December 24, 1861 (4 pages)

cone —tecaabteieicvdeianemmarpumemaeupunanesaieahnanananeabadampion —=—— ooo VOLUME IX. gjevada Democrat. BY I. J. ROLFE & CO. gf ROLFE, A. P. CHURCH, G.I. LAMMON, 2 T. H. ROLFE. SPL oprich—CORNER BROAD AND PINE STREETS, t tag THI-WeeKLY DEMOCRAT will be delivered to town . subscribers at 75 cents per month, payable to the Carrier; single copies 10 cents. Mi ail subscribers, $6 per annum, in advance; for six months, $3 50; turee months, $2. re nares oF ADVERTISING—For one square of ten lines, jirst insertion, $2; each subsequent insertion, $1. One hundred words on an average make a square, Jos PrintinG, of all kinds, neatly executed. —_—a—= City Business Cards. rigs es CALDWELL, Attorney and Counselor at Law. Notary Public and Commissioner for . ™ the Atlantic States. Orrice—On Broad street, over Harrington's Saloon, Nevada, California. oct2tf THOMAS P. HAWLEY, Hg Attorney and Counselor at Law, AND NOTARY PUBLIC. Orack—Up Stairs, in Kidd & Knox’s Brick Building, Corner of Broad and Pine sts., Nevada. DAVID BELDEN, Attorney and Counselor at Law. Particular atteation given to procuring United States Land Warrants for persons entitled to the sane by Military Service. Orrior—At wwe Court House, Nevada. . ig NICHOLS, M. De Homeopathic Physician & Surgeon, OFFICE & RESIDENCE 121 BROAD ST., NEVADA. (First house above the Methodist Church.) Angast 17. 1 rif vie SCO CLT TA DR. R. M. . R. M. HUNT, _ Physician and Surgeon. OfficemRoom No. 4, Flagg’s Brick, Corner of Broad and Pine streets, over Harrington’s Saloon. Residence—No. 25 Nevada street, On the Old Washington Road. DR. LEVASON, Surgeon Dentist. Orrics—Up stairs, next to Chas. Kent’s Meat Market, over Block & Co’s Store, Commercial street, Ne. cada, Wace Fre FOR RACH OPERATION IS ONLY $2,50. a niemscaapeiiit, 1 FREDERICK MANSELL, . Signand Ornamental Painter. BROAD ST., ABOVE PINE, NEVADA, JOUN KENDALL, . Justice of the Peace. Orricke-Kelaey’s Building—Entrance on Pine st., . next dvor below Kent’s Meat Market, and over A. lock & Co’s Clothing Store. dec6-tf ERR WR ALD PCE EE BE TO OE CHAS. W. YOUNG, IMPORTER AND DEALER IN WATCHES, DIAMONDS, JEWELRY, Cutlery, Silver Ware and Fancy Goods. KELSEY’S BLOCK, COMMERCIAL ST, NEAR PINE. &@H Watches Carefully Repaired, and Jewelry made toorder, All Articles Guaranteed. GEORGE H. LORING, WATCH MAKING, REPAIRING AND Manufacturing Jeweler. Commercial street, opposite Mayers & Coe’s Boot and Shoe store, Nevada. Sar Watches Repaired and Cleaned at short notice. Every variety of California Jewelry, Manufactured in the best style, J. F. HOOK. BRICK BUILDING, OPPOSITE ST. LOUIS HOTEL, Commercial Street, Nevada. A Full Assortment of LADIES’ and CHILDREN’S SHOES, and GIATERS, and Benkert’s Qualited-Bottom Boots, Constantly on hand and for sale at Reatonable Rates, 7 Boots Made to Order. “@X Repairing done at alltimes, and ote short notiee, . F. HOOK, NEVADA STEAM SASH FACTORY. BLACK & HUGHES, Proprietors. PINE STREET, NEVADA, Corner of Washington street, in the rear of the Court House. ANUPACTURERS OF DOORS, SASH and Blinds, Window Frawes Casings, and Mouldings, of every variety. &@> Josue arrenpep 10 at SwoRt NOTICE. “@R CITY BREWERY. HE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESpectfuily inform the lovers of good LAGER BEER, that he mauufsetures an article that can, to please the taste. . ee eee Reer furnished regularly to Bar-rooms, Pr ng nd dealers generally, at Reduced A. BLASAUF, dees __sraseewwery , Spring st., Nevada. Hotels and Restaurants. _ . ST. LOUIS ‘HOTEL, Commercial St., Nevada, HE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPRCTFULLY inform the citizens of Nevada and vicinity, that he has leased the above well-known establishment, situated on Commercial street, Nevada, and willgive his undivided attention to the comfort of his guests, The Building is a Fire-Proof Brick, two stories high, the Rooms commodious and well ventilated, and for convenience not surpassed by any Hotel in the mountains, THE TABLE <q Ss Will always be supplied with every luxury to be obtained in the market. Travelers and others visiting Nevada, will find at the ST. LOUIS, all the conveniences and comforts of A FIRST-CLASS HOTEL. List of Prices: . Board, per week. ..ccccscess © 0000 00000096, 00 . Board and Lodging ssbbdecbbin Poin bdivden has Oe . Sng Stal. So ceedoeeed ows thd bb cbibcce beau . Lodging, per night. severe orecereses secs cece OO By constant giaation to the onute of his guests, . the proprietor hopes to merit a liberal patronage Nevada, Pr dns bene A PA 26, 1861, J. VANDERLIETH. BAILEY HO HOUSE! 88 & 89 Broad Street, Nevada. THIS SPLENDID, NEW FIRE Proof Hotel is now opened to the Public. Its appointments and commodiousness are superior to anything in the mountains. We have a large number of Large, Single Rooms, well ventilated and airy. J@ THE TABLE -6y Is supplied with all the delicacies the Market affords, served up in a palatable and healthful s Our accommodations for families and for Theatrical Troupes are not excelled by any—Terms Liberal. The House is Open all Night! Passengers are called for by the Stages for ali parts of the Country. A LIVERY STABLE is connected with the house. Horses and Carriages taken from, and brought to the door. Horses and carriages furnished at short notice. TERMS: . Board per week. . coccreeeS 7 00 Board and Lodging (according to the room occupied) from..s.666 Ccececcoee gerasagit = Single Meals.cs.seccescereeesvecs LUNI a hid ods daneeptushaese ee dnis “50 cts and 7 It will be the constant aim of the undersigned to = his guests comfortable and feel at home. A share of public patronage is respectfully solicited, apr-20 NAT. BAILEY, Pro’r. FASHION