The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-19

A water spout struck the orchard and
garden of the old Indian, Panamint
Tom, ON the Death Valley side of the
Panamint range, recently, destroying
about $50 fIuit trees that had with
stood the desert heat for ten years and
were the idol Of his heart. He also
had fiue garden which was destroyed
completely.
At meeting of the Ventura Beet
Growers Union at San Pedro School
house recently. nearly 100 farmers
were present. The following officers
were elected: T. A. Rice, president;
"a. E. Kaltmeyer, treasurer; A. f.
Maulhardt, secretary. Justin Petit,
]. q. Hill and J. Maulhardt were
elected as Committee on Business.
The Ventura and Ojai Railroad is
an assured fact Tn contract has been
awarded and the work is to be COM
pleted within nine months. The line
runs through Ventura and Ojai VAL
leys and takes in some OF the most pro-
duotive citrus fruit sections in the
State. The famed Matilda is but a
short distance to the line.
Flagstaff is not only the highest city
| in Arizona, being nearly feet above
sea level. bnt the good men of the City
Council have exalted the idea of pro-
lection, which fact was demonstrated
when the license for keeping singers in
saloon was raised from $50 per
month, thus placing tariff on musical
talent that would please the most radi-
cal protectionist
Stanley Hollister, one of the Santa
Barbara boys who has attended Har.
ward University, was recently gradu-
sted at Cambridge. During his col
lege career he won distinction as an
oarsman, having rowed four ON the
varsity crew last year and secured
place i'll the boat two years ago when
through illness. he was debarred just
before the race with Yale.
The new officers of the San Diego
Humane Society are: President, A.
g. Mason; president, George N.
Hitchcock, secretary, II. Fl. Palmer;
treasurer, M, T. Gilmore, and the
above officers, together with ]. A.
Flint, Thomas Cogswell, Fred Baker,
II. H. Higgins and Fl. Heffleman,
trustees. Mrs. Charlotte Baker, Mrs.
Ira f. Bennett and Mrs. Reed were
elected as additional special officers.
The Anglo American Canaigre COM
pany is about to have some fun with
itself in the matter of the bonds of
Rialto Irrigation district. The COM
pany is bondholder and land hold
er, but its largest interest is in the lat
ter direction and so it will join in the
attack on the validity of the bonds.
1t is not often that corporation is 50
placed that it must discredit securities
which il holds.
Mr.. U. u. Niemann former resident
of San Diego, but at present living at
Helmet, Riverside county, killed a
mountain lion, recently, in the San
Jacinto mountains, that measured 8
feet 10 inches. He killed the animal
with bird shot. 1t was only about ten
feet above him and ready to spring at
him when he fired, little thinking of
killing the huge cat, and was surprised
when it fell at his feet, dead.
1t is rumored that John Brookman,
formerly of Silver City, has sold his
interest in the Pearce mine, near Will
COX, Arizona, for 81 900, 900 spot cash.
1t is generally understood that Mr..
Brookman owned one-fifth interest
in the property. At this price the
mine would have a cash value of So
900, 000 There is little doubt that
the Pearce mine is the gratest mining
property in the world, and will, from
present indications, prove to be the
largest producer of gold and silver ever
discovered excepting the Comstock.
A Mexican in Jail at Prescott had
the scare of his life recently. He had
been convicted of selling whisky to
Indians, and, not understanding his
sentence when pronounced, had the in
terpreter come to his cell and read it
again. With the sentence were other
papers, and by mistake the interpreter
got hold Of the wrong paper. All of
a sudden up jumped the Mexican and
began to howl and beat himself against
his cage. The interpreter had been
reading to him Jim Parker's sentence
to be hanged in few days.
AT National City the new pipe COM
pany, which began last March manu-.
featuring redwood pipe, has used about
10000 feet of lumber. The pipe is
equal to cast iron and much cheaper,
over II, 800 feet of it being used in the
county's water systems. Redwood
slaves fitted together form the pipe.
They are tied with heavy Irvine and
run through machine that susbtitutes
a rope. and lastly heavy galvanized
wire dipped in hot asphaltum. An
8-inch pipe can stand from Go to ITO
pounds pressure to the inch.
Citizens about Williams have en-
tered protest against having the big
Coconino forest set apart as reserve.
Cleveland made preserve Of large
tract near the Grand Canyons. This
few weeks ago was opened for mining
purposes. While that matter was
pending life-size editor was
equipped with provender and sent to
Washington to hasten matters, but
the order came before he reached the
Potomac. He became lost, but finally
followed the trail of the disappointed
Arizona office-seekers and reached
home in safety.
The Westminster country is to be
connected with the outside world by
rail. Cars will be running through
the heart of one of the most productive
sections in the county by November
LIST Of this year. The credit for this
most nntahla atrola Of oa+a..x;a =,