August 10, 1879 (4 pages)

SS ~squelehed without ecremony and on R Chief Engincer’s Reports Daily Transcript, . . . The following is the annual report of the Ghief Enginéér oftthe-F ive Do+ a . partment of pore City: ; Wer Ane 1879. The aunt _Brnday, #0 bs gust 108 . during mys.termy i toll July 30th, [> i i : 1378, to Angust-4th, 1879, was 9, as ; “9 he WEVADA CITY, CALIF ORRIA. ‘A New county Map, Ato. 4. 187 878, house of J. Aug, 30th, house of J. féllows : f. Smith, false alarsa y Sept. (oe that such a map would meet with eiii7, 1879, chicken house of L. eourazemeit by ,the citizens of the . Godair ; June 5th, A. entire county, J. &bdactwell of thie . Cambine-—not much damage; June destroyed ; 26th, The necessity for a complete and . { eorreet map of Nevada county hi iS . thinking tC. {iy Jan. ; i shimney--no damage ; long been apparent, and chimney g houseof C. /nliftins and fires . . Drowned at Sallo> Fist. . At JobnGhadvwick, a B. Do and Me ary A. Chadwick, reservoir. to draw offa cestain amount of water Bach day, so as to sport, which was frequently indulg. ed in by the ehildren;:-com paratively safe. On the day in question, however, it Had not been found. necessary to reduce the supply, and it. was 4 o clock Pray aftertioon, six-year old auri df . caused a heavy smoke to surround of . Nevada City two or three days ‘last Bhite Tent, together with three other . week, a correspondent of theAppeal children, were: wading im Sailor Flat . writing from It had.beén customary 6th ipst., make this! green horn might believe that the fire ; Jacob Natziger, Proprictors jumped. the Yuba river. Now, f . i will tell you the truth. The f ,D Pp Mitchel HW Wash. -Kerr, Colonia be =e ss Ty * a@’Frasier, Ranch. —s' T': Barker, Sheridan j jumped the river twice. Phe first W H smith, Penn Val_E A Smith, Placervil time on the 3lstof July, at2 Pp. : j nu "us 1 E Carpenter;Sct Fl 5 Bias refecvircdentt AY lumen, This was stopped at the ts te ota hide a = a — : g-ke5a33 2d, cabin in C pie town —destr oye dy . Some Hive OY six treet Tir teptir, ne t a oes t-abeotesnentts Fit Pe; THompson & West have already . had sketches of seme of: the beautiFire Jumping a River. 1 ie st fires thad. . naa oe, I@relation to the forest Hive ful scenery in Nevada County drawn and lithographed for their Illustrated History of tne County. _ * Vester@ay’s Ausatals at _ RHE UNION HOTEL. NEVADA CITY, CAL. Deer: Créek* Crossing, “I see in your’ yesthat you think says: te rday’s paper Ik A Brainard, Vir C iJ Dyer, San Jese G Lord, G & E-Hurd, 5 F AT Lair, City P Hankins, G6 V M.» a short. distance above the Isnterprise a I XS efty has been busily engaged for over 2 » year in compiling one, Whiol¥ at . July 15, fence, ete. in the garden of the-present time 15 neatly readyfor} Rev. GeRDavis’; Jnly 8lst_China little ones were waconscious of the danger, andvall of them narrowly esS Fran EH Webber, rid Sacra'tovE O Tompkins, Pen ¥ Ai J Cunningham, berbec mouth of Deer Creek, but the next ERR eortie 8 A Watson, day it jumped the river again about) yp Myers, publication. When completeil it . wash ha house on 5 ke -damage triwilt be aboub—os-tect_tong— b3-abont-fiine: nor E feet wide, and will.show every The damage by fire and alarms, soction of Jand in the county, togeth= “during my term of attics, — would not i= with cach legal—subdivision, also -exceed $325. ‘ all streams,: lakes, roads, ditches, Officiated at two funerals ; one of railroads, towns.and. villages. It. our brother fireman, A. Brandt, and “wii also be & mining map, showmg gravel and quartz . one of our late bisther fireman, prominent Johnston. mines in the county,correctly located as they appear, on the surface. It wil also show all patented pre-empand homestead lands, with names It -will be of . . business’ and profes. Amount ol a on hand of both companies : No. §, 700 feet of carbol: No. 2, 800 feet of leather Also, all the fire apparatuses ized hose hose. in good order. The Water Works are in good _reuning z wen er} pair, with the It . leading from the bulkhead throu, ch of” prese® owners. great valug sional_ men, and aged in developing the mines. Swill show the course. of the great . the aaa. wravel channels, which will be of un. Thayks to the City Fathers for faqnestionae benefit. ‘There has bert . entailed a great amount of labor and . ment during my term. . expeise in getting together the facts (former Chief, Mr. F. and figures nedessary for the success . for services rendered during my sickof the undertaking. Mr. Hartwell . ness. : will shortly canvass the county for It i is my opinion, that the. Nevada exception of vors conferred upon the Fire DepartAlso, to the A. Kilerman, iC ity Fire Ganatenctl (for a V oluntecr Department), has and but few equals on the Coast. J. NAFFZIGER, Chief Engineer, Sr = TnoursoN AND West's ILLusTRaTep Hrspory or N&*spa County . will contain in @ tabulated form:— Rainfall, MortaliTaxes, County Oflicers subseribefs for the work,.and if he+ cueceeds, as lic has every yeason to think he will, in’ eient numoer of oo the copy svill then be senttoSan Francisco to he litho¢raphed, and an-edition pub‘ished and delivered to. the subseribno super ior, obtaining. a suffiCVs ee — a aearney in Nevada. . Votes at Elections, 33% t ty, Finances, ind we . from ofganization of County to the \ ome kid whe ; apurchend trou ble of some kind when . Wasa: We do not be2 well grounded. A few nervous “citizens appear present times” with Changes, Kearney comes here, lieve ‘their fears ar li the agitator a andacts in the yational manner that his friends who have heard him elsewhere elaim he . nations and Appointments. The Pheonix Mine. The old Cunningham mine, does; he will find all classes of peo: . ~plehere to-treat him with the utmost respect. If he slanders and liy “relocated abuses respectable men just to create . the p as his enemie the fact that was S. brie fly referred to in the TRANSCRIPT he will be . os ~ . . a few days ‘site. under heenix mine, a name a sensation, however, charge him with doing, The claim was first focated in 1852 or ’53 ; and havIn . ing been worked by different parties short notice. the latter event, which is hardly likely to tr a> ® . at various times since has yielded tlrere will be no denyvonstration of a considerable ore, Between $30,0004, tiotous character. 