October 25, 1881 (4 pages)

4 : S oy re e i 2 q . ; ta a i @ Gscune ” cy fack became at once inypredsed upon wood hauling“by . Mr, w iM on, The Duily Transcript, NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA. . “‘Ruosiey, Oot: 95): 4881. ——a ————— Their Sentuments. — ‘ Jndging from the expressions fhe de by the Board of “Trade Committee + this city and Grass -Valley Suan<lay,-those gentlemon, had made up. their minds while in the -lower country that thé: quickest ‘and best scaytosolve the slickens problem was by putting a stop to, hydraulic miaing. Bat when they» came intoy' the’ gold beating regions’and toot ® passing glimpse-at the operations they had so hastily-condemned, ‘the . . 7 their minds that tha -country—could not affor d to ruin. the.businéss, but must devise some plani in the interests wf both oceupations, Wesay.tooks ‘passing glinipse” at the mines. (or rather a few.af,them) because what they. have seen. will enable them to. form buttastgtt conception of the capeal invested” in tire industry. {phewmonitersaué ditelies And “pipes und banks are only a tithe of -what is really ta be, ‘seen wher ample time,is had. The extensive seri of bedrock tunnels, cats, « ¥] e labor done Still we aceArist. be protected fick a ed courts, rabid grabgers Kishonest legis! itors.* _— OO OE Acebdéntel Friday evening a young «on: ef Henry: Pascoe of (Grass Valley had his right thigh broken-by being run over by a five-horse‘ team. The Union says: Last Thurstlay while Geo. Peabody, employed at Hatch -/ of Indian Springs, was driving down a grade between Horton's’ afd the Pet Hill House, he fell from the » His left arm. was broken, the shoulder dislocated, and twe ribs fractured. He has’ been taken to the County Hospital. V3 Robbed by Highw aymen.” ast THIS SUEDE. The Debris Committec in the min ‘ee: : jn Coiling. a ? ebiris teint le jate F riday ty The Sah Feancisct tee reached : Smartsy aftefnoomy bag guidance O&pPing James O'Brien, is il, of th mining industry’s chief representatives. “In the evening Hon: Niles Searls; State Drainage Commissioner, addressed the committee for an hour, presenting many formidable ‘arguhments as t6 “thé nedessity-for'some plan being devised by which the extraction of gold from the dead river channels canbe continued, ‘After the address there was.a general con‘ference, lasting. ungil near midnight,. daring which the aubject was rather thorough} discussedia an) informal nianner. .Upon leaving Smartstille Saturday morning the*party, stopper ad bt the.mouth ‘of ‘Dect Street.” . X quarter of a mile av5 98 the junction ‘of the creek withthe Yuba “the slaice-box of cl Mooney Flat tunnel AKe former, ‘This tannel est long, Vall the way Six years of labor Ged-en night aad day, and the Constant use of an Ingersoll} drill, ij were yeqiired in in opttaction, the dost being $240,000. par: row gorge .in the Vals, between’ Rose’s and Landers Bars, desgribed at jength if these célumnartast Week, was also inspected, dere itis that eminent engineers. have dee'ared a stone dam ¢an be buil€ ata moderate cost so as to keep back all the. tail-ings of the great hydraulic mines on the .Yuba and tributaries above Smarteville so long as there are any auriferous ‘gravel deposits to be worked. The ‘precipitous bluffs of ‘goek can ‘be blasted’ down from béth sides, fhakingan = invalmerable wht from one hundred to two hundred fect high “a8. may be up” thede tris, from the cy and . mountain side@'whd giving Stre protéction to thé Valleys ‘frei the’ invasion of the deposits’ accumulating above ‘that point. : It sas not tilly aiter leaving began -to aw: aken. to the . aye porLancs ofthe miners’ sideolthe, ques‘tion, and as ‘they progresuse:l i10t only Saturday forengoe while a hidebuyer from Marysville known, as Dixy.was. traveling between San Juan and Camptonville, lie was stopped just above the Junction House by two masked men. They led his horsa and gig ojf the-road into.some brush and went through him. It is said they realized about $160. “Phe stage came along about. this time and some of the people on board saw the ‘robbers disappear, ee ae ae . ‘Death of Mra. Navay. ai Mis Mary Noway, wife’ of P! Novay, of Plesant Valley, died early yesterday morning of pneumonia after a briefillness, \Deceasedformerly resided in this.city and was highly respected by all who knew her. She was about 61 ‘years of age'at the tinve of her death. “The funeral will tike place from the Methodist v burch at® o’vlock this afternogn. ————+ 2 oeTaxes for 188i, County Auditor Carr has made out a report showing the total tax ia Nevada county for 1881. The atnount of tax for State purposes is $57,860:0]. . The amount~ of tax for county purposes, is $92,311.17., Special:school fax for Tpuckee disurict is $1, 963,72. -——_—oe en Information Wanted. ~ Mr. James Peters, of Bodie, would like to learn the whereabouts of his hrother, Patrick ‘T., who was North Bloowfield, this county, three months ago. ‘ au ~—— oh oo Early Day Legends. General "ROS ‘éyans “>but “several membars.of the committee ted themeclyes, to, the extent iol say— ing that some more comprelignsive conunitmeans than litigation auust be resorted to in order to secure the desired ead. , i ' Arriving abl reac’ Cobh bha dae} ton mine was visited, and the mabh— od of «using sthe) ‘‘litthes j giant! in washing dow n the gold “beating banks was. demonstrated, , In roepouse to of Worneit todas” ‘inquiry if such