RESTAURANT. CHAS. B. IRISH, Proprietor. . NO. 62 BROAD STREE, NEVADA. OPEN ALL NIGHT!! . Aine purchased the above Restau. rant, I would inform the people of this place and the county at large, that I design keeping it as a First Class Restaurant. OYSTER SUPPERS, Served up to Order. The Table will be supplied with everything in fe market, and none but good cooks will be em. peaped: Meals furnished at all hours—and on short notice, Game Suppers served upto order, on the shortest notice. Meals at all hours. nov27-tf UNITED STATES HOTEL. BROAD ST., BELOW PINE, NEVADA, GRUSH & PARKER, Proprietors. HE UNDERSIGNED HAVE RE FITTED AND completely renovated the building occupied by them for the past few years, and will continue to carry on the Hotel Business. They are now prepared to accommodate Travelers in as good a style as any other HOTEL IN THE MOUNTAINS, The Rooms are well ventilated, and are furnished with the best of beds and bedding. pO Fifty Cents. Lodgings per night,.50and 75 cents. The Table will be bountitully supplied with all the varieties found in the Market. GRUSH & PARKER, Proprietors. NATIONAL EXCHANGE. NO, 82 & 34, BROAD 8T., NEVADA. GEO. R. LANCASTER, Proprietor. HE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECTFULLY announee te the citizens of Nevada and vicinity, and the traveling public, that he still has charge of the well known and Popular Hotel, knownas the National Exchange, on Broad st., Nevada. The Building is of Brick, three stories high, and THOROUGHLY FIRE-PROOF, Having stood two fires, The several apartments have ecently been fitted up ina style that cannot be surpassed. The Beds and Furniture are New, And for comfort cannot be excelled. The Table will at all times be supplied with all the Varieties the Market affords. Game Suppers, Got upto Order. Particular attention will be paid to accommodating LADIES AND FAMILIES. The Stages, running in ail directions from Nevada, have their Offices at, and take theirdepartures from the National Exchange. a@ OPEN ALL NIGHT. -@ The Bar, and Billiard Saloon, under the charge ofan ex man, adjoins the office, where games and drinks oo be had. Having had at the business, I am confident of being able to make the National, the best Hotel in the Mountains, and a comfortable home for Travelers, Bankers and Assayers. Cc. W. MULFORD, A. H, HAGADORN, C. W. MULFORD & CO., BANKERS. AT THEIR OLD STAND, MAIN ST., NEVADA. OLD DUST PURCHASED AT THE highest rates. Sight Checks on Sacramento and San Francisco. Dust forwarded to the U. 8. Branch Mint for Assay or Coinage, and advances made on the same if required. COUNTY SCRIP bought at the highest rates. sennnend Dec. 5, 1861. GEO. W. K KIDD, BANKER. GRANITE BUILDING, BROAD 8T., NEVADA, OLD DUST Purchased at the Highest Market Rates, and liberal advances made on Dust forwarded for Assay or for Coinage at the U. 8. Mint. ae Checks on San Francisco and Sacramen= , JRAFTS onthe Eastern Cities at the Lowest es. fay Collections mate, and State and County Secufities purchased at the highest Market value. MARYSVILLE PIONEER ASSAY OFFICE. H. HARRIS & CO., E Street, Near Corner of 2d, Marysville. Also, 73 J street, Sacramento. 105 SACRAMENTO STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, And Aurora, Esmeralda Mining District. ILL CONTINUE TO CARRY ON THE BUSINESS of Melting, Refining and Assaying Gold and Ores of Every Description, ADVANCES MADE ON GOLD DUST, Gold Bars bought and sold. Returns made in Bars or Coin, IN SIX HOURS. Shippers of DUST can draw, against consignment, on our houses at MARY SVILLE, SACRAMENTO and SAN FRANCISCO, and Check Books for that purpose wiil be furnished by us. They would respectfully solicit from the Miners and Dealers, their patronage. As vouchers, for the correctness of their Assays, they refer, with permission, to the following Bankers, who, for nearly four years, have shipped Bars assayed by them to the Eastern States and Europe: SAN FRANCISCO; B. Davidson, Esq., Mess. J. Parrott & Co., ‘* Sather & Church, — MARYSVILLE: Low, Bros, & Co., Decker, Jewett & Paxton, Reynolds Bros. “ Reynolds, Reis & Co. NEW YORK, SACRAMENTO: B. Berend & Co., B. F. Hastings & Co., =‘ Trevor & Colgate. D. O, Mills & Co, QUICKSILVER AGENCY OF THE NEW IDRIA MINES The best article in the State, sold at San Francisco Agents rates, August 6, 1861, B. HARRIS & CO, NEVADA ASSAY OFFICE, BY JAMES J. OTT, NUMBER 30, MAIN STREET, NEVADA. OLD AND ORES, of every description, Melted, Refined and Assayed at San Franeisco Rates, and Returns made in Bars or Coin, within a few hours. My Assays are Guarantied,. BARS discounted at the Lowest Market Price. Teaded Gold and Black Sand lots bought at the Highest Prices. JAS. T. OTT, \UMMONS—STATE ‘OF CA LIFORNIA, County of Nevada, ss, District Court of the 14th Judicial District of said State. The people of the State of California, to L, E. NELSON, greeting: You are hereby summoned to appear and answer to the complaint of J. B. CLARK and P, H. CLARK, filed against you, within ten days from the service of this writ, if served on you in this county, within twenty days if served on you in this district, and out of this county, and within forty days if served on you in the State and out of this district, in an action commenced on the 6th day of Jane, A, D. 1861, in said court, wherein plaintiffs pray judgment against you for the suin of $1,488 50-100 dollars, with interest on 226 dollars at two per cent per month, from October 20, 1860, until paid, alleged by plaintiffs in their complaint to this action to be due them from you, upon a certain promissory note, and for work ‘and. labor done and performed for you, and for goods, wares und merchandise sold and delivered to you—particularly