March 26, 1878 (4 pages)

PS RES 5 ecive PIONEER REDUCTION” works. The great jose in geid which has been experienced in the working of _ quartz by the general process in use, that of the battery, coppers, pans or grinders and sheking tables for catching sulphurete, lias stimulated several persons to invent processes whereby @ greater saving of goid could be effected. Two or three have been tried in this county, seh as -the~-Freneb-reaster, Frier— process, . inelinatien-te-roply-porsonally-toaay¢ Monnier process, eS of which 5; were “found wanting,” A kttle over —— eure sinoo, Peat. Oras, believing for gi, Ws aatide of iba Meceiaala —he had discovered-a process for the and ‘ee _for the TRaxsomerr,.; receipt for us.in eur name. The Seminole Mine, oe Perritory. ~Withtathe past. u mbath we have from parties:im tie Eastern Sta siwilar to the follewing. ing pm on i March 19. vam “Messrs, Brown & Co, “bankers, of Calais; Maine, are the agents. for the sale of stock of. the Seminole Gold and Silver Mining Company (incor porated ander -the laws of Wyoming) They have seat to me their cireular soliciting the sale of stock. and quote from yonr paper: “Important Discovery. All d-clare the Suninole mine ooe of the largest and richest mineral deposits ever discovered.” Will you please write me where this mine is located? Is it all right? Are Mesers. Brown & Bro., of Calais, Maine, agents for the sale of Bt stuck? As we have neither the time for menst © Hishry Hanks, Eig, who bes bé jn Nevada County for several and was in this oity on Satarday, iofi = mens for exhibition «t ‘the Paris Exposition. At Grass Viiley, especial-) ly, did he sncceed in obtaining some rock which is of unprecedented richness aud veauty. But so fa: as this immediate neighborhood is concerned, he reports but. medioe re snecess, Tuis fact may " probabi; be attributed to the short time td which his stay among us_ Was limited. _But there is still ampie oppor. . tanity for the Nevads City mining district to do itself proud, as avy specimens lef: ac the express office during ths preseut week will be forwarded’ to the Conmissioner ot such Tetters “we lave Ormay tn tlie ‘fatare, receive, "wé will now say.once ‘Gold and Silver Mining Company, . _ greater saving of the precious metul, ‘ame to Nevada City, and in company. wita Mr. Mitchell, selected. a site neat Canada Hill, where a mill and machinery was erected. It was soun found thet tue location was not favorable for advantageous working, being too far from tue several quartz mines in this locality. The ioill and waachinery was then moved: to its present location on the Grass _ Valley read,” and erected on a larger scale and improvements made i in the ~“qnachinery. = About: a year since the Company Wyoming Territory,” ever appeared. ‘in the TRANSCRIPT, and a search through the columns of various prominent: stock and mining jour nals fails to disclose mention of the mine. We cannot say where thie mine is located, for the simple réason to Paris. . Those in possession of fine specimens of. ores, petrifactions, eic., need have n0 hesitancy jn send. ing them on, as owners are insured tiast at the invitation ot ue that he hit met with extra. ] nary suecess in segttring speci. yt ‘Ban Francisco; “atid by~ hia sitpped=F Hwittuupotished— surfaos—and -abrapt Under ‘the Microscope. A A large no mber of ladies nion hotel «on ‘Sata iog microscopical examivations of . ‘ores and various other objects, byt means of the very powerful instrument_in possession of ‘that. gentleman, Minute bodies, which could searce be observed by the naked eye were magnified to a size which gave their ‘every ontline and color. ‘A lady’s fine linen handkerchief was made to appear like a net of ship cables, and when a. fine *Saarp’s”’ needle was subjected to the magiifye instrument, it took . form ofa half-finished railrond spike, . det ing power of tue woudefal optical) to itself the! i eA to esa of all accounts! must be made to” A, Chaty, . Receive Deposits, buy end scl) exchang 5 8 = Purct.ase Gold Dustand Bullion. ~~ imme mediately , or their acWavenes. ae e. : Te eee Pe _.Draw Checks on counts will be placed in the xB yoRK, rney for col-. ~~. SAN FRANCISCO, panda of an attorney onl SAN JOSE, = lection. A198 A CEES. Also sell Exchange on all x, "_imcipa European .Citier Make coflections and. transact » ganer Banking Business.’ « CORRESPONDENTS. : New York—First-National Bank. ss San Franciseo—First Nat. Gold Bann, San Jose—Farmers Nationa! ag Bank, 824 A. CHATY. _ March 26, 1878. 1 : __ CASH OR NO SALE. The Di REVAaS : wots Winter 1 ~ Fine weathe Marysville I will have then . The. cheap at last 8 woope “boys of this ci The sum sto fice, on Saturd: stead of $100, : of Sunday. 4 The attendar ~ Sanday evenis few of the ‘1 projections, “Phe experiments taining and dastrackive ‘Dalues, against all loss, Our people should by no weans let any otaer section of the couuty outstrip them in tue mutier of a good showing;‘and iu view of that fact we hope will be prompt in depositing wita the express company’s agent at this place. that we never heard of it. Our private opinion is that it is “all wroog,” and we wouldn’t invest in the stock at acenta share So far as Messrs. “Brown & Bro, of Catals; Maine,” are such a firm before, and never expect . She: ~~ was ineorporuted, ueder “oneal the Pioneer Redugting Works, with) — to again. tye concerned, we never heard of any . before Saturday next, -some fine specimens of wuat this locality produces inthe way .of minerals and petrifcations. : That Sheocting Scrape at Colfax. An Rutortaintag Marphy resting-. — A large. and, enthusiastic ten) perance meeting was that held in the Vestry of the M. E. Church on last Saturday evening. An _ interesting musical and literary programme had been arranged wit evident care, and it proved to be a feature which added to the attendance and interest of the assem blaye. Twenty . blue ribbons-were donned by as day evening, bat. at what com is. were nimerous and of a most enter? . ~ additional . The nextmeeting. of the series. will be held next Satar. TO TBE PEOPLE ( OF ’NEVADA[Brarrs & business eee ime eat Sao: oer BASIS, — = Can be carried on in Nevada to the benefit . . of both buyer and seller, [ have bought the stock of the late firm of WEBER & y. “gINTERNAL REVENUE — SPECIAL TAXKS. ae -NDER the Revised Statutes of the--~ United Ststes, réctions 3232, 3237. 