January 3, 1871 (4 pages)

gee — a a a — aaa or : . _TURGQAY MORNING, J4@. 3h . . BORMPWS loft illcat upawy Bo Mat Cr oe ore ‘Narrow Gauge Railway. . . Tarkou fiver countiy, » distance of 9¢ ; 4 Srauseh a — Ke Coren ieee The cs one was vitins first. year. In the month at December the was $69,410. Wen. t the Burge n hed and arid day,and that afiai . f Has if a field of aptillery. was belch. perous condition. ee : ing forth-in_ murderous affray. From} The annual report of the Idaho shows . Aaxrom.gangn_tallwazs-_are.--much {miles fom. the former. On the morn~-; beneath the.giecier; Pushing ont-atits . the creshlog for twelve monthe to have talked of in the Eastern States, and in . ing of July the 5th, we perceptibly felt. 1.56 was a torrent of water, bearing . } sc GMs of charts, whisk ans = ° Califorpia.a number of short lines ‘have the temperature to; become very much rocks and earth deposit in iis . #004 10, of an a $19. 5 ~ "yen profected: —“Phe--styte~of track} pookder-thes—on-the-fordrer “day; “Wi . coarse: to the octal fe -. ot iting Ga aad aieue the pledge made by the Society be carried out in good faith, but owing to unforseen eir. the ace of their.Agents and patro, ; coniles tee Fair until ee Senibahaadhin cainidenccedaemiia ake maak aceeamaadiname eamieamamamndaemccciemie tee necteiee eka preereer erate { 3 : i % f tain districts of, California, not only on account of its cheapness compared with the ordinary gauge, but of the ‘facility ud making-more abrupt tiras-A New. York journal goes.so far as to say that the two feet gauge railroad is to be the railroad of the fature for freight traffic, and capitalists are called upon to construct a road of this character between ' that city and.Chicago. . The Hnterprise says a number of narrow gauge roads are contemplated in the coal districts of Pennsylvania, and the :Philas delphia Press'states that a party of capitalists residing at Lebanon, Harrisburg and Allentown are making -arrangements to build a two fest six inch ‘gauge’ railroad from Allentown via Reading and Lebanon to Harrisburg, running along the--Tulpehocken .and ' carrying local freighte and . passengers. Tt says they propose using the <Fairley engines oma narrow track, as the cost of construction and eqnipment is only one-third that-of the wide geuge roads, of four feet eight. inches, and adds : “The'speed on these reads is from 20 to $0 miles an hour, and-freight can be carried for one cent perton per mile, and yield handsome revenue upon the investment.” The. narrow gauge railway system appears likely to have a very extensive introduction in thie country within a short period, ani we entertain no doubt that quite a new impetus will be given by it to railway -—building, and that it-will contribute immensely to the development of the country. While their cheapness commends these railroads ‘to. the Fastern States ds a meané of cheaper transportation, their adaptation to the topography of the wining districts of California and Nevada points the way to a practicable railway commitnication ‘between the Central Pacific and the towns north. " and south-it. Reference to this sub-~ ject has been suggested by a knowledge of the fact that a narrow gange road has been projected between! Elko and Hamilton; and a bill Introduced in the coming Leyisfature tO\quthorize the Gounties to be bgnefited “by the enterprise 10 loan their credit to it to the extent of $100,000 or $150,000 each. With this agsistadce, the. necessary funds to complete the’road will be ad-~ vanced in Sen Francisco, we are told, and we can discern no . Treason why the county aid solicited should not be granted. ; Thé Literary Society. . The meeting of the Literary Societ on Saturday night was more largely attended than any yet held in Library Hall. Many unable to obtain seats remained standing during the entire ex. ercises, The. opening chorus was by the Choral Society, The reading by Miss Wellington was good and was heartily applauded by the audience, Miss Mollie B, Hinds and. Miss Katie _ Edwards sang with good taste a duett, _ the accompanyment being played by Miss Hinds,’ Miss Luefia Gepliart read the “Vagabonds,” giving the piece its full dramatic effect. The essay was a beautiful pen picture of the “Beauties of Home,” by Miss Jennie Van Bergen, and was well read. The debate, though entirely on the subject, and handled with anugh ability, gave. considerable dissatisfaction, and we