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suit
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at the Eagle Bird,
not drawn pay lately, hay
fost being: rey he nor tate . Of
tractor. Georgia. makes it an
1 by these waters in their descent . The denanine at Mr. and ak. Frank .
turn every wheel in Aiierica B, Webs war Guity, m oe Lege past
leave a few million ‘horse-power. Wek. ge
onment of one year or a fine of uel
or both unless the lie be clearly proven.
sce poe 98° . for Europe.
passed the point. where they werecon-. ‘These mountain streams are neture’s
fident the pay chute existed, but with. greatest gift to California,‘anud the.one
out having seen anything of it. It is} most lavishly wasted, There is a wide
costing them $25.8 foot-to go into the . difference between the theoretical and
mountain, bat they are so confident . the practicable possibilities ‘of a water
that a oat Coyfeay aabove eter supply, but the former are easier dealt .
pinched ou Y¥. propose cep . with on
driving ahead for ‘it awhile longer any latter. et See oaaea ae
way. It takes nerve and capital to per-. , ‘The “floor” ofthe great central wd.
sist as they do, but Mr. Ohadbourns. ley: of «the ‘State—the comparatively)
and his associates, who have been ex-. level plain bounded by the base line of
tensive operators in Colorado mines/the foothillse—ié 15,709 square miles in
possess both and they will-stay with. area. Of this the floor of the San
the Lindsay till they find pay or dem-. Joaquin Valley occupies 11,518 square
onstrate to a certainty vas it. has not} miles, and the floor of the Sacramento
fllowed down. © -~. Valley 4,196 square miles. ‘Now the
OVERTON: The ha pctsbibel says. water that flows through the Sacra.
that the family of Henry B. Rue arrived . mento Valley, taking the average disfrom Reno Sunday. Mr. Rue: will charge ‘of the Sacramento, river for a
make Overton his future abode-——U. period of years, would yearly cover the
S. Bates ami wife'(née Barton) have refloor of this valley td a depth. of 10.22
turned from Sierra Valley. They will} feet. ‘The average annual discharge of
remain here during the coming season. i S: San. Joaquin river system. would’
—— Robert Gracey has obtained a lucrailarily cover the floor of that valley
tive position with the Company ‘here? td.a depth of about a foot and a halt;
Mr. Gracey is from Virginia City, Nev.} The totalaverage discharge of both
~ and was a Lieutenant in his Company . rivers would cover the two valley floors
which has lately been mustered out of ta a depth of about four feet.:
service._——The new school house which It is not easy to comprehend the vast,
has but’ lately been given the finishing: yolame: of water ‘that pours through}
touches is now occupied by the school. this central valley. Most of it comes
Miss Organ, our populat teacher, took. down the western slope of the Sierra
formal possession on the 18th of the} Nevada. Range, through thickly set
present month._—The 8. N,. W. and T. water courses that.aré wild and deep.
L. Co. ‘are very busy these. days not-. The streams pause’ and muster below,
withstanding the fact that it is the dull. and all meet in Suisun Bay. . The
of the late Enterprise to the Messenger forgery.
Mrs. Geotes rPayle aa een nto 2
ill during the week, bat, is age much
improved. 2
Frank Hislbeaok iia “teden Henry balk in this city. It was cashed at the
Smith’s place .as: driver on the stage Farmers’:& Merchants’ ° ‘Bank of Stock-.
line between Downieville and Campton, and was endorsed. by. a. gentleman
tonville. named Sherman. When the check was’
Ben Hartling has been engeged in received at.the bank here Saturday’ .
driving the Sierra City. stage for a few morning the ‘bank people: were sus-4 bility wi prt
days this week in place of Steve Olds
-ham, who is slightly under the weather. . Hall arrived in the afternoon from the . bowels. Karl’s Clover
The work of removing the presses, . mine, aud upon being shown the check . directly on the bowels,
right.”
sts in
type and other material from the office bearing his name he pronounced it 8. pricg 25 cte. and 50 cts
office was completed last Saturday, Following is a ‘description of Rowe, .
Obarley Harris, the popular Wells, . alias Smith, alias Robbin, alias RobFargo and.Co.’s messenger, made his . ertson:
first trip Thursday to Downieville. ’ aged about 40; weight. 150; height 5.
since his sickness. His friends were . tt. 9in.; complexion medium; mustache
glad to see him. brown, ‘slightly gray; dressed ‘in good,
Will Sharkey left. this -week for Sier-. light brown suit; appearance and lanraville where he will assumo charge of guage, English. Hs face is scarred,
the Sierraville hotel, which is at presor looks like barbers’ itch.
ent being conducted by his sister, Mrs. seats
W.B. Gibbins. Ir Never Disaprorts. This is ore
Mrs. Mary. Smith was granted a di-. ofthe peculiarities of Hood's Sarsapayorce in the Superior Court Wedues. rilla. It cures scrofala, salt rheum,
day from Allen B.' Smith on the bamors, stomach and kidney-troubles,
grounds of desertion and failure. to . D°rvousness. ~~
provide, Mrs. Smith is residing with! . yoop’s Pruts cure all liver ills. Easy
her folksat Alleghany. © to take, easy to operate; reliable, sure,
John Hartling, who enlisted in the . 25c. ! : a8
Eighteenth regulars and ‘experienced
considerable hard service and. some
fighting in the Philippines, returned . . <
od
and those who saw hint in San Franthe evidences of being
Tend the court. saying, ‘“Berved ’m
was
Tent Your Sister