3238, und 3239, every pereo:. engaged in any business, avocation, or employment, which renders him hable toa special tax, is required t. procure and plaice and keep conspicuously in his establishment. or place of business a stamp denvting the payHment of said special tax for the special tax year beginuing May 1, 1878. Section 3244, Revise statutes, designates who are liable to special tax. A return, as.prescribed on Form !1, is also required by law of every person liable to special tax-as above: Severe penalties. are prescribed for pencomp. ; ments, or after Ap @ ‘ATY, and will carry on the basi.ess at the old stand on Commereia) street, and will sell all gvods in the line of Groceries, . Prov sions, Gr in, Flour, “Weed,} Bte., “for. continuing in Dusiness “With we took trot the Nevaga TRANSCRIPT last week. ‘. about the shootiny at Colfax, par. b “Prof, A. B.Crosby President. “‘Having. « curiosity to investigate the new process, a few days ago-wevisited the . 4,4 nolding of t the annual re-anion will and examined the workings of} + Nevada countyans, and is totorm= +l the matter-as our. jt. ‘The entire machinery is ron by a BU-horse power engine, cylinder —-49—inebesin--diameter, 20-inch . __¢troke._The-battery.is the same.asiu-all ordinary mills, bas ten stamps, und-is supplied with a: self-feeder. Extra large sized vopper plates ere arranged for receiving the amalgam, equipped with Stanstield’s concentrator, Theore, aiter being crushed aud concentrated, is passed through wn automatic rousting farnace, where . it undergoes a complete oxidisement; from thence the material is carried .to-burr-milis_in. which it is: gronnd. very fine, From the burr mills it} is carried: by anelevator to a washing tank, where ‘all. soluble matter deleterious tu amalgamation is thot. _oughly removed; thence itis discharged into an amalgamator ‘of pesuliar . construgtion, which has an airangement tor keeping :the quicksilver ,, being” used in constant circulation. “Tn convection with that circulation the quicksilver is made to pass through chemical solutions, for the purpose of keeping it in constant and uniform order. After amalgamation, the pulp is emptied into a large “dolly” tub; from thence it is discharged on 40a large copper plated machine, called-by mill men a “centepede,"’ whieh operates as a concentrator, preventing any loss of quicksilver in fine globules or flour, From the “centipede” the lighter portions are discharged to ‘Waste, while the heavier portions, resulting . from imperfect roasting or griading, the mill, where they are reworked. The assay of tailings from the will vary with the character of the ore, ranging from $3to $4 per ton in gold, Everything about the mill, from the batteries tothe ‘‘centipede,”’ notwithstanding the complication of machinery, works very smoothly undevenly. The working oupacity of the mill is about 20 tons per day. The millis kept busy crushing rock from the New Euglaad and Brunswick mines. See The Pioueer Reduction Works are @ complete success; and although mill aud mine owners bad little or no confidence in the project -at its commencement, owing t the previous failures of other kindred enterprises, the. practical demonstration that the Reduction Works save from 30 to 95 per cent. of all the gold in 1h will rah » ins davor with vainers in t and ot gold miaiag counties ” the-State. ; The Rainefall, ‘The rain-full for this’ section for Sunday, and to 8 o'clock Monday: morning, as indicated by Felix, Gillet's taly aa was 2.05 inches; tor the month. of March, 8,45 inches; and for. the.entire season dy.34 ‘es. 'Phivis w good. showing, aud the miners have no cause to ovapiaty. oft a scarcity of water. the ore, and that large quant.ties of) “> rock can be worked as well as amall . inch-. “The ovada “PRaNSORIPT ealls at tention to. the approaching time for ed thut many efthe-old_residents, now living at Virginia City, have expressed’ a desire thatthe re-aniou ‘should tote ptice te this county; —in+ the vicinityof _Grass-Vulley.and Nevada, in preference to Ouakland The TraNscripr would like an expression on the subject, 80that-the Execative Committee of the Society can obtain an idea_of the general wish on the subject. When we eompare the grand snecess which} attended the re-union, which was bere two. years.ago, to'the indifferent -pumbers in attendances at Ovklend4 ayeur since, it would seem that there could 1ict well be a question that the-best place to hold these anpual gatberivgs isright here in the county. If this is_ determined, our people will muke it a general hboliday, as they did before, the people com:ng from all sectious of the county, as well us from beyond the mountains, San Francisvo, and three gion abont the Bay, Arravgements can be made for commutation tickets on the railroads, and our local. railroad has now sufficient motive power to transport without difficulty «ll who might wish t» attend from any point bn the line. Ifthere is to be <Wre-union, by all weans let it bein Nevada county; as here it would be a success, and the season of the year would be inviting to all who could leave home to takea pleasant trip to {the mountains,—Grass “autad Uaion, _& Valuable Pablication, Weare under obligations to L. M. McKenney, the publisher, for a copy of his Basiness Directory of the Pacifie States and Territories, for 1878 It contains the names, business and address of merchants, manufacturers and protessional men, county, city state, territorial and federal officers, and actaries public, of the principal towns of California, Nevada, Oregon, Washingten, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Arizona and British Columbia; together witha sketch of the different towns, giving description, means otf Support, pepulation,ete. I[t is a fresh, acewrate and concise work, and is invaluable for the use of busied by addressing the publisher at 109 Montgomery street, San Fran“a Row in Chinatown, On Sunday night last, Ah Ki, a Celestial rough, had arow with Ah Mow, and came near putting a quietas to the latéer’s existence, the classic precinets of Chinatown being the scene of the fracas. Ah Ki was arrested and brought