January 1, 1871 (4 pages)

% ij j f i I i i . i { d STL LIC SNS REINS SMR STS BE IONE DERN CGA SINT ask MESES RRS EOS j i jr } . { I ~~ fegvayeite good ~~ teas; eethedays, weeks and tonths of. lation. than any like period of the . . gut. and others illustrious for their ~ realms ot-eternity, while they are re@videns d to the free and equal ben. all law sentiment a to be general ‘that something ON eee — SUNDAY MORNING JAN. 1. ee te er = £ the Alaska Correspondence. ‘your many readers, you know I am still alive. But little transpires here worthy of ‘note. . Bhe The year of 1870 is among the things a, segolutionsy, and. ,fine e TRANSCRIPT promises is upon ug,. Th fs prove groundthe new born year glide rapidly away. In the United States we are pens with’ peste, while in the Old World the new year is born amid the desola~ tion of war and carnage. The people of the United States have cause for rejoicing, and then with the new year; the country enters also upon the new decade, at the end-of ‘which an enumeration will bé tiadé; the prospects . . are Bright ‘and the evidences great . that the next accounting will show a a greater increase in wealth and popu~ Department of Alaska, as you are pro ably-aware, no longer exists, and. ourgarrison has once myre dwindled down to merely a post, and is commanded by ‘Major Tidball, formerly: in command at last September, regretted by all. -Before leaving, he took-a~ trip atong-theinland waters of Barandff and Admiralty Islands, on the steamer Newbern, hand at the invitation of the General-I took‘atrip to view the new promised -land, The. collection of ‘notes taken’ during the voyage will be the subject of.my letter, hoping~they, may prove interesting to the readers of the TRAN~ SCRIPT, , esd On the 2d of July, the Newbern having arrrived, from her Kodiah trip, Gen. Davis desired to visit. the different tribes of Indians previous to making his annual report. Our party, started : yore tow along the base aid to relieve . the he su and silver gray are also foand ; the latter is a very fine far, retailing at $18 per skin. The monntain sheep abound ra few miles inland, which is a valuable . article of supply for the natives, as its. flesh is used for tood, its hide for bed‘ditg, and the bodes’ and horns for knives, spears and drifkitig‘cups ~The Lriver abounds.in many choice varieties — bg Out's few ‘moments: “The” ease was tried in Justice Caldwell’s. Court mish Murphy knocked Walsh down sand raised a shovel’ to strike him, while the other two stood’ by aiding and abetting in the assault. The. defense justified tlie att ‘because “Walsh. brought in'a verdict of not guilty after . # pectations, and in some instances fey Every Premium is now displayed the Ticket Ho: ders have a sure guarantee . the pledge made by the Socie! all aon = + On 4 " = Cumetances the Society are compelled to ask ee, Anca igence of tneit Agents 2nd patrons te ‘Wednesday, January 18th. 1871, Wher the award of Premiums will be made without rurther delay, sid of fish, foremost of which is the'salmon in.great numbers, The tribal aubjecta and his party were attempting to enter and maintain by foreean entry upon . are slothful and dirty, using the most primitive articles for apparel. The entire country yields,in sun-favored spots, the blue, thimble, and bigh land cran~ berry ; and. these being pressed into cakes and dried, affords sauce to the families during the Summer months. Straggling along the edge of the shore we found a species of wild rye; strug~ gling for.an existence amid a” patch of wild cherry bushes, and at intervals the bye. is greeted by a profuse clump of wild rdse_bushes. Agriculturally, the region. is Worthless, there being . mining ground in possession of ‘de< fendants. ‘The case was prosecuted by District Attorney Caldwell and defended by Williams & Johnson, Pleasant Weather. Yesterday seemed out of place in the calendar. The weather was warm enough for June. It is seldom that the lust days of December pass under such‘a grand sun. Certainly no Winters eutside of California can boast of such beautiful days. Going: Low. i Spencer & Pattison offer a large stock During the past: year many promi<” nont men in our own and other lands have passed ‘away, and new names have been, brought. into prominence, The last year: Dickens, Damas, Farra-. to