Volume 29 (1874) (428 pages)

236 MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS. [October ro, 1874. cai aS [Continued from Page 233.) is ineluded a lsrge number of plants with a small, ronnd, bulbous root, sll of which, with one exception, the Indians est with much satisfaction. They are generally pried out of the ground with a sharp stick and eaten raw on the spot; but sometimes the women collect a quantity in a hasket and mske a roast in the ashes, or hoil them, Most of them are hy no msans disagreeable to the civilized taste. There is the beavar-tail grass-nut (Cyclobothra-wallic), the turkey-pea (Sanicula tuberosa—tuen), the purple-flowered grass-nut (Brodica congesta—oakow); the tule grass-nut (coa), a small bulb, with a siugle, wiry, cylindrical stalk, growing in wet places, which [ could not identify; the climbing grsss-nut (Brodiwa volubilis—oampoom wi), sometimes planted by Americans for ornaments; the little sosproot (Chlorogalum divoricatum—poyum); the wild garlic (Altum— cooceh); the eight-leafed garlic (shal), the fiveleafed garlic (inshal), snd the three-leafed garlie (wookewe); the yellow-hlossom grass-nut (Calliproa lutea—ustuh); the long-leafed grassnut (Brodica congesta, although the Indians have a different name for it from that mentioned just above, namely, yoang wi); the whiteflowered grass-nut (Hesperoscordium lacteum— yowals wi); and the wild onion (Allin cepa— chan). There is one other grass-nut, with a black hulh (Anticlea—haceul), which the Indiana consider poison, although it prohahly contains no more poison thsn other members of the liliaceous family. The list of greens which thoy eat in the spring is also qnite extensive. Besides the erssses and the yellow dock ahove mentioned, there is ths mask-fiower (Mimulus luteits—poosham); two species of the Angelica (hen and oamshw), which are difficult to determine; the Cslifornia poppy (Hscheholizia Californiea — tapoo), either hoiled or roasted with hot stones, and then laid in water; the rock-lettuce (Zcheveris lanceoluta—pettituc), eaten raw; the wild lettuce (Claytonia perfoliati—yau), and a species of Sanicula (mancoo), the root of which, long and slightly tuherose, is also eaten. Of the wild lettuce a curious factis to he noted. The Indisns living in the mountains, about at the elevation of Auburn, gather it and lay it in quantities nesr the nests of certsin large red ants, which have the hahit of huilding conical heaps over their holes. After the ants have circulated all throngh it, they take it np, shake them off, and eatit with relish. They,say the ants, in running overit, impart a sour taste to it, and make it as good asif it had vinegar onit. I never wituessed this done, hnt I have heen toid of it, at different times, hy different Indians whom I have never known to deceive me. Of seeds, they eat the following: A kind of cosrse, wild grass (Bromus virens—dodoh) a species of yellow-hlooming, tarry-smelling weed (Madaria—coamduc), the séeds of which are as rich as butter; the yellow-blossom or crow-foot (Ranunculus Californicus—tiss) of which the seed is gathered hy sweeping through ita long-hsndled hasket or s gourd; a little weed which grows thick in ravines (Blennosperma Californicum—poll, ) gathered the same way; also a weed (sheeoo) with little white hlossoms distrihuted all along the stslks, which are thickly covered with minute prickles —I know not what it is. All these seeds are generally parched a little, and then heaten to flour, and eaten without further cooking, or made inlo hread or mush, The dry, parched flour of the crowfoot seed has that peculiar, Tich taste of parched corn. : There is on umbelliferous plant (shokum), the root of which the Indians esteem very highly for food; more highly than any other, it being their nearest equivalent to potatoes. I know not if it is the true cammas; I think it is at least a species of it. It grows on rocky hill. sides, hlossomsin June and July, has an extremely delicate, fringe-like leaf, and a root about an inch long and a quarter as thick, sweetish-pungent and agreeable to the tsste. In Penn valley, Nevada county, they gather large quantities of it. They are acquainted with the Yerba santa, but attsch no particular value to it. Around old csmps snd corrals there is foand a wild tobacco (Nicotiana plumbaginifolia —pon), which they smoke with great satisfaction. They gather the leaves and dry them in the snn in a rude fashion, then cut them up fine. It hasa puugent, peppery taste in the pipe, hut is better thau nine-tenths of the Chinese-msde cigars. It is smoked iu a wooden or stone pipe, which is constructed of a single straight piece, the bowl being simply a continuation of the stem, enlarged. I saw one made of soapstone, about six inches long, five inches of it heing the bowl, which was nearly an inch wide at the extremity, so thstit wonld hold enough to last half an hour. It was quite a handsome piece of workmsnsbip, perfectly round and smooth, tapering evenly down to a bulh, which was inserted in the mouth. The tohscco pipe is called panemcoolah. There are two plants used for textile purposes. Oneis a kind of tule-grass or small bulrush (4uncas doceun), which they hetcheled with flints or with their finger nails, hleached and wove into breechcloths. For strings, cords and nets they uaed the inner hark of tbe lowland milkweed (Aselipias—poo). Wheu it is dry the Indian takes both enda of a stalk in his mouth