think justly. Next Saturday evening an interesting programe will be presented, and the, justification of Russia's demand for re~ lease from the treaty of 1856 discussed. Divorees. ; The Courte have, not, done a lively business »in the: divorce line in this county duriug thé past twelve months. Up to January 1st only seven divorces ‘Ohe.was refused. : t in ia ne —iu a small boat,and landing amid soon discovered the reason, by running wonderful tranSition! Only a few hours apart, the. warm sun, the bright. very ideal of what you imagine when reading the life of the unfortunate Dr. Kane, The Tarkon river, like the Chilcat, runs far up into the interior of the main land, the latter emptying into Lynn’s canal, while. the fermer emptiewinto.the mouth of Stephens’ Passage, that divides the east side of Admiralty Island from the main land. . Anchoring in:17 fathoms water, /Avit an ebb tide running 8 miles per/ hour, “#e found it difficult to “hold on)” and it was thought prudent to amore favorable berth ‘ere the Dod tide made, that would evidently float the huge masses of ice that were now scenery in this locality would take the pen of the most able writer to give it its romantic dues, and it is but a feeble expression when I suy it is majestically grand. On one side of the bay, high towering bluffs soar heavenward, until lost-in the hazy mist, -scudding before an army of dark fog clouds, On the other hand two tall stately glaciers, refulgent with the rays of the morning sun, shoue equal to burnished silver mountains, while distant far off snowy . peaks were bathed in the crimson glory of the morning. Upon a small sand spit, putting out towards the river are a fow rude huts of the hunters and pelt trappers, located but temporarily, their Winter village being a few miles south east of this. Coming alongside in the frail canoe, we readily distinguish the difference between the Sitkas, by their garb, not having the trappings usually vended by the sons of Israel. This tribe exists solely.on the meat of the hair seal, which are caught in great Mumbers for their-hides, and grow to a much larger size than further southThe Indians in this locality have a geueral sameness of character about them as seen in other tribes. Trusting enx tirely to the trap and chase for a subsistance,they remain isolated from their brother trives, as well as whites, for months at a time, and repair to the traders locality about twice in the year, to obtain supplies in exchange for their peltry. From what has been known of this peeple, they do not mingle with the whites as freely as other tribes around us, and are by no mednsas friendly. The Hidson Bay Company were always suspicious when trading with them, and took every precaution not to be captured by surprise. _Upon several occasions they éndeavored to mislead the Captain of the trading, steamer through the wrong channel, where inevitable destraction would have resulted, and the wreckérs have garnered a goodly harvest, after murdering the crew. The general physical appearance of the natives are that of a stout, robust, and evidently a more hardy race than any other along this coast, capable of enduring the utmost fatigue and of standing the coldest of their Winters with a very limited amount of clothing. At the time of our visit the:male population were absent on their salmon harvest, and but few of the tribe were to be seen. Most of their peltry is taken to Fort Simpson, & trading post of the Hudson Bay Co,, where they obtain a better market thau our traders can give. The secret of the matter is, John Bull bas an unlimited supply'of ram at his several stations, while the American trader is not allowed a thimble full, even for his own consumption ; and if one thing more than another can obtain a mink ormar tin skin, it is whisky, During the day it was agreed thata party should visit the shore, and if accessible, proceed to into a field of ice hammocks, What a} ee ‘aigns of Jarge masses OF tee having been terwards melted away, leaving deep spot. Gathering our little curiosities of shells, moss and pebbles, we prepared to return to the steamer, and reaching the boat about the return of thie flood tide, had the pleasure of seeing the ice hammocks surging and grind&mg tox ther by the action of the tidal wave. The whole field beeame fearfully-agitas ted;and it was necessary to observe the greatest’ caution in order to keep clear of them. At, sundown the