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January 19, 1875 (4 pages)

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a } “that range, the different mines had . ee eee, there would have}— been sn Pesos found. It has . on its merits. ey __weredgyied to pay owners refused to. paysthem. This The Bhe Daily Granscript NEY ADA ‘crry. CAla eaalag, Jan. 19, 1878. ee Deep Work Wanted. There are thousands of quartz mines in this State which-bave been worked and paid largeprofits, but —efter—a white «point —wouldbe+ zeached which would fi ail to pay, . and then the mine would be. abandoned. The history of every mine showsthat ” there ere barren spots in them, but if explored, puying ore is soon found + ~~ again, “The famous “Comstock lead ‘gn Nevada, is’ no exception. “Tf as. __ g90n as barren rock” was struck on jnade no difference whether @ mine paid there or Bot, work was. contin“ued. The stock ha .fesn. materially affected, whether lends were ‘declared or assessments levied, but in this State a mine has to be worked Parties opening. & mine expect’. the superintendent. to make it declare dividends every gmaonth. They soon tire of paying. assessments,and prefer to shut duwh and lose the amount invested, rather . __than expend more money in _discov. erirg rich deposits. The Allison’ Ranch mine isan instance. Up to 1866 the gross yields of the mine was $2,400,000. ‘The -producefor three years, ending December 30th, 1860 was $1,000,000, and in 1866, with eight months’ work, the yield was about $200,000. The lowest depth attained at that time, was only four ‘hundred and seventy-five feet on the jncline, or three hundred: and forty feet perpendicniarDrifts had been yun four hundred and thirty odd eet, yet, if ten months after, in consequence of the rock not paying, _ work W suspended, and the mixe a ee Assessments ‘the expenses of sinking for another. level, but the mine is a fair owners had become rich from the proceeds of the mine, who were al-, . the kind they are familiar with, so ‘book publishers who deiste to “keep their publications in the schools, Lthem'in use are just as liable to suspicion of bribery as the ones who ite trash, and were lustily cheered as t passed pasion Commercial Local Brevities. “The-Grass Valley_ Union advises us s ter use @ shotgun -on the man who. * Hfett a note on our table about a “cow hide,” and-other sympathising .editors who have passed throgh Such. experiences, coincide. We-can as. assure our contemporaries that: the hide in question, had not been taken off the animal, long enough tobe serviceable as an instrament of ‘we-had no-use_for the shot gun. —_ 4 ee is now affirmed ‘that school . have as much interest to do so as those. who. seek. to introduce theirs, g ‘and that those who voted toedntinue voted fora y change. Quen sabe? There wasahigh toned “wedding ‘took place ‘yesterday, Thesisterof Ah Look took unto herself a gay and festive youth frem Grass Valley. The happy couple (7?) went to Gfass Valleyo1 con a wedding tour. 'Pheir departure was witnessed by all of Chinatown, .and several hundred street. ae KY B. Carley-will be foun® ready at all times to perform express business night or day, rain ‘0x shine, and . will vote the que who gives 8 him the} most work ‘the best man in town The San Francisco Bulletin says.at lively opposition is going on between Nevada City and Marysville, by two rival stage lines. This is the first we have heard of it. The ohd adage, “Go way. from home to, hear the news, ’ris applicable in this case as. in many others, ohn Mackey, the fortutiats speculator i in stocks at Virginia City, who . is reported to have cleared fifty million dollars, was a resident of this city in early days. ae cnet Money from all parts of the me is centering . in San Francisco tg,be +invested-inthe Nevada mines. This county has sent its share. San Francisco. ought to be flush about these-days. While residents from. ths Eastern. . drawing, ~~ Tha Grass ValleyUnion binkcs wé dispose with the Congressional Committee’s report in the easiest . . possible manner, and says w6" offset . a lot of garbled extracts from” Southern newspapers ‘against their “testiThe Union. mistakes our “motives, we quoted the-extracts to show how easy the committee got over what was supposed to be the state of affairs existing down there. We shall nowwait-to-see-what-thatities. on. any part of the grade. bailt. through . that county. built. tried last week. connection. “We give ifups . ably onestroyed. money given