August 19, 1899 (4 pages)

Ae tise ate SEs ied: ’ SATURDAY & Ws HE TRANSCRIPT. BROWN & CALKINS. b. 8. CALKING. AUG. 19, 1899 ‘HICKS CALLED THE TURN. This Month's. Meteoric Phenomena Foretold—Storms Next Month. Rev. Irl R. Hicks of St. Louis is making a success of weather forecast ing. Nearly a year ago he called the turn to a dot for this month as far: as it has gone, this being his prediction: August opens in the midst of a regular storm period, bringing very warm days, falling barometer and blustering storm clouds, with local rain. in scattering sections from ist “t08d. Partial change to-westerly winds and cooler nights from about 8d to Sth. From 6th to 8th, renewed warm wave, with lower baromeand loval, rains. Another slight change tocooler about the 8th to 10th. A Vulcan storm period iscentral on the 12th, causing another ~ rise in temperature, fall of barom-" eter and more storms of ‘wind, thunder and rain from the 11th to 14th. The natural order calis for change to some cooler about 15th tol7th. Reactionary disturbances with moon at full, fall on the 18th “to 20th. Blustering clouds with show of rain.in spots will appear at this and all other August periods, . The 28d to26th brings a combined Mercury and Vulcan period, with. prospects of heavier and more general rains, followed by cooler nights —much cooler in the extreme north. Warmer the 30th, 31st. The predictions for the remaining months of 1899 show the St. Louis forecaster thinks the coming rainy Béason is to be early andcold,and what is colloquially called a “wet winter.” For next month the prediction is as follows: TEC September brings us back to the autumnal equinox—the month of hurricanes in the far South andchange in seasonal conditions over most of the northern hemisphere, A regular storm period extends from the 8d to 6th. Very warm weather and low <barometer ’ will calminate ia many storms about ath to 6th. An active high barometer and much cooler from about 6th to 9th. Centering about 10th to 12th, more very decided storms will transpire. Equinoctial gale on seas’and coasts very probable. A change to cooler will come afterstorms, with frost probable to the north. The 15th to 19th is another marked storm period. If warm and sultry with low barometer, keep your eye on storms. The same is true for the reactionary period, 2lst to 24th. This is the center of autumnal equinox, at which time great atmospheric perturbations will be due. -Very cool weather with killing frost north will follow after storms, The 26th to 30th is a warm period at center of Venus period. Watch the storms! Popular With Nevada Countyans. The Occidental: hotel} is becoming a, favorite stopping place with Nevada county people who visit San Francisco. It is one of the very best houses'in the city, both as to its tables and its rooms, ~ DAVID HUTCHISON, _ Some Sensible Things. oe ieeredir art ~} and Banner, Mountain ? A Bad Pulicy That Prevents Many Mines From Being Opened. ¥ {Written for the TaaNsortrr by RB, A, Nicol traveling correspondent: of the Pritizhga a .: ( he-affairs of the Phonix mine of this town have been before the. public rather prominently for some weeks past, and I took the opportunity of a ubiquitous reporter to. ask the super-. intendent, David Hatchison, concern‘jing them when I met with him the other day. : “What is the tronble at the Phenix, 4Mr. Hutchison-?” I inquired: --~ ter, more blustering thander clouds . .” “Well, I hardly care to say mach at present, though if you came along a ;.week later-I would. likely have good. ;mews to fell. The Phonix is a good mine, and I may say no mine has a better record in the district for, its depth. We are down 500 feet on a flat incline, which is only 200 feet on the vertical, and there is not the least reason in the world ‘to be discouraged with the prospect.” “What do you think about Gold Flat Is Mr. Martin correct ?”, 4 * “Yds, I: think so. The Pittsburg, Phoenix and the Mayflower are three of the ‘best mines we’ve ever had for the depth they are‘at.” “What about the Midnight and Stiles & Rich claims? Is there nothing done to open them up, and is there not a good fleld for the investment. of capital in that ground ?” I asked. “Weil, Mr. Martin and I went in to get.a: bond on the Stiles & Rich claim from Mr. Rich in order to open it up, but we could not manage it. “We had our price, he’ had his, and in my opinion it’s most unwise to hold up property at, such.a price that all possibility. of profitable working is prevented. There “Phas been toe much of that in this district, [know what the claim paid to water level, ag I worked there in 1862, butiif it isnot opened again soon there is little prospect of it being worked this generation.” Here. is-the old complaint which I meet with so much in my travels—oldtimers holding’property at too high a price ‘and thus paralyzing whole districts as well as living poor. Is it not better for these men to have a few thousand dollars ‘than none at all? California. mine-holders seem to forget that the afea of gold-producing land is ‘ncreasing every year and that capital will only pay reasonable prices—not unreasonable. “Did these claims pay well, Mr. Hutchison ?” “Yes, pretty. well down to water level, when they’ stopped working owing to Jack of capital for development. work. I can assure you that if these owners would only let go at reasonable prices the ground would soon be opened up. Bat they must be reasonable. Mining is like any other business now. The element of chance has largely departed from it; and mining ‘men know pretty exactly what a property is worth and what it isn’t. 1f.the investment won’t pay a fair interest on the capital, then ‘don’t goin, I would say to the owrers, forthe sake of the district and and is patronized by the most réputatina le_class of people from ‘all over the country. “At the same time the prices are exceédfugly thoderate. Ri oms can be secured with ap ww; t meala) Th addition to the regular ate conceded to be the best-conducte there is a first-class restaurant inthé jor W. B. Hooper, the landlord, unlike m opolitan’ hotel managers gives his perso at: California generally, be reasonable in prices and business will be done.” “What do you consider the cause of so many failures in mining ?” ‘I think mines fail frequently because men are sent to manage them in es out-of teu who bave not the Miniug require or. experience, #hing.