7. Placer Mtatng Augdr. and $40,000 has been spent in its development, . several years, An exchange published in a dis. }, taut part of the State is responsible for the statement that a miner at “Big Dak Flat, Nevada county,” is prospecting:a placer mine by boring a 44 inch hole. The account says that he cuts through any rocks, ew the hardest quartz boulders, It has now been idle for The'parties who now have possesion inspected the drifts, tunnel, ete., a day er two since and tind’ everything in comparatively good shape.On the 120 foot level, 280 feet south, a rich looking 3-foot veiti isin sight. Above this most of ©vY. the ground has been worked out. Fif. At the depth of 210 feet there is a ty fect in nine hours is his average. . first-class drain “tunel 1,600 feet With the augur used he brings Up} jong, in which is shown a good body the gravel and all it contains from . of ove. -500 feet of backs can be obany point. We don't know where . tained. It is estimated the rock will big Oak Flat can be in this county, . pay from $6 to $10 per ton. The and don’t believe there is enough truth about the above to make it worthy of consideration, ome ee a ten-stamp null at the mouth of tlie tunnel and resuming operations. --= The Supervisors. To Woliticral Correspondents, We are beginning to receive mang . The Board of Supervisors held a communications on political ques. Special meeting yesterday and ordertions from some of our most esteemed . ed thie election for September 3d, appointing poling plaees,-ete,—Fortyone otticers will be voted for in those readers. ever, trem the fight of last Spring, Not having recovered, howtownships. where, Supervisors elected, atid forty in the others, in we respectfully ask to be allowed.to are keep out of the now approaching contest a little while longer, at least, . aldition to which the people will be in dué time the Transcrivr will anaie upon to éxpress their views on nonnee its willipguess to publish the views of its friends, but until such time will be compeiled to reserve-its the subject of Chinese immigration, Thus forty-three distinct” propositions will be submitted to many _vospare space for dealing with other . ters, and at least forty-two. to: all.—sae it’s feat Tul to contemplate. SS . __ oe ———— eee + ee 7 oDesirable Work. County Court. The Truckee Republican will SATURDAY, “August Oth. Ishmael Thomas, n shortly commence the publication of was admitted to citizenship. » series of illustrated articles enti-, +ted “Resorts and Resources of Sum*mitland.” That’ the sketches, will, Ah Poo were given until Friday be written in an inimitable style and j next to plead. . abound ia much valuable informa-{}—Ah Hoon, Ah Soon and Sam Pong tion regarding the great Truekee Ba. were also given until Friday next te sin is certain, for the enterfirising . plead. . proprietoss of the Republican never * Court adjoutned to meet at Truetle things by halves. kee next Monday, morning at 10 OPE aes oe o'clock. Bald Scuntata Extcnsion Tannel. i Fees AFR Ee ; " I'tromrson AND West's’ Illustra‘ Messenger: Ww atson Bayles has . ted Histories are complete and acss “ of the BoM, Ex: Co’s tunnel. contract for 3,500 fee’ has been. let, bd A new not belong to the class of work called *Directories.” Peay a pipe . nativity Wales, Ah Soon, Ah Hoon, Ah Way and . . This is an average of nearly eleven . ‘eler, which legal locations per is situated about a mile and. a half! ef the kest proofs of activity in the . treated because of his impecuniosity.southeastof Nevadaon the slope ofthe . . mining industry that could be ob. . We do not know. whether there is . hill above Gold Flat, hasbeen recenttained: present owners contemplate erecting . ” lamnong them went-heyond het depth till the remains were found and : caped watery graves. A ybung girl and in addition to-saving herself by gettiny ou'a-saud-bank-atso=rescued . The fire reacheil here at two oc ‘lock. a littie boy. other of them. andeMrs. Joha, they could rescue him. the some distance away, The girl alluded to . Chadwickrushed m put he after . was. drowned before . the men of} neighborhood Being at work} the body mained in the water an hour rewand mt it. . reserhalf, when S. A. Storey found The scene that ensued at the voir fromthe time of the accident . were saved by their exertions. ! moved — beggars The . description. broken-hearted mother and her remaining children, witha number of . lady. sympathizers and juveniles who assembled from all over the berhod ‘were. there and by their sorneigh. vowings added to the painfulness. of . The deceased child , Was.an unusually bright one, the occasion, and al great favorite because of his w inning . ways and quick wat. The funeral took . Catholic? church «11 this city, Venerony eas = THOMSON AND W EST'S . thtaek ATED HIsTory place from tiie Towuship from the mes tg the présent day. each * rales <> «<= . i } . ! ic ! . . \ A Chinaman sayed an. The writer went to the Excelsior Ty ‘Chas. E. Pearson, Vroprictor. } t ' have-all been cleaned out. . McGanny and Mr. re. 8r \ ticulars regarding Thursday night's 'soming \from, Nevada City to this . tak $4.50. in money anda w atch, or—Nevapsa—Corxzy had no use for it. will contain a separate history of . driver if he had a lady with.him, . ee At Grass Valley, Augnst 7, 1879, John pioncer.,and being told that he had, they or. Thomas, aged 37 years, @ native of Engdered. bim to drive on. They did . #4. ; . not molest Mrs. Number of Miniag¢ laims Recorded. . since January ics 1879, in. Nevada county and duly recorded. week. of . Nevada county is not daily increasing in importante as a mineral producing section, itis but necessary to to such facts as the; above to disprove the reliability of the croakers. mines were not ‘‘worth merely refer having” no: and working them. It Pays to Advertise. Day before yesterday a girl advertised in the TRANSCRIPT for a situasion in a private family to do house . work. Inside of ten houks from the . time the advertisement appearéd, . several parties came to her and offered her. employment, Good house. and if a sufficient number . of them could be imported Chine’ servants would find’ themselves in the same condition as Othello, oe -— abouts, yeliable business men and in their intercourse with’ patrons deal honestly and fairly, ---— A Ceieneie . Summer Drink. Shurtleff & Company distinguishe themselves yesterday by presenting the TRANSCRIPT with a can of lian Hemonine.” “‘SiciA small quantity of this novel preparation when placed in a glass of water constitutes a most delicious’ sparkling beverage, far exceeding ordinary lemonade in taste and healthiulaces, it a sterling remedy, 80 Ofar asa refrigér rant goes, for fevexs, etc., aud as for a summer . drink is per excellence, is _ >.> a. Suames vine a House. Two feaniliex aerival -here= from the East the other day and have ; Since been industriously engagedtry. . ™ ing torent dwelling houses. hus far they have not sueceeded, and it is likely they will have to go to some town where-there is not such a great demand for houses and so limited a supply. Sees ee eee Cost of Wweipoing a2 Woman. Friday night officers. Scott and Cantield arrested a Chinaman for whipping a woman from the Flowery fKingdom. The prisoner was taken before Judge’ Garthe yesterday and tired $20, which he paid. the trouble and expense of locating . keepcrs are difficult to obtain here. to date, “sation. 335: mining claims have been located . yesterday that other robberies had . It is one,in possession of any coin, When it is~ asserted tat! any-truth in the rumor-or not. = be Soar a . If our undeveloped the one would be foolish enough to’go to . i te . ! . . 1 se eontinue torage south of Truckee. mm E : THomrsoN & West are old and/. i smoke which have settled down into *. . stroy ed, no one-can estimate, but.the . as is ie _., \Mining Company) located by. John FP. Me__. mountain side back-ef Richardson's . Kay, January Ist, 1877, and recorded in 1 has been sweptover by the devour. Book 7,°Pa; ge 2of Nevada County Records, ¢ j situated in Meadow Lake District, Nevada j } \ . ‘ ' . a mile below Keystone Flat;—anda Harry, Cirty wala burned’ all the-wood off the hills bea the: ¥ Creek. . st Yesterday's Arrivals at THE NATIONAL HOTEL, _NEV NDA CLEY, CALS * tween the Yuba and Deer Water for help, When the fereman, H. Proshy, ordered all his'then to © our But for his-atl we should Both Mr. O’Brien and men } Gompany’s, at Mooney I lat, © Hebe Ge J Seeley, San Juan Ad switt, NY Mrs ‘Turner, Hunt's J Heath, Pett Hill Mrs Lyons City HW Wallis Forest Cit MS White San Francis J.W Conley °Oakland W R ‘Thomas & w City . W H Beaty City 31. MeKenny Hop Sp A Maclin City M Berriman City ; tL Byrnes city ~ iW C Gray, City, JG O Neill, Col Hill Dr-Charles & f,City C N_ Kohler, Hant’sH FA Horton, Pett Hill . J Crumb, City J McNaughton For C J. Nelson do Mrs Conboran Oaklan W oH PhillipseYubs C as. sistance. were with us till all danger-was over. The ranvhes of H. Finnie; J. Doubt, . Leslie, W. Horthey and J. —only . = A RRIED. s. Finnie and Leslie wer: the Tit Nevada City, Aug. 8 1870, as the residence of Mr. R. Gluyas, = the Reverend J, two who had insurance, A nad a > > > --——— + — ‘Ng ow pave { Coyle, Wim R. ‘homas to Miss minnie ame Mixawas pene . Dievruss, all of this city. The Union gives these further parAccompanying the above, was. a Mr. box of.cigars of choice brand. President of the W. P. ( -» Will address the citizens of NEVADA SiTy, On Monday, Aug. ‘11th. L$ Bl T Th = , : +c +1 , i On Thursday evening, about Fhomas is-weill known in this city, j; Wm. Watt affair: . 9 o’clock, as Mrs. He was! was . Where he has many friends. ‘recently appointed Deputy Sheriff to Carter: The bride is lone of Nevada's . place, the carriage was_ stopped by . succeed Mr, C demanded most ainiable and had . tliree highwaymen who _Mr. Shields, the driver, handsome young ladies. We extend coin. ie . war congratulationswhich the road agents took, but couple. they gave the watch back, ° DIED. They asked the . { . “ Watt at all, . but} . were very respectful i in their conver‘ (RAN cH FOR SALE. There were runrers-eurrent Hf undersigned will sell the Ranch, known as the “Sutton Ranch,” situated between Nevada City and Grass Valley, and consisting of 260 acres, held by U. S. Patent. Also, 90 tons Hay, 250 cords Wood, 30 Cows, Horses, Hogs,. Chickens, Farming Utensils, Growing Crops, aud ev erything g else pertaining to the premises. For terms, &c., apply on the premises to P. SUTTON. ags . been committed, and that gne travuufortunate enough not tobe was mialThe Nevada Ceunty History. Home Again to