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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-26
New York Engineer
At AI9nt3-H0Inc Mine

Allan II. Rogers. consulting en-
gineer of the Consolidated Nevada
Utah and Amalgamated Phoebe com
panies arrived in the city Tuesday
evening and held brief consulta
tion with President Van Wagenen Of
the Amalgamated company after vis-
iting the mill.
Mr. Rogers did not come here ex-
pressly to look over conditions at
the properties of the above named
corporations, but to go to Atlanta to
look through the properties of the
Atlanta-Home Gold Mining company
which are assuming great proper.
tions. 1t is likely that the visit Of
Mr.. Rogers to Atlanta at this time
has something to do with plans for
the building OF the proposed mill
at Atlanta, the construction Of which
will probably be undertaken in the
very near future.
Mr.. Rogers was accompanied from
New York by Edward Bronson. one
of the big stockholders in tie At
lanta mine.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-26
Beats Way, Freezes Fingers

A narrow escape from freezing to
death was the price paid by Pavise
Andrea, an Italian, for trying to beat
his way from Winnemucca to Col
conda on Southern Pacific passen-
ger train last Tuesday morning.
Andrea boarded the pilot of the
engine of No. 20 intending to get off
at Golconda. But the train did not
stop at that place and he had to take
the sixty-mile ride to Battle Noun
tain, hanging on to the engine pilot
with the temperature far below zero.
At Battle Mountain Andrea was
found by members of the train crew
He was unable to move and force
was necessary to release the grip of
his frozen fingers from the iron bar
he had grasped.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-26
Hamburg Mines viii
Pay Dividend March |

The Record learns from a relia-
BILE source that the directors of the
Hamburg Mines company, operating
in Highland, nine miles from the
town of Phoebe, will meet. within the
next few days and post the company's
initial dividend 1t is said that the
amount of the dividend will be one
cent share, or $4,000, thus adding
one more velvet getter to the credit
of the Phoebe district.
The Hamburg Mines company is
yet an infant, for it came into ex-
istence less than year ago, and has
been prosecuting an energetic cam
paign on it's properties which are
adjacent to the domains of
the Mendha Nevada Mining company
Shipments were inaugurated during
the autumn to the Utah smelters and
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-26
NEW Pl.IslA2Y ELECTION
BILL IN THE SENATE


special to the Record
CARSON CITY, New, Jan. 22-One
week of the 2Sth session of the Neva-
da legislature has passed into his
tory and the net result of the weeks
work, aside from organization, was
the introduction in the assembly of
nine bills and one Joint and concur
rent resolution. The senate received
three bills, the most important of
which was the Huskey primary cleo
tion bin, which, with some modifca-
tion will Akely become a law. A
feature OF the Huskey bill is to make
all judicial Offices from justice Of
the supreme court down to justice
or the peace non-partisan. That is
to say candidates for those particu-
lar places will go on the ballot with
out any party designation. This is
also the case with all candidates for
county officers. The bill pro-
poses that the names shall be
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-26
TOM OSBORNE MAROONED
IN CAMP OF GROOM

A letter from Tom Osborne, who
has been sojourning at Groom since
the holidays, says the winter has
been unusually severe down that way
and the catterpiller tractor and truck
have been tied up on account of bad
roads brought about by the heavy
fall of snow. However, when he
wrote the temperature appeared to
be moderating and Mr.. Osborne ad-
vanced the opinion that ore ship
ments would be resumed within a
week
Meanwhile development work has
been prosecuted steadily and with
most gratifying results. While
clearing of place for tent re-
Gently, Ralph Shaw and Mr.. Hofer.
disclosed several feet of fine lead
ore on the original Groom company
ground.
Mr.. Osborne is expected home in
a few days.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-26
SALT LAKE ENGINEERS
VISIT HIGHLAND QUEEN

Morris P. Kirk, John Leavel and
George Ryan, representing the Big
Big Four Exploration company of
Salt Lake, were here last Wednesday
and spent the day looking over the
Highland Queen and adjacent prop
critics in the Highland district.
The Highland Queen is owned by
Pitts & Christian and they are work
ing small force of men on develop
ment at the present time The pro-
perty is in the same section that the
Hamburg is located but on the op-
posite side of the hill.
1t is understood that Mr.. Kirk
and associates are figuring on be-
coming interested in the Highland
district.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-26
OUTLOOK FAVORABLE
FOR UVADA DEAL

Advices received from Salt Lake
this week indicate that the deal EN-
gineered by Joseph s. Free for the
uvada Copper property at Bristol is
likely to reach a consumation with
in the next few days.
The initial payment comes due
February first and the money for
this purpose has been deposited for
payment upon receipt of favora-
BILE report of the engineers sent here
recently to examine the property.
1t will be good thing for Phoebe.
and the Bristol district in particular.
If this deal goes through for il will
bring into the camp several of Utah S
most prominent mining operators
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-26
HEALTH OFFICER READY
TO MAKE OFFICE USEFUI