in retan ets will be very liberal. be purchased until the day mony. Peter Parden. aes us that he shall put a,foree of men to work i im)Ptoving the Sau Juam, toll fodd, “of: whieh he is proprietor, as soon ‘as ground is s broke on the railroad, and that he with have it in condition for . the largest teams to pass with ease ‘It is now believed that the proposed new road to connect Downieville and-intermediate points with ‘this -city, will be We understand, Sierra county will ‘build a road aéfar as the riv-Ler, oy the distance. -it-will pass This road will be of . great importaace to this city, ‘as well as to the railroad and the yee reach. Tt ‘inust be We had the. following “question j asked us since the trial of Jackson Tetal.vs Baldwin et al. which “was swore that. upon examination they. found there was. no connection be-rday ~yesterday= Phere —is~ promise tween..the,two. ledges in. dispute. The twelve -jurymen visited the: ground and afterwards ‘rendered a verdict to the effect that there was a ‘Which was right?’’ The drawing for the piand, easy . chair, ard other articles, which was advertised by the ladies who got up the fair and bazar, will come off on . the lst of February or thereabouts. The articles to be drawn are valued at about $700: There were fifteen dred tickets issued, but there . will Bae de rge nuiber unseld—probird—and they will be deSo the _ proportion of n for the: tickTickets can of ‘the Ss ee States ure “suffering from intense cold, and in many places, suffering most penniless when they commencéd working upon it. Supposing the Virginia Consolidated, the. ‘California, or any other of the Comstock mines had been similarly treated, would they to-day be selling for. such fabulous amounts? What is wanted on all our mines is . deep work. When we can tell of the ten twelve, and fifteen hundred-foot levels, then if no pay is found, it may pe policy ~-to—talk -of--suspending+ work. There is nota mine in the ‘county, which has paid on the surface, bat will pay again if sunk on, and they will pay larger dividends \ accorditig to their cost, than many “of the silver leads in Washoe. Our “eapital is-put inte-mines of ‘another _ State, while the leads here are remuining idle and unproductive, for want of it. “San Francisco capitalists who have investments here need not fear a loss of their money if they , will but persevere and. “go down cn = their ledges. \ oo by the Heavy Storm. Ve learn, from, Jonathati: Clatk hit there was considerable damage done near Wheatland by the flood, caused by the heavy rain of ThursThe levee of T. Kirk on. Bear River, gave way and flooded day last. the whole country adjoining, making the water higher on, A. Oakley's ‘Yanch than it has been for years. "The bridge crossing Baxter's slough, . which is sixty feet in length and was built last Summer, was carried “away, and the embankment on the railroad for: sixty feet in length, befor waut of food and shelter, the weather e, although gormy, is like their summer. There is no want, no suffermg from cold, und everything is lovely Who would pot be a Californian? Think of the thermometer being 35 and 40 degrees below zero! coe We understand that Sacramento parties will take” a sub contract to. build the narrow gauge-railroad the whole distance from Colfax to this menced in a short time.Antoine Tam has oysters that look good enough to eat, and we are not certain but that is what his numerous friends do when they call there 80 frequently. ; A little gravel would not be a detriment to the road leading from here to Rock creek. He who goes over that road during the rainy season should-remember the 3d commandment. Ak Smith, of North h Bloomfield, has more jrons inthe fire than any man in the mountains.insurance agent, Notary Public, Justice of the Peace, dentist, keeps a drug store, is a news agent, and is a first rate fellow in the bargain,We understand R, McMurray went. to San Francisco with a view of resigning his position of Superintendent of the Eureka rent Water and Mining Company, but the owners positively refused to accept his “res= ignation. The position is of great respo onsibility, andis attended with agreat deal: of perplexity and tween Sheridan and Wheatland, was also carried away ‘and delayed the! ‘express and freight trains” for several. hours. Itis ecu other damage was aino do: lone. _ aa rasa ony: ae Joan Cashinreturned from Virginia City on Sunday evening. He . . : reports that place the: liveliest camp in North America. He thinks San