stage lines for Harqua Hala Station and YarneIl: at Phenix with the NJ. 6 P. 6 $. R. V. By for points on the the $. P. Ky.
 Trains for California leave Ash Fork at i :s5 D. n, arriving in Los Angeles next morning at 8:s0, and San Francisco same evening at 6:15. Train for the East leaves Ash Fork at :40 a.. m.
 F.M. MURPHY. GEO. N. SARGENT, presit A Geni1 Mgr. Gen. Ft. & Pass. Agt, Prescott Ariz. Prescott, Arizona. RE. WELLS, WIS. GODSWORTHY,
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