January 24, 1857 (4 pages)

ae Grass Valley Telegraph. GRASS VALLEY, JAN. 24, 1857. W. B: EWER, EDITOR. AGENTS. J. E. HAMLIN, Bookseller, corner of Broad and Pine streets, is our authorised Agent to transact bus-, {ness for this Office in Nevada and throughout all . the upper portions of the County. GARDINER & Kirk are our Agents in Sacramento.— They may he found at the Post Office LiteraryDepot, Third St., next door to the Post Office. Mr. L. P. Fisner is our sole Agent in San Fyanciseo. receipt for the same. He may be found at. his desk in the Iron Building, opposite the Pacifie Express offiee, up Stairs, ; eT . _. aie nN He ls empowered to receive advertisements, and . California Earthquakes. It is a most fortunate circumstance for the mining regions that they are seldom, if ever, affected by the earthquake shocks which so frequently alarm and disturb our neighbors on the plainsand upon the sea coast. A “shake” as severe as that felt at San Francisco and along the valley in the vicinity of Stocktonjand at San Diego and Los Angelos, . must have been most disastrous in any por' tion of the placer mining region where ex. tensive underground mining operations are ‘in progress. “mong all the carthquake . Shocks which have been. experienced in the ‘last few years iapCaiifornia, we have no rei} A. C. Kran is authorised to act as our agentin . Collectiun of hearing that any one has been Rough and Ready—to receive and receipt for subscriptions, job work or advertising. Collections, All Collections due this Office, of whatever nature, . both thoseincurred previous and during the time it was publishedas the ‘‘Grass Valley Intelligencer,”’ are payable to the Subscriber. A Collector will call wpon all who are in arrears, forthwith, and we trust our friends who desire the permanent establishment ofa Paper in Grass Valley, will give hima friendly reeeption, “@. W. Bf EWER. Shall Mining Glaims be Taxed ? The men of the valley counties complain . that the men in the mountains do not contribute their fair quota of taxes, and some, as a mode of equalization. urge a tax upon mining claims. Can such property be assessed for taxation? Ifso, how can a value be set upon it? Whocan tell what a claim may be worth, until it has been worked out ? If improvements be assessed, who shall decide what constitutes an improvement? An engine, with the necessary buildings, may be erected at an expense of several thousand dollars upon a piece of ground supposed to be rich ; a shaft sunk at a further expense of several thousand dollars, and the ground prove to be worthless ; claims may be staked off upon a hill, and one or more tunnels run in, at an expense of five, ten, fifteen or twenty thousand dollars, and the ground fail to return one dollar. Could such investments be considered as improvements? Should they be subject to taxation ? Those familiar with mining operations can cite hundreds of instances within their knowledge, which have been attended with a complete failure. Grass Valley can cite “Iowa Hill.” which has taxed her citizens some three hundred thousand dollars, and has not returned one per cent of that amount. We need not even go out of Grass Valley to find instances where tens of thousands of dollars bave been expended with no better results. Again, mining claims at Iowa Hill, which three years ago would readily command from one thousand to fifteen thousand dollars in cash, have not since paid one per centa month on such value. They can now be purchased for one-tenth the sum formerly demanded. It certainly cannot be just to tax a miner for the value of his labor expended in prospecting. The capitalist—all miners come under this category, for their labor is capital—but most especially the monied capitalist, who invests . his money in the erection of machinery and in the employment of labor, is a benefactor to the country, and his money thus employed should be as free from taxes as should the laborer who works for his daily stipend. Let the miners alone ; leave them to their work, and tax the gold whenever and whereever it can be found. There is a Poll tax of $3 ahead. The returns show that not one half the polls pay this tax. Why? Because the collectors confine their operations to the thickly settled districts, for the reason that the commission there will afford them geod wages, while to go over the hills and through the ravines will . Te¢e@tly. His parents and friends are still not pay. ‘sensibly felt in the mountain region to the . eastward of the Sacramento or San Joaquin vallies, unless indeed we may except the present instance of the reported “shake” at . Mokolumne Hill, which, by the way, we are _very much inclined to believe is considerably exagerated. This fact, ifa fact it be, must go very far . towards establishing as a theory with regard to earthquakes in California, that the dis' turbing cause is not deep-seated in the earth. i . . That it is not consequent upon the internal . fires which are supposed to exist but a few . miles within the outer crust, and by which volcanoes are fed, and the most exten. sive and destructive earthquakes undoubtedly produced. We have not the Reports of the State Geo. logist at hand, and do not know indeed that he has investigated particularly with reference to the matter. But the supposition with us is, that the strata connected with the Sierra Nevada range of mountains entirely underlies not only the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys bat the Coast Range also. If . such be the fact. it follows,as a matter of course, that any disturbance of the strata above this underlie, cannot effect any portion of the mineral region of California except that lying in the Coast Range and along the foot hills of the Sierra. May we not therefore, with good reason, conclude that these frequent ‘‘shakes’? are produced by chemical agencies but a short distance below the surface? It can scarcely be possible that a disturbauce sufficient to produce an earthquake wave which shall reach from Humboldt to San Diego, in a north and south direction, should be confined within a distance of alittle over one hundred miles in an east and west direction. We can account for it on no other hypothesis than that the dip of the} y. strata of the Sierra Nevada completely underlies the seat of disturbance in the valley. and then the We should be pleased to hear the opinions of . the cost. Our Population---Emigration, &c. During the past year 29.630 souls arrived at the port of San Francisco from foreign and Atlantic shores. Of this number nearly 8,000 were women and children. The departures during thesame time amounted to 22,747, leaving a clear gain of 6.883 souls to the State. It is calculated that about 10,000 persons came to the state across the plains: the past season. This will give us an increase, in round numbers, of 16,000 persons from emigration alone. births within the year have no doubt greatly exceeded the deaths. It may be mentioned as a very significant fact that not less than one hundred and eighty-six marriages were solemnized in. Sacramento during the past year. The deaths during the same time were 328. The total annual number of deaths throughout the state cannot much, if any, exceed 5000. The increase of California by emigration for the next four years will greatly exceed that of the four years past. Such a result must inevitably follow from the improved facilties for crossing the Plains, such as better roads, good wells of water, and theef. forts of government to afford a more pertect protection from the Indians, &e. A private expedition, set on foot by New York capitalists, will leave St. Josepb’son the first of May next, for the purpose of Itying out a stage route—indicating the proper stations for well digging, the cutting of hay, bridging, grading, &c. If this project is carried out, the first step will be taken in the right diré@tion to increase the population of the State ; and if a stage line follows, as it probably will, we may expect a larger emigration in ‘S58 and 759, than has come into California since 1849-50. The government should, and doubtless will lend every assistance in its power to the expedition in question. A decided increase of our population is much needed for the