dirt realty -containel the precious metal, a pan of the least promisixg looking of it wes ~scooped up and washed, ‘len or fifteen conts* worth-of finegold wagtle result of It was presented to i) ‘ _—ethe clean-up. Mr. Hawley, Chairman ‘of the Conimittee, The cavaleade reached San Juan just, after, noon,and there, partook of a banquet at German’s Hotel. That dinner was one fit for the gods, and ithe guests were extravagantiin their praise. of the manner in which the citizens thus entertained them. The North” Blaomffel? mine at Malakoff was-reached at 7:30, after passingthrough Colambja Hill and other localities which like all the Ridge country is entirely dependent for support ow hydraatic mining. Af: ter supper the ming was gone through. Here were seen three giants in operation” by the daz— zling rays of two electric lights. It was'a mazniticent’sight, well worth traveling mangymiles tebebold, an the like of which but few of the spectators lmd ever before wirngssThe first piece of gold found in Cahfornia weighed 50 cents, and the s-cond $3.“Since that time onc nugget worth @t3,000, twe $21,000, ous’ $10,000, two $8,000, one $6,500 tour $5,000, twelve worth frem %2,000 to $4,009, and eighteen from $},00 to $2,000 have been found-and recorded in the history of the State. In addition to the aboye, number~less nuggets worth from $100*te $500. are mentioned in the anuals of California gold mining during be last thicty years. The two first re-ferred te were exchanged for bread, and all-trace of them were lost. ‘The tinder of one of tlre $8,000 pieces become igsanethe following day, and was confined in the hospital © at Stocktop, A Caistnach or aso. history af the gold hun b@ weul@be interesting ia thecal in ‘ues, latte: days. , el or even dreamed of as being enacted, j _-Next morning the town ‘of North Bioomtield avas Oiteeae through, sand thei the line of march for the city was tathen iby. . ‘The party arrived are at abort half past twelve g'cigek:Sdnday, atid atopped af the Union “Hotel where they were reqeivedsby aclarge } delegation of ‘promiaest -citizens, ~ An . appropriate speech of weleoye .d.divered by Hén. Niles Searls elicited foey continued applanse, and rthen the wieitars. aud’ eu af ono of the finest champagne .dinners €ver served in the eounty. The entire lisp-of dimers was ae tiellows: Pang and-Me,Wilber jof Vig ‘ hydraulic? M réquized, this ‘effectually eh: aoking \Grass V alley, Mr. Green, of -Colusa, Smartsvillé” that’ the’ visttore! first . 4he rest to Co'fax, where they could {Sniartsvillé youth: lor, Jas. B. Seki, Wn m, ~ Blanding and Jas. E. Gordoa-6f the Committee ; Gen. W. S. Rosecrdns and R. }G4. Sneath and Hamiltoa,Smith,dr., of San Francisco 5 das. Brien, Pi Death by Drowning. The $epulflesa gi gives a fall ac count of the drownitrg, of A. C. Philbrook and Tack * ‘Habscinibwhie ‘Tthey were beiping on Donner Lake Campbell and We J. ~~ adden re) martgyille ; H. On one is of Yub g City A i SZ MeBrffle of North-@in Juan ; Geo." Fletcher ami Con. Taylor of -@rai Valley ; Judge, John Caldwell, M, L.-Marsh;~E, -M.--Preston, A. -C. Niles, Niles Searls, G. E, Turner, F, Jacobs, J) M.‘Walling) G. C2 Gaylord,.J.S.Danny ded, Kobinson, Joseph Thomas, L. Hirschman, A. Tqoard, GG, Allan, J. E, i Brows, WH. Smith, J. J. Ott, G. von srg ira, A. D. Tower, IJ. Rolfe, 1. H. Gaylord;all. of whom ate well Kiiown as. _being -connected with the mining: and busimessinterests gf thislocality ; and last’but by no means least imthe matter ofi appetite were the representatives . of, ihe. press, meladiag slr. Townsend of the San Francisco. Call, Mr. Woods of the San F rancisco Post, Mr. Sherwood of the San Franeisgo Chronjele, Sacramento Bee and Marysville Appeal, Mr. Cartingtonofothe Sacra-: niento_Record-Union, Mr. Brown of the Nevada TRANSCRIPT, Mr. Shehan of the Marysville’ Express; Mr: Qhleyer of the Sutter, Banner, Mr. Richardson .of the San ‘Francisco Bulletin, Mr. Green of the Colusa Sune ‘ At three o’clock Suhiday fled. noon the thvestigators,” deconipanied!” by a large delegation of our citizens, went 'to Grass Valley onaa spec'al train, On the way down Getchells slickens ranch. just * ‘below “the ielby was pointed out as a specimen of the fertility of mining tailings, The people of Grass Valley entertained the visitors-with a splendid. dinnés* at the Ho'brooke House, . «+ Addresses were delivered by Messrs. Searls and Walling of this city, Mr. Dibble of sCreneral, Rosecrans, by Messrs StetGordon and. Taylor of the committee, and by. other gentlemen,” “About “11 o'clockra special -train brought home the Nevadans, then returning took son, Blanding, Heller, Ceri, leave for? their respective homes via the Central Paerfid.’ . Bho Grass Mallayans and Super intendent Kide ler in particular are—entitied toinfiaite nny courtesies @Xeredit for the tended. WHAT THRY LAGGED AT,’ The committee had ‘theaps of -fan”, For instance,} they jwere unexpectedly late in reaching SanJpan, and, hayipg had an éarly bréakfast got ebite hubgey. ' Phere. was accompaning them oa, horseback as a.sort of general uti! ity man a. Ag ie entered alongside of one ‘of-the carriages an occupant chilled. ont to; him . in a) friendly way, ‘Well, my boy} how donyotdeek by -thisead¢ime?” The, youth ful scion Polickens $a rned in. hisssagdle and casi hat reél spectfully respouded: ‘‘Sir, [feel all right, thank you; but my belly foels as though my throat had been ent The langh that went up frdm ‘those carriages made the horses think a blast of giant powder had howe fired just behind. 