before Judge. Garthe upon a charge of assault with intent tocommit nyurder, yesterday nessa mea. The price of the above book is only $2 aad itean be obtain! took-largely of the—nature_of a ca-. nard,, -Nobodywas dangerously . wounded, nor even hit. And there was no such paabe at the bottom thority indicated. The above extract we the Placer Argus of the 23d _ inst., t =a E Form . not yet decidéd, The New Orleans Times, commenting on Gustave Labutat, the wife murderer, says: His account of the By tax. Applic ‘ation should be muie to I. Zz Rolfe, Collector of Internal Revenue, at Nevada City, Cal. m22.6¢ ee baal = CENT. LESS THAN __OLDRATES, pay éash for goods, and must have OAS#Lor its equivalent on the counter for whatI sell. : Wi. 5. SMITH. tragedy is fall ‘of a certain pietu> resqneness. Aid then told her,” he says, “**Xour fate is sealed, “butt vidual WAs shot during the fracas, ‘not seriously, though. Moreover, the shootist is held under bonds of $1,000 to answer before the next Grand Jury of Placer county. In’ bis eagerness to prove our unreliability as regards the above unpleasant matter, }our cotemporary has: peglected to examine the legal papers relating to the facts, all of which have been placed regularly on file in the Coun ty Clerk’s office of Placer county. In any other event he would not have bottom of a case of attempted sedaction which resulted in a shooting jamboree. — Gi Mining Accident. An accident occurred at the Centennial Mine, near Grass Valley, on Saturday, to Thomas. Donovan, who waa at the boitom of tie incline shaft, He Was standing on a turn-tuble at the bottom, having just started a loaded car which was being huuled up the incline to the surface, whea the rope. uttached to the cur broke, when the car had proceeded about eight feet. It came back on Donovan kuocking him dowa and severely injuring him — on He was rendered senseless. for-some time, but fortunately no bones were broken, The,Union says that if the before the rope had urdkee Bousven . would undoubtedly have been killed. Ad vertised Letters, The following letters remain in the Post Office at Nevada: City, Nevada County Cal. for the week ending March 25th, 1478. Persons calling for advertised letters will please give the date of edvertisement. MH. H, Haxins,P. M. . Barry, Edward Barker, Charles Dennick, Miss Rath «George, 0. H sibrook, Clara Miles, Samuel Lamoile, Senior Bertand Thomas, Jobn A. Whi-e, Miss Susie A. Webber, George Winters, George W, Willick, James Filhppi, Silveina Pp Steck in Rough and Ready TownOwing to the protracted and extensive storms of the past season, in Rougb and Ready Township,.Cattle, sheep, horses and hogs have suc-~ ty picking, many dying, and the retion, Mr. Collins, County Assessor, says that Rough and Ready Township makes tue poorest showing the sam of $2,00@ Was committed to the County Jail. ae &. morning, gud,ig defauls. of bail inf this. spring, ja the numbers and con. dition, of stock, that. has been known } for years. ‘the first blow had killed her, but, on ‘. placed her arm about my neck, and i said there was no “iniquity” at the . . / tempted to despond. ‘The min who there has been a serious 0s’ of stock . cumbed to the edld storms and scan. oF bless her, she did” pray. After stie . had-prayed, I pat-my—arm around her waist, and taking the knite from my pocket, I stuck it to the hilt in her stomach. I thought finding she was not dead, I picked cher up, kissed her; andsuid, ‘God bless you, I Jove you; pray. again, for 1 am going to finish you’ —She said, ‘Gustave, I love you” “Oh? God! it was the happiest moment of my life! [ saw she was suffering. and as. Icould not stand to see her suffer, I took the knife blade, the bandle being broken, and cut ber throat.” <5 & DersPponDENcy. —The most perilous ‘hour of a person’s life is when he is loses his courage loses all; there is no more bope of him than ‘of a dead man; but it matters not how poor he may be, how much pushed by circumstances, how much deserved by friends, how much lost to the world; 1f he only keeps his courage, holds up his head, works on witb bis bands and with unconquerable will determines to be and toe du what becoues A man, ali will be well. It is what is within, that makes.or unmakes., (Ok Gee Ee RETR BORN. In San Jose, Maroh Lith, 1878, to the wife of 8. J. Hinds, a daughter. Iu Nevads City, March 24, 1873, to William J, Reseigh, and Wife a Gangiter, : HORSE SHOMING. ae “WILLIAM BARTON As rensed the Blacksmitt Shop ; formerly occupied by L, C. Keith, as fitted it up specially for HORSE SHOEIN G, Which for durability. and workmanship. cannot be excelled in the county. ‘Give me a trial and be satisfied that I am right. al PRICE LIST. New Shoes, per set, $2 50. New Steel Shoes, “‘' 3.00. For Reseiting, “ “ 3.00. . WM, BARTON. Nevada City, March 26, 18738, ‘STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETING. Bh ANNUAL MEETING of the stockholders of the Nevada Couaty Narrow Gauge Railroad Company, for the election of seven Directors, to serve for the ersuing twelve months, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come befere the meeting, ye be held at the office of the » No. 68 street, Grass Se — Wediiesday, April 10th, 1878, at 2o’clock P.M. Polls will ye 430°: lock, and closed at 334 P.M. beeks Will be at “ue be cloced on. the let ee will give you time to pray; and God . ~ ‘. .tice of the Peace in and for said Nvada _—— eee ee is a = . . —. _ DIAMOND DICK, = = pas “ak omer that we, 0 Ww. J J, Hill . ’ _A POWERFUL AND and G-W. tHudepall, both residing in the town of Little York. in the County of Nevada aud the State of California, have formed BIW ed soerioed 9 pines He the firm name -of‘for eS SS Pe of carrying on the business of merchandisBY DELTA CALAVERAS. Ing and selling merchandise, bardware, liquors, clothing, and all goods gensrally sold in a grocery store. and that we ere the only members of said firm, and that our principal place of business is at Little York, in the Township of Little York, and State aforesaid. THRILLING ROMANCE OF ARIZONA. Just commenced wnd ‘now ready inNe. 21 of the. New York Weekly. --For sale by all the News Agevty. _ WILLIAM J. HILL, Cc. W. HUDEPALL. “State of California. County of Nevada. . On.this the Twenty Third day of