mentioned in said complaint. And you are hereby notified that if you fail to answer said complaint as herein directed, plaintiffs will take judgment against you therefor by default, together with all costs of suit, and also demand of the Court such other relief as prayed for in plaintiffs said complaint. ao In testimony whereof I, R. H, Farqupar, Clerk of the District Court, aforesaid, do es : ene set my hand and impress the seal ~~ of the said Court, at office, in the City of Nevada, this 2lst aay of December, 4. p., 1861. R. H. FARQUHAR, Clerk. Per Jos. Rowers, jr., Deputy. An & Hurr, Atty’s for P laintifls, — de21-dw. DRS. CHAPMAN & HATCH, . evade Democrat. The Great Stone Fiect The great stone fleet, or fleet of vessels} South may not suffer, but laden with stove for sinkingin southern har. bors and sealing them up, sailed on Novem. ber 20th, from New Loudon and New Bedford, where the vessels were fitted out. By this time, wind and weather permitting, the ports of Charleston and Savannah are pretty thoroughly blockuded. This to Secession will be the severest blow of all, and will make the cities thus closed desolate wastes; for years must elapse before these ports can be opened again. It will bea terrible but jast retribution, The New York Tribune says of the fleet: “They are all old but substantial whaling vessele, double-decked, to give them greater firmness, They were stripped of their copper and other fittings, which were not necessary for so short a voyage as they will make, and loaded with picked stone, as deeply as was safe. In the bottom of each ship a hole was bored, into which was fitted a lead-pipe five inches in diameter, with a valve so fixed that though perfectly safe even for a long voyage, it can be very quickly removed. It is calculated that the ship will be filled and sunk to the bottom in twenty minutes after the removal of this valve, The crews consist of six men each. These will be returned by the men-of-war who will be anchored in the place chosen for her, and will then be eprung round broadside to the channel, thus effecting as great a stoppage as is possible. When this is done, and sbe isin position, the valve will be withdrawn, and when the veseels is nearly level with the water’sedge, the men will leave in a small boat. Itis reported that an enterprising rigger has gone down with the fleet, with the intention of taking off what pieces of epars and rigging may remain above the water’s edge after the ships are sunk. Each captain received on the day he sailed sealed orders, not to be opened till after the pilot left bis vessel, The following iva copy in blank of these orders, If the blanks were filled, the enemy might know too soon where the fleet is bound, SECRET ORDERS, “To Captain , Sir: The————,now under your command, having been purchased b the Navy Department, for service on the southern coast of the United States, the following are your orders for your proposed voyage; You will proceed from this port on sthe ——instant, or the first fair wind, and when clear of the land make a direct passage to the port of , and there deliver your ship to the commanding officer of the blockading fleet off said port, taking his receipt for her to return tome. After the delivery of your vessel, yourself and crew will be provided passages to the port of New York, by the Navy Department, and on arrival] there you will call on , who will furnish you funds to return to this port. On the voyage down it would be well, as far as practicable, to keep in company with your . consorts, to exhibit lights by night, and sound . horns or bells in case of fog near the coast. You will also examine daily the pipe in th quarter of your ship under water, to see that it . remains safe. NUMBER 554. of Eorope, Antwerp, was destroyed by the closing of the ewer of.the by opose to perform the same office for ‘ous eston and Savannah, having first. opened another outlet, so that the trade of the pass, at least till peace is declared, onder the surveillance of our guns, In this way we are very rapidly narrowing the circle of our operations on the coast closing such harbors as we choose, or may find it difficult to imediately capture. Such as we retained ssion of, or may captare, will suffice for all the wants of trade. This game of opening the ports, upon which the rebels have staked their all, will be played out “ip before any other power could interfere, if it desired to do so. The rebels cannot but regard our proceedings with terror and dismay. They cannot lift a fioger in resistance. or to prevent the cities through which their commerce has been carried on from becoming desolate wastes, They have tasted many a bitter cup since the rebellion broke out, but this last one is the most fatal chalice yet commended to their lips,’ a ee ee Effect of Mining tions in Fillin up the ne River Beds. ” The constant and rapid accumolation of debris from the mines in the beds of most of our rivers, so that they overflow their banks under ordinary falls of rain, renders the inquiry as to the end of all this matter of serious import to the farmers and dwellers in cities on our plains and valley lands, Years ago, the writer of this, after witnessing the immense accumulation of earth, gravel and boulders, in the bed of Webber creek, from the old hydraulic mines at Coon Hollow, in the county of El Dorado, expressed his fears that between the miners and tbe people of the lowlands there would s000 spring op complications from this very source, Hydraulic mining since that day has become a general system. On almost every tributary of the Mokelumne, Cosum, nes, American, Yoba and Feather rivers wherever a bill or mountain bas been favor ably tested, the