5 When the committee first ileal Marysville General Rosecrans invited Col. Tayloe té'step ardund the Sdrner and take something t© olear the tailne from their throats. A‘And Int k ‘the rest-of the Comm issfoners. fa go along if youll wait,” added the General, ‘Hold on .therg;” . sajd Taylor, ‘‘they’re\all;tem perance men with the exeéption ‘of myself, ‘and would feel pffenda@l if you asked them to-drink.” The old soldier did ‘notlearp tothe contrary during the, entire trip Evéry waterin: -p'ace they arrived at he .wanld invite his frieud ‘Taylor up to thevbar to samplehe liquors. The rest of the erp d thought. it was mighty strange he.shonld be so partiabgin ocnferring ‘. favors, and they wou! ow why it was so till they read § While the party were at ‘North Blooingelid, R. MéMarray the missing mining Superintendent Whom tha Gourt officers have been ufiable to. oh the route, find for the, purpese of» enjoining him, suddenly turned up, He was introduced to-the whole gang,-eommitteenen, grangers, reporters and all. “Pheyswere not simply surprised to meet him, ‘They were completely dumbfounded. As one of the accompan rangers said, rabecacttt feuap epee was still in the Seath” Sea Islands. He stayed with them over night.and ore they were astir next morning ‘thoroughly ,recovered from the ef" been lowered and in the bottom«of ‘The boat wav quiékly hauled ont tlie Mast Taursda ye Philbrook has spent many a year Om the shoreg of Donner. He was 3 na knqwi¢ eRitizen and Made his living by huuting, fishing nd boating. ‘The waters which-afforded him his living gave hini a treacherous death.~-He was anative of Maine, and 55 years of age. Many years ago heawas = member of ¥ankeevim’s Rifles, commanded by John Keiser at Yankee Jim's, Piacer county. Latterly he has resided in Truckee and. almost ‘erery~~man woman or child thereabouts knew “Old Phil.” > John Handscomb. was also: well known in T ruckee. About six years ago he ~was employed as stage drivér for James Cardwelh end met with‘a fearful accident: on ‘the Tahoe road, in which he. received such severe injuries that he neyer r fect, and has ‘been a cripple “ever, since, He was a native of: Tinois, and about 50-years of.age: Philand Jack ‘were lasting friends in life, and. went down into the:dark valley of death together, The two went out on the Lake Thurrday morning. Late) in the afternoon an oar was observed floating to shore. the boat--was seer drifting toward land, It was. filled with water and was ruthlessly tossed about by the wind and waves. Charley Teeters securdl avskilf and rowed’ ‘out ‘to’ meet the*incoming “wreck. When he approaéhed the helpless) boat a sad sight nict his eyes. ‘ THe sail had the boat, covered with the restless waters, and partially covered by the uhfurled sail, lay the body of Puifbrook, cold and stjff. Handscomb } and lonesome waters of thelake. beach by Chas. Marshall;: and word brought to town to Coronoy Dunster, ‘There! areeraany. theories. advanced ‘ags'to how: the men met their deaths, the most plansible Of which seeins to be, that ia one of the gusts,of wind’ the"boat was’ ‘itpset and FHfanscomb: was :anable to, save « himself. Vhey had two.guns add -neither of the guiis were found sin the boat whea it returned. .Philbrook was known to be an excellent: swimmer, and’was perfectly at home the wwater. Itis supposed that he succeeded in righting the boat. up-again in with an oar. With the, cold, fatiguesand labor; it, is thought: Phil brook became weaker and perished,ror was drowned from final exhaustion. ‘This is mere theory—no' living soul can ever tell the true story of thei end. “Phe next day -Phjlbrook’s pipe and Hanscomb’s gloves were, washed ashore. It is thought by some that. the wren had ‘liquor in them.at the time, ‘but it is well known that “Hanscdinb seldom’ par‘took of it and never . jndalged in it Suubndiepeniaiantasannllie abet ‘Truckee Répudlican Tirems. Carpenters arein demand in Trackee. Mverybady is rushing ‘to ceiveda, Catathzues free on applicar, tion, MRS. LeSren, & CRAWFORD. tf. * Advertised Letters. meshes Shortly afterward A was! powhére td be found?he ‘had! found % desdlate’grave id “the dark}and:getting into, it, But. the. boat.}thad no rudder and they steered it toegoms, YP Ss ar had correspondence with her prio to. dvent of the show in Red Bluff avs. Tuesday he weut:to Cottonwood in a double team and returned . with the stagesstrick damsel ont her trunk, I¢aving the school = prise at the. absence of its teacher . wext tnorhing. The-young woman— 21 years _of ese we believe, —is said ta .posses®, } voige, and that was the ‘evil.’ pa fortwnie thatled”te her ghange of profession. She came to Ahis county from Va'lejo, where She has residing a widowed mother and @_ brother in the Navy Yard. White, it seems, was a former restdent.of, the same place. Saperintendaut Myron Yager at once Informe: the’-parent~of the matter, and will have te ‘hunt up ® new teacher for the district, The troupe shows ptr iGhies tonight for¢ the’ second” timé.