proper development of the immense resources of the State. Our mines continue, and will continue for ages to come, to reward labor higher than any other country on the globe. Our soil has been abundantly proved to be exceedingly . fertile, and our climate is almost unequalled for its salubrity. The only obstacle to the increase of emigration is the distance to be overcome and the expensive nature of the journey. Our people should never cease to ; urge upon Congress the necessity for a railwagon road. Let us have, first the wagon, railroad—never stop to count The only question involved is its y, which should be preceded by a good . ‘he took an inquisitive peep into the domisome of our scientific friends below, whe may ! practicability ; and that has been settled feel inclined to investigate this matter. If long ago in the minds of all who have investhis bypothesis can be sustained it will afford . tigated the subject. Let us have the roads ! a vast amount of relief to a large portion of —— y “ Whe Legislature. { aa eres Sree. The assembled wisdom of the State is progressing with its legislative business as rapidly as circumstances will admit. Very little business has as yet been completed, although they are laying out considerable work for the session. There is an evident disposition on the part of a large majority of the members to get through with the public business as soon as possible, and thus make a short term of it. It is hoped that they will fully carry out that determination, and in so doing merit the thanks of their constituents. The legislature seems to throw a watchful guard around the State Treasury, by holding all the officers connected therewith strictly accountable for every act, and to prevent any unnecessary expenditures fer the future. We are iuclined, on the whole, to believe that VWiormonism Refuted. Mr. John Hyde, Jr., has given two lectures, . during the past week in Grass Valley in opposition to Mormonism. The lectures were delivered in the Congregational meetinghouse, which was crowded on both evenings. The first lecture was devoted more particularly to the subject of Polygamy as practiced by that singular and deluded people. The second was more general in character, and descriptive of Salt Lake City, with some of its notables, their religious peculiarities and social condition. In the course of this lecture cil and domestic relations of Brigham Young. The lecture was replete with interest and information. Mr. H. fully explains to his audiences his present position and ultimate dethe present body intend to do, honestly and fearlessly their duty, their whole duty, and nothing but their duty. sigas. He has been a Mormon himself, until Mormons. Reading and reflection has openLet this law be amended, the amount in. &@ Bis eyes to the delusions of that singular ’ © E . . creased if necessary, and the collection en. faith, aud be er sre Meee 2 ae forced. Add, if you please, the Road Tax to tions in their true light. Mr. H. never was the Poll tax, and collect the two together. . # polygmist, and ever sirce he arrived at the ANCIENT CIVILIZATION.—There is nothing new under the sun. The Thames Tunnel is esteemed a monument of modern enterprise and mechanical skill, worthy of a great and Let the Sheriff be charged with a number of . ®tate of manhood has looked with many polls equal to the vote polled at the last previous election. Allow him one dollar, or a certain commission on each, and charge him with the deficiency. Then allow no man to vote who has not paid his tax. nor to bring . Brigham and his adherents. He is a young suit, or be eligible as a witness in civil cases ; and if a miner, let his claim be liable to be jumped or sold for default, but at the same time make a discount of the amonnt of fee for collection to all whomay pay their taxes by a certain day into the county treasury.— The Poll tax, the tax upon Chinese miners, and the taxes derived from other sources in . . { . . . . . . ‘ \ civilized nation. What will the savans say, when they learn that thousands of years ago the Incas of Pern cut a tunnel beneath the channel of a river, connecting the opposite sides, undoubtedly a work of great antiquity. The authors of this work have disappeared, the race is fast becoming extinct, and yet these ancient remains exist, a continuing illustration of the transitory nature of every form of civilization which was not connected with the knowledge of true religion. There isno truth more indelibly engraven upon the history of the world, than the dependdoubts upon the whole system. It is but a few months since he became a thorough and active denouncer of his former faith, but bids fair to prove a troublesome customer to man of decided talent and considerable energy. His present mission is a deserving one, and his efforts to stop the tide of emigration to Utah should meet with a liberal encouragement. Economy oF tHE Arts.—The horse-shoe nails dropped in the streets, carefully collectthe mining counties already conceded, would, . ed, reappear in the form of swords and guns. The clippings of tinker’s shops, mixed with if properly collected,as they might be,amount . pairings of horses’ hoofs, or cast off woolen to more than one-half the present revenue of garments, the State. A fit object of taxation would be the growing “‘piles’’ deposited by miners in the mint for safety, until they are ready to go home-~ tax them if you can, for their “hearts are not in the Highlands,”’—but do not tax the prospecting operations which the industrious and enterprising few are engaged in, asa necessary preliminary outlay which must precede the actual development of the value of a piece of mining ground, nor even that ground itself, until some method can be devised to determine its actual value ; and to our thinking the value of a claim cannot be ascertained until worked out; therefore to tax them would be as unjust as impolitic, Fatat Accipest.—On Tuesday. January, 20, Mr. William Richards, of Gold Flat, Nevada, while carrying a plank upon his shoulder, fell and broke his spinal column, near the neck. He died the next day. Mr. H. was & miner, and a very exemplary man. He wasa member of the Methodist Episcopal Cxarch of this place. . dyes of the brightest blue, in the dress of city of San Francisco within the past five ance of permanent progress in art, science, philosophy, and intellectual culture, upon the knowledge and practice of the great principles of virtue and religous truth. Tax Sale. The Sale of property of delinquent Tax Payers of this County takes place at Nevada, to-day. appear afterwards in the furm of courtly dames. The bones of dead animals yield the chief constituents of lucifer matches —phosphorus. The dregs of port wine, carefully rejected by the port wine drinker in decanting his favorite beverage, are taken by him in the form of Seidlitz powders. The washings of coal gas reappear carefully preserved in the lady’s smelling-bottle as an ammoniacal salt. Soomeinigio enna Deap Bopies Founp.—On Friday, Jan. 16, the body of an unknown man was found in a ditch six miles above Nevada. to have perished from cold. A few days before the dead body of another man was found upon the bank of the Yuba, near Hoit’s Bridge, who had evidently been robbed. 1t had been thrown into a ravine and covered with sticks and stones. A hole was found in the skull, as if made by a bullet. He was apparently a miner. —_ J A stage load of passengers was turned over in Nevada, on Saturday morning last. Nobody hurt, but several badly frightened. Pruner ree save? BOY: eer Pe fs The copper mine recently discovered, twenty-six miles above Fort Yuma, is said to be very jricb. Preparations to work it are being made on an extensive scale, Supposed Srappine in Nevapa.