their friends and country only the great good they accomplished.” In every community friends’ and in mnany families relatives who commenced the new year twelve months since with hopes as buoyant and promises as fair as‘ we now enter upon another new. year, have to the “unknown and the unseen;” no more to count the time by years“they have entered the membered with sad hearts, The new year bids us enter with smiles upon its tleeting” morhénts, hot with forboding, but hoping for the best. ‘None can tell what a diy may bring forth,” and noaé should desire to penetrate the future; , With firm hearts and willing hands Jet: the labors of the new year commence, and its‘hours and days will be rich ‘In bléssings for us all. Again we bay to our readers “a happy New Year!” Forgien ues License.—The indiétihent ‘dnd arrest of Sheriff Jack~ son, of Trinity county, by the United States District Court of San. Francisco, were based on section 16 of one of the Revoiistruction Acts of Congress, which reads as follows: » «. wal va “And be it further enacted; That all rsons ‘within the .jurisdi¢tion of the nited States shall hive the! same right.in every State and::Territory in the United States to. make and enforce contracts). to gu@,.to,be parties, give fit of ‘and proceedings for the security of per8en. and property ag is bby white ditizens, and. shall, be su _to>the punishment,» pains, penalties, tawes, licenses and exactions ot every: kind, and’ none er, or law, statute, ordinaice, regulation, or’ custom to the ~ are § notwithstanding. No taxoficliaty@ shall be impobed or enforéed by any ‘State upon any per~ son» imtiigrating’ thereto frou a tor eign .contitrp which is moteequallyim posed. and entoreed . upom: every person Pg etn te such, State. from any other foreign. country:;:and any law o. any Statein-conflict with this \praieg ion is hereby «declared.nall and. void.” TT _, THB, North, Carolina Legislature .ie discussing a 4 tb mene ,bribery and corruption. In the debate upon, the. subjeet some of the speakers ‘charged thas the State had. been disgraced: by the lust two Legislatures by practices of the most infathoasly corrapt ¢liitacfppk oe ong, ese -prget “ me te Th Ohée'to put an etd to ning of the source of legislatio#:* ‘The'ame subject igre . all well :nd-fall of expectation, and before night were-on the bosom of Chatham Strait, one of the most delightfal sheets of water on the Pacific coast. This lovely sheet of water extends from Point Gardener, on the south end: of Baranoff Island, where it debouches in. to Prince Frederick Land. ixtending north 800 miles, its head jams into Lynn channel, whege the latter mingles with the Chilcat river. The whole disryiong from 12to 5 miles in width. (Any vessel.cai Havigate the waters. At the mouth of Chilcat river @ large sand baris formed, and navigation is conwho.are the largest and tribes upon the coast, Klocutch, the Chief, is feared by all the other Indians along these waters, being the. most fearless warrior of them all. He isa well preportioned man, six feet high, having a broad, full chest, Upon, his person are scars bearing record of hard fought battles ; one mark in particuar is a hole through the centre of his cheek, which he keeps filled with a piece of cotton wool. ‘his is the person who gave trouble on New Year’s day, in 1869, which placed us upon the verge of an Indian outbreak. Upon the Occasion of ‘our visit, however, he played tlie host.with a remarkable, degree of hospitality, and concladed our reception by having his warriors enter .their‘canoes for: a race. This was on the 4th of July, and together with the usdal anniversary salute, made thie glorious day pass off,in a very agreeable manner. i At the mouth of the’ river, within a mile of where:we anchored, is the famous Mount .Davidson Glacier. Its base has a stretel along the shore three miles in’ width. towering heavenward 1/000 feet, where it becomes lost in the fog. Itis calculated this glacier, in a straight line, ig not more than 30 milea from "Cape Fairweather, from which this immiense mass of ice is supposed to be formmed. Having ample time, a par‘ty of_us yisited the. shore, for, the purpose of rambling around its base. We Were denied a very near approach on a¢count of the immense rush of water issuing from beneath the glacier, and which had bdérne down in its rush to the sea acres updh, acres of soil, huge rboulders, uprooted trees and detached ledges of tock. The scene really put ine in mind of some of the heavy sluice ‘diggings ia your county, only.upon Lmuch niore enlarged scale; both of séil and water. The noise of the rushing ‘water and thé” yrambling’ boulders® traveling along iiaks it fhipossible to tuls locality is moultainots -afd-ro-" tnantic id) teexibede. Steep, snowayged peaks; wedded td the:cloiide, tion of theipréts of that Stivelin iotuncwee Abtel enaced tance is free from shoals and rocks, var . <ufroutid» yous'om .