Francisco does not hold a candle to itin the way of business activity. "The streets are thronged with men, evetything is excitement, and there is a perfect. recklessness in the ex< penditure of money, y, When Mr. Cashin left snow was ever three feet deep; at Carson it was ten: inches, and all the way there was snow until he reached Colfax, =, _nupleasant controversies, Soak Mr, ‘but it was ho go. Wells Fargo & Coy, offer + to carry! . generally, availing themselves of the very liberal offer, _ Arthur ‘Hagadorn le a flying visit this way on Sunday. He is éecily, and that work will be comall the exchanges of the different . newspapers of the. State ,free, of . +¢eharge, and we find publishers are the question further. has been improved. ’ new and in splendid condition, tim large ~~ George § bonanza in the Coms appearance, to-a Califor not indicate fabulous richn standard—can be found in the mines about here. town, Supreme Court. toa second decision, sid position to the first one; Ww suit, it is indeed a hard case. forgot his silent apis es follow place who haye known him } city for grenty four years. ae report is in full, befo.e discussing . The young ladies’ party which ‘comes off on Friday night, will be the first held at the Theatre since it, The floor is The galleries will afford a first rate place to make up any little quarrels young ‘couples may have fallen into, and itiess the dancing at the same There will doubtless be a nd a first rate'time. ” ~has~ soiie of the+ rock:which eame gut: ‘of: ‘the great k lode. Dr. McCormick, of Grass Valley, jaas so far recovered from thé” accident he met with some time since, that he is able to attend all calls in town or fora short distance out of The Union saysin a few days he will be able to see patients at any . distance. He is an There is universal syuiadhy ex. pressed here for the members of the Their ‘duties were laborious: when théy Had only to de‘cide a case once, but when it comes tion by either of the parties tothe) Ole Torson “was welcomed to his old stamping ground by his numerous friends. His residence in Wheat-. land has not diminished his love for his old home, or edused him to be n by its-residents,~ He was safely pilgted through from _— by ‘The funeral of Niches Hunf, which took-—place > ‘on Sunday at 2 o'clock, was well attended. : Many him to his list _Festing Its] an, does + : As good looking rock—jadging by ie vay of ee Local Brevities, : : The changes ade in’ the ‘line of the proposed railroad, made by the second. ‘oufvéy. we leurs, was a source of great disappointnyeht to afew whe expected to get more from the company for damage than their property is worth: We are not sure but some on the present line will be in ‘the same predicament. Weare in receipt of an invitation and complimentary ticket to the par.ty.to be given by the Why Not Club} The arrangements-for a first class . time are about completed, and we ; There will be no danger of a scarcity of wood again this Winter. . Woodmen “had: stored away. large . < ‘filling orders all Winter from the woods. Another rain commenced to fall o on Sunday evening, and it continued all eee pee
‘on Friday night, at~ the Theatre. . expect to see a large clowd present, quantities in the Fall, and have,been} 4 Comurrrer Suicipe at His Ware's . Guavx.—-Horace R. Gibbs, an employe ofthe Indianapolis, Cincinnatig Lafayette Hailroad i in this.city, committed suicidé Monday under peculiar circumstances. Some-two or thre: years. digo pis ‘wife died and was ‘parjed at Spring Groye, since which tima he bag been very melancholy This morning he engaged a hack and drove to Spring Grove. At the entrance he told the driver to exer cise the horses while he visited the grave, butmot-returning—after-some time, the hackman searched for him and found his bédy lying across his wife’s grave, with two enypty Derrin-' gers besideit; he having shot himnow ofgetting what the country so much needed up to a late date. Rey: J. Sims his. been confined to big house for several days with sick‘. megs. “He was unebie to preach i San: day. as ae a a, Carr is making : a visit to his friends in this city: Trinity county teaching seems ‘tox agree with him. Two . of our prominent citizens are talking of buying Texas steers and . § going into the stock business. The best Winter road in the county is the Grass Valley tull road. ‘Phere, Ben: Taylor, is one for you. The Eastern mail failed to come to time st the usual hour on Sunday. a Rosenberg Bros. This well known and