élse, and success ist tion to guests, and he sees to it that everybody is made to feel tharcugtily at home. A specialty is made of entértaining families without escorts. The Occidental is in the very center of the business part of San Francisco, being at the corner of Montgomery and Sutter streets, and is convenient to the principal theaters, stores, etc.coo At the Churches Tomorrow. At the Congregational church. the pastor Rev. J. Sims, will preach at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p.m. Subject of discouse in the evening, “The Marvelous Effect of Man’s Unconscious Influence Upon Man.” The Christian Endeavor'will meet at the usual hour, led by Miss Emma Sims. Subject— “The Leaven and the Meal.” Sabbath _ school at the close of the morning ser. wice. At the Methodist charch Rev. J W. Phelps will preach. In the morning *. his subject will be, “It Was Expedient For Vbrist toGo Away;” in the even Sng, “Brivgiug Men to Jesus.” _ ~~ Rey. Father Vaughan will officiate at . >. the Catholic cburch both morning and will be no preaching at the feharch, but Sunday school fror of thousands. of p its outbreak is bently fatal. Shine ’ or yh en ee . cases “of Croup. ft 1 known . to fell.” The , immediately. 00. For — pne» and judgment.” This is plain speech and is evidently the trath. It is refreshing to meet this pithy American of Scotch parentage -who does not hesitate to call a. spade a’ spadé and not something elise. That Mr. Hutchison is right in’ hie protest against high prices cannot be denied. He knows the history of the district, its weakness and strength, and he is emphatic in his opinion that Nevada City is all right.-.Mr. Hutchison is a ‘quiet man, but. he has lots of force and strength of character and is well liked by his men. He knows what he is, about in mining and it would be well for the people of this section to consider his words and endorse them by liberal action in the future. How’s This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Oatarrh that cannot be cared by Hall’s Catarrh Oure. . J. OHENRY & Co., Toledo, 0. We the andersigned, have known F, J. Cheney -for the .ast 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in ali. . business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. : gs West & Truax, Wholesale ts, Toledo, O. oe moira VIN, Wholesale Druggists, o, O. ; Hall’s Catarrh Care is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Te:timoniais sent free. Price i Hall’s Family. Pille are the best. : French Tansy Waters. ‘Phese are the genuine French Tansy Wafers, imported direct from Paris. . Ladies can depend upon securing relief from and cure of: irregular periods . Segatdlees of cause, Se ee Beware of substitutes. LA NOE DRUG COMPANY, im * Ban Lanne neers eee CATAL WHY . verely:ill with a fever. : . Lam M. H. Isoard got home last evening . favor of an électrié:road, and expected J tched. Trains and busses will ran ‘a question of nek @8 of brain power, [Gauge tticpake, tsadh. othe Narrow S. ~PRRSONAL POINTERS, ‘A Dally Chronicle of the Doings of Od and Yous : Phil Goyne returned last. evening from Forbestown. + Oharles -Godfrey. was down today from Columbia Hill, Fred Freeman: of Piety Hill is ‘sefrom the State of Nevada. Mr. and Mrs, J.T. Dowling of Moote’s Flat were here today. Mrs. W. W. Kirkham and children returned last evening from the Bay. Miss Sarah Bartel of Grass Valley ig visiting Mrs. Wm. Hosking of this city. Miss Katie Davideon returned today from an extended visit to Graniteville, _ Mre, Charles Cleveland is visiting Mr. and Mrs, Earl Cleveland at Verdi. Superintendent McKinlay of the Providence mine is in San Francisco. Mrs. Charles Pecor of this city is visiting Mrs. Samuel Wolford of GOolfax. John Langman, Sr, came down today trom his claim on the Middle Yaba, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Borlace arrived home last night from a trip to San Francisco. —‘Miss Nettie Gray of Stockton, who hae been visiting here, left on the noon train for home. Miss Rath Bradbary is here from North San Juan as the guest of Miss Jessie Hathaway. S. H. Dikeman, an old-time’ resident of Rough and Ready, is up from Berkeley for a visit, Miss Mary McNichols, teacher of the Sweetland school, returned last evening from San Francisco. =J. 8. Goodwin of You Bet has returned from San Francisco considerably improvedinhealth, =~ An extra fine chicken dinner will te served at the New-York Hotel Sunday from 6:30 to 8 o’clock p, m. : Mrs. W. 8. Brown and children. were bere last night on their way from Chinese Camp to Sierra county. © Dr. Fletcher of Washington was in town today on his way. to Byron Springs. He is afflicted with rheumatism, : ‘ Mrs, Grove Deal arrived here last evening from Sweetland, She will leave ina few days for a visit to San Francisco. Owen Penrose of North Bloomfield, who has been laid up for nearly ‘three weeke past with typhoid fever, is getting better. . Mrs, James Chivell and daughter of Columbia Hill have returned home after a visit with Mrs. Ralph Bowerman at this city. oe Ce a re A. R. Morrison, the insurance agent, left here this week for a two-months’ business tour of Sierra, Plumas and Lassen counties, z J. K. Davidson and George Sherwood, two well-known mine owners of North Bloomfield, and their wives visited the county seat today. . J. A. Fenger and Izzy Goodfriend, two of the best-known and most popular commercial travelers that come this way, were in town