hydraulic hose has been playing upon, and sending its earth and gravel and boulders down to the level waters of the valley. Hight yearsa bed of the Mokelumne, at Athearn’s Orne where the stream debouches from the foothills, was twelve feet deeper than it is now. The same changes have been wrought in pearly all the streams, On the lower Yuba’ and on Feather, below Hamilton, in the Cosumnes below Iodian Bar, and in the American from Mississippi Bar downward, we believe the filling op process bas been equally rapid, Eucb annual freshet bringe down the lighter gravel, cement, lava, earthy particles from the short level stretches in the mountains, and adds a foot or more to the old deposits. If all mining operations were to cease for several years, it is doubts ful whether the slopes valley streams would ever get rid of the debris which now fills up their channels, The Sacramento certainly never can, for each flow of the tide will send back a great portion of what the feeble current carries downward at ebb, But it is certain that so long as the mining operations are continued, the accumula e . tions must increase. It follows, of course, thht ion process of years these streams will be raised above their banks and flow off ia The only serviee required of you is the safe . quest of new channels to the Sacramento. delivery of your vessel; and as she is old and heavily laden, you will use special care that . eyj), she sustains no damage from unskillful seamanship, or want of prudence and care. On a close approach to your port of destination, begin to put between decks cargo into lower hold, and before anchoring permanently have your second anchor and chain (if you We cao suggest no positive cure for the The only expedient is the erection of dykes along the river banks, and this is but fending off disaster to a final reckoning of more serious consequences. For if the accumulations io the beds of the streams are constant, the dykes to the fence in the rihave one) secured on deck. On leavin ng your . sing waters would have to be periodical! il vessel, unless otherwise ordered, you w bring . heightened and strengthened, so that ultiaway papers, chronometer, charts, compasses, . mately our rivers would be coursing a spy glass, and any other portable articles not. high above the eurronnding fields; a brea required by the commander of the blockading . would then be somethin fleet there, and return them se‘ely to me In case of disaster, to preclude going on, you can call at Fortress Monroe, Hampton Roads. to repair damages, reporting to the flag officer Surgical and Mechanical Dentists. . Pa Wishing you a safe and speedy passage Office—Corner Room Second story, KIDD & KNOX’S BRICK BUILDING, NEVADA. ALL DENTAL OPERATIONS Performed in a Neat and Substantial Manner and ae SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. Nevada April 10th 1861. aprllAf BROAD STREET MEAT MARKET, JAMES COLLEY, Proprietor. ALI KINDS OF MEATS CONSTANTly on hand at the above well known ee and for salein quantities to suit purchasers, I am, yours aaate, i The fleet consists of twenty-five vessels— fourteen ships and eleven barke—averaging . 389 tons each. The New York Times, re. ferring to the fleet, raye : . “We presume its destination is Charleston and Savannah, We take it that Government has no intention of throwing obstruc. tions in the way of commerce after the re. bellion may be put dowo. After the cap' tare and opening of Port Royal, the ports _named may be closed without injury to any except to the cities themselves, Port Royal bas a harbor infinitely better than either, and isa better outlet to the produce of South Carolina and Georgia. By sealing up the former, we have the entire control quite as serious asan inundation of Holland from tbe gea, The Datch have been complimented by historians as the greatest of all peopie, because they rescued their country from the © North Sea, and with works of art, which are the wonder of the world, fenced back the boisterous waves and bid defiance to tide and storm. It may yet transpire that the people inbabiting 1 valleys will have to summon energies to face a combat with our rivers, whieh, if succeesfal, will merit an equal compliment.—{Stoekton Independent, Not Poputar.—A letter from Beaufort, South Uarolina, to the New York Herald— which paper now calls the President “Honest Abe Lincoln’’—says : “The white rebel prisoners, of which we bave several, ineist that the war is not popvlar with the masses of the people of South Carolina. It bas slready impoverished them and cast o blight over society generally, WA. Meats delivered in any part'of the city at any! of the sea-going trade of these States, and . These assertions are fally corroborated Ly oenee a ~ie-memmacrar CHARGES MODERATE, TO SUIT THE TIMES. . time. . make our embargo effectnal without the. recent letters found in the rebel camps. . PURE F PORT WINE—For Sale by en : according to the he. Qealir o employment of a ship off the coast of either. . From the tenor of the latter it appears that . ob St vagy coennstil wilde atone ok pertioaler attention _— mas coLLEY. . When these harbors are closed so that no. the drafting of troops bad commenced in } ew apionn i er A onesies Nevader vo be given to the aaah eens, carriages, dott ship can depart or enter, the rebels will be. Carolina in October last. Some men rather J°PRASTINE &LEPTANDRIN— . Homes and Carriages cam at all times be prove Fla tg —— Sy lls EE . vin better to appreciate their helpless con. than enter the army, had matilated them) een wi F. SPENCE OPEN ee. oe BKNCASTER, Pro's Mov. 4) 186: “Wo: 47'Byoad’st., Nevada, . dition. One of the most celebrated’ cities’ selves rather than ight forthe robel Big: ig ; }