Stay ! The Gold Hill ‘News We = . have received a couple of very neatSTEPHEN ROBERTS ly executed engravings repreesenting . : Se . amp of the Donner Jparty on . The Blind Man, their arrival at Donner Lake, and afHAS RETURNED TO Nevada City, and. leased . a Store in the z says: relieved by the expedition sent from Sac. & rward when spowed in and ramento. These pictures” will form . & Transcript Block, a portion of the illustrations of . And has opened with a fine stock of Cigars, Tobacco, Fruits, Teas, Coftfee, Spices, Stationery, Text Books, Blank Books, etc. A Fine Stock of CANDIES AND NUTS. . Agency for the celebrated Standard and Estey Organs,. Sold on the installment inn; if desired. Thompson and West’s new history of Nevada county, California, now in eourse of preparation. It will be a work of great interest to Califor/nians, and-especially residents of the . . particular section of the Sierra Neva. da to which it relates, -_aw See ae enn More Toreet Fires. A share of the public patronage is selicitad. Everything will be sold-at the lowest liying, rates. STEPHEN ROBERTS, The Blind, Man, The Republican . says: The fires . Nevada, any. sain The atmosphere in ail directions is =, hazy and murky with volumes of NOTICE. Noe E18 HERE BY ¢ GIVEN to all per. How . LN «sons that the Enterprise Geld and Silver ” Mining Company and the undersigned, are is being : de. the owners of that certain property now known as the ‘Belcher Gold and Silver Min} ing Company, Enterprise Ledge,” (formerly The entire j known as the Enterprise Gold and Silver the canyons and on the flats, ; much valuable timber loss will be very great. ing flames, and the charred and . County, Cal. ; blackened stumps and leafless trees All persons are hereby warned and notified thear the GREAT -AGTEATOR present a desolate appearance. RE ea ee Native Brass. The Nevada T RANSCRIPT Says specsnens of what appears to be -native brass has been found in a ravine near the North Yuba river, in Sierra coun. ty. We have never before heard of brass being foinidin a native state, ‘and supposed it was “an alloy never made by Mother Nature, except it was in the cheek of her children, This is proven by the Union. Still there are exceptions to every rule, and the ravine in Sierra county and the TRANscRuIT effice each. furnish one. Strike on Gold Flat. On Thursday last a rich body of ore was struck in the Crosby & Olive mine on Gold Flat. This claim has been showing very promising signs for some time, and now they are verified. 5 2 oe Tuomrson AND West? propose in their ILLustratEp History to exhaustively discuss every topic of interest in regard to the County. > ~ not to negotiate or buy said property, or work the saie under penalty of the law. A notice of this has been filed with the County Recorder of Nevada County, Cal. Enterprise Gold and Silver Mining Ca, By ©. E. Ricr, President., "24 E. E. RICE. August. Gth, 1879. agl0-lm ANTOINE — ySsT ER oe & ice poi abe PENE STREET, A Near Maseuic Hall, Nevada Oty. FFNUIS favorite place of resort has been fit} ted up in a cozy and attractive manner, band the proprictor is + prepared to furnish Ercsh ‘Oysters On the Half Shell, Stewed, Fried or Pan Ice Cream! Superior to any other place in the County. FRENCH & AMERICAN CANDIES, A fresh Stock just received. Nuts of all kinds. TEMPERANCE DRINKS 2 Sirememe ade, Soda Water and Cronk Beer. 427 Thankful for.past favors, I would so; licit a continuance of the public patronage. i a4 -Eet—every ont “tome out f sa! ant EXPONENT of} "The Chinese must co! os By order Workingmen County Cen. (om PRICE LIST. FOR Pie Subject to Correction ‘Flour, per 100 Ibs, $275 Wheat, per 100 lbs, 225 Corn, per 100 lbs, 1 75 Bran, per 100 lbs, 1 12: 1 37: 1 50 87. 1 00 1 00 1 00 60 1 60 100 25 Mixed Feed per 100 lbs, Middlings, per 100 lbs, Potatoes, per 100 lbs, Crushed Sugar, 9 lbs, Brown Sugar, 12 lbs Green Coffee, 5 Ibs Ground Coffee, 3lb cans, Rice, 14 Ibs Beans, 32 Ibs Soap, 8 bars Soap, per box 50 : Candles, 14 for 25 Candles, perbox 175 Crackers, per box, 90 Oysters 12 cansfor 100 Salmon, Scansfor 100 Tomatoes, 7cansfor 100° Green Corn, 6cansfor 100 1 00 1 00 1 00 String Beans, 5 cans for Sardines, 6 cans for Green Peas, 4 cans for Blueberries, 5cansfor 100 Kerosene, pergallon, 39 Kerosene, per 5 gallon can 1 50 ‘Syrup, per gallon, 7 Syrup, 5gallonkegs, 300 Bacon, . per pound. il Hams, per pound; 11 Good Green Tea “ 30 English Breakfast, 40 Fresh Butter, per roll, 40 Cooking Butter, perlb, § Cod Fisli, _ ‘ Ground Coffee;perpaper 30 Washing Powder, 38.papers 2° Corn Starch, 2 papers, 29 Starch, 2 papers, 25 Starch, per box, 69 Pearl Barley, 3 pounds 25 Spices, all kinds, per bottle 10 Pickles, per bottle 25 Pickles, 5 gallon kegs 2 00 Lard, 8 pound cans, ~ ls Everything else in proportio”WILLIAM WOLF. Main Street, Nevada City Bee -N:vada City, June 28th. March 28, 1879. Neva rifield qu da C (,corge the Jailo: having so Anwuns A num N wentto. Lo lge, oh ai tion. Se »pt vration b pe lreorge tal nine lot of . mi: We will t more loa Geo. J: Theatre . it the ha jent plac ef the S Frank the Cour Douglas bination as-to hol ery part, eommng d ees, Th eliair,. ar ad : sally ‘There the Tent Subject ten coin ~~ mankinc ed to con take par: at the us 1+ wuce. 2 vation,” One o ofthis s strike t] portant desirous garding richness THOM employ Historia Preac morning B. spective tev, Sa . aesign,~ cogdiall; «< Preac evening J. Sims. M. Pra ing at 7 invited, The ¢ The. . City Ha the ste about ¢ making Repu! All ca Executi the Dis Tuesday BM Lane's F. G, sells ou tresses recomm the best use, Pactric UFAC) San I Waa lage Bu Sece A sec der, is aug?mau ho ar ‘“Rudol : operate

