August 12, 1877 (4 pages)

73 The Datly Bean ser NEVADA ‘CITY, CAL. ‘Bundy, aageat 12, 1877, tail oitnineliaiimmnnatiatae fata News “About alta 2 o'clock on Tues day morning last, the blacksmith shop of James Patten Esq., of Uok xmbia Hill, with all ite contents, was burned tp in an incredible short time. Toe fire communieated with Wir. Patten’s tduse, atid also with the residence of Vom Bafry,all of which were destroyed with their contents. Mr, Pattev, who is quite an elderly gentleman, lost everything be bad, ’ even his clothing. By bard work on the part of the neighbors, the house occupied by E. A. Fowler and family, was saved. Mr Patten informs us thut the fire was first disoovered in a corner of the blacksmith shop by Mrs Fowler, who raised the} alerm. He says the bellows had aot ' blowa for twelve hours previous, and thet the fre was certainly the werk ef on incendiary, A company was incorporated sometime since for the purpose of working a body of ground above the elsims of the North Blooufield Grayel Mining Company's grounds with a capitsl of $1,000,080, we believe. We learn tat operations will be com_ mended soon. Mr. Derbac is the aanage and he w Il be ready to start goon, tis theie purpose.to convolidate the claims owned by Dick Skidmore, Souchet std others with that owned by the: company. There is ground there as rich as that owned by the North Bloomfield company, and asthis company bas abundant meas there is vo doubt but another extensive mine will be opened,which ___.will help to swell the goid -yield of the eounty. ‘That section of our county,is attracting the attention of eapitalists at the present time, and call who visit it come away with the ‘eonviction that no better field for mining enterprise could be found on the coast. _ Prof. 'T. Storry Havt, of Boston, is visiting the hydraulic mines above. Prof. Haut is tLe inventor of the Hunt and Douglass process for working copper, sad is @ geologist of distinction. He tude the geological ‘survey of Canada and has written several works on the subject. He is the guest of Superiatendent Hughes of the Blue Tent Mine, J. F. Gare has commenced work _ again at the Magnolia mine at Willow Valley. Iu early times, when worked on the surface, the rock was very rich down to the water level. 'Boré¢be went of funds the owners hhave newer gone below that, but on account of dow water this year they hope te get deeper than ever before. Pumping is going on at the Georgia gravel mine neur the Sugar Loaf. libe deals principle “by Which th: . Local News, LOWBLI. HILL, MINRS. The Swamp Angel Company have ‘Advanced their main tanpel 100: tee: fegently and have opened up vow breasts, which are now being worked and is said to produwe the riches }gruvel yet discovered in that mine. Thie is encouraging news for the Piattet Company, as the nearer thei) hiner are appronobed the richness of the gravel increases, Tne bedrock tunnels being run in fast New York, Wild Cat, Planet aud Levy's Co’s claims are all makivg splendid beadway. Ap incline will be ruised in the tuune!l of Wild Cat mine iu afew days, to tap the gravel. This tunnel is now 1,10u _ EEBSRTY BILL MINES. fhe ‘Liberty Hill Company are making extensive prerparations for the eoming season’s washivg. One of the powder drifts being ran whe? ‘completed will be 150 feet in length, having in connection with it tbirtern Ts, which willextend forty-five fu t on one side and thirty feet on the} other, A cat is being run througt thirteen feet of bedrock adistance of 200 feet, 100 feet of which is alrend) completed. This will give an opportenity to extend their flame ane give the. proper grade. to work the bettem through. The work o! drilling is accomplished by the tise of a Vietor Rock Drill, manufactu:ed at Spring City, Peun., by Shentz. Kelley & Co. It will weigh abou three hundred pounds, and when se: for work must be perfecily level. This is accomplished by the three legs on which it stand, two of then: being adjustable by means of screws and can be made shorter or longer as desired. Thedrill is operated bys double crank worked by two men, and is raised dropped and turocd on stamps are operated in a quartz mill, receiving power by means of steel. spring. , the weight of thestroke being 600 pounds, and will sink in ordinary rock, on an‘ average, three feet in twenty-two minutes. _ LITTLE YORE MINES. The work of putting the Empire mine into readiness for another seasou’s washing is progressing favorably. Fifteen men are at work running powder drifts and making other necessary improvements. This force will be increased ip « few days, and the main tunnel advanced 150 feet further, which will give sufficient grade for aie years more washing. Bring out the Facts. An anonymous writer, who signs bimself C. C. in the Grass Valley Union, -has written severa) articles in relation to Major J. 8. McBride. His statements do not agree witb these made by other parties, until he can bring the proof no one The following was sent us by the Caucasian Camp, No. 72, with a “request to publish: Caucasian Camp 72, of Girke Valley, onmbering about 200 members, have formed themselves into a Committee of Pablic Safety as witness the following resolutions passed by that Society: Waepeas~In the present depressed condition, and inflammable state of the feeling of labor toward Mongolians, there may be danger of anlawful dimurbance and riot, and ‘Waennss, as Caucasians we ate bound by our obligations and principlés to stand in defence of Law and Order alike against friend or foe and all the wofld. And further Waencas, itis our bouaden duty to prevent the cause of white labor in California from eutsiling on itself the odium of foolish and crimiual demonstrations; therfore “ Resolved, That we the membership . ‘of Camp 72, 0. C., hereby constitute surselyes a Committee of Public safety, sworn to faithfully exercise the Police duties directed by sec. 23 of the criminal code, of the State, vod iu”aiding the peace officers in -bis Connty acd State in preserving order ang qnivtude. Resolved, that our officers, sheriff or other person in sathurity are hereby requested, should exigency demand it, to call out at. any time, aight or d«y, this organization, or any membersthereof,f r police daty, aud any neglect or failare to respond to such call or officers’ orders, shull on proof, be visited with exyelsion from this Camp. Au, Burrows, (sea. ] Secretary. Grass Valley, Aung. 8. 