December 22, 1876 (4 pages)

mi eee : on which an election is held through-. +, 4ers—that—Prof— “Paytor, who-is cd The Daily Transcript NEVADA CITY. CAL. aes — 5 Friday, December 22, 1876. Not. Economy. Itis not always economy to accept the lowest bid for work on public improvements, and it certainly isnot in public road matters. As the law now stands, the Supervisors of road districts are compelled" to accept the lowest bid, notwithstanding they may know the “amount bid will not allow a contractor to.make the repairs needed to make passable . re cS = vce _We know of a road contract. which was let for $150 per year, where the work’ absolutely nécessa. ry would be worth $600. Of course the contractor is ‘not expected to Jose on his contract, and the result is, the roads‘are left in an almost impassable conditign. The lowest bid is not the cheapest. for the county. The only way to remedy the evil is for Supervisors to specify what repairs are necessary before letting the ebntract, aud then’ make — every contrsetot rigidly adbere to . its terms. Money jodiciously expended on roads is a good investment for the people. Christmas Gifts. We bave noticed many sly purchases of little souveneirs during the past week, and-sappuse they will go to make the hearts of some one glad about Christmas time. wishes and intends+to give something kome time this month, The gift to 4 friend at Christmas time is always} keenly appreciated. Articles of ornament or use can be found at the different stores in town, as may be on by consulting our advertising’ columns. We hope every one will hang up stockings, and we hope that ‘each one will be filled to the top with choice presents, no matterif they ate as long as ‘some that may be seen displayed at our dry goods stores. —> +e ---___—_, Holidays, Holidays, within the .meaning: of the Political Code of this State, are: Every Sunday, the first day of January, the twenty-second day of February, the Fourth of July, the twenty-fifth day of December, every day out the State, and every duy appointed by the President of the United States, or by the Governor of this State, for a public fast, thanksgiving, or holiday. Ifthe first day of Jan‘uary, the twenty-second day of February, or the twenty-fifth day of December falls upon Sunday, the Monday following is a holiday. a 2 Roll of Honor. ~ The following is the Roll of Honor in the Rovgh and Ready School, for the month ending Deo. 15th, 1876. John OC. Wells, teacher: Emma Thompson, Zachary Armstrong, Heury Dikeman, Matilda Dikeman, Joho Huitt, Anne Herrod, George Dikeman, Minnie Herrod, Lena Schroeder, Mary Balch, Levi Herrod, Lewis Holt, Dora Armstrong, John Grant, James Dikeman, Emma Herrod, James Weeks, Wm. Rex, Augusta Melbourne, Nellie: Ennor, Annie lIocard, Isabel Melbourne, ~~¥ohn Holt, Ida Balch, Olara Icard, Josephine Thomasson, Frank Armstrong, Louisa Jerkins, Wm. Fippin, Eddie Weeks, Lily Schroeder, Geo. Baleb, Jehan Balch, Alice Huntress, Frank Rex, James Torpie, Frank Fippin. Narrow Gauge. The Gags Valley Union has the to ‘eoncerning the proposed Narrow Gauge road from that place to San Jyan: ‘‘We mentioned, yesterday, that there was considerable talk apd figuring about a 24 inch gener railyoad from this place to Juan North. There has been still more talk about the matter since the publication of our little item, This town ought to have that road, and oan afford to have it. Mining business bas aot been as good here for eight years as it is at the present time, and the successful prospecting that is going on gives indication of still more wealth and prosperity in the next Summer. The figures of careful and competent mea say that the proposed narrow gauge railroad to San Juan will pay as an investnient. Tt will sure by addin to the business of 5 Aig ec The talk upon the subject is serious, and we believe will result in the construction, of the road. Of course many will laugh at the project, but maby did that when ibe road to * Colfax wes first mentioned us 4 possibility. Everybody . _Lecal Brevities. Messrs. Wetmore, Schmittburg, Bailey and Huffman, with Mark on Wednesday evening, from a two day’s hunt in the vicinity of Round Tent, about 20 miles below here, . bringing with them an abandang of gume. They killedthree dozen quails, eleven hare and about the same number of gray squirrels. Wetmore also all arranged how he would have: it served up for his own private tooth. On the return of the pirty, they deposited their game bags in front of Schmittburg’s saloon, while they went in to ‘‘smile,’’ and some one taanazed to-s-teal-Wetmore’sduck“Hé says he don’t care anything about the duck, but he’d “lie to fiad the that stole it,”’ * The Mace combination show did uot draw as well as expected here, and yesterday we could find mo one who attended it. A small house and a small purse was not enough to induce the champion to allow his snoot to be busted, orto plant any ‘‘sidewinders”’ in the bread basket of the “favorite pupil’ of Heenan. The sparring, however, what there was of it, showed that the wearer of the champion belt is master of his profession. .Prof. Taylor performed « few of his wonderful feats, and the andience coincide with all who witnessed his entertainmeénts. on previous