blus. try ‘winds returned with renewed vigor d the whole ice field bore down upon our vessel, urged along: by the eight Mile Current, aud nany Of them strik— ing the cable and bows of our steamer, gave usa faint idea of their vastness in the polar regions. All night we remained at our anchor, and at early mosn proéeeded.on our voyage of pleasure toward other dusky tribes habiting’ these broad expense of waters. FREEDOM’s FoorsTErs. What you call him ? Yesterday in making his rounds, a gentleman was accosted by a Chinese woman, who asked, “What you call to-day ?” She was informed: that today was the second day of January. She then asked what Melican man call yesterday, and was answered, “New Year.” “Oh, me shabee,” she replied, “yesterday allé same white man new year, to-day yeu calle him .nigger new year.” She had. evidently so cone cluded, from the fact that the colored people yesterday celebrated emanci pation. ¢ MINING AT GRass VALLEY.—The Grass Valley Union gives a review of the mining situation fiom which we condense the following : The new mill at the Empire mine, which replaces the one burned on the 20th of September last, is almost ready to commence crushing rock. . The new mill is not as showy as the old one was, but-we regard it as a much more con. veniently and compactly arranged mill, The mill. building is 42 by 95 feet in size, and has not a post within it, the roof being .supported by arches. This allows great convenience in the arrangement of the machinery. There are twenty stamps in the mill, each weighing 810 pounds, and these are to have 80 drops a mjpute. The crushing capacity. of the millis therefore great. A heavy Blake’s rock-~breaker is to be used in front of the batteries. The hoisting works building is also very conveniently arranged, and the machinery is in perfect order. This building is 110x35 feet in size. We notice several improvements in the hoisting works arrangements, especial‘ly in the plan of the construction of pump rods and break rods. The North Star, the oldest mine in the district, is opened to the depth of 1,200 feet. Under the efficient super. intendency-of Mr. Dudley Hoyt, who has had charge of the mine since August 1869, much sew work has been done ; 200 feet ‘of new shaft have been sunk, 8,000 feet of drifts run, shafts re— timbered and tracks re-newed. ll the actual proceeds of the mine—which proceeds have not only paid current working and extraordinary expenses, but regular dividends beside for some months past. The Eureka mine continues to-be monarch of -all-themines: The first . quarter's run of the Eureka fcr the present fiscal year, give $187,000. in Lof 13 weeks. Of this amount $3,000 © ice, went to the glacier on foot, #6+° .The O’Connor, Osborne Hill, Masshotles of from 15 to 40 feet to mark the} . the Polar sea when they know so much this new work has been paid for from . °P®™ iartz at the Idaho was $11 85 per *;or a profit of $7 17 per ton. achusetts Hill, Allison Ranch, Grant, Wednesday, January 18th. 1871, the award of Premiunis will be surely e witho t turther delay. thrown aside with the debris, and afs. Perrin’s and other mines of the dis. . trict are reported in prosperous condi‘tion; ner i deen ceeneipeesantennasinena ns wba — ae ee A LATE numberof. the Commercial Advertiser of Honolulu relates the fact that one of the whale ships in the harbor recently captured a whale im the Arctic seas, which had in its carcass a harpoon. This harpoon was known to belong to a ship which was at that time fishing in the northern seas on: the other side of the continent. had evidently passed from one open sea to the other by way of the pole. He must have found open water, for even « whale must come up at: short. -inter-vals-to-blow.—It--is—certaia— that the Polar Sea is navigable for whales from one side of the continent to the other But while itdoes not foilow that ships would follow the same track, the fact cited is one of considerable interest. Shipmasters may be able to navigate about navigation in the high lattitudes as this whale with the harpoon “sticking in his back. a soot At Eureka, January ist, 1871, D. H. McNeil, aged 89 years. == EEE NOTICE to TAX PAYERS . WF OTICE ts hereby given that the Assess. d N ment Roll of Nevada City, for the year ending May ist. 1871, has been placed in my hands, and that Taxes cha on. the same are how due and payable. l will be in attendance at the Marshal’s office, on Broad