1877 The Nevaia Transcurer says it did not denounce those resolutiuns pasaed by the Sacramento Democratic Convention, snd which spoke in favor of werkingmen. Tne TranSCRIPT copied the _ Virginia Euterpriae’s denunciation of the resolations, and thereby declared ayainst the same by proxy, He who does a thing through anuther-does it _bimself, is a true Baying. —Grass Valley Union. We publish the above, more to sbow editors abroad what kird of a toad squats in the editorial chair of the Union. If a newspaper publish. es an extriet from any other paper, and gives it the proper credit, that paper, in so doing, endorses it by proxy, says the brilliant(?) editor of the Grass Valley Union. If that is not the quintessence of clap-trap, then we will give up. The Union toud seems to be beside himself since the campaign commenced. Monthly Report, The following is a statement of monies received by J. N. Payne, It ia expected to have the shaft clean inafew days, when developments will commence tobe made. If suo oss attends this company there is nu doubt about other companies soon . etarting to work on their claims located on the same channel, The Deadwood company bave let ~@ contract to ran their tunnel. into . the ledge at $20 afoot. It is anticito be rum. The Deadwood in early times yielded 9 urge profits to its owners. _ Over 1,000 tons of sock ‘has been taken out of which averag‘sed about $20 to the ton and all waa taken out above the water level. or work and ut is expected much sicher sock. The ledge ia about a foot in width, It ia now owned by an incorporated company. Mons. Foret, Consul de France, and Commander Puechs, both of _ San Feaacisco, are stopping at the Union Hotel. They visited the ’ . North Bloomfield Gravel mine on Thureday. , ~ Platt Ketehum, Eaq., came down and reported the find at the North . Fork claims richer than ever, He : #vys he and another man pounded aeivosow HILL series. The Rhode Island Company are extending the taunel which taps their drift diggings towards Wide West tine, where the ground is thought to be very rich. ea man, one Will believe anything be says. Let “CO. C."eonré out like a little man and yive his own name and the names of the parties to whom he ean refer to, to substantiate what be says, The Times in this connection says: “If C.C., the writer of lying articles to the Giasa Valley Union will call upon the following gentlemen, he may learn w. o it was that made the first movement towards driving Chinamen from the American Co.'s mine. Simon Farth, Samuel M. Orall, Wm. Walker, James Soott, A. B; Swan and John H. Brown. ll of these gentlemen are owners in that mine, and are perfectly familiar with the circumstances. After the order had been given to the Superintendent to dischurge the Chinamen, he waivered, and did not dis. eharge them until after Major Mo Bride complained to him for bis delay in carrying out the order.”’ Fon Miller. 7 Yesterday morniog at 11 o'clock, was set for the trial ef Fen. Miller, charged with vagrancy, Owing te his condition, the case wag post_ftrom Forest City the other day and . poned till Monday, at 10 o'clock. The Court House yesterday was well filled with people anxious to see the man, who bad created such a commo. tion in this cémmanity. County Ceurt, Augest-—Term, Sarvapay, August 11th, 1877. Frank White, on his ples of guilty, was sentenced to one year and nine Ah Quay plead not guilty; trial set for Aagust 2ist. Peery rae eee . ship. tare te \u~ Photographie Tent ‘House, Broad street, for ‘aud Cheapest pictures. /og8-5t. suede the Renseelteata Engine} * Gounty Treasurer of Nevada county, during the tnonth of July, 1877: WOR HOAD POLL TAXES, From W. H. Montgomery, Grass Valley Township, $72 90. From H. H, Greeley, Lake Township, $228 45. From R. Dillon, Eureka. TownFrom G. 8. 8. Getebell, Nevada, Township, $270 00. From E. Cummings, Bioorfield Township, $199 85.From E. L. Melbourne, Rough and iieady Township, $48 60.From Dan Collins, County Assessor, for special poll tax, $24 65. From Dan Collins, Cotinty “Assessor, for special school -poll tax, $73 95. From Yet Wah, for redemption of tax sale certificate ($378,) $14 18, From O. Pelham, school purposes, Iron Mountain District, $21.60. From Hanly and Knowlton, for rent, $60 00, ' From H. D:vis, J. P., Grass Valley Township, for fines, $3250. . From C. H. Wyman, for State Land Certificates, bil aud 949, From J, D, White, County Clerk, tor fees, $450 00, From J. J. Rogers, County Recorder for fees, $281 25. From QO. R. Clarke,County Sheriff, for fees, $90 10, From J. N. Payne, County Collector, licenses and collector's fees, $762 10, From E. H. Gaylord, District AtMeadow such sentiment breaking out into} Forepeugh'sCireus, Menacerie and Maseume=The Biggest in the World -His Advertising Car. The Vitgivia ‘Botérprise says: R. F. Dinges, sgent for Adam Forepaugh’s great circus, menagerie avd mnseum, is in the city and avthorizes the annonneement that this monster combination of amusément and instraction will pitch tent in this city on the 23dinstant for three days. This is~ the institution which challenged Bsrnum’s_ big show in Chicago for $2,500 and made the old humbeg take water. Its siz elephants are educated, with