evenings, in pronouncing him the chief among sleight-of-hand performers. A large delegation of the Masonic fraternity came up from Grass Valley on Wednesday evening last to attend the Lodge in this city, and assist in conferring the Master Mason’s degree. After the ceremounies were concluded, the company repairedto the ante-room, where refreshments were served. Social chat, toasts, hand-shaking, interspersed with singing pecaliar to the craft were indulged in for an hour or so, sndall went home happy. This interchange between Lodges of. different towns, by the various Orders would increase the sociability of the metnbers, besides serving as a cement to unite the brotherhood_mora _ close-. ly, thereby increasing the objects fo:: which they are banded together. We wish toinform our San Juan now visiting them, gives the best show of the kind now traveling. He is the cleverest performer in the business, and deserves liberal patronage. One of George $Howe’s customers took a fine set of jewelry off the show case in his store at Gruss Valley the other day, and he proposes to print the fellow if he does not return it; Now Rufe, we advise you to do as requested, and not have anything said about it in the other paper, . Dex} Ridley and Tom Hicks went down to the piains s week ago fora hunt. They returned day before yesterday and brought what few fowls they had left, after satisfyin their longing for ‘‘goose stuffed =r sage."’ About a hundred of their birds can be sven at Shockan’s poultry stand in the Transcrirt block. The Grass Valley Union has peached. The editor has turned States evidence against us. “It will bea long time before we go out ‘‘disturbing”’ Christmas turkeys on dark nights with him again. The Truckee Republican say the ice harvest has commenced at Prosthick, and is as clear and smooth as glass. People have been setting their watches by the arrival of Cunningbam's stages for some time. They never vary a minute from schedule time. © : Wagon loads of turkeys are arriving from the ranches below here. No one need go hungry during the holidays, from present appearances, Whicht “D,” writing from this city to the Sacramento Bee suggests an amendment to the Code in reference to registration. He would have vote, only those who pay taxes. His theory revives the old question. If, under such a law, a man who owns a jackass worth $25 is allowed to vote, and another equally as good a man who does not own one, cannot vote, which does the voting; the man or the jackass? ua Home Made Jewelry. 18 carats fine, at Luetje & Brand's, Broad street, Nevada City, d20-4t Shaver as Jehu, returned to thiscity bagged a fine teal duck, and'had it! ser Creek. It is from 19 to 17 inches} Nevada, Dec. 18; 1876~t¢ Desmber 12, 1876. ( K Nut-growing. . Frm Idsho Mine. ‘ No. 830. Offer E trao i ate _.We commend the following from. The Grass Valley Union, of the oe re Patent toa eos nary The the Placer Argus to our readers in. 20th, prints in full the annual report ining Uiaim, wi this county: ‘‘Though but little has of the Idaho MiningCompany. The United States Land Office; — been done in that direction, enough. paper oughtjto afford interesting ier bg age GIVEN’ te ; of the nut-bearing trees have been. reading matter to capitalists who Henry . a Postotece Save Your ‘Money ' planted in the foothill regidntodem-. imagine profitable mining investeine apvdicalion tor patuae ioe hana ilaon : os ate i i f i -. feetof the North Banner quartz Vei = onstrate its eminent fitness for the ments can be made nowhere in Cal idk Dearth Aoi, wa cee ard The business. Unfortunately the al-jifornia. It appears from the report . g00 feet in width, situate in »evada Minon ja mond that has been planted here . that the total receipts of the mine ao domeind sac phd and field ‘sotes _ Presents for Everybody of this . most generally was ofa variety tbat . for the year ending Dec. 4th, 1876 . on file in this office as follows, viz: Beginen ts is a very shy bearer, and the impress. were $569,692 25, ‘The total expen-. R08 3t teen we t ccsatee Cone . AT PRESTON’s Dial’ ion i 298,012. 18> 30’ east. S. 73> 30” E 9.09 chains. ion has gone forth that this, tho ses were $200,01 On this ling at.2.40 cbains, Little Der H. Ha most important of the nut-bearing. Twelve dividends were declared . Creek W 4.48 chains, fir tree 42 in dia, wasincain AS AS! trees, will not do well here. Weare . during the year, amounting in the. Vot + rus tnaing an old miners ditch, Hamil * g 255,75 Qt t 9.09 chains set stake marked N. B. B. No. assured, however, by those who . .aggregate to $255,750 de a at aoe ——. Piste a * chose ik port, 4 have made the matter a study, that . upon the capital stock. he total stake marked N-B.B. No. 3. Thence N CENTENNIAL: YEAR The ] the Languedoc almond will bear as/. receipts of the mine for eight years gt 30° W 9.09 chains, at 3 chains road, at a t memb Ss : . ae ~____. 3.60 chains roed, at-4.54)¢ chaing set stake-. ——4 ee ‘freqnentiy here as anywhere else in. has been $4,063,819 92, during which marked N. BL: No. 2, at 7.85 chains ra. .With ‘the following Offer 5 —¢rosse the State, and that its calture is qnite. time there have been eighty-eight bear a eb a a egg iy x! For $20 in gold I will give ink. profitable. The scattering large trees . dividends declared amounting to.