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Show LETTER FROM PIOCUE. (Special Correspondence of the IIeeald.) Fruit In Abuudaace Rainy Weal her 5tock.s-liulnc,s Tlie Malls In. dlnn Matters llainouds 1'olltl-cal. 1'olltl-cal. PlOCHE, August 30, 1ST2. "TheTbelon-choleradays have come, the sickliest of tho year," or words to that effect. Every day wagon loads of melons, fruit and garden products arrive ar-rive from Utah, and generally meet with an encouraging demand, the waggons wag-gons being emptied and the sellers' pockets correspondingly filled in a few houm But, because there is such a good market for such things and we Piochers aro inolincd to encourage agricultural pursuits, is no excuse for farmers across tho line endeavoring, : indirectly, to introduce the cholera here by robbing vines, trees and things some days it' not weeks sooner than nature intended. A ripe melon is bad enough, but one whose interior department depart-ment is just beginning to blush under the process of ripening, should bo avoided by all means, not even looked at nor yet thought of; for, however much a fellow might wish to commit suicide, he ought to be decent enough not to jeopardize the lives of a whole community by the performance. However, How-ever, letting the melon subject drop; the bulk of the fruit imported to this place is from Utah, and is generally of the very best quality, and so far commands com-mands a price that ought to satisfy tbo producer though it be ruinous to the oonsumer. South-oastcrn Nevada appears to look to south western Utah for supplies of this kind, and the supply sup-ply is certainly fully equal to tho demand de-mand convenient for us and profitable to them. A MINIATURE DELUGE. For the past few days an almost un-; interrupted rain has fallen, causing a stream of- water six to ten feet wide and from one to two feet deep to flow down the centre of Main street, often breaking over its bounds, rushing into cellars, and filling them instanter. The "Phoenix" mine was filled and had to be emptied with buckets a very tedious operation before work could ho resumed. At this hour the rain has ceased, but it is still very cloudy and the lull is apparently but temporary. The peculiar construction of most of the houses here renders an unusually heavy shower inconvenient, as the slope or slopes on which tho town is situated are so steep as to necessitate the use of stanchions under the ends of the houses looking down-hill, to mako the place level; thus the first floor is also the second story, and the water consequently consequent-ly Las but little difficulty in finding its way up stairs adding another to the already numerous wonders of this wonderful won-derful town. STOCKS ON THE RISE. Id my last letter I intimated that a sudden rise in stocks in two or three of the mines here might be looked for at an early day. If I had eaid all the mines with two or three exceptions I would have come much nearer the mark. 'Piocho" has a recently developed de-veloped striko which is constantly improving im-proving ; "Meadow Valley" has struck a big vein of rich ore which has had the effect of sending the stock from its former price with a downward , tendency to $29, with a firm and upward up-ward inclination ; "Chief of the Hill" is up ; "Huhn and Hunt" has nearly doubled in the last week ; and in fact all the Pioche incorporated mines, (with tho exception of the "American Flag," which is slightly under tho weather on acoount of their mill having hav-ing stopped, and "Raymond & Fly," which holds its own at $175 or thereabout,) there-about,) aro on tho rise, Thoso who think tho bottom will somo day fall out of our mines aro doomed to disappointment. dis-appointment. BUSINESS PROSr-EOTS. The wire edge of a miuiog camp is rapidly wearing off, and Pioche is becoming as circumspect and sedate as cities of more mature years. Money is not handled so carelcfsly, a man can't raise a hundred dollars or so oo short notice and slight security so easily, and the "flush times" are not so (lush, as of yore; and, worst of all, grcenbaoks have begun to insinuate their hydra head into the avenues of business and aro not peremptorily refused re-fused as they wcro not long since. Men have several times of lato been arrested for no greater offense than fighting in the street and drawing (not firing) revolver! Ten cent pieces have been seen by two or three parties in our midst, and the fire department absolutely abso-lutely prcoludcs tho possibility of another an-other first-clnns tire! The nest thing will be a railroad, a city council and but I will not anticipate in regard to this gloomy state of sfLiirs. "Sufficient "Suffi-cient for the day is tho ovil thorcef,"&c. THE MAILS are at present carried in a satisfactory manner; letters aro now conveyed to and from tho outer world "on time;" tho Herald pays its diurnal visit promptly, and all's serene again. THE NEW INDIAN AGENT, Mr. Iogalls, arrived a few days ago and at once entered upon the discharge of his duties that, is, ho took possession pos-session of his office, for his duties du-ties hereabout are not very ar-arduous. ar-arduous. Major Powell yielded his symbol of authority gracefully and retired to the ranks as a private cilizen without a struggle. Mr. Iogalls, I understand, un-derstand, is waiting for money from headquarters to proceed directly to Sl George; where he prop:rly belongs, and where he is needed, but tho machinery ma-chinery of government moves slowly, especially when tho sinews of war arc required. THE DIAMOND EXCITEMENT. A party is being organised to go in search of diamonds in Arizona ; very sanguine hopes arc entertained and considerable enthusiasm exists. Specimens Spe-cimens from tho new Golconda have been on exhibition hero for several days. Tho undersigned was among ihe number to inspect the precious !) gems. I expected to bo dazzled by their brilliancy but was only surprised at their opaque roughness. If they are genuino diamonds, however, then truly "all is not gold that glitters," and a gem of priceless value may be concealed beneath an exterior which would not receive at the hands of ordinary ordi-nary mortality a second thought or a moment's consideration I POLITICAL, If I were to close this letter without saying something about politics, it would bo like a bowl of egg-nog without a drop of whLky ! (How's that for a comparison?) For at this stage of a Presidential campaign, cam-paign, who isn't more or less interested interest-ed in the state of the nation? Seriously, though, ancnt the Louisville convention, conven-tion, I find that nearly all the Democrats Demo-crats of this portion of Nevada with whom I have conversed, regard the movement as disastrous and unfortunate, unfortun-ate, if not treasonable, to the parly. Not that they admire Greeley the more, but that they like Grant the less, and realise that one of the two they must choose between. It is altogether alto-gether too late in the day for a straight nomination to have any other c fleet than divide the Democratic vote and thus secure the election of the latter. The raok and file and many of the leaders had just succeeded in getting Greeley comfortably swallowed and in a fair way of digestion, when along comes blanton Duncan with his Louisville Louis-ville stomach-pump and makes us weaker than we were before! No doubt O'Conor is a good man (Irishmen generally are) and Duncan is a good man, and they are all, all honorable moD, but their party fealty and their judgment are decidedly questionable. Let them postpone that convention till '16, by all means. Henri Rifle. |