the exception of the baby. Forepungh commences his big show in this city in reality to-day, and by a free display whieh will be made at the railroad depot at 12 x, to-day, at which tine the advertising car, in an elegant wonder x itself, will arrive. The eay is sixty feet in length, an@ resta upon adjustable . tracks, so as to enable the car to xan on the ordinary gauge railways of the Northern or the five-foot gauge of the Southern states. The interior is fitted op in excellent style, to wccommodute twelve bill posters, and bas an ample supply of bins fer carrying a large quantity of pictorial and illustrated papers: A heating ap paratns for the manof.cture of paste, apartments for cans and fively-fivished sleéping berths for the men fill about two-thirds of the car. In ove end of the cara Jarge private office and state room for the principal contractor’s comfort is very appropriately fitted up. The entire inside work ‘is in ash and black walnat with oil finish, the exterior of the car is brilliantly illaminated with magnifivent paintiugs, real works of art. A véry bandsome and truthfally exe cu'ed view of that triumph . of engimeering skill, the famous hurse-uhoe curre,a-seene—loeated--at--the4 crossing of the Alleghany mountain, by the great Fort Wayne and Penn sylvanian railroad, adorns a conspicuons. panel. A spirited landscape representation of one of -the Topeka and Sunta Fe. railroad 18 truthfully portrayed. The immense car works of Barney, Smith& Co., Dayton, Obio, where -Forepaughb’s entire trains of cars were manatactured is graphically and Dilliantly described in oik Oo both aides of the ear,tastefully draped in the colors of his countsy, is a finely-painted portrait of ye great Adam Forepaugh. the sole projector and proprietor of this extensive enterprise. Thecar is also ornamented with bighly-colored illustrations from natural history, including maby of the extraordinary features in the great Forepaugh mensgerie. Toe advertising car furnishes ample evidence of the immensity of the famous aggregation, and when it is remembered that three full trains of Adam Forepavgh’s own-construoted cars, bearing churiots,cages,animals, horses, and the deluge of paraphernalia of this colossus, will shortly follow, an ides may be formed of the elegant attractions congregated. and 8o liberally offered to the public in the grandest show triumph in the worlds’ history. Characteristic. The mean spirited man is always ready to attribute cowardly motives to others. The little bub of the Nevada TRaNscnIPT says that we are afraid of its big brother the San Jaan Times.—Grass Valley Union. apr and more of it. We did not say you were afraid of the San Juan Times. We merely arked . that you were very late in ansWering’ the Times of last week—so late tbat it would be impossible for that paper to answer you in the next issue, and by the next week it would be so: old no attention would be paid te your articles, and thus you would escape 80 too. Now what’s the useof getting mad with a fellow you know? you old toad. : Two or three men and Various dogs baving been devoured by sharks off Melbourne, Australia, the government offered a reward for the cap-jture of these fish, and 3,000 were caught ia one week; but, inasmuch as the reward was at the rate of one shilling a foot, and mo reward is given for sharks under two feet, the fishermen threw the ‘‘babies’’ into the sea until they grow worth catching. Some men have been making from $15 to $20 a day by shark fishbeautiful valleys on the Atchison . ° which will beactually ou exhibition . @ acoring that Fou Gesérved. “It was] ; An Indian boy about 14 years old, part of last week, while fishin ; effects of the bite. a pavic prevails among the people. American beirs. Thistime the Evans family is iv lock. © HOTEL ARRIVALS. ’ Bational Exchange Hotel. S. A. EDDY, Proprietor. . Fevpax, August 80tb, 1877. Leas. Goce J Lynch, Dutch Fiat CBee, BY “WH Reddun, Wheat R Cole, Briggeport W Sullivan,S Juan AR Freuch, 5 duan Mra Downie, Bloom O Pesbody, City § Es Balarc™, Sam ¥ W Carter, Sun bran J ¥F Beckett, ‘GY 1 Jewitt, City T D Roche, Vir City C Fritz, Sacramento © Ma low, Sac H Lang, Sin Fran Miss Gober, tan F B Smout, City D Long, City J Hill, do W Cartes , do M Edwards, Cc Mckivy, City J Tracy, Lattle York HOTEL ARRIVALS. Union Hotel. JACOB MK ¥ZIG CR, Props ieto: Fuspay, August 10th, 1877. H Britton, C Mine JD Ebaugh. W Val J Murphy, WV Mrs Yiugw,. Sac Mrs Watron, Sac 3% Crittenden. Denvez D G Lase, You Bet L Duiac Jr, Ranch € H Chase, City H Wood, Coliax D Felton, "Wash J Clark. Smarts J Marsh, Pet Hill . MB Dumler, Cas. D McKinney, City A Laird, City Mining Stocks. Yesterday Morniz.x’s Sales of the Sales at the Regular Board closing 400 Ophir 16% 16%. 680 Mexican 10 13g" 125 Gould & Curry 8% ~ $45 Best & Belener,. 15% 15% 180 California 27°4-28.460 Savage 6. 4560 Con Virginin 29% 293 385 Hale & Norcrosx,4.75, 110 Crown Point,4.05 350 Yellow Jacket 8%. 830 Belcher, 4.75 4.70 530 Bullion, 7% 265 Overman, 22 21 Me 300 Justice, 8%. 120 Uniow Con 54% 54% 150 [mpérinl,85e. CITIZENS BANK. BROAD GTREEY, NEVADA GITY. cerrra: sTocK, $400, 000. B. W. PRESTON «cece cescsccess President. T. W. SIGOURNES.