—A stabbing affair occurred at the Mountaineer Saloon, in Nevada, on Sunday evening last, in which one of the parties was severely, though not mortally cut near the pit of the stomach. The parties were both intoxicated. The stabbing party has been lodged in jail to await his rial, “‘INKSTAND,” from Rough & Ready, came Just as we were going to press. We shall spread if out next week. #= It is stated that not less than sixty shocks of earthquakes have been fe!t in the years. The number of Mcteoric Stones--'Their acter, © Mischevious Discoveries. A well known chemist in New York city lately took $1000 in American gold coin and put it through a crucible in his laboratory. The next day he sent the bullion to the U, S. Assay office, and the day after received his gold back again in the shape of a “bar,” marked $1060! This was simply an experiment to test the power of agggw alloy which has been discov. ered for adulterating gold, and which defies . the detective process and assay tests of the . mint. The case cited above is but one of many experiments which have been made poth in. New York and Philadelphia, with . similar results. The secret of the operation was discovered in France last summer and transmitted to New York. It is supposed to be as yet in the hands of scientific men only, and has not probably been used for unlawful or improper purposes. Though such may be the fact at present, the conclusion is irresistable that the knowledge must soon pass to irresponsible hands, if it has not already, . aod that operators in bullion will soon commence an extensive depreciation of the royal metal. When alloyscan be mixed with gold . which will pass unnoticed through the mint, . the public may well begin to feel alarmed for . i the safety of the “circulating medium’— . at one period formed of the tent matter oi nothing can saveit but the discovery of some . which the earth is composed, it would have yet unknown process of detecting the new 2” minonphere like the edxth, but not quite so and mischievous alloy. . dense.” : — e apart a gs al . Sons or Temperance.—The following genintend desaag = Ma cee, Mee. ca vig . tlemen have been élected to fill the offices of nounced, by which all kinds of paper money, . ene ee rene ‘“ 7 n Division” for the presnotes, bills of excHange, &c., can be so per. the “Saowy Mountet P = i os Neal, W. fectly counterfeited as to defy any possibility ent term: A. Clark, WP. ; James Nea . Aas i .S.; A. Cuningham of detection by sight. It is done by the pho. A; Lk ee, 5 5 Se tographic process. . A.R.S.; J.P. Stone, F!'S.; a . : 6. d, C.; Ws Smith, A. As an illustration, an eminent Parisian . Treas. ; C. C. Townsend, Ov; ? photographist recently sent word to the pres. sa oS H. ina 0.8.; ident of the Bank of France, that on a cerfabric mes bine eas a z tain day, between the hours of two and three, . abe” peer ™ eaayiik ae pera? a counterfeit note would be presented to the . ‘¥ Of the Order in this a her : : officers of the bank for redemption, and de. an eee eae — vee: Heck isired him to take measures to detect it, if; P&¢" done, and is gee beings done by it. Of possible. Accordingly all the experts of the . sides the Onder 8 Sons,’ jwe have gts bank were upon the look -out during the . “Temple of Honor, which meets every Wedtime specified, and every note presented be. 2¢8day evening at Temperance Hall. tween those hours was most carefully examined. After the hour had expired the artist . McDonald, was brought from -between Snow appeared at the bank and enquired of the . Tent and Eureka to this viltage-a few days president if he had detected his counterfeit. . since with both of his feet badly’‘frozen. He That officer very promptly replied that he . was found in this condition by'a few Samarihad not, fot the very good reason that it had . tan-hearted countrymen of shis, who brought not come in ; at the same time triumphantly . eee ‘him hither for relief, where he has been pointing to a desk where every note which es ; ‘ : : kindly cared for. ’ had been received during the time specified Dr. Tompkins has since ¢mputated one of was spread out to open view. The artiston . : i . the sufferer’s great toes, since which he has luoking over the notes pointed out at once re Much speculation exists as~to the character and properties of meteoric -stones.— “Their substance,’’ we quotefrom the Scientific American, “is composgi of various mineral ingredients, which atte id€ntifiea with ce wpon the earth, matters of familiar occurzence but amidst these iron is fout dance as it is never found of-thi & is, ina native or nearly purbp eel uncombined state. On the’ tarresix face iron is always mingled: with ‘dit ters, from which it has to be«extra@ art when itis required as 4 pure meta omnipresent and corrosive oxygen-of the air alone prevents it from maintaining such conan attachment for each ogher that they invariably combine when they are left together. Thus, then, the unoxydized and purely metallic condition of iron’fn the erolite proves that it comes from a situation in which there is no oxygen ; that is, from beyond the bounds of the atmosphere, and that it is, therefore, altogether uitterrestrial, and affords proof that the nebular bypethesis is not supported by chemistry, for if the mooa ges A young man by the name of Patrick the dition long; this rusts anggests it away.— Oxygen and iron have so igresistibly strong .ted the impossibility of detecting the counterthe counterfeit, and cooly drew from his . pocket the genuine one from which it had . been copied. The officers of the bank were completely astonished, and promptly admitfeit by sight or comparison. If we are not mistaken, as we have not the authority at . hand for reference, the artist produced a chemical preparation which he had discovered, the application of which at once revealed which was the counterfeit and which the genuine note, It is difficult to fix a limit, either for good or evil, to which modern chemical researches May not attain. Notwithstanding the wonderful advances which have been made in this branch of stndy, within a very few years, it is perfectly safe to say that we are yet only on the threshod of the hidden mysteries of this . subtle science. J& A very extensive deposit of Bubrstone has recently been discovered in Chatham township, on the Ottawa river, Canada. It is said that for flour and other grain mills it fully equals that of the best French bubrstone. The discovery must be very valuable, as the world is now supplied with this material from France, and so great has the demand become that it forms a very important item in the French exports. @S~ A large party of miners left Santa Clara county a short time since to explore the reputed rich gold mines on the Mohave desert, to the eastward of San Bernardino. Letters have been received from the party stating that they have been deceived with regard tothe mines, and have returned as far as that city. Previous however to their final return home, they will explore a valley about fifty miles from the last named place, from which favorable reports have been received, accompanied with many fine specimens. All past experience in California history teaches us that these distant explorations for richer mines than we have at our own doors are profitless. Steady and constant application at any given locality, is,in the long run, the surest path to successful mining. _ Quartz Discovery at TimBuctoo.—We learn that some very rich quartz discoveries have receatly been made at Timbuctoo, a few wiles below Rough & Ready. The lead appears to be very extensive, having been traced for a mile or more and opened in several places. The quartz which has been raised presents a very favorable appearance. It is estimated as worth from $40 to $60 per ton. , Srrixe Enpep.—The water strike among the miners in the neighborhood of San Juan, in this county, came to an end on Tuesday, January 13, by the Ditch companies agreeing to reduce their prices to 30 cents per inch.— The miners demanded water at 25 cts., but 30 was finally agreed upon as a compromise. To TAKE RusT ouT oF STreEL.—Cover the steel with sweet oil well rubbed on. In forty eight hours rub with finely powdered untlacked lime, until the rust disappears, . { . , been speedily recovering: This young man adds another to the number of many who must have perished in thesmountain storms, had it not been for the tithely sympathy of those who fortuitoasly diseéyered him in his helpless condition. . +, i > Corree BENEFICIAL 0. wie SysteM.