Street, for the purpose of receiving the Taxes wey day [Sundays excepted] from 10 0’clock A. M. till12 o’elock, M. ard from 2 till 4 o’¢! P.M. until January 4th, 1871 : an all Taxes remaining due and “wnpaid on the latter dave will be declared delinquent, and be placed in the hands of the City: attorney for co.lection. L, NIHELL. Marshal, And ex-officio Tax Collector: Nevada City, Dec. 14, 1870. ; School Notice. hes 7 vacation for Christmas Holidays in ‘Nevada School District will be extended to INCLUDE MONDAY NEXT. } “Phe Public Schools tn said District will. cemmence on TUESDAY, Jan. 3d, 1871. J. 1. CALDWELL, A. B, GREGORY, dai ' NILES SEARLS, CIGARS, TOBACCO, PIPES, &C. J. JACOBS Masonic Building, Pine Street, Ne eity, H’8 JUST RECEIVED a splendid stock of Goods to which he invites. attention ‘6fall who sell Gr use Tobacco. The stock consists of Cigars of every brand. From 825 r thousan including the test shes f, Sy ame _ Havana and Domestic Cigars, Among them the JOCKEY CLUB, rIGa LADIES CIGARS, &c. = Chewing Tobacco, 2 THE BEST OLD AND NEW BRANDS Kock Twist, Golden Bi all kinds of Na and other brands. ~ mee Fine Havana Smoking Tobacco, By ba or in packages, Olive and etner good Splendid Meerschaum Pines, FANCY Goons, PLAYING OARDS, &c. &c. All Goods sold Jat reasonable prices. Call and examine the THE NEW VARIETY STORE ——— J. & M. BLUM, OULD r inform the _ Nevada tod vietnity, “that they "havi A Gesteral Variety Store, ores shed a tae cena area eee Me er Leiria WAGONS, W weand Also, at all c. ~~} stilt refers to any ¢ The whale . . A. B. GREGORY, 8. ‘Nevada City aud R. 1. GRINNAN, Secretary, . Nevada City, Dec. ath, os County, \ ORDINANCE NO, 45, A* ORDINANCE in relation to Datigerous Explosives, % Section 1, 1t shall not be lawful for any person or persons to keep within the city mits, for a longer period than four hours, the dan. serena explosives known as Giant or Dynamte Powder,Hercnles Powder, Hefiheggar Powder, or Nitro-glycerine, in a greater quantity than five pene. Section Any person or persons who shall violate the provisions of Section Oue shail,'on conviction, be fined in any sum no: less than twenty-five and not exceeding one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned the city prisenm not exceeding ten days. Passed December 22d, 1870, ——— Srenmmesesnarepentinemaseaeattoeecmeithne T. Hours Clerk, : . . a4 Notice: [HERE will be a Special Meeting of the Board of Supervisors on Wednesday, the 4th day of January, A. D. 1871, : ‘IIR OGERS. Clerk Board Bupes visors. Nevada City, Dec,.30th, 1870. ' ‘PRIVATE SCHOOL. ft Bein THIRD TERM of MISS MILLER's. SCHUUL. will open Monday Morning, Jan. 9, 1871. Nevada. Dec. 27th. Assessment Notice. % ( CONSOLIDATED MINING Co. Location of Works, Nevada Township, Nevada County, Caliiornia. Not’ce is hereby given that at a meeting of the Board of ‘Irustees, held on the 27th vot December, 1870,an assessment [the fourth) of Fifty Cents per share on the capital stock of the said Cumpany, payable immediately in United states gold and silver coin, to the Secretary, at his office [Ott's Assay office, Main xt, (evada. . Any stock upon which said assessment shal) remain unpaid on the 27th day of January, 1871, shall be deemed delinquent.and will be duly advertised for vale at publicauction, anu unless payment shall be made ou the 18th day of February, 1871, to pay the delinquent assessment, together with cos18 of advertising and expeuses o1 sale. By order of the Board of Trustees, a28 O. MALTMAN, Secretary. i, HAIR DRESSING — SALOON. PHILIP DUCA..-. Proprietor. BROAD STREET, NEVADA CITY, Mair Cuttimg.... 25 Cents Shaving ...+ ' Shampooirng ... 20025Baths—Wut or Cold.. s.lCU Hair Dressing Room for Ladies and ehildren. TrerH Exrracrep. Leeches applied for % ecnts.’ Cupping 25 cents. CH. FERRAND, PHOTOGRAPHIC DAGUERREAN ARTIST, (3 Every kind of Photographs and Ambrotypes tance in the best syyle wrthe Art.ON PINE STKEET, Over the United States Bakery. a a4. © NILES, Attorney and Counselor at L-w —OFFICE = At the Court House. R, M. HUNT, M., D. ATTENDING PHYSICIAN NEVADA CITY A. ROSENTHAL MERCHANT TAILOR, : HAwe REMOVED TO PINE STREET, near the CORNER OF BROAD, wil} pore _} constantly on hand a find stoca of material an “~~ len al Gat ciel at short nos tice. me a call, : WM. CAMPBELL, Architect and Designer OFFICE—Union Hotel, Nevada City Nevada, March 20th, 1870. JAMES A. STIDGER, quer fom til Saux OF MINK ES ee eed