-.. Vice Presiden. Joti T. MORGAN ccc ccicecceneees er Dr. a" Hunt, Jobn T. Morgan, Thou. Meine Geo. A. Cooper lie \e 7a . §, M. Preston. el Reseive Deposits.buy end sell exchang . Purchase Gold Dust and Bullion, Highest price paid for aad Oounty Warrants. Draw Checks on. NEW YORK, 84N FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, European Cities, Make collections and transact s genera} Banking Business. ANNUAL MEETING. o:her business as may meeting, will be b held on Monday, Sept. Pine streets, Tove City, Nevade City, August 10th, 1817. FIRE INSURANCE.: ROYAL OF LIVERPOOL, AND NORWICH UNION. CAPITAL $25,000,000. WO OF THE LARG. COMPANIES IN bs Would. FAULENOR, BELL & Co, Agents San Francisco. ri ta NIVENS, AGENT NEVADA CITY. ae TO WOOD MER. Fy gf toys xa nt i sine ? FH ing. aaemete pee io bas bitten by a rattleatiake, the fore pear the outlet. of Silver ‘Fork into the} ‘American river, and died from the} Tux horrors of ihe Russian war baye spread to Sau Francisco. General. Kuyzenowski is a candidate for Sheriff of that city, and a lingual '. Anorusr English estate is seeking JR Crem, san, Fran A Surge, Omega Miss Dudiey, Jelfax The following are thé quotations yesterday morning — opening” avd i. T. W. Sigourney, Also sell Exchange on ali the princips) HE annual meeting of the Cold T Miniog Company, toa the aeaion ot Directors. Cea the transaction of such: come before the 10th, 1877, at 1 o’clock P. m., at the ofhice of: the Secretary, corner of Broad and ELECTION } on. State of California, Ex = OTICE is he ee thet oe Re mn be gine eget ops gen yee ay. Sepicmiberthe th, bers of the Assembly Bé electea State aera in the following Senato. Twenty Tater Distriet— the counties of Nevads aml Sian ce ol Senators. “Nevada, ove Senator; Nevaas jointly with Sierra, one Senator. woe’ members of the Arsembly, ag fo1. < Nevada County—three members The Legislature at ite twenty-first ges. porcag i ohana & Po Acronis to ore eb vote m the of-calliny a convention to revise sof geet the Oonstitution of this State, 3. people” at said election, will vote on said Qestion’ The ballots “aged at such election shall peg neg the words: ‘*For the: Con Convention , ‘ or ‘words; = net Convention, Td ane cP we . printed thereon ren age **Aand I do here er a reward hundred dollars, for the arrest whys hg ‘iction ef any ahd every person ¥ ticg the pre of Tithe IV, Part 1 the Penal Code; Such rewards’ to be ped poten bond total ateount hereafter expeng for purpose, » Feack es the sum thousand doliers tim: In witness wherecf, I have hereunto get my hand, and caused the great veal of the State to be uffixed at Sacramento, this, the thirty-first day of Jniy, A.D. 1877, os) WILLIAM Gores Seal Attest: =~ } tomas Brox, Secretary of Sui, how, in accordance with the for proclamation of the Governor of Cs tate nia, and by virtue of the suthority, by the Political Code, in us vested, it is hereby ordered that @ grneral election be held by the qualifed electors of the County of Ne. vada, on Wednesday, the fiftn day of Bep. tember, A. D.1877, at the several election precincts of Nevads County. for the elect. ion of the fotiowing officers, viz: — 1. A Senator fur the 24th Senatorial District, composed of the counties of Ne. vada and Sierra. 9. A Senator for the 24th Senatcria]. Dis trict, comprising the county of Nevada 3. One Assemblyman. 4. One Assemb1]; man. 5. Oue Assemblyman. 6. A Sheriff. 7. A County Clerk. 8. A District Attorney. 9 J Bowman, City W Gaseway, do: i Counts 4 sf R Gasaway, do T Borker, -SLoridan . ty Taneu et. L Fournal : 10. A Coun'y Recorder. 11. A &chool Superintendent. . A County Surveyor. . A Public Administrator, . A Coroner. 16. A Supervisor for District Ne. 1, comprising Nevads Townehip. 16, One Conrtable for pen Municipal Township. 3% Une Constable for each Municipal Township. And it is further ordered, in accordance wih. section .1142,.0f.the Political Code. of the State of California, that the fo). Jowing pamed persons be, and they are hereby appointed officers ‘of elections inand for thelr respective precincts, And that said +leetion be held in the house or. yoom derignated opposite the name of each of said precincts, viz: NEVADA TOWNSHIP, “ Mevada—-Polis at the Court House, 6. yon schmittburg, Inspector; John Dun aicliff and Chas. £. Mulloy, Judges. Blue ‘Tent--Polls at the school Hous, ©. D. Campbell, Inspector; B, D. Chadwick and I. Moody, Judges. VALLEX P. HH. Neadrangen Inspector; W. D. Woods and F. G. Beatty, Judges. Ailisons’ Gench ttle at P. "6. P. Hennessy, luspector; Thos. W. M Sr. and John Ford, <3 Oe Forest Springs—Polle at George Lit-. tle’s buildiuu. Z. T. Smith, Ins f;Benjamin Colvin and Joseph errin ,. —{ Judges. wre Vista—Polls at the Schoo] House. M pl wigne 2 = Pal Chas. Leech aaa ose elby, st 8. rn Hill—Pollsat James McA lise’s house. J.R. Nickerson, Inspector; Dudley Dedman and Michael ex Higgins Judges BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP. North Bloomfie!d—Polis at the School! Cashier. House. B.D. Skidmore, Inspector; Md. Cam and A. A. Smith, Judges. Lake oo at School House, P.A. Paine, Ins ; Wm, Black and James: Cregan, J Relief Hi: Polls “> Schvo] House. B. Penrose, Inspecror; J ickman spd Thos. Moore, Judges. Columbia isl Polls at Bebo Howe. §. Richardson, Inspector; C. B. Hawley . and 8. B. Dasey. Judges. BUBEKA TOWNSHIP. Buareka South—Polis at schoo) House. 4. 8. Wall, Inspector; Jehn Keller and KR. Dillon, Judges. \ Moore’s Flat—Po%%at School Hous. Henry Atwater, Inspector; David Cony ané Rich, Jud; Jobn Ric ies. Howse WaSHINGTON TO" Washington—Polls at School ‘choo! House. d.aoe ees eee anes Inspector; “Payette Battis and ew York—First atiomffi Bank. John , dwiges. San Francisco—First Nat. Gold Banx, Ome Polls at McCambldge’s buteher Sun Joss —tavanes Mathesies Gold Pank, oe. .A.Masshal, Inspeetor; Thoms Los Ang!es—Commercial errill and ‘hems Legg, Judges. a Coffey . Darnesl and V.G. pig key oo Birchville—Polls at Babee . Jobe ‘Connor, nudges, ee Sweetiand—— jand--Polises School HOw. ‘Joho. 8. Brown, William: Werner and: Inspectos, James O.Sweetiand, Judges, North San Juam—Polls at Dr. Farley's vert ae J en iy Pleasant Rid at School ol Ze jab lopteninn. Be eo MEADOW LAKR TOWNSHIP. a at Richardson Bré®, . fice. EB, ‘Brickell, : Stevens and Nelson Mastin, a or; Henry G, Dunn nceeg a. x Bova—Polls at Schuol H pee coment Po the png : GRASS OWNSHIP. 2 “Grass Valley—Folls at the ‘Town Hall, o r4 — ho 4 Fa nape