-every’<side, and pat scarcely a plateau Targé enough to erect a dwelling,and no season wherein a cereal could be ripewed; This locality is the head of inland navigation, as far, as Chatham Straits are concerned, bat farther north:is the Youken river, of which so much is talked about and so little known. From the lower Chilcat village—for tifére are three—to the latter named river is a seven days’ journey overland. Fromthe Indians we learn it. is.mountainous, and several large ta or sheets of water have to be crossed, Casting your eye ever the map of the once Russian America, you will observe a line marked the Makenseriver. These lakesor.sheets of was ter are tributaries to the latter, which gives you an idea as tothe whereabouts of this Chileat country. The Indians count distances by sleeps, 20 or 25 miles being the distance traveled by them in a day, thus making the distance 140 miles. In ‘the Spring of 1869 a party of engineers under Col. Rays mond proceeded by water to the mouth of the Youkin, ‘and astending a few hundred milesin a tight draft steamez. established the:boundary line bétween the United States’ and British North America, FREEDomM’s FoorsTEPs, To be continued. Tue Los Angeles News says: Some time since a team driven. by a man, whose name we fail to learn, left Anaheim bound for San Bernardino. The team not being heard from search was made and it was found tied toa tree some distance from the road; Appearances indicated that the poor animals had thus been standing without food or water for several’ days.’ The dead ‘body of an unknown man was found in acreek, which was believed to be that of the driver. It: was supposed he wandered offin a fit of deliriam. ON Wednesday last a woman-named Mrs, Burns was “killed ‘at Los Angeles by a runaway team. Herhusband got out of the ‘wagon to assist. a man in bleeding a sick horse, His wife also stepped out upon the grouad and held the lines. The horses became frightened and she being entangled in the lines Was. dragged on the ground and killed. Preaching Sunday. Divine Services will be heldin the Methodist Church,Sunday morning at 11 o’clock, and in theevening at 7 o’clock. Sabbath School ‘at 2% o'clock, Pp. a. Rey. J. W. Stump, Pastor. } Episcopal services at the Court House every Sunday morning at 11 -o’clook, by Rev. Mr, Andérson. . Divine. Services,at the Catholic Church, Sunday morning at 10% o’clock. Sunday School 2, and Vespers at 7% P,™, Rey. Father Claire, Pastor. in the evening at 7% o'clock. hear hear yourselyes talk, 80 we con. at the Baptist Church Sunday. tented .ourselves--in gath whee Atl a. af and 814-2, 26. abbath Schook t-lics we thought Would prove interest. . "Me lose of the morning service. Rev. J ish jn ates . A. Wirth, Past us og, in silence. The general teature.of) ". Pano Nthem a call. _ Divine services will be held at the A. M. «Church Sunday morning at) o’clock.:} . OG" F OB: SAMI UGH: pene x ‘Trustees, serene Cosmpotttan Benevotent Soc still refers te any citizen in Nevada City and county. : Nevada City, Dec. 24th f OMDINANCE NO. 45, AN ORDINANCE in relation to Dangerous Explosives. : , Section 1, 1t shall not be lawful for any person or persons to keep within the city Limits, for a longer perio. than tour’ oars, the danerous explosives kuown as Giant or Dynamon Foveeacues SOwGne, Neane gree Power, or Nitre-glycerine, in a greater mth. than fiye pounds. . hs ’ ; section 2, Any person or persons who shall violate the provisions of section Onc, shall, on convictiun, be, fined. in auy sam no less than twenty-five: and not exceeding one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned iu the ae R. L. GRINNAN, Secretary. * of holiday goods, toys, etc., at'greatly reduced prices. Dealers and others wishing -to buy cheap should give Man Mort es. The niurber of mortgages recorded between August ist, 1869,and August Ist; 1870, and not satisfied at the latter }date, as shown by the ~Recorder’s books was 178. = Tue Bro Buast.