May 16, 1880 (4 pages)

The Duily Transcript, . NEVADA CITY, CALIFORMA. » ~“T¥eu Bet Items. slr There is little to vary the monotony of the routine work of the mines in this camp at present. pea Sunday. May “1 6th,. 1880.The great question, who isthecoming man iw the approaching political ‘ oe See 0 ae OTTER ——= Washiagton Township. The snow has almost entirely dis“appeared from the surrounding hills, and people are rejoicing ovet the prospeets-of a stage and the possibility of aregular mail. ‘week of such weather will raise the ‘river and ptobably settle the debris question at Marysville. There still lies from 2 to 4 feet’of snow on the ridge. There is to bea force of men put on the road this week if the "weather will permit. __ The clean-up at by Mr, MtCarty-and situated about. _ ‘one mile in a north westerly direction from this place, turned out well. + “ifthe seact amount 1 have Tailed to . °achst-San-Hrancisco—-making—par—y ascertain. The rock crushed at the mill of Mr. Jno. Pattison on Quartz — —Flatdid far-better-than-was--expéct-~ ed. tt wastaken out from a shaft 12 feet deep. There is an unlimited amount of the same kind in sight, as _the vein is from 12 to 20feetin width, Another the mine owned contest, is freely discussed by the miner, the business man and the ‘gentleman of leisure.” Particularly the last. There are-very few even among the staunchest Republicans who favor the nomination of General Grant. Blaine app2ars to be the favorite among the Republicans. The: Democrats are diversified in their preferences bat will generally . gupport Tilden or any other candidate who may be nominated’ by, the Cincinati convention. Such is the political-gossip here. “Sot Labsent from town at present. B. FP. Snell of the firm of Snell & Merrow, and ©. Fox of Fox & Cloudman, are Heinsen is at the Bay seeing the . sights and purchasing a supply of . the “necessaries.” Sup. Jerry Good>+win of the English claims is also below-on-a_ business trip, host Drunzer has been making your —y¥ith-amnill-of from 10.t6-20stampa . sity hts nexitquarters during the pasty on it this mine would undoubtedly . ‘ prove one of the best. properties in ~~ this district. ee ee The Alpha Gravel Mine has. again . resumed work aftera short suspension, under the superintendsnce of “T. Perry, water having been brought through the Blue Tent Ditci. to that point, The gravel looks—exeeedingly well, and there is no question but what an unusual large clean-up this season wil reward the owners’ industry. The lite heavy snow storms have been a great set back to gravel miners in general, The gravel mine situated on, Scotchman Creek, which was pur_chased from-F. Hathaway some time since by Oarrol & Co., has been running thus far in full blast. They _ employ quite a number of men. The gold I understand is’ very coarse, which will counterbalance the’ amount of boulders they have to contend with. The main channel will soow be tapped, when a large amount of the precious metal may “be expected. This mine is daily iniproving in richness, Probably my opinionen Washington ~—~"quartz mines and their —workingswould not be amiss, The reason I give that this section of country has not been more fully developed, is ' that the quartz mines in general are held by a class of men who do little ornothing on them and hold from two toa dozen apiece. This has been the case for years. In case they sink a hole or run eight or ten . feet of a tunnel they ask for it al there is in the hill andthe surround.ing country also. I am confident that there areas good quartz mines _jn-this vicinity as ever have been . struck in the county, and it requires but very little capital and time -to ~~ prove the same. ‘This Summer there will be without a doubt mines opened which will prove my _ assertion. There are almost daily pieces of float quartz picked up which are literally covered with gold. Wheredo they ‘some from butfrom quartz ledges % My experience has taught me this much, that there is not asing’e ledge in the immediate vicinity but what there has been more or less gold taken out of it. The general opinion is that if it does not lay thick on the very surface there is nothing in it. There I differ. There is not a permanent ledge that exists but what has itschutes. It requires in some cases weeks, aye months, of toilsome work in others, but little labor. I am positive that if the mines in this district were worked as they should be, . there would bean excitement here such as has not been heird of . for years. Asitis, with those that we have we will this Summer show the oatside world what we can do in th: . sxape of quartz mining, Mr.C, Percival and E. O. Pipin have left this place for the Skagit gold fields. Yourcorrespondent will in the near future have news from them direct. Then I may enlight-n your _ readers a little on what Skagit really is. Rumor has it that a “marriage in) high life which has been long in contemplatjon is about to take. place. * MINER. “T witt take the d—~-d little Irish biackgu rd between my fingers ani hold him like thas,” sail.a pious Baptist, of Dennis Kearney, with a contemptuous gesture, man, _ : ‘Louis Voss, the lumberman, has had a force of men at work building . ‘new and repairing the old road leading from this p‘acetohis mill. He ‘spends no small amount each year in constructing and repairing his roads, as they pass over mining! ground and are often washed away by the miner. It was his iutention to have gotten to his mill with men and teams this week had not the severe storm come on. The snow is about four feet deep at his mill now. He and his men are Very anxious to get at work as the mining and agricultural outlook is suchas to promise a good lumber season. The English Co.’s claims are in full operation. A blast of 600 cases of powder was exploded in the ‘Brown’s Hill claim this week doing good execution, ‘The