—The effects of coffee upon the"human system are said, by a writer in BlatkWwood’s Magazine, to consist in making the brain more active, soothing the body gemerally, making the change and waste of matter much slower than usual, and the,dematid for food, in consequence, much less. These results are produced by the combined elects of volatile oil. a species of tannin, and 4 substance cx!led theine or coffeine, comindh to both tea and coffee. It is also thought that the lessening of the general bodily waste which follows the consumption of a daily ‘allowance of coffee, causes a saving of )Stareh and=gluten equal to the cost of the coffee. OE NE MEAs W. K. Spencer, of the Grass Valley Book Store, on Main street, will please accept our thanks for papers and other favors during the past week. Mr. S.'is One of the busiest men intown. He wilt.treat you to the latest news from San Francisco, New York “or London, transmit a messiige for you, in less than no time to almost altx part ofthe state, or forward a package by the ‘fastest Express” to any direction gu may desire. EMRE Seen re eveare oa 8. TS ieee el To 1 A Cvrtovs Acctper’.—We have often heard of men being kiMedin battle by the wind of cannon balls Whiteh passed very near them, but the following, which happened at the battle of Masaya, in Nicaragua, is of a little different character. Captain George Leonard, was in the thickest of the fight, at the head of his men, when he dropped insensible upon the gre A report reached headquarters thatthe waSdead. Shortly afcd Ty ’ Church and . = Itis a somewhat rematkaige feat présent historyef this comm@™ent, that there is ju this time a very Fegiemovement on the part of several of the: 1éliding Catholic governnments against*sthe political influence of that church, Mexico the church is at open war wi government— _ jae militant] ing over the burch peaceful. In that country the govérnment has already confiscated upwards of 35,000,000 of church property, and in all BroBebility has just commenced its work. In New Grenada the church appears to be rather in the ascendant. It has openly entered the political arena, and placed one of its most pature in the Wejive agentsin the Presidential” chair, im opposition to the old administration. In Peru it is refusing itsmassent to the newly adopted constitution, which limits its privileges, and is fomenting rebellion. In Chile it has refused to recognize the supremacy of the civil power. and an open collision with the government has just been avoided -by an astute evasion of the point in ute. This anti-church movement is only one of the numerous processes of social and political disintegration which is going on in nearly all the countries south of the States comprising the American Union. TRAVEL TO Catirornia. — The Pacific Steamship Company, running in connection with the Panama Railroad, has, been very prosperous this season. Its net earnings for the past year have been about $800,000, which will afford a dividend of 20 per cent. and leave asurplus. It is reported that the spare steamships of this company will be put on the Tehauntepec route when that road is completed, which will be about the first of March. There will be arunning of about. eight thousand miles by this route. Tue TunNEL Borer.—In the Iowa Hil? News, of the 17th January, we find the following: We have occssional inquiries as to the progress and prospects of Steen’s Tunnel Borer. We will reply to one and all that the machine is making some little progress, and the engineer is very confident that be will succeed in boring the rock. The rock where it is now located is of the hardest kind, and it was found that the knives were not hard enough to do the work. Others will be substituted, and experiments tried, to make it successful. Machinists and miners are now divided in their opinions of its ultimate success. We hope, and not without faith, that it will succeed. It is an important item to the hill miners, and should receive every encouragement from our miners and citizens. Tunnets Cavep 1y.—The Butte Record of January 8, has information that the tunnel of the Texas claim, some five hundred feet in length, and that of the Sailor Claim, whieh had been run into the hill a distance of six hundred feet, both caved a few days since, thus destroying entirely the labor of nearly one year. The dirt taken from the Sailor Claim is being washed and pays well. J The ‘“Mixtxe Journat,” the publication of which has been supended for a sliort time, during our seperation from this oflice, will be again resumed. The next Nuwber will be issued on the Ist of February next. ES DOR OF AE I SE LE RS SPECIAL NOTICES. Holloway’s Pills operate benefically not only upon the diseased organs, but upon the constitution of the invalid. To quicken the torpid stomach, enable the disordered liver to secrete a due portion of health bile, and remove obstructions from the intestines, are important objects ; but Holoway’s Pills do more than this. They recruit the stamina of the patient, and infuse tone and vigor into the whole vital machinery. The animal spirits, sympathising with the physical powers, become light and buoyant, and that greatest of earthly blessings ‘‘a sound mind in a sound body’’is the result. Thousands of persons who have been cured of chronic dyspepsia and its attendant depression, by this powerful alterative and tonic, know this to be literally true. MADISON LODGE, NO. 23, F. AM MEETS EVERY TUESDAY EVENING at the x Masonic Hall. By order, . Wma. McCORMICK, W &M. Sam’L. BricHam, Sec’y. I. O. O. F. Grass Walley Lodge, No. 12. INSTITUTED 28th July, 1853, meets every THURS DAY night, at MASONIC HALL, on Mill St. Brothers in good standing are cordially invited to isend: . JOHN BURNETT, N. G. H. Y. MORDOFF,R. S$ Grass Valley, August 18, 1856. SNOWY MOUNTAIN DIVISION, terward rumor had it that he was not dead, but had been shot in’ the moi th. The fact was he had not been.touched ; but a bullet passed so closely by 3is lips, that it took the breath completely but ofthis body. After lying about ten minutes™be recovered, and was so unconscious of, the cause of his fall that he attributed it tof fit of appoplexy.” ga Dr. D. A. oe Red fog. who was shot through the ppper*part of. e left breast, on otdhe 10th ingt., by Witteman ton, though , severely woultded, is get better. Langton has ngt, yet been artested: We_For interesting matter, setfirst, third and fourth pages. FS a ee Tue WEATHER for a few days pastbas been delightful and autumnaf‘like, and, as a nataral consequence, our stréets have been more than usually thronged With ladies. passing te and fro, making their usual calls upon each other, or intentapon their necessary purchases at the Dry“Goods aiid Millinery stores. Vegetation is ,alteady beginning to appear upon the sunny sides of the hills, and everything betokens #, carly and a genial Spring. gag NO. 8, SONS OF TEMPERANCE, meets every Saturday evening at the Temperance Hall, on Chureh st All Brothers in good standing are cordially invited to attend. A, Cuark, W. P. L. SANDFORD, Sec.’ y. 17 6m SE TTS A CE TS TT TO ET =. SUMMONS. JUSTICE’S COURT, County of Nevada, 8. 8. Before Township of Grass Valley. E. W. Spofford, J. P. 4 PEOPLE of the State of California—To Hen“ry J. Young— GREETING : You are hereby summoned to appear before me at my office in said Township, on, Wednesday the 4th day of February, A. D. 1857, at 10 o’clock, A. M., to answer unto the complaint of Robert G. Roberts, who demands of you the sum of One Hundred and Sixty Dollars, , as per Promisory Note now on filein my office. When Judgment will be taken against you for the said amount, together with costs and damages, if you fail to appear and answer. To the Sheriff or any Constable of said County, GREETING: Make legal service and due return hereof. Given under my hand, this 16th day of January, A. D. 1887. E. W: SPOFFORD, f Justice of the eace of said Go ‘ A True Copy. Attest, — rf JOHN VEAZIE, Constable. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the above named defendant cannot after due diligence be found, and that he has concealed himself to avoid the seryice of Summons, it is ordered that service he made by publication of the Summons in the Grass Valley bapa ay ex once in egch week, for two weeka from the date hereof. Withess my hand this 16th day of Jenuary, 1857. E. W. SPOFFORD, J. P STATE OF CALIFORNIA, \ CE ea, ¥ SRP aprah eases apis oo Atel ae «amet te line BURLY? RCS EE