SS ~squelehed without ecremony and on R Chief Engincer’s Reports Daily Transcript, . . . The following is the annual report of the Ghief Enginéér oftthe-F ive Do+ a . partment of pore City: ; Wer Ane 1879. The aunt _Brnday, #0 bs gust 108 . during mys.termy i toll July 30th, [> i i : 1378, to Angust-4th, 1879, was 9, as ; “9 he WEVADA CITY, CALIF ORRIA. ‘A New county Map, Ato. 4. 187 878, house of J. Aug, 30th, house of J. féllows : f. Smith, false alarsa y Sept. (oe that such a map would meet with eiii7, 1879, chicken house of L. eourazemeit by ,the citizens of the . Godair ; June 5th, A. entire county, J. &bdactwell of thie . Cambine-—not much damage; June destroyed ; 26th, The necessity for a complete and . { eorreet map of Nevada county hi iS . thinking tC. {iy Jan. ; i shimney--no damage ; long been apparent, and chimney g houseof C. /nliftins and fires . . Drowned at Sallo> Fist. . At JobnGhadvwick, a B. Do and Me ary A. Chadwick, reservoir. to draw offa cestain amount of water Bach day, so as to sport, which was frequently indulg. ed in by the ehildren;:-com paratively safe. On the day in question, however, it Had not been found. necessary to reduce the supply, and it. was 4 o clock Pray aftertioon, six-year old auri df . caused a heavy smoke to surround of . Nevada City two or three days ‘last Bhite Tent, together with three other . week, a correspondent of theAppeal children, were: wading im Sailor Flat . writing from It had.beén customary 6th ipst., make this! green horn might believe that the fire ; Jacob Natziger, Proprictors jumped. the Yuba river. Now, f . i will tell you the truth. The f ,D Pp Mitchel HW Wash. -Kerr, Colonia be =e ss Ty * a@’Frasier, Ranch. —s' T': Barker, Sheridan j jumped the river twice. Phe first W H smith, Penn Val_E A Smith, Placervil time on the 3lstof July, at2 Pp. : j nu "us 1 E Carpenter;Sct Fl 5 Bias refecvircdentt AY lumen, This was stopped at the ts te ota hide a = a — : g-ke5a33 2d, cabin in C pie town —destr oye dy . Some Hive OY six treet Tir teptir, ne t a oes t-abeotesnentts Fit Pe; THompson & West have already . had sketches of seme of: the beautiFire Jumping a River. 1 ie st fires thad. . naa oe, I@relation to the forest Hive ful scenery in Nevada County drawn and lithographed for their Illustrated History of tne County. _ * Vester@ay’s Ausatals at _ RHE UNION HOTEL. NEVADA CITY, CAL. Deer: Créek* Crossing, “I see in your’ yesthat you think says: te rday’s paper Ik A Brainard, Vir C iJ Dyer, San Jese G Lord, G & E-Hurd, 5 F AT Lair, City P Hankins, G6 V M.» a short. distance above the Isnterprise a I XS efty has been busily engaged for over 2 » year in compiling one, Whiol¥ at . July 15, fence, ete. in the garden of the-present time 15 neatly readyfor} Rev. GeRDavis’; Jnly 8lst_China little ones were waconscious of the danger, andvall of them narrowly esS Fran EH Webber, rid Sacra'tovE O Tompkins, Pen ¥ Ai J Cunningham, berbec mouth of Deer Creek, but the next ERR eortie 8 A Watson, day it jumped the river again about) yp Myers, publication. When completeil it . wash ha house on 5 ke -damage triwilt be aboub—os-tect_tong— b3-abont-fiine: nor E feet wide, and will.show every The damage by fire and alarms, soction of Jand in the county, togeth= “during my term of attics, — would not i= with cach legal—subdivision, also -exceed $325. ‘ all streams,: lakes, roads, ditches, Officiated at two funerals ; one of railroads, towns.and. villages. It. our brother fireman, A. Brandt, and “wii also be & mining map, showmg gravel and quartz . one of our late bisther fireman, prominent Johnston. mines in the county,correctly located as they appear, on the surface. It wil also show all patented pre-empand homestead lands, with names It -will be of . . business’ and profes. Amount ol a on hand of both companies : No. §, 700 feet of carbol: No. 2, 800 feet of leather Also, all the fire apparatuses ized hose hose. in good order. The Water Works are in good _reuning z wen er} pair, with the It . leading from the bulkhead throu, ch of” prese® owners. great valug sional_ men, and aged in developing the mines. Swill show the course. of the great . the aaa. wravel channels, which will be of un. Thayks to the City Fathers for faqnestionae benefit. ‘There has bert . entailed a great amount of labor and . ment during my term. . expeise in getting together the facts (former Chief, Mr. F. and figures nedessary for the success . for services rendered during my sickof the undertaking. Mr. Hartwell . ness. : will shortly canvass the county for It i is my opinion, that the. Nevada exception of vors conferred upon the Fire DepartAlso, to the A. Kilerman, iC ity Fire Ganatenctl (for a V oluntecr Department), has and but few equals on the Coast. J. NAFFZIGER, Chief Engineer, Sr = TnoursoN AND West's ILLusTRaTep Hrspory or N&*spa County . will contain in @ tabulated form:— Rainfall, MortaliTaxes, County Oflicers subseribefs for the work,.and if he+ cueceeds, as lic has every yeason to think he will, in’ eient numoer of oo the copy svill then be senttoSan Francisco to he litho¢raphed, and an-edition pub‘ished and delivered to. the subseribno super ior, obtaining. a suffiCVs ee — a aearney in Nevada. . Votes at Elections, 33% t ty, Finances, ind we . from ofganization of County to the \ ome kid whe ; apurchend trou ble of some kind when . Wasa: We do not be2 well grounded. A few nervous “citizens appear present times” with Changes, Kearney comes here, lieve ‘their fears ar li the agitator a andacts in the yational manner that his friends who have heard him elsewhere elaim he . nations and Appointments. The Pheonix Mine. The old Cunningham mine, does; he will find all classes of peo: . ~plehere to-treat him with the utmost respect. If he slanders and liy “relocated abuses respectable men just to create . the p as his enemie the fact that was S. brie fly referred to in the TRANSCRIPT he will be . os ~ . . a few days ‘site. under heenix mine, a name a sensation, however, charge him with doing, The claim was first focated in 1852 or ’53 ; and havIn . ing been worked by different parties short notice. the latter event, which is hardly likely to tr a> ® . at various times since has yielded tlrere will be no denyvonstration of a considerable ore, Between $30,0004, tiotous character. 