The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-17
Early Day Happenings
-. In Phoebe ..-.

CLOOD BURST during TT
week a cloud burst occurred
Big Canyon and Black Roc
Springs, about seven miles we.
Of Phoebe. A large volume {
water swept down these tw
canyons, doing considerable dan
age to the waterworks, such a
washing up pipes. etc. Thi
happened only a few hours be
fore the pipe was torn up SOM
distance below by man power
All damage has since been re
paired. The body of water wa.
so large that it extended out in.
to the valley two or three miles,
where, as yet, water has never
been seen before by anyone.
ICE-Th supply of ice, which
was at one time thought to be
abundant, is now about exhaust
ed, only about one ton remain
ing, for which 25 cents per pound
is charged. Out of eighty-fve
tons of ice put up at Floral
Springs, but little over three tons
was saved, which might have
been sufficient to run us through
the warm weather. Conditions
in the ice line do not seem to
improve much with age in Pr
oche. The only difference being
at present ice can not be gotten
for any price.
SCHOOL PICNIC-The chill
dren of our public school were
treated to picnic this week at
Highland, the expenses incurred
being met by liberal contributions
by our citizens. They left town
at an early hour, and after en-
Joying a pleasant days romp
among the springs and woods.
returned in the evening tired ,
and sunburned, but well pleased
and with many thanks to the
citizens who, remembering that ,
they were once young them !
selves, had contributed SO much ,
to their comfort.
BULLION SHIPPED Keeps /,
up its lick Wells, Fargo & Co.. .
their agent, B. F. Sides. !
since our last issue shipped bull :
lion valued at $50, 299.37.
WE MAKE YEARLY PAY
MENTS-The superintendent of ,
one of our local mining compa-
Mes (which, by the way, is not
yet incorporated) was recently
asked by the collector of one of
cur hardware firms, with which d
The company has contracted a
bill for tools, powder, fuse, ETC..
when he would prefer having his
bill presented for payment. For
what 2" exclaimed the superin- d
tendent. You must think our e
company is clap-trap kind of 2
an affair; here your bill has only $
been running about two weeks a
and you want it paid. Come \
when the year is up, for v
we make only yearly payments. F
and am not going to rustic Won "
the money now" The collector +
thinks he will have to let the n
fellow go scott free. Il
THE GOLD MINES Work a
on these mines, announcement of G
the discovery of which appeared t,
snort time since, continues to h
be pushed forward briskly. The /"
ledge, on which sinking is being h
carried on, increases in width as O
depth is attained, and the pros G
poets continue fiattering in the c,
extreme, and assays made from
time to time show an increase in =
silver, but still a preponderance
IN favor of gold. The ground in I"
the vicinity Of the original dis
covery has all been located and
recorded. and at no distant day
we look for heavy increased
bullion shipment from the mines
On the fiat at the upper end of
Main street.
Thursday last was pay day for b
some Of our leading companies. it.
Some Of the boys were celebrat- s sy
ne, and as a result, fistic en- Co