ae Grass Valley Telegraph. GRASS VALLEY, JAN. 24, 1857. W. B: EWER, EDITOR. AGENTS. J. E. HAMLIN, Bookseller, corner of Broad and Pine streets, is our authorised Agent to transact bus-, {ness for this Office in Nevada and throughout all . the upper portions of the County. GARDINER & Kirk are our Agents in Sacramento.— They may he found at the Post Office LiteraryDepot, Third St., next door to the Post Office. Mr. L. P. Fisner is our sole Agent in San Fyanciseo. receipt for the same. He may be found at. his desk in the Iron Building, opposite the Pacifie Express offiee, up Stairs, ; eT . _. aie nN He ls empowered to receive advertisements, and . California Earthquakes. It is a most fortunate circumstance for the mining regions that they are seldom, if ever, affected by the earthquake shocks which so frequently alarm and disturb our neighbors on the plainsand upon the sea coast. A “shake” as severe as that felt at San Francisco and along the valley in the vicinity of Stocktonjand at San Diego and Los Angelos, . must have been most disastrous in any por' tion of the placer mining region where ex. tensive underground mining operations are ‘in progress. “mong all the carthquake . Shocks which have been. experienced in the ‘last few years iapCaiifornia, we have no rei} A. C. Kran is authorised to act as our agentin . Collectiun of hearing that any one has been Rough and Ready—to receive and receipt for subscriptions, job work or advertising. Collections, All Collections due this Office, of whatever nature, . both thoseincurred previous and during the time it was publishedas the ‘‘Grass Valley Intelligencer,”’ are payable to the Subscriber. A Collector will call wpon all who are in arrears, forthwith, and we trust our friends who desire the permanent establishment ofa Paper in Grass Valley, will give hima friendly reeeption, “@. W. Bf EWER. Shall Mining Glaims be Taxed ? The men of the valley counties complain . that the men in the mountains do not contribute their fair quota of taxes, and some, as a mode of equalization. urge a tax upon mining claims. Can such property be assessed for taxation? Ifso, how can a value be set upon it? Whocan tell what a claim may be worth, until it has been worked out ? If improvements be assessed, who shall decide what constitutes an improvement? An engine, with the necessary buildings, may be erected at an expense of several thousand dollars upon a piece of ground supposed to be rich ; a shaft sunk at a further expense of several thousand dollars, and the ground prove to be worthless ; claims may be staked off upon a hill, and one or more tunnels run in, at an expense of five, ten, fifteen or twenty thousand dollars, and the ground fail to return one dollar. Could such investments be considered as improvements? Should they be subject to taxation ? Those familiar with mining operations can cite hundreds of instances within their knowledge, which have been attended with a complete failure. Grass Valley can cite “Iowa Hill.” which has taxed her citizens some three hundred thousand dollars, and has not returned one per cent of that amount. We need not even go out of Grass Valley to find instances where tens of thousands of dollars bave been expended with no better results. Again, mining claims at Iowa Hill, which three years ago would readily command from one thousand to fifteen thousand dollars in cash, have not since paid one per centa month on such value. They can now be purchased for one-tenth the sum formerly demanded. It certainly cannot be just to tax a miner for the value of his labor expended in prospecting. The capitalist—all miners come under this category, for their labor is capital—but most especially the monied capitalist, who invests . his money in the erection of machinery and in the employment of labor, is a benefactor to the country, and his money thus employed should be as free from taxes as should the laborer who works for his daily stipend. Let the miners alone ; leave them to their work, and tax the gold whenever and whereever it can be found. There is a Poll tax of $3 ahead. The returns show that not one half the polls pay this tax. Why? Because the collectors confine their operations to the thickly settled districts, for the reason that the commission there will afford them geod wages, while to go over the hills and through the ravines will . Te¢e@tly. His parents and friends are still not pay. ‘sensibly felt in the mountain region to the . eastward of the Sacramento or San Joaquin vallies, unless indeed we may except the present instance of the reported “shake” at . Mokolumne Hill, which, by the way, we are _very much inclined to believe is considerably exagerated. This fact, ifa fact it be, must go very far . towards establishing as a theory with regard to earthquakes in California, that the dis' turbing cause is not deep-seated in the earth. i . . That it is not consequent upon the internal . fires which are supposed to exist but a few . miles within the outer crust, and by which volcanoes are fed, and the most exten. sive and destructive earthquakes undoubtedly produced. We have not the Reports of the State Geo. logist at hand, and do not know indeed that he has investigated particularly with reference to the matter. But the supposition with us is, that the strata connected with the Sierra Nevada range of mountains entirely underlies not only the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys bat the Coast Range also. If . such be the fact. it follows,as a matter of course, that any disturbance of the strata above this underlie, cannot effect any portion of the mineral region of California except that lying in the Coast Range and along the foot hills of the Sierra. May we not therefore, with good reason, conclude that these frequent ‘‘shakes’? are produced by chemical agencies but a short distance below the surface? It can scarcely be possible that a disturbauce sufficient to produce an earthquake wave which shall reach from Humboldt to San Diego, in a north and south direction, should be confined within a distance of alittle over one hundred miles in an east and west direction. We can account for it on no other hypothesis than that the dip of the} y. strata of the Sierra Nevada completely underlies the seat of disturbance in the valley. and then the We should be pleased to hear the opinions of . the cost. Our Population---Emigration, &c. During the past year 29.630 souls arrived at the port of San Francisco from foreign and Atlantic shores. Of this number nearly 8,000 were women and children. The departures during thesame time amounted to 22,747, leaving a clear gain of 6.883 souls to the State. It is calculated that about 10,000 persons came to the state across the plains: the past season. This will give us an increase, in round numbers, of 16,000 persons from emigration alone. births within the year have no doubt greatly exceeded the deaths. It may be mentioned as a very significant fact that not less than one hundred and eighty-six marriages were solemnized in. Sacramento during the past year. The deaths during the same time were 328. The total annual number of deaths throughout the state cannot much, if any, exceed 5000. The increase of California by emigration for the next four years will greatly exceed that of the four years past. Such a result must inevitably follow from the improved facilties for crossing the Plains, such as better roads, good wells of water, and theef. forts of government to afford a more pertect protection from the Indians, &e. A private expedition, set on foot by New York capitalists, will leave St. Josepb’son the first of May next, for the purpose of Itying out a stage route—indicating the proper stations for well digging, the cutting of hay, bridging, grading, &c. If this project is carried out, the first step will be taken in the right diré@tion to increase the population of the State ; and if a stage line follows, as it probably will, we may expect a larger emigration in ‘S58 and 759, than has come into California since 1849-50. The government should, and doubtless will lend every assistance in its power to the expedition in question. A decided increase of our population is much needed for the proper development