The following communication has
been received from DR.. ]. West
Smith, county health officer.
Caliente, New, Jan. %, 1917
Editor The Record:
In the issue of the 10Th | notice
an editorial in regard to the health
office with regard to my appoint
ment. | quote the following:
Let us hope the doctor will put
this office to some useful purpose
In the past the duties have largely
consisted of the monthly task of
drawing down his salary of $25 per
month"
am glad you printed this as you
have given me an opening to say
something. | realize, and so does
every good citizen in the county
that the health officer could do lots
of good work in this eounty--every
town in the county, ought to be
thoroughly cleaned--out houses de-
stroyed and vaults filled, water sup
ply looked into, manure piles re-
moved, screens to doors and win
dows, breeding places of flies de-
stroyed, etc But the health officer
of this county is at the command of
the county commissioners, he Is only
to act in that capacity by authority
of the county offcers-and they pay
for that specified work.
The health officer of this county
is not on a salary of $25 per month.
This sum is the smallest sum paid
by provision of the law as registrar,
compiling births, deaths, and report
of contagious and infectious diseases
refer you to the act passed by the
state legislature of 1911-Creating
the Office of Registrar-paragra
4
For collecting and compiling the
vital statistics of the county shall
receive from the county sum not
less than twenty-five dollars per
month, and the board of county COM
missioners is directed to allow a
claim for this amount, or for such
greater sum as they may deem
proper for the work performed"
So you see the $25 has nothing to
do with health officer work. AL
ready the sum is the very smallest
provided by law to be paid to the
registrar for a great deal of clerical
work
The county commissioners are wise
enough to not foolishly increase the
expense of the county, and when they
have deemed it wise to investigate
certain conditions, they have always
asked me to look into the matter.
However, l will say, that with the aid
of the county commissioners, we ex-
pect to do great deal toward max
ing places more healthful in the
county.
J. WEST SMITH,
Registrar and EYOfficio Health
Officer.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-26
MILL DOING
FINE WORK THESE DAYS

H. R. Van Wagenen, president of
the Amalgamated Phoebe Mines &
Smelters company returned early in
the week from a visit to the New
York offices of the company where
matters relative to this years cam
paign at the mill and mine were
discussed.
During his absence, development
work in the mine in new territory
has been showing very satisfactory
results while the extraction of ore
has been going forward about as us
ual The mill has been running
steadily and all through the recent
cold snap without a moments loss
of time on account of the weather.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-26
keNNanaS in Ore

Development work in the Reor-
at a depth of $40 feet and from a
raise above that level, is again pro-
crossing at satisfactory speed, after
an interval in which repairs to the
equipment and mine workings were
completed, made necessary by the
recent heavy storms and interrup-
tion to power service. The west
drift from the top of the raise has
again entered the shale contact zone
and is nearing the point where it
value of the orebody at a consider
able distance from the raise.-Gold-
field Tribune.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-26
Filing On Homesteads

Lamond Woods and son, Lyman,
were here from Barclay last Tuesday
for the purpose of fling on a tract
of land near Barclay under the pro-
visions of the enlarged homestead
laws. They report that the winter
has been quite severe up in their
country, The snowfall has been
heavy, but that is what the farmers
and ranchers are glad to see, for it
insures plenty of water for this
years crops and range
M. ID. Abbott of Mesquite, Clark
county, this week filed on 640 acres
of land near Elgin, in this county.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-26
RABIES SPREADING TO ...
WHITE RIVER VALLEY

c. H. Stephens, foreman of the
White River ranch of the Adams
McGill company was in town a few
days ago and reports that the re-
cent storms caused little loss among
livestock in his section He says,
however, that stockmen are very
much concerned over the spread of
rabies in that locality. A number of
rabid coyotes have been killed re-
GENTLY right near the ranch and some
Of the sheepmen have reported quite
serious losses on account of the dis
ease.
Mr.. Stephens says the White Riv-
er ranches are almost dogless now.
On the ranch of which he has charge
every dog has been killed and ac-
count of the danger of rabies. This
condition also exists among the sheep
herds.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-26
Prohibition Bill Before
Lawmakers at Carson

printed upon all party primary
ballots. In event any candi-
date receives clear majority
of all the votes cast at the primary
he is declared elected and therefore,
would not be a candidate at the gen.
eral November election. The primary
election is to be held in August of ev-
cry even numbered year and registra-
ton of voters is to begin June first.
The bill also provides that candi-
dates for school officers shall go on
the ballot as non-partisans, or inde-
pendents
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-26
Big Time For Reno E,ks