—The Appeal de~) scribing the big blast at Sucker Flat says: The powder. was ignited by means of an electric wire, and the explosion that followed, is described by those who witnessed ‘it. as a most mag~ nificent sight, thowing dirt, 80 feet into the air. The earth fora space of 200 feet in length, 150 in width and 70 in depth was eatirely: broken. ap: onsen NOTICE to TAX PAYERS OTICE is hereby given that the Assess-~ ment Roll of Nevada City, for ‘the year énding May ist. 1871, bas been placed in my hands, and that the Taxes charged on the game are How due and ble. “i will be in attendance at the Marshal’s office, on Broaa Street, for the purpose of receiving the Taxes avery day-(Sundays excepted] from 100’clock A.M, tid12 ie M. ard from 2 till 4 o’clk, P.M. until Sanwa y 4th, 1871: and all Taxes rempining due-and unpaid on the latter date will be declared delinquent, and be placed in the hands of the City Attorney, for coilection. ; L. NIHELL. Marehat, : nd.ex-officie ‘Pax Collector. Nevada City, Dec. 44, 1870. School Notice. A hd vacation for Christmas Holidays in Nevada School District willbe extended to INCLUDE MONDAY NEXT. The Pubjio Schools in eaid District will commence on TUESDAY, Jan. 8d, 1871. J. 4. CALDWE A. B: Fey hiya ast NILES SEARLS, GETTING MARRIED. yr ste poorest YOUNG Lape on a vi t ropriety a mpropriety of getting Married, with pee hetp for those who feel for. matrimonial haps piness. Sent tree, in sealed envelopes. Address,, HOWARD’ ASSOCIATION, Box -PPhiladelphia, Pa, 223-3m HAVILAND, HOOPER & CO: The attention of Dealers ‘inthe country is res) fully ealled ‘to ‘our and éxtensive stock of , Crockery, Glass Ware, Cutlery PLATED WARE, PORCELAIN, CLOcKs, de. dhe, HAVILAND, HOOPER. & CO., No. 335 PINE SERAET SAN FRANCISCO, All Mill Owners should not fai city prison not exceeding ten days. Passed December 22d, 1870. . BT. ALLEN; President: _.T,. HRoure Clerk, eis 24 Notice. TY.HERE will be a Special Meeting of the Board of Supervisors on , ary, A. D. ls? Bee aan sole Fe H-GRS; Clerk Bourd Supervisors. Nevada City, Dec. 30th, 1870. co PRIVATE SCHOOL. il gg THIRD TERM of. MISS MILLER's SCHVUL will open Monday Morning; Jan. 9, 1871. Nevada. Dec, 27th. Assessment Notice, ()PLEANS CONSOLIDATED MINING Co. ‘Nevada County, California, Not‘ce.is. hereby given that at ameeting of the Board of ‘Trustees, held on the 27th day of December. 1870,un assessment (the fourth] of Fifty Cents per share on the capital stuck of the said Company, payable immediately in United States gold and silver coin, to the Secretary, at his office [Utt’s Assay office, Main st, Nevaua. . Any stock upon which said assessment shali remain unpaid onthe 27th day of January, 1871, shall be deemed delinquent and will be duly advertised for sale at publicanction, anu unless payment shall be made ou the 1sth day of February, 1571, to pay the delinquent arsessment, together with cosis. of advertising and expenses o1 gale. By order of thé Boao of Prusiees, make 28 : oO, MALTMAN, Secretary. igen, HATE” DRESSING = SALOON. PHILIP DUCA...Proprietor. BROAD STREET, NEVADA CITY, Mair Cutting, .... 3 Saving ne 7.” eh Sham BJ vewn oe aah. . Baths—tivt or Celd. Hair Dressing Room for Ladies and ehildren. Treru Exrracrep. Leeches applied for 25 ecnts,. Cupping 25 cents. CH. FERRAND, . . PHOTOGRAPHIC . —anp—; DAGUERREAN ARTIST, 3" Every kind of Ph is and Ambrotypes taken in the best martes a the Art. ON PINE»: STRBRT: ue Over ‘thé United States Bakery. A. C. NELES, Attorney and Counselor at Low At the Court House. NILES SEARLS, Attorney and Counselor at Law «. OFFICR—Corne of Broad and Pine Streets over Carley & Beckman’s saloon. Nevada. aes RM. HUNT, M, D.ATTENDING PHYSICIAN ~ NEVADA. oIry WE or MERCH: TAILOR. , . AVING REMOVED TO PINE STREET, OF BRUA ‘} Con é e@ Clothing to order. thing sleanes Seearpenad short nos oped Seergnaret mpbesiened WM. CAMPBELL. Wednesday, the 4th day of JanuLocation of Works, Nevada Township, . NILES SEARLS, PN. B= The Commpottear a was th co Ce tr N P; pe pe Sead la wi C hs Ce an ex eae oe