cone —tecaabteieicvdeianemmarpumemaeupunanesaieahnanananeabadampion —=—— ooo VOLUME IX. gjevada Democrat. BY I. J. ROLFE & CO. gf ROLFE, A. P. CHURCH, G.I. LAMMON, 2 T. H. ROLFE. SPL oprich—CORNER BROAD AND PINE STREETS, t tag THI-WeeKLY DEMOCRAT will be delivered to town . subscribers at 75 cents per month, payable to the Carrier; single copies 10 cents. Mi ail subscribers, $6 per annum, in advance; for six months, $3 50; turee months, $2. re nares oF ADVERTISING—For one square of ten lines, jirst insertion, $2; each subsequent insertion, $1. One hundred words on an average make a square, Jos PrintinG, of all kinds, neatly executed. —_—a—= City Business Cards. rigs es CALDWELL, Attorney and Counselor at Law. Notary Public and Commissioner for . ™ the Atlantic States. Orrice—On Broad street, over Harrington's Saloon, Nevada, California. oct2tf THOMAS P. HAWLEY, Hg Attorney and Counselor at Law, AND NOTARY PUBLIC. Orack—Up Stairs, in Kidd & Knox’s Brick Building, Corner of Broad and Pine sts., Nevada. DAVID BELDEN, Attorney and Counselor at Law. Particular atteation given to procuring United States Land Warrants for persons entitled to the sane by Military Service. Orrior—At wwe Court House, Nevada. . ig NICHOLS, M. De Homeopathic Physician & Surgeon, OFFICE & RESIDENCE 121 BROAD ST., NEVADA. (First house above the Methodist Church.) Angast 17. 1 rif vie SCO CLT TA DR. R. M. . R. M. HUNT, _ Physician and Surgeon. OfficemRoom No. 4, Flagg’s Brick, Corner of Broad and Pine streets, over Harrington’s Saloon. Residence—No. 25 Nevada street, On the Old Washington Road. DR. LEVASON, Surgeon Dentist. Orrics—Up stairs, next to Chas. Kent’s Meat Market, over Block & Co’s Store, Commercial street, Ne. cada, Wace Fre FOR RACH OPERATION IS ONLY $2,50. a niemscaapeiiit, 1 FREDERICK MANSELL, . Signand Ornamental Painter. BROAD ST., ABOVE PINE, NEVADA, JOUN KENDALL, . Justice of the Peace. Orricke-Kelaey’s Building—Entrance on Pine st., . next dvor below Kent’s Meat Market, and over A. lock & Co’s Clothing Store. dec6-tf ERR WR ALD PCE EE BE TO OE CHAS. W. YOUNG, IMPORTER AND DEALER IN WATCHES, DIAMONDS, JEWELRY, Cutlery, Silver Ware and Fancy Goods. KELSEY’S BLOCK, COMMERCIAL ST, NEAR PINE. &@H Watches Carefully Repaired, and Jewelry made toorder, All Articles Guaranteed. GEORGE H. LORING, WATCH MAKING, REPAIRING AND Manufacturing Jeweler. Commercial street, opposite Mayers & Coe’s Boot and Shoe store, Nevada. Sar Watches Repaired and Cleaned at short notice. Every variety of California Jewelry, Manufactured in the best style, J. F. HOOK. BRICK BUILDING, OPPOSITE ST. LOUIS HOTEL, Commercial Street, Nevada. A Full Assortment of LADIES’ and CHILDREN’S SHOES, and GIATERS, and Benkert’s Qualited-Bottom Boots, Constantly on hand and for sale at Reatonable Rates, 7 Boots Made to Order. “@X Repairing done at alltimes, and ote short notiee, . F. HOOK, NEVADA STEAM SASH FACTORY. BLACK & HUGHES, Proprietors. PINE STREET, NEVADA, Corner of Washington street, in the rear of the Court House. ANUPACTURERS OF DOORS, SASH and Blinds, Window Frawes Casings, and Mouldings, of every variety. &@> Josue arrenpep 10 at SwoRt NOTICE. “@R CITY BREWERY. HE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESpectfuily inform the lovers of good LAGER BEER, that he mauufsetures an article that can, to please the taste. . ee eee Reer furnished regularly to Bar-rooms, Pr ng nd dealers generally, at Reduced A. BLASAUF, dees __sraseewwery , Spring st., Nevada. Hotels and Restaurants. _ . ST. LOUIS ‘HOTEL, Commercial St., Nevada, HE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPRCTFULLY inform the citizens of Nevada and vicinity, that he has leased the above well-known establishment, situated on Commercial street, Nevada, and willgive his undivided attention to the comfort of his guests, The Building is a Fire-Proof Brick, two stories high, the Rooms commodious and well ventilated, and for convenience not surpassed by any Hotel in the mountains, THE TABLE <q Ss Will always be supplied with every luxury to be obtained in the market. Travelers and others visiting Nevada, will find at the ST. LOUIS, all the conveniences and comforts of A FIRST-CLASS HOTEL. List of Prices: . Board, per week. ...ccccscess © 0000 00000096, 00 . Board and Lodging ssbbdecbbin Poin bdivden has Oe . Sng Stal. So ceedoeeed ows thd bb cbibcce beau . Lodging, per night. severe orecereses secs cece OO By constant giaation to the onute of his guests, . the proprietor hopes to merit a liberal patronage Nevada, Pr dns bene A PA 26, 1861, J. VANDERLIETH. BAILEY HO HOUSE! 88 & 89 Broad Street, Nevada. THIS SPLENDID, NEW FIRE Proof Hotel is now opened to the Public. Its appointments and commodiousness are superior to anything in the mountains. We have a large number of Large, Single Rooms, well ventilated and airy. J@ THE TABLE -6y Is supplied with all the delicacies the Market affords, served up in a palatable and healthful s Our accommodations for families and for Theatrical Troupes are not excelled by any—Terms Liberal. The House is Open all Night! Passengers are called for by the Stages for ali parts of the Country. A LIVERY STABLE is connected with the house. Horses and Carriages taken from, and brought to the door. Horses and carriages furnished at short notice. TERMS: . Board per week. . coccreeeS 7 00 Board and Lodging (according to the room occupied) from...s.666 Ccececcoee gerasagit = Single Meals..cs.seccescereeesvecs LUNI a hid ods daneeptushaese ee dnis “50 cts and 7 It will be the constant aim of the undersigned to = his guests comfortable and feel at home. A share of public patronage is respectfully solicited, apr-20 NAT. BAILEY, Pro’r. FASHION