The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-07

A good many of our valley resi-
dents have been in town this week to
attend the theater.
Stewart McAnish was in from
Wilson Greek yesterday on mail and
cattle business.
H. H. Cooper, was in from Deer
lodge yesterday. He reports mat
ters quiet but everybody hopeful.
A full line of garden seeds has
been received and can be found at
the postofice drug store, all fresh
and reliable.
Henry Kahn, OF ktbn Blos oSalt
Lake came in yesterday and went on
to DeLamar this afternoon on one
of his regular trips.
There is some talk of the Odd Fell
lows Lodge here giving one of their
old time balls on the Goth. inst,
their anniversary day. The general
public hope the ball will be given.
w. e. Barney has been appointed
postmaster at Deerlodge and was in
town yesterday perfecting his bond
etc. He will put up place at Deer
lodge at once and will be ready for
business as soon as the mail can run
that way.
A. S. Thompson has received this
week carload, straight, of assorted
groceries and other goods, care
fully selected and fresh. Prices
away down. Come and see.
Tie, a Chinaman we'll known here
abouts came up from DeLamar last
week far gone with consumption.
He died on Monday and was buried
Tuesday in the Chinese section OF
the public burying ground here
Angus Campbell of Lake Valley
has taken a sub-contract on the
mail route between here and
Osceola, via Geyser, and was in town
on Tuesday arranging for the service
This is one of the lines bid in by
eastern parties at starvation prices.
Colds have been very prevalent
about town this week and several
have been laid up, among them part
of the Record force, which account
for our late paper this week. Blus-
terry, cold weather is principally re-
sponsible for the epidemic.
o. G. Snow came up from Pahran-
agat Valley on Monday to attend
some business connected with his
suit of last year against o. G. Brown
in which contract for the purchase
of half interest in Shows ranch,
was rescinded. Snow returned to
the Valley yesterday afternoon.
L. NJ HARDWOOD and Gene Good
rich came in from DeLamar on
Saturday. HARDWOOD proceeded to
Lake Valley to buy cattle for slaugh-
ter, while Gene will remain here a
time preparatory to trip to south
ern California which he has deter
mined to try for the benefit of his
health.
Judge Talbot has sent down notice
that the district court here will open
on May l7th. and that before that
time he will decide upon what dates
grand and trial iuries shall appear.
The calendar is not yet large bat it
promises to grow from this time on.
This sitting will probably extend
into june and no other need be *
pected for general business until
after the election next fall,
The Judgment Of the district court
here in the water suit between The
April Fool Mg. Co. and 4. E. Dula
and others has been affirmed by the
Supreme court. This suit was tried
in December 1896, and awaiting the
final result, little or no work has
been done on the Dula claims. Work
will be shortly resumed there now
with view to increasing the flow OF
water from the main tunnel.
C. G. Wallace has been mining TO,
upwards of three years in Mariposa
County Cal. running long tunnel
10 tap a ledge which showed up well
on the surface. The ledge was re
Gently cut and is said to be two and
a half feet thick. CARRYING free gold
to the value of $4,000 n ton, while
the gold sulphurets run as high as
$500. 90 to the ton. Wallace owns a
third interes. in the mine and he is
In position TO fully appreciate hi well
earned success.