papular mercantile establishment, says’ the Holiter “morning’s paper with’a whole column naeebaesk If we are to ju with their patrons ‘by that display ved toward the printer, wefeel assured that all who patrdnize the “firm will receivé the full benefit of their n& RLinehart’s. —store-building; all times to extend a friendy greet-. ing to these who may give them a eall. Nebraska Mine. Nebraska with a view to again strike the ancient channel which is known to pasg.ip the vicinity. The Manzahill east of Sugar Loaf, aad there is but little doubt they are on the same ghanngl, and will, in time, come. to the richest part of. it. loads of gold in that lead, aud it will, Office, in this city, for + Monday, Jan. 18th, 1875. > H. Hy Hasxr as-well-asany he ever took out. tothe mill until they are better. oe work will be continued. curing a patent to a mining claim on American river, which he thinks is the “richest ou’ the “stream. He reports the mings at ‘Little .York as all at work and doing well. —*Phere.is @ package at: 0 Usion Hotel for John ‘Dickson of ‘North San Juan, It is su ate owe Si Christmas, present & ‘bohemian friend of his who drives his quill in Grass Valley. that samé, The Grass Valley Union. oat -where the V flume i is, and thinks it) ought to. be ready ‘to /ran’ timber . down for the railroad.. We believed itis the intention Of the projectors to have it. area time to ay, “It you want a mansard nae built over your eye in short order, tell Jacobs Brothers they haye nota fine {assortment of cigars and tobacco. — ning the 20th. ‘i A a bath in the well enough, only soap, with marked resul Toa Esterprise, appears in this} of their liberality im dealing] ey. "They: have removed their i mense. stock of goods: “jntoBaldwin . where-they_willte-teand -ready— ~et+Work is being proseci ted on the Post; Means Committee, Jan. 14, to urge action on his, bill for the relief of +-Oalifornia * ‘Wrandy . distillers. ‘The ehairnian said that it would be iminediately referred to the ‘Commissioner of Internal Revenue for his opinion, and the committee will then give the matter prompt considera‘tion, A popuLar clergyman says it is in‘teresting to. observe how many people go to the circus ‘‘just to please the childreu,’”’ and very curious to notice that sometiiés it takes severHerman M,. Trustee, 465 self throngh the head. —He Jeft-atetawunnges eit = ter stating that he was not insane, . xelsey J 421 Littlehale JM 2u9 but that the deed was prompted by . Titticnaic J. 2 affection for ‘his dead wife, whom Laemies & ei he, wished to: jin in the other world, ee Aan Doe F Maguire I M 240 and “expressed the” belief that his Mesuire J Mf ar wife would not have waited a “day Maguire dM 243 had he died ‘first. t—Enxehange, — = es on oo 470” Miller HL S: 262 “Revter FOR. Caurvonsna Dreriiena. Mourice B_ ‘Trustee. 530 Representative Page, says~ the . Palmer CC ; 352 ee ee Palmer M E 199 _went before the Ways and} OLD RUN MININ , Location of -princips rg come eANY, ness, San Francisco, Location, of works, Gold Flat, Nevada, Gokete Califer. nia, Notice—There are Melinguent upon the following described sto. k ou acedunt { assersmenit ie 9) levied on the 7th pn de of Decem $74, the oneal amdunts set ote opposite Fespective. 8 hareholders, Pre follows: ; & Xo. of ¥o. of ; J Names. Certifi'e. Shares,Ant, Badger Jos. 289 100 20:09 Badger Jos 290-" 100 20 6p Bad er Jus 291 100-20 Hy Badger Jos 292 100 20 00 Bargion P. Trustee, 176 50 810 Brown GeoA 429 i lv oy Brown, EP 428 50 19 09 Belding W-J— 44) 200 40-09 Crane Geo 487) 50 Crane Geo 498" Crane Geo + 489 Crane Geo. “491° Dennison IM “448 Elisworth RS 196 Garcélon GC , 619 Gamage A . 455 Gamage A Ty “460 Palmer C C, Trustee, 535 Palmer CC, Trustee, 565 Richardson E A Tra’ e496 Richardgon £ A,'lra'e 497 ‘And in accordance with law, aid an Order of the Board uf Dircctors, made Gn the ith day of December, 1874, so wuapy shares of — each parcel of said stock, a8 may be neces. office of the company, 41 Market street. San Francisco, California, on WEDNESDAY, the 3d day of February, 1874, at the hour ot 12 o'clock, M.