RESTAURANT. CHAS. B. IRISH, Proprietor. . NO. 62 BROAD STREE, NEVADA. OPEN ALL NIGHT!! . Aine purchased the above Restau. rant, I would inform the people of this place and the county at large, that I design keeping it as a First Class Restaurant. OYSTER SUPPERS, Served up to Order. The Table will be supplied with everything in fe market, and none but good cooks will be em. peaped: Meals furnished at all hours—and on short notice, Game Suppers served upto order, on the shortest notice. Meals at all hours. nov27-tf UNITED STATES HOTEL. BROAD ST., BELOW PINE, NEVADA, GRUSH & PARKER, Proprietors. HE UNDERSIGNED HAVE RE FITTED AND completely renovated the building occupied by them for the past few years, and will continue to carry on the Hotel Business. They are now prepared to accommodate Travelers in as good a style as any other HOTEL IN THE MOUNTAINS, The Rooms are well ventilated, and are furnished with the best of beds and bedding. pO Fifty Cents. Lodgings per night,.50and 75 cents. The Table will be bountitully supplied with all the varieties found in the Market. GRUSH & PARKER, Proprietors. NATIONAL EXCHANGE. NO, 82 & 34, BROAD 8T., NEVADA. GEO. R. LANCASTER, Proprietor. HE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECTFULLY announee te the citizens of Nevada and vicinity, and the traveling public, that he still has charge of the well known and Popular Hotel, knownas the National Exchange, on Broad st., Nevada. The Building is of Brick, three stories high, and THOROUGHLY FIRE-PROOF, Having stood two fires, The several apartments have ecently been fitted up ina style that cannot be surpassed. The Beds and Furniture are New, And for comfort cannot be excelled. The Table will at all times be supplied with all the Varieties the Market affords. Game Suppers, Got upto Order. Particular attention will be paid to accommodating LADIES AND FAMILIES. The Stages, running in ail directions from Nevada, have their Offices at, and take theirdepartures from the National Exchange. a@ OPEN ALL NIGHT. -@ The Bar, and Billiard Saloon, under the charge ofan ex man, adjoins the office, where games and drinks oo be had. Having had at the business, I am confident of being able to make the National, the best Hotel in the Mountains, and a comfortable home for Travelers, Bankers and Assayers. Cc. W. MULFORD, A. H, HAGADORN, C. W. MULFORD & CO., BANKERS. AT THEIR OLD STAND, MAIN ST., NEVADA. OLD DUST PURCHASED AT THE highest rates. Sight Checks on Sacramento and San Francisco. Dust forwarded to the U. 8. Branch Mint for Assay or Coinage, and advances made on the same if required. COUNTY SCRIP bought at the highest rates. sennnend Dec. 5, 1861. GEO. W. K KIDD, BANKER. GRANITE BUILDING, BROAD 8T., NEVADA, OLD DUST Purchased at the Highest Market Rates, and liberal advances made on Dust forwarded for Assay or for Coinage at the U. 8. Mint. ae Checks on San Francisco and Sacramen= , JRAFTS onthe Eastern Cities at the Lowest es. fay Collections mate, and State and County Secufities purchased at the highest Market value. MARYSVILLE PIONEER ASSAY OFFICE. H. HARRIS & CO., E Street, Near Corner of 2d, Marysville. Also, 73 J street, Sacramento. 105 SACRAMENTO STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, And Aurora, Esmeralda Mining District. ILL CONTINUE TO CARRY ON THE BUSINESS of Melting, Refining and Assaying Gold and Ores of Every Description, ADVANCES MADE ON GOLD DUST, Gold Bars bought and sold. Returns made in Bars or Coin, IN SIX HOURS. Shippers of DUST can draw, against consignment, on our houses at MARY SVILLE, SACRAMENTO and SAN FRANCISCO, and Check Books for that purpose wiil be furnished by us. They would respectfully solicit from the Miners and Dealers, their patronage. As vouchers, for the correctness of their Assays, they refer, with permission, to the following Bankers, who, for nearly four years, have shipped Bars assayed by them to the Eastern States and Europe: SAN FRANCISCO; B. Davidson, Esq., Mess. J. Parrott & Co., ‘* Sather & Church, — MARYSVILLE: Low, Bros, & Co.,

Decker, Jewett & Paxton, Reynolds Bros. “ Reynolds, Reis & Co. NEW YORK, SACRAMENTO: B. Berend & Co., B. F. Hastings & Co., =‘ Trevor & Colgate. D. O, Mills & Co, QUICKSILVER AGENCY OF THE NEW IDRIA MINES The best article in the State, sold at San Francisco Agents rates, August 6, 1861, B. HARRIS & CO, NEVADA ASSAY OFFICE, BY JAMES J. OTT, NUMBER 30, MAIN STREET, NEVADA. OLD AND ORES, of every description, Melted, Refined and Assayed at San Franeisco Rates, and Returns made in Bars or Coin, within a few hours. My Assays are Guarantied,. BARS discounted at the Lowest Market Price. Teaded Gold and Black Sand lots bought at the Highest Prices. JAS. T. OTT, \UMMONS—STATE ‘OF CA LIFORNIA, County of Nevada, ss, District Court of the 14th Judicial District of said State. The people of the State of California, to L, E. NELSON, greeting: You are hereby summoned to appear and answer to the complaint of J. B. CLARK and P, H. CLARK, filed against you, within ten days from the service of this writ, if served on you in this county, within twenty days if served on you in this district, and out of this county, and within forty days if served on you in the State and out of this district, in an action commenced on the 6th day of Jane, A, D. 1861, in said court, wherein plaintiffs pray judgment against you for the suin of $1,488 50-100 dollars, with interest on 226 dollars at two per cent per month, from October 20, 1860, until paid, alleged by plaintiffs in their complaint to this action to be due them from you, upon a certain promissory note, and for work ‘and. labor done and performed for you, and for goods, wares und merchandise sold and delivered to you—particularly mentioned in