of the immense resources of the State. Our mines continue, and will continue for ages to come, to reward labor higher than any other country on the globe. Our soil has been abundantly proved to be exceedingly . fertile, and our climate is almost unequalled for its salubrity. The only obstacle to the increase of emigration is the distance to be overcome and the expensive nature of the journey. Our people should never cease to ; urge upon Congress the necessity for a railwagon road. Let us have, first the wagon, railroad—never stop to count The only question involved is its y, which should be preceded by a good . ‘he took an inquisitive peep into the domisome of our scientific friends below, whe may ! practicability ; and that has been settled feel inclined to investigate this matter. If long ago in the minds of all who have investhis bypothesis can be sustained it will afford . tigated the subject. Let us have the roads ! a vast amount of relief to a large portion of —— y “ Whe Legislature. { aa eres Sree. The assembled wisdom of the State is progressing with its legislative business as rapidly as circumstances will admit. Very little business has as yet been completed, although they are laying out considerable work for the session. There is an evident disposition on the part of a large majority of the members to get through with the public business as soon as possible, and thus make a short term of it. It is hoped that they will fully carry out that determination, and in so doing merit the thanks of their constituents. The legislature seems to throw a watchful guard around the State Treasury, by holding all the officers connected therewith strictly accountable for every act, and to prevent any unnecessary expenditures fer the future. We are iuclined, on the whole, to believe that VWiormonism Refuted. Mr. John Hyde, Jr., has given two lectures, . during the past week in Grass Valley in opposition to Mormonism. The lectures were delivered in the Congregational meetinghouse, which was crowded on both evenings. The first lecture was devoted more particularly to the subject of Polygamy as practiced by that singular and deluded people. The second was more general in character, and descriptive of Salt Lake City, with some of its notables, their religious peculiarities and social condition. In the course of this lecture cil and domestic relations of Brigham Young. The lecture was replete with interest and information. Mr. H. fully explains to his audiences his present position and ultimate dethe present body intend to do, honestly and fearlessly their duty, their whole duty, and nothing but their duty. sigas. He has been a Mormon himself, until Mormons. Reading and reflection has openLet this law be amended, the amount in. &@ Bis eyes to the delusions of that singular ’ © E . . creased if necessary, and the collection en. faith, aud be er sre Meee 2 ae forced. Add, if you please, the Road Tax to tions in their true light. Mr. H. never was the Poll tax, and collect the two together. . # polygmist, and ever sirce he arrived at the ANCIENT CIVILIZATION.—There is nothing new under the sun. The Thames Tunnel is esteemed a monument of modern enterprise and mechanical skill, worthy of a great and Let the Sheriff be charged with a number of . ®tate of manhood has looked with many polls equal to the vote polled at the last previous election. Allow him one dollar, or a certain commission on each, and charge him with the deficiency. Then allow no man to vote who has not paid his tax. nor to bring . Brigham and his adherents. He is a young suit, or be eligible as a witness in civil cases ; and if a miner, let his claim be liable to be jumped or sold for default, but at the same time make a discount of the amonnt of fee for collection to all whomay pay their taxes by a certain day into the county treasury.— The Poll tax, the tax upon Chinese miners, and the taxes derived from other sources in . . { . . . . . . ‘ \ civilized nation. What will the savans say, when they learn that thousands of years ago the Incas of Pern cut a tunnel beneath the channel of a river, connecting the opposite sides, undoubtedly a work of great antiquity. The authors of this work have disappeared, the race is fast becoming extinct, and yet these ancient remains exist, a continuing illustration of the transitory nature of every form of civilization which was not connected with the knowledge of true religion. There isno truth more indelibly engraven upon the history of the world, than the dependdoubts upon the whole system. It is but a few months since he became a thorough and active denouncer of his former faith, but bids fair to prove a troublesome customer to man of decided talent and considerable energy. His present mission is a deserving one, and his efforts to stop the tide of emigration to Utah should meet with a liberal encouragement. Economy oF tHE Arts.—The horse-shoe nails dropped in the streets, carefully collectthe mining counties already conceded, would, . ed, reappear in the form of swords and guns. The clippings of tinker’s shops, mixed with if properly collected,as they might be,amount . pairings of horses’ hoofs, or cast off woolen to more than one-half the present revenue of garments, the State. A fit object of taxation would be the growing “‘piles’’ deposited by miners in the mint for safety, until they are ready to go home-~ tax them if you can, for their “hearts are not in the Highlands,”’—but do not tax the prospecting operations which the industrious and enterprising few are engaged in, asa necessary preliminary outlay which must precede the actual development of the value of a piece of mining ground, nor even that ground itself, until some method can be devised to determine its actual value ; and to our thinking the value of a claim cannot be ascertained until worked out; therefore to tax them would be as unjust as impolitic, Fatat Accipest.—On Tuesday. January, 20, Mr. William Richards, of Gold Flat, Nevada, while carrying a plank upon his shoulder, fell and broke his spinal column, near the neck. He died the next day. Mr. H. was & miner, and a very exemplary man. He wasa member of the Methodist Episcopal Cxarch of this place. . dyes of the brightest blue, in the dress of city of San Francisco within the past five ance of permanent progress in art, science, philosophy, and intellectual culture, upon the knowledge and practice of the great principles of virtue and religous truth. Tax Sale. The Sale of property of delinquent Tax Payers of this County takes place at Nevada, to-day. appear afterwards in the furm of courtly dames. The bones of dead animals yield the chief constituents of lucifer matches —phosphorus. The dregs of port wine, carefully rejected by the port wine drinker in decanting his favorite beverage, are taken by him in the form of Seidlitz powders. The washings of coal gas reappear carefully preserved in the lady’s smelling-bottle as an ammoniacal salt. Soomeinigio enna Deap Bopies Founp.—On Friday, Jan. 16, the body of an unknown man was found in a ditch six miles above Nevada. to have perished from cold. A few days before the dead body of another man was found upon the bank of the Yuba, near Hoit’s Bridge, who had evidently been robbed. 1t had been thrown into a ravine and covered with sticks and stones. A hole was found in the skull, as if made by a bullet. He was apparently a miner. —_ J A stage load of passengers was turned over in Nevada, on Saturday morning last. Nobody hurt, but several badly frightened. Pruner ree save? BOY: eer Pe fs The copper mine recently discovered, twenty-six miles above Fort Yuma, is said to be very jricb. Preparations to work it are being made on an extensive scale, Supposed Srappine in Nevapa.—A stabbing affair occurred at the Mountaineer Saloon, in Nevada, on Sunday evening last, in which one of the parties was severely, though not mortally cut near the pit of the stomach. The parties were both intoxicated. The stabbing party has been lodged in jail to await his rial, “‘INKSTAND,” from Rough & Ready, came Just as we were going to press. We shall spread if out next week. #= It is stated that not less than sixty shocks of earthquakes have been fe!t in the years. The number of Mcteoric Stones--'Their acter, © Mischevious Discoveries. A well known chemist in New York city lately took $1000 in American gold coin and put it through a crucible in his laboratory. The next day he sent the bullion to the U,