today. J.B. Jones and Johannes Strombeck, who have been at Byron Springs for their health, were in town last evening en route to their home at Relief Hill. At her home on Sacramento street yesterday afternoon, Miss Marguerite Mills gave a luncheon in honor of Misses Flossie and Alice Chapman,who are visitors from Virginia City. Misses Phoebe Kuhfield, Lula Dadley, William Hilgérman, W. H. Middlehoff and wife and three children arrived here last evening. from Forest City and went to San Francisco today. . Tomorrow’s Ball Game. The ball game at Glenbrook tomorrow between the Seaweeds of thia city and the Gilt Edges of Grass Valley should be a good one, as the two nines have heretofore been pretty evpniy Lawyers Who’ Say General Kidder’s Purchase Can't be Invalldated, A correspondent (probably lawyer) says in this morning’s Herald: [ couNRY ROAD FRA ‘tion to Sec. 602 of the Civil Code in support of his position that the Kidder franchise has been forfeited. I am in that the citation would’ remove all doubts as to impediments, But Iam disappointed. Sec. 602, as amended in 1895, repeals all previous laws and is very stringent as far as it goes. Bat it just goes up to the Kidder ‘case and stops without meddling with it. The Kidder franchiseawas granted, if I re= member right, about two months previous to the Act of 1895. The last paragraph of the Act provides that it ‘chise granted before its passage.’ So it is plain that Sec. 602 does not app'y to the Kidder franchise.” This morning a well-known attorney who had been lodking up the matter said to the TRANSCRIPT: “General Kidder will be a sure win: ner if the Supervisors try to deprive him of his franchise at the instigation of Captain. Cross or any other party. For the present I do not care to give the reasons that I base this opinion oD; but I will say that if anybody wants new and more rapid. means of communication betwecn Nevada City and Grass Valley than we now hare, I would advise him to give’ up all thoughts of beating the Grass Valley railroad man out of his franchise over the county road, and try to get a right of way across-lots or buy air-ships and sail the blue ether which has not yet been pre-empted by any enterprising con-~ petitor,” se His Draft.” A. Methodist minister visited the . Queen. lane pumping station the other * est.of here’is my draft. Look at her." * He raised a trapdoor in the floor, discovering a black hole about a foot square, and. the minister Icoked in eagerly. Nothing whatever was tobe seen, but a tremendous draft sucked in hia silk hat. : : “‘Ha, ha, ha!’’ shouted the engineer Then he continued excitedly: ‘Now you are performing an-interesting-ex-. periment! Nothing could demonstrate better the excellence of this draft. Just watch that skyscraper of astack there."He pointed to the lofty stack, and even as he spoke the silk hat shot straight up out of it for 50 feet or go, and then, like a large black bird, sailed ‘lowly away. down the wind. ‘Goodby, my friend," said the min-ister. ‘‘This has been. indeed, a grand experiment, and «I thank: you for it My. property, let. us hope, will prove Andamaged.’" He then scaled a high barbed wire fence and ran lightly over the fields in the direction which his bat had taken. —Philadelphia Record: Here she is. One Thing They Didn't Have. E. H. Sothern tells a good story of hig father, the famous Dundreary, Whenever the elder Sothern arrived at a town, one of his first means of. diver-. sion was to strol] about the streets and have fun with the natives. He was in Chicago during its: earliest days, and one day he saw a sign over an undertaker’s establishment which read: “Everything Furnished For First Class Funerals, "’ . © Going inside, he inquired, *‘Do you furnish everything for funerals?’ “Yes, sir,"’ replied the clerk. “Then I want.a coffin.”’ . “Do you want carriages too?’ “Yes; bave five carriages ready,” “Certainly, sir. Anything else?’ “Three dozen chairs. ”’ “Anything else ?’' “You might have a hearse ready And now I would like to look at a The clerk was amazed. **Now, '’ said Sothern, “*you advertise to furnish everything for funerals. If or Shut Down For Two Shifts. The miners employed atthe Providence were laid off today and will al80 be tonight, which are both short shifts, after which, work will be resumed as usual. The reason given for the lay-off was that the ore-bins at the mill were full. ——— Sick Headaches, The curse of overworked womatikind are quickly and surely cured by Karl’s Clover Root ‘fea, the great blood purifier and tissue builder. Money refundded if not satisfactory. Price 25 cts and 50cts. Forsale by H. Dickerman, the druggist. ba == = ve AND FOLDING ARMY From the best makers, latest improvements, They are cheap, to be sure, but they are extra comfortable and KINKEAD, Cash Belle them, and he sells “down, : ORDINARY WIRE C O TS : ‘ x _ Sis Taide: Parlor, Bedroom and Dining Room Furni ) Insets and in single pisos, = ou can’t do the thing thoroughly, I ) another store. *” 4 Sight For Sackeloth and Ashes, If there is one thing that America has to be ashamed of, it is the negiected state of her shipping, says H. Phelps Whitemarsh ‘in The Altantic. It is a disgrace to the nation. No wonder the foreigner opens his eyes in amazement; no wonder the ancient mariners of the capes foam at the mouth when “they speak of it. The sight of gray old Salem, with its empty harbor, its deserted, rotting wharfs and not a deep water ship toits name The sight of this historic port alone is enongh to make any patriotic American go out into the . highway-in sackcloth and ashes. of the best materials and having all the durable. cokes PRs Furniture Dealer, 80 many that he can pat the price righ t . — dl *I notice that Mr. Cross calls atten-' ‘shall not in any way affect any fran-} within the next 46 years toestablish!he finds native silver in a large perceutage of the waste removed in exca. . day When he reached the