—Réd Blitf Sefiti nel. ee ae Delonte” Fall ‘patterns’ saat res ithe following isa list of Jettersremainingin . the Post Offive, at Netada City, Cal., fot*the week ending Oct. 24, 2881. Persons calling 4 or auy-ot these letters will please say, te vertised.”” JS Homsroon P, Ackerthan Albért, Bale amon. S Clentétis W = Chanipion John, Collins W. Carey Silas J, Dalles F ‘tis Johnson Miss Ade Layarra BL, Mitchell John -T, Milter Samuel, O’Brien AEH, Shinglédecker L,-Sales George, © ~ Waitt, DM, “Quinn Miss Jane, Quigley Mrs, Ettie. HELO FOR POSPACT.: J.J.O7Brien & Co., San Francisco. ced gt! HOTEL ARRIVALS. NHN ational Exchange Hotel. STANLEY al-BODY, PROPRIETOR. Sxrv RDAY, Oct, 224 1881. Vim. Stott, cltw: v5 *Stephien¥Moore, Grass Valley, Jar. ‘Janda, do Mrs. TR. King, do W J. Cole, San Francisco, Jez. Moivre,’ Nfoore fNevi 2 FE, Doliver, Willow Hen PF. E Morse, Jadsenville. Be A. FE. Brown, San Francisco. Js" Gdhnorsak w) e W cdc H.-S. McClay, San Francisco, PD. Cut ‘beyteng? San Jose, ‘Jno. Frandy, ‘Biidge. My MeLeod,“H unt's Hill, HH. Hethering *ton, do +L. L.M allen, city: (dh Jones. « do Scypay;'Oct, tT. J. Seymour, Sacramento. QR. Isiacs, San’ Francisco, I. R. Lenders, do K. D. Ainsworth, . do G. Cupat, agora f J.-D: Ostrum, N. Bioomficld. iJ. Jewette, Chice. C. W. Colby, Colusa. J, M. Chaney,-eitys UncleIsaac Troupe. Burton Adams, & w. Mrs. Mary Madden, W.-H)? Bokee, i seared Birk) Allen. A. Lowe, sts Jos, L, Me ‘Dowell. Erastcs Bown, Cletk. EEA 23. THOUS, WALRATH °8 HICKS,road St, Adfoining Gault's Gakery ’ “NEVADA CITY, t Deédlers? in Wrhearias, Provisions, Ete. TE warrantevery: article sold by us to be aa represented, and sell at the Lowest Liviag Rates. ia \ . Cloak Loops, . Gauntlets, Fur lin3 Shiveley's ‘NINE CENT STORE _AwayetotheF rn as “ — aol ? We are daily receiviny our. New Stock —FOR— Fall and Winter } Gigantic Unshrinkable Shak: er Flaxnel, Heavy T willed Medieated 'lannels, Watervroof, Ladies’ Cloths, Repellents, Cloak. ing, Heavy'all-woal Dress Goods, Scoteh -Plaid-ir-m 9» cents to $3.49 per yard. CARDINAL JACKETS, ‘CLOAKS, “FELT SKIRTS, WATERED SATINS, COLORED SATINS, ail thades. ‘ANl the Rage! Fancy Hair Pins, Scarfs Pins, Om-ec. Shaded” bees in: endless variety. oyu é*Black Trimming, Fur Kid of Kid ail-wool Gloves, Silk Gloves, Mittings, &c., &e. We have no hesitation in pro nounting our Stoc. one of the } LARGES ee . — MEiLEINERY : —AND-— Eancy Goods, Miss M. W. PIERCE ©n. Broad Street, next‘sabove. the get under cover before snow flies, A 900-potthd’ ‘boar’ “was “shipped frow Boca, this week, to San Fran-~¢ cisco, . He was fattened at the brewary. The jail jo this. sinful mountain fown has had but three occupants in two weeks and ‘one. of them was from Nevada City. R. McLellan, has taken a contract to erect:an endless chain icd elevator, and a number of stish ladders for the Booa\Mill and Ise Company. He fook acrew of men down ‘Thursday Worning and commenced operations, It will take him about three weeks to finish the job. Jas. Ware, Superintendent -of the ‘Truckee Lumber Company’ 8 factory, was taken suddenly il \ Wednesday afternoon, and has been confined} fo his ‘bed since that time. During . Wednesday night but little hopes . were entertained of his recovery, but }we are pleased to. state that he is mach better and m a fair we to resla : A Stage-sgruck Dame . With the ‘Mirror of Trelani® show that left for Chigo., oa yesterday morning's, train, wes. Mis Florence: Devlin, ‘who arrived inthis place, :« nietly slid oat for his hiding place W. N. -Hawley, P. B. ‘Cornwall, ye is supposed'to now be severa ca at di ers ay B05 a , “ a . : t * oe be : 4 Engine House, Nevadw City. BLASTING. CONTRACT for Excavating+on the old ‘*Zemperance Mall”. Lot to} bet. For particulars enquire of GEORGE: GEHRIG, Milwaukee Rrewery. NEVADA THEATRE, FOR-ONE NIGHT ONLY. “TUESDAY, OCT. 25th. el THE ORIGINAL De: Morris Sullivan's 023 _ And trish Comedy Co. A New Trish Comic May, chtised FY TRAP. THROUGH THE EMERMrt.and Mrs. Dan Sullivan ‘inal Batney the Guide and Nora, hod ay MrcEvoy's Hibernicon, will im three ping begga Mr. and Mrs. Geo. + Moore in Original Aes g word. A. White as Tourist and Lecturer ¥60 [Reautifal Patntings—a Grand Panorama of ireland, Mirror of Ireland,. ‘Ever ‘Laid Before the People of Nevada ‘County. ” ‘Our ‘Mrices ave*Motlerate, and we ‘Guarantee Satisfaction. We are the dfily Store inNevada W. City Receiving New Goods Every Day. We cordially thank. our friends ‘for past custom, and hope ever ©, ’ shew our gratitude by RD ST DEALING. ‘SHIVELEY'S 9 GENT STORE. Sovmeeeste po Seaaeangs st toe bt wahoo). Prices as Usual. Eese 1 . webilevs Spe had at Vinton's, Bh sexe a ; e ; . A “Just Above Gity Hall HEAPEST: THe” 0: NEV AE *ydriaus 1 A Vette oY aude ghn, h postage at tig¢. Sameoh “Mill and filed a peti declared i “The wnt Gvass Vall be un Sa Hi Wenbec! -Tn Addit istice PA ani ni Barre d ilzed int lien case 0 Banner Mi jrambers’a coript. TD; (Conytshi ekat the 4 listet audience Mes. was Wn. B Keith lot eréeta nem sed is alse there. Juhn Ki has been Coll liquor wit! CIN se jlered‘to ay Conrt. Pht &, BE. B hodkstore purchase day goods, his wife at absent thr The foll ‘avted In th ‘day, Juatgs Jane Da MoCo. trial overt * Robert ot al. Oe for costs, B, Whi tion to se Hxeeution days, John Je rr prayed fc Smith. Co. . Oct statement Redd Ge Bo. B submittes ‘ county, WW M, Zeller notice to day. Cohen Jing. ed leave bees We murrer,t JEGANY, Plaintiff ruled, The P Motion nied, D '. Trial set Le To-nig hig trou in this News sit ment: T all “pa aie 10 feet . and the: Were shi inanner, was wor ~ Mix Dan periencer as he ig, Josie Mo r charming may & ‘eketches say that large aud pressing solo on the gods that is very hig! Moore al and was town, %