$2,. 16> 30’ E 34.00 chains to place of begin$20: in silver and O eigen and st around town, that hardly ever catry . 030,570, or 655 per cent upon the = Connecting Line. a SE VOT On ne Dol7B heen: a crop, are of a variety that bloom . capital stock. Suchmines tell a, Beginning at the section stake common larsworth of goods. 60 me * ‘ c hie > ey ’ . 5 } much earlier than the Languedoc, good story for the county. ; ; a» _— pone For $10 in gold I will give prese! and are thus almost invariably aE ——____ -~+ +e boundary stake No. 4 being Visible,) north $10 +n: il is d Fif the so ed by the late frosts. We have not 4.74 chains, making connecting line from in sliver an uty cents most: b : ble to ai wax that frosts hese Fast Work. A stake No. 4 of exterior boundaries of North worth of goods siehé a Cc ‘ e a / : e ~ . § > = 4 ‘ / e come any later or any heavier = following ; ts fi W 27.30 chains, and containing 30.91 acres Custome s are to have the — in any other section of. the State, ng cool item. "The boys at and designated as lot:No. 56, in Section 16, \ ge pose . ; a ea see reason Whe a irae tint . ee Cee meee fast work. . Townsnip 16 aorth range 9 east, Mount . privilege of selecting anycst ate wail cb Wak faa ooh not . U*8t Monday they logded thirty-three . Hie northerly 1,500 feet of said ledge wus thing in my\present stock of hall i thriv is silos Certain it is that . care-with ice in thrée Hours, Each wae crsreetne it fost eae tacutee cscs goods embracin Perf and-i eee : tons handled in that time—an av-. feet is recorded in the mining records of . TY, Cosmetics, Fancy Goods yet tention to the matter are sanguine : Nevada County, book 6, pp 640, and 641. ‘ oS : = danc’ tii am eta of 122 tons an hour. The ice. The record:of lucction of said %#4, which and Hair Oils in endless va-stende aap as plan maton of youns ius had to be run 250 feet on tramways, tend.” Tie claten 1 bounted on the aot riety, Machine Oil, Combs, comy : j ; and as soon as they. got two cars. by Deer Creek, and on other sides by v ‘ : y= which are doing well, and to which). 4 cant land. , --. Brushes, Soaps, Flavoring heis makin ler © additions He ey-bad to be hauled down to the All persons holding any adyerse claims r : Go t eis 8 8 railroad, a distance of a quarter of a thereto are hereby required to present the Extracts, Cream Tartar, Be-has studied and experimented till he : ‘ mi . . game before this office within sixty days}, . j ‘3 Fx E ‘ bh ek fs mile, and more cars brought Up. . from the first day of publishing hereof. king Soda, Nutmegs, Spices, : ar! af SoeES et Oe re et Site he the fastest loading ever done. 4”? eee ee a tS : 08 monds can be raised here as elsethose. ail thas bovete poses Se &e. &e.: onyx ae ee tebe Acad he ee) i : Drugs, Medicines, Mediis nothing further to esired. It = : os tiie Asad that almond Mining Stocks NEW DRUG STORE. cated Plasters and Surgical ‘Th culture pays, and the certainty of a Yy : ae ee 3 aoe : appliances. : al Ct market is by no means the smallest esterday Morning 8 Sales wJ s EF. Rudolph, ~ Crucibles, Acids and Min=. goes re greene : The following are the quotations D R U G G I Ss T ing Chemicals. : ae “he Italian chesnut is another : a ‘: valuable article of commerce which o* — . = ee eee a <=" Call and examine the ‘mem can be adily produced here. There ~~ meeratag opening aud : —AND— : Goods WITH A TWENTY ~— frien ' closing. gos are a number of trees in the neigh2 APOTHECARY DOLLAR PIECE and you _ hood t 2500 Ophir 3124 303 a, : : cial borhood that bear profasely the finest o phir 3144 303. hall ‘not a oin ~ 1125 Mexi 1 3 Shall not £O away aisappoinart) ican 204% 2034 part) nuts. x 1160 Goul s © ea BROAD STREET, NEXT THE PHOTO. Crutcher bas several young trees . 735 mah & Ourry 1 15%. : . ted. past, which begun bearing at three years. 39 i eee 48% 48 he GRAPH GALLERY, . are ¢ old, which last season, when only = — Virginia 457% 40%. : Call ‘ early and often” at diset five years old, they yielded largely co pn 85 817%. aes Seay Os = the: » When they attain a little more age B80 pero Mien tes ae PFERS FOR SALE A LARGE va-. NEVADA DRUG STORE. and size their crops will be quite an 270 Seer, Noeas eet RIETY OF a : ham item, asthe Itulian chesnut readily a 11% 11. = toni raetts at from. twenty-five to thirty pd ei 115 12%. M di 7 : E. M. PRESTON, the centsa pound. They are a clean, 655 Howe oe . 1x Patent e cines, = sup: : i ; vo le 08s z ‘, » i : : es elcher 5114 51, Bete Ale are not planted in every. 235 Crown-Point 74 434. Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. = —aon ; ? GieG tO perro 120 Bullion 27% 27 = ing the office of an ornamental shade B Jaite 4c ki weed tree, they would soun yield a handah Belekes 10%, Hall’s Pulmonary Balsam. VERDICT ALWAYS tee some revenue, : 30. Al a , The Pecan is sates nut ot oo oe 802/ Hall’s Balsam for the — regt Universally popular. It ‘grows wi 230 Exe 7 417/ con all along the Mississippi river, from xchequer 1134 117% Lungs. DAVIS Sine Galena to the Gulf, and the nuts wr he * l Fociand P ac —— titi : = ? peed all ower the dorld. Tt-hes. Yesterday Afternoon’s fales. ‘VYuX0ops Iceland Pec-) Vertical Feed been tested here, and is found to be Northern Belle 30 30% toral. . ‘ fully adapted to our soil and clige ee, 44.7 — : ; SEWING MACHINE, A mate. Itis po harder to grow than Califorvia 482 48 va Brown’s Bronchial Troches = ! an apple tree,. and though it is someWow Gras AC : The Centennial Gold Medal he what slower in coming into beariny, Me , 19 2 "193 Rudolph’s Ex. Horehound] 2=4 Diploma 1876 its product can be kept an indetisean 11311352" my . cdots edad os uw Sat ' nite length of time, and sbipped with Raymond & Ely 3Z 314 and Anice. Whe Franklin Institute Medal 1874 A impunity to avy distance. We strongOphir 291, Pog Ja Sf: ste a ly advise the planting of these trees. Eureka Con, 11% ‘Liniments for man and. ‘The Meport of the Centennial Commisme are yee ee lapel oe be sion says: “The DAVIS is awarded ‘the nig products, and the nut-bearing trees i od eas beast. GRAND GOLD MEDAL OF HONOR and nig are without doubt the best addition lent mathat can be made to our orchards Sal as ill DIFIOMA OF MERIT for rae the aad gardens HOTEL ARRIV ALS. aives an @TSAparilias. . terial and construction, adapted to the ee . : — oe ee ay Se : ’ ’ ’ greatest ratige of work.” Roppep.—A series of robberies National Exchange Hotel. au Wright me Ay = Jayne ®, —— oun EXT ie : : 9 = have been committed, by some per-. — ee Radway 8, Schenck’s and "Deana. satisfaction UNIVERSAL. . son supposed to be familiar with th Sanne, ae ee, WG. Bristol’s Pills ’ [Im its construction it differs from ALL anc “ae ppo ae : ; } WH Harrison, Jem Mace Co : others, and is equaled by, mene. a ope ocation, a e cubin of severa em Mace io RARN of what is he , , > . -NGE all others young men who live in Rising Sun = fo Florida Water. ———— bine eer for amuseFlat, and iners inthe Rising Mis toon a ent cee tre SUBSTANTIAL CONSID. ‘lat, and are in in. ising . _Miss Lavarne, -_—_ C—O ; ment or a more : Machine is light Sun Mine, ‘The first time a $20} Sewanee $2 Hoyt's German Cologne, . Titi sa ety comprenenacd has ue ; a eid ' ae JC Justice, Ci : device *‘to take up” ; $50, be valod the pice again aftr. SaTeecacRene iceti ery ee Bene pete , he visi @ place again after arshall, Omegs of durability. We “< a enia Gaylord, Napa‘ — machines in mrnufacturing ests 1 a few weeks bat we are not informed ae Crowell, Guaes Vasley : : : a tebe ary yg Fs Fraacisco a ae F sewhat he took; and on last Sunday. 3 Parr, do Special attention given to . bave been in newly cove. Has received a js = ° as eS ‘ er gun which had been placed for the D T Hughes, Blue Tent ‘ : nials thafi any other inthe same len aa ‘ N Schardin, San Juan and Family Recipes. — ; ention of fon purpose, went off, and the robber. D W Ridley, City y P S87 We invite the especial att went off too. The parties think H 8 Schardin, San Juan —< manufacturers to our new No. 1 just out ‘ : ae Parvic DK RO} CH Mitchell, Grass Valley : é — meee one was burt ~ Colfax Enterprise. t ys Bott, Grass Valley A thorough Pharmaceuti-. _ ont F. G “GUILD, . : inson, San Juan 75 : ieee ee ee Faran Suoortna Accrpent.%An pte qapbalag ade ar cal education, and an expe“Agent for Nevada County: : ‘ . e . ’ unfortunate shooting accident oc-. T Whiteley, Sacramento J rience of 40 years at the pre-. Nevada City, Dec. 14, 1876. » ste curred on Monday in the vicinity of . % Hrves. Marysville Sis . aadae x sl a 7 . O Lawton, Rough & Ready scription counter is a guar5 ee st ’ St Oo SF ss . a0, . Wheatland. Benjamiao, son of R. HOTEI ARRIV ALS: antes of his capability. Phili ip Petreni, vi E. Welch, aged 11 years, left home " : December 21, 1876. 2w WARE Ne on Monday fora hunt, and not reUnion Hotel. " € ‘ebenbeate "3 ‘5, HARD pe turning at night a search was made} JACOB NAFFZIGER, Proprictor,. ! ca in the foothills where he was knewn Wepnesparx, Dec, 20th, 1876, Furniture Repaired ! MAIN STREET,NEVADA CITY by to have gone guaning, and the lifePaci ory Paelp’s Hitt ; sk F ck, —~ less body of the lad found at 9 o’clock. P'S Dennelly, City : P. M., and quite cold, showing that Sion ae = ORGANS, the accident occurred early in the . Mrs Robinson, Eureke day. These are allthe facts of the BL Pulte Dine enna Upholstery & New Work, PIANOS, ta sad occurrenee given Coroner Barnes, . S4™ Ette*, Washi —e = D taal *. John Weeley, B S ‘The funeral will take place this H Findley City" uss E. HUNTLEY, ACCORD EONS; 8c morning from the residence of the Mili 5 Saag mg oom OULD inform the jeople of Neved AND ALL KINDS OF ; be afflicted parents at Spenceville, and al —, & W City that he has leased the SIC P = pameen pradeer the SmartsJas Perales, ows Hil Work Shop of J. E. Johnston, aU 7S . ville cemetery for interment of the * b ; Master eke as ON COMMERCIAL STREET, MEN remains. Mr. Welch is known to Micheal Reese, City And is now prepared to do all kinds of Job een as many,of our citizens asthe late toll-; “* Meme. do _ Work such as Repairing Furniture, U ‘ , holstering and manufacts: r . REPAIRED, : keeper on the Feather river bridge, — . = . sired. re ae ete sai : fi Marysville Appeal. BOR. Work done on the shortest neticoama at . . S<~MUSIC BOXES A bh “al SS ST All ps Po will be pd $ iad FE a erage AS . oe . fully attended io, SOMPOY amd) SDECTALTY. ~ At Luetje & Brand's, Nevada City. . » joteeet = 19, 187, to C, J. ER. HUNTLEY. io t