Hayward claims. at Chalk Bluff are:running under the skillful direction of E. Willard, foreman,and 000 to $12;000 per tonth. There is about forty more feet of grading to he performed in the new tunnel, . when it will be ready forthe flume. The dance which was to have taken place at Quaker Hill school house was postponed until the evening of Styx. <>< — The fren Clad Miac. The Iron Clad mine is situated one mile south of Rough & Ready. Under the management of Mr. Cammet it has become well-known throughout Nevada County. ‘Lhe shaft is down about 150 feet and hasa well developed and defined ledge between two and three feet wide, running north east and south west. The Company have let a contract to sink 100 feet more. They intend at the completion of the contract to run_ drifts and cut the adjoining. ledge,. which -ruas parallel with the main ledge. The rock taken.out pays for the sinking. We were shown pieces of quartz weighing between 40 and 50 Ibs_in which free gold could be quite freely seen. Chere ida five stamp mill ‘on the mine, stamps more this Sammer. There isalsoa patent furnace for roasting sulphurets. “The rock is paying $30} and $40 per ton, Mr. Cammet hasbeen at work over two yearsin developing this . mine, and has spent a great deal of moneys. andat last his efforts are-erowned with snecess. It would bea good thing for Nevada County if she had many more such men as Cammet, ~ A. B, —> Slippery **Seap.” The Carson (Nev.) Appeal of Friday says: ‘Soap’ McAlpine, the. Nevada county prize fighter, whe announced that he would fight Rodfirst Monday in May has not as yet made his appearance on the Comstock. Considering, however, that his opponent is also non est, houors faces is by no means an unpleasing feature of the affair which didn’t come off. It is said that the reason of the meeting being delayed is the failure of either party to produce backers who have the requisite coin. ’ Serra Connty News. the North Fork. : 'L. Byington, A, C.Busch and M to the Democratic State Convention Wednesday morning Nick Costa killed a sea gull near ‘his place on H. Mead have been chosen delegates Morris Meyér, employed by Brilliant & Co., broke the small bone of one of his legs Sunday evening by _, Re-Union Meeting. City-Hall yesterday afternoon. I. J. tollowing named gentlemen “President—R. C7 Walrath. _Vice President—S. M. Harris. Treasurer—Leop. Garthe.Secretary—N. P. Brown, and L. A meeting of the meinbers of the Re*Union., Association was held at Rolfe was elected chairman. They storehouse, refused peremptorily to were elected officers for the ensuing year : making a misstep. The snowshoe*races at Sierra Garthe Assistant Secretary. The same Executive Committee City chases for the Summer trade. John . and mine . 0” it.—Messenger. three weeks-in Gf a = = 4-3: i425 . He the capacity or 3FF Tout 10 o'clock, G. W. Welchheard . t@Xt books for the public sthoots, but from-$10,. #02 The intention is to erect 25/ dain Virginia City on or about. the } ka mills, was the winner. Martin Carrol was stabbed at Siis said to be the refusal on the part of Carrol to give him liquor.” The slight. It was.a narrow escape. — There are ten or a dozen cords--of drift wood on the ieland below Downa been able to get there yet to claim the prize. By the law of ‘“‘flotsam and jetsam,” the wood will be-ong to the person who first gets his mark Arrested for Highway Rebbery. took place at the time specified. A man by the name of Cooper, of Eureerra City, a few days since, by a) man named Wm. Busch. The cause eville, and_many a longing eye is'. cast that way, but no person has{M. “MeDouough, D. Watt, J. ¥ si in the various tewnships was reelected, except for Nevada and Grass Valley. The following named gentlemen Nevada—O. Maltman, F. Ejvle:man, J. 8; Thompson, Chas. Kent, ‘Wm. Powell, R. C. Walrath, G. v. . Sehmittberg, Ed. Muller, T.W.Siourney, Leop, Garthe, ex-officio Recretat j mee . Grass Valley=—E. Calewan, E. W. {-Roberts, C.H, Mitchell, D. Binkle— aa gx. ‘der. _ __ Adopting Text Books. — The joint committee of the Board: of Education of thie city and Gr terday forenoon, and had a spirited were then elected as Executive Jom[ mitte for Nevada and Grass Valley :. Valiey met at the Citizens Bank yes-. Se RN ES ET AES ‘i An Obstinate Chinaman Subdued. Ah Ong, serving out a sentence of 8ix months in the County Jail for attempting to burglarize W.H.Smith’s. take a bath as ordered by tlie Officer in charge. The latter put him in a ’ cell with a tub of watey and gave j him a specified tine;to wash. In en to understand that—he would be “piped off’ with a hose. Before, the time elapsed he came te the con. from the cell with purified_skin, since aes lS <i> gine e—ak Denies the Alicgation. Truckee Republican:-Mr. Ma Toi, M. E. Church, cal ed upon us yesterterday mcrning to correct the statemen made inthe Republican in_ its last issiie, relative to sickness in Chicase he did not comply, he: was _giv. clusion that discret on was the better part of valor, and came race a Chinainan whoreads and writes the} — ‘English language dnd-belongs to the . SELBY COMPANY. ° —_——., 416° Montgomery Street, SAN FRANCISCO, {GOLD AND SILVER REFINERY, ” 5 —AND— no sickness prevails there. That there has been but twodeaths forsev-erat months snd those were natural causes, Well now, we do give it up, Kearney failed, the Legislature failThe Chinese will stay. “Saturday night, the 8th instant, . discussion regarding the adoption of . loud cries proceeding from the street i Hill. He rushed out, and disvovered a Chinaman.in.the employ of. Dr. Hunt lying on the ground grasping for breath. At Mr. Welch’s appearance, two men wereseen to run away from the Chinaman. The latter said that he was on his way home when two men, one of whom thought he knew, was thrown down, choked, and forty dollars taken from him by the garroters. The officers stispected couple