gee — a a a — aaa or : . _TURGQAY MORNING, J4@. 3h . . BORMPWS loft illcat upawy Bo Mat Cr oe ore ‘Narrow Gauge Railway. . . Tarkou fiver countiy, » distance of 9¢ ; 4 Srauseh a — Ke Coren ieee The cs one was vitins first. year. In the month at December the was $69,410. Wen. t the Burge n hed and arid day,and that afiai . f Has if a field of aptillery. was belch. perous condition. ee : ing forth-in_ murderous affray. From} The annual report of the Idaho shows . Aaxrom.gangn_tallwazs-_are.--much {miles fom. the former. On the morn~-; beneath the.giecier; Pushing ont-atits . the creshlog for twelve monthe to have talked of in the Eastern States, and in . ing of July the 5th, we perceptibly felt. 1.56 was a torrent of water, bearing . } sc GMs of charts, whisk ans = ° Califorpia.a number of short lines ‘have the temperature to; become very much rocks and earth deposit in iis . #004 10, of an a $19. 5 ~ "yen profected: —“Phe--styte~of track} pookder-thes—on-the-fordrer “day; “Wi . coarse: to the octal fe -. ot iting Ga aad aieue the pledge made by the Society be carried out in good faith, but owing to unforseen eir. the ace of their.Agents and patro, ; coniles tee Fair until ee Senibahaadhin cainidenccedaemiia ake maak aceeamaadiname eamieamamamndaemccciemie tee necteiee eka preereer erate { 3 : i % f tain districts of, California, not only on account of its cheapness compared with the ordinary gauge, but of the ‘facility ud making-more abrupt tiras-A New. York journal goes.so far as to say that the two feet gauge railroad is to be the railroad of the fature for freight traffic, and capitalists are called upon to construct a road of this character between ' that city and.Chicago. . The Hnterprise says a number of narrow gauge roads are contemplated in the coal districts of Pennsylvania, and the :Philas delphia Press'states that a party of capitalists residing at Lebanon, Harrisburg and Allentown are making -arrangements to build a two fest six inch ‘gauge’ railroad from Allentown via Reading and Lebanon to Harrisburg, running along the--Tulpehocken .and ' carrying local freighte and . passengers. Tt says they propose using the <Fairley engines oma narrow track, as the cost of construction and eqnipment is only one-third that-of the wide geuge roads, of four feet eight. inches, and adds : “The'speed on these reads is from 20 to $0 miles an hour, and-freight can be carried for one cent perton per mile, and yield handsome revenue upon the investment.” The. narrow gauge railway system appears likely to have a very extensive introduction in thie country within a short period, ani we entertain no doubt that quite a new impetus will be given by it to railway -—building, and that it-will contribute immensely to the development of the country. While their cheapness commends these railroads ‘to. the Fastern States ds a meané of cheaper transportation, their adaptation to the topography of the wining districts of California and Nevada points the way to a practicable railway commitnication ‘between the Central Pacific and the towns north. " and south-it. Reference to this sub-~ ject has been suggested by a knowledge of the fact that a narrow gange road has been projected between! Elko and Hamilton; and a bill Introduced in the coming Leyisfature tO\quthorize the Gounties to be bgnefited “by the enterprise 10 loan their credit to it to the extent of $100,000 or $150,000 each. With this agsistadce, the. necessary funds to complete the’road will be ad-~ vanced in Sen Francisco, we are told, and we can discern no . Treason why the county aid solicited should not be granted. ; Thé Literary Society. . The meeting of the Literary Societ on Saturday night was more largely attended than any yet held in Library Hall. Many unable to obtain seats remained standing during the entire ex. ercises, The. opening chorus was by the Choral Society, The reading by Miss Wellington was good and was heartily applauded by the audience, Miss Mollie B, Hinds and. Miss Katie _ Edwards sang with good taste a duett, _ the accompanyment being played by Miss Hinds,’ Miss Luefia Gepliart read the “Vagabonds,” giving the piece its full dramatic effect. The essay was a beautiful pen picture of the “Beauties of Home,” by Miss Jennie Van Bergen, and was well read. The debate, though entirely on the subject, and handled with anugh ability, gave. considerable dissatisfaction, and we think justly. Next