-of such day, to pay delinquent assessmnents thereon, together with costs of advertising aud expenses ot the sale. Cc. G, PALM=R, Secretary. Office—4l1 Market street. ji2id women to look after one little boy or girl-on such an occasion. _Wasnox lake _ affords. skating, ‘Drep. 75, Alexander Hunt, aged 68 years. New York yepett please’ COPY: ~ In Nevada City, Jan. 16, 1 ara CITY jal able-bodied men and motherly. _excellent . ss ‘Anctieg, Somaiiea _and-Vari-+“QRUCIBLES, CRUCIBLES, ACIDS, ACIDS, Mining Chemicals, cat eras COUGH CANDY, ~ Affords immediate rclief “to_sore throats. TRY IT. : WATER PROOF BLACKING, “ety “Store. Dieppe ao REP. ; RED. . SS Se a se ag Paints, Os and “Varnishes AT NEVADA DRUG STORE, __E, My PRESON, Drugeist, N. W. eorner Broad and Pine Streets, s Terry VP 49 Walker 1°C ~ “956 1000. 200.00 Walker TC. 257 1uv0 200 du Waters W_R— = $10; 150-30 00 -Waters W Kk 556 100 000. G Waters W & 537 100 2000 4 sary, Will be gold at’ public auction at the ~ ‘PRESTON'S . nita mine is also workitig into the . Second Hand Furniture Bought & Sold. SS whe FOURTH SELECT PARTY, _ OR THE— There are pe ere re-long, be captured by our enieri It is estimated that there has been over threeand @ quarter millions of dollars taken from he channel, _within a distance of John Schmidt is at work kine vine, and he informs us itis eR, 9 He dias. quite a large quantity on the dump, but the roads are in such a eendition that it will not be drawn ‘There will be a meeting o of the Guila Botiety at the residence of . George Jacobs, om Wednesday eveean recently lok’ He managed} a got hold of a}. piede of stove ‘blackis instead of poor man with a la tai ie glory is of but little oy = BROAD STREET, NEVADA CITY. ~ Opposite the Bank. fa Jan. 18, 1875, 5 —— Notice to Creditors. STATE of WM. “ELLIS, deceased. Notice is hereby given by the undersign-. ed, Administrator of the Evtate of William Ellis, deceased, to the creditors of, and,all persons having claims ceabed, to exhibit them with the necessary vou , within four months after the first publication of this notice, to the said Administrator at North San Juan, in the county of Nevada. 2 ROBERT HUGHES, P.M. Eliis, deceased. ‘ Ratke ee ‘Niles Searls, Attorney. jan 18, 1875. Brown Miss Alice. : Bramnard A. NATIONAL EXCHANGE Church CB. 2. ane *~ Everett H, 2, oa _ Hegele F. ie Hyde Wm. G = Hollis Jno.. aoe ‘ ‘ por — Mary. HOTEL, anding C, ans BROAD 8TREET..... ry. : tin-op-. Murphy Edward. . a —a ut mo-. MalmsChas.1.F. gs. A, EDDY, ; ', Proprietor. : ae oe HIS iis KNOWN HOTEL Is AL-. . 4 erry. ways open for the accommodation of Souzada Joaquin De. . the Traveling Public. Large additions have tos LD =. nea tea eee ete 2 a SOR EP w nga se — airy_and comfortable, and the Vable will elis Geo. N. compare favorably with that of any. Hotel ~-2-+ . in the State. The Proprietor. will spare no Rich Rock. guests ‘. pains nor expense to render his. comfortable, —__ Stages for all parts of the State ha their Offices at this Hote ia A share: of Public Patronage is respect. fully soliex ted Ay A ee A. A. EDDY, E ye Proprietor * ne OR Silenin tok ea convict the person or persons who have broken ‘tue windews and otherwise damaged the School ig oe ala District. a ‘ is age Nevada roe Jan. Lochs 18. 1874. JOHN H. HARRISON, —. , PARES ERS se COLNEL hye ERIE EN against the. said de. . Sadie Gumbert, ::. _K. T.' Madigan Kate Gray, . Abbie Corneil, A. Phyl Davenport, Hattie Rolfe. Annie Hupp, ~ K. M, Williams. — i “Administrator of the Estate of! William . The House is kept open all night for he accommodation of the ‘Traveling Public, BLL “‘Pables and Bar cennect withthe Hotel. a YADA THEATRE, January 22d, 1875. an Sie Committee. Eliza Cornell, _ Flora Holbrook, cs Floor Managers, Floor Director, Gussie C, MeQuestin. Nevada, Jan. 9th. The Second One Dollar SOIREE, OF THE NEVADA SOCIAL CLUB, WILL take place—gt-TEMPERa } ANCE HALL, on FRIDAY EVENING, FEB. 5th. Tickets, adinittiing 1 ladies and gentie've, to be had only oS ei = : AI. ZEKIND, Commercial Street. J. C. DONNELLY, Broad Street, A, D. MARTIN, at Geo. Welch’s Store.. ‘W. W. JACOBS, at B: H. Miller’s Store. Nevada, Jan. 3d, 1875. To City Tax . Payers. VS. ASSESSMEN TL TOE OF NEV¥ADs ,CITY, having been placed in wy. heals notice is hereby given that I Twill be ia uy office at City Hall, on . MONDAY, JANUARY 4th, 1875, “anni ERY DAY THEREAFTER until MONDAY, FB, lst, 1975. From 9 o'clock, A. M, till 4 o’cluck, P.M. ne x the purges of receiving seats . etd tpaid by/Fe will iI be delin Manat and5 per co costs will be added. J; B. GRAY, City Marsha Nevada, Jan. ap ee = ~ SPECIAL 3 NOTICE: . tthe “Ria indebted Nick ate vocab sak Es R. W. + the Bas of Nevada x aly pr mands will ‘please ‘present them far 9 RW. TULLE, Assienet rates tor Cash.~ . ment. tmiop oo Heead Berwst, Ti sateen a He Nevada, Jan. ccna ‘dk “why. Not’ Club, @ . WILL BE GIVEN AT THE NE ig its ‘th int aft all cla