S. Assay office, and the day after received his gold back again in the shape of a “bar,” marked $1060! This was simply an experiment to test the power of agggw alloy which has been discov. ered for adulterating gold, and which defies . the detective process and assay tests of the . mint. The case cited above is but one of many experiments which have been made poth in. New York and Philadelphia, with . similar results. The secret of the operation was discovered in France last summer and transmitted to New York. It is supposed to be as yet in the hands of scientific men only, and has not probably been used for unlawful or improper purposes. Though such may be the fact at present, the conclusion is irresistable that the knowledge must soon pass to irresponsible hands, if it has not already, . aod that operators in bullion will soon commence an extensive depreciation of the royal metal. When alloyscan be mixed with gold . which will pass unnoticed through the mint, . the public may well begin to feel alarmed for . i the safety of the “circulating medium’— . at one period formed of the tent matter oi nothing can saveit but the discovery of some . which the earth is composed, it would have yet unknown process of detecting the new 2” minonphere like the edxth, but not quite so and mischievous alloy. . dense.” : — e apart a gs al . Sons or Temperance.—The following genintend desaag = Ma cee, Mee. ca vig . tlemen have been élected to fill the offices of nounced, by which all kinds of paper money, . ene ee rene ‘“ 7 n Division” for the presnotes, bills of excHange, &c., can be so per. the “Saowy Mountet P = i os Neal, W. fectly counterfeited as to defy any possibility ent term: A. Clark, WP. ; James Nea . Aas i .S.; A. Cuningham of detection by sight. It is done by the pho. A; Lk ee, 5 5 Se tographic process. . A.R.S.; J.P. Stone, F!'S.; a . : 6. d, C.; Ws Smith, A. As an illustration, an eminent Parisian . Treas. ; C. C. Townsend, Ov; ? photographist recently sent word to the pres. sa oS H. ina 0.8.; ident of the Bank of France, that on a cerfabric mes bine eas a z tain day, between the hours of two and three, . abe” peer ™ eaayiik ae pera? a counterfeit note would be presented to the . ‘¥ Of the Order in this a her : : officers of the bank for redemption, and de. an eee eae — vee: Heck isired him to take measures to detect it, if; P&¢" done, and is gee beings done by it. Of possible. Accordingly all the experts of the . sides the Onder 8 Sons,’ jwe have gts bank were upon the look -out during the . “Temple of Honor, which meets every Wedtime specified, and every note presented be. 2¢8day evening at Temperance Hall. tween those hours was most carefully examined. After the hour had expired the artist . McDonald, was brought from -between Snow appeared at the bank and enquired of the . Tent and Eureka to this viltage-a few days president if he had detected his counterfeit. . since with both of his feet badly’‘frozen. He That officer very promptly replied that he . was found in this condition by'a few Samarihad not, fot the very good reason that it had . tan-hearted countrymen of shis, who brought not come in ; at the same time triumphantly . eee ‘him hither for relief, where he has been pointing to a desk where every note which es ; ‘ : : kindly cared for. ’ had been received during the time specified Dr. Tompkins has since ¢mputated one of was spread out to open view. The artiston . : i . the sufferer’s great toes, since which he has luoking over the notes pointed out at once re Much speculation exists as~to the character and properties of meteoric -stones.— “Their substance,’’ we quotefrom the Scientific American, “is composgi of various mineral ingredients, which atte id€ntifiea with ce wpon the earth, matters of familiar occurzence but amidst these iron is fout dance as it is never found of-thi & is, ina native or nearly purbp eel uncombined state. On the’ tarresix face iron is always mingled: with ‘dit ters, from which it has to be«extra@ art when itis required as 4 pure meta omnipresent and corrosive oxygen-of the air alone prevents it from maintaining such conan attachment for each ogher that they invariably combine when they are left together. Thus, then, the unoxydized and purely metallic condition of iron’fn the erolite proves that it comes from a situation in which there is no oxygen ; that is, from beyond the bounds of the atmosphere, and that it is, therefore, altogether uitterrestrial, and affords proof that the nebular bypethesis is not supported by chemistry, for if the mooa ges A young man by the name of Patrick the dition long; this rusts anggests it away.— Oxygen and iron have so igresistibly strong .ted the impossibility of detecting the counterthe counterfeit, and cooly drew from his . pocket the genuine one from which it had . been copied. The officers of the bank were completely astonished, and promptly admitfeit by sight or comparison. If we are not mistaken, as we have not the authority at . hand for reference, the artist produced a chemical preparation which he had discovered, the application of which at once revealed which was the counterfeit and which the genuine note, It is difficult to fix a limit, either for good or evil, to which modern chemical researches May not attain. Notwithstanding the wonderful advances which have been made in this branch of stndy, within a very few years, it is perfectly safe to say that we are yet only on the threshod of the hidden mysteries of this . subtle science. J& A very extensive deposit of Bubrstone has recently been discovered in Chatham township, on the Ottawa river, Canada. It is said that for flour and other grain mills it fully equals that of the best French bubrstone. The discovery must be very valuable, as the world is now supplied with this material from France, and so great has the demand become that it forms a very important item in the French exports. @S~ A large party of miners left Santa Clara county a short time since to explore the reputed rich gold mines on the Mohave desert, to the eastward of San Bernardino. Letters have been received from the party stating that they have been deceived with regard tothe mines, and have returned as far as that city. Previous however to their final return home, they will explore a valley about fifty miles from the last named place, from which favorable reports have been received, accompanied with many fine specimens. All past experience in California history teaches us that these distant explorations for richer mines than we have at our own doors are profitless. Steady and constant application at any given locality, is,in the long run, the surest path to successful mining. _ Quartz Discovery at TimBuctoo.—We learn that some very rich quartz discoveries have receatly been made at Timbuctoo, a few wiles below Rough & Ready. The lead appears to be very extensive, having been traced for a mile or more and opened in several places. The quartz which has been raised presents a very favorable appearance. It is estimated as worth from $40 to $60 per ton. , Srrixe Enpep.—The water strike among the miners in the neighborhood of San Juan, in this county, came to an end on Tuesday, January 13, by the Ditch companies agreeing to reduce their prices to 30 cents per inch.— The miners demanded water at 25 cts., but 30 was finally agreed upon as a compromise. To TAKE RusT ouT oF STreEL.—Cover the steel with sweet oil well rubbed on. In forty eight hours rub with finely powdered untlacked lime, until the rust disappears, . { . , been speedily recovering: This young man adds another to the number of many who must have perished in thesmountain storms, had it not been for the tithely sympathy of those who fortuitoasly diseéyered him in his helpless condition. . +, i > Corree BENEFICIAL 0. wie SysteM.