said complaint. And you are hereby notified that if you fail to answer said complaint as herein directed, plaintiffs will take judgment against you therefor by default, together with all costs of suit, and also demand of the Court such other relief as prayed for in plaintiffs said complaint. ao In testimony whereof I, R. H, Farqupar, Clerk of the District Court, aforesaid, do es : ene set my hand and impress the seal ~~ of the said Court, at office, in the City of Nevada, this 2lst aay of December, 4. p., 1861. R. H. FARQUHAR, Clerk. Per Jos. Rowers, jr., Deputy. An & Hurr, Atty’s for P laintifls, — de21-dw. DRS. CHAPMAN & HATCH, . evade Democrat. The Great Stone Fiect The great stone fleet, or fleet of vessels} South may not suffer, but laden with stove for sinkingin southern har. bors and sealing them up, sailed on Novem. ber 20th, from New Loudon and New Bedford, where the vessels were fitted out. By this time, wind and weather permitting, the ports of Charleston and Savannah are pretty thoroughly blockuded. This to Secession will be the severest blow of all, and will make the cities thus closed desolate wastes; for years must elapse before these ports can be opened again. It will bea terrible but jast retribution, The New York Tribune says of the fleet: “They are all old but substantial whaling vessele, double-decked, to give them greater firmness, They were stripped of their copper and other fittings, which were not necessary for so short a voyage as they will make, and loaded with picked stone, as deeply as was safe. In the bottom of each ship a hole was bored, into which was fitted a lead-pipe five inches in diameter, with a valve so fixed that though perfectly safe even for a long voyage, it can be very quickly removed. It is calculated that the ship will be filled and sunk to the bottom in twenty minutes after the removal of this valve, The crews consist of six men each. These will be returned by the men-of-war who will be anchored in the place chosen for her, and will then be eprung round broadside to the channel, thus effecting as great a stoppage as is possible. When this is done, and sbe isin position, the valve will be withdrawn, and when the veseels is nearly level with the water’sedge, the men will leave in a small boat. Itis reported that an enterprising rigger has gone down with the fleet, with the intention of taking off what pieces of epars and rigging may remain above the water’s edge after the ships are sunk. Each captain received on the day he sailed sealed orders, not to be opened till after the pilot left bis vessel, The following iva copy in blank of these orders, If the blanks were filled, the enemy might know too soon where the fleet is bound, SECRET ORDERS, “To Captain , Sir: The————,now under your command, having been purchased b the Navy Department, for service on the southern coast of the United States, the following are your orders for your proposed voyage; You will proceed from this port on sthe ——instant, or the first fair wind, and when clear of the land make a direct passage to the port of , and there deliver your ship to the commanding officer of the blockading fleet off said port, taking his receipt for her to return tome. After the delivery of your vessel, yourself and crew will be provided passages to the port of New York, by the Navy Department, and on arrival] there you will call on , who will furnish you funds to return to this port. On the voyage down it would be well, as far as practicable, to keep in company with your . consorts, to exhibit lights by night, and sound . horns or bells in case of fog near the coast. You will also examine daily the pipe in th quarter of your ship under water, to see that it . remains safe. NUMBER 554. of Eorope, Antwerp, was destroyed by the closing of the ewer of.the by opose to perform the same office for ‘ous eston and Savannah, having first. opened another outlet, so that the trade of the pass, at least till peace is declared, onder the surveillance of our guns, In this way we are very rapidly narrowing the circle of our operations on the coast closing such harbors as we choose, or may find it difficult to imediately capture. Such as we retained ssion of, or may captare, will suffice for all the wants of trade. This game of opening the ports, upon which the rebels have staked their all, will be played out “ip before any other power could interfere, if it desired to do so. The rebels cannot but regard our proceedings with terror and dismay. They cannot lift a fioger in resistance. or to prevent the cities through which their commerce has been carried on from becoming desolate wastes, They have tasted many a bitter cup since the rebellion broke out, but this last one is the most fatal chalice yet commended to their lips,’ a ee ee Effect of Mining tions in Fillin up the ne River Beds. ” The constant and rapid accumolation of debris from the mines in the beds of most of our rivers, so that they overflow their banks under ordinary falls of rain, renders the inquiry as to the end of all this matter of serious import to the farmers and dwellers in cities on our plains and valley lands, Years ago, the writer of this, after witnessing the immense accumulation of earth, gravel and boulders, in the bed of Webber creek, from the old hydraulic mines at Coon Hollow, in the county of El Dorado, expressed his fears that between the miners and tbe people of the lowlands there would s000 spring op complications from this very source, Hydraulic mining since that day has become a general system. On almost every tributary of the Mokelumne, Cosum, nes, American, Yoba and Feather rivers wherever a bill or mountain bas been favor ably tested, the hydraulic hose