% ij j f i I i i . i { d STL LIC SNS REINS SMR STS BE IONE DERN CGA SINT ask MESES RRS EOS j i jr } . { I ~~ fegvayeite good ~~ teas; eethedays, weeks and tonths of. lation. than any like period of the . . gut. and others illustrious for their ~ realms ot-eternity, while they are re@videns d to the free and equal ben. all law sentiment a to be general ‘that something ON eee — SUNDAY MORNING JAN. 1. ee te er = £ the Alaska Correspondence. ‘your many readers, you know I am still alive. But little transpires here worthy of ‘note. . Bhe The year of 1870 is among the things a, segolutionsy, and. ,fine e TRANSCRIPT promises is upon ug,. Th fs prove groundthe new born year glide rapidly away. In the United States we are pens with’ peste, while in the Old World the new year is born amid the desola~ tion of war and carnage. The people of the United States have cause for rejoicing, and then with the new year; the country enters also upon the new decade, at the end-of ‘which an enumeration will bé tiadé; the prospects . . are Bright ‘and the evidences great . that the next accounting will show a a greater increase in wealth and popu~ Department of Alaska, as you are pro ably-aware, no longer exists, and. ourgarrison has once myre dwindled down to merely a post, and is commanded by ‘Major Tidball, formerly: in command at last September, regretted by all. -Before leaving, he took-a~ trip atong-theinland waters of Barandff and Admiralty Islands, on the steamer Newbern, hand at the invitation of the General-I took‘atrip to view the new promised -land, The. collection of ‘notes taken’ during the voyage will be the subject of.my letter, hoping~they, may prove interesting to the readers of the TRAN~ SCRIPT, , esd On the 2d of July, the Newbern having arrrived, from her Kodiah trip, Gen. Davis desired to visit. the different tribes of Indians previous to making his annual report. Our party, started : yore tow along the base aid to relieve . the he su and silver gray are also foand ; the latter is a very fine far, retailing at $18 per skin.. The monntain sheep abound ra few miles inland, which is a valuable . article of supply for the natives, as its. flesh is used for tood, its hide for bed‘ditg, and the bodes’ and horns for knives, spears and drifkitig‘cups ~The Lriver abounds.in many choice varieties — bg Out's few ‘moments: “The” ease was tried in Justice Caldwell’s. Court mish Murphy knocked Walsh down sand raised a shovel’ to strike him, while the other two stood’ by aiding and abetting in the assault. The. defense justified tlie att ‘because “Walsh. brought in'a verdict of not guilty after . # pectations, and in some instances fey Every Premium is now displayed the Ticket Ho: ders have a sure guarantee . the pledge made by the Socie! all aon = + On 4 " = Cumetances the Society are compelled to ask ee, Anca igence of tneit Agents 2nd patrons te ‘Wednesday, January 18th. 1871, Wher the award of Premiums will be made without rurther delay, sid of fish, foremost of which is the'salmon in.great numbers, The tribal aubjecta and his party were attempting to enter and maintain by foreean entry upon . are slothful and dirty, using the most primitive articles for apparel. The entire country yields,in sun-favored spots, the blue, thimble, and bigh land cran~ berry ; and. these being pressed into cakes and dried, affords sauce to the families during the Summer months. Straggling along the edge of the shore we found a species of wild rye; strug~ gling for.an existence amid a” patch of wild cherry bushes, and at intervals the bye. is greeted by a profuse clump of wild rdse_bushes. Agriculturally, the region. is Worthless, there being . mining ground in possession of ‘de< fendants. ‘The case was prosecuted by District Attorney Caldwell and defended by Williams & Johnson, Pleasant Weather. Yesterday seemed out of place in the calendar. The weather was warm enough for June. It is seldom that the lust days of December pass under such‘a grand sun. Certainly no Winters eutside of California can boast of such beautiful days. Going: Low. i Spencer & Pattison offer a large stock During the past: year many promi<” nont men in our own and other lands have passed ‘away, and new names have been, brought. into prominence, The last year: Dickens, Damas, Farra-. to their