—The effects of coffee upon the"human system are said, by a writer in BlatkWwood’s Magazine, to consist in making the brain more active, soothing the body gemerally, making the change and waste of matter much slower than usual, and the,dematid for food, in consequence, much less. These results are produced by the combined elects of volatile oil. a species of tannin, and 4 substance cx!led theine or coffeine, comindh to both tea and coffee. It is also thought that the lessening of the general bodily waste which follows the consumption of a daily ‘allowance of coffee, causes a saving of )Stareh and=gluten equal to the cost of the coffee. OE NE MEAs W. K. Spencer, of the Grass Valley Book Store, on Main street, will please accept our thanks for papers and other favors during the past week. Mr. S.'is One of the busiest men intown. He wilt.treat you to the latest news from San Francisco, New York “or London, transmit a messiige for you, in less than no time to almost altx part ofthe state, or forward a package by the ‘fastest Express” to any direction gu may desire. EMRE Seen re eveare oa 8. TS ieee el To 1 A Cvrtovs Acctper’.—We have often heard of men being kiMedin battle by the wind of cannon balls Whiteh passed very near them, but the following, which happened at the battle of Masaya, in Nicaragua, is of a little different character. Captain George Leonard, was in the thickest of the fight, at the head of his men, when he dropped insensible upon the gre A report reached headquarters thatthe waSdead. Shortly afcd Ty ’ Church and . = Itis a somewhat rematkaige feat présent historyef this comm@™ent, that there is ju this time a very Fegiemovement on the part of several of the: 1éliding Catholic governnments against*sthe political influence of that church, Mexico the church is at open war wi government— _ jae militant] ing over the burch peaceful. In that country the govérnment has already confiscated upwards of 35,000,000 of church property, and in all BroBebility has just commenced its work. In New Grenada the church appears to be rather in the ascendant. It has openly entered the political arena, and placed one of its most pature in the Wejive agentsin the Presidential” chair, im opposition to the old administration. In Peru it is refusing itsmassent to the newly adopted constitution, which limits its privileges, and is fomenting rebellion. In Chile it has refused to recognize the supremacy of the civil power. and an open collision with the government has just been avoided -by an astute evasion of the point in ute. This anti-church movement is only one of the numerous processes of social and political disintegration which is going on in nearly all the countries south of the States comprising the American Union. TRAVEL TO Catirornia. — The Pacific Steamship Company, running in connection with the Panama Railroad, has, been very prosperous this season. Its net earnings for the past year have been about $800,000, which will afford a dividend of 20 per cent. and leave asurplus. It is reported that the spare steamships of this company will be put on the Tehauntepec route when that road is completed, which will be about the first of March. There will be arunning of about. eight thousand miles by this route. Tue TunNEL Borer.—In the Iowa Hil? News, of the 17th January, we find the following: We have occssional inquiries as to the progress and prospects of Steen’s Tunnel Borer. We will reply to one and all that the machine is making some little progress, and the engineer is very confident that be will succeed in boring the rock. The rock where it is now located is of the hardest kind, and it was found that the knives were not hard enough to do the work. Others will be substituted, and experiments tried, to make it successful. Machinists and miners are now divided in their opinions of its ultimate success. We hope, and not without faith, that it will succeed. It is an important item to the hill miners, and should receive every encouragement from our miners and citizens. Tunnets Cavep 1y.—The Butte Record of January 8, has information that the tunnel of the Texas claim, some five hundred feet in length, and that of the Sailor Claim, whieh had been run into the hill a distance of six hundred feet, both caved a few days since, thus destroying entirely the labor of nearly one year. The dirt taken from the Sailor Claim is being washed and pays well. J The ‘“Mixtxe Journat,” the publication of which has been supended for a sliort time, during our seperation from this oflice, will be again resumed. The next Nuwber will be issued on the Ist of February next. ES DOR OF AE I SE LE RS SPECIAL NOTICES. Holloway’s Pills operate benefically not only upon the diseased organs, but upon the constitution of the invalid. To quicken the torpid stomach, enable the disordered liver to secrete a due portion of health bile, and remove obstructions from the intestines, are important objects ; but Holoway’s Pills do more than this. They recruit the stamina of the patient, and infuse tone and vigor into the whole vital machinery. The animal spirits, sympathising with the physical powers, become light and buoyant, and that greatest of earthly blessings ‘‘a sound mind in a sound body’’is the result. Thousands of persons who have been cured of chronic dyspepsia and its attendant depression, by this powerful alterative and tonic, know this to be literally true. MADISON LODGE, NO. 23, F. AM MEETS EVERY TUESDAY EVENING at the x Masonic Hall. By order, . Wma. McCORMICK, W &M. Sam’L. BricHam, Sec’y. I. O. O. F. Grass Walley Lodge, No. 12. INSTITUTED 28th July, 1853, meets every THURS DAY night, at MASONIC HALL, on Mill St. Brothers in good standing are cordially invited to isend: . JOHN BURNETT, N. G. H. Y. MORDOFF,R. S$ Grass Valley, August 18, 1856. SNOWY MOUNTAIN DIVISION, terward rumor had it that he was not dead, but had been shot in’ the moi th. The fact was he had not been.touched ; but a bullet passed so closely by 3is lips, that it took the breath completely but ofthis body. After lying about ten minutes™be recovered, and was so unconscious of, the cause of his fall that he attributed it tof fit of appoplexy.” ga Dr. D. A. oe Red fog. who was shot through the ppper*part of. e left breast, on otdhe 10th ingt., by Witteman ton, though , severely woultded, is get better. Langton has ngt, yet been artested: We_For interesting matter, setfirst, third and fourth pages. FS a ee Tue WEATHER for a few days pastbas been delightful and autumnaf‘like, and, as a nataral consequence, our stréets have been more than usually thronged With ladies. passing te and fro, making their usual calls upon each other, or intentapon their necessary purchases at the Dry“Goods aiid Millinery stores. Vegetation is ,alteady beginning to appear upon the sunny sides of the hills, and everything betokens #, carly and a genial Spring. gag NO. 8, SONS OF TEMPERANCE, meets every Saturday evening at the Temperance Hall, on Chureh st All Brothers in good standing are cordially invited to attend. A, Cuark, W. P. L. SANDFORD, Sec.’ y. 17 6m SE TTS A CE TS TT TO ET =. SUMMONS. JUSTICE’S COURT, County of Nevada, 8. 8. Before Township of Grass Valley. E. W. Spofford, J. P. 4 PEOPLE of the State of California—To Hen“ry J. Young— GREETING : You are hereby summoned to appear before me at my office in said Township, on, Wednesday the 4th day of February, A. D. 1857, at 10 o’clock, A. M., to answer unto the complaint of Robert G. Roberts, who demands of you the sum of One Hundred and Sixty Dollars, , as per Promisory Note now on filein my office. When Judgment will be taken against you for the said amount, together with costs and damages, if you fail to appear and answer. To the Sheriff or any Constable of said County, GREETING: Make legal service and due return hereof. Given under my hand, this 16th day of January, A. D. 1887. E. W: SPOFFORD, f Justice of the eace of said Go ‘ A True Copy. Attest, — rf JOHN VEAZIE, Constable. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the above named defendant cannot after due diligence be found, and that he has concealed himself to avoid the seryice of Summons, it is ordered that service he made by publication of the Summons in the Grass Valley bapa ay ex once in egch week, for two weeka from the date hereof. Withess my hand this 16th day of Jenuary, 1857. E. W. SPOFFORD, J. P STATE OF CALIFORNIA, \ CE ea, ¥ SRP aprah eases apis oo Atel ae «amet te line BURLY? RCS EE