4 : S oy re e i 2 q . ; ta a i @ Gscune ” cy fack became at once inypredsed upon wood hauling“by . Mr, w iM on, The Duily Transcript, NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA. . “‘Ruosiey, Oot: 95): 4881. ——a ————— Their Sentuments. — ‘ Jndging from the expressions fhe de by the Board of “Trade Committee + this city and Grass -Valley Suan<lay,-those gentlemon, had made up. their minds while in the -lower country that thé: quickest ‘and best scaytosolve the slickens problem was by putting a stop to, hydraulic miaing. Bat when they» came intoy' the’ gold beating regions’and toot ® passing glimpse-at the operations they had so hastily-condemned, ‘the . . 7 their minds that tha -country—could not affor d to ruin. the.businéss, but must devise some plani in the interests wf both oceupations, Wesay.tooks ‘passing glinipse” at the mines. (or rather a few.af,them) because what they. have seen. will enable them to. form buttastgtt conception of the capeal invested” in tire industry. {phewmonitersaué ditelies And “pipes und banks are only a tithe of -what is really ta be, ‘seen wher ample time,is had. The extensive seri of bedrock tunnels, cats, « ¥] e labor done Still we aceArist. be protected fick a ed courts, rabid grabgers Kishonest legis! itors.* _— OO OE Acebdéntel Friday evening a young «on: ef Henry: Pascoe of (Grass Valley had his right thigh broken-by being run over by a five-horse‘ team. The Union says: Last Thurstlay while Geo. Peabody, employed at Hatch -/ of Indian Springs, was driving down a grade between Horton's’ afd the Pet Hill House, he fell from the » His left arm. was broken, the shoulder dislocated, and twe ribs fractured. He has’ been taken to the County Hospital. V3 Robbed by Highw aymen.” ast THIS SUEDE. The Debris Committec in the min ‘ee: : jn Coiling. a ? ebiris teint le jate F riday ty The Sah Feancisct tee reached : Smartsy aftefnoomy bag guidance O&pPing James O'Brien, is il, of th mining industry’s chief representatives. “In the evening Hon: Niles Searls; State Drainage Commissioner, addressed the committee for an hour, presenting many formidable ‘arguhments as t6 “thé nedessity-for'some plan being devised by which the extraction of gold from the dead river channels canbe continued, ‘After the address there was.a general con‘ference, lasting. ungil near midnight,. daring which the aubject was rather thorough} discussedia an) informal nianner. .Upon leaving Smartstille Saturday morning the*party, stopper ad bt the.mouth ‘of ‘Dect Street.” . X quarter of a mile av5 98 the junction ‘of the creek withthe Yuba “the slaice-box of cl Mooney Flat tunnel AKe former, ‘This tannel est long, Vall the way Six years of labor Ged-en night aad day, and the Constant use of an Ingersoll} drill, ij were yeqiired in in opttaction, the dost being $240,000. par: row gorge .in the Vals, between’ Rose’s and Landers Bars, desgribed at jength if these célumnartast Week, was also inspected, dere itis that eminent engineers. have dee'ared a stone dam ¢an be buil€ ata moderate cost so as to keep back all the. tail-ings of the great hydraulic mines on the .Yuba and tributaries above Smarteville so long as there are any auriferous ‘gravel deposits to be worked. The ‘precipitous bluffs of ‘goek can ‘be blasted’ down from béth sides, fhakingan = invalmerable wht from one hundred to two hundred fect high “a8. may be up” thede tris, from the cy and . mountain side@'whd giving Stre protéction to thé Valleys ‘frei the’ invasion of the deposits’ accumulating above ‘that point. : It sas not tilly aiter leaving began -to aw: aken. to the . aye porLancs ofthe miners’ sideolthe, ques‘tion, and as ‘they progresuse:l i10t only Saturday forengoe while a hidebuyer from Marysville known, as Dixy.was. traveling between San Juan and Camptonville, lie was stopped just above the Junction House by two masked men. They led his horsa and gig ojf the-road into.some brush and went through him. It is said they realized about $160. “Phe stage came along about. this time and some of the people on board saw the ‘robbers disappear, ee ae ae . ‘Death of Mra. Navay. ai Mis Mary Noway, wife’ of P! Novay, of Plesant Valley, died early yesterday morning of pneumonia after a briefillness, \Deceasedformerly resided in this.city and was highly respected by all who knew her. She was about 61 ‘years of age'at the tinve of her death. “The funeral will tike place from the Methodist v burch at® o’vlock this afternogn. ————+ 2 oeTaxes for 188i, County Auditor Carr has made out a report showing the total tax ia Nevada county for 1881. The atnount of tax for State purposes is $57,860:0]. . The amount~ of tax for county purposes, is $92,311.17., Special:school fax for Tpuckee disurict is $1, 963,72. -——_—oe en Information Wanted. ~ Mr. James Peters, of Bodie, would like to learn the whereabouts of his hrother, Patrick ‘T., who was North Bloowfield, this county, three months ago. ‘ au ~—— oh oo Early Day Legends. General "ROS ‘éyans “>but “several membars.of the committee ted themeclyes, to, the extent iol say— ing that some more comprelignsive conunitmeans than litigation auust be resorted to in order to secure the desired ead. , i ' Arriving abl reac’ Cobh bha dae} ton mine was visited, and the mabh— od of «using sthe) ‘‘litthes j giant! in washing dow n the gold “beating banks was. demonstrated, , In roepouse to of Worneit todas” ‘inquiry if such dirt realty -containel the precious metal, a pan of the least promisixg looking of it wes ~scooped up and washed, ‘len or fifteen conts* worth-of finegold wagtle result of It was presented to i) ‘ _—ethe clean-up. Mr. Hawley, Chairman ‘of the Conimittee, The cavaleade reached San Juan just, after, noon,and there, partook of a banquet at German’s Hotel. That dinner was one fit for the gods, and ithe guests were extravagantiin their praise. of the manner in which the citizens thus entertained them. The North” Blaomffel? mine at Malakoff was-reached at 7:30, after passingthrough Colambja Hill and other localities which like all the Ridge country is entirely dependent for support ow hydraatic mining. Af: ter supper the ming was gone through. Here were seen three giants in operation” by the daz— zling rays of two electric lights.. It was'a mazniticent’sight, well worth traveling mangymiles tebebold, an the like of which but few of the spectators lmd ever before wirngssThe first piece of gold found in Cahfornia weighed 50 cents, and the s-cond $3.“Since that time onc nugget worth @t3,000, twe $21,000, ous’ $10,000, two $8,000, one $6,500 tour $5,000, twelve worth frem %2,000 to $4,009, and eighteen from $},00 to $2,000 have been found-and recorded in the history of the State. In addition to the aboye, number~less nuggets worth from $100*te $500. are mentioned in the anuals of California gold mining during be last thicty years. The two first re-ferred te were exchanged for bread, and all-trace of them were lost. ‘The tinder of one of tlre $8,000 pieces become igsanethe following day, and was confined in the hospital © at Stocktop, A Caistnach or aso. history af the gold hun b@ weul@be interesting ia thecal in ‘ues, latte: days. , el or even dreamed of as being enacted, j _-Next morning the town ‘of North Bioomtield avas Oiteeae through, sand thei the line of march for the city was tathen iby. . ‘The party arrived are at abort half past twelve g'cigek:Sdnday, atid atopped af the Union “Hotel where they were reqeivedsby aclarge } delegation of ‘promiaest -citizens, ~ An . appropriate speech of weleoye .d.divered by Hén. Niles Searls elicited foey continued applanse, and rthen the wieitars. aud’ eu af ono of the finest champagne .dinners €ver served in the eounty. The entire lisp-of dimers was ae tiellows: Pang and-Me,Wilber jof Vig ‘ hydraulic? M réquized, this ‘effectually eh: aoking \Grass V alley, Mr. Green, of -Colusa, Smartsvillé” that’ the’ visttore! first . 4he rest to Co'fax, where they could {Sniartsvillé youth: lor, Jas. B. Seki, Wn m, ~ Blanding and Jas. E. Gordoa-6f the Committee ; Gen. W. S. Rosecrdns and R. }G4. Sneath and Hamiltoa,Smith,dr., of San Francisco 5 das. Brien, Pi Death by Drowning. The $epulflesa gi gives a fall ac count of the drownitrg, of A. C. Philbrook and Tack * ‘Habscinibwhie ‘Tthey were beiping on Donner Lake Campbell and We J. ~~ adden re) martgyille ; H. On one is of Yub g City A i SZ MeBrffle of North-@in Juan ; Geo." Fletcher ami Con. Taylor of -@rai Valley ; Judge, John Caldwell, M, L.-Marsh;~E, -M.--Preston, A. -C. Niles, Niles Searls, G. E, Turner, F, Jacobs, J) M.‘Walling) G. C2 Gaylord,.J.S.Danny ded, Kobinson, Joseph Thomas, L. Hirschman, A. Tqoard, GG, Allan, J. E, i Brows, WH. Smith, J. J. Ott, G. von srg ira, A. D. Tower, IJ. Rolfe, 1. H. Gaylord;all. of whom ate well Kiiown as. _being -connected with the mining: and busimessinterests gf thislocality ; and last’but by no means least imthe matter ofi appetite were the representatives . of, ihe. press, meladiag slr. Townsend of the San Francisco. Call, Mr. Woods of the San F rancisco Post, Mr. Sherwood of the San Franeisgo Chronjele, Sacramento Bee and Marysville Appeal, Mr. Cartingtonofothe Sacra-: niento_Record-Union, Mr. Brown of the Nevada TRANSCRIPT, Mr. Shehan of the Marysville’ Express; Mr: Qhleyer of the Sutter, Banner, Mr. Richardson .of the San ‘Francisco Bulletin, Mr. Green of the Colusa Sune ‘ At three o’clock Suhiday fled. noon the thvestigators,” deconipanied!” by a large delegation of our citizens, went 'to Grass Valley onaa spec'al train, On the way down Getchells slickens ranch. just * ‘below “the ielby was pointed out as a specimen of the fertility of mining tailings, The people of Grass Valley entertained the visitors-with a splendid. dinnés* at the Ho'brooke House, . «+ Addresses were delivered by Messrs. Searls and Walling of this city, Mr. Dibble of sCreneral, Rosecrans, by Messrs StetGordon and. Taylor of the committee, and by. other gentlemen,” “About “11 o'clockra special -train brought home the Nevadans, then returning took son, Blanding, Heller, Ceri, leave for? their respective homes via the Central Paerfid.’ . Bho Grass Mallayans and Super intendent Kide ler in particular are—entitied toinfiaite nny courtesies @Xeredit for the tended. WHAT THRY LAGGED AT,’ The committee had ‘theaps of -fan”, For instance,} they jwere unexpectedly late in reaching SanJpan, and, hayipg had an éarly bréakfast got ebite hubgey. ' Phere. was accompaning them oa, horseback as a.sort of general uti! ity man a. Ag ie entered alongside of one ‘of-the carriages an occupant chilled. ont to; him . in a) friendly way, ‘Well, my boy} how donyotdeek by -thisead¢ime?” The, youth ful scion Polickens $a rned in. hisssagdle and casi hat reél spectfully respouded: ‘‘Sir, [feel all right, thank you; but my belly foels as though my throat had been ent The langh that went up frdm ‘those carriages made the horses think a blast of giant powder had howe fired just behind. 