will be adaptable to winter travel
Skiing, skating, sleighing, tobog-
gaming, -balling and dancing
are among the things that the Reno
lodge of Elks is planning to enjoy
at Truckee today. A 10-car special
train will leave Reno at a. III. on
Sunday, earring the delegation On
the train will be 24-piece band and
a buffet car for the hungry and
thirsty members of the party. Ar
rangements have been made for ski
and snow-shoe races and the entire
affair will be filmed by the Patha
motion picture company
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-26

at the present time the management
is marketing an average of 60 tons
Of high grade silver-lead ore per
week
Recent developments at the Ham
burg, and in other properties in the
vicinity, are creating great interest
in the Highland section of the camp
and many predict that the coming
summer will see that section simply
teeming with activity. The High
land section is wonderfully we'll min
eralized and the surprising thing
about it is that it has not drawn the
attention of big operators before
now. The naturalization covers a
vast area and undoubtedly the prop
er exploitation of the region will
bring forth some big silver-lead pro-
ducers
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-26
LEGISLATIVE NOTES

AS far as chairmanships go, the
Lincoln county delegation in the leg
islature did not fare very we'll in
the important committees. Senator
Campbell heads the mental hospit-
al committee and Assent blyman Gar
rison is at the head of the public
printing and trade and manufactur-
es committees, none of which are re-
garded as being important
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-26
MORE LINCOLN QUAIL
SHIPPED TO CARSON CITY

Secretary of State BrOdigan re-
ceived telegram this morning from
+. N. Mitchell of Caliente, New, stat
ing that the second shipment of 20
dozen quail was ready and to wire
permit to ship to Carson at once.
This will make forty dozen of these
birds that will be turned loose in
Ormsby county sa soon as the wealth
er permits-Carson Appeal.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-26
Special to the Record.


CARSON CITY, Nevada, Jan. 22.
The proposed prohibition measure
on which an iniative petition was
filed on December Is was submitted
to the assembly on the 18th inst by
Secretary of State Brodigan and re-
ferred to the judiciary committee.
AS the judiciary committee is com
posed of persons opposed to prohi-
bition in any form it is believed
that it will be reported out unfavor-
ably.
Under the constitutional provision
the iniative measure takes prece-
dence over all other measures and
must be either rejected or passed
without change or amendment, with
in forty days. In case it is passed
it becomes a law but if it is re-
1ected, or the legislature fails to
act within the required time, the con-
stitution provides that it shall be
voted upon by the people at the next
general election.
The prohibition bill is known as
assembly bill No |.
1t is believed that the judiciary
committee will recommend the pas
sage Of another bill containing more
liberal provisions, which will place
more restrictions upon the liquor
traffic In the hope that it will Off
set the growing demand for absolute
prohibition in Nevada.
Opponents of the initiative prohi-
bltion measure assert that the bill
contains a Joker" and was drafted
by manufacturers of certain soft"
drinks for the purpose of excluding
certain notwithstanding DRINKS on
which there is competitive sale in
drug stores. The Joker" they claim,
is found in the first section Of the act
which defines the liquids and bever-
ages coming within it's provisions
and placed on the prohibited list.
lows.
THE word liquor as used in this
act shall be construed to embrace
all malt, vinous. or spurious liquors,
wine, porter, ale, beer or any other
intoxicating drink, mixture or prep
aration of like nature; and all malt
or brewed drinks, whether intoxicat-
ing or not, shall be deemed malt
liquors within the meaning Of this
act; and all liquids, mixtures or
preparations, whether patented or
not, which will produce intoxication.
and all beverages containing so
much as one-half of one per centum
of alchol by volume, shall be deemed
spurious liquors, and all shall be en-
braced in the word liquors as here
matter used in this act
The clause reading" and all malt
or brewed drinks, whether intoxicat-
Ing or not. shall be deemed malt
liquors within the meaning of this
act" constitutes the Joker" accord
ing to the claims Of the anti-pro-
hibs. They assert that there are
several things containing malt, such
as matted milk and many other sim
liar mixtures. that are popular with
persons who never taste liquor,
which will be on the prohibited list
under the initiative act. while they
are certain other drinks that really
are harmful, but not included in the
prohibited list of the iniative act
because they contain no malt. The
manufact IL ers OF these latter drinks,
the claim is, are responsible for that
particular clause Of the iniative act
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-26
New Realty Firm Organized

The Bank Realty company is the
name of new corporation which
filed its articles of incorporation in
the office of County Clerk Denton
this week The new corporation is
capitalized for $4,000, divided in
to 5000 shares of the par value of
IS each. The object of the company
is to conduct realty and broker
age business. The incorporators are:
M. L. Lee, Geo w. Franks, C. A.
Thompson and John r. Cook.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-26
TO DISCUSS
NEW ROAD BUILDING