enginé room, . the engineer said: ‘*What I’m proud. Good. Tea , desires asituation as chambermaid in a ho& ~ NEVADA COUNTY SILVER, A Comstock Miner Makes a Rich Strike Near Troekoe, =. ~ Last evening’s Virginia City Obronicle says: James Moran, formerly embrief visit here, Mr. Moran has a mining location on Trout crees, one mile northwest of the town of Truckee, which he is developing by driving a tunnel thet will cut the vein at a depth of 1400 feet. _ He has advanced the tunnel about 160 feet by his own labor, removing the waste by the slow and laborious method of wheeling it out in a barrow, but now stands to be well rewarded for his toil, if he succeeds in finding only two tons of such high grade silver ore as the sample be hus. with him, which should be designated as a nugget, as it is about four“fitths native silver. Sagebrash Metropolis, ©. ~The Jourhal says that John Hagan O’Brien, who recently flourished for a now located at Truckee, is making a city, andégwho showed his versatility’ -Ployed in mining on the Comstock but brief periogin Grass Valley and this . by serving a term in jail for dranken. ness, giving a temperance lecture in the justice courts and. canvassing for.newspaper subscribers, is in Reno, He arrived there thtefeeek and at: once began the hopeless task of diminishing the.town’s practically inexhaustible supply of bad whiskey. Thursday night while flaancially embarassed, he went.to the Journal office and offered own suicide. : Although intoxicated, he ‘still possThe nugget is remarkable from the fact that the silver is in a solid mass east by nature in the mould of quartz which. surrounds. it. This quartz-is also impregnated with. coal black sul. Purets, which indicate the-presence of . gold. The nugget was not fuund ina vein formation, but was panned out by . Mc. Moran in the waste material taken out in driving the tunnel. Mr. Moran expects to ‘extend the tunnel to the’ Vein in the next two months, He says vating the tunnel by panning the dirt, metal: ‘from the pannings which he melted in a blacksmith’s forge: Mamma—Susie, what do you mean by all thie noise? See how quiet Willie that’s our game. He's papa coming home late and I’m you, ; ‘A jilted Indian killed the gir) and then burned her father’s barn. It is astonishing the rapid strides these redskins are making toward civilization. Bishop Torregianni, head of the Roman Oatholic diocesé Of Armidale in: Australia, weighs 865 pounds. SMELLS Goop TASTES GOOD. BY JOVE : "rIS GOOD. (ireat American Laporting Tea Co. Big: Presents Free, Commercial street, .;.Nevada’ City Main street.) ..,. Grass Valley Just Received! * FAMOUS. Lite RED SD Shoe, and Ohildren. ' ting, Best, Wearing and Finest line of Footwear.ever displayed here. Come inand see them. — We are bound to please you. x Repairing promptly and neatly done C le prices, . and exhibits a solid mass of the white’ C.M.Henderson & Co’s. «; We have just received a new stock of . Henderson’s Famous Shoes for Misses . : They are the most Stylish, Best Fit. &@ shrewdness to present his’ proposition in a’ business-like, plausible manner. Of course he was refased, given some good advice regarding the best means . of regaining a condition of sobrie'y, and.anear by policeman was requested to look after him Tears rolled down his chseks as he said, “Well, I will use you to some advantage Writing the address of his family upon a@ scrap of paper, he handed it to the newspaper man, and walked away. The Gentleman with the Bald Wig— The revenue officers broke into our loige and se'zed the artificial goat last night. The Gentleman with the Green Whiskers— What for?— “Bogus butter,” seems to be that in one case it is worn by the pedestrain and in the other by the rider of the machine, The formation of a switch trust with unlimited means of controlling the output will be pleasant news to the average bad boy until he discovers it is not that kind of switches, ‘Ho Creates a Mild Sensation -at the} Dam to sell a splendid scoop for $100 in gold coin, the scoop being an account of his} essed enough of the proverbial lawyer’s anyhow.” . ; The chief difference between the “an. . is. Susie—Of course he's quiet, ma— Ftomobile face” and the: “bicycle face” Methodist church, practiciog in the! ; MNS By ma tor $2.50: wit : “Like Nectar to My Lips” Postie Bie ee Es Patron, . Description “on Soda. As . Foley's. . » 18 Commercial Street, Nevada (iy, Bone i this is your great chance, Respectfully, 50 CENFS A WEEK! Advertisémente of not to exeved five lines in length eerie unde thn bend Yor Went a week or 40 gents a month. Pay0. 0@ ‘ abie variably in ad: Situation.as a Chambermaid Wanted, A capable young woman of good character tel. For her name apply at the TRANSCRIPT office, i als-iw é For Rent.Anew cottage to rent on Nevada of M, Solari. : For Rent, ali tf rent. Enquire of Mrs. W. C. Groves. al5 lw Pendo Cascarone Party. Council will celebrate its first anniversary Fellows Hall. Rverybody invited. ments, 75 oa: weerinda . i . The first store room south of Geo, E, TurA vesidence on High street is offereé for ie by giving a publie dancing party at Odd . -P, $.-Grez one of the best locations in town. Inquire. ~ On Saturday evening, August 19, Pendo. MAHER & Waists. See Window. Prices $3.00, $3. LADIES: © : We have placed’ our entire stock of ; :. : Don’t miss it, asec bap CO. &, Cl) OD, 4 cs Bar} Bar Gar) ory (er) (Sar) (Ser. Caen cos i cEyY XL KD Ct NOTS/ rot NOS/ P7, P07 es 30, ' $ peer O27, At ec ar e ao 6 = ‘ Sa . Sturge Waists! : se ‘In our window. “You can See the prices they were, and the prices they are now. We want to sell, as we have too ‘many. So First Lot was $4.50; now $3.00. . Second Lot was $5.00; now $3.50. ‘Third Lot was $5.00; now $3.50. ‘Mind, all new and stylish waists, No old “shoppers among them. Don’t miss the chance. ec rs. rie $ Vo <n ene SiS ave Sar ery (Se ap Se GA > a Gar ars a Nears S25 <i> ane Sap (Sack Oo, oa N24