mi eee : on which an election is held through-. +, 4ers—that—Prof— “Paytor, who-is cd The Daily Transcript NEVADA CITY. CAL. aes — 5 Friday, December 22, 1876. Not. Economy. Itis not always economy to accept the lowest bid for work on public improvements, and it certainly isnot in public road matters. As the law now stands, the Supervisors of road districts are compelled" to accept the lowest bid, notwithstanding they may know the “amount bid will not allow a contractor to.make the repairs needed to make passable . re cS = vce _We know of a road contract. which was let for $150 per year, where the work’ absolutely nécessa. ry would be worth $600. Of course the contractor is ‘not expected to Jose on his contract, and the result is, the roads‘are left in an almost impassable conditign. The lowest bid is not the cheapest. for the county. The only way to remedy the evil is for Supervisors to specify what repairs are necessary before letting the ebntract, aud then’ make — every contrsetot rigidly adbere to . its terms. Money jodiciously expended on roads is a good investment for the people. Christmas Gifts. We bave noticed many sly purchases of little souveneirs during the past week, and-sappuse they will go to make the hearts of some one glad about Christmas time. wishes and intends+to give something kome time this month, The gift to 4 friend at Christmas time is always} keenly appreciated. Articles of ornament or use can be found at the different stores in town, as may be on by consulting our advertising’ columns. We hope every one will hang up stockings, and we hope that ‘each one will be filled to the top with choice presents, no matterif they ate as long as ‘some that may be seen displayed at our dry goods stores. —> +e ---___—_, Holidays, Holidays, within the .meaning: of the Political Code of this State, are: Every Sunday, the first day of January, the twenty-second day of February, the Fourth of July, the twenty-fifth day of December, every day out the State, and every duy appointed by the President of the United States, or by the Governor of this State, for a public fast, thanksgiving, or holiday. Ifthe first day of Jan‘uary, the twenty-second day of February, or the twenty-fifth day of December falls upon Sunday, the Monday following is a holiday. a 2 Roll of Honor. ~ The following is the Roll of Honor in the Rovgh and Ready School, for the month ending Deo. 15th, 1876. John OC. Wells, teacher: Emma Thompson, Zachary Armstrong, Heury Dikeman, Matilda Dikeman, Joho Huitt, Anne Herrod, George Dikeman, Minnie Herrod, Lena Schroeder, Mary Balch, Levi Herrod, Lewis Holt, Dora Armstrong, John Grant, James Dikeman, Emma Herrod, James Weeks, Wm. Rex, Augusta Melbourne, Nellie: Ennor, Annie lIocard, Isabel Melbourne, ~~¥ohn Holt, Ida Balch, Olara Icard, Josephine Thomasson, Frank Armstrong, Louisa Jerkins, Wm. Fippin, Eddie Weeks, Lily Schroeder, Geo. Baleb, Jehan Balch, Alice Huntress, Frank Rex, James Torpie, Frank Fippin. Narrow Gauge. The Gags Valley Union has the to ‘eoncerning the proposed Narrow Gauge road from that place to San Jyan: ‘‘We mentioned, yesterday, that there was considerable talk apd figuring about a 24 inch gener railyoad from this place to Juan North. There has been still more talk about the matter since the publication of our little item, This town ought to have that road, and oan afford to have it. Mining business bas aot been as good here for eight years as it is at the present time, and the successful prospecting that is going on gives indication of still more wealth and prosperity in the next Summer. The figures of careful and competent mea say that the proposed narrow gauge railroad to San Juan will pay as an investnient. Tt will sure by addin to the business of 5 Aig ec The talk upon the subject is serious, and we believe will result in the construction, of the road. Of course many will laugh at the project, but maby did that when ibe road to * Colfax wes first mentioned us 4 possibility. Everybody . _Lecal Brevities. Messrs. Wetmore, Schmittburg, Bailey and Huffman, with Mark on Wednesday evening, from a two day’s hunt in the vicinity of Round Tent, about 20 miles below here, . bringing with them an abandang of gume. They killedthree dozen quails, eleven hare and about the same number of gray squirrels. Wetmore also all arranged how he would have: it served up for his own private tooth. On the return of the pirty, they deposited their game bags in front of Schmittburg’s saloon, while they went in to ‘‘smile,’’ and some one taanazed to-s-teal-Wetmore’sduck“Hé says he don’t care anything about the duck, but he’d “lie to fiad the that stole it,”’ * The Mace combination show did uot draw as well as expected here, and yesterday we could find mo one who attended it. A small house and a small purse was not enough to induce the champion to allow his snoot to be busted, orto plant any ‘‘sidewinders”’ in the bread basket of the “favorite pupil’ of Heenan. The sparring, however, what there was of it, showed that the wearer of the champion belt is master of his profession. .Prof. Taylor performed « few of his wonderful feats, and the andience coincide with all who witnessed his entertainmeénts. on previous evenings, in