friends and country only the great good they accomplished.” In every community friends’ and in mnany families relatives who commenced the new year twelve months since with hopes as buoyant and promises as fair as‘ we now enter upon another new. year, have to the “unknown and the unseen;” no more to count the time by years“they have entered the membered with sad hearts, The new year bids us enter with smiles upon its tleeting” morhénts, hot with forboding, but hoping for the best. ‘None can tell what a diy may bring forth,” and noaé should desire to penetrate the future; , With firm hearts and willing hands Jet: the labors of the new year commence, and its‘hours and days will be rich ‘In bléssings for us all. Again we bay to our readers “a happy New Year!” Forgien ues License.—The indiétihent ‘dnd arrest of Sheriff Jack~ son, of Trinity county, by the United States District Court of San. Francisco, were based on section 16 of one of the Revoiistruction Acts of Congress, which reads as follows: » «. wal va “And be it further enacted; That all rsons ‘within the .jurisdi¢tion of the nited States shall hive the! same right.in every State and::Territory in the United States to. make and enforce contracts). to gu@,.to,be parties, give fit of ‘and proceedings for the security of per8en. and property ag is bby white ditizens, and. shall, be su _to>the punishment,» pains, penalties, tawes, licenses and exactions ot every: kind, and’ none er, or law, statute, ordinaice, regulation, or’ custom to the ~ are § notwithstanding. No taxoficliaty@ shall be impobed or enforéed by any ‘State upon any per~ son» imtiigrating’ thereto frou a tor eign .contitrp which is moteequallyim posed. and entoreed . upom: every person Pg etn te such, State. from any other foreign. country:;:and any law o. any Statein-conflict with this \praieg ion is hereby «declared.nall and. void.” TT _, THB, North, Carolina Legislature .ie discussing a 4 tb mene ,bribery and corruption. In the debate upon, the. subjeet some of the speakers ‘charged thas the State had. been disgraced: by the lust two Legislatures by practices of the most infathoasly corrapt ¢liitacfppk oe ong, ese -prget “ me te Th Ohée'to put an etd to ning of the source of legislatio#:* ‘The'ame subject igre . all well :nd-fall of expectation, and before night were-on the bosom of Chatham Strait, one of the most delightfal sheets of water on the Pacific coast. This lovely sheet of water extends from Point Gardener, on the south end: of Baranoff Island, where it debouches in. to Prince Frederick Land. ixtending north 800 miles, its head jams into Lynn channel, whege the latter mingles with the Chilcat river. The whole disryiong from 12to 5 miles in width. (Any vessel.cai Havigate the waters. At the mouth of Chilcat river @ large sand baris formed, and navigation is conwho.are the largest and tribes upon the coast, Klocutch, the Chief, is feared by all the other Indians along these waters, being the. most fearless warrior of them all. He isa well preportioned man, six feet high, having a broad, full chest, Upon, his person are scars bearing record of hard fought battles ; one mark in particuar is a hole through the centre of his cheek, which he keeps filled with a piece of cotton wool. ‘his is the person who gave trouble on New Year’s day, in 1869, which placed us upon the verge of an Indian outbreak. Upon the Occasion of ‘our visit, however, he played tlie host.with a remarkable, degree of hospitality, and concladed our reception by having his warriors enter .their‘canoes for: a race. This was on the 4th of July, and together with the usdal anniversary salute, made thie glorious day pass off,in a very agreeable manner. i At the mouth of the’ river, within a mile of where:we anchored, is the famous Mount .Davidson Glacier. Its base has a stretel along the shore three miles in’ width. towering heavenward 1/000 feet, where it becomes lost in the fog. Itis calculated this glacier, in a straight line, ig not more than 30 milea from "Cape Fairweather, from which this immiense mass of ice is supposed to be formmed. Having ample time, a par‘ty of_us yisited the. shore, for, the purpose of rambling around its base. We Were denied a very near approach on a¢count of the immense rush of water issuing from beneath the glacier, and which had bdérne down in its rush to the sea acres updh, acres of soil, huge rboulders, uprooted trees and detached ledges of tock. The scene really put ine in mind of some of the heavy sluice ‘diggings ia your county, only.upon Lmuch niore enlarged scale; both of séil and water. The noise of the rushing ‘water and thé” yrambling’ boulders® traveling along iiaks it fhipossible to tuls locality is moultainots -afd-ro-" tnantic id) teexibede. Steep, snowayged peaks; wedded td the:cloiide, tion of theipréts of that Stivelin iotuncwee Abtel enaced tance is free from shoals and rocks, var . <ufroutid» yous'om .