73 The Datly Bean ser NEVADA ‘CITY, CAL. ‘Bundy, aageat 12, 1877, tail oitnineliaiimmnnatiatae fata News “About alta 2 o'clock on Tues day morning last, the blacksmith shop of James Patten Esq., of Uok xmbia Hill, with all ite contents, was burned tp in an incredible short time. Toe fire communieated with Wir. Patten’s tduse, atid also with the residence of Vom Bafry,all of which were destroyed with their contents. Mr, Pattev, who is quite an elderly gentleman, lost everything be bad, ’ even his clothing. By bard work on the part of the neighbors, the house occupied by E. A. Fowler and family, was saved. Mr Patten informs us thut the fire was first disoovered in a corner of the blacksmith shop by Mrs Fowler, who raised the} alerm. He says the bellows had aot ' blowa for twelve hours previous, and thet the fre was certainly the werk ef on incendiary, A company was incorporated sometime since for the purpose of working a body of ground above the elsims of the North Blooufield Grayel Mining Company's grounds with a capitsl of $1,000,080, we believe. We learn tat operations will be com_ mended soon. Mr. Derbac is the aanage and he w Il be ready to start goon, tis theie purpose.to convolidate the claims owned by Dick Skidmore, Souchet std others with that owned by the: company. There is ground there as rich as that owned by the North Bloomfield company, and asthis company bas abundant meas there is vo doubt but another extensive mine will be opened,which ___.will help to swell the goid -yield of the eounty. ‘That section of our county,is attracting the attention of eapitalists at the present time, and call who visit it come away with the ‘eonviction that no better field for mining enterprise could be found on the coast. _ Prof. 'T. Storry Havt, of Boston, is visiting the hydraulic mines above. Prof. Haut is tLe inventor of the Hunt and Douglass process for working copper, sad is @ geologist of distinction. He tude the geological ‘survey of Canada and has written several works on the subject. He is the guest of Superiatendent Hughes of the Blue Tent Mine, J. F. Gare has commenced work _ again at the Magnolia mine at Willow Valley. Iu early times, when worked on the surface, the rock was very rich down to the water level. 'Boré¢be went of funds the owners hhave newer gone below that, but on account of dow water this year they hope te get deeper than ever before. Pumping is going on at the Georgia gravel mine neur the Sugar Loaf. libe deals principle “by Which th: . Local News, LOWBLI. HILL, MINRS. The Swamp Angel Company have ‘Advanced their main tanpel 100: tee: fegently and have opened up vow breasts, which are now being worked and is said to produwe the riches }gruvel yet discovered in that mine. Thie is encouraging news for the Piattet Company, as the nearer thei) hiner are appronobed the richness of the gravel increases, Tne bedrock tunnels being run in fast New York, Wild Cat, Planet aud Levy's Co’s claims are all makivg splendid beadway. Ap incline will be ruised in the tuune!l of Wild Cat mine iu afew days, to tap the gravel. This tunnel is now 1,10u _ EEBSRTY BILL MINES. fhe ‘Liberty Hill Company are making extensive prerparations for the eoming season’s washivg. One of the powder drifts being ran whe? ‘completed will be 150 feet in length, having in connection with it tbirtern Ts, which willextend forty-five fu t on one side and thirty feet on the} other, A cat is being run througt thirteen feet of bedrock adistance of 200 feet, 100 feet of which is alrend) completed. This will give an opportenity to extend their flame ane give the. proper grade. to work the bettem through. The work o! drilling is accomplished by the tise of a Vietor Rock Drill, manufactu:ed at Spring City, Peun., by Shentz. Kelley & Co. It will weigh abou three hundred pounds, and when se: for work must be perfecily level. This is accomplished by the three legs on which it stand, two of then: being adjustable by means of screws and can be made shorter or longer as desired. Thedrill is operated bys double crank worked by two men, and is raised dropped and turocd on stamps are operated in a quartz mill, receiving power by means of steel. spring. , the weight of thestroke being 600 pounds, and will sink in ordinary rock, on an‘ average, three feet in twenty-two minutes. _ LITTLE YORE MINES. The work of putting the Empire mine into readiness for another seasou’s washing is progressing favorably. Fifteen men are at work running powder drifts and making other necessary improvements. This force will be increased ip « few days, and the main tunnel advanced 150 feet further, which will give sufficient grade for aie years more washing. Bring out the Facts. An anonymous writer, who signs bimself C. C. in the Grass Valley Union, -has written severa) articles in relation to Major J. 8. McBride. His statements do not agree witb these made by other parties, until he can bring the proof no one The following was sent us by the Caucasian Camp, No. 72, with a “request to publish: Caucasian Camp 72, of Girke Valley, onmbering about 200 members, have formed themselves into a Committee of Pablic Safety as witness the following resolutions passed by that Society: Waepeas~In the present depressed condition, and inflammable state of the feeling of labor toward Mongolians, there may be danger of anlawful dimurbance and riot, and ‘Waennss, as Caucasians we ate bound by our obligations and principlés to stand in defence of Law and Order alike against friend or foe and all the wofld. And further Waencas, itis our bouaden duty to prevent the cause of white labor in California from eutsiling on itself the odium of foolish and crimiual demonstrations; therfore “ Resolved, That we the membership . ‘of Camp 72, 0. C., hereby constitute surselyes a Committee of Public safety, sworn to faithfully exercise the Police duties directed by sec. 23 of the criminal code, of the State, vod iu”aiding the peace officers in -bis Connty acd State in preserving order ang qnivtude. Resolved, that our officers, sheriff or other person in sathurity are hereby requested, should exigency demand it, to call out at. any time, aight or d«y, this organization, or any membersthereof,f r police daty, aud any neglect or failare to respond to such call or officers’ orders, shull on proof, be visited with exyelsion from this Camp. Au, Burrows, (sea. ] Secretary. Grass Valley, Aung. 8. 