The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-05
sTATELINE ITEMS.
Editor. Pioche Record-


Geo. A. Rice is in about two hum
dred feet on his tunnel on the Rice
mountain and has encountered a
nice body of ore.
Henry Rice is sinking a shaft on
his Aggie ID claim and has two men
employed. He has four feet OF ore
at depth of twelve feet that assay
six dollars in gold.
j, +. Moldoon has just complet-
ed his work on fifteen claims which
he is past owner of in the camp, and
is perfectly satisfied with the results
of his hard labor besides the es-
capes.
Messrs Wicks and Buell. are work
ing the Mono tunnel and are in
about one hundred feet. The
ledge is we'll defined and assays
five dollars in gold.
Messrs Sullivan and Lynch have
done assessment work on the Ofer
group of claims and will commence
taking out ore to ship as there is
quite body in sight.
w. j. McBarney one of the
owners of the Creole mine
has just wound up his assess
ment work on the Lamont and
Woodland claims and is intending
to expene some capital this year on
their further developement.
Ed, Peak one of the owners OF
the Burro group is working on the
Sidewinder claim. Ed is confident
that he will STRIFE the ledge in time
he has floats which go three hun
bred dollars in gold and that is
what he is trying to find.
The Creole mine in their winze at
debth of fifty feet, has fne body
of ore which will assay twenty dol
lars in gold. The Gold Haven
property adjoining on the Creole
and on which so much litigation has
been going in the courts is now
settled and the owners Nessrs Jewell
and company have been doing con-
siderable work and have struck
fine body OF gold ore in their tunnel
aud are confident that in the COM
ing year will realize them a stake.
This is considered valuable proper
ty and one in which capitalists can
not help but invest when once in
spected.
There is great activity going on
in the way of assessment work, as
the claim owners do not intend to
let their property go by default,
knowing that they have sonnet ing
worth looking after. The boys feel
hopeful being able to dispose of
their claims in the coming year, as
the advent of the Railroad will en-
able capitalists to come in without
the tedious aud cold ride across the
desert. In the Development work
that has been done on the various
claims during the last few weeks
has exposed bodies of ore both Of
gold and silver and the time cannot
be far distant when the prospectors
will begin to realize something for
their time, expense and patience,
which has been of long duration, for
they know that the battle is not to
the strong nor the race to the swift,
but to those that endure to the end
and no one can say but the camp has
succeeded.
Christmas and New Years was
celebrated in great shape. fine
Christmas tree loaded with TOYS of
all kinds, candy and nuts was bril-
hantly illuminated, and was held
at Zeligs Opera House.
The ceildren forty in numder gave
concert which was conducted I'M
the able management of Mrs. Jessie
Knight. after which Mr.. W. T.
Pick playing tho role of Santa Claus
distributed the toys to the little ones
Some of the old End young bache-
lors got toys also in the shape of
paper dolls.
After which every body in camp
was invited to partake of turkey
supper at the Jackson Hotel, which
invitation was accepted, and very
enjoyable evening was spent.
Too much praise cannot be be-
slowed upon the ladies and gentle
men who too& part in preparing
the celebration and also to thoes
who donated so literally in the
cause must not forget to thank Mr..
Peak for two hundred pound bar
rel of nuts which was shipped from
! Missouri.