7. Placer Mtatng Augdr. and $40,000 has been spent in its development, . several years, An exchange published in a dis. }, taut part of the State is responsible for the statement that a miner at “Big Dak Flat, Nevada county,” is prospecting:a placer mine by boring a 44 inch hole. The account says that he cuts through any rocks, ew the hardest quartz boulders, It has now been idle for The'parties who now have possesion inspected the drifts, tunnel, ete., a day er two since and tind’ everything in comparatively good shape.On the 120 foot level, 280 feet south, a rich looking 3-foot veiti isin sight. Above this most of ©vY. the ground has been worked out. Fif. At the depth of 210 feet there is a ty fect in nine hours is his average. . first-class drain “tunel 1,600 feet With the augur used he brings Up} jong, in which is shown a good body the gravel and all it contains from . of ove. -500 feet of backs can be obany point. We don't know where . tained. It is estimated the rock will big Oak Flat can be in this county, . pay from $6 to $10 per ton. The and don’t believe there is enough truth about the above to make it worthy of consideration, ome ee a ten-stamp null at the mouth of tlie tunnel and resuming operations. --= The Supervisors. To Woliticral Correspondents, We are beginning to receive mang . The Board of Supervisors held a communications on political ques. Special meeting yesterday and ordertions from some of our most esteemed . ed thie election for September 3d, appointing poling plaees,-ete,—Fortyone otticers will be voted for in those readers. ever, trem the fight of last Spring, Not having recovered, howtownships. where, Supervisors elected, atid forty in the others, in we respectfully ask to be allowed.to are keep out of the now approaching contest a little while longer, at least, . aldition to which the people will be in dué time the Transcrivr will anaie upon to éxpress their views on nonnee its willipguess to publish the views of its friends, but until such time will be compeiled to reserve-its the subject of Chinese immigration, Thus forty-three distinct” propositions will be submitted to many _vospare space for dealing with other . ters, and at least forty-two. to: all.—sae it’s feat Tul to contemplate. SS . __ oe ———— eee + ee 7 oDesirable Work. County Court. The Truckee Republican will SATURDAY, “August Oth. Ishmael Thomas, n shortly commence the publication of was admitted to citizenship. » series of illustrated articles enti-, +ted “Resorts and Resources of Sum*mitland.” That’ the sketches, will, Ah Poo were given until Friday be written in an inimitable style and j next to plead. . abound ia much valuable informa-{}—Ah Hoon, Ah Soon and Sam Pong tion regarding the great Truekee Ba. were also given until Friday next te sin is certain, for the enterfirising . plead. . proprietoss of the Republican never * Court adjoutned to meet at Truetle things by halves. kee next Monday, morning at 10 OPE aes oe o'clock. Bald Scuntata Extcnsion Tannel. i Fees AFR Ee ; " I'tromrson AND West's’ Illustra‘ Messenger: Ww atson Bayles has . ted Histories are complete and acss “ of the BoM, Ex: Co’s tunnel. contract for 3,500 fee’ has been. let, bd A new not belong to the class of work called *Directories.” Peay a pipe . nativity Wales, Ah Soon, Ah Hoon, Ah Way and . . This is an average of nearly eleven . ‘eler, which legal locations per is situated about a mile and. a half! ef the kest proofs of activity in the . treated because of his impecuniosity.southeastof Nevadaon the slope ofthe . . mining industry that could be ob. . We do not know. whether there is . hill above Gold Flat, hasbeen recenttained: present owners contemplate erecting . ” lamnong them went-heyond het depth till the remains were found and : caped watery graves. A ybung girl and in addition to-saving herself by gettiny ou'a-saud-bank-atso=rescued . The fire reacheil here at two oc ‘lock. a littie boy. other of them. andeMrs. Joha, they could rescue him. the some distance away, The girl alluded to . Chadwickrushed m put he after . was. drowned before . the men of} neighborhood Being at work} the body mained in the water an hour rewand mt it. . reserhalf, when S. A. Storey found The scene that ensued at the voir fromthe time of the accident . were saved by their exertions. ! moved — beggars The . description. broken-hearted mother and her remaining children, witha number of . lady. sympathizers and juveniles who assembled from all over the berhod ‘were. there and by their sorneigh. vowings added to the painfulness. of . The deceased child , Was.an unusually bright one, the occasion, and al great favorite because of his w inning . ways and quick wat. The funeral took . Catholic? church «11 this city, Venerony eas = THOMSON AND W EST'S . thtaek ATED HIsTory place from tiie Towuship from the mes tg the présent day. each * rales <> «<= . i } . ! ic ! . . \ A Chinaman sayed an. The writer went to the Excelsior Ty ‘Chas. E. Pearson, Vroprictor. } t ' have-all been cleaned out. . McGanny and Mr. re. 8r \ ticulars regarding Thursday night's 'soming \from, Nevada City to this . tak $4.50. in money anda w atch, or—Nevapsa—Corxzy had no use for it. will contain a separate history of . driver if he had a lady with.him, . ee At Grass Valley, Augnst 7, 1879, John pioncer.,and being told that he had, they or. Thomas, aged 37 years, @ native of Engdered. bim to drive on. They did . #4. ; . not molest Mrs. Number of Miniag¢ laims Recorded. . since January ics 1879, in. Nevada county and duly recorded. week. of . Nevada county is not daily increasing in importante as a mineral producing section, itis but necessary to to such facts as the; above to disprove the reliability of the croakers. mines were not ‘‘worth merely refer having” no: and working them. It Pays to Advertise. Day before yesterday a girl advertised in the TRANSCRIPT for a situasion in a private family to do house . work. Inside of ten houks from the . time the advertisement appearéd, . several parties came to her and offered her. employment, Good house. and if a sufficient number . of them could be imported Chine’ servants would find’ themselves in the same condition as Othello, oe -— abouts, yeliable business men and in their intercourse with’ patrons deal honestly and fairly, ---— A Ceieneie . Summer Drink. Shurtleff & Company distinguishe themselves yesterday by presenting the TRANSCRIPT with a can of lian Hemonine.” “‘SiciA small quantity of this novel preparation when placed in a glass of water constitutes a most delicious’ sparkling beverage, far exceeding ordinary lemonade in taste and healthiulaces, it a sterling remedy, 80 Ofar asa refrigér rant goes, for fevexs, etc., aud as for a summer . drink is per excellence, is _ >.> a. Suames vine a House. Two feaniliex aerival -here= from the East the other day and have ; Since been industriously engagedtry. . ™ ing torent dwelling houses. hus far they have not sueceeded, and it is likely they will have to go to some town where-there is not such a great demand for houses and so limited a supply. Sees ee eee Cost of Wweipoing a2 Woman. Friday night officers. Scott and Cantield arrested a Chinaman for whipping a woman from the Flowery fKingdom. The prisoner was taken before Judge’ Garthe yesterday and tired $20, which he paid. the trouble and expense of locating . keepcrs are difficult to obtain here.

to date, “sation. 335: mining claims have been located . yesterday that other robberies had . It is one,in possession of any coin, When it is~ asserted tat! any-truth in the rumor-or not. = be Soar a . If our undeveloped the one would be foolish enough to’go to . i te . ! . . 1 se eontinue torage south of Truckee. mm E : THomrsoN & West are old and/. i smoke which have settled down into *. . stroy ed, no one-can estimate, but.the . as is ie _., \Mining Company) located by. John FP. Me__. mountain side back-ef Richardson's . Kay, January Ist, 1877, and recorded in 1 has been sweptover by the devour. Book 7,°Pa; ge 2of Nevada County Records, ¢ j situated in Meadow Lake District, Nevada j } \ . ‘ ' . a mile below Keystone Flat;—anda Harry, Cirty wala burned’ all the-wood off the hills bea the: ¥ Creek. . st Yesterday's Arrivals at THE NATIONAL HOTEL, _NEV NDA CLEY, CALS * tween the Yuba and Deer Water for help, When the fereman, H. Proshy, ordered all his'then to © our But for his-atl we should Both Mr. O’Brien and men } Gompany’s, at Mooney I lat, © Hebe Ge J Seeley, San Juan Ad switt, NY Mrs ‘Turner, Hunt's J Heath, Pett Hill Mrs Lyons City HW Wallis Forest Cit MS White San Francis J.W Conley °Oakland W R ‘Thomas & w City . W H Beaty City 31. MeKenny Hop Sp A Maclin City M Berriman City ; tL Byrnes city ~ iW C Gray, City, JG O Neill, Col Hill Dr-Charles & f,City C N_ Kohler, Hant’sH FA Horton, Pett Hill . J Crumb, City J McNaughton For C J. Nelson do Mrs Conboran Oaklan W oH PhillipseYubs C as. sistance. were with us till all danger-was over. The ranvhes of H. Finnie; J. Doubt, . Leslie, W. Horthey and J. —only . = A RRIED. s. Finnie and Leslie wer: the Tit Nevada City, Aug. 8 1870, as the residence of Mr. R. Gluyas, = the Reverend J, two who had insurance, A nad a > > > --——— + — ‘Ng ow pave { Coyle, Wim R. ‘homas to Miss minnie ame Mixawas pene . Dievruss, all of this city. The Union gives these further parAccompanying the above, was. a Mr. box of.cigars of choice brand. President of the W. P. ( -» Will address the citizens of NEVADA SiTy, On Monday, Aug. ‘11th. L$ Bl T Th = , : +c +1 , i On Thursday evening, about Fhomas is-weill known in this city, j; Wm. Watt affair: . 9 o’clock, as Mrs. He was! was . Where he has many friends. ‘recently appointed Deputy Sheriff to Carter: The bride is lone of Nevada's . place, the carriage was_ stopped by . succeed Mr, C demanded most ainiable and had . tliree highwaymen who _Mr. Shields, the driver, handsome young ladies. We extend coin. ie . war congratulationswhich the road agents took, but couple. they gave the watch back, ° DIED. They asked the . { . “ Watt at all, . but} . were very respectful i in their conver‘ (RAN cH FOR SALE. There were runrers-eurrent Hf undersigned will sell the Ranch, known as the “Sutton Ranch,” situated between Nevada City and Grass Valley, and consisting of 260 acres, held by U. S. Patent. Also, 90 tons Hay, 250 cords Wood, 30 Cows, Horses, Hogs,. Chickens, Farming Utensils, Growing Crops, aud ev erything g else pertaining to the premises. For terms, &c., apply on the premises to P. SUTTON. ags . been committed, and that gne travuufortunate enough not tobe was mialThe Nevada Ceunty History. Home Again to Stay ! The Gold