Saturday evening an interesting programe will be presented, and the, justification of Russia's demand for re~ lease from the treaty of 1856 discussed. Divorees. ; The Courte have, not, done a lively business »in the: divorce line in this county duriug thé past twelve months. Up to January 1st only seven divorces ‘Ohe.was refused. : t in ia ne —iu a small boat,and landing amid soon discovered the reason, by running wonderful tranSition! Only a few hours apart, the. warm sun, the bright. very ideal of what you imagine when reading the life of the unfortunate Dr. Kane, The Tarkon river, like the Chilcat, runs far up into the interior of the main land, the latter emptying into Lynn’s canal, while. the fermer emptiewinto.the mouth of Stephens’ Passage, that divides the east side of Admiralty Island from the main land. . Anchoring in:17 fathoms water, /Avit an ebb tide running 8 miles per/ hour, “#e found it difficult to “hold on)” and it was thought prudent to amore favorable berth ‘ere the Dod tide made, that would evidently float the huge masses of ice that were now scenery in this locality would take the pen of the most able writer to give it its romantic dues, and it is but a feeble expression when I suy it is majestically grand. On one side of the bay, high towering bluffs soar heavenward, until lost-in the hazy mist, -scudding before an army of dark fog clouds, On the other hand two tall stately glaciers, refulgent with the rays of the morning sun, shoue equal to burnished silver mountains, while distant far off snowy . peaks were bathed in the crimson glory of the morning. Upon a small sand spit, putting out towards the river are a fow rude huts of the hunters and pelt trappers, located but temporarily, their Winter village being a few miles south east of this. Coming alongside in the frail canoe, we readily distinguish the difference between the Sitkas, by their garb, not having the trappings usually vended by the sons of Israel. This tribe exists solely.on the meat of the hair seal, which are caught in great Mumbers for their-hides, and grow to a much larger size than further southThe Indians in this locality have a geueral sameness of character about them as seen in other tribes. Trusting enx tirely to the trap and chase for a subsistance,they remain isolated from their brother trives, as well as whites, for months at a time, and repair to the traders locality about twice in the year, to obtain supplies in exchange for their peltry. From what has been known of this peeple, they do not mingle with the whites as freely as other tribes around us, and are by no mednsas friendly. The Hidson Bay Company were always suspicious when trading with them, and took every precaution not to be captured by surprise. _Upon several occasions they éndeavored to mislead the Captain of the trading, steamer through the wrong channel, where inevitable destraction would have resulted, and the wreckérs have garnered a goodly harvest, after murdering the crew. The general physical appearance of the natives are that of a stout, robust, and evidently a more hardy race than any other along this coast, capable of enduring the utmost fatigue and of standing the coldest of their Winters with a very limited amount of clothing. At the time of our visit the:male population were absent on their salmon harvest, and but few of the tribe were to be seen. Most of their peltry is taken to Fort Simpson, & trading post of the Hudson Bay Co,, where they obtain a better market thau our traders can give. The secret of the matter is, John Bull bas an unlimited supply'of ram at his several stations, while the American trader is not allowed a thimble full, even for his own consumption ; and if one thing more than another can obtain a mink ormar tin skin, it is whisky, During the day it was agreed thata party should visit the shore, and if accessible, proceed to into a field of ice hammocks, What a} ee ‘aigns of Jarge masses OF tee having been terwards melted away, leaving deep spot. Gathering our little curiosities of shells, moss and pebbles, we prepared to return to the steamer, and reaching the boat about the return of thie flood tide, had the pleasure of seeing the ice hammocks surging and grind&mg tox ther by the action of the tidal wave. The whole field beeame fearfully-agitas ted;and it was necessary to observe the greatest’ caution in order to keep clear of them. At, sundown the blus. try ‘winds