aud crushes it with hia teeth, or else passeait overa stone while he gently taps it with another; then atrips off the bark and twists it into strands, then into cords. The rock milkweed (oampoo) has a medicinal value; they nse the root for the toothache, the same way the root of the buckthorn is nsed. It is necessary to state thst most of the medicines ahove mentioned are of the class which the women are allowed to hecome acquainted with and to employ it. There are several other suhstances which sre more rare snd valuahle, or at least they deem them more valuable, and which the medicine men alone know anything ahout. They are found far up in the mountains or in other locslities, and may be called the medicines of commerce, having a tolerahly well-settled value in shell-money. generally unable to secnre sufficiently complete specimens to determine them. For instance, there is a root, (dukno,) which I should call Seneca Snakeroot, hut of which I could procure only alittle piece. A root ahont as large as a pipe-stem and ahout fourinches long and is worth about $1. A decoction of it is used for diarrhea, that scourge of aboriginal life, also for venereal diseases. Thereis ahnsh (chapum,) found in the monntains, with a very pale tea-green hark, aud minute golden speeks on the small limhs, which is probably California sassafras, and which is very highly esteemed for coughs and colds, a tea of the bark being given. Another root, (paillic,) spignet from its appearance, is made into a tea and drank for diarrhea; this also is very valuahle. There is still another root, (litway,) found on the Truckee, which is good for the dropsy, Although it is not strictly germain to the topic, I may be permitted to state that the Indians bsve names for all the interna! organs of the human hody; and their idess of their funetions and of the operations of medicine are at least as respectshle as the Chinese, Cornell University and Ours. A correspondent of the Santa Bsrhara Press, writing from Ithica, New York, after a hriet retrospect of Cornell University as it was six years ago, continues as follows: Then, but one huilding was oompleted, and another just rising to the diguity of a roof—now, eight massive piles of hrick, and stone, and mortar, rise to greet the eve of the returning pilgrim to his alma mster. Those were hsrd yeara for hoth college and collegian; those were years that mesnt work, and a ‘‘dig’’ was an honored man, There were 20 professors, all hard, earnest workers to be snre—now, 51 gather in the Friday council. Yet, students have not increased as fastas might have heen anticipated. Over 300 were here at the opening, and now the University mnsters but 500 on its roll. i Mr. Cornell, the grand old founder, is in very fechle health; gradually dying, it may be, from lung complaint. He has some thoughts of trying Southern California the coming winter, and I have heen urging him to do so; yet itis very douhtful whether he accepts my advice. I learn that his business affairs are very much involved by the recent psnic, and that they, too, are weighing down his weakened frame. For this reason, also, a winler’s rest iu California might he usefuland beneficial. Itscems hard thst one who has resred to his nsme such a monument as those cight hnge hnildings now in sight, should die just before he hears the “God hless you” of the students they hsve turned out better fitted for the hattle of life. Mr. Cornell is a grand, good man, and has fonnded a University which, in severs] respects, surpasses sny on this oontinent; a fact, and I am making no idle statement. In engineering and in the mechanic arts, there is no institution to compare with Cornell in tnrning out practical men. And why? Because it has prsctical common seuse men, who teach in a practical common sense way. A machine sho is added to the lecture room, where the student applies the theory of the one to the practice of the other. It also turns out architects that nore already hscoming fsmiliar; and some of the most handsome and commodions buildings of the Alma mater are monumental to the men it has instructed. While on Universities, let me say a word to your resders ahont the California University, its regents, and its president. I have no sympathy with the regents in some of their manoenvers; hut I have a word to say for President Gilman, of whom, here where he is well known, I hear the most flattering expressions. Talking to the President, while on this subject, a day or two ago, he spoke in the very highest terms of Mr. Gilman, saying that he had repeatedly offered and desired’ him to take the presideucy of Cornell; that he considered him one of the best. scientists of the country, and that to him alone Sheffield ‘scientific sohool owed itsgreat success. Said he, ‘‘while certain parties have tried to create the impression that we differ widely in our educational views, we are prohahly more nearly together than any two other men in the conntry.” “But,’’ said I, ‘‘howahout depriving the University of its Agricultural Chair, and providing six non-resident lecturers ?’’ ‘*Yon had hetter wait,’’ he replied, ‘‘and see the six he selects. One I know to be the very hest man in the chemistry of soils in the country. Then, too, it is prohable that the Agriculturnl Chair will be immediately refilled, and these six lecturers be added to the force of instructors.” In view of these facta and considerstions, I would request the members of Santa Barbara Grange to go slow in their denunciationa and resolutiona. The hopes of a great University are pinned to no one inan’s coat-tail. In Yavapai county, Arizona, there nre five quartz milla, there are also five water power and eight horse-power arastraa, The average yield of quartz per ton for the past year as computed hy the county clerk waa $117 per ton. Smith's quartz mill crushed ore lsst year which yielded $150,000. I regret thot I was . The Gold Hill Tragedy. A litle sfter six o’clook on the evening of Octoher 3d, one of those wretched,-mining affrays which périodioslly disgrace our coast, occnrred at the Waller Defeat shaft of the Justice mine, in Gold cation, hetween Lower Gold Hill and the Devil’s Gate. Five men were killed. The murderous fight grew out of the contentions of two factions, each striving for the possession of the mine. There has, it seems, for some time past, heen trouhle among the trustees of the Justice mining company, and dnriug the day of the 3d the side represented by Mr. Minear, President of the company, appointed one C. F. Kellogg, Superintendent in place of one T. F. Smith, who hss held the position of superintendent for some months past. It is ssid that the opposing members of the Board of Trustees instructed Smith to hold the works at any hazard. How well he obeyed orders, the hloody result shows. A party of 12 or 14 men, headed hy W. P. Kellogg, brother of the newly appointed Superintendent, approached the works to tnke possession, and the fight hegan. Hav ing the advantage of position, the Smith faction made short work of their opponents, "killing two instantly and wounding three others so hadly thst they died hefore morning. Kellogg was shot while advancing to parley. The nnmes of the killed are given as follows: Wm. P. Kellogg, aged 42 years; Michael Cain, aged 40 years; John: Brown. aged about’ 40 years; Michsel Reiley, nged 38 years, and W, D. Shifiet, aged 45 years. From evidence taken at the Coroner's inquest it hag heen learned that the men with Kellogg were armed, ss he was determined to take and hold possession of the mine. It was known that the Smith factiou had a force of men abont the works, both at the Wailer Defeat shaft and at the old Justice shaft, who were to keep possession of the works until they received instrnctions from Superintendent Smith, then in Virginia, to turn them over. It appears to have heen Kellogg’s idea to have a talk with John Dunn, foreman of the Justics mine,‘ and those with him, in order to find out what they were disposed to do. He had the men with him in order to hold the works if they were given up tohim. A'talk was had with Mr. Dunn, when he said he was ready to tnrn the works over whenever Kellogg should oome with the proper authority; that there would he no trouhle ahout it, ete. .It was then thought that there: would be no trouble, snd and Constahle Harkin and Mr. Kellogg started toward Gold Hill, After they had gone some distance Kellogg saw his men going down towsrd the Waller Defeat shaft. Ahout this time six men left the old Justice works, and also made their way toward the Waller shaft. Mr. Kellogg now feared, his men not understanding what had passed hetween himself and Mr. Dunn, that there might he trouhle; he therefore told Harkin that he would go back and prevent his men from going to the Waller shaft. When hereaohed his men they were close to the huilding over the works, and were still advancing. Kellogg got hefore his men and tried to stop their advance. The men in the building warned them not to advance, and while Mr. Kellogg was remonstrating with his men two of them pushsd psst him and advanced toward the building. Oue raised his revolver as he moved forwsrd, snd ibstsntly ‘a P. volley was fired from the huilding. Threemen fell, so hadly wounded that they died shortly. A parley then ensued. Kellogg told%hem that he desired to talk with them, and said that this work must not go on; that he didn’t come there to have a battle with those in possession, and asked if he might enter. They answered that he might if he came alone, hut said that if another attempted to follow they wunld fire on the whole party. Mr. Kellogg now sdvanced toward the building. had reached the door, and wss in the act of rsising his foot to step in, when he was fired upon by those inside and fell at the door. Michael Cain ran up to bring Mr. Kellogg away, be being still slive, when he wss shot in the hresst and killed. During this time two or three sbots were fired by the Kellogg party at those in the hnilding, bnt with what effect is not known. After the killing of Cain there seems to have heen an entire cessstion of hostilities on hoth sides, and the outside parties were allowed to approach and carry off the dead. The inquest at the time of our going to press was still in progress. The murderers are in jail at Virginia City. It isto be hoped that the disgraceful affair will he thoronghly ‘sifted and the guilty parties pnnished. . . Oxe Pronuct.—The average daily yield of ore in.the Comstock for the past woek hss been, according to the Chronicle, Belcher, 500 tons; Crown Point, 550 tons; Con. Virginia, 300 tons; Chollar, 100 tons; Sierra Nevada, 65 tons; Ophir, 60.tons; Hale & Norcross, 40 tons. The Buckeye is producing enough ore to keep the Hope mill constantly running. The Ramsdell mill will be started np on ore from the Leo mine to-day. Several other mines are yielding ore in less qnantities. Tue machinery of Messrs. Cialer, Zinn & Co’s qnartz mill, nt Broad Guage City, is heing placed in proper position, and every wheel, belt and stamp will be ready to work in ahont two weeks. The mill will contain 20 stamps, and the Montanian thinks it will be the best of its kind in the Territory. It was made iu Chicago, General? News Items. Tue fifteenth whest ship of the seagon is at south Vallejo, and snother one is daily expéoted, Lirurenant-Cononzn F.D. Grant, son of the President, will get married in a few weeks in Chicago. ' en Tue State Fair of Nevada is to open at Reno on the 2ist instant, and continne ‘for three days. The premiums nnd purses offered amount to $7,000. Imumicranzs.—During the six months just passed 18,529 immigrants have srrived from the Eisst, making an aversge of 3,088 per month, or a little over 100 per day. These fignres incelnde only those who came in immigrant cars. Tz Pavilion is td he utilized for regimental parades. The First Regiment will be reviewed hy Major-General Thompson in the bnilding, toward the close of the month, and in Novemher and Decsmher, the Second and Third regiments will parade. . iz Joe Herling, the San Msteo murderer, has escaped from the Stockton Insane Asylum three times, and gone skirmishing ahont the conntry after amsn he wsnts to kill, somehody wants to knowhow often this thing is to be repeated. A Heattuy Locariry.—It is stated that to detain a physician in Berryesss valley, the residents are oompelled to pay~a fixed» sslary, for cases of sickness are so .very. rare that the income from his practice would not suffice to snpport a doctor. . ENTERPRISE. — The proprietor Of the New York Herald proposes to pay one-fourth of ths expense reqnired to fit out a Polar expedition. The enterprise of Bennett is very commends. hle; indeed, we may say fully upto the spirit of the sge. . A Very Proper Law.—After the year 1876, no person will he allowed to vote in the State of Missouri, who esnnot read and write. .The provision is an excellent one, and one which should become a law in all the Ststes. As th Oaklsnd Yranseript says: ‘‘Universal suffrag withont universal educstion will in time swsm any nation adopting it.”’, Looxino up Acain.—A good deal of the old-_ tie energy is heing displayed at Mokelumue Hill by the sufferers from the late fire. Several snhstantial stone buildings are in process of erection, more than half the wooden buildings that were destroyed have been rebuilt, and the prospect is that by the time the rainy season sets in, allthe unfortunstes will hs comfortshly provided for. Business in the town, it is reported, is nearly if not quite as hrisk as ever, Rawroan ann Sarp.—In anticipation that the railroad between Salinss and Montersy will be completed in a few days, the Herald, published in the latter town, learns that a ship is. expected to arrive there immediately to load with grsin for Enrope. The Herald prediots that ‘‘next harvest Monterey will ship mors grain to Europe than any other port on, ths coast, outside of San Francisco, and thst shs will be the most popular watering place in the State.” Bic Buast.—Hight hundred pounds of giant powder placed in 30 drilled holes in Rincon rock were discharged on Tussdsy last. , This rock lays some eight or ten feet nnder water, off Rincon hill in this city, and ‘diréctly’ int ths way ‘of navigation. The blast was a most satisfactory one. The water was thrown to 3 hight of 100 feet, and the commotion all aronnd was great; a number of fish were thrown to the snrface—one, it is said, weighing 200 pounds; the wharves in the neighhorhood, and the Norwegian hsrk Aristos were shaken like twigs. pat Trovpiues Amona SxTTLers. — Information reaches us that there is a likelihood of tronhle arising hetween some of the oldsr settlers in the vicinity of Pleasant valley, in this connty, and psrties coming infrom San Benito and Monterey counties with sheep and stock. Ths original settlers in the neighborhood mentioned were stock-raisers, and they fenced in lsrge tracts of the pnhlic domain, which is’ ungnryeyed for ranges for their cattle. Parties coming in from the connties mentioned, tear down the fences snd drive their sheep in and let the settlers’ stock ont. In several instances, we are informed, weapons have heen drawn, snd wordy wars indulged in, bnt fortunately resulted in nothing worse, but fears are enter tained that jndgment may not always prevail. —Fresno Expositor, Sept. 30th. Yosemire VaLuEY AwARDs.—It will he recollected that the last Legislature made an appropriation of $60,000 to pay the claims of settlers in Yosemite valley, andl made the necessary strangements for the appointing of commis=ioners to appraise the value of the property. These commissioners visited the valley, gave the suhject the attention it deserved, and suhmitted their reports to the State Board of Examiners—masjority and minority reports, The majority report was in favor of paying 88 follows: To J. M. Hnitchings, $24,000; A. G. Bisck, $22,000; J. C. Lamon, $11,000; Ira B. Folsom, $3,000. The minority report was: Hutchings, $35,000; Lamon, $12,000; Blsck, 310,000; Folsom, $3,000, The State Board of Examiners, after taking the testimony of the commissioners, and slao of the settlera, awarded to Hutchings; $24,000; Blaok, $16,000; Lamon, $12,000; and Folsom, $3,000; which leaves $5,000 of the appropriation to he returned to the geners] fund,—Sac. Union, Oct. Ist. —_

236 MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS. [October ro, 1874. cai aS [Continued from Page 233.) is ineluded a lsrge number of plants with a small, ronnd, bulbous root, sll of which, with one exception, the Indians est with much satisfaction. They are generally pried out of the ground with a sharp stick and eaten raw on the spot; but sometimes the women collect a quantity in a hasket and mske a roast in the ashes, or hoil them, Most of them are hy no msans disagreeable to the civilized taste. There is the beavar-tail grass-nut (Cyclobothra-wallic), the turkey-pea (Sanicula tuberosa—tuen), the purple-flowered grass-nut (Brodica congesta—oakow); the tule grass-nut (coa), a small bulb, with a siugle, wiry, cylindrical stalk, growing in wet places, which [ could not identify; the climbing grsss-nut (Brodiwa volubilis—oampoom wi), sometimes planted by Americans for ornaments; the little sosproot (Chlorogalum divoricatum—poyum); the wild garlic (Altum— cooceh); the eight-leafed garlic (shal), the fiveleafed garlic (inshal), snd the three-leafed garlie (wookewe); the yellow-hlossom grass-nut (Calliproa lutea—ustuh); the long-leafed grassnut (Brodica congesta, although the Indians have a different name for it from that mentioned just above, namely, yoang wi); the whiteflowered grass-nut (Hesperoscordium lacteum— yowals wi); and the wild onion (Allin cepa— chan). There is one other grass-nut, with a black hulh (Anticlea—haceul), which the Indiana consider poison, although it prohahly contains no more poison thsn other members of the liliaceous family. The list of greens which thoy eat in the spring is also qnite extensive. Besides the erssses and the yellow dock ahove mentioned, there is ths mask-fiower (Mimulus luteits—poosham); two species of the Angelica (hen and oamshw), which are difficult to determine; the Cslifornia poppy (Hscheholizia Californiea — tapoo), either hoiled or roasted with hot stones, and then laid in water; the rock-lettuce (Zcheveris lanceoluta—pettituc), eaten raw; the wild lettuce (Claytonia perfoliati—yau), and a species of Sanicula (mancoo), the root of which, long and slightly tuherose, is also eaten. Of the wild lettuce a curious factis to he noted. The Indisns living in the mountains, about at the elevation of Auburn, gather it and lay it in quantities nesr the nests of certsin large red ants, which have the hahit of huilding conical heaps over their holes. After the ants have circulated all throngh it, they take it np, shake them off, and eatit with relish. They,say the ants, in running overit, impart a sour taste to it, and make it as good asif it had vinegar onit. I never wituessed this done, hnt I have heen toid of it, at different times, hy different Indians whom I have never known to deceive me. Of seeds, they eat the following: A kind of cosrse, wild grass (Bromus virens—dodoh) a species of yellow-hlooming, tarry-smelling weed (Madaria—coamduc), the séeds of which are as rich as butter; the yellow-blossom or crow-foot (Ranunculus Californicus—tiss) of which the seed is gathered hy sweeping through ita long-hsndled hasket or s gourd; a little weed which grows thick in ravines (Blennosperma Californicum—poll, ) gathered the same way; also a weed (sheeoo) with little white hlossoms distrihuted all along the stslks, which are thickly covered with minute prickles —I know not what it is. All these seeds are generally parched a little, and then heaten to flour, and eaten without further cooking, or made inlo hread or mush, The dry, parched flour of the crowfoot seed has that peculiar, Tich taste of parched corn. : There is on umbelliferous plant (shokum), the root of which the Indians esteem very highly for food; more highly than any other, it being their nearest equivalent to potatoes. I know not if it is the true cammas; I think it is at least a species of it. It grows on rocky hill. sides, hlossomsin June and July, has an extremely delicate, fringe-like leaf, and a root about an inch long and a quarter as thick, sweetish-pungent and agreeable to the tsste. In Penn valley, Nevada county, they gather large quantities of it. They are acquainted with the Yerba santa, but attsch no particular value to it. Around old csmps snd corrals there is foand a wild tobacco (Nicotiana plumbaginifolia —pon), which they smoke with great satisfaction. They gather the leaves and dry them in the snn in a rude fashion, then cut them up fine. It hasa puugent, peppery taste in the pipe, hut is better thau nine-tenths of the Chinese-msde cigars. It is smoked iu a wooden or stone pipe, which is constructed of a single straight piece, the bowl being simply a continuation of the stem, enlarged. I saw one made of soapstone, about six inches long, five inches of it heing the bowl, which was nearly an inch wide at the extremity, so thstit wonld hold enough to last half an hour. It was quite a handsome piece of workmsnsbip, perfectly round and smooth, tapering evenly down to a bulh, which was inserted in the mouth. The tohscco pipe is called panemcoolah. There are two plants used for textile purposes. Oneis a kind of tule-grass or small bulrush (4uncas doceun), which they hetcheled with flints or with their finger nails, hleached and wove into breechcloths. For strings, cords and nets they uaed the inner hark of tbe lowland milkweed (Aselipias—poo). Wheu it is dry the Indian takes both enda of a stalk in his mouth aud crushes it with hia teeth, or else passeait overa stone while he gently taps it with another; then atrips off the bark and twists it into strands, then into cords. The rock milkweed (oampoo) has a medicinal value; they nse the root for the toothache, the same way the root of the buckthorn is nsed. It is necessary to state thst most of the medicines ahove mentioned are of the class which the women are allowed to hecome acquainted with and to employ it. There are several other suhstances which sre more rare snd valuahle, or at least they deem them more valuable, and which the medicine men alone know anything ahout. They are found far up in the mountains or in other locslities, and may be called the medicines of commerce, having a tolerahly well-settled value in shell-money. generally unable to secnre sufficiently complete specimens to determine them. For instance, there is a root, (dukno,) which I should call Seneca Snakeroot, hut of which I could procure only alittle piece. A root ahont as large as a pipe-stem and ahout fourinches long and is worth about $1. A decoction of it is used for diarrhea, that scourge of aboriginal life, also for venereal diseases. Thereis ahnsh (chapum,) found in the monntains, with a very pale tea-green hark, aud minute golden speeks on the small limhs, which is probably California sassafras, and which is very highly esteemed for coughs and colds, a tea of the bark being given. Another root, (paillic,) spignet from its appearance, is made into a tea and drank for diarrhea; this also is very valuahle. There is still another root, (litway,) found on the Truckee, which is good for the dropsy, Although it is not strictly germain to the topic, I may be permitted to state that the Indians bsve names for all the interna! organs of the human hody; and their idess of their funetions and of the operations of medicine are at least as respectshle as the Chinese, Cornell University and Ours. A correspondent of the Santa Bsrhara Press, writing from Ithica, New York, after a hriet retrospect of Cornell University as it was six years ago, continues as follows: Then, but one huilding was oompleted, and another just rising to the diguity of a roof—now, eight massive piles of hrick, and stone, and mortar, rise to greet the eve of the returning pilgrim to his alma mster. Those were hsrd yeara for hoth college and collegian; those were years that mesnt work, and a ‘‘dig’’ was an honored man, There were 20 professors, all hard, earnest workers to be snre—now, 51 gather in the Friday council. Yet, students have not increased as fastas might have heen anticipated. Over 300 were here at the opening, and now the University mnsters but 500 on its roll. i Mr. Cornell, the grand old founder, is in very fechle health; gradually dying, it may be, from lung complaint. He has some thoughts of trying Southern California the coming winter, and I have heen urging him to do so; yet itis very douhtful whether he accepts my advice. I learn that his business affairs are very much involved by the recent psnic, and that they, too, are weighing down his weakened frame. For this reason, also, a winler’s rest iu California might he usefuland beneficial. Itscems hard thst one who has resred to his nsme such a monument as those cight hnge hnildings now in sight, should die just before he hears the “God hless you” of the students they hsve turned out better fitted for the hattle of life. Mr. Cornell is a grand, good man, and has fonnded a University which, in severs] respects, surpasses sny on this oontinent; a fact, and I am making no idle statement. In engineering and in the mechanic arts, there is no institution to compare with Cornell in tnrning out practical men. And why? Because it has prsctical common seuse men, who teach in a practical common sense way. A machine sho is added to the lecture room, where the student applies the theory of the one to the practice of the other. It also turns out architects that nore already hscoming fsmiliar; and some of the most handsome and commodions buildings of the Alma mater are monumental to the men it has instructed. While on Universities, let me say a word to your resders ahont the California University, its regents, and its president. I have no sympathy with the regents in some of their manoenvers; hut I have a word to say for President Gilman, of whom, here where he is well known, I hear the most flattering expressions. Talking to the President, while on this subject, a day or two ago, he spoke in the very highest terms of Mr. Gilman, saying that he had repeatedly offered and desired’ him to take the presideucy of Cornell; that he considered him one of the best. scientists of the country, and that to him alone Sheffield ‘scientific sohool owed itsgreat success. Said he, ‘‘while certain parties have tried to create the impression that we differ widely in our educational views, we are prohahly more nearly together than any two other men in the conntry.” “But,’’ said I, ‘‘howahout depriving the University of its Agricultural Chair, and providing six non-resident lecturers ?’’ ‘*Yon had hetter wait,’’ he replied, ‘‘and see the six he selects. One I know to be the very hest man in the chemistry of soils in the country. Then, too, it is prohable that the Agriculturnl Chair will be immediately refilled, and these six lecturers be added to the force of instructors.” In view of these facta and considerstions, I would request the members of Santa Barbara Grange to go slow in their denunciationa and resolutiona. The hopes of a great University are pinned to no one inan’s coat-tail. In Yavapai county, Arizona, there nre five quartz milla, there are also five water power and eight horse-power arastraa, The average yield of quartz per ton for the past year as computed hy the county clerk waa $117 per ton. Smith's quartz mill crushed ore lsst year which yielded $150,000. I regret thot I was . The Gold Hill Tragedy. A litle sfter six o’clook on the evening of Octoher 3d, one of those wretched,-mining affrays which périodioslly disgrace our coast,

occnrred at the Waller Defeat shaft of the Justice mine, in Gold cation, hetween Lower Gold Hill and the Devil’s Gate. Five men were killed. The murderous fight grew out of the contentions of two factions, each striving for the possession of the mine. There has, it seems, for some time past, heen trouhle among the trustees of the Justice mining company, and dnriug the day of the 3d the side represented by Mr. Minear, President of the company, appointed one C. F. Kellogg, Superintendent in place of one T. F. Smith, who hss held the position of superintendent for some months past. It is ssid that the opposing members of the Board of Trustees instructed Smith to hold the works at any hazard. How well he obeyed orders, the hloody result shows. A party of 12 or 14 men, headed hy W. P. Kellogg, brother of the newly appointed Superintendent, approached the works to tnke possession, and the fight hegan. Hav ing the advantage of position, the Smith faction made short work of their opponents, "killing two instantly and wounding three others so hadly thst they died hefore morning. Kellogg was shot while advancing to parley. The nnmes of the killed are given as follows: Wm. P. Kellogg, aged 42 years; Michael Cain, aged 40 years; John: Brown. aged about’ 40 years; Michsel Reiley, nged 38 years, and W, D. Shifiet, aged 45 years. From evidence taken at the Coroner's inquest it hag heen learned that the men with Kellogg were armed, ss he was determined to take and hold possession of the mine. It was known that the Smith factiou had a force of men abont the works, both at the Wailer Defeat shaft and at the old Justice shaft, who were to keep possession of the works until they received instrnctions from Superintendent Smith, then in Virginia, to turn them over. It appears to have heen Kellogg’s idea to have a talk with John Dunn, foreman of the Justics mine,‘ and those with him, in order to find out what they were disposed to do. He had the men with him in order to hold the works if they were given up tohim. A'talk was had with Mr. Dunn, when he said he was ready to tnrn the works over whenever Kellogg should oome with the proper authority; that there would he no trouhle ahout it, ete. .It was then thought that there: would be no trouble, snd and Constahle Harkin and Mr. Kellogg started toward Gold Hill, After they had gone some distance Kellogg saw his men going down towsrd the Waller Defeat shaft. Ahout this time six men left the old Justice works, and also made their way toward the Waller shaft. Mr. Kellogg now feared, his men not understanding what had passed hetween himself and Mr. Dunn, that there might he trouhle; he therefore told Harkin that he would go back and prevent his men from going to the Waller shaft. When hereaohed his men they were close to the huilding over the works, and were still advancing. Kellogg got hefore his men and tried to stop their advance. The men in the building warned them not to advance, and while Mr. Kellogg was remonstrating with his men two of them pushsd psst him and advanced toward the building. Oue raised his revolver as he moved forwsrd, snd ibstsntly ‘a P. volley was fired from the huilding. Threemen fell, so hadly wounded that they died shortly. A parley then ensued. Kellogg told%hem that he desired to talk with them, and said that this work must not go on; that he didn’t come there to have a battle with those in possession, and asked if he might enter. They answered that he might if he came alone, hut said that if another attempted to follow they wunld fire on the whole party. Mr. Kellogg now sdvanced toward the building. had reached the door, and wss in the act of rsising his foot to step in, when he was fired upon by those inside and fell at the door. Michael Cain ran up to bring Mr. Kellogg away, be being still slive, when he wss shot in the hresst and killed. During this time two or three sbots were fired by the Kellogg party at those in the hnilding, bnt with what effect is not known. After the killing of Cain there seems to have heen an entire cessstion of hostilities on hoth sides, and the outside parties were allowed to approach and carry off the dead. The inquest at the time of our going to press was still in progress. The murderers are in jail at Virginia City. It isto be hoped that the disgraceful affair will he thoronghly ‘sifted and the guilty parties pnnished. . . Oxe Pronuct.—The average daily yield of ore in.the Comstock for the past woek hss been, according to the Chronicle, Belcher, 500 tons; Crown Point, 550 tons; Con. Virginia, 300 tons; Chollar, 100 tons; Sierra Nevada, 65 tons; Ophir, 60.tons; Hale & Norcross, 40 tons. The Buckeye is producing enough ore to keep the Hope mill constantly running. The Ramsdell mill will be started np on ore from the Leo mine to-day. Several other mines are yielding ore in less qnantities. Tue machinery of Messrs. Cialer, Zinn & Co’s qnartz mill, nt Broad Guage City, is heing placed in proper position, and every wheel, belt and stamp will be ready to work in ahont two weeks. The mill will contain 20 stamps, and the Montanian thinks it will be the best of its kind in the Territory. It was made iu Chicago, General? News Items. Tue fifteenth whest ship of the seagon is at south Vallejo, and snother one is daily expéoted, Lirurenant-Cononzn F.D. Grant, son of the President, will get married in a few weeks in Chicago. ' en Tue State Fair of Nevada is to open at Reno on the 2ist instant, and continne ‘for three days. The premiums nnd purses offered amount to $7,000. Imumicranzs.—During the six months just passed 18,529 immigrants have srrived from the Eisst, making an aversge of 3,088 per month, or a little over 100 per day. These fignres incelnde only those who came in immigrant cars. Tz Pavilion is td he utilized for regimental parades. The First Regiment will be reviewed hy Major-General Thompson in the bnilding, toward the close of the month, and in Novemher and Decsmher, the Second and Third regiments will parade. . iz Joe Herling, the San Msteo murderer, has escaped from the Stockton Insane Asylum three times, and gone skirmishing ahont the conntry after amsn he wsnts to kill, somehody wants to knowhow often this thing is to be repeated. A Heattuy Locariry.—It is stated that to detain a physician in Berryesss valley, the residents are oompelled to pay~a fixed» sslary, for cases of sickness are so .very. rare that the income from his practice would not suffice to snpport a doctor. . ENTERPRISE. — The proprietor Of the New York Herald proposes to pay one-fourth of ths expense reqnired to fit out a Polar expedition. The enterprise of Bennett is very commends. hle; indeed, we may say fully upto the spirit of the sge. . A Very Proper Law.—After the year 1876, no person will he allowed to vote in the State of Missouri, who esnnot read and write. .The provision is an excellent one, and one which should become a law in all the Ststes. As th Oaklsnd Yranseript says: ‘‘Universal suffrag withont universal educstion will in time swsm any nation adopting it.”’, Looxino up Acain.—A good deal of the old-_ tie energy is heing displayed at Mokelumue Hill by the sufferers from the late fire. Several snhstantial stone buildings are in process of erection, more than half the wooden buildings that were destroyed have been rebuilt, and the prospect is that by the time the rainy season sets in, allthe unfortunstes will hs comfortshly provided for. Business in the town, it is reported, is nearly if not quite as hrisk as ever, Rawroan ann Sarp.—In anticipation that the railroad between Salinss and Montersy will be completed in a few days, the Herald, published in the latter town, learns that a ship is. expected to arrive there immediately to load with grsin for Enrope. The Herald prediots that ‘‘next harvest Monterey will ship mors grain to Europe than any other port on, ths coast, outside of San Francisco, and thst shs will be the most popular watering place in the State.” Bic Buast.—Hight hundred pounds of giant powder placed in 30 drilled holes in Rincon rock were discharged on Tussdsy last. , This rock lays some eight or ten feet nnder water, off Rincon hill in this city, and ‘diréctly’ int ths way ‘of navigation. The blast was a most satisfactory one. The water was thrown to 3 hight of 100 feet, and the commotion all aronnd was great; a number of fish were thrown to the snrface—one, it is said, weighing 200 pounds; the wharves in the neighhorhood, and the Norwegian hsrk Aristos were shaken like twigs. pat Trovpiues Amona SxTTLers. — Information reaches us that there is a likelihood of tronhle arising hetween some of the oldsr settlers in the vicinity of Pleasant valley, in this connty, and psrties coming infrom San Benito and Monterey counties with sheep and stock. Ths original settlers in the neighborhood mentioned were stock-raisers, and they fenced in lsrge tracts of the pnhlic domain, which is’ ungnryeyed for ranges for their cattle. Parties coming in from the connties mentioned, tear down the fences snd drive their sheep in and let the settlers’ stock ont. In several instances, we are informed, weapons have heen drawn, snd wordy wars indulged in, bnt fortunately resulted in nothing worse, but fears are enter tained that jndgment may not always prevail. —Fresno Expositor, Sept. 30th. Yosemire VaLuEY AwARDs.—It will he recollected that the last Legislature made an appropriation of $60,000 to pay the claims of settlers in Yosemite valley, andl made the necessary strangements for the appointing of commis=ioners to appraise the value of the property. These commissioners visited the valley, gave the suhject the attention it deserved, and suhmitted their reports to the State Board of Examiners—masjority and minority reports, The majority report was in favor of paying 88 follows: To J. M. Hnitchings, $24,000; A. G. Bisck, $22,000; J. C. Lamon, $11,000; Ira B. Folsom, $3,000. The minority report was: Hutchings, $35,000; Lamon, $12,000; Blsck, 310,000; Folsom, $3,000, The State Board of Examiners, after taking the testimony of the commissioners, and slao of the settlera, awarded to Hutchings; $24,000; Blaok, $16,000; Lamon, $12,000; and Folsom, $3,000; which leaves $5,000 of the appropriation to he returned to the geners] fund,—Sac. Union, Oct. Ist. —_