March, [ee A; D. 1878, before me, W. C. Barker, a Jus= CONSTABLE’S SALE. ¥. VIRTURE OF AN EXECUTION TO me direeted and delivered, issaed fron: the Court of Leopold Garthe, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the ‘Township. of Nevada, County of Nevada, State of California, bearing date March 20,1878,in a judgment rendered ip said Court on the 27th day of February, 1878, in favor of Thomas Moore and against ‘the Nevada Gravel Mining Company, (a. corporation, forthe sum of one hundred and eighty-six dollars goid coin, damuges, and _thifteen/and .80 dollars cost of suit at the rendering of said judgment, with accruing costs, I have levieu upon all right. titie and -. interest of the Nevada Gravel Mining Oo. of, in and to the following described property to wit: Thatcertain piece or parcel of mining ground, situated near th> east gap of Sugar Loaf, and boundé3 on the south by Manzanita ground, exust by the Nebraska ground and known as the Laird ground, together with all-the buildings, machinery, tools, iron pipe, blacksmith shop, audtools therei::, lamber, fope, cars, and everything appertaining to ‘said mine. Notice is hereby given that I will. expose to public sale all the above described property tethe highest biader,, for cash in front of the Court House door, in the . . City of Nevada ; on Friday, the 19th day of ~ April, 1878, between the hours of 9 o’clock a. M., and So’clock P. M. County, duly commissioned and sworn, tsonally appeared a above numed Wil. jam J. Hiil and O. Hudepall, whose .nalues are abetted to the foregoing instrament as--thereto, personally k own to me to be the individuals deseribéd in, and who executed the said foregoing instrument; and that they executed the same freely and voluntary for the uses and purposes therein mentioned. In witness whereof,1I have hereunto set my hand the day and year in this certi:icate first above. written. W. C. BARKER, Justice of the Peace in and for the "paid county of Nevada. m26 CITY ELECTION. HE electors of the corporation of Nevada City are hereby notified that an election will be heldgat the Marsha)’s office on Monday, May 6th, 1878, to choose a City Marshal, Citv ‘Treasurer, City Assessor and Three Trustees. The Polls will be open from 8 o’éleck, A. M., till sundown. Judges—John Inspector— — —— seis cass and Wm. Powell. GEO. ‘v. SMITH, Pres. Board of ‘Trustees. By N.P. BRIWN ( Olerk. Given under my hand this 234 day of March, 1878. WILLIAM SCOTT, Constable of Nevada Township. J. M. Wailing, Att’y for PI’ff. m2t GRAND FANCY DRESS PARTY, MULLER AND BECKETT: Will give a. Grand £ANCY . DRESS PARTY, at CONSTABLE’S SALE. Y¥ virtue of an Exeenticn tome dirceted and delivered, issued from the Court of Leopold Garthe, an acting Justice of the Peace in an’. for the Township of Nevada, County of Nevada, State of California, bearing date March 22d, 187?, on 9 judgment rendered in said Court. cathe 27th — day of February, 1878, in favor of ira _ Moore, and aguinst the Nevada Gravel Mining Compan), (a corporation) for the sum of Sixty-six Dollars, damages, and HUNT'S HALL ‘Thirteer 80-100 dollars costs cf suit, at the ’ renderin~ of said judgment, with accruing —ON— costs, I have levied upon a!) the right, 1itle and interest of the Nevada Gravel Minzing Co., of, in and to the following described property, to wit: That certain piece or parcel of mining ground, situated near tbe east gap of Sugar Loaf, andboundedthe south by Mar zanita ground, east by the Nebraska ground, and known asthe Laitd ground, together with sll ihe Suliding. }machinery, tools, iron_pipe, blacksmuth shop, and tools therein, lumber, rope, cars; and everything appertaining to said mineNotice is hereby given that I will exp 2s to publie sale a1} the above desc: ribed property to-the highest -biader, for cash, !” front of the Court House door, in the City of Nevada,on friday, the 19th day of april 1878, between the hours of 9 u'clock A. M. and bo ’elock P. M, Given under my hand this 28a day of “March, 1878. WILLIAM SCOTT, Constable of Nevada sarynen iy. J. M. Walling, Att’y fcr P)'ff. FRIDAY EVENING, April 5th, 1878. A Fall Orchestra will be in attendvance. A general invitation to everybody is extended, “PIOKETS, $1 50. “Nevada, March 23, 1878. — STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETING. on enema, CAUTION. Oz OF THE CALIFORNIA FRUIT fei 7 and Meat Ship: Co., 727 Fourth sade Screet, San ratciice. € Mei Meeting of the stockholders of the above Com MARTHA » having bd vied my tele and board, wifhout jutt ouus* oF provocation, this is to notity for pant WEDNESDAY, APs Pid bd, 1BYe at 4 om o clock, P. M., aa i ale persone that I wil responsible for By order * Nea eBeTRES, e wt a isa any posing fat ae af } mae-ta Secretary, “san Franco, arch 6, noe i Nevada, March 1,161 ore as a a \ ee ah tae na — Tueday will —_parriage ceren = Sie ‘fairesta jiance with the foregoing rejuirea San “"Franeise A strictly ca Wan, H. Smith new grocey § ment, which ay uma, gives. ft “what induceme _ out tothe publ A committee from the Odd F Muda City and fer together r ~ celebration of t! ay their candidates “piversaty, whic oy of April nex firm of Weber ¢ Chaty's bands f indebted and ag ad win “Sav -promptly,—as—1 wilt shortly be__ ficer for collecti pp nema The W \ At their meet a ticket in thet city election, wi Mondsy in May be made shortiy paiga will bey’ recent Victories ty in various cit State has bad tl the members in will spare no eff Horse Shoeing : We call aiteut ment of Wm. . PRansoripr, wl building of LC which he has fi horse shoeing. ing will be foun ment, and they also has anotbe blacksmithing, o establishment, oldest residents, always given goc Tue father anc Fisk, Jr., are in estate. She Ba) exceed the valu and that she is t ¢omply with th has sued her at I — Nevada Lodge, Special There will be of Nevuda Lodge M., at Masonic . ] _ Svening, Murch o’elock, for the pi the Third Degr full attendance ‘ ed. Visiting Br invited. By cule Blamenthal’s Ni ‘Abe Blumetha! and Pine streets, tation of keeping est Dry Goods St ty, has jast retur cisco with a mam tifal Sprig gox Staple and Fah Goods, Carpets, hery, etc, The 2 est styles and pa fold at prices tha The advertisemer ticulars, will be. days, and in th, dies are cordially my store and ex: Sigg Moers