Hill ‘News We = . have received a couple of very neatSTEPHEN ROBERTS ly executed engravings repreesenting . : Se . amp of the Donner Jparty on . The Blind Man, their arrival at Donner Lake, and afHAS RETURNED TO Nevada City, and. leased . a Store in the z says: relieved by the expedition sent from Sac. & rward when spowed in and ramento. These pictures” will form . & Transcript Block, a portion of the illustrations of . And has opened with a fine stock of Cigars, Tobacco, Fruits, Teas, Coftfee, Spices, Stationery, Text Books, Blank Books, etc. A Fine Stock of CANDIES AND NUTS. . Agency for the celebrated Standard and Estey Organs,. Sold on the installment inn; if desired. Thompson and West’s new history of Nevada county, California, now in eourse of preparation. It will be a work of great interest to Califor/nians, and-especially residents of the . . particular section of the Sierra Neva. da to which it relates, -_aw See ae enn More Toreet Fires. A share of the public patronage is selicitad. Everything will be sold-at the lowest liying, rates. STEPHEN ROBERTS, The Blind, Man, The Republican . says: The fires . Nevada, any. sain The atmosphere in ail directions is =, hazy and murky with volumes of NOTICE. Noe E18 HERE BY ¢ GIVEN to all per. How . LN «sons that the Enterprise Geld and Silver ” Mining Company and the undersigned, are is being : de. the owners of that certain property now known as the ‘Belcher Gold and Silver Min} ing Company, Enterprise Ledge,” (formerly The entire j known as the Enterprise Gold and Silver the canyons and on the flats, ; much valuable timber loss will be very great. ing flames, and the charred and . County, Cal. ; blackened stumps and leafless trees All persons are hereby warned and notified thear the GREAT -AGTEATOR present a desolate appearance. RE ea ee Native Brass. The Nevada T RANSCRIPT Says specsnens of what appears to be -native brass has been found in a ravine near the North Yuba river, in Sierra coun. ty. We have never before heard of brass being foinidin a native state, ‘and supposed it was “an alloy never made by Mother Nature, except it was in the cheek of her children, This is proven by the Union. Still there are exceptions to every rule, and the ravine in Sierra county and the TRANscRuIT effice each. furnish one. Strike on Gold Flat. On Thursday last a rich body of ore was struck in the Crosby & Olive mine on Gold Flat. This claim has been showing very promising signs for some time, and now they are verified. 5 2 oe Tuomrson AND West? propose in their ILLustratEp History to exhaustively discuss every topic of interest in regard to the County. > ~ not to negotiate or buy said property, or work the saie under penalty of the law. A notice of this has been filed with the County Recorder of Nevada County, Cal. Enterprise Gold and Silver Mining Ca, By ©. E. Ricr, President., "24 E. E. RICE. August. Gth, 1879. agl0-lm ANTOINE — ySsT ER oe & ice poi abe PENE STREET, A Near Maseuic Hall, Nevada Oty. FFNUIS favorite place of resort has been fit} ted up in a cozy and attractive manner, band the proprictor is + prepared to furnish Ercsh ‘Oysters On the Half Shell, Stewed, Fried or Pan Ice Cream! Superior to any other place in the County. FRENCH & AMERICAN CANDIES, A fresh Stock just received. Nuts of all kinds. TEMPERANCE DRINKS 2 Sirememe ade, Soda Water and Cronk Beer. 427 Thankful for.past favors, I would so; licit a continuance of the public patronage. i a4 -Eet—every ont “tome out f sa! ant EXPONENT of} "The Chinese must co! os By order Workingmen County Cen. (om PRICE LIST. FOR Pie Subject to Correction ‘Flour, per 100 Ibs, $275 Wheat, per 100 lbs, 225 Corn, per 100 lbs, 1 75 Bran, per 100 lbs, 1 12: 1 37: 1 50 87. 1 00 1 00 1 00 60 1 60 100 25 Mixed Feed per 100 lbs, Middlings, per 100 lbs, Potatoes, per 100 lbs, Crushed Sugar, 9 lbs, Brown Sugar, 12 lbs Green Coffee, 5 Ibs Ground Coffee, 3lb cans, Rice, 14 Ibs Beans, 32 Ibs Soap, 8 bars Soap, per box 50 : Candles, 14 for 25 Candles, perbox 175 Crackers, per box, 90 Oysters 12 cansfor 100 Salmon, Scansfor 100 Tomatoes, 7cansfor 100° Green Corn, 6cansfor 100 1 00 1 00 1 00 String Beans, 5 cans for Sardines, 6 cans for Green Peas, 4 cans for Blueberries, 5cansfor 100 Kerosene, pergallon, 39 Kerosene, per 5 gallon can 1 50 ‘Syrup, per gallon, 7 Syrup, 5gallonkegs, 300 Bacon, . per pound. il Hams, per pound; 11 Good Green Tea “ 30 English Breakfast, 40 Fresh Butter, per roll, 40 Cooking Butter, perlb, § Cod Fisli, _ ‘ Ground Coffee;perpaper 30 Washing Powder, 38.papers 2° Corn Starch, 2 papers, 29 Starch, 2 papers, 25 Starch, per box, 69 Pearl Barley, 3 pounds 25 Spices, all kinds, per bottle 10 Pickles, per bottle 25 Pickles, 5 gallon kegs 2 00 Lard, 8 pound cans, ~ ls Everything else in proportio”WILLIAM WOLF. Main Street, Nevada City Bee -N:vada City, June 28th. March 28, 1879. Neva rifield qu da C (,corge the Jailo: having so Anwuns A num N wentto. Lo lge, oh ai tion. Se »pt vration b pe lreorge tal nine lot of . mi: We will t more loa Geo. J: Theatre . it the ha jent plac ef the S Frank the Cour Douglas bination as-to hol ery part, eommng d ees, Th eliair,. ar ad : sally ‘There the Tent Subject ten coin ~~ mankinc ed to con take par: at the us 1+ wuce. 2 vation,” One o ofthis s strike t] portant desirous garding richness THOM employ Historia Preac morning B. spective tev, Sa . aesign,~ cogdiall; «< Preac evening J. Sims. M. Pra ing at 7 invited, The ¢ The. . City Ha the ste about ¢ making Repu! All ca Executi the Dis Tuesday BM Lane's F. G, sells ou tresses recomm the best use, Pactric UFAC) San I Waa lage Bu Sece A sec der, is aug?mau ho ar ‘“Rudol : operate