1877 The Nevaia Transcurer says it did not denounce those resolutiuns pasaed by the Sacramento Democratic Convention, snd which spoke in favor of werkingmen. Tne TranSCRIPT copied the _ Virginia Euterpriae’s denunciation of the resolations, and thereby declared ayainst the same by proxy, He who does a thing through anuther-does it _bimself, is a true Baying. —Grass Valley Union. We publish the above, more to sbow editors abroad what kird of a toad squats in the editorial chair of the Union. If a newspaper publish. es an extriet from any other paper, and gives it the proper credit, that paper, in so doing, endorses it by proxy, says the brilliant(?) editor of the Grass Valley Union. If that is not the quintessence of clap-trap, then we will give up. The Union toud seems to be beside himself since the campaign commenced. Monthly Report, The following is a statement of monies received by J. N. Payne, It ia expected to have the shaft clean inafew days, when developments will commence tobe made. If suo oss attends this company there is nu doubt about other companies soon . etarting to work on their claims located on the same channel, The Deadwood company bave let ~@ contract to ran their tunnel. into . the ledge at $20 afoot. It is anticito be rum. The Deadwood in early times yielded 9 urge profits to its owners. _ Over 1,000 tons of sock ‘has been taken out of which averag‘sed about $20 to the ton and all waa taken out above the water level. or work and ut is expected much sicher sock. The ledge ia about a foot in width, It ia now owned by an incorporated company. Mons. Foret, Consul de France, and Commander Puechs, both of _ San Feaacisco, are stopping at the Union Hotel. They visited the ’ . North Bloomfield Gravel mine on Thureday. , ~ Platt Ketehum, Eaq., came down and reported the find at the North . Fork claims richer than ever, He : #vys he and another man pounded aeivosow HILL series. The Rhode Island Company are extending the taunel which taps their drift diggings towards Wide West tine, where the ground is thought to be very rich. ea man, one Will believe anything be says. Let “CO. C."eonré out like a little man and yive his own name and the names of the parties to whom he ean refer to, to substantiate what be says, The Times in this connection says: “If C.C., the writer of lying articles to the Giasa Valley Union will call upon the following gentlemen, he may learn w. o it was that made the first movement towards driving Chinamen from the American Co.'s mine. Simon Farth, Samuel M. Orall, Wm. Walker, James Soott, A. B; Swan and John H. Brown. ll of these gentlemen are owners in that mine, and are perfectly familiar with the circumstances. After the order had been given to the Superintendent to dischurge the Chinamen, he waivered, and did not dis. eharge them until after Major Mo Bride complained to him for bis delay in carrying out the order.”’ Fon Miller. 7 Yesterday morniog at 11 o'clock, was set for the trial ef Fen. Miller, charged with vagrancy, Owing te his condition, the case wag post_ftrom Forest City the other day and . poned till Monday, at 10 o'clock. The Court House yesterday was well filled with people anxious to see the man, who bad created such a commo. tion in this cémmanity. County Ceurt, Augest-—Term, Sarvapay, August 11th, 1877. Frank White, on his ples of guilty, was sentenced to one year and nine Ah Quay plead not guilty; trial set for Aagust 2ist. Peery rae eee . ship. tare te \u~ Photographie Tent ‘House, Broad street, for ‘aud Cheapest pictures. /og8-5t. suede the Renseelteata Engine} * Gounty Treasurer of Nevada county, during the tnonth of July, 1877: WOR HOAD POLL TAXES, From W. H. Montgomery, Grass Valley Township, $72 90. From H. H, Greeley, Lake Township, $228 45. From R. Dillon, Eureka. TownFrom G. 8. 8. Getebell, Nevada, Township, $270 00. From E. Cummings, Bioorfield Township, $199 85.From E. L. Melbourne, Rough and iieady Township, $48 60.From Dan Collins, County Assessor, for special poll tax, $24 65. From Dan Collins, Cotinty “Assessor, for special school -poll tax, $73 95. From Yet Wah, for redemption of tax sale certificate ($378,) $14 18, From O. Pelham, school purposes, Iron Mountain District, $21.60. From Hanly and Knowlton, for rent, $60 00, ' From H. D:vis, J. P., Grass Valley Township, for fines, $3250. . From C. H. Wyman, for State Land Certificates, bil aud 949, From J, D, White, County Clerk, tor fees, $450 00, From J. J. Rogers, County Recorder for fees, $281 25. From QO. R. Clarke,County Sheriff, for fees, $90 10, From J. N. Payne, County Collector, licenses and collector's fees, $762 10, From E. H. Gaylord, District AtMeadow such sentiment breaking out into} Forepeugh'sCireus, Menacerie and Maseume=The Biggest in the World -His Advertising Car. The Vitgivia ‘Botérprise says: R. F. Dinges, sgent for Adam Forepaugh’s great circus, menagerie avd mnseum, is in the city and avthorizes the annonneement that this monster combination of amusément and instraction will pitch tent in this city on the 23dinstant for three days. This is~ the institution which challenged Bsrnum’s_ big show in Chicago for $2,500 and made the old humbeg take water. Its siz elephants are educated, with the exception of