PS RES 5 ecive PIONEER REDUCTION” works. The great jose in geid which has been experienced in the working of _ quartz by the general process in use, that of the battery, coppers, pans or grinders and sheking tables for catching sulphurete, lias stimulated several persons to invent processes whereby @ greater saving of goid could be effected. Two or three have been tried in this county, seh as -the~-Freneb-reaster, Frier— process, . inelinatien-te-roply-porsonally-toaay¢ Monnier process, eS of which 5; were “found wanting,” A kttle over —— eure sinoo, Peat. Oras, believing for gi, Ws aatide of iba Meceiaala —he had discovered-a process for the and ‘ee _for the TRaxsomerr,.; receipt for us.in eur name. The Seminole Mine, oe Perritory. ~Withtathe past. u mbath we have from parties:im tie Eastern Sta siwilar to the follewing. ing pm on i March 19. vam “Messrs, Brown & Co, “bankers, of Calais; Maine, are the agents. for the sale of stock of. the Seminole Gold and Silver Mining Company (incor porated ander -the laws of Wyoming) They have seat to me their cireular soliciting the sale of stock. and quote from yonr paper: “Important Discovery. All d-clare the Suninole mine ooe of the largest and richest mineral deposits ever discovered.” Will you please write me where this mine is located? Is it all right? Are Mesers. Brown & Bro., of Calais, Maine, agents for the sale of Bt stuck? As we have neither the time for menst © Hishry Hanks, Eig, who bes bé jn Nevada County for several and was in this oity on Satarday, iofi = mens for exhibition «t ‘the Paris Exposition. At Grass Viiley, especial-) ly, did he sncceed in obtaining some rock which is of unprecedented richness aud veauty. But so fa: as this immediate neighborhood is concerned, he reports but. medioe re snecess, Tuis fact may " probabi; be attributed to the short time td which his stay among us_ Was limited. _But there is still ampie oppor. . tanity for the Nevads City mining district to do itself proud, as avy specimens lef: ac the express office during ths preseut week will be forwarded’ to the Conmissioner ot such Tetters “we lave Ormay tn tlie ‘fatare, receive, "wé will now say.once ‘Gold and Silver Mining Company, . _ greater saving of the precious metul, ‘ame to Nevada City, and in company. wita Mr. Mitchell, selected. a site neat Canada Hill, where a mill and machinery was erected. It was soun found thet tue location was not favorable for advantageous working, being too far from tue several quartz mines in this locality. The ioill and waachinery was then moved: to its present location on the Grass _ Valley read,” and erected on a larger scale and improvements made i in the ~“qnachinery. = About: a year since the Company Wyoming Territory,” ever appeared. ‘in the TRANSCRIPT, and a search through the columns of various prominent: stock and mining jour nals fails to disclose mention of the mine. We cannot say where thie mine is located, for the simple réason to Paris. . Those in possession of fine specimens of. ores, petrifactions, eic., need have n0 hesitancy jn send. ing them on, as owners are insured tiast at the invitation ot ue that he hit met with extra. ] nary suecess in segttring speci. yt ‘Ban Francisco; “atid by~ hia sitpped=F Hwittuupotished— surfaos—and -abrapt Under ‘the Microscope. A A large no mber of ladies nion hotel «on ‘Sata iog microscopical examivations of . ‘ores and various other objects, byt means of the very powerful instrument_in possession of ‘that. gentleman, Minute bodies, which could searce be observed by the naked eye were magnified to a size which gave their ‘every ontline and color. ‘A lady’s fine linen handkerchief was made to appear like a net of ship cables, and when a. fine *Saarp’s”’ needle was subjected to the magiifye instrument, it took . form ofa half-finished railrond spike, . det ing power of tue woudefal optical) to itself the! i eA to esa of all accounts! must be made to” A, Chaty, . Receive Deposits, buy end scl) exchang 5 8 = Purct.ase Gold Dustand Bullion. ~~ imme mediately , or their acWavenes. ae e. : Te eee Pe _.Draw Checks on counts will be placed in the xB yoRK, rney for col-. ~~. SAN FRANCISCO, panda of an attorney onl SAN JOSE, = lection. A198 A CEES. Also sell Exchange on all x, "_imcipa European .Citier Make coflections and. transact » ganer Banking Business.’ « CORRESPONDENTS. : New York—First-National Bank. ss San Franciseo—First Nat. Gold Bann, San Jose—Farmers Nationa! ag Bank, 824 A. CHATY. _ March 26, 1878. 1 : __ CASH OR NO SALE. The Di REVAaS : wots Winter 1 ~ Fine weathe Marysville I will have then . The. cheap at last 8 woope “boys of this ci The sum sto fice, on Saturd: stead of $100, : of Sunday.. 4 The attendar ~ Sanday evenis few of the ‘1 projections, “Phe experiments taining and dastrackive ‘Dalues, against all loss, Our people should by no weans let any otaer section of the couuty outstrip them in tue mutier of a good showing;‘and iu view of that fact we hope will be prompt in depositing wita the express company’s agent at this place. that we never heard of it. Our private opinion is that it is “all wroog,” and we wouldn’t invest in the stock at acenta share So far as Messrs. “Brown & Bro, of Catals; Maine,” are such a firm before, and never expect . She: ~~ was ineorporuted, ueder “oneal the Pioneer Redugting Works, with) — to again. tye concerned, we never heard of any . before Saturday next, -some fine specimens of wuat this locality produces inthe way .of minerals and petrifcations. : That Sheocting Scrape at Colfax. An Rutortaintag Marphy resting-. — A large. and, enthusiastic ten) perance meeting was that held in the Vestry of the M. E. Church on last Saturday evening. An _ interesting musical and literary programme had been arranged wit evident care, and it proved to be a feature which added to the attendance and interest of the assem blaye. Twenty . blue ribbons-were donned by as day evening, bat. at what com is. were nimerous and of a most enter? . ~ additional . The nextmeeting. of the series. will be held next Satar. TO TBE PEOPLE ( OF ’NEVADA[Brarrs & business eee ime eat Sao: oer BASIS, — = Can be carried on in Nevada to the benefit . . of both buyer and seller, [ have bought the stock of the late firm of WEBER & y. “gINTERNAL REVENUE — SPECIAL TAXKS. ae -NDER the Revised Statutes of the--~ United Ststes, réctions 3232, 3237. 