returned with renewed vigor d the whole ice field bore down upon our vessel, urged along: by the eight Mile Current, aud nany Of them strik— ing the cable and bows of our steamer, gave usa faint idea of their vastness in the polar regions. All night we remained at our anchor, and at early mosn proéeeded.on our voyage of pleasure toward other dusky tribes habiting’ these broad expense of waters. FREEDOM’s FoorsTErs. What you call him ? Yesterday in making his rounds, a gentleman was accosted by a Chinese woman, who asked, “What you call to-day ?” She was informed: that today was the second day of January. She then asked what Melican man call yesterday, and was answered, “New Year.” “Oh, me shabee,” she replied, “yesterday allé same white man new year, to-day yeu calle him .nigger new year.” She had. evidently so cone cluded, from the fact that the colored people yesterday celebrated emanci pation. ¢ MINING AT GRass VALLEY.—The Grass Valley Union gives a review of the mining situation fiom which we condense the following : The new mill at the Empire mine,

which replaces the one burned on the 20th of September last, is almost ready to commence crushing rock. . The new mill is not as showy as the old one was, but-we regard it as a much more con. veniently and compactly arranged mill, The mill. building is 42 by 95 feet in size, and has not a post within it, the roof being .supported by arches. This allows great convenience in the arrangement of the machinery. There are twenty stamps in the mill, each weighing 810 pounds, and these are to have 80 drops a mjpute. The crushing capacity. of the millis therefore great. A heavy Blake’s rock-~breaker is to be used in front of the batteries. The hoisting works building is also very conveniently arranged, and the machinery is in perfect order. This building is 110x35 feet in size. We notice several improvements in the hoisting works arrangements, especial‘ly in the plan of the construction of pump rods and break rods. The North Star, the oldest mine in the district, is opened to the depth of 1,200 feet. Under the efficient super. intendency-of Mr. Dudley Hoyt, who has had charge of the mine since August 1869, much sew work has been done ; 200 feet ‘of new shaft have been sunk, 8,000 feet of drifts run, shafts re— timbered and tracks re-newed. ll the actual proceeds of the mine—which proceeds have not only paid current working and extraordinary expenses, but regular dividends beside for some months past. The Eureka mine continues to-be monarch of -all-themines: The first . quarter's run of the Eureka fcr the present fiscal year, give $187,000. in Lof 13 weeks. Of this amount $3,000 © ice, went to the glacier on foot, #6+° .The O’Connor, Osborne Hill, Masshotles of from 15 to 40 feet to mark the} . the Polar sea when they know so much this new work has been paid for from . °P®™ iartz at the Idaho was $11 85 per *;or a profit of $7 17 per ton. achusetts Hill, Allison Ranch, Grant, Wednesday, January 18th. 1871, the award of Premiunis will be surely e witho t turther delay. thrown aside with the debris, and afs. Perrin’s and other mines of the dis. . trict are reported in prosperous condi‘tion; ner i deen ceeneipeesantennasinena ns wba — ae ee A LATE numberof. the Commercial Advertiser of Honolulu relates the fact that one of the whale ships in the harbor recently captured a whale im the Arctic seas, which had in its carcass a harpoon. This harpoon was known to belong to a ship which was at that time fishing in the northern seas on: the other side of the continent. had evidently passed from one open sea to the other by way of the pole. He must have found open water, for even « whale must come up at: short. -inter-vals-to-blow.—It--is—certaia— that the Polar Sea is navigable for whales from one side of the continent to the other But while itdoes not foilow that ships would follow the same track, the fact cited is one of considerable interest. Shipmasters may be able to navigate about navigation in the high lattitudes as this whale with the harpoon “sticking in his back. a soot At Eureka, January ist, 1871, D. H. McNeil, aged 89 years. == EEE NOTICE to TAX PAYERS . WF OTICE ts hereby given that the Assess. d N ment Roll of Nevada City, for the year ending May ist. 1871, has been placed in my hands, and that Taxes cha on. the same are how due and payable. l will be in attendance at the Marshal’s office, on Broad Street, for the