the baby. Forepungh commences his big show in this city in reality to-day, and by a free display whieh will be made at the railroad depot at 12 x, to-day, at which tine the advertising car, in an elegant wonder x itself, will arrive. The eay is sixty feet in length, an@ resta upon adjustable . tracks, so as to enable the car to xan on the ordinary gauge railways of the Northern or the five-foot gauge of the Southern states. The interior is fitted op in excellent style, to wccommodute twelve bill posters, and bas an ample supply of bins fer carrying a large quantity of pictorial and illustrated papers: A heating ap paratns for the manof.cture of paste, apartments for cans and fively-fivished sleéping berths for the men fill about two-thirds of the car. In ove end of the cara Jarge private office and state room for the principal contractor’s comfort is very appropriately fitted up. The entire inside work ‘is in ash and black walnat with oil finish, the exterior of the car

is brilliantly illaminated with magnifivent paintiugs, real works of art. A véry bandsome and truthfally exe cu'ed view of that triumph . of engimeering skill, the famous hurse-uhoe curre,a-seene—loeated--at--the4 crossing of the Alleghany mountain, by the great Fort Wayne and Penn sylvanian railroad, adorns a conspicuons. panel. A spirited landscape representation of one of -the Topeka and Sunta Fe. railroad 18 truthfully portrayed. The immense car works of Barney, Smith& Co., Dayton, Obio, where -Forepaughb’s entire trains of cars were manatactured is graphically and Dilliantly described in oik Oo both aides of the ear,tastefully draped in the colors of his countsy, is a finely-painted portrait of ye great Adam Forepaugh. the sole projector and proprietor of this extensive enterprise. Thecar is also ornamented with bighly-colored illustrations from natural history, including maby of the extraordinary features in the great Forepaugh mensgerie. Toe advertising car furnishes ample evidence of the immensity of the famous aggregation, and when it is remembered that three full trains of Adam Forepavgh’s own-construoted cars, bearing churiots,cages,animals, horses, and the deluge of paraphernalia of this colossus, will shortly follow, an ides may be formed of the elegant attractions congregated. and 8o liberally offered to the public in the grandest show triumph in the worlds’ history. Characteristic. The mean spirited man is always ready to attribute cowardly motives to others. The little bub of the Nevada TRaNscnIPT says that we are afraid of its big brother the San Jaan Times.—Grass Valley Union. apr and more of it. We did not say you were afraid of the San Juan Times. We merely arked . that you were very late in ansWering’ the Times of last week—so late tbat it would be impossible for that paper to answer you in the next issue, and by the next week it would be so: old no attention would be paid te your articles, and thus you would escape 80 too. Now what’s the useof getting mad with a fellow you know? you old toad. : Two or three men and Various dogs baving been devoured by sharks off Melbourne, Australia, the government offered a reward for the cap-jture of these fish, and 3,000 were caught ia one week; but, inasmuch as the reward was at the rate of one shilling a foot, and mo reward is given for sharks under two feet, the fishermen threw the ‘‘babies’’ into the sea until they grow worth catching. Some men have been making from $15 to $20 a day by shark fishbeautiful valleys on the Atchison . ° which will beactually ou exhibition . @ acoring that Fou Gesérved. “It was] ; An Indian boy about 14 years old, part of last week, while fishin ; effects of the bite. a pavic prevails among the people. American beirs. Thistime the Evans family is iv lock. © HOTEL ARRIVALS. ’ Bational Exchange Hotel. S. A. EDDY, Proprietor. . Fevpax, August 80tb, 1877. Leas. Goce J Lynch, Dutch Fiat CBee, BY “WH Reddun, Wheat R Cole, Briggeport W Sullivan,S Juan AR Freuch, 5 duan Mra Downie, Bloom O Pesbody, City § Es Balarc™, Sam ¥ W Carter, Sun bran J ¥F Beckett, ‘GY 1 Jewitt, City T D Roche, Vir City C Fritz, Sacramento © Ma low, Sac H Lang, Sin Fran Miss Gober, tan F B Smout, City D Long, City J Hill, do W Cartes , do M Edwards, Cc Mckivy, City J Tracy, Lattle York HOTEL ARRIVALS. Union Hotel. JACOB MK ¥ZIG CR, Props ieto: Fuspay, August 10th, 1877. H Britton, C Mine JD Ebaugh. W Val J Murphy, WV Mrs Yiugw,. Sac Mrs Watron, Sac 3% Crittenden. Denvez D G Lase, You Bet L Duiac Jr, Ranch € H Chase, City H Wood, Coliax D Felton, "Wash J Clark. Smarts J Marsh, Pet Hill . MB Dumler, Cas. D McKinney, City A Laird, City Mining Stocks. Yesterday Morniz.x’s Sales of the Sales at the Regular Board closing 400 Ophir 16% 16%. 680 Mexican 10 13g" 125 Gould & Curry 8% ~ $45 Best & Belener,. 15% 15% 180 California 27°4-28.460 Savage 6. 4560 Con Virginin 29% 293 385 Hale & Norcrosx,4.75, 110 Crown Point,4.05 350 Yellow Jacket 8%. 830 Belcher, 4.75 4.70 530 Bullion, 7% 265 Overman, 22 21 Me 300 Justice, 8%. 120 Uniow Con 54% 54% 150 [mpérinl,85e. CITIZENS BANK. BROAD GTREEY, NEVADA GITY. cerrra: sTocK, $400, 000. B. W. PRESTON «cece cescsccess President. T. W. SIGOURNES..