has been playing upon, and sending its earth and gravel and boulders down to the level waters of the valley. Hight yearsa bed of the Mokelumne, at Athearn’s Orne where the stream debouches from the foothills, was twelve feet deeper than it is now. The same changes have been wrought in pearly all the streams, On the lower Yuba’ and on Feather, below Hamilton, in the Cosumnes below Iodian Bar, and in the American from Mississippi Bar downward, we believe the filling op process bas been equally rapid, Eucb annual freshet bringe down the lighter gravel, cement, lava, earthy particles from the short level stretches in the mountains, and adds a foot or more to the old deposits. If all mining operations were to cease for several years, it is doubts ful whether the slopes valley streams would ever get rid of the debris which now fills up their channels, The Sacramento certainly never can, for each flow of the tide will send back a great portion of what the feeble current carries downward at ebb, But it is certain that so long as the mining operations are continued, the accumula e . tions must increase. It follows, of course, thht ion process of years these streams will be raised above their banks and flow off ia The only serviee required of you is the safe . quest of new channels to the Sacramento. delivery of your vessel; and as she is old and heavily laden, you will use special care that . eyj), she sustains no damage from unskillful seamanship, or want of prudence and care. On a close approach to your port of destination, begin to put between decks cargo into lower hold, and before anchoring permanently have your second anchor and chain (if you We cao suggest no positive cure for the The only expedient is the erection of dykes along the river banks, and this is but fending off disaster to a final reckoning of more serious consequences. For if the accumulations io the beds of the streams are constant, the dykes to the fence in the rihave one) secured on deck. On leavin ng your . sing waters would have to be periodical! il vessel, unless otherwise ordered, you w bring . heightened and strengthened, so that ultiaway papers, chronometer, charts, compasses, . mately our rivers would be coursing a spy glass, and any other portable articles not. high above the eurronnding fields; a brea required by the commander of the blockading . would then be somethin fleet there, and return them se‘ely to me In case of disaster, to preclude going on, you can call at Fortress Monroe, Hampton Roads. to repair damages, reporting to the flag officer Surgical and Mechanical Dentists. . Pa Wishing you a safe and speedy passage Office—Corner Room Second story, KIDD & KNOX’S BRICK BUILDING, NEVADA. ALL DENTAL OPERATIONS Performed in a Neat and Substantial Manner and ae SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. Nevada April 10th 1861. aprllAf BROAD STREET MEAT MARKET, JAMES COLLEY, Proprietor. ALI KINDS OF MEATS CONSTANTly on hand at the above well known ee and for salein quantities to suit purchasers, I am, yours aaate, i The fleet consists of twenty-five vessels— fourteen ships and eleven barke—averaging . 389 tons each. The New York Times, re. ferring to the fleet, raye : . “We presume its destination is Charleston and Savannah, We take it that Government has no intention of throwing obstruc. tions in the way of commerce after the re. bellion may be put dowo. After the cap' tare and opening of Port Royal, the ports _named may be closed without injury to any except to the cities themselves, Port Royal bas a harbor infinitely better than either, and isa better outlet to the produce of South Carolina and Georgia. By sealing up the former, we have the entire control quite as serious asan inundation of Holland from tbe gea, The Datch have been complimented by historians as the greatest of all peopie, because they rescued their country from the © North Sea, and with works of art, which are the wonder of the world, fenced back the boisterous waves and bid defiance to tide and storm. It may yet transpire that the people inbabiting 1 valleys will have to summon energies to face a combat with our rivers, whieh, if succeesfal, will merit an equal compliment.—{Stoekton Independent, Not Poputar.—A letter from Beaufort, South Uarolina, to the New York Herald— which paper now calls the President “Honest Abe Lincoln’’—says : “The white rebel prisoners, of which we bave several, ineist that the war is not popvlar with the masses of the people of South Carolina. It bas slready impoverished them and cast o blight over society generally, WA. Meats delivered in any part'of the city at any! of the sea-going trade of these States, and . These assertions are fally corroborated Ly oenee a ~ie-memmacrar CHARGES MODERATE, TO SUIT THE TIMES. . time. . make our embargo effectnal without the. recent letters found in the rebel camps. . PURE F PORT WINE—For Sale by en : according to the he. Qealir o employment of a ship off the coast of either. . From the tenor of the latter it appears that . ob St vagy coennstil wilde atone ok pertioaler attention _— mas coLLEY. . When these harbors are closed so that no. the drafting of troops bad commenced in } ew apionn i er A onesies Nevader vo be given to the aaah eens, carriages, dott ship can depart or enter, the rebels will be. Carolina in October last. Some men rather J°PRASTINE &LEPTANDRIN— . Homes and Carriages cam at all times be prove Fla tg —— Sy lls EE . vin better to appreciate their helpless con. than enter the army, had matilated them) een wi F. SPENCE OPEN ee. oe BKNCASTER, Pro's Mov. 4) 186: “Wo: 47'Byoad’st., Nevada, . dition. One of the most celebrated’ cities’ selves rather than ight forthe robel Big: ig ; }