5 When the committee first ileal Marysville General Rosecrans invited Col. Tayloe té'step ardund the Sdrner and take something t© olear the tailne from their throats. A‘And Int k ‘the rest-of the Comm issfoners. fa go along if youll wait,” added the General, ‘Hold on .therg;” . sajd Taylor, ‘‘they’re\all;tem perance men with the exeéption ‘of myself, ‘and would feel pffenda@l if you asked them to-drink.” The old soldier did ‘notlearp tothe contrary during the, entire trip Evéry waterin: -p'ace they arrived at he .wanld invite his frieud ‘Taylor up to thevbar to samplehe liquors. The rest of the erp d thought. it was mighty strange he.shonld be so partiabgin ocnferring ‘. favors, and they wou! ow why it was so till they read § While the party were at ‘North Blooingelid, R. MéMarray the missing mining Superintendent Whom tha Gourt officers have been ufiable to. oh the route, find for the, purpese of» enjoining him, suddenly turned up, He was introduced to-the whole gang,-eommitteenen, grangers, reporters and all. “Pheyswere not simply surprised to meet him, ‘They were completely dumbfounded. As one of the accompan rangers said, rabecacttt feuap epee was still in the Seath” Sea Islands. He stayed with them over night.and ore they were astir next morning ‘thoroughly ,recovered from the ef" been lowered and in the bottom«of ‘The boat wav quiékly hauled ont tlie Mast Taursda ye Philbrook has spent many a year Om the shoreg of Donner. He was 3 na knqwi¢ eRitizen and Made his living by huuting, fishing nd boating. ‘The waters which-afforded him his living gave hini a treacherous death.~-He was anative of Maine, and 55 years of age. Many years ago heawas = member of ¥ankeevim’s Rifles, commanded by John Keiser at Yankee Jim's, Piacer county. Latterly he has resided in Truckee and. almost ‘erery~~man woman or child thereabouts knew “Old Phil.” > John Handscomb. was also: well known in T ruckee. About six years ago he ~was employed as stage drivér for James Cardwelh end met with‘a fearful accident: on ‘the Tahoe road, in which he. received such severe injuries that he neyer r fect, and has ‘been a cripple “ever, since, He was a native of: Tinois, and about 50-years of.age: Philand Jack ‘were lasting friends in life, and. went down into the:dark valley of

death together, The two went out on the Lake Thurrday morning. Late) in the afternoon an oar was observed floating to shore. the boat--was seer drifting toward land, It was. filled with water and was ruthlessly tossed about by the wind and waves. Charley Teeters securdl avskilf and rowed’ ‘out ‘to’ meet the*incoming “wreck. When he approaéhed the helpless) boat a sad sight nict his eyes. ‘ THe sail had the boat, covered with the restless waters, and partially covered by the uhfurled sail, lay the body of Puifbrook, cold and stjff. Handscomb } and lonesome waters of thelake. beach by Chas. Marshall;: and word brought to town to Coronoy Dunster, ‘There! areeraany. theories. advanced ‘ags'to how: the men met their deaths, the most plansible Of which seeins to be, that ia one of the gusts,of wind’ the"boat was’ ‘itpset and FHfanscomb: was :anable to, save « himself. Vhey had two.guns add -neither of the guiis were found sin the boat whea it returned. .Philbrook was known to be an excellent: swimmer, and’was perfectly at home the wwater. Itis supposed that he succeeded in righting the boat. up-again in with an oar.. With the, cold, fatiguesand labor; it, is thought: Phil brook became weaker and perished,ror was drowned from final exhaustion. ‘This is mere theory—no' living soul can ever tell the true story of thei end. “Phe next day -Phjlbrook’s pipe and Hanscomb’s gloves were, washed ashore. It is thought by some that. the wren had ‘liquor in them.at the time, ‘but it is well known that “Hanscdinb seldom’ par‘took of it and never . jndalged in it Suubndiepeniaiantasannllie abet ‘Truckee Répudlican Tirems. Carpenters arein demand in Trackee. Mverybady is rushing ‘to ceiveda, Catathzues free on applicar, tion, MRS. LeSren, & CRAWFORD. tf. * Advertised Letters. meshes Shortly afterward A was! powhére td be found?he ‘had! found % desdlate’grave id “the dark}and:getting into, it, But. the. boat.}thad no rudder and they steered it toegoms, YP Ss ar had correspondence with her prio to. dvent of the show in Red Bluff avs. Tuesday he weut:to Cottonwood in a double team and returned . with the stagesstrick damsel ont her trunk, I¢aving the school = prise at the. absence of its teacher . wext tnorhing. The-young woman— 21 years _of ese we believe, —is said ta .posses®, } voige, and that was the ‘evil.’ pa fortwnie thatled”te her ghange of profession. She came to Ahis county from Va'lejo, where She has residing a widowed mother and @_ brother in the Navy Yard. White, it seems, was a former restdent.of, the same place. Saperintendaut Myron Yager at once Informe: the’-parent~of the matter, and will have te ‘hunt up ® new teacher for the district, The troupe shows ptr iGhies tonight for¢ the’ second” timé.