of youtg men, named Thos. Brown and John*Harley, of being the guilty parties, and requested the press togive no publicity to the robbery until an inves*tigation could be: maile,” Friday night Brown was arresied, and yesterday Hurley gave himself up on hearing a warrant was out for him. Both pleaded not guilty. Their examination will take place Monday evening before Judge Robin. did not arrive at any decision likely n front of his house on Aristocracy te harmonize with the County Board . charge of the Caledonia mineat -which-met-in the afternoonand took the following action: The ~ Pacific Coast (Bancroft’s) Readers were adopted;.all bids for supplying Arithmetics wefe rejected. The following were also adopted: History, Ridpath’s; Algebra, Robinson’s; Penmanhe . ship, Payson, Dunton & Scribner’s; . eighty stamps crush 220 tons a. day. attacked him. He . Drawing,. Bartholémew’s; Physics, . We are working about 100men in the Steele’s Fourteen Weeks in ‘Nat .ral Philosophy; Book-keeping, Bryant & Stratton’s; Spellers, Swinton’s Word Book and Henderson’s Test’ Speller; Geographies, Montieth’s; Grammars, Reed & Kellogg’s Language Lessons aud Swiuton’s, -. A New Mine. Jas. Spargo afew weeks since located a ledge lying between the Providence and Black Prince claims, striking gocd ore at the grass roots. He had some trouble with other parties about theclaim, and finally went down J. B. Gluyas of Grass Valley is in ‘as follows#"*We have started our big sixty-stamp mill at last. It is one of the best mills I have ever seen put together. She will crush 180 tons per 24 hours. The old twentystamp mill is also running. The mines~ The ore looks well. The snow is fifteen feet deep in places. This is a miserable country to live in.” Pacific Coast Items. Aurora is withoft a preacher. Henry S. Foote is dying at NewOrleans, Dennis will not speak at the Sandlot on Sunday. The: Oakland. Times calls Pennsylvania the wicked State. . The seal-hunters are meeting with success in the northern waters. ; mil, from which the stolen on Wednesday night, will be ready to resume crushing on Monday. The proprietors will pay an May 21st on accountof the bad cond.* , ¢xt™ price for some good rock to tion of the roads. ctush with which to coat the new’ plates. . Ted It was reported upon the streets yesterday that'a rich strike had been made in the New York Hill mine, bubit was not confirmed by the: ofcrushings from the mine are usually of the bonanza kind. = . ~ The Republic Mining Company having effected the purchase of the engine and hoisting gear on thé Knight of Malta mite, ‘will remove it an early day to Kress’ Summit, and erect it over the shaft on the Company's ledge, which «is now) something over 100 feet in depth. The engine is an 10-inch cylinder, which will give power for sinking five or six hundred feet.—Grass Valley Union. The North Had Claims. The contractors yesterday morning begun to sink a shuft on the Morgan. claim, ata point about. 300 feet. west of Kirkham & Hitchcock's incline. They will go down toa depth of 50 fect, them’ start an east drift. The runuing of the tunnel from the side hill has .beew: tempotarily deferred. aS No visicors are permitted to enter the Kirkham & Hitchcock shaft, the mouth being secured -by-a strong board covering fastened down with a heavy padlock when the owners are not working underground. In addition to the lock and. key, a man is employed day and night to prevent }intraders from forcing their way into the workings. This looks as thongh our young friends’ bonanza was richer than ever. Not Guilty. C.J. Brand, who-was on Thursare-easy, and the absenze-of-bruised-. day evening nominated by the Demecrats of this precinct as: a delegate to yesterday’s County Convention, requests us to state that said honor was conferred upon him without his desire or knowledge, and that he j Wishes not to be in any way identified with the Cenvention,the hill where he started a tunnel, ledge was found to average from 18 copper amalgamating plates were . 0 20 inches thick, and a we'l pested. practical miner working in that vicinity says the ore ia literally filled with gold. ‘There. are’ at present’ three men working in the ‘élaim, 4nd., another shift is.t0 be put on soon, A; four-stamp ovi.l has been: procured, and is being-erested. The mill will be ran’ by water-power.' ‘Several men employed along the creek say they. believe Spargo’s strike is one of ficers of the company. The ordinary the best ever made in that part’ of the district, « Sh The building over the “hoisting -works of the Fortuna mine had advanced to « stage of completion ‘last night that will insure against ‘further delays in progress by bad weather. This week steam will be ‘started. “After the water has been: pumped out, the shaft, which now has a depth of 130 feet, to which’ point it was sunk by the former own: ers, will be pushed down 70 feet further, where the first drifts: will be run, While ore is being taken from the 200 level, another level 100 féet lower will be sunk for. Had it not been for the unysually fierce storms that have-prevailed the past winter, Superintendent’ Jones would have had the Fortuna in full blast and ptoducing ore nearly two months aye. . J. H. Wentworth has received a telegrain announcing the death of B, M. Atchinson, his brother-in-law, who died at‘Oakland Thursday night. Deceased was a merchant at San Francisco. Years ago he mined at Long's Bar, and in 1850-1 kept the first. grocery store ever opened in Smartsville, Yuba County. He. has many acquaintanees all through Nevada county. — Ceid Water Pie-nic. On Saturday, the 29th instant, the Good Templars of Grass Valley w Il give a-grand picnic atStorms’ Rauch. . Valley will participate. The Rllows that purchase ‘the right to selllemonade cocktails, ginger toddies, water, punches, cow's milk and other exhilerating beverages, on the grounds, wall