Ae tise ate SEs ied: ’ SATURDAY & Ws HE TRANSCRIPT. BROWN & CALKINS. b. 8. CALKING. AUG. 19, 1899 ‘HICKS CALLED THE TURN. This Month's. Meteoric Phenomena Foretold—Storms Next Month. Rev. Irl R. Hicks of St. Louis is making a success of weather forecast ing. Nearly a year ago he called the turn to a dot for this month as far: as it has gone, this being his prediction: August opens in the midst of a regular storm period, bringing very warm days, falling barometer and blustering storm clouds, with local rain. in scattering sections from ist “t08d. Partial change to-westerly winds and cooler nights from about 8d to Sth. From 6th to 8th, renewed warm wave, with lower baromeand loval, rains. Another slight change tocooler about the 8th to 10th. A Vulcan storm period iscentral on the 12th, causing another ~ rise in temperature, fall of barom-" eter and more storms of ‘wind, thunder and rain from the 11th to 14th. The natural order calis for change to some cooler about 15th tol7th. Reactionary disturbances with moon at full, fall on the 18th “to 20th. Blustering clouds with show of rain.in spots will appear at this and all other August periods, . The 28d to26th brings a combined Mercury and Vulcan period, with. prospects of heavier and more general rains, followed by cooler nights —much cooler in the extreme north. Warmer the 30th, 31st. The predictions for the remaining months of 1899 show the St. Louis forecaster thinks the coming rainy Béason is to be early andcold,and what is colloquially called a “wet winter.” For next month the prediction is as follows: TEC September brings us back to the autumnal equinox—the month of hurricanes in the far South andchange in seasonal conditions over most of the northern hemisphere, A regular storm period extends from the 8d to 6th. Very warm weather and low <barometer ’ will calminate ia many storms about ath to 6th. An active high barometer and much cooler from about 6th to 9th. Centering about 10th to 12th, more very decided storms will transpire. Equinoctial gale on seas’and coasts very probable. A change to cooler will come afterstorms, with frost probable to the north. The 15th to 19th is another marked storm period. If warm and sultry with low barometer, keep your eye on storms. The same is true for the reactionary period, 2lst to 24th. This is the center of autumnal equinox, at which time great atmospheric perturbations will be due. -Very cool weather with killing frost north will follow after storms, The 26th to 30th is a warm period at center of Venus period. Watch the storms! Popular With Nevada Countyans. The Occidental: hotel} is becoming a, favorite stopping place with Nevada county people who visit San Francisco. It is one of the very best houses'in the city, both as to its tables and its rooms, ~ DAVID HUTCHISON, _ Some Sensible Things. oe ieeredir art ~} and Banner, Mountain ? A Bad Pulicy That Prevents Many Mines From Being Opened. ¥ {Written for the TaaNsortrr by RB, A, Nicol traveling correspondent: of the Pritizhga a .: ( he-affairs of the Phonix mine of this town have been before the. public rather prominently for some weeks past, and I took the opportunity of a ubiquitous reporter to. ask the super-. intendent, David Hatchison, concern‘jing them when I met with him the other day. : “What is the tronble at the Phenix, 4Mr. Hutchison-?” I inquired: --~ ter, more blustering thander clouds . .” “Well, I hardly care to say mach at present, though if you came along a ;.week later-I would. likely have good. ;mews to fell. The Phonix is a good mine, and I may say no mine has a better record in the district for, its depth. We are down 500 feet on a flat incline, which is only 200 feet on the vertical, and there is not the least reason in the world ‘to be discouraged with the prospect.” “What do you think about Gold Flat Is Mr. Martin correct ?”, 4 * “Yds, I: think so. The Pittsburg, Phoenix and the Mayflower are three of the ‘best mines we’ve ever had for the depth they are‘at.” “What about the Midnight and Stiles & Rich claims? Is there nothing done to open them up, and is there not a good fleld for the investment. of capital in that ground ?” I asked. “Weil, Mr. Martin and I went in to get.a: bond on the Stiles & Rich claim from Mr. Rich in order to open it up, but we could not manage it. “We had our price, he’ had his, and in my opinion it’s most unwise to hold up property at, such.a price that all possibility. of profitable working is prevented. There “Phas been toe much of that in this district, [know what the claim paid to water level, ag I worked there in 1862, butiif it isnot opened again soon there is little prospect of it being worked this generation.” Here. is-the old complaint which I meet with so much in my travels—oldtimers holding’property at too high a price ‘and thus paralyzing whole districts as well as living poor. Is it not better for these men to have a few thousand dollars ‘than none at all? California. mine-holders seem to forget that the afea of gold-producing land is ‘ncreasing every year and that capital will only pay reasonable prices—not unreasonable. “Did these claims pay well, Mr. Hutchison ?” “Yes, pretty. well down to water level, when they’ stopped working owing to Jack of capital for development. work. I can assure you that if these owners would only let go at reasonable prices the ground would soon be opened up. Bat they must be reasonable. Mining is like any other business now. The element of chance has largely departed from it; and mining ‘men know pretty exactly what a property is worth and what it isn’t. 1f.the investment won’t pay a fair interest on the capital, then ‘don’t goin, I would say to the owrers, forthe sake of the district and and is patronized by the most réputatina le_class of people from ‘all over the country. “At the same time the prices are exceédfugly thoderate. Ri oms can be secured with ap ww; t meala) Th addition to the regular ate conceded to be the best-conducte there is a first-class restaurant inthé jor W. B. Hooper, the landlord, unlike m opolitan’ hotel managers gives his perso at: California generally, be reasonable in prices and business will be done.” “What do you consider the cause of so many failures in mining ?” ‘I think mines fail frequently because men are sent to manage them in es out-of teu who bave not the Miniug require or. experience, #hing.