—Réd Blitf Sefiti nel. ee ae Delonte” Fall ‘patterns’ saat res ithe following isa list of Jettersremainingin . the Post Offive, at Netada City, Cal., fot*the week ending Oct. 24, 2881. Persons calling 4 or auy-ot these letters will please say, te vertised.”” JS Homsroon P, Ackerthan Albért, Bale amon. S Clentétis W = Chanipion John, Collins W. Carey Silas J, Dalles F ‘tis Johnson Miss Ade Layarra BL, Mitchell John -T, Milter Samuel, O’Brien AEH, Shinglédecker L,-Sales George, © ~ Waitt, DM, “Quinn Miss Jane, Quigley Mrs, Ettie. HELO FOR POSPACT.: J.J.O7Brien & Co., San Francisco. ced gt! HOTEL ARRIVALS. NHN ational Exchange Hotel. STANLEY al-BODY, PROPRIETOR. Sxrv RDAY, Oct, 224 1881. Vim. Stott, cltw: v5 *Stephien¥Moore, Grass Valley, Jar. ‘Janda, do Mrs. TR. King, do W J. Cole, San Francisco, Jez. Moivre,’ Nfoore fNevi 2 FE, Doliver, Willow Hen PF. E Morse, Jadsenville. Be A. FE. Brown, San Francisco. Js" Gdhnorsak w) e W cdc H.-S. McClay, San Francisco, PD. Cut ‘beyteng? San Jose, ‘Jno. Frandy, ‘Biidge. My MeLeod,“H unt's Hill, HH. Hethering *ton, do +L. L.M allen, city: (dh Jones. « do Scypay;'Oct, tT. J. Seymour, Sacramento. QR. Isiacs, San’ Francisco, I. R. Lenders, do K. D. Ainsworth, . do G. Cupat, agora f J.-D: Ostrum, N. Bioomficld. iJ. Jewette, Chice. C. W. Colby, Colusa. J, M. Chaney,-eitys UncleIsaac Troupe. Burton Adams, & w. Mrs. Mary Madden, W.-H)? Bokee, i seared Birk) Allen. A. Lowe, sts Jos, L, Me ‘Dowell. Erastcs Bown, Cletk. EEA 23. THOUS, WALRATH °8 HICKS,road St, Adfoining Gault's Gakery ’ “NEVADA CITY, t Deédlers? in Wrhearias, Provisions, Ete. TE warrantevery: article sold by us to be aa represented, and sell at the Lowest Liviag Rates. ia \ . Cloak Loops, . Gauntlets, Fur lin3 Shiveley's ‘NINE CENT STORE _AwayetotheF rn as “ — aol ? We are daily receiviny our. New Stock —FOR— Fall and Winter } Gigantic Unshrinkable Shak: er Flaxnel, Heavy T willed Medieated 'lannels, Watervroof, Ladies’ Cloths, Repellents, Cloak. ing, Heavy'all-woal Dress Goods, Scoteh -Plaid-ir-m 9» cents to $3.49 per yard. CARDINAL JACKETS, ‘CLOAKS, “FELT SKIRTS, WATERED SATINS, COLORED SATINS, ail thades. ‘ANl the Rage! Fancy Hair Pins, Scarfs Pins, Om-ec. Shaded” bees in: endless variety. oyu é*Black Trimming, Fur Kid of Kid ail-wool Gloves, Silk Gloves, Mittings, &c., &e. We have no hesitation in pro nounting our Stoc. one of the } LARGES ee . — MEiLEINERY : —AND-— Eancy Goods, Miss M. W. PIERCE ©n. Broad Street, next‘sabove. the get under cover before snow flies, A 900-potthd’ ‘boar’ “was “shipped frow Boca, this week, to San Fran-~¢ cisco, . He was fattened at the brewary. The jail jo this. sinful mountain fown has had but three occupants in two weeks and ‘one. of them was from Nevada City. R. McLellan, has taken a contract to erect:an endless chain icd elevator, and a number of stish ladders for the Booa\Mill and Ise Company. He fook acrew of men down ‘Thursday Worning and commenced operations, It will take him about three weeks to finish the job. Jas. Ware, Superintendent -of the ‘Truckee Lumber Company’ 8 factory, was taken suddenly il \ Wednesday afternoon, and has been confined} fo his ‘bed since that time. During . Wednesday night but little hopes . were entertained of his recovery, but }we are pleased to. state that he is mach better and m a fair we to resla : A Stage-sgruck Dame . With the ‘Mirror of Trelani® show that left for Chigo., oa yesterday morning's, train, wes. Mis Florence: Devlin, ‘who arrived inthis place, :« nietly slid oat for his hiding place W. N. -Hawley, P. B. ‘Cornwall, ye is supposed'to now be severa ca at di ers ay B05 a , “ a . : t * oe be : 4 Engine House, Nevadw City. BLASTING. CONTRACT for Excavating+on the old ‘*Zemperance Mall”. Lot to} bet. For particulars enquire of GEORGE: GEHRIG, Milwaukee Rrewery. NEVADA THEATRE, FOR-ONE NIGHT ONLY. “TUESDAY, OCT. 25th. el THE ORIGINAL De: Morris Sullivan's 023 _ And trish Comedy Co. A New Trish Comic May, chtised FY TRAP. THROUGH THE EMERMrt.and Mrs. Dan Sullivan ‘inal Batney the Guide and Nora, hod ay MrcEvoy's Hibernicon, will im three ping begga Mr. and Mrs. Geo. + Moore in Original Aes g word. A. White as Tourist and Lecturer ¥60 [Reautifal Patntings—a Grand Panorama of ireland, Mirror of Ireland,. ‘Ever ‘Laid Before the People of Nevada ‘County. ” ‘Our ‘Mrices ave*Motlerate, and we ‘Guarantee Satisfaction. We are the dfily Store inNevada W. City Receiving New Goods Every Day. We cordially thank. our friends ‘for past custom, and hope ever ©, ’ shew our gratitude by RD ST DEALING. ‘SHIVELEY'S 9 GENT STORE. Sovmeeeste po Seaaeangs st toe bt wahoo). Prices as Usual. Eese 1 . webilevs Spe had at Vinton's, Bh sexe a ; e ; . A “Just Above Gity Hall HEAPEST: THe” 0: NEV AE *ydriaus 1 A Vette oY aude ghn, h postage at tig¢. Sameoh “Mill and filed a peti declared i “The wnt Gvass Vall be un Sa Hi Wenbec! -Tn Addit istice PA ani ni Barre d ilzed int lien case 0 Banner Mi jrambers’a coript. TD; (Conytshi ekat the 4 listet audience Mes. was Wn. B Keith lot eréeta nem sed is alse there. Juhn Ki has been Coll liquor wit! CIN se jlered‘to ay Conrt. Pht &, BE. B hodkstore purchase day goods, his wife at absent thr The foll ‘avted In th ‘day, Juatgs Jane Da MoCo. trial overt * Robert ot al. Oe for costs, B, Whi tion to se Hxeeution days, John Je rr prayed fc Smith. Co. . Oct statement Redd Ge Bo. B submittes ‘ county, WW M, Zeller notice to day. Cohen Jing. ed leave bees We murrer,t JEGANY, Plaintiff ruled, The P Motion nied, D '. Trial set Le To-nig hig trou in this News sit ment: T all “pa aie 10 feet . and the: Were shi inanner, was wor ~ Mix Dan periencer as he ig, Josie Mo r charming may & ‘eketches say that large aud pressing solo on the gods that is very hig! Moore al and was town, %