3238, und 3239, every pereo:. engaged in any business, avocation, or employment, which renders him hable toa special tax, is required t. procure and plaice and keep conspicuously in his establishment. or place of business a stamp denvting the payHment of said special tax for the special tax year beginuing May 1, 1878. Section 3244, Revise statutes, designates who are liable to special tax. A return, as.prescribed on Form !1, is also required by law of every person liable to special tax-as above: Severe penalties. are prescribed for pencomp. ; ments, or after Ap @ ‘ATY, and will carry on the basi.ess at the old stand on Commereia) street, and will sell all gvods in the line of Groceries, . Prov sions, Gr in, Flour, “Weed,} Bte., “for. continuing in Dusiness “With we took trot the Nevaga TRANSCRIPT last week. ‘. about the shootiny at Colfax, par. b “Prof, A. B.Crosby President. “‘Having. « curiosity to investigate the new process, a few days ago-wevisited the . 4,4 nolding of t the annual re-anion will and examined the workings of} + Nevada countyans, and is totorm= +l the matter-as our. jt. ‘The entire machinery is ron by a BU-horse power engine, cylinder —-49—inebesin--diameter, 20-inch . __¢troke._The-battery.is the same.asiu-all ordinary mills, bas ten stamps, und-is supplied with a: self-feeder. Extra large sized vopper plates ere arranged for receiving the amalgam, equipped with Stanstield’s concentrator, Theore, aiter being crushed aud concentrated, is passed through wn automatic rousting farnace, where . it undergoes a complete oxidisement; from thence the material is carried .to-burr-milis_in. which it is: gronnd. very fine, From the burr mills it} is carried: by anelevator to a washing tank, where ‘all. soluble matter deleterious tu amalgamation is thot. _oughly removed; thence itis discharged into an amalgamator ‘of pesuliar . construgtion, which has an airangement tor keeping :the quicksilver ,, being” used in constant circulation. “Tn convection with that circulation the quicksilver is made to pass through chemical solutions, for the purpose of keeping it in constant and uniform order. After amalgamation, the pulp is emptied into a large “dolly” tub; from thence it is discharged on 40a large copper plated machine, called-by mill men a “centepede,"’ whieh operates as a concentrator, preventing any loss of quicksilver in fine globules or flour, From the “centipede” the lighter portions are discharged to ‘Waste, while the heavier portions, resulting . from imperfect roasting or griading, the mill, where they are reworked. The assay of tailings from the will vary with the character of the ore, ranging from $3to $4 per ton in gold, Everything about the mill, from the batteries tothe ‘‘centipede,”’ notwithstanding the complication of machinery, works very smoothly undevenly. The working oupacity of the mill is about 20 tons per day. The millis kept busy crushing rock from the New Euglaad and Brunswick mines. See The Pioueer Reduction Works are @ complete success; and although mill aud mine owners bad little or no confidence in the project -at its commencement, owing t the previous failures of other kindred enterprises, the. practical demonstration that the Reduction Works save from 30 to 95 per cent. of all the gold in 1h will rah » ins davor with vainers in t and ot gold miaiag counties ” the-State. ; The Rainefall, ‘The rain-full for this’ section for Sunday, and to 8 o'clock Monday: morning, as indicated by Felix, Gillet's taly aa was 2.05 inches; tor the month. of March, 8,45 inches; and for. the.entire season dy.34 ‘es. 'Phivis w good. showing, aud the miners have no cause to ovapiaty. oft a scarcity of water. the ore, and that large quant.ties of) “> rock can be worked as well as amall . inch-. “The ovada “PRaNSORIPT ealls at tention to. the approaching time for ed thut many efthe-old_residents, now living at Virginia City, have expressed’ a desire thatthe re-aniou ‘should tote ptice te this county; —in+ the vicinityof _Grass-Vulley.and Nevada, in preference to Ouakland The TraNscripr would like an expression on the subject, 80that-the Execative Committee of the Society can obtain an idea_of the general wish on the subject. When we eompare the grand snecess which} attended the re-union, which was bere two. years.ago, to'the indifferent -pumbers in attendances at Ovklend4 ayeur since, it would seem that there could 1ict well be a question that the-best place to hold these anpual gatberivgs isright here in the county. If this is_ determined, our people will muke it a general hboliday, as they did before, the people com:ng from all sectious of the county, as well us from beyond the mountains, San Francisvo, and three gion abont the Bay, Arravgements can be made for commutation tickets on the railroads, and our local. railroad has now sufficient motive power to transport without difficulty «ll who might wish t» attend from any point bn the line. Ifthere is to be <Wre-union, by all weans let it bein Nevada county; as here it would be a success, and the season of the year would be inviting to all who could leave home to takea pleasant trip to {the mountains,—Grass “autad Uaion, _& Valuable Pablication, Weare under obligations to L. M. McKenney, the publisher, for a copy of his Basiness Directory of the Pacifie States and Territories, for 1878 It contains the names, business and address of merchants, manufacturers and protessional men, county, city state, territorial and federal officers, and actaries public, of the principal towns of California, Nevada, Oregon, Washingten, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Arizona and British Columbia; together witha sketch of the different towns, giving description, means otf Support, pepulation,ete. I[t is a fresh, acewrate and concise work, and is invaluable for the use of busied by addressing the publisher at 109 Montgomery street, San Fran“a Row in Chinatown, On Sunday night last, Ah Ki, a Celestial rough, had arow with Ah Mow, and came near putting a quietas to the latéer’s existence, the classic precinets of Chinatown being the scene of the fracas. Ah Ki was arrested and brought before