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Newspaper
The Pioche Weekly Record
Location
Pioche, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1880
Page
3
Reports from Mazeppa describe vanished ladders and a sabotaged shaft making passage impossible. Vandals allegedly blocked the fifth to seventh levels, leaving 300 to 500 feet of dirt to clear. repairs could cost two to three thousand dollars and delay engine return.
Readable fragments from Pioche recount a lively post holiday scene with a vaudeville panorama, mining activity at Hillside and Independence works, a large ore dump, and fires near McCannon. A picnic at Condor Canyon drew crowds including Mormon groups, with rain moving crowds to Dalmes. Community notices span salaries, court cases, and local departures, detailing local events and concerns around town.
Fragmented notes recount a mythic tale of Prometheus and Epimetheus and a box of cigars found by Epimetheus wife Pandora. The column adds brief notices from Pioche and surrounding towns, population figures, saloon ads, and local travelers, with a lively frontier newspaper voice.
In Reno the Meno Savings Bank officers faced a court citation from Verli Mill Company as details emerged of alleged withdrawals and security transfers. L C Hatch reported to Crockett and Batchelder that about 7000 dollars were missing after checks were paid, with Crockett taking silver coins totaling 1086 and securing loans against stock. James Kinkead testified that he lent 12 787 dollars and held 10 000 capital stock, then claimed all property in his name belonged to the bank. The judge dissolved the injunction as no case was made, and a decision was promised on who owns the bank books next Tuesday.
A mouse infiltrates a lady’s chamber and drinks whisky from a vial, becoming drunken on a cork absorbed spew. A foolish banker in Lynchburg is tricked by an old woman over strawber ries, paying extra for three quarts. Local notes mention fugitives in Texas and Salt Lake City population, with brief yarns about a tunnel bones find and a Philadelphia clerk remark.
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