élse, and success ist tion to guests, and he sees to it that everybody is made to feel tharcugtily at home. A specialty is made of entértaining families without escorts. The Occidental is in the very center of the business part of San Francisco, being at the corner of Montgomery and Sutter streets, and is convenient to the principal theaters, stores, etc.coo At the Churches Tomorrow. At the Congregational church. the pastor Rev. J. Sims, will preach at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p.m. Subject of discouse in the evening, “The Marvelous Effect of Man’s Unconscious Influence Upon Man.” The Christian Endeavor'will meet at the usual hour, led by Miss Emma Sims. Subject— “The Leaven and the Meal.” Sabbath _ school at the close of the morning ser. wice. At the Methodist charch Rev. J W. Phelps will preach. In the morning *. his subject will be, “It Was Expedient For Vbrist toGo Away;” in the even Sng, “Brivgiug Men to Jesus.” _ ~~ Rey. Father Vaughan will officiate at . >. the Catholic cburch both morning and will be no preaching at the feharch, but Sunday school fror of thousands. of p its outbreak is bently fatal. Shine ’ or yh en ee . cases “of Croup. ft 1 known . to fell.” The , immediately. 00. For — pne» and judgment.” This is plain speech and is evidently the trath. It is refreshing to meet this pithy American of Scotch parentage -who does not hesitate to call a. spade a’ spadé and not something elise. That Mr. Hutchison is right in’ hie protest against high prices cannot be denied. He knows the history of the district, its weakness and strength, and he is emphatic in his opinion that Nevada City is all right.-.Mr. Hutchison is a ‘quiet man, but. he has lots of force and strength of character and is well liked by his men. He knows what he is, about in mining and it would be well for the people of this section to consider his words and endorse them by liberal action in the future. How’s This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Oatarrh that cannot be cared by Hall’s Catarrh Oure. . J. OHENRY & Co., Toledo, 0. We the andersigned, have known F, J. Cheney -for the .ast 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in ali. . business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. : gs West & Truax, Wholesale ts, Toledo, O. oe moira VIN, Wholesale Druggists, o, O. ; Hall’s Catarrh Care is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Te:timoniais sent free. Price i Hall’s Family. Pille are the best. : French Tansy Waters. ‘Phese are the genuine French Tansy Wafers, imported direct from Paris. . Ladies can depend upon securing relief from and cure of: irregular periods . Segatdlees of cause, Se ee Beware of substitutes. LA NOE DRUG COMPANY, im * Ban Lanne neers eee CATAL WHY . verely:ill with a fever. : . Lam M. H. Isoard got home last evening . favor of an électrié:road, and expected J tched. Trains and busses will ran ‘a question of nek @8 of brain power, [Gauge tticpake, tsadh. othe Narrow S. ~PRRSONAL POINTERS, ‘A Dally Chronicle of the Doings of Od and Yous : Phil Goyne returned last. evening from Forbestown. + Oharles -Godfrey. was down today from Columbia Hill, Fred Freeman: of Piety Hill is ‘sefrom the State of Nevada. Mr. and Mrs, J.T. Dowling of Moote’s Flat were here today. Mrs. W. W. Kirkham and children returned last evening from the Bay. Miss Sarah Bartel of Grass Valley ig visiting Mrs. Wm. Hosking of this city. Miss Katie Davideon returned today from an extended visit to Graniteville, _ Mre, Charles Cleveland is visiting Mr. and Mrs, Earl Cleveland at Verdi. Superintendent McKinlay of the Providence mine is in San Francisco. Mrs. Charles Pecor of this city is visiting Mrs. Samuel Wolford of GOolfax. John Langman, Sr, came down today trom his claim on the Middle Yaba, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Borlace arrived home last night from a trip to San Francisco. —‘Miss Nettie Gray of Stockton, who hae been visiting here, left on the noon train for home. Miss Rath Bradbary is here from North San Juan as the guest of Miss Jessie Hathaway. S. H. Dikeman, an old-time’ resident of Rough and Ready, is up from Berkeley for a visit, Miss Mary McNichols, teacher of the Sweetland school, returned last evening from San Francisco. =J. 8. Goodwin of You Bet has returned from San Francisco considerably improvedinhealth, =~ An extra fine chicken dinner will te served at the New-York Hotel Sunday from 6:30 to 8 o’clock p, m. : Mrs. W. 8. Brown and children. were bere last night on their way from Chinese Camp to Sierra county. © Dr. Fletcher of Washington was in town today on his way. to Byron Springs. He is afflicted with rheumatism, : ‘ Mrs, Grove Deal arrived here last evening from Sweetland, She will leave ina few days for a visit to San Francisco. Owen Penrose of North Bloomfield, who has been laid up for nearly ‘three weeke past with typhoid fever, is getting better. . Mrs, James Chivell and daughter of Columbia Hill have returned home after a visit with Mrs. Ralph Bowerman at this city. oe Ce a re A. R. Morrison, the insurance agent, left here this week for a two-months’ business tour of Sierra, Plumas and Lassen counties, z J. K. Davidson and George Sherwood, two well-known mine owners of North Bloomfield, and their wives visited the county seat today. . J. A. Fenger and Izzy Goodfriend, two of the best-known and most popular commercial travelers that come this way, were in town today. J.B. Jones and Johannes Strombeck, who have been at Byron Springs for their health, were in town last evening en route to their home at Relief Hill. At her home on Sacramento street yesterday afternoon, Miss Marguerite Mills gave a luncheon in honor of Misses Flossie and Alice Chapman,who are visitors from Virginia City. Misses Phoebe Kuhfield, Lula Dadley, William Hilgérman, W. H. Middlehoff and wife and three children arrived here last evening. from Forest City and went to San Francisco today. . Tomorrow’s Ball Game. The ball game at Glenbrook tomorrow between the Seaweeds of thia city and the Gilt Edges of Grass Valley should be a good one, as the two nines have heretofore been pretty evpniy