Judge. Garthe upon a charge of assault with intent tocommit nyurder, yesterday nessa mea. The price of the above book is only $2 aad itean be obtain! took-largely of the—nature_of a ca-. nard,, -Nobodywas dangerously . wounded, nor even hit. And there was no such paabe at the bottom thority indicated. The above extract we the Placer Argus of the 23d _ inst., t =a E Form . not yet decidéd, The New Orleans Times, commenting on Gustave Labutat, the wife murderer, says: His account of the By tax. Applic ‘ation should be muie to I. Zz Rolfe, Collector of Internal Revenue, at Nevada City, Cal. m22.6¢ ee baal = CENT. LESS THAN __OLDRATES, pay éash for goods, and must have OAS#Lor its equivalent on the counter for whatI sell. : Wi. 5. SMITH. tragedy is fall ‘of a certain pietu> resqneness. Aid then told her,” he says, “**Xour fate is sealed, “butt vidual WAs shot during the fracas, ‘not seriously, though. Moreover, the shootist is held under bonds of $1,000

to answer before the next Grand Jury of Placer county. In’ bis eagerness to prove our unreliability as regards the above unpleasant matter, }our cotemporary has: peglected to examine the legal papers relating to the facts, all of which have been placed regularly on file in the Coun ty Clerk’s office of Placer county. In any other event he would not have bottom of a case of attempted sedaction which resulted in a shooting jamboree. — Gi Mining Accident. An accident occurred at the Centennial Mine, near Grass Valley, on Saturday, to Thomas. Donovan, who waa at the boitom of tie incline shaft, He Was standing on a turn-tuble at the bottom, having just started a loaded car which was being huuled up the incline to the surface, whea the rope. uttached to the cur broke, when the car had proceeded about eight feet. It came back on Donovan kuocking him dowa and severely injuring him — on He was rendered senseless. for-some time, but fortunately no bones were broken, The,Union says that if the before the rope had urdkee Bousven . would undoubtedly have been killed. Ad vertised Letters, The following letters remain in the Post Office at Nevada: City, Nevada County Cal. for the week ending March 25th, 1478. Persons calling for advertised letters will please give the date of edvertisement. MH. H, Haxins,P. M. . Barry, Edward Barker, Charles Dennick, Miss Rath «George, 0. H sibrook, Clara Miles, Samuel Lamoile, Senior Bertand Thomas, Jobn A. Whi-e, Miss Susie A. Webber, George Winters, George W, Willick, James Filhppi, Silveina Pp Steck in Rough and Ready TownOwing to the protracted and extensive storms of the past season, in Rougb and Ready Township,.Cattle, sheep, horses and hogs have suc-~ ty picking, many dying, and the retion, Mr. Collins, County Assessor, says that Rough and Ready Township makes tue poorest showing the sam of $2,00@ Was committed to the County Jail. ae &. morning, gud,ig defauls. of bail inf this. spring, ja the numbers and con. dition, of stock, that. has been known } for years. ‘the first blow had killed her, but, on ‘. placed her arm about my neck, and i said there was no “iniquity” at the . . / tempted to despond. ‘The min who there has been a serious 0s’ of stock . cumbed to the edld storms and scan. oF bless her, she did” pray. After stie . had-prayed, I pat-my—arm around her waist, and taking the knite from my pocket, I stuck it to the hilt in her stomach. I thought finding she was not dead, I picked cher up, kissed her; andsuid, ‘God bless you, I Jove you; pray. again, for 1 am going to finish you’ —She said, ‘Gustave, I love you” “Oh? God! it was the happiest moment of my life! [ saw she was suffering. and as. Icould not stand to see her suffer, I took the knife blade, the bandle being broken, and cut ber throat.” <5 & DersPponDENcy. —The most perilous ‘hour of a person’s life is when he is loses his courage loses all; there is no more bope of him than ‘of a dead man; but it matters not how poor he may be, how much pushed by circumstances, how much deserved by friends, how much lost to the world; 1f he only keeps his courage, holds up his head, works on witb bis bands and with unconquerable will determines to be and toe du what becoues A man, ali will be well. It is what is within, that makes.or unmakes., (Ok Gee Ee RETR BORN. In San Jose, Maroh Lith, 1878, to the wife of 8. J. Hinds, a daughter. Iu Nevads City, March 24, 1873, to William J, Reseigh, and Wife a Gangiter, : HORSE SHOMING. ae “WILLIAM BARTON As rensed the Blacksmitt Shop ; formerly occupied by L, C. Keith, as fitted it up specially for HORSE SHOEIN G, Which for durability. and workmanship. cannot be excelled in the county. ‘Give me a trial and be satisfied that I am right. al PRICE LIST. New Shoes, per set, $2 50. New Steel Shoes, “‘' 3.00. For Reseiting, “ “ 3.00. . WM, BARTON. Nevada City, March 26, 18738, ‘STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETING. Bh ANNUAL MEETING of the stockholders of the Nevada Couaty Narrow Gauge Railroad Company, for the election of seven Directors, to serve for the ersuing twelve months, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come befere the meeting, ye be held at the office of the » No. 68 street, Grass Se — Wediiesday, April 10th, 1878, at 2o’clock P.M. Polls will ye 430°: lock, and closed at 334 P.M. beeks Will be at “ue be cloced on. the let ee will give you time to pray; and God . ~ ‘. .tice of the Peace in and for said Nvada _—— eee ee is a = . . —. _ DIAMOND DICK, = = pas “ak omer that we, 0 Ww. J J, Hill . ’ _A POWERFUL AND and G-W. tHudepall, both residing in the town of Little York. in the County of Nevada aud the State of California, have formed BIW ed soerioed 9 pines He the firm name -of‘for eS SS Pe of carrying on the business of merchandisBY DELTA CALAVERAS. Ing and selling merchandise, bardware, liquors, clothing, and all goods gensrally sold in a grocery store. and that we ere the only members of said firm, and that our principal place of business is at Little York, in the Township of Little York, and State aforesaid. THRILLING ROMANCE OF ARIZONA. Just commenced wnd ‘now ready inNe. 21 of the. New York Weekly. --For sale by all the News Agevty. _ WILLIAM J. HILL, Cc. W. HUDEPALL. “State of California. County of Nevada. . On.this the Twenty Third day of March, [ee A; D. 