strike a rich lead, . The lodges of Nevada City and Grass. Red Bluffon Wednesday afternoon. The Los Angeles Express gives “Catholic reasons for separation’; . from Califotnia.: The Santa Barbara Press gives. Protestant reasons for letting well:eneugh alone. = tesserstity 9 Arrivals at THE UNION HOTEL. ~~” NEVADA CITY, CAL. D.OBrien Colum Hill .G Vai De Marks San F af agree pdt g W-Stephens Colum Hi \ 2 San Fyancise J M ws Ft Collins o nser Sacramen W e Hi SHE Kare Snéw Sacrameito ‘ ridge W D Johaston Washingto San BGS&n Karchuer Sheri J Colwell Virginia City Virginia City H Bornforth Wheatian C McKlvy city : Yesterday's Arrivals at ‘THE NATIONAL HOTEL,, NEVADA CITY, CAL. Chas, E. Pearson, Propricter. NChilds San Francisc E Powers Virginia Cit P Ambury Virginia Ci H Kelly Grasé Valley W_Loze San Francisco J Hollisyer Marysvili irs N’Searls city . J OFarrell Sweetland Purdon Bridge F Mayott San Juan W VanEwen San Fra A.J Flanders Birchvil J Jack & w Sweetiand Miss Johnsou_ do M Marks San Francise J Davis San Juan 3 W Duncan Willo VW Menner San Juan L Buhring San Juan 8S Knight Sutter Cree Miss Martin Gitroy W Giibere city W Carter city F 3 sa ~ Assessment Notice. q EADWOOD GOLD MINING COMPA, NY. ‘Location of principal place of business Nevada City, Nevada County, California, Location of works Nevada county. California. Netice is hereby given that at a meeting of the Directors held May I[3th, 1880, an assessmerit of Fite Cents pet share was levied upo.i the capital stec of the coration payable immediately to the. Secreean at office. of the Company, Main — — WATCHMAKERS : and JEWELERS, patown, He positively asserts that . — ed and now the last-resort has failed. . —_— 6 writes a triend here; near Willow: Valley, Nevada county, Call: was levied upon the . States Gold Coin,to the Treasurer,A. soar, at his office on Broad Street, Nevada City, _} shall remain unpaid on Tuesday, the 15th advertised for sale at public auction, and ungether with costs of of sale. Deposits of Gold Bars and Dus received and returns wade in coin in 24 hours, No charge for Melting and As. ___ Saying Deposits for Coin, Depositors are guaranteed better results than by Sending to the Mint, or sélliig their gold in the market. SS TRIAL DEPOSITS solicited. . PRENTISS SELBY, Superintend-nt. San Francisco, May 13th. Assessment Notice. Location of principal place of busines Nevada City, California. Location of works fornia. Notice is hereby given that.ata meeting of the Board of Directors held ou Wednesday, the 12th day of May, 1880, a Assessment, No. 19, of Ten Cents per share Capital Stock of the ration, payable immediately in United California. : Any stock upon which this Assessment day of June, 1880, will be delinquent and less payment is made before will be sold on WEDNESDAY, the Thirtieth day of June, 1880, to pay the delinguent assessment, toertising and expenses By order of the Board of Directors, malé A. H. PARKER, Secretary. © ILIGK HOUSE, SAN FRANCISCU. how ELEGANTLY FURNISHED ROOMS of this popular Hotel will be rented _herea. ter without board—the Dining Room beilg temporarily closed. The House, as always, will be strictly first-class. ° Special inducements to Families, Mer chants, Tourists and Commercial travelers. The LICK has the most desirable and een tral location in the city WM. F. HARRISON, Manager. San Francisco, April25—im2dp street, Nevada City. Any steck upea which R this assessment, shall remain id on th tiaraien nets i. CHARLES HEPLEN, pady or at pul ion, an i? F & CO., less ent is made will be ares a 7 mee : July Rerenth, 1880, be Re, the tg mca aa ~wieion assesamen together costs v se . ingend experses stale, (Groceries, and Provisions, Main Street, Nevada City, Cal. m6 MAIN STREET, = ~age ee Junction of Commercial, Nevada City. Gold Room Barber Shop. ~ “ches : WIL! GOOD Goo ' 0: f : . ber Shop is pi to doll work in LOW P ; ' the Tonsorial Art in the best manner. Hair FULL WEIGHTS } erwin gh rey woe emg cheng Hag : I0N! iw = . ways used. A shmre of the public patronage PROMPT ATTENT is respectfully solicited. . mis ° —— I guarantee satisfaction to every eee in goods and prices. Give me @ trial, and convinced that I offer better inducements te customers than~ any other house “7 rs CHARLES HEPLER. BROADST. gp. Stumpf's Hotel. Nesada, Mav 2d. Smelting and Leal 9 NEVADA CI _ Brie Advertise in scrirt, and be . The social pa school house ha yext Monday. The Deadwoo . thas levied an as per share, del The sale day is . Lawyers Ni Hupp, co. W. € dan will have b _preme Court week. ‘fhe uritam "everything its . -Phis.is the: fir _-has ogeurred in quite a while. The prelimi Saad Whit “ing Ah Yek in afternoon, took Robinson yeste ~ Miss Ania F her father wen terday. Miss “at Visalia for —tarmhoste-this The teamste a again begi beingout of enough nioney SOME SOUFCE St fixed? In the Supe morning it wa: of $195 deposi Clerk by De paid to Ellen voreed wife, paid by the C! W. F. Engl received from specimen of o1 Coast Range Napa County surprise. of 1 $30,000 before The Demoe: vote at the C It’slotsof fun indulge in su er of the othe "Seal anaes erations to th John Shaw, ~~ Cy Shaft, V mely resided county, accor after afew we ” guests of Post gone tothe B: is bad. ; Last Thurs derhill of San Brown were 1 the Grass broke, lettin ground. : thrown out of . tempt to run, According perintendent Bloomfield mi 107 hours in . tober 25th, 1! the _ previpits which has fal ties than ever formant reme The four-} Broad street tentively wij tor read the . Washington i That same aft other amuseit et attacked t] the yard. the most com ingtonian pri ed out of hin Democratic The Demo tion, ca led f ing delegate State Conven ternoon at th of at the 7 About forty presented, . elected Ctiai Secretary, elected as de _ Yention:: M. J. M. Laken Martin Ford ~ Miller, “Gile lean. The pressed its } With the foll il; Tilden, } 12; net voti

The Duily Transcript, . NEVADA CITY, CALIFORMA. » ~“T¥eu Bet Items. slr There is little to vary the monotony of the routine work of the mines in this camp at present. pea Sunday. May “1 6th,. 1880.The great question, who isthecoming man iw the approaching political ‘ oe See 0 ae OTTER ——= Washiagton Township. The snow has almost entirely dis“appeared from the surrounding hills, and people are rejoicing ovet the prospeets-of a stage and the possibility of aregular mail. ‘week of such weather will raise the ‘river and ptobably settle the debris question at Marysville. There still lies from 2 to 4 feet’of snow on the ridge. There is to bea force of men put on the road this week if the "weather will permit. __ The clean-up at by Mr, MtCarty-and situated about. _ ‘one mile in a north westerly direction from this place, turned out well. + “ifthe seact amount 1 have Tailed to . °achst-San-Hrancisco—-making—par—y ascertain. The rock crushed at the mill of Mr. Jno. Pattison on Quartz — —Flatdid far-better-than-was--expéct-~ ed. tt wastaken out from a shaft 12 feet deep. There is an unlimited amount of the same kind in sight, as _the vein is from 12 to 20feetin width, Another the mine owned contest, is freely discussed by the miner, the business man and the ‘gentleman of leisure.” Particularly the last. There are-very few even among the staunchest Republicans who favor the nomination of General Grant. Blaine app2ars to be the favorite among the Republicans. The: Democrats are diversified in their preferences bat will generally . gupport Tilden or any other candidate who may be nominated’ by, the Cincinati convention. Such is the political-gossip here. “Sot Labsent from town at present. B. FP. Snell of the firm of Snell & Merrow, and ©. Fox of Fox & Cloudman, are Heinsen is at the Bay seeing the . sights and purchasing a supply of . the “necessaries.” Sup. Jerry Good>+win of the English claims is also below-on-a_ business trip, host Drunzer has been making your —y¥ith-amnill-of from 10.t6-20stampa . sity hts nexitquarters during the pasty on it this mine would undoubtedly . ‘ prove one of the best. properties in ~~ this district. ee ee The Alpha Gravel Mine has. again . resumed work aftera short suspension, under the superintendsnce of “T. Perry, water having been brought through the Blue Tent Ditci. to that point, The gravel looks—exeeedingly well, and there is no question but what an unusual large clean-up this season wil reward the owners’ industry. The lite heavy snow storms have been a great set back to gravel miners in general, The gravel mine situated on, Scotchman Creek, which was pur_chased from-F. Hathaway some time since by Oarrol & Co., has been running thus far in full blast. They _ employ quite a number of men. The gold I understand is’ very coarse, which will counterbalance the’ amount of boulders they have to contend with. The main channel will soow be tapped, when a large amount of the precious metal may “be expected. This mine is daily iniproving in richness, Probably my opinionen Washington ~—~"quartz mines and their —workingswould not be amiss, The reason I give that this section of country has not been more fully developed, is ' that the quartz mines in general are held by a class of men who do little ornothing on them and hold from two toa dozen apiece. This has been the case for years. In case they sink a hole or run eight or ten . feet of a tunnel they ask for it al there is in the hill andthe surround.ing country also. I am confident that there areas good quartz mines _jn-this vicinity as ever have been . struck in the county, and it requires but very little capital and time -to ~~ prove the same. ‘This Summer there will be without a doubt mines opened which will prove my _ assertion. There are almost daily pieces of float quartz picked up which are literally covered with gold. Wheredo they ‘some from butfrom quartz ledges % My experience has taught me this much, that there is not asing’e ledge in the immediate vicinity but what there has been more or less gold taken out of it. The general opinion is that if it does not lay thick on the very surface there is nothing in it. There I differ. There is not a permanent ledge that exists but what has itschutes. It requires in some cases weeks, aye months, of toilsome work in others, but little labor. I am positive that if the mines in this district were worked as they should be, . there would bean excitement here such as has not been heird of . for years. Asitis, with those that we have we will this Summer show the oatside world what we can do in th: . sxape of quartz mining, Mr.C, Percival and E. O. Pipin have left this place for the Skagit gold fields. Yourcorrespondent will in the near future have news from them direct. Then I may enlight-n your _ readers a little on what Skagit really is. Rumor has it that a “marriage in) high life which has been long in contemplatjon is about to take. place. * MINER. “T witt take the d—~-d little Irish biackgu rd between my fingers ani hold him like thas,” sail.a pious Baptist, of Dennis Kearney, with a contemptuous gesture, man, _ : ‘Louis Voss, the lumberman, has had a force of men at work building . ‘new and repairing the old road leading from this p‘acetohis mill. He ‘spends no small amount each year in constructing and repairing his roads, as they pass over mining! ground and are often washed away by the miner. It was his iutention to have gotten to his mill with men and teams this week had not the severe storm come on. The snow is about four feet deep at his mill now. He and his men are Very anxious to get at work as the mining and agricultural outlook is suchas to promise a good lumber season. The English Co.’s claims are in full operation. A blast of 600 cases of powder was exploded in the ‘Brown’s Hill claim this week doing good execution, ‘The Hayward claims. at Chalk Bluff are:running under the skillful direction of E. Willard, foreman,and 000 to $12;000 per tonth. There is about forty more feet of grading to he performed in the new tunnel, . when it will be ready forthe flume. The dance which was to have taken place at Quaker Hill school house was postponed until the evening of Styx. <>< — The fren Clad Miac. The Iron Clad mine is situated one mile south of Rough & Ready. Under the management of Mr. Cammet it has become well-known throughout Nevada County. ‘Lhe shaft is down about 150 feet and hasa well developed and defined ledge between two and three feet wide, running north east and south west. The Company have let a contract to sink 100 feet more. They intend at the completion of the contract to run_ drifts and cut the adjoining. ledge,. which -ruas parallel with the main ledge. The rock taken.out pays for the sinking. We were shown pieces of quartz weighing between 40 and 50 Ibs_in which free gold could be quite freely seen. Chere ida five stamp mill ‘on the mine, stamps more this Sammer. There isalsoa patent furnace for roasting sulphurets. “The rock is paying $30} and $40 per ton, Mr. Cammet hasbeen at work over two yearsin developing this . mine, and has spent a great deal of moneys. andat last his efforts are-erowned with snecess. It would bea good thing for Nevada County if she had many more such men as Cammet, ~ A. B, —> Slippery **Seap.” The Carson (Nev.) Appeal of Friday says: ‘Soap’ McAlpine, the. Nevada county prize fighter, whe announced that he would fight Rodfirst Monday in May has not as yet made his appearance on the Comstock. Considering, however, that his opponent is also non est, houors faces is by no means an unpleasing feature of the affair which didn’t come off. It is said that the reason of the meeting being delayed is the failure of either party to produce backers who have the requisite coin. ’ Serra Connty News. the North Fork. : 'L. Byington, A, C.Busch and M to the Democratic State Convention Wednesday morning Nick Costa killed a sea gull near ‘his place on H. Mead have been chosen delegates Morris Meyér, employed by Brilliant & Co., broke the small bone of one of his legs Sunday evening by _, Re-Union Meeting. City-Hall yesterday afternoon. I. J. tollowing named gentlemen “President—R. C7 Walrath. _Vice President—S. M. Harris. Treasurer—Leop. Garthe.Secretary—N. P. Brown, and L. A meeting of the meinbers of the Re*Union., Association was held at Rolfe was elected chairman. They storehouse, refused peremptorily to were elected officers for the ensuing year : making a misstep. The snowshoe*races at Sierra Garthe Assistant Secretary. The same Executive Committee City chases for the Summer trade. John . and mine . 0” it.—Messenger. three weeks-in Gf a = = 4-3: i425 . He the capacity or 3FF Tout 10 o'clock, G. W. Welchheard . t@Xt books for the public sthoots, but from-$10,. #02 The intention is to erect 25/ dain Virginia City on or about. the } ka mills, was the winner. Martin Carrol was stabbed at Siis said to be the refusal on the part of Carrol to give him liquor.” The slight.. It was.a narrow escape. — There are ten or a dozen cords--of drift wood on the ieland below Downa been able to get there yet to claim the prize. By the law of ‘“‘flotsam and jetsam,” the wood will be-ong to the person who first gets his mark Arrested for Highway Rebbery. took place at the time specified. A man by the name of Cooper, of Eureerra City, a few days since, by a) man named Wm. Busch. The cause eville, and_many a longing eye is'. cast that way, but no person has{M. “MeDouough, D. Watt, J. ¥ si in the various tewnships was reelected, except for Nevada and Grass Valley. The following named gentlemen Nevada—O. Maltman, F. Ejvle:man, J. 8; Thompson, Chas. Kent, ‘Wm. Powell, R. C. Walrath, G. v. . Sehmittberg, Ed. Muller, T.W.Siourney, Leop, Garthe, ex-officio Recretat j mee . Grass Valley=—E. Calewan, E. W. {-Roberts, C.H, Mitchell, D. Binkle— aa gx. ‘der. _ __ Adopting Text Books. — The joint committee of the Board: of Education of thie city and Gr terday forenoon, and had a spirited were then elected as Executive Jom[ mitte for Nevada and Grass Valley :. Valiey met at the Citizens Bank yes-. Se RN ES ET AES ‘i An Obstinate Chinaman Subdued. Ah Ong, serving out a sentence of 8ix months in the County Jail for attempting to burglarize W.H.Smith’s. take a bath as ordered by tlie Officer in charge. The latter put him in a ’ cell with a tub of watey and gave j him a specified tine;to wash. In en to understand that—he would be “piped off’ with a hose. Before, the time elapsed he came te the con. from the cell with purified_skin, since aes lS <i> gine e—ak Denies the Alicgation. Truckee Republican:-Mr. Ma Toi, M. E. Church, cal ed upon us yesterterday mcrning to correct the statemen made inthe Republican in_ its last issiie, relative to sickness in Chicase he did not comply, he: was _giv. clusion that discret on was the better part of valor, and came race a Chinainan whoreads and writes the} — ‘English language dnd-belongs to the . SELBY COMPANY. ° —_——., 416° Montgomery Street, SAN FRANCISCO, {GOLD AND SILVER REFINERY, ” 5 —AND— no sickness prevails there. That there has been but twodeaths forsev-erat months snd those were natural causes, Well now, we do give it up, Kearney failed, the Legislature failThe Chinese will stay. “Saturday night, the 8th instant, . discussion regarding the adoption of . loud cries proceeding from the street i Hill. He rushed out, and disvovered a Chinaman.in.the employ of. Dr. Hunt lying on the ground grasping for breath. At Mr. Welch’s appearance, two men wereseen to run away from the Chinaman. The latter said that he was on his way home when two men, one of whom thought he knew, was thrown down, choked, and forty dollars taken from him by the garroters. The officers stispected couple of youtg men, named Thos. Brown and John*Harley, of being the guilty parties, and requested the press togive no publicity to the robbery until an inves*tigation could be: maile,” Friday night Brown was arresied, and yesterday Hurley gave himself up on hearing a warrant was out for him. Both pleaded not guilty. Their examination will take place Monday evening before Judge Robin. did not arrive at any decision likely n front of his house on Aristocracy te harmonize with the County Board . charge of the Caledonia mineat -which-met-in the afternoonand took the following action: The ~ Pacific Coast (Bancroft’s) Readers were adopted;.all bids for supplying Arithmetics wefe rejected. The following were also adopted: History, Ridpath’s; Algebra, Robinson’s; Penmanhe . ship, Payson, Dunton & Scribner’s; . eighty stamps crush 220 tons a. day. attacked him. He . Drawing,. Bartholémew’s; Physics, . We are working about 100men in the Steele’s Fourteen Weeks in ‘Nat .ral Philosophy; Book-keeping, Bryant & Stratton’s; Spellers, Swinton’s Word Book and Henderson’s Test’ Speller; Geographies, Montieth’s; Grammars, Reed & Kellogg’s Language Lessons aud Swiuton’s, -. A New Mine. Jas. Spargo afew weeks since located a ledge lying between the Providence and Black Prince claims, striking gocd ore at the grass roots. He had some trouble with other parties about theclaim, and finally went down J. B. Gluyas of Grass Valley is in ‘as follows#"*We have started our big sixty-stamp mill at last. It is one of the best mills I have ever seen put together. She will crush 180 tons per 24 hours. The old twentystamp mill is also running. The mines~ The ore looks well. The snow is fifteen feet deep in places. This is a miserable country to live in.” Pacific Coast Items. Aurora is withoft a preacher.

Henry S. Foote is dying at NewOrleans, Dennis will not speak at the Sandlot on Sunday. The: Oakland. Times calls Pennsylvania the wicked State. . The seal-hunters are meeting with success in the northern waters. ; mil, from which the stolen on Wednesday night, will be ready to resume crushing on Monday. The proprietors will pay an May 21st on accountof the bad cond.* , ¢xt™ price for some good rock to tion of the roads. ctush with which to coat the new’ plates. . Ted It was reported upon the streets yesterday that'a rich strike had been made in the New York Hill mine, bubit was not confirmed by the: ofcrushings from the mine are usually of the bonanza kind. = . ~ The Republic Mining Company having effected the purchase of the engine and hoisting gear on thé Knight of Malta mite, ‘will remove it an early day to Kress’ Summit, and erect it over the shaft on the Company's ledge, which «is now) something over 100 feet in depth. The engine is an 10-inch cylinder, which will give power for sinking five or six hundred feet.—Grass Valley Union. The North Had Claims. The contractors yesterday morning begun to sink a shuft on the Morgan. claim, ata point about. 300 feet. west of Kirkham & Hitchcock's incline. They will go down toa depth of 50 fect, them’ start an east drift. The runuing of the tunnel from the side hill has .beew: tempotarily deferred. aS No visicors are permitted to enter the Kirkham & Hitchcock shaft, the mouth being secured -by-a strong board covering fastened down with a heavy padlock when the owners are not working underground. In addition to the lock and. key, a man is employed day and night to prevent }intraders from forcing their way into the workings. This looks as thongh our young friends’ bonanza was richer than ever. Not Guilty. C.J. Brand, who-was on Thursare-easy, and the absenze-of-bruised-. day evening nominated by the Demecrats of this precinct as: a delegate to yesterday’s County Convention, requests us to state that said honor was conferred upon him without his desire or knowledge, and that he j Wishes not to be in any way identified with the Cenvention,the hill where he started a tunnel, ledge was found to average from 18 copper amalgamating plates were . 0 20 inches thick, and a we'l pested. practical miner working in that vicinity says the ore ia literally filled with gold.. ‘There. are’ at present’ three men working in the ‘élaim, 4nd., another shift is.t0 be put on soon, A; four-stamp ovi.l has been: procured, and is being-erested. The mill will be ran’ by water-power.' ‘Several men employed along the creek say they. believe Spargo’s strike is one of ficers of the company. The ordinary the best ever made in that part’ of the district, « Sh The building over the “hoisting -works of the Fortuna mine had advanced to « stage of completion ‘last night that will insure against ‘further delays in progress by bad weather.. This week steam will be ‘started. “After the water has been: pumped out, the shaft, which now has a depth of 130 feet, to which’ point it was sunk by the former own: ers, will be pushed down 70 feet further, where the first drifts: will be run, While ore is being taken from the 200 level, another level 100 féet lower will be sunk for. Had it not been for the unysually fierce storms that have-prevailed the past winter, Superintendent’ Jones would have had the Fortuna in full blast and ptoducing ore nearly two months aye. . J. H. Wentworth has received a telegrain announcing the death of B, M. Atchinson, his brother-in-law, who died at‘Oakland Thursday night. Deceased was a merchant at San Francisco. Years ago he mined at Long's Bar, and in 1850-1 kept the first. grocery store ever opened in Smartsville, Yuba County. He. has many acquaintanees all through Nevada county. — Ceid Water Pie-nic. On Saturday, the 29th instant, the Good Templars of Grass Valley w Il give a-grand picnic atStorms’ Rauch. . Valley will participate. The Rllows that purchase ‘the right to selllemonade cocktails, ginger toddies, water, punches, cow's milk and other exhilerating beverages, on the grounds, wall strike a rich lead, . The lodges of Nevada City and Grass. Red Bluffon Wednesday afternoon. The Los Angeles Express gives “Catholic reasons for separation’; . from Califotnia.: The Santa Barbara Press gives. Protestant reasons for letting well:eneugh alone. = tesserstity 9 Arrivals at THE UNION HOTEL. ~~” NEVADA CITY, CAL. D.OBrien Colum Hill .G Vai De Marks San F af agree pdt g W-Stephens Colum Hi \ 2 San Fyancise J M ws Ft Collins o nser Sacramen W e Hi SHE Kare Snéw Sacrameito ‘ ridge W D Johaston Washingto San BGS&n Karchuer Sheri J Colwell Virginia City Virginia City H Bornforth Wheatian C McKlvy city : Yesterday's Arrivals at ‘THE NATIONAL HOTEL,, NEVADA CITY, CAL. Chas, E. Pearson, Propricter. NChilds San Francisc E Powers Virginia Cit P Ambury Virginia Ci H Kelly Grasé Valley W_Loze San Francisco J Hollisyer Marysvili irs N’Searls city . J OFarrell Sweetland Purdon Bridge F Mayott San Juan W VanEwen San Fra A.J Flanders Birchvil J Jack & w Sweetiand Miss Johnsou_ do M Marks San Francise J Davis San Juan 3 W Duncan Willo VW Menner San Juan L Buhring San Juan 8S Knight Sutter Cree Miss Martin Gitroy W Giibere city W Carter city F 3 sa ~ Assessment Notice. q EADWOOD GOLD MINING COMPA, NY. ‘Location of principal place of business Nevada City, Nevada County, California, Location of works Nevada county. California. Netice is hereby given that at a meeting of the Directors held May I[3th, 1880, an assessmerit of Fite Cents pet share was levied upo.i the capital stec of the coration payable immediately to the. Secreean at office. of the Company, Main — — WATCHMAKERS : and JEWELERS, patown, He positively asserts that . — ed and now the last-resort has failed. . —_— 6 writes a triend here; near Willow: Valley, Nevada county, Call: was levied upon the . States Gold Coin,to the Treasurer,A. soar, at his office on Broad Street, Nevada City, _} shall remain unpaid on Tuesday, the 15th advertised for sale at public auction, and ungether with costs of of sale. Deposits of Gold Bars and Dus received and returns wade in coin in 24 hours, No charge for Melting and As. ___ Saying Deposits for Coin, Depositors are guaranteed better results than by Sending to the Mint, or sélliig their gold in the market. SS TRIAL DEPOSITS solicited. . PRENTISS SELBY, Superintend-nt. San Francisco, May 13th. Assessment Notice. Location of principal place of busines Nevada City, California. Location of works fornia. Notice is hereby given that.ata meeting of the Board of Directors held ou Wednesday, the 12th day of May, 1880, a Assessment, No. 19, of Ten Cents per share Capital Stock of the ration, payable immediately in United California. : Any stock upon which this Assessment day of June, 1880, will be delinquent and less payment is made before will be sold on WEDNESDAY, the Thirtieth day of June, 1880, to pay the delinguent assessment, toertising and expenses By order of the Board of Directors, malé A. H. PARKER, Secretary. © ILIGK HOUSE, SAN FRANCISCU. how ELEGANTLY FURNISHED ROOMS of this popular Hotel will be rented _herea. ter without board—the Dining Room beilg temporarily closed. The House, as always, will be strictly first-class. ° Special inducements to Families, Mer chants, Tourists and Commercial travelers. The LICK has the most desirable and een tral location in the city WM. F. HARRISON, Manager. San Francisco, April25—im2dp street, Nevada City. Any steck upea which R this assessment, shall remain id on th tiaraien nets i. CHARLES HEPLEN, pady or at pul ion, an i? F & CO., less ent is made will be ares a 7 mee : July Rerenth, 1880, be Re, the tg mca aa ~wieion assesamen together costs v se . ingend experses stale, (Groceries, and Provisions, Main Street, Nevada City, Cal. m6 MAIN STREET, = ~age ee Junction of Commercial, Nevada City. Gold Room Barber Shop. ~ “ches : WIL! GOOD Goo ' 0: f : . ber Shop is pi to doll work in LOW P ; ' the Tonsorial Art in the best manner. Hair FULL WEIGHTS } erwin gh rey woe emg cheng Hag : I0N! iw = . ways used. A shmre of the public patronage PROMPT ATTENT is respectfully solicited. . mis ° —— I guarantee satisfaction to every eee in goods and prices. Give me @ trial, and convinced that I offer better inducements te customers than~ any other house “7 rs CHARLES HEPLER. BROADST. gp. Stumpf's Hotel. Nesada, Mav 2d. Smelting and Leal 9 NEVADA CI _ Brie Advertise in scrirt, and be . The social pa school house ha yext Monday. The Deadwoo . thas levied an as per share, del The sale day is . Lawyers Ni Hupp, co. W. € dan will have b _preme Court week. ‘fhe uritam "everything its . -Phis.is the: fir _-has ogeurred in quite a while. The prelimi Saad Whit “ing Ah Yek in afternoon, took Robinson yeste ~ Miss Ania F her father wen terday. Miss “at Visalia for —tarmhoste-this The teamste a again begi beingout of enough nioney SOME SOUFCE St fixed? In the Supe morning it wa: of $195 deposi Clerk by De paid to Ellen voreed wife, paid by the C! W. F. Engl received from specimen of o1 Coast Range Napa County surprise. of 1 $30,000 before The Demoe: vote at the C It’slotsof fun indulge in su er of the othe "Seal anaes erations to th John Shaw, ~~ Cy Shaft, V mely resided county, accor after afew we ” guests of Post gone tothe B: is bad. ; Last Thurs derhill of San Brown were 1 the Grass broke, lettin ground. : thrown out of . tempt to run, According perintendent Bloomfield mi 107 hours in . tober 25th, 1! the _ previpits which has fal ties than ever formant reme The four-} Broad street tentively wij tor read the . Washington i That same aft other amuseit et attacked t] the yard. the most com ingtonian pri ed out of hin Democratic The Demo tion, ca led f ing delegate State Conven ternoon at th of at the 7 About forty presented, . elected Ctiai Secretary, elected as de _ Yention:: M. J. M. Laken Martin Ford ~ Miller, “Gile lean. The pressed its } With the foll il; Tilden, } 12; net voti