pronouncing him the chief among sleight-of-hand performers. A large delegation of the Masonic fraternity came up from Grass Valley on Wednesday evening last to attend the Lodge in this city, and assist in conferring the Master Mason’s degree. After the ceremounies were concluded, the company repairedto the ante-room, where refreshments were served. Social chat, toasts, hand-shaking, interspersed with singing pecaliar to the craft were indulged in for an hour or so, sndall went home happy. This interchange between Lodges of. different towns, by the various Orders would increase the sociability of the metnbers, besides serving as a cement to unite the brotherhood_mora _ close-. ly, thereby increasing the objects fo:: which they are banded together. We wish toinform our San Juan now visiting them, gives the best show of the kind now traveling. He is the cleverest performer in the business, and deserves liberal patronage. One of George $Howe’s customers took a fine set of jewelry off the show case in his store at Gruss Valley the other day, and he proposes to print the fellow if he does not return it; Now Rufe, we advise you to do as requested, and not have anything said about it in the other paper, . Dex} Ridley and Tom Hicks went down to the piains s week ago fora hunt. They returned day before yesterday and brought what few fowls they had left, after satisfyin their longing for ‘‘goose stuffed =r sage."’ About a hundred of their birds can be sven at Shockan’s poultry stand in the Transcrirt block. The Grass Valley Union has peached. The editor has turned States evidence against us. “It will bea long time before we go out ‘‘disturbing”’ Christmas turkeys on dark nights with him again. The Truckee Republican say the ice harvest has commenced at Prosthick, and is as clear and smooth as glass. People have been setting their

watches by the arrival of Cunningbam's stages for some time. They never vary a minute from schedule time. © : Wagon loads of turkeys are arriving from the ranches below here. No one need go hungry during the holidays, from present appearances, Whicht “D,” writing from this city to the Sacramento Bee suggests an amendment to the Code in reference to registration. He would have vote, only those who pay taxes. His theory revives the old question. If, under such a law, a man who owns a jackass worth $25 is allowed to vote, and another equally as good a man who does not own one, cannot vote, which does the voting; the man or the jackass? ua Home Made Jewelry. 18 carats fine, at Luetje & Brand's, Broad street, Nevada City, d20-4t Shaver as Jehu, returned to thiscity bagged a fine teal duck, and'had it! ser Creek. It is from 19 to 17 inches} Nevada, Dec. 18; 1876~t¢ Desmber 12, 1876. ( K Nut-growing. . Frm Idsho Mine. ‘ No. 830. Offer E trao i ate _.We commend the following from. The Grass Valley Union, of the oe re Patent toa eos nary The the Placer Argus to our readers in. 20th, prints in full the annual report ining Uiaim, wi this county: ‘‘Though but little has of the Idaho MiningCompany. The United States Land Office; — been done in that direction, enough. paper oughtjto afford interesting ier bg age GIVEN’ te ; of the nut-bearing trees have been. reading matter to capitalists who Henry . a Postotece Save Your ‘Money ' planted in the foothill regidntodem-. imagine profitable mining investeine apvdicalion tor patuae ioe hana ilaon : os ate i i f i -. feetof the North Banner quartz Vei = onstrate its eminent fitness for the ments can be made nowhere in Cal idk Dearth Aoi, wa cee ard The business. Unfortunately the al-jifornia. It appears from the report . g00 feet in width, situate in »evada Minon ja mond that has been planted here . that the total receipts of the mine ao domeind sac phd and field ‘sotes _ Presents for Everybody of this . most generally was ofa variety tbat . for the year ending Dec. 4th, 1876 . on file in this office as follows, viz: Beginen ts is a very shy bearer, and the impress. were $569,692 25, ‘The total expen-. R08 3t teen we t ccsatee Cone . AT PRESTON’s Dial’ ion i 298,012. 18> 30’ east. S. 73> 30” E 9.09 chains. ion has gone forth that this, tho ses were $200,01 On this ling at.2.40 cbains, Little Der H. Ha most important of the nut-bearing. Twelve dividends were declared . Creek W 4.48 chains, fir tree 42 in dia, wasincain AS AS! trees, will not do well here. Weare . during the year, amounting in the. Vot + rus tnaing an old miners ditch, Hamil * g 255,75 Qt t 9.09 chains set stake marked N. B. B. No. assured, however, by those who . .aggregate to $255,750 de a at aoe ——. Piste a * chose ik port, 4 have made the matter a study, that . upon the capital stock. he total stake marked N-B.B. No. 3. Thence N CENTENNIAL: YEAR The ] the Languedoc almond will bear as/. receipts of the mine for eight years gt 30° W 9.09 chains, at 3 chains road, at a t memb Ss : . ae ~____. 3.60 chains roed, at-4.54)¢ chaing set stake-. ——4 ee ‘freqnentiy here as anywhere else in. has been $4,063,819 92, during which marked N. BL: No. 2, at 7.85 chains ra. .With ‘the following Offer 5 —¢rosse the State, and that its calture is qnite. time there have been eighty-eight bear a eb a a egg iy x! For $20 in gold I will give ink. profitable. The scattering large trees . dividends declared amounting to.