1878, before me, W. C. Barker, a Jus= CONSTABLE’S SALE. ¥. VIRTURE OF AN EXECUTION TO me direeted and delivered, issaed fron: the Court of Leopold Garthe, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the ‘Township. of Nevada, County of Nevada, State of California, bearing date March 20,1878,in a judgment rendered ip said Court on the 27th day of February, 1878, in favor of Thomas Moore and against ‘the Nevada Gravel Mining Company, (a. corporation, forthe sum of one hundred and eighty-six dollars goid coin, damuges, and _thifteen/and .80 dollars cost of suit at the rendering of said judgment, with accruing costs, I have levieu upon all right. titie and -. interest of the Nevada Gravel Mining Oo. of, in and to the following described property to wit: Thatcertain piece or parcel of mining ground, situated near th> east gap of Sugar Loaf, and boundé3 on the south by Manzanita ground, exust by the Nebraska ground and known as the Laird ground, together with all-the buildings, machinery, tools, iron pipe, blacksmith shop, audtools therei::, lamber, fope, cars, and everything appertaining to ‘said mine. Notice is hereby given that I will. expose to public sale all the above described property tethe highest biader,, for cash in front of the Court House door, in the . . City of Nevada ; on Friday, the 19th day of ~ April, 1878, between the hours of 9 o’clock a. M., and So’clock P. M. County, duly commissioned and sworn, tsonally appeared a above numed Wil. jam J. Hiil and O. Hudepall, whose .nalues are abetted to the foregoing instrament as--thereto, personally k own to me to be the individuals deseribéd in, and who executed the said foregoing instrument; and that they executed the same freely and voluntary for the uses and purposes therein mentioned. In witness whereof,1I have hereunto set my hand the day and year in this certi:icate first above. written. W. C. BARKER, Justice of the Peace in and for the "paid county of Nevada. m26 CITY ELECTION. HE electors of the corporation of Nevada City are hereby notified that an election will be heldgat the Marsha)’s office on Monday, May 6th, 1878, to choose a City Marshal, Citv ‘Treasurer, City Assessor and Three Trustees. The Polls will be open from 8 o’éleck, A. M., till sundown. Judges—John Inspector— — —— seis cass and Wm. Powell. GEO. ‘v. SMITH, Pres. Board of ‘Trustees. By N.P. BRIWN ( Olerk. Given under my hand this 234 day of March, 1878. WILLIAM SCOTT, Constable of Nevada Township. J. M. Wailing, Att’y for PI’ff. m2t GRAND FANCY DRESS PARTY, MULLER AND BECKETT: Will give a. Grand £ANCY . DRESS PARTY, at CONSTABLE’S SALE. Y¥ virtue of an Exeenticn tome dirceted and delivered, issued from the Court of Leopold Garthe, an acting Justice of the Peace in an’. for the Township of Nevada, County of Nevada, State of California, bearing date March 22d, 187?, on 9 judgment rendered in said Court. cathe 27th — day of February, 1878, in favor of ira _ Moore, and aguinst the Nevada Gravel Mining Compan), (a corporation) for the sum of Sixty-six Dollars, damages, and HUNT'S HALL ‘Thirteer 80-100 dollars costs cf suit, at the ’ renderin~ of said judgment, with accruing —ON— costs, I have levied upon a!) the right, 1itle and interest of the Nevada Gravel Minzing Co., of, in and to the following described property, to wit: That certain piece or parcel of mining ground, situated near tbe east gap of Sugar Loaf, andboundedthe south by Mar zanita ground, east by the Nebraska ground, and known asthe Laitd ground, together with sll ihe Suliding. }machinery, tools, iron_pipe, blacksmuth shop, and tools therein, lumber, rope, cars; and everything appertaining to said mineNotice is hereby given that I will exp 2s to publie sale a1} the above desc: ribed property to-the highest -biader, for cash, !” front of the Court House door, in the City of Nevada,on friday, the 19th day of april 1878, between the hours of 9 u'clock A. M. and bo ’elock P. M, Given under my hand this 28a day of “March, 1878. WILLIAM SCOTT, Constable of Nevada sarynen iy. J. M. Walling, Att’y fcr P)'ff. FRIDAY EVENING, April 5th, 1878. A Fall Orchestra will be in attendvance. A general invitation to everybody is extended, “PIOKETS, $1 50. “Nevada, March 23, 1878. — STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETING. on enema, CAUTION. Oz OF THE CALIFORNIA FRUIT fei 7 and Meat Ship: Co., 727 Fourth sade Screet, San ratciice. € Mei Meeting of the stockholders of the above Com MARTHA » having bd vied my tele and board, wifhout jutt ouus* oF provocation, this is to notity for pant WEDNESDAY, APs Pid bd, 1BYe at 4 om o clock, P. M., aa i ale persone that I wil responsible for By order * Nea eBeTRES, e wt a isa any posing fat ae af } mae-ta Secretary, “san Franco, arch 6, noe i Nevada, March 1,161 ore as a a \ ee ah tae na — Tueday will —_parriage ceren = Sie ‘fairesta jiance with the foregoing rejuirea San “"Franeise A strictly ca Wan, H. Smith new grocey § ment, which ay uma, gives. ft “what induceme _ out tothe publ A committee from the Odd F Muda City and fer together r ~ celebration of t! ay their candidates “piversaty, whic oy of April nex firm of Weber ¢ Chaty's bands f indebted and ag ad win “Sav -promptly,—as—1 wilt shortly be__ ficer for collecti pp nema The W \ At their meet a ticket in thet city election, wi Mondsy in May be made shortiy paiga will bey’ recent Victories ty in various cit State has bad tl the members in will spare no eff Horse Shoeing : We call aiteut ment of Wm. . PRansoripr, wl building of LC which he has fi horse shoeing. ing will be foun ment, and they also has anotbe blacksmithing, o establishment, oldest residents, always given goc Tue father anc Fisk, Jr., are in estate. She Ba) exceed the valu and that she is t ¢omply with th has sued her at I — Nevada Lodge, Special There will be of Nevuda Lodge M., at Masonic . ] _ Svening, Murch o’elock, for the pi the Third Degr full attendance ‘ ed. Visiting Br invited. By cule Blamenthal’s Ni ‘Abe Blumetha! and Pine streets, tation of keeping est Dry Goods St ty, has jast retur cisco with a mam tifal Sprig gox Staple and Fah Goods, Carpets, hery, etc, The 2 est styles and pa fold at prices tha The advertisemer ticulars, will be. days, and in th, dies are cordially my store and ex: Sigg Moers