-every’<side, and pat scarcely a plateau Targé enough to

erect a dwelling,and no season wherein a cereal could be ripewed; This locality is the head of inland navigation, as far, as Chatham Straits are concerned, bat farther north:is the Youken river, of which so much is talked about and so little known. From the lower Chilcat village—for tifére are three—to the latter named river is a seven days’ journey overland. Fromthe Indians we learn it. is.mountainous, and several large ta or sheets of water have to be crossed, Casting your eye ever the map of the once Russian America, you will observe a line marked the Makenseriver. These lakesor.sheets of was ter are tributaries to the latter, which gives you an idea as tothe whereabouts of this Chileat country. The Indians count distances by sleeps, 20 or 25 miles being the distance traveled by them in a day, thus making the distance 140 miles. In ‘the Spring of 1869 a party of engineers under Col. Rays mond proceeded by water to the mouth of the Youkin, ‘and astending a few hundred milesin a tight draft steamez. established the:boundary line bétween the United States’ and British North America, FREEDomM’s FoorsTEPs, To be continued. Tue Los Angeles News says: Some time since a team driven. by a man, whose name we fail to learn, left Anaheim bound for San Bernardino. The team not being heard from search was made and it was found tied toa tree some distance from the road; Appearances indicated that the poor animals had thus been standing without food or water for several’ days.’ The dead ‘body of an unknown man was found in acreek, which was believed to be that of the driver. It: was supposed he wandered offin a fit of deliriam. ON Wednesday last a woman-named Mrs, Burns was “killed ‘at Los Angeles by a runaway team. Herhusband got out of the ‘wagon to assist. a man in bleeding a sick horse, His wife also stepped out upon the grouad and held the lines. The horses became frightened and she being entangled in the lines Was. dragged on the ground and killed. Preaching Sunday. Divine Services will be heldin the Methodist Church,Sunday morning at 11 o’clock, and in theevening at 7 o’clock. Sabbath School ‘at 2% o'clock, Pp. a. Rey. J. W. Stump, Pastor. } Episcopal services at the Court House every Sunday morning at 11 -o’clook, by Rev. Mr, Andérson. . Divine. Services,at the Catholic Church, Sunday morning at 10% o’clock. Sunday School 2, and Vespers at 7% P,™, Rey. Father Claire, Pastor. in the evening at 7% o'clock. hear hear yourselyes talk, 80 we con. at the Baptist Church Sunday. tented .ourselves--in gath whee Atl a. af and 814-2, 26. abbath Schook t-lics we thought Would prove interest. . "Me lose of the morning service. Rev. J ish jn ates . A. Wirth, Past us og, in silence.. The general teature.of) ". Pano Nthem a call. _ Divine services will be held at the A. M. «Church Sunday morning at) o’clock.:} . OG" F OB: SAMI UGH: pene x ‘Trustees, serene Cosmpotttan Benevotent Soc still refers te any citizen in Nevada City and county. : Nevada City, Dec. 24th f OMDINANCE NO. 45, AN ORDINANCE in relation to Dangerous Explosives. : , Section 1, 1t shall not be lawful for any person or persons to keep within the city Limits, for a longer perio. than tour’ oars, the danerous explosives kuown as Giant or Dynamon Foveeacues SOwGne, Neane gree Power, or Nitre-glycerine, in a greater mth. than fiye pounds. . hs ’ ; section 2, Any person or persons who shall violate the provisions of section Onc, shall, on convictiun, be, fined. in auy sam no less than twenty-five: and not exceeding one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned iu the ae R. L. GRINNAN, Secretary. * of holiday goods, toys, etc., at'greatly reduced prices. Dealers and others wishing -to buy cheap should give Man Mort es. The niurber of mortgages recorded between August ist, 1869,and August Ist; 1870, and not satisfied at the latter }date, as shown by the ~Recorder’s books was 178. = Tue Bro Buast.