1t is understood that Mr.. Fl. e.
Prudential has been delegated by
Lincoln county officials to take up
with Clark county authorities the
matter of cooperation in regard to
the road through Lincoln county to
connect with the Arrowhead Trail
at Las Vegas.
This is an important matter and
the building of the road would be
Just as beneficial to Clark as it would
to Lincoln county.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-26
WEEKS ORE SHIPMENTS

Ore shipments from Phoebe this
week were as follows:
Prince Con, 60 cars: Nevada
Utah, (concentrates) 2; Hodges
Cook Mere. Co., 2; Hamburg Mines,
L; Uvada Copper, s; e. II. Snyder,
tslag) 2;Crippe & Co., /. Making
total of 76 car loads for the week.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-26
Lady Embalmer Wants License

suit has been filed in the su-
2reme court by Edna r. Eddy,
against the state board of embalm-
ers. The board refused to grant
Mrs. Eddy license as an embalmer
on the ground that she is operating
under California license and the
board does not recognize licenses
from that state. They maintain
that Mrs. Eddy should take the
usual examination as required of ap-
plicants for license under the state
law.-Carson News.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-26
New Road to Jarbidge

Forest Supervisor Metcalf is in
receipt of a communication from
District Engineer J. p Martin of the
forest service stating that the latter
week in February in company with
an engineer from the public roads
office and the two will meet Barney
Mcbride, says the Free Press.
All three will make a trip Oh snow
shoes from Elko to Jarbidga to as
certain the lest route to establish a
road from here to Jarbidge which
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-26
WooLD OIL 5000

Fl. w. Rand who was here last
week on mining business, left Tues
day for the Groom district where
he will spend some little time investi-
eating conditions in that coming
silver-lead camp.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-26
~>>~

Fl. E. Prudential departed Tues
day for Las Vegas, where he will he
engaged for several weeks in audit
ing the books of Clark county and
the city of Las Vegas.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-26

The thermometer was read at Z
a. m. each morning, before sunrise.
Coolest weather in these diggin's
zero that year in February.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-26
NENADA STATE NEWS
Historic Bell To Re Skinned

The historic bell in the Catholic
church at Gold Hill has been boxed
up and will be shipped to California
1t has hung in the old church since
the early seventies.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-26
RECORD COLD SNAP
DOWN AT PANACA

PANACA, NEV., Jan. 23-Below
is record of cold weather in Mead
ow Valley, from Panaca to Calente.
Snow is inches deep.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-26
SENil-MONTHLY PAY DAY
BILL PASSES HOUSE
Special to the Record

CARSON CITY, Jan. 23.-Assem-
bly, bill No. providing for semi
monthly paydays in every line of
work in the state with the excep-
tion of state, county and municipal
offices, and for places employing
less than five employees, passed the
assembly by unanimous vote this
morning.
The bill was introduced by Full
mer of White Pine and Griffith Of
Clark and was the outgrowth of a
joint caucus of labor representatives
in the assembly and senate.
The bill reached the senate this
afternoon and Immediately ran up
against opposition. Senator Thatch-
er made a motion to refer it to the
committee on mines and mining. The
motion was amended by Buol to re-
fer the bill to the committee on la
Dor. The amendment carried with
Thatcher, Hesson and Huskey vot-
ing against it. 1t is understood that
the committee on labor is favorable
to the measure.
Tax Commission Bill
A bill which provides for main
tanning the tax commission was in
troduced in the assembly this after
noon by Ackerman, of Mineral coun-
ty. 1t is practically the same as the
of 1915 which continued the life Of
the commission until 1918 but it in
creases the authority of the board on
administrative measures. This bill
will probably precnpitate the first
fight in the assembly as it is known
that several members are opposed
to continuing the life of the commits
sion.
Cost of War
Nevada S efforts to organize troops
OF cavalry to send to the border last
spring was brought to the attention
of the legislature today when a bill
Bank to takto grant relief to the
Carson Valley bank to take care of a
deficiency of $1SO1 Sc created by the
board of examiners to pay the ex-
penses incurred at that time by the
adutant-general, was introduced in
the senate.
Senator Elliott introduced the
measure and it was sent to the COM
mittee on military and Indian af-
fairs
The joint resolutions providing for
the appointment of bipartisan
committee to conduct an investiga-
tion of the university, which was
passed by the assembly will probably
reach the senate late this afternoon.
1t is expected that it will pass with
out opposition.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-26
METAL MARKETS

SILVER. ..76 II
Copper (cathodes) :. .2S.425
Lead ;. !. ;. J. $50