Lawyers Who’ Say General Kidder’s Purchase Can't be Invalldated, A correspondent (probably lawyer) says in this morning’s Herald: [ couNRY ROAD FRA ‘tion to Sec. 602 of the Civil Code in support of his position that the Kidder franchise has been forfeited. I am in that the citation would’ remove all doubts as to impediments, But Iam disappointed. Sec. 602, as amended in 1895, repeals all previous laws and is very stringent as far as it goes. Bat it just goes up to the Kidder ‘case and stops without meddling with it. The Kidder franchiseawas granted, if I re= member right, about two months previous to the Act of 1895. The last paragraph of the Act provides that it ‘chise granted before its passage.’ So it is plain that Sec. 602 does not app'y to the Kidder franchise.” This morning a well-known attorney who had been lodking up the matter said to the TRANSCRIPT: “General Kidder will be a sure win: ner if the Supervisors try to deprive him of his franchise at the instigation of Captain. Cross or any other party. For the present I do not care to give the reasons that I base this opinion oD; but I will say that if anybody wants new and more rapid. means of communication betwecn Nevada City and Grass Valley than we now hare, I would advise him to give’ up all thoughts of beating the Grass Valley railroad man out of his franchise over the county road, and try to get a right of way across-lots or buy air-ships and sail the blue ether which has not yet been pre-empted by any enterprising con-~ petitor,” se His Draft.” A. Methodist minister visited the . Queen. lane pumping station the other * est.of here’is my draft. Look at her." * He raised a trapdoor in the floor, discovering a black hole about a foot square, and. the minister Icoked in eagerly. Nothing whatever was tobe seen, but a tremendous draft sucked in hia silk hat. : : “‘Ha, ha, ha!’’ shouted the engineer Then he continued excitedly: ‘Now you are performing an-interesting-ex-. periment! Nothing could demonstrate better the excellence of this draft. Just watch that skyscraper of astack there."He pointed to the lofty stack, and even as he spoke the silk hat shot straight up out of it for 50 feet or go, and then, like a large black bird, sailed ‘lowly away. down the wind. ‘Goodby, my friend," said the min-ister. ‘‘This has been. indeed, a grand experiment, and «I thank: you for it My. property, let. us hope, will prove Andamaged.’" He then scaled a high barbed wire fence and ran lightly over the fields in the direction which his bat had taken. —Philadelphia Record: Here she is. One Thing They Didn't Have. E. H. Sothern tells a good story of hig father, the famous Dundreary, Whenever the elder Sothern arrived at a town, one of his first means of. diver-. sion was to strol] about the streets and have fun with the natives. He was in Chicago during its: earliest days, and one day he saw a sign over an undertaker’s establishment which read: “Everything Furnished For First Class Funerals, "’ . © Going inside, he inquired, *‘Do you furnish everything for funerals?’ “Yes, sir,"’ replied the clerk. “Then I want.a coffin.”’ . “Do you want carriages too?’ “Yes; bave five carriages ready,” “Certainly, sir. Anything else?’ “Three dozen chairs. ”’ “Anything else ?’' “You might have a hearse ready And now I would like to look at a The clerk was amazed. **Now, '’ said Sothern, “*you advertise to furnish everything for funerals. If or Shut Down For Two Shifts. The miners employed atthe Providence were laid off today and will al80 be tonight, which are both short shifts, after which, work will be resumed as usual. The reason given for the lay-off was that the ore-bins at the mill were full. ——— Sick Headaches, The curse of overworked womatikind are quickly and surely cured by Karl’s Clover Root ‘fea, the great blood purifier and tissue builder. Money refundded if not satisfactory. Price 25 cts and 50cts. Forsale by H. Dickerman, the druggist. ba == = ve AND FOLDING ARMY From the best makers, latest improvements, They are cheap, to be sure, but they are extra comfortable and KINKEAD, Cash Belle them, and he sells “down, : ORDINARY WIRE C O TS : ‘ x _ Sis Taide: Parlor, Bedroom and Dining Room Furni ) Insets and in single pisos, = ou can’t do the thing thoroughly, I ) another store. *” 4 Sight For Sackeloth and Ashes, If there is one thing that America has to be ashamed of, it is the negiected state of her shipping, says H. Phelps Whitemarsh ‘in The Altantic. It is a disgrace to the nation. No wonder the foreigner opens his eyes in amazement; no wonder the ancient mariners of the capes foam at the mouth when “they speak of it. The sight of gray old Salem, with its empty harbor, its deserted, rotting wharfs and not a deep water ship toits name The sight of this historic port alone is enongh to make any patriotic American go out into the . highway-in sackcloth and ashes. of the best materials and having all the durable.. cokes PRs Furniture Dealer, 80 many that he can pat the price righ t . — dl *I notice that Mr. Cross calls atten-' ‘shall not in any way affect any fran-} within the next 46 years toestablish!he finds native silver in a large perceutage of the waste removed in exca. . day When he reached the enginé