—The Appeal de~) scribing the big blast at Sucker Flat says: The powder. was ignited by means of an electric wire, and the explosion that followed, is described by those who witnessed ‘it. as a most mag~ nificent sight, thowing dirt, 80 feet into the air. The earth fora space of 200 feet in length, 150 in width and 70 in depth was eatirely: broken. ap: onsen NOTICE to TAX PAYERS OTICE is hereby given that the Assess-~ ment Roll of Nevada City, for ‘the year énding May ist. 1871, bas been placed in my hands, and that the Taxes charged on the game are How due and ble. “i will be in attendance at the Marshal’s office, on Broaa Street, for the purpose of receiving the Taxes avery day-(Sundays excepted] from 100’clock A.M, tid12 ie M. ard from 2 till 4 o’clk, P.M. until Sanwa y 4th, 1871: and all Taxes rempining due-and unpaid on the latter date will be declared delinquent, and be placed in the hands of the City Attorney, for coilection. ; L. NIHELL. Marehat, : nd.ex-officie ‘Pax Collector. Nevada City, Dec. 44, 1870. School Notice. A hd vacation for Christmas Holidays in Nevada School District willbe extended to INCLUDE MONDAY NEXT. The Pubjio Schools in eaid District will commence on TUESDAY, Jan. 8d, 1871. J. 4. CALDWE A. B: Fey hiya ast NILES SEARLS, GETTING MARRIED. yr ste poorest YOUNG Lape on a vi t ropriety a mpropriety of getting Married, with pee hetp for those who feel for. matrimonial haps piness. Sent tree, in sealed envelopes. Address,, HOWARD’ ASSOCIATION, Box -PPhiladelphia, Pa, 223-3m HAVILAND, HOOPER & CO: The attention of Dealers ‘inthe country is res) fully ealled ‘to ‘our and éxtensive stock of , Crockery, Glass Ware, Cutlery PLATED WARE, PORCELAIN, CLOcKs, de. dhe, HAVILAND, HOOPER. & CO., No. 335 PINE SERAET SAN FRANCISCO, All Mill Owners should not fai city prison not exceeding ten days. Passed December 22d, 1870. . BT. ALLEN; President: _.T,. HRoure Clerk, eis 24 Notice. TY.HERE will be a Special Meeting of the Board of Supervisors on , ary, A. D. ls? Bee aan sole Fe H-GRS; Clerk Bourd Supervisors. Nevada City, Dec. 30th, 1870. co PRIVATE SCHOOL. il gg THIRD TERM of. MISS MILLER's SCHVUL will open Monday Morning; Jan. 9, 1871. Nevada. Dec, 27th. Assessment Notice, ()PLEANS CONSOLIDATED MINING Co. ‘Nevada County, California, Not‘ce.is. hereby given that at ameeting of the Board of ‘Trustees, held on the 27th day of December. 1870,un assessment (the fourth] of Fifty Cents per share on the capital stuck of the said Company, payable immediately in United States gold and silver coin, to the Secretary, at his office [Utt’s Assay office, Main st, Nevaua. . Any stock upon which said assessment shali remain unpaid onthe 27th day of January, 1871, shall be deemed delinquent and will be duly advertised for sale at publicanction, anu unless payment shall be made ou the 1sth day of February, 1571, to pay the delinquent arsessment, together with cosis. of advertising and expenses o1 gale. By order of thé Boao of Prusiees, make 28 : oO, MALTMAN, Secretary. igen, HATE” DRESSING = SALOON. PHILIP DUCA.....Proprietor. BROAD STREET, NEVADA CITY, Mair Cutting, ........ 3 Saving ne 7.” eh Sham BJ vewn oe aah. . Baths—tivt or Celd. Hair Dressing Room for Ladies and ehildren. Treru Exrracrep. Leeches applied for 25 ecnts,. Cupping 25 cents. CH. FERRAND, . . PHOTOGRAPHIC . —anp—; DAGUERREAN ARTIST, 3" Every kind of Ph is and Ambrotypes taken in the best martes a the Art. ON PINE»: STRBRT: ue Over ‘thé United States Bakery. A. C. NELES, Attorney and Counselor at Low At the Court House. NILES SEARLS, Attorney and Counselor at Law «. OFFICR—Corne of Broad and Pine Streets over Carley & Beckman’s saloon. Nevada. aes RM. HUNT, M, D.ATTENDING PHYSICIAN ~ NEVADA. oIry WE or MERCH: TAILOR. , . AVING REMOVED TO PINE STREET, OF BRUA ‘} Con é e@ Clothing to order. thing sleanes Seearpenad short nos oped Seergnaret mpbesiened WM. CAMPBELL. Wednesday, the 4th day of JanuLocation of Works, Nevada Township, . NILES SEARLS, PN. B= The Commpottear a was th co Ce tr N P; pe pe Sead la wi C hs Ce an ex eae oe