purpose of receiving the Taxes wey day [Sundays excepted] from 10 0’clock A. M. till12 o’elock, M. ard from 2 till 4 o’¢! P.M. until January 4th, 1871 : an all Taxes remaining due and “wnpaid on the latter dave will be declared delinquent, and be placed in the hands of the City: attorney for co.lection. L, NIHELL. Marshal, And ex-officio Tax Collector: Nevada City, Dec. 14, 1870. ; School Notice. hes 7 vacation for Christmas Holidays in ‘Nevada School District will be extended to INCLUDE MONDAY NEXT. } “Phe Public Schools tn said District will. cemmence on TUESDAY, Jan. 3d, 1871. J. 1. CALDWELL, A. B, GREGORY, dai ' NILES SEARLS, CIGARS, TOBACCO, PIPES, &C. J. JACOBS Masonic Building, Pine Street, Ne eity, H’8 JUST RECEIVED a splendid stock of Goods to which he invites. attention ‘6fall who sell Gr use Tobacco. The stock consists of Cigars of every brand. From 825 r thousan including the test shes f, Sy ame _ Havana and Domestic Cigars, Among them the JOCKEY CLUB, rIGa LADIES CIGARS, &c. = Chewing Tobacco, 2 THE BEST OLD AND NEW BRANDS Kock Twist, Golden Bi all kinds of Na and other brands. ~ mee Fine Havana Smoking Tobacco, By ba or in packages, Olive and etner good Splendid Meerschaum Pines, FANCY Goons, PLAYING OARDS, &c. &c. All Goods sold Jat reasonable prices. Call and examine the THE NEW VARIETY STORE ——— J. & M. BLUM, OULD r inform the _ Nevada tod vietnity, “that they "havi A Gesteral Variety Store, ores shed a tae cena area eee Me er Leiria WAGONS, W weand Also, at all c. ~~} stilt refers to any ¢ The whale . . A. B. GREGORY, 8. ‘Nevada City aud R. 1. GRINNAN, Secretary, . Nevada City, Dec. ath, os County, \ ORDINANCE NO, 45, A* ORDINANCE in relation to Datigerous Explosives, % Section 1, 1t shall not be lawful for any person or persons to keep within the city mits, for a longer period than four hours, the dan. serena explosives known as Giant or Dynamte Powder,Hercnles Powder, Hefiheggar Powder, or Nitro-glycerine, in a greater quantity than five pene. Section Any person or persons who shall violate the provisions of Section Oue shail,'on conviction, be fined in any sum no: less than twenty-five and not exceeding one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned the city prisenm not exceeding ten days. Passed December 22d, 1870, ——— Srenmmesesnarepentinemaseaeattoeecmeithne T. Hours Clerk, : . . a4 Notice: [HERE will be a Special Meeting of the Board of Supervisors on Wednesday, the 4th day of January, A. D. 1871, : ‘IIR OGERS. Clerk Board Bupes visors. Nevada City, Dec,.30th, 1870. ' ‘PRIVATE SCHOOL. ft Bein THIRD TERM of MISS MILLER's. SCHUUL. will open Monday Morning, Jan. 9, 1871. Nevada. Dec. 27th. Assessment Notice. % ( CONSOLIDATED MINING Co. Location of Works, Nevada Township, Nevada County, Caliiornia. Not’ce is hereby given that at a meeting of the Board of ‘Irustees, held on the 27th vot December, 1870,an assessment [the fourth) of Fifty Cents per share on the capital stock of the said Cumpany, payable immediately in United states gold and silver coin, to the Secretary, at his office [Ott's Assay office, Main xt, (evada. . Any stock upon which said assessment shal) remain unpaid on the 27th day of January, 1871, shall be deemed delinquent.and will be duly advertised for vale at publicauction, anu unless payment shall be made ou the 18th day of February, 1871, to pay the delinquent assessment, together with cos18 of advertising and expeuses o1 sale. By order of the Board of Trustees, a28 O. MALTMAN, Secretary. i, HAIR DRESSING — SALOON. PHILIP DUCA...-.. Proprietor. BROAD STREET, NEVADA CITY, Mair Cuttimg........ 25 Cents Shaving ......+ ' Shampooirng ...... 20025Baths—Wut or Cold.... s.lCU Hair Dressing Room for Ladies and ehildren. TrerH Exrracrep. Leeches applied for % ecnts.’ Cupping 25 cents. CH. FERRAND, PHOTOGRAPHIC DAGUERREAN ARTIST, (3 Every kind of Photographs and Ambrotypes tance in the best syyle wrthe Art.ON PINE STKEET, Over the United States Bakery. a a4. © NILES, Attorney and Counselor at L-w —OFFICE = At the Court House. R, M. HUNT, M., D. ATTENDING PHYSICIAN NEVADA CITY A. ROSENTHAL MERCHANT TAILOR, : HAwe REMOVED TO PINE STREET, near the CORNER OF BROAD, wil} pore _} constantly on hand a find stoca of material an “~~ len al Gat ciel at short nos tice. me a call, : WM. CAMPBELL, Architect and Designer OFFICE—Union Hotel, Nevada City Nevada, March 20th, 1870. JAMES A. STIDGER, quer fom til Saux OF MINK ES ee eed