-... Vice Presiden. Joti T. MORGAN ccc ccicecceneees er Dr. a" Hunt, Jobn T. Morgan, Thou. Meine Geo. A. Cooper lie \e 7a . §, M. Preston. el Reseive Deposits.buy end sell exchang . Purchase Gold Dust and Bullion, Highest price paid for aad Oounty Warrants. Draw Checks on. NEW YORK, 84N FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, European Cities, Make collections and transact s genera} Banking Business. ANNUAL MEETING. o:her business as may meeting, will be b held on Monday, Sept. Pine streets, Tove City, Nevade City, August 10th, 1817. FIRE INSURANCE.: ROYAL OF LIVERPOOL, AND NORWICH UNION. CAPITAL $25,000,000. WO OF THE LARG. COMPANIES IN bs Would. FAULENOR, BELL & Co, Agents San Francisco. ri ta NIVENS, AGENT NEVADA CITY. ae TO WOOD MER. Fy gf toys xa nt i sine ? FH ing. aaemete pee io bas bitten by a rattleatiake, the fore pear the outlet. of Silver ‘Fork into the} ‘American river, and died from the} Tux horrors of ihe Russian war baye spread to Sau Francisco. General. Kuyzenowski is a candidate for Sheriff of that city, and a lingual '. Anorusr English estate is seeking JR Crem, san, Fran A Surge, Omega Miss Dudiey, Jelfax The following are thé quotations yesterday morning — opening” avd i. T. W. Sigourney, Also sell Exchange on ali the princips) HE annual meeting of the Cold T Miniog Company, toa the aeaion ot Directors. Cea the transaction of such: come before the 10th, 1877, at 1 o’clock P. m., at the ofhice of: the Secretary, corner of Broad and ELECTION } on. State of California, Ex = OTICE is he ee thet oe Re mn be gine eget ops gen yee ay. Sepicmiberthe th, bers of the Assembly Bé electea State aera in the following Senato. Twenty Tater Distriet— the counties of Nevads aml Sian ce ol Senators. “Nevada, ove Senator; Nevaas jointly with Sierra, one Senator. woe’ members of the Arsembly, ag fo1. < Nevada County—three members The Legislature at ite twenty-first ges. porcag i ohana & Po Acronis to ore eb vote m the of-calliny a convention to revise sof geet the Oonstitution of this State, 3. people” at said election, will vote on said Qestion’ The ballots “aged at such election shall peg neg the words: ‘*For the: Con Convention , ‘ or ‘words; = net Convention, Td ane cP we . printed thereon ren age **Aand I do here er a reward hundred dollars, for the arrest whys hg ‘iction ef any ahd every person ¥ ticg the pre of Tithe IV, Part 1 the Penal Code; Such rewards’ to be ped poten bond total ateount hereafter expeng for purpose, » Feack es the sum thousand doliers tim: In witness wherecf, I have hereunto get my hand, and caused the great veal of the State to be uffixed at Sacramento, this, the thirty-first day of Jniy, A.D. 1877, os) WILLIAM Gores Seal Attest: =~ } tomas Brox, Secretary of Sui, how, in accordance with the for proclamation of the Governor of Cs tate nia, and by virtue of the suthority, by the Political Code, in us vested, it is hereby ordered that @ grneral election be held by the qualifed electors of the County of Ne. vada, on Wednesday, the fiftn day of Bep. tember, A. D.1877, at the several election precincts of Nevads County. for the elect. ion of the fotiowing officers, viz: — 1. A Senator fur the 24th Senatorial District, composed of the counties of Ne. vada and Sierra. 9. A Senator for the 24th Senatcria]. Dis trict, comprising the county of Nevada 3. One Assemblyman. 4. One Assemb1]; man. 5. Oue Assemblyman. 6. A Sheriff. 7. A County Clerk. 8. A District Attorney. 9 J Bowman, City W Gaseway, do: i Counts 4 sf R Gasaway, do T Borker, -SLoridan . ty Taneu et. L Fournal : 10. A Coun'y Recorder. 11. A &chool Superintendent. . A County Surveyor. . A Public Administrator, . A Coroner. 16. A Supervisor for District Ne. 1, comprising Nevads Townehip. 16, One Conrtable for pen Municipal Township. 3% Une Constable for each Municipal Township. And it is further ordered, in accordance wih. section .1142,.0f.the Political Code.. of the State of California, that the fo). Jowing pamed persons be, and they are hereby appointed officers ‘of elections inand for thelr respective precincts, And that said +leetion be held in the house or. yoom derignated opposite the name of each of said precincts, viz: NEVADA TOWNSHIP, “ Mevada—-Polis at the Court House, 6. yon schmittburg, Inspector; John Dun aicliff and Chas. £. Mulloy, Judges. Blue ‘Tent--Polls at the school Hous, ©. D. Campbell, Inspector; B, D. Chadwick and I. Moody, Judges. VALLEX P. HH. Neadrangen Inspector; W. D. Woods and F. G. Beatty, Judges. Ailisons’ Gench ttle at P. "6. P. Hennessy, luspector; Thos. W. M Sr. and John Ford, <3 Oe Forest Springs—Polle at George Lit-. tle’s buildiuu. Z. T. Smith, Ins f;Benjamin Colvin and Joseph errin ,. —{ Judges. wre Vista—Polls at the Schoo] House. M pl wigne 2 = Pal Chas. Leech aaa ose elby, st 8. rn Hill—Pollsat James McA lise’s house. J.R. Nickerson, Inspector; Dudley Dedman and Michael ex Higgins Judges BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP. North Bloomfie!d—Polis at the School! Cashier. House. B.D. Skidmore, Inspector; Md. Cam and A. A. Smith, Judges. Lake oo at School House, P.A. Paine, Ins ; Wm, Black and James: Cregan, J Relief Hi: Polls “> Schvo] House. B. Penrose, Inspecror; J ickman spd Thos. Moore, Judges. Columbia isl Polls at Bebo Howe. §. Richardson, Inspector; C. B. Hawley . and 8. B. Dasey. Judges. BUBEKA TOWNSHIP. Buareka South—Polis at schoo) House. 4. 8. Wall, Inspector; Jehn Keller and KR. Dillon, Judges. \ Moore’s Flat—Po%%at School Hous. Henry Atwater, Inspector; David Cony ané Rich, Jud; Jobn Ric ies. Howse WaSHINGTON TO" Washington—Polls at School ‘choo! House. d.aoe ees eee anes Inspector; “Payette Battis and ew York—First atiomffi Bank. John , dwiges. San Francisco—First Nat. Gold Banx, Ome Polls at McCambldge’s buteher Sun Joss —tavanes Mathesies Gold Pank, oe. .A.Masshal, Inspeetor; Thoms Los Ang!es—Commercial errill and ‘hems Legg, Judges. a Coffey . Darnesl and V.G. pig key oo Birchville—Polls at Babee . Jobe ‘Connor, nudges, ee Sweetiand—— jand--Polises School HOw. ‘Joho. 8. Brown, William: Werner and: Inspectos, James O.Sweetiand, Judges, North San Juam—Polls at Dr. Farley's vert ae J en iy Pleasant Rid at School ol Ze jab lopteninn. Be eo MEADOW LAKR TOWNSHIP. a at Richardson Bré®, . fice. EB, ‘Brickell, : Stevens and Nelson Mastin, a or; Henry G, Dunn nceeg a. x Bova—Polls at Schuol H pee coment Po the png : GRASS OWNSHIP. 2 “Grass Valley—Folls at the ‘Town Hall, o r4 — ho 4 Fa nape