$2,. 16> 30’ E 34.00 chains to place of begin$20: in silver and O eigen and st around town, that hardly ever catry . 030,570, or 655 per cent upon the = Connecting Line. a SE VOT On ne Dol7B heen: a crop, are of a variety that bloom . capital stock. Suchmines tell a, Beginning at the section stake common larsworth of goods. 60 me * ‘ c hie > ey ’ . 5 } much earlier than the Languedoc, good story for the county. ; ; a» _— pone For $10 in gold I will give prese! and are thus almost invariably aE ——____ -~+ +e boundary stake No. 4 being Visible,) north $10 +n: il is d Fif the so ed by the late frosts. We have not 4.74 chains, making connecting line from in sliver an uty cents most: b : ble to ai wax that frosts hese Fast Work. A stake No. 4 of exterior boundaries of North worth of goods siehé a Cc ‘ e a / : e ~ . § > = 4 ‘ / e come any later or any heavier = following ; ts fi W 27.30 chains, and containing 30.91 acres Custome s are to have the — in any other section of. the State, ng cool item. "The boys at and designated as lot:No. 56, in Section 16, \ ge pose . ; a ea see reason Whe a irae tint . ee Cee meee fast work. . Townsnip 16 aorth range 9 east, Mount . privilege of selecting anycst ate wail cb Wak faa ooh not . U*8t Monday they logded thirty-three . Hie northerly 1,500 feet of said ledge wus thing in my\present stock of hall i thriv is silos Certain it is that . care-with ice in thrée Hours, Each wae crsreetne it fost eae tacutee cscs goods embracin Perf and-i eee : tons handled in that time—an av-. feet is recorded in the mining records of . TY, Cosmetics, Fancy Goods yet tention to the matter are sanguine : Nevada County, book 6, pp 640, and 641. ‘ oS : = danc’ tii am eta of 122 tons an hour. The ice. The record:of lucction of said %#4, which and Hair Oils in endless va-stende aap as plan maton of youns ius had to be run 250 feet on tramways, tend.” Tie claten 1 bounted on the aot riety, Machine Oil, Combs, comy : j ; and as soon as they. got two cars. by Deer Creek, and on other sides by v ‘ : y= which are doing well, and to which). 4 cant land. , --. Brushes, Soaps, Flavoring heis makin ler © additions He ey-bad to be hauled down to the All persons holding any adyerse claims r : Go t eis 8 8 railroad, a distance of a quarter of a thereto are hereby required to present the Extracts, Cream Tartar, Be-has studied and experimented till he : ‘ mi . . game before this office within sixty days}, . j ‘3 Fx E ‘ bh ek fs mile, and more cars brought Up. . from the first day of publishing hereof. king Soda, Nutmegs, Spices, : ar! af SoeES et Oe re et Site he the fastest loading ever done. 4”? eee ee a tS : 08 monds can be raised here as elsethose. ail thas bovete poses Se &e. &e.: onyx ae ee tebe Acad he ee) i : Drugs, Medicines, Mediis nothing further to esired. It = : os tiie Asad that almond Mining Stocks NEW DRUG STORE. cated Plasters and Surgical ‘Th culture pays, and the certainty of a Yy : ae ee 3 aoe : appliances. : al Ct market is by no means the smallest esterday Morning 8 Sales wJ s EF. Rudolph, ~ Crucibles, Acids and Min=. goes re greene : The following are the quotations D R U G G I Ss T ing Chemicals. : ae “he Italian chesnut is another : a ‘: valuable article of commerce which o* — . = ee eee a <=" Call and examine the ‘mem can be adily produced here. There ~~ meeratag opening aud : —AND— : Goods WITH A TWENTY ~— frien ' closing. gos are a number of trees in the neigh2 APOTHECARY DOLLAR PIECE and you _ hood t 2500 Ophir 3124 303 a, : : cial borhood that bear profasely the finest o phir 3144 303. hall ‘not a oin ~ 1125 Mexi 1 3 Shall not £O away aisappoinart) ican 204% 2034 part) nuts. x 1160 Goul s © ea BROAD STREET, NEXT THE PHOTO. Crutcher bas several young trees . 735 mah & Ourry 1 15%. : . ted. past, which begun bearing at three years. 39 i eee 48% 48 he GRAPH GALLERY, . are ¢ old, which last season, when only = — Virginia 457% 40%. : Call ‘ early and often” at diset five years old, they yielded largely co pn 85 817%. aes Seay Os = the: » When they attain a little more age B80 pero Mien tes ae PFERS FOR SALE A LARGE va-. NEVADA DRUG STORE. and size their crops will be quite an 270 Seer, Noeas eet RIETY OF a : ham item, asthe Itulian chesnut readily a 11% 11. = toni raetts at from. twenty-five to thirty pd ei 115 12%. M di 7 : E. M. PRESTON, the centsa pound. They are a clean, 655 Howe oe . 1x Patent e cines, = sup: : i ; vo le 08s z ‘, » i : : es elcher 5114 51, Bete Ale are not planted in every. 235 Crown-Point 74 434.. Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. = —aon ; ? GieG tO perro 120 Bullion 27% 27 = ing the office of an ornamental shade B Jaite 4c ki weed tree, they would soun yield a handah Belekes 10%, Hall’s Pulmonary Balsam. VERDICT ALWAYS tee some revenue, : 30. Al a , The Pecan is sates nut ot oo oe 802/ Hall’s Balsam for the — regt Universally popular. It ‘grows wi 230 Exe 7 417/ con all along the Mississippi river, from xchequer 1134 117% Lungs. DAVIS Sine Galena to the Gulf, and the nuts wr he * l Fociand P ac —— titi : = ? peed all ower the dorld. Tt-hes. Yesterday Afternoon’s fales. ‘VYuX0ops Iceland Pec-) Vertical Feed been tested here, and is found to be Northern Belle 30 30% toral. . ‘ fully adapted to our soil and clige ee, 44.7 — : ; SEWING MACHINE, A mate. Itis po harder to grow than Califorvia 482 48 va Brown’s Bronchial Troches = ! an apple tree,. and though it is someWow Gras AC : The Centennial Gold Medal he what slower in coming into beariny, Me , 19 2 "193 Rudolph’s Ex. Horehound] 2=4 Diploma 1876 its product can be kept an indetisean 11311352" my . cdots edad os uw Sat ' nite length of time, and sbipped with Raymond & Ely 3Z 314 and Anice. Whe Franklin Institute Medal 1874 A impunity to avy distance. We strongOphir 291, Pog Ja Sf: ste a ly advise the planting of these trees. Eureka Con, 11% ‘Liniments for man and. ‘The Meport of the Centennial Commisme are yee ee lapel oe be sion says: “The DAVIS is awarded ‘the nig products, and the nut-bearing trees i od eas beast. GRAND GOLD MEDAL OF HONOR and nig are without doubt the best addition lent mathat can be made to our orchards Sal as ill DIFIOMA OF MERIT for rae the aad gardens HOTEL ARRIV ALS. aives an @TSAparilias. . terial and construction, adapted to the ee . : — oe ee ay Se : ’ ’ ’ greatest ratige of work.” Roppep.—A series of robberies National Exchange Hotel. au Wright me Ay = Jayne ®, —— oun EXT ie : : 9 = have been committed, by some per-. — ee Radway 8, Schenck’s and "Deana. satisfaction UNIVERSAL. . son supposed to be familiar with th Sanne, ae ee, WG. Bristol’s Pills ’ [Im its construction it differs from ALL anc “ae ppo ae : ; } WH Harrison, Jem Mace Co : others, and is equaled by, mene. a ope ocation, a e cubin of severa em Mace io RARN of what is he , , > . -NGE all others young men who live in Rising Sun = fo Florida Water. ———— bine eer for amuseFlat, and iners inthe Rising Mis toon a ent cee tre SUBSTANTIAL CONSID. ‘lat, and are in in. ising . _Miss Lavarne, -_—_ C—O ; ment or a more : Machine is light Sun Mine, ‘The first time a $20} Sewanee $2 Hoyt's German Cologne, . Titi sa ety comprenenacd has ue ; a eid ' ae JC Justice, Ci : device *‘to take up” ; $50, be valod the pice again aftr. SaTeecacRene iceti ery ee Bene pete , he visi @ place again after arshall, Omegs of durability. We “< a enia Gaylord, Napa‘ — machines in mrnufacturing ests 1 a few weeks bat we are not informed ae Crowell, Guaes Vasley : : : a tebe ary yg Fs Fraacisco a ae F sewhat he took; and on last Sunday. 3 Parr, do Special attention given to . bave been in newly cove. Has received a js = ° as eS ‘ er gun which had been placed for the D T Hughes, Blue Tent ‘ : nials thafi any other inthe same len aa ‘ N Schardin, San Juan and Family Recipes. — ; ention of fon purpose, went off, and the robber. D W Ridley, City y P S87 We invite the especial att went off too. The parties think H 8 Schardin, San Juan —< manufacturers to our new No. 1 just out ‘ : ae Parvic DK RO} CH Mitchell, Grass Valley : é — meee one was burt ~ Colfax Enterprise. t ys Bott, Grass Valley A thorough Pharmaceuti-. _ ont F. G “GUILD, . : inson, San Juan 75 : ieee ee ee Faran Suoortna Accrpent.%An pte qapbalag ade ar cal education, and an expe“Agent for Nevada County: : ‘ . e . ’ unfortunate shooting accident oc-. T Whiteley, Sacramento J rience of 40 years at the pre-. Nevada City, Dec. 14, 1876. » ste curred on Monday in the vicinity of . % Hrves. Marysville Sis . aadae x sl a 7 . O Lawton, Rough & Ready scription counter is a guar5 ee st ’ St Oo SF ss . a0, . Wheatland. Benjamiao, son of R. HOTEI ARRIV ALS: antes of his capability. Phili ip Petreni, vi E. Welch, aged 11 years, left home " : December 21, 1876. 2w WARE Ne on Monday fora hunt, and not reUnion Hotel. " € ‘ebenbeate "3 ‘5, HARD pe turning at night a search was made} JACOB NAFFZIGER, Proprictor,. ! ca in the foothills where he was knewn Wepnesparx, Dec, 20th, 1876, Furniture Repaired ! MAIN STREET,NEVADA CITY by to have gone guaning, and the lifePaci ory Paelp’s Hitt ; sk F ck, —~ less body of the lad found at 9 o’clock. P'S Dennelly, City : P. M., and quite cold, showing that Sion ae = ORGANS, the accident occurred early in the . Mrs Robinson, Eureke day. These are allthe facts of the BL Pulte Dine enna Upholstery & New Work, PIANOS, ta sad occurrenee given Coroner Barnes, . S4™ Ette*, Washi —e = D taal *. John Weeley, B S ‘The funeral will take place this H Findley City" uss E. HUNTLEY, ACCORD EONS; 8c morning from the residence of the Mili 5 Saag mg oom OULD inform the jeople of Neved AND ALL KINDS OF ; be afflicted parents at Spenceville, and al —, & W City that he has leased the SIC P = pameen pradeer the SmartsJas Perales, ows Hil Work Shop of J. E. Johnston, aU 7S . ville cemetery for interment of the * b ; Master eke as ON COMMERCIAL STREET, MEN remains. Mr. Welch is known to Micheal Reese, City And is now prepared to do all kinds of Job een as many,of our citizens asthe late toll-; “* Meme. do _ Work such as Repairing Furniture, U ‘ , holstering and manufacts: r . REPAIRED, : keeper on the Feather river bridge, — . = . sired. re ae ete sai : fi Marysville Appeal. BOR. Work done on the shortest neticoama at . . S<~MUSIC BOXES A bh “al SS ST All ps Po will be pd $ iad FE a erage AS . oe . fully attended io, SOMPOY amd) SDECTALTY. ~ At Luetje & Brand's, Nevada City. . » joteeet = 19, 187, to C, J. ER. HUNTLEY. io t