room, . the engineer said: ‘*What I’m proud. Good. Tea , desires asituation as chambermaid in a ho& ~ NEVADA COUNTY SILVER, A Comstock Miner Makes a Rich Strike Near Troekoe, =. ~ Last evening’s Virginia City Obronicle says: James Moran, formerly embrief visit here, Mr. Moran has a mining location on Trout crees, one mile northwest of the town of Truckee, which he is developing by driving a tunnel thet will cut the vein at a depth of 1400 feet. _ He has advanced the tunnel about 160 feet by his own labor, removing the waste by the slow and laborious method of wheeling it out in a barrow, but now stands to be well rewarded for his toil, if he succeeds in finding only two tons of such high grade silver ore as the sample be hus. with him, which should be designated as a nugget, as it is about four“fitths native silver. Sagebrash Metropolis, ©. ~The Jourhal says that John Hagan O’Brien, who recently flourished for a now located at Truckee, is making a city, andégwho showed his versatility’ -Ployed in mining on the Comstock but brief periogin Grass Valley and this . by serving a term in jail for dranken. ness, giving a temperance lecture in the justice courts and. canvassing for.newspaper subscribers, is in Reno, He arrived there thtefeeek and at: once began the hopeless task of diminishing the.town’s practically inexhaustible supply of bad whiskey. Thursday night while flaancially embarassed, he went.to the Journal office and offered own suicide. : Although intoxicated, he ‘still possThe nugget is remarkable from the fact that the silver is in a solid mass east by nature in the mould of quartz which. surrounds. it. This quartz-is also impregnated with. coal black sul. Purets, which indicate the-presence of . gold. The nugget was not fuund ina vein formation, but was panned out by . Mc. Moran in the waste material taken out in driving the tunnel. Mr. Moran expects to ‘extend the tunnel to the’ Vein in the next two months, He says vating the tunnel by panning the dirt, metal: ‘from the pannings which he melted in a blacksmith’s forge: Mamma—Susie, what do you mean by all thie noise? See how quiet Willie that’s our game. He's papa coming home late and I’m you, ; ‘A jilted Indian killed the gir) and then burned her father’s barn. It is astonishing the rapid strides these redskins are making toward civilization. Bishop Torregianni, head of the Roman Oatholic diocesé Of Armidale in: Australia, weighs 865 pounds. SMELLS Goop TASTES GOOD. BY JOVE : "rIS GOOD. (ireat American Laporting Tea Co. Big: Presents Free, Commercial street, ..;.Nevada’ City Main street..) ....,. Grass Valley Just Received! * FAMOUS. Lite RED SD Shoe, and Ohildren. ' ting, Best, Wearing and Finest line of Footwear.ever displayed here. Come inand see them. — We are bound to please you. x Repairing promptly and neatly done C le prices, . and exhibits a solid mass of the white’ C.M.Henderson & Co’s. «; We have just received a new stock of . Henderson’s Famous Shoes for Misses . : They are the most Stylish, Best Fit. &@ shrewdness to present his’ proposition in a’ business-like, plausible manner. Of course he was refased, given some good advice regarding the best means . of regaining a condition of sobrie'y, and.anear by policeman was requested to look after him Tears rolled down his chseks as he said, “Well, I will use you to some advantage Writing the address of his family upon a@ scrap of paper, he handed it to the newspaper man, and walked away. The Gentleman with the Bald Wig— The revenue officers broke into our loige and se'zed the artificial goat last night. The Gentleman with the Green Whiskers— What for?— “Bogus butter,” seems to be that in one case it is worn by the pedestrain and in the other by the rider of the machine, The formation of a switch trust with unlimited means of controlling the output will be pleasant news to the average bad boy until he discovers it is not that kind of switches, ‘Ho Creates a Mild Sensation -at the} Dam to sell a splendid scoop for $100 in gold coin, the scoop being an account of his} essed enough of the proverbial lawyer’s anyhow.” . ; The chief difference between the “an. . is. Susie—Of course he's quiet, ma— Ftomobile face” and the: “bicycle face” Methodist church, practiciog in the! ; MNS By ma tor $2.50: wit : “Like Nectar to My Lips” Postie Bie ee Es Patron, . Description “on Soda. As . Foley's. . » 18 Commercial Street, Nevada (iy, Bone i this is your great chance, Respectfully, 50 CENFS A WEEK! Advertisémente of not to exeved five lines in length eerie unde thn bend Yor Went a week or 40 gents a month. Pay0. 0@ ‘ abie variably in ad: Situation.as a Chambermaid Wanted, A capable young woman of good character tel. For her name apply at the TRANSCRIPT office, i als-iw é For Rent.Anew cottage to rent on Nevada of M, Solari. : For Rent, ali tf rent. Enquire of Mrs. W. C. Groves. al5 lw Pendo Cascarone Party. Council will celebrate its first anniversary Fellows Hall. Rverybody invited. ments, 75 oa: weerinda . i . The first store room south of Geo, E, TurA vesidence on High street is offereé for ie by giving a publie dancing party at Odd . -P, $.-Grez one of the best locations in town. Inquire. ~ On Saturday evening, August 19, Pendo. MAHER & Waists. See Window. Prices $3.00, $3. LADIES: © : We have placed’ our entire stock of ; :. : Don’t miss it, asec bap CO. &, Cl) OD, 4 cs Bar} Bar Gar) ory (er) (Sar) (Ser. Caen cos i cEyY XL KD Ct NOTS/ rot NOS/ P7, P07 es 30, ' $ peer O27, At ec ar e ao 6 = ‘ Sa . Sturge Waists! : se ‘In our window. “You can See the prices they were, and the prices they are now. We want to sell, as we have too ‘many. So First Lot was $4.50; now $3.00. . Second Lot was $5.00; now $3.50. ‘Third Lot was $5.00; now $3.50. ‘Mind, all new and stylish waists, No old “shoppers among them. Don’t miss the chance. ec rs. rie $ Vo <n ene SiS ave Sar ery (Se ap Se GA > a Gar ars a Nears S25 <i> ane Sap (Sack Oo, oa N24