May 23, 1877 (4 pages)

bl he Baily Beanscript , . Very Jonlous. * The “Placer Herald’ has gat: ‘a terrible jeaious streak on because the Nevada County papers see fit to expatiste upon the merits of its own _ county, and show a ~ et and tor will take a trip up this way (we : % bélieve he bas evér been iv * this partofthe county in his life) -@wewill-dhowhim thatthe —stute-+ ments that have been made are trae, and vot half bas been told, fdr fear of being chatged with‘'too much puftery.” We were not aware before that the prosperity of our county was going on at the expense, of . Placer; and besides, we thought the papers of Nevada County were doing no mo® than their daty in letting the world know how things were Cd Boing: ‘on in this section, and for. one -we-don't propose to. let any good “Sega slip us if we know’ it, even if ‘we aré charged with ‘‘too much. puf‘fery.”” .The “Grass Valley Union’ answers the ‘Herald” so patly that we can't refrain from copying a por“ '-tien of the articleand adopting it ae expressing our views. The “Taion* says ‘‘we cannot see of what advantage it is to Piaver County for one of ita papers to decry Neveda County; 'wedo not see that the attempt to pull one county down’ helps in the least to build. up the other,’’ and then goes on to day, ‘we are not sure _ pat that Placer county bas almost as extensive “gravel deposits” as hws Nevads. The same so-called oldriver system exists in both counties. ‘We are glad that Placer bas some , of them. © Batin the manver of working and developing these deposits Nevadn is far in advance of Placer. Has Plicer a single gravel wine vn which the sum of two million of dollars bas been,spent iu development? Has Plaver a éingle mine ov which half that sua, or é quurter of it bas been spent? Yet that is about the figurés of the expenditures of the} North Bloomfield Company in Nevas da County. Moreover the Bloomfield Company are tuking out, such pay that their enormous ontlay is considered a good investment, Has Placer a gravel mine w ich is yielding from $2,000 to $3,000 per day as the Milton Company, at French Oorral, is now doing? Nevada county has other exievsive gravel workings which, we think, are abead in development of those of Placer, and we are pretty well acquainted with the territory of both couuties. The “Heruld’’ again asserts thatthe Nevada County quariz mines are no more extensive thin those of Placer, although the Nevada County mines ef that kiud have been known longer, and have been more thoroughly developed. Now, we grant that Placer County may have as many ledges as any couuty in the State; but ledges are not mines. It is developwent that makes the wine. The Rising Sun, near Colfax, Js about the only quartz mine io Placer, thut we kuow of, that is paying expenses and occasional dividends. “It has the goud fortune to be on about the sante range—that is having similar count:y rock—as the mines of Grass Valey. We would like to know if Placer has ever had a quartz mine that yielded two millfons of gold? Grass V.iley bus several that has done that well, and now has a miné, the Idaho, that will pay her nineiy-fuurth dividend on. Monday, the fourth of next June, should the world stand that long. We guess that in the mining Way, taking it all around, Nevada is sumewbat ahead of ita neigabor, Ia the matter of iron d posits, Nevada County is very ric.” ‘Tne aime belt of that kind of usefal met ‘tbat rans through Placer ix to be found in this County. ltis net worked, begause gold mines, of which we have so many, pay much butter. We do fot know of auy eval iu this county; and we are preity ceriain there is no trie . ‘ooal in Pi cer, At Lineokn they havé 8 lignite Ww Lied ds wot proved a good fuel, and which i not now mined. Weare sorry that the siuff is not ‘eoal, bat we wut oxi it by its right ‘mame, wheu we ae aétdsed of puffiug > gOl@ mines by the pspet tiiat falsely ‘blows about coal, ¢ MOb statisiies ar baud Ni ¥tdu County’ 5 dumber initercsis arc) gféit and she ‘bas waving fields of ; wet; We have td «Warraut us in COMP iuz ihe ge tthe ia NE -. machinery was put in motion. Battersea asi ae wipes vespinte;bat ip.0 short time ws . will be able to show the figures. We think it is probable that Rdcomead has tomes to.” . Important te Miners. J. W. Williamson, Commissionsr of the General Land. Office, in reply toan oe ay made by A. ©. Fia®; of Denver; Colorado, bas rendered a decision of the highest, concern to all who are engaged in mining upon the public domain: a , agn j stricken jpincth un. a BacBy red in an event ‘exopttant prices. “ yeats past the large cor, have bought up inventors” ‘patenis aud concentrated their rizhts, thae enabling themselves to restrict any such generul manufacture as. may ‘foterfere. with their practical monopo. . ly. The grand. central patented fe ture, the needle with an eye near its point, wis ope ta which all ‘the wukers paid royalty, avd for self} protection they combined to @riye "To the case presented by Mr. Fisk; where a party discovered a mine on the ist of Joly, sunk a dix covery shaft ten feet in, depth, and made record of his claim on the 28th of August 1876, the-first annual expenditores «hould be made prior to Jaly tst,1877."" Tha above décision «i important, and the fullowing requiremenu's aod conditions result therefrom: First. The date of the beginning «nd origin of the title to w new lode cliim will be exact day on which it shall be first discovered by the uncovering «nd disclosing of the sume, Second, The recorded location notice (or certificate) should, ia sil cases, state the date’ on which the discovery. was made. Third. The time in which apoual expéudirures must be made will begin and end yearly én date of discovery, not ou the date of record, Fourth. The work of sinking the discovery shaft ten feet deep, or sovb portion of said work as sball be perfurmed ufter the date of discovery, may be accoanted ay a part, ora whole (as the cuse may be), of the first annual expenditure, Fifth, Claim’ located prior to January 1:t, 1872, ure not affected by thiz ruling. Toe law of Congress requiring un-. nual expenditures not“ having gone into operation until that date, claims located prior thereto were given a full year to do their assessment work; that isto say, that these cold titles may be represented at anytime in the year, between the first day of January and the dast day of the sucwoes December. aie > oe Started Up,The reduction, worka at Canada} Hill, erected by Crosby & Mitchell, were formully opeved yesterday.> A pleasant .compuny -wss assembled, aud to Miss Annie N .ffziger. was accorded the honor of blowing fhe whistle, She did it, as she dves everything, with lady-like grace, amid the cheers of the crowd, and the Everythiug moved off with perfect regulurity, under the guide of Professor Crosby, who has devoted so many years'to the problem of a cheap reduction of sulpburet ores. ‘To this city, there is an immense importance in this movement, for if rebellious ores of a low grade can be made available for profit to the miner and the mill wen, the hills about the city will prove to be as rich as any on the coast. By notice in anotber coluiin, it will be see: that Crosby 4 & Mitebell bave cl.sed business, and have trassferred all their right, title and interest in the works .t. Canida. Hill, to a Company formed under the Lows of this State, culled the “Pioneer Reduction’ Compagy of California,”’ Gov. Mitchell goes East in a few days, to seoure the capital required for a stamp mill, and such machinery : s may be necessary. We shall then have a -first-class establishment, prepared to. purchase and work all the ores this eity cap furnish. A Change. The Gauge Railroad Company's new time table goes into effect°on Thursday next as per advertisement i in another column, After that time the. -morning train will arrive bere at 9:20, instead of 9:36. ‘Train No, 2 will bere» after connect daily with. stuges for North San Jaan, and on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, with stages for Downieville aud Forest City; Train No. ‘S.will connect duily with stages from North Sin Jaan, and on Mondays, Wednesds vs. and. Friduys with stages from Downieville and Forest City. This «ill prove a great convenience fur the Sicrra County peo; le, as heretofore no connection with our trains was made for their benefit. We expect a good’ deal of travel from that section ufser this, Minp may act upon mind though bodies be far divided; for the life is in the blood, but souls communicate unseen. : the . Nevada County Narrow . at /Cotipany. 'dngerous rivals out of the fi-ld. The last «fthese patents in which all the varieties of stundard sewing machines hid « common interest.was . the fore-motion feed, wad for months} _. past the combined ¢orporation have been working for a renewal of the ‘patent, but renewal has been denied, Aire.dy the priacipal companies have begun to offer their ma chines tweaty-five «per cent. discount for o.sh, and ere long the Howe, Singer aud other~ machines will be extensively miade by other compaoies than those that have had. the moo%pely, and mychines that cost only ten’ dollars each wi ‘uot seilforsixty. . Big Contract on Hand! tor presented « memorial trom” the Presbytery of San Francisco, asking that the work of. evang-liz.ng the® baudred thousand org sized Chinése on the Pucific Coast commence immediately unler the iead of the Board of Fureign Mis-. ~~ siona. It sets forth that these peuple have establisbed in thivcouatry their herthen gods, sacridces aod’ idolatry, with heathen vices which they practice in our popular cities with impanity. Tue memorial dlso refery to the portion of Cviuese prostitates, and the excitement of the pabhe miod: on the Pacific Cuast. I. says that the church bas bat one missionary in Los Angeles, apd one ‘in San F.gocisco, Ouklaud, Portland, San Jose, Sacramento and Virginia City, with assistants, and with « church newspaper published in Chinese, — Candidates for County Offices. A sbort time sinve, there was a great deal of talk ‘about different county candidates, bit during the past two or thrée weeks we have. not heard the subject mentioned. What's up! Have they all withdrawn? ~ Every one uf our exchanges, published twenty announcements, and yet in this county nothiug is doue about it. Come out, gentlemen, and let us kuow what cflices you are cendidates fur. You can do a0 ‘very easily by seuding your name for publicawill be $5, payment invariably in advance. Educational Assvuciation, The County Edueatio:al Associalust, and completed its organization, There was a good attendance and much interest manifested. The next meeting of the Association will be at Nevada (ity, on the last Saturday of June, at 10-0’clock a.m. A Commiitee of Arrangements, of Messrs. R. E. Robinson, A. J. Liffiny and Miss Potter, were ap ‘pointed to make outa programme fur the next meeting, and publish the same inthe ‘tEducational Colamn”’ of the ‘‘Gaxette,”’ oe Stood the Test. The Sacramento Record says: A committee from Nevada county, consisting,of the Treasurer and one of the Supervisors, were in town Saturday, avd superintended a test made by E.Gunn, iron-worker,of the large safe recently msnufactared for their county treasury by the Detroit Sufe The drillused was unable to make the rlightest® ‘impression upon the sife, and it was docepted by the committee, W. G. Williaing,_ agent in. this ciiy tor the Detroit} uowever,to make a further test of the strong box wheu it is received at Nevada City, “FRIEDLANDER'S oSiine have Hiek : b adjusied, and he will bein the} rte market aguinas usual, New Woeat and barley open in the San Franeisco A we daring the : . Aiest of this week a a ident of Yolo.c . laid apd t In the Presbyterian Axsembly~ at {Chicago ou Friday last, the Moderaof our people. in almost every county in the State;}—‘Contains all the way from one to. ” tion to the Transcrrpr. The charge . . tion met in Grass Valley on Saturday . ¢ consisting . ” company, autboriziug tue committee, Richard Leiser, a wel -ko anty; C ide at effects of . lotsa e floor of a wien * as if to go to sleep, but kept up a conwersation with those present, intitiating bis intention to go to the mountains. A friendintimated that if be didn’t quit drinking Hé would go to helli in a very short. time. At that be . ” drew a pistol, and said ‘*Well, boys, here's for bell,” and slot himself through the head, causing death almost instantly. Deceased was a na‘tive ofPounsytvacis; ‘and aged 357. years. ' The Selby Fiat ‘School. This school ‘wus opened on ‘Monday with nineteen pupils, and Prof. Carmichael was present ond assisted ‘fo organizing it,” The sebool was ar. use the ranged into three classes, and it is designed to be primary in its in2 made certain advancement, they will be promoted to corresponding grades in the city schools,, thereby economizing the labor of the teacher and giving the ebildren a better chance -for a more: thorough and rapid scholarshfp. Died. Virginia City yestéerdsy, anuouncing the death of his brother, Wickes Burton. He was formerly a resident of this city and well-known to” mny Art. Barton left on the train in the afternoon for that place. = : New Road, The new piece of road, author zed to be constructed by the Board of Supervisors at their last term, from the You Bet side track, on the Narrow Gange Rail-road, to a connection with the main road to You Bet, Little York, aud other localities. io Li tle York Township, is nearly compleated,_ Mining Stocks. — Yesterday Morning’s Sales of the Sules at the Regular Board ~-. yesterday. mourning — opening and closing. 215 Ophir 9%. 310 Mexican 5% 51% 29) Gould & Curry 53%. 560 Best & Belener, 10+4 103; 750 California 263% 26%. 510 Savage 24% 235 — 340 Cou Virginian 2544. 170 Chollar, 2044 1045 Crown Point 5 4%. 590 Yellow Jacket, 44, 4.10. 920 Imperial 35 40c. 180 Belcher 34% 344. 300 Sierra Nevada, 1.65 I. 70. 305 Utab 77% 755 Bullion, 3. 1065 Exchequer: I; 90 2.10. 820 Overman 9% 9% 90 Justice, 4.30 4. “fo 370 Union Con, 2.40 2. 200 Julia, 1.05 1,10. 590 Caledonia 1% 1.55. 5U Silver Hili, 490 Alpba, 8% "a, 270 Hale & Nureross, 1% 1.60. 6U Kentuck, 3. The after.ocon quotations were about thé same ag in the morping Board. HOTEL ARRI VALS. -Union Hotel. JACOB NAFFZIGER, Prop: lieto:. Monpay, May 2ist, 1877. B Guacetti, City Martin Afman, Relief Hill A Lewis, Vi: rginds City Frank M Hathaway, Omega BJ Watson, City Dv Turner vo ae C E Whitehead, R R Jd Wilson, ‘Truckee Daniel Collins, Grass Valley I W Hayes Jr, do A Perry, Dutch Fiat PS D. nnelly, City J.R Dysart, Truckee Mrs Fauny Fowler, Eureka 8 C Chase, City ° WFM Lowell, Omega H MeNulty, Mvore’ s Flat Awos Laird, City G Meridith, Dowrasevitte Lawrence Fermn, San Francisco B F Dam, Wheatland HD Cofer, Marsh’s Mill A Walrath, City” . Mrs Walrath. City 5 ~ .Wm Muller, Marysville J Hibverd, HOTEL ARRIVALS. Vational Exchange Hotel. S.A. EODY, Proprietor, —Monpax, May 21st; 1877, MJ Kight, city. ew.tt, City “Dibble, Grass Valley t 8 Frazier, Forest City J Hussy, You bet Es 55 do C ft radley, ch Flat 8 Silvermsen s E ¢ sanford, bog <a l : Ww Corn: flius ‘San A B Dickinson, Omega. Geo L Ki.gel. y, ted Blage~. T Cunoninghaw, ae ‘3 Flat Ww F navbar , San Juan =e rd, ys { don Sutufday atthe ys oto ‘pine through . Co. bees are ready SULPHURETS, at their Works, at Canada Hill Nevada, May 23d, 1877. gars, . * Fancy Drinksa coudllte? p2s KARIWELL & CLARK. WEBER & CHATY, WHOLESALE AND, RETAIL DEALERS IN GROCERIES AND PRODUCE, : COMMERCIAL STREET, . (Opposite Transcript Office,) % Nevada City. ——< io q straction and after the children have . ' Att, Barton received a dispatch from The following are ‘the quotations . ,. and Nevada) leaves Grass Valley at 2:40 -Jeave Grass Valley at 8.25 P. M., arrives at Notice of fangs of Partnership. pe firm of Crosby & Mitchel! is sae by dissolved, and. the Machinery at ete: ad together ‘= ell the mght to are transferre id to the ‘Pioneer Pe baledien Op. of Califo: nia,” a sasiperatial formed 4 this. State. ¥. B. CROSBY, J. G. MITCHELL, rus, May 22, 1877. Neyada Royal Arch Chapter. THER® will be a Special Mecting Of Nevada Royal Arch Chapter, No. 6,-B. A. M.on : a MASONIC HALL, For the purpose of conferring the Royal Arch Degree,: A full attendance of ffembers is desired. Visiting Companions are eoadially invited. By order THOS. MEIN, H. P. GR. Davis, Sec, m23 N.C.N. G. R. R. CO. TIME TABLE, NO. 4. HE Company reserve the right to v: ry the same, as circumstances may Oey quire, To take effect Thurssay, May 24th, 1877, GOING SOUTH. Train No. 1 leaves Nevada City at 5 A. M. and leaves Grass Valley at 56.3'A. M, arrives at Colfax at 6:50 A. M. Train No. 3, (local between Grass Valley and Nevada) leaves Nevada at 11 A, M., arrives at Grass Valley at 11:35 A. M, Train No. 5, leaves Novada at 4:20 P. M., leaves rass Valley at 4.50 P. M., = at Colfax at 6.15 P: GOING NORTH. Train No. 2 leaves Colfax at 7.20 A. M, leaves Grass Valley at 8:50 A. M.,, arrives ‘at Nevada at 9:20 A. M.” Train No. 4 (ioeal between Graas Valley P, M,, arrives at Nevada at 3:10 P. M. Traia No. 6 leaves Colfax at 6-50-P. M., Nevada at 8:54 P. M “Train No 2 connects daily at Nevada with stages for North San Juan, and on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdeys with stages for Downieville and Forest City. Train No5 connects daily with atoges from North San Juan, and on Mondays, Wednesdays 1nd Frid:ys with stages from Downieville and Forest City. JOHN F. KIDDER, ma23 General Superintendent. Change of Proprietorship, "OVICE is hereby given that JOE. PETIT has soid out his iaterest in the “GULD ROOM” and “KtYSTONE SALOON ,” to BILLINGS & CO., and the busizess will hereaiter be conducted BY. BORDWELL, BILLINGS & CO. The eld patrons of the above named places will find the new firm ready to serve them with the very best OF Whisky, Wines, Ale, Porter, Cigars. BORDWELL, BILLINGS &. CO. Nevada City, May 19, 1877. BY REQUEST, Will be repeated the Fairy OPERETTA OF ae WEDNESDAY EVENING, _ May 23d, 187). — a? THE NEVADA THEATRE, ab io® tee ed PROF. C. ‘H. CHASE, Director. SOLOS, — and der the laws of : OF STORE WILL ALWAYS BE FILLED WITH CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES, Produce of all kinds, etc. Prices, and are Delivered within i Reasonable Distance Free of Charge, By strict attention to business, and s determination to ®atisfy our customers: both in quality and price of Groceries, we respectfully solicit a share of the public patronage. ~WEBER & CHATY. Nevada City, May 19, 1877. DIVIDEND NOTICE, re «Loan and Savings Bank, corner Post and Kea ny streets, San Francisco. . The regular monthly dividend of 2 yer cent, fur April, 18%7, is declured payable Bisy Sin, to stockholders record, F. 8. CARTFR, Sec. April 27, 1877, iney 5-lm: NERTIFICATE OF CO-PARTNERSHIP, C This is’ to certify that we, Nicolas Weber and Adolph Chaty, both residing at the City.and County ef Nevada, in the State of California, heve formed a copartnership uoderthe name of WEBER & «HALY, tor the purpore of caarying on the business of a general grocery and proty and State ater.said. ‘That -we are the only memb.re of said firm, ard that our lace of business isun Oc mama Feial Street, in said Nevada City. NICOLAS WEBER, ADOLPH CHATY. May 17tb, 1877. State of California, County of Nevada, ss. On thisi%th day-of May, A. D. one thoussnd«ight hundred and seventy-seven, before me, Leopoid Garthe, s Notary Public in and for the taid Covnty of Nevada, percona!ly appeared Nicolas Weber and Advlph Chaty, known to me to be. the sam~ persons whose names are subscribed to the annexed instrument, and duly~acknowledgea to me that. they executed the game. In wituess whereot, I have here wunte set my hand and nffixed my Official “Seal; at my office inthe said County_of cate first above written. ml8 LEOcOLD GARTHF, Notary Public. ‘MILITARY NOTICE. NEVADA LIGHT GUARD! ¥OU ARE HEREBY ORDERED TO" if TO-APREAR AT }OUR ARMORY, IN FULL Se, 2 —ON— MSaturday, May 26th, 1877, At120 'clock, M., FOR ANNUAL TARGET PRACTICE. The Cumpany will march promptly at 12% o'clock, PM., and ali not in tne ranks will be considered as absentees, absence from town. : By order. J. A. RAPP, Captain Commanding. W. F. EvEns,. oO. 8. mayl5 = MILWAUKEE BEER. WARRANTED PURE. ROGER CONLAN, Milwaukee Heer Depot, Broad St. Nevada City, AS constently on band, in tottles and EL On draught, the celebrated A “Weimer Salvator’ and ‘Culmbacher, MILWAUKEE BEER, Manufactured by the SCHILIZ Brewing Cow pany, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, both ef which Lave the reputation of beingthe best 1 the ig of and are ebipped to ail of the civiiized glo TRY iT. Also the best Home Brewed Beer, from DREYFUSs’ BR& WERY. BEST LOTTLED BEEK ON THE COAST Persons asking for Credit will ’ ‘be refused, 4 kOGLR CONLAN, maé {Broad Strect, Nevada City. Our Goods are Sold at the LowestIVIDEND NOTICE NO. 9, Collateral ~ vision, store, at. the city ot Nevada, Coun. Nevada, the day and year in this Certifi. No excuses received except sickness or ‘Sens Sacran way to Und Mrs. 1 Insane A me at the] Co., fo: Proprie Annive ence,partme: _ at 8 0’ Don’ sion on get you The has bes Old “r disgusts Articl *Piones Califorr —Cleck’s tees are ell, T. and N, $100, 00 Dick. terday n and fam here so1 ~Golfax c 24th, ar tickets a can be able the that fall about th are now the agen men, $2 every uc includes dance at is-in sto Jarge gro The 0 performe the requ _ proceeds the Meti who atte _ ever prox “gity. Ti .crowded * State Cash rec 1877, t and pa War’ta i Ist to . War’ts ui Bal. in T 0 8 81-100 Bank § Cash Cer 22nd, ¢ Cash Bal W. 5. A There ing at the No, 2, on at 8 o’clo July celet Matters ment. A ed. ma23td Patent , . sity with “Slat Adjus Notice to Ursditors. Nevada, State ot Caliiornia. In the matter of the hset.te of Wis. M. Baker, deceased. . otice is hireby given that the undeisigued Aum trator «1 the Estate Win. M.Biker, . cceared,f& the Creditors of acd aif persons having claims against the said Gece sed, fo cxnivit tuem with the heceseury vouchers, within jour months after the first puviicaiion of this motice, to the sala Admunisereter, atthe Law Uffice of J. M. Wa inp, B2q., Ob Pine Street, 4 Nevada City ans Cae. state of Califa nia. oe BAKER: : Sunnie sh ae oe. x. DUETS, TRIOS, . }. @HORUSEs, By the best talent of the sis [vets tay aim + Mth, Ta Wali, Sa’ bow ailhieteislilites. N the Probate Court of the County. of of _ taken apa “Itiis the . in the wa: only be o is the cl sold, cost bed, and : The doub pounds. Gaien Hot

bl he Baily Beanscript , . Very Jonlous. * The “Placer Herald’ has gat: ‘a terrible jeaious streak on because the Nevada County papers see fit to expatiste upon the merits of its own _ county, and show a ~ et and tor will take a trip up this way (we : % bélieve he bas evér been iv * this partofthe county in his life) -@wewill-dhowhim thatthe —stute-+ ments that have been made are trae, and vot half bas been told, fdr fear of being chatged with‘'too much puftery.” We were not aware before that the prosperity of our county was going on at the expense, of . Placer; and besides, we thought the papers of Nevada County were doing no mo® than their daty in letting the world know how things were Cd Boing: ‘on in this section, and for. one -we-don't propose to. let any good “Sega slip us if we know’ it, even if ‘we aré charged with ‘‘too much. puf‘fery.”” .The “Grass Valley Union’ answers the ‘Herald” so patly that we can't refrain from copying a por“ '-tien of the articleand adopting it ae expressing our views. The “Taion* says ‘‘we cannot see of what advantage it is to Piaver County for one of ita papers to decry Neveda County; 'wedo not see that the attempt to pull one county down’ helps in the least to build. up the other,’’ and then goes on to day, ‘we are not sure _ pat that Placer county bas almost as extensive “gravel deposits” as hws Nevads. The same so-called oldriver system exists in both counties. ‘We are glad that Placer bas some , of them. © Batin the manver of working and developing these deposits Nevadn is far in advance of Placer. Has Plicer a single gravel wine vn which the sum of two million of dollars bas been,spent iu development? Has Plaver a éingle mine ov which half that sua, or é quurter of it bas been spent? Yet that is about the figurés of the expenditures of the} North Bloomfield Company in Nevas da County. Moreover the Bloomfield Company are tuking out, such pay that their enormous ontlay is considered a good investment, Has Placer a gravel mine w ich is yielding from $2,000 to $3,000 per day as the Milton Company, at French Oorral, is now doing? Nevada county has other exievsive gravel workings which, we think, are abead in development of those of Placer, and we are pretty well acquainted with the territory of both couuties. The “Heruld’’ again asserts thatthe Nevada County quariz mines are no more extensive thin those of Placer, although the Nevada County mines ef that kiud have been known longer, and have been more thoroughly developed. Now, we grant that Placer County may have as many ledges as any couuty in the State; but ledges are not mines. It is developwent that makes the wine. The Rising Sun, near Colfax, Js about the only quartz mine io Placer, thut we kuow of, that is paying expenses and occasional dividends. “It has the goud fortune to be on about the sante range—that is having similar count:y rock—as the mines of Grass Valey. We would like to know if Placer has ever had a quartz mine that yielded two millfons of gold? Grass V.iley bus several that has done that well, and now has a miné, the Idaho, that will pay her nineiy-fuurth dividend on. Monday, the fourth of next June, should the world stand that long. We guess that in the mining Way, taking it all around, Nevada is sumewbat ahead of ita neigabor, Ia the matter of iron d posits, Nevada County is very ric.” ‘Tne aime belt of that kind of usefal met ‘tbat rans through Placer ix to be found in this County. ltis net worked, begause gold mines, of which we have so many, pay much butter. We do fot know of auy eval iu this county; and we are preity ceriain there is no trie . ‘ooal in Pi cer, At Lineokn they havé 8 lignite Ww Lied ds wot proved a good fuel, and which i not now mined. Weare sorry that the siuff is not ‘eoal, bat we wut oxi it by its right ‘mame, wheu we ae aétdsed of puffiug > gOl@ mines by the pspet tiiat falsely ‘blows about coal, ¢ MOb statisiies ar baud Ni ¥tdu County’ 5 dumber initercsis arc) gféit and she ‘bas waving fields of ; wet; We have td «Warraut us in COMP iuz ihe ge tthe ia NE -. machinery was put in motion. Battersea asi ae wipes vespinte;bat ip.0 short time ws . will be able to show the figures. We think it is probable that Rdcomead has tomes to.” . Important te Miners. J. W. Williamson, Commissionsr of the General Land. Office, in reply toan oe ay made by A. ©. Fia®; of Denver; Colorado, bas rendered a decision of the highest, concern to all who are engaged in mining upon the public domain: a , agn j stricken jpincth un. a BacBy red in an event ‘exopttant prices. “ yeats past the large cor, have bought up inventors” ‘patenis aud concentrated their rizhts, thae enabling themselves to restrict any such generul manufacture as. may ‘foterfere. with their practical monopo. . ly. The grand. central patented fe ture, the needle with an eye near its point, wis ope ta which all ‘the wukers paid royalty, avd for self} protection they combined to @riye "To the case presented by Mr. Fisk; where a party discovered a mine on the ist of Joly, sunk a dix covery shaft ten feet in, depth, and made record of his claim on the 28th of August 1876, the-first annual expenditores «hould be made prior to Jaly tst,1877."" Tha above décision «i important, and the fullowing requiremenu's aod conditions result therefrom: First. The date of the beginning «nd origin of the title to w new lode cliim will be exact day on which it shall be first discovered by the uncovering «nd disclosing of the sume, Second, The recorded location notice (or certificate) should, ia sil cases, state the date’ on which the discovery. was made. Third. The time in which apoual expéudirures must be made will begin and end yearly én date of discovery, not ou the date of record, Fourth. The work of sinking the discovery shaft ten feet deep, or sovb portion of said work as sball be perfurmed ufter the date of discovery, may be accoanted ay a part, ora whole (as the cuse may be), of the first annual expenditure, Fifth, Claim’ located prior to January 1:t, 1872, ure not affected by thiz ruling. Toe law of Congress requiring un-. nual expenditures not“ having gone into operation until that date, claims located prior thereto were given a full year to do their assessment work; that isto say, that these cold titles may be represented at anytime in the year, between the first day of January and the dast day of the sucwoes December. aie > oe Started Up,The reduction, worka at Canada} Hill, erected by Crosby & Mitchell, were formully opeved yesterday.> A pleasant .compuny -wss assembled, aud to Miss Annie N .ffziger. was accorded the honor of blowing fhe whistle, She did it, as she dves everything, with lady-like grace, amid the cheers of the crowd, and the Everythiug moved off with perfect regulurity, under the guide of Professor Crosby, who has devoted so many years'to the problem of a cheap reduction of sulpburet ores. ‘To this city, there is an immense importance in this movement, for if rebellious ores of a low grade can be made available for profit to the miner and the mill wen, the hills about the city will prove to be as rich as any on the coast. By notice in anotber coluiin, it will be see: that Crosby 4 & Mitebell bave cl.sed business, and have trassferred all their right, title and interest in the works .t. Canida. Hill, to a Company formed under the Lows of this State, culled the “Pioneer Reduction’ Compagy of California,”’ Gov. Mitchell goes East in a few days, to seoure the capital required for a stamp mill, and such machinery : s may be necessary. We shall then have a -first-class establishment, prepared to. purchase and work all the ores this eity cap furnish. A Change. The Gauge Railroad Company's new time table goes into effect°on Thursday next as per advertisement i in another column, After that time the. -morning train will arrive bere at 9:20, instead of 9:36. ‘Train No, 2 will bere» after connect daily with. stuges for North San Jaan, and on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, with stages for Downieville aud Forest City; Train No. ‘S.will connect duily with stages from North Sin Jaan, and on Mondays, Wednesds vs. and. Friduys with stages from Downieville and Forest City. This «ill prove a great convenience fur the Sicrra County peo; le, as heretofore no connection with our trains was made for their benefit. We expect a good’ deal of travel from that section ufser this, Minp may act upon mind though bodies be far divided; for the life is in the blood, but souls communicate unseen. : the . Nevada County Narrow . at /Cotipany. 'dngerous rivals out of the fi-ld. The last «fthese patents in which all the varieties of stundard sewing machines hid « common interest.was . the fore-motion feed, wad for months} _. past the combined ¢orporation have been working for a renewal of the ‘patent, but renewal has been denied, Aire.dy the priacipal companies have begun to offer their ma chines tweaty-five «per cent. discount for o.sh, and ere long the Howe, Singer aud other~ machines will be extensively miade by other compaoies than those that have had. the moo%pely, and mychines that cost only ten’ dollars each wi ‘uot seilforsixty. . Big Contract on Hand! tor presented « memorial trom” the Presbytery of San Francisco, asking that the work of. evang-liz.ng the® baudred thousand org sized Chinése on the Pucific Coast commence immediately unler the iead of the Board of Fureign Mis-. ~~ siona. It sets forth that these peuple have establisbed in thivcouatry their herthen gods, sacridces aod’ idolatry, with heathen vices which they practice in our popular cities with impanity. Tue memorial dlso refery to the portion of Cviuese prostitates, and the excitement of the pabhe miod: on the Pacific Cuast. I. says that the church bas bat one missionary in Los Angeles, apd one ‘in San F.gocisco, Ouklaud, Portland, San Jose, Sacramento and Virginia City, with assistants, and with « church newspaper published in Chinese, — Candidates for County Offices. A sbort time sinve, there was a great deal of talk ‘about different county candidates, bit during the past two or thrée weeks we have. not heard the subject mentioned. What's up! Have they all withdrawn? ~ Every one uf our exchanges, published twenty announcements, and yet in this county nothiug is doue about it. Come out, gentlemen, and let us kuow what cflices you are cendidates fur. You can do a0 ‘very easily by seuding your name for publicawill be $5, payment invariably in advance. Educational Assvuciation, The County Edueatio:al Associalust, and completed its organization, There was a good attendance and much interest manifested. The next meeting of the Association will be at Nevada (ity, on the last Saturday of June, at 10-0’clock a.m. A Commiitee of Arrangements, of Messrs. R. E. Robinson, A. J. Liffiny and Miss Potter, were ap ‘pointed to make outa programme fur the next meeting, and publish the same inthe ‘tEducational Colamn”’ of the ‘‘Gaxette,”’ oe Stood the Test. The Sacramento Record says: A committee from Nevada county, consisting,of the Treasurer and one of the Supervisors, were in town Saturday, avd superintended a test made by E.Gunn, iron-worker,of the large safe recently msnufactared for their county treasury by the Detroit Sufe The drillused was unable to make the rlightest® ‘impression upon the sife, and it was docepted by the committee, W. G. Williaing,_ agent in. this ciiy tor the Detroit} uowever,to make a further test of the strong box wheu it is received at Nevada City, “FRIEDLANDER'S oSiine have Hiek : b adjusied, and he will bein the} rte market aguinas usual, New Woeat and barley open in the San Franeisco A we daring the : . Aiest of this week a a ident of Yolo.c . laid apd t In the Presbyterian Axsembly~ at {Chicago ou Friday last, the Moderaof our people. in almost every county in the State;}—‘Contains all the way from one to. ” tion to the Transcrrpr. The charge . . tion met in Grass Valley on Saturday . ¢ consisting . ” company, autboriziug tue committee, Richard Leiser, a wel -ko anty; C ide at effects of . lotsa e floor of a wien * as if to go to sleep, but kept up a conwersation with those present, intitiating bis intention to go to the mountains. A friendintimated that if be didn’t quit drinking Hé would go to helli in a very short. time.. At that be . ” drew a pistol, and said ‘*Well, boys, here's for bell,” and slot himself through the head, causing death almost instantly. Deceased was a na‘tive ofPounsytvacis; ‘and aged 357. years. ' The Selby Fiat ‘School. This school ‘wus opened on ‘Monday with nineteen pupils, and Prof. Carmichael was present ond assisted ‘fo organizing it,” The sebool was ar. use the ranged into three classes, and it is designed to be primary in its in2 made certain advancement, they will be promoted to corresponding grades in the city schools,, thereby economizing the labor of the teacher and giving the ebildren a better chance -for a more: thorough and rapid scholarshfp. Died. Virginia City yestéerdsy, anuouncing the death of his brother, Wickes Burton. He was formerly a resident of this city and well-known to” mny Art. Barton left on the train in the afternoon for that place. = : New Road, The new piece of road, author zed to be constructed by the Board of Supervisors at their last term, from the You Bet side track, on the Narrow Gange Rail-road, to a connection with the main road to You Bet, Little York, aud other localities. io Li tle York Township, is nearly compleated,_ Mining Stocks. — Yesterday Morning’s Sales of the Sules at the Regular Board ~-. yesterday. mourning — opening and closing. 215 Ophir 9%. 310 Mexican 5% 51% 29) Gould & Curry 53%. 560 Best & Belener, 10+4 103; 750 California 263% 26%. 510 Savage 24% 235 — 340 Cou Virginian 2544. 170 Chollar, 2044 1045 Crown Point 5 4%. 590 Yellow Jacket, 44, 4.10. 920 Imperial 35 40c. 180 Belcher 34% 344. 300 Sierra Nevada, 1.65 I. 70. 305 Utab 77% 755 Bullion, 3. 1065 Exchequer: I; 90 2.10.

820 Overman 9% 9% 90 Justice, 4.30 4. “fo 370 Union Con, 2.40 2. 200 Julia, 1.05 1,10. 590 Caledonia 1% 1.55. 5U Silver Hili, 490 Alpba, 8% "a, 270 Hale & Nureross, 1% 1.60. 6U Kentuck, 3. The after.ocon quotations were about thé same ag in the morping Board. HOTEL ARRI VALS. -Union Hotel. JACOB NAFFZIGER, Prop: lieto:. Monpay, May 2ist, 1877. B Guacetti, City Martin Afman, Relief Hill A Lewis, Vi: rginds City Frank M Hathaway, Omega BJ Watson, City Dv Turner vo ae C E Whitehead, R R Jd Wilson, ‘Truckee Daniel Collins, Grass Valley I W Hayes Jr, do A Perry, Dutch Fiat PS D. nnelly, City J.R Dysart, Truckee Mrs Fauny Fowler, Eureka 8 C Chase, City ° WFM Lowell, Omega H MeNulty, Mvore’ s Flat Awos Laird, City G Meridith, Dowrasevitte Lawrence Fermn, San Francisco B F Dam, Wheatland HD Cofer, Marsh’s Mill A Walrath, City” . Mrs Walrath. City 5 ~ .Wm Muller, Marysville J Hibverd, HOTEL ARRIVALS. Vational Exchange Hotel. S.A. EODY, Proprietor, —Monpax, May 21st; 1877, MJ Kight, city. ew.tt, City “Dibble, Grass Valley t 8 Frazier, Forest City J Hussy, You bet Es 55 do C ft radley, ch Flat 8 Silvermsen s E ¢ sanford, bog <a l : Ww Corn: flius ‘San A B Dickinson, Omega. Geo L Ki.gel. y, ted Blage~. T Cunoninghaw, ae ‘3 Flat Ww F navbar , San Juan =e rd, ys { don Sutufday atthe ys oto ‘pine through . Co. bees are ready SULPHURETS, at their Works, at Canada Hill Nevada, May 23d, 1877. gars, . * Fancy Drinksa coudllte? p2s KARIWELL & CLARK. WEBER & CHATY, WHOLESALE AND, RETAIL DEALERS IN GROCERIES AND PRODUCE, : COMMERCIAL STREET, . (Opposite Transcript Office,) % Nevada City. ——< io q straction and after the children have . ' Att, Barton received a dispatch from The following are ‘the quotations . ,. and Nevada) leaves Grass Valley at 2:40 -Jeave Grass Valley at 8.25 P. M., arrives at Notice of fangs of Partnership. pe firm of Crosby & Mitchel! is sae by dissolved, and. the Machinery at ete: ad together ‘= ell the mght to are transferre id to the ‘Pioneer Pe baledien Op. of Califo: nia,” a sasiperatial formed 4 this. State. ¥. B. CROSBY, J. G. MITCHELL, rus, May 22, 1877. Neyada Royal Arch Chapter. THER® will be a Special Mecting Of Nevada Royal Arch Chapter, No. 6,-B. A. M.on : a MASONIC HALL, For the purpose of conferring the Royal Arch Degree,: A full attendance of ffembers is desired. Visiting Companions are eoadially invited. By order THOS. MEIN, H. P. GR. Davis, Sec, m23 N.C.N. G. R. R. CO. TIME TABLE, NO. 4. HE Company reserve the right to v: ry the same, as circumstances may Oey quire, To take effect Thurssay, May 24th, 1877, GOING SOUTH. Train No. 1 leaves Nevada City at 5 A. M. and leaves Grass Valley at 56.3'A. M, arrives at Colfax at 6:50 A. M. Train No. 3, (local between Grass Valley and Nevada) leaves Nevada at 11 A, M., arrives at Grass Valley at 11:35 A. M, Train No. 5, leaves Novada at 4:20 P. M., leaves rass Valley at 4.50 P. M., = at Colfax at 6.15 P: GOING NORTH. Train No. 2 leaves Colfax at 7.20 A. M, leaves Grass Valley at 8:50 A. M.,, arrives ‘at Nevada at 9:20 A. M.” Train No. 4 (ioeal between Graas Valley P, M,, arrives at Nevada at 3:10 P. M. Traia No. 6 leaves Colfax at 6-50-P. M., Nevada at 8:54 P. M “Train No 2 connects daily at Nevada with stages for North San Juan, and on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdeys with stages for Downieville and Forest City. Train No5 connects daily with atoges from North San Juan, and on Mondays, Wednesdays 1nd Frid:ys with stages from Downieville and Forest City. JOHN F. KIDDER, ma23 General Superintendent. Change of Proprietorship, "OVICE is hereby given that JOE. PETIT has soid out his iaterest in the “GULD ROOM” and “KtYSTONE SALOON ,” to BILLINGS & CO., and the busizess will hereaiter be conducted BY. BORDWELL, BILLINGS & CO. The eld patrons of the above named places will find the new firm ready to serve them with the very best OF Whisky, Wines, Ale, Porter, Cigars. BORDWELL, BILLINGS &. CO. Nevada City, May 19, 1877. BY REQUEST, Will be repeated the Fairy OPERETTA OF ae WEDNESDAY EVENING, _ May 23d, 187). — a? THE NEVADA THEATRE, ab io® tee ed PROF. C. ‘H. CHASE, Director. SOLOS, — and der the laws of : OF STORE WILL ALWAYS BE FILLED WITH CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES, Produce of all kinds, etc. Prices, and are Delivered within i Reasonable Distance Free of Charge, By strict attention to business, and s determination to ®atisfy our customers: both in quality and price of Groceries, we respectfully solicit a share of the public patronage. ~WEBER & CHATY. Nevada City, May 19, 1877. DIVIDEND NOTICE, re «Loan and Savings Bank, corner Post and Kea ny streets, San Francisco. . The regular monthly dividend of 2 yer cent, fur April, 18%7, is declured payable Bisy Sin, to stockholders record, F. 8. CARTFR, Sec. April 27, 1877, iney 5-lm: NERTIFICATE OF CO-PARTNERSHIP, C This is’ to certify that we, Nicolas Weber and Adolph Chaty, both residing at the City.and County ef Nevada, in the State of California, heve formed a copartnership uoderthe name of WEBER & «HALY, tor the purpore of caarying on the business of a general grocery and proty and State ater.said. ‘That -we are the only memb.re of said firm, ard that our lace of business isun Oc mama Feial Street, in said Nevada City. NICOLAS WEBER, ADOLPH CHATY. May 17tb, 1877. State of California, County of Nevada, ss. On thisi%th day-of May, A. D. one thoussnd«ight hundred and seventy-seven, before me, Leopoid Garthe, s Notary Public in and for the taid Covnty of Nevada, percona!ly appeared Nicolas Weber and Advlph Chaty, known to me to be. the sam~ persons whose names are subscribed to the annexed instrument, and duly~acknowledgea to me that. they executed the game. In wituess whereot, I have here wunte set my hand and nffixed my Official “Seal; at my office inthe said County_of cate first above written. ml8 LEOcOLD GARTHF, Notary Public. ‘MILITARY NOTICE. NEVADA LIGHT GUARD! ¥OU ARE HEREBY ORDERED TO" if TO-APREAR AT }OUR ARMORY, IN FULL Se, 2 —ON— MSaturday, May 26th, 1877, At120 'clock, M., FOR ANNUAL TARGET PRACTICE. The Cumpany will march promptly at 12% o'clock, PM., and ali not in tne ranks will be considered as absentees, absence from town. : By order. J. A. RAPP, Captain Commanding. W. F. EvEns,. oO. 8. mayl5 = MILWAUKEE BEER. WARRANTED PURE. ROGER CONLAN, Milwaukee Heer Depot, Broad St. Nevada City, AS constently on band, in tottles and EL On draught, the celebrated A “Weimer Salvator’ and ‘Culmbacher, MILWAUKEE BEER, Manufactured by the SCHILIZ Brewing Cow pany, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, both ef which Lave the reputation of beingthe best 1 the ig of and are ebipped to ail of the civiiized glo TRY iT. Also the best Home Brewed Beer, from DREYFUSs’ BR& WERY. BEST LOTTLED BEEK ON THE COAST Persons asking for Credit will ’ ‘be refused, 4 kOGLR CONLAN, maé {Broad Strect, Nevada City. Our Goods are Sold at the LowestIVIDEND NOTICE NO. 9, Collateral ~ vision, store, at. the city ot Nevada, Coun.. Nevada, the day and year in this Certifi. No excuses received except sickness or ‘Sens Sacran way to Und Mrs. 1 Insane A me at the] Co., fo: Proprie Annive ence,partme: _ at 8 0’ Don’ sion on get you The has bes Old “r disgusts Articl *Piones Califorr —Cleck’s tees are ell, T. and N, $100, 00 Dick. terday n and fam here so1 ~Golfax c 24th, ar tickets a can be able the that fall about th are now the agen men, $2 every uc includes dance at is-in sto Jarge gro The 0 performe the requ _ proceeds the Meti who atte _ ever prox “gity. Ti .crowded * State Cash rec 1877, t and pa War’ta i Ist to . War’ts ui Bal. in T 0 8 81-100 Bank § Cash Cer 22nd, ¢ Cash Bal W. 5. A There ing at the No, 2, on at 8 o’clo July celet Matters ment. A ed. ma23td Patent , . sity with “Slat Adjus Notice to Ursditors. Nevada, State ot Caliiornia. In the matter of the hset.te of Wis. M. Baker, deceased. . otice is hireby given that the undeisigued Aum trator «1 the Estate Win. M.Biker, . cceared,f& the Creditors of acd aif persons having claims against the said Gece sed, fo cxnivit tuem with the heceseury vouchers, within jour months after the first puviicaiion of this motice, to the sala Admunisereter, atthe Law Uffice of J. M. Wa inp, B2q., Ob Pine Street, 4 Nevada City ans Cae. state of Califa nia. oe BAKER: : Sunnie sh ae oe. x. DUETS, TRIOS, . }.. @HORUSEs, By the best talent of the sis [vets tay aim + Mth, Ta Wali, Sa’ bow ailhieteislilites. N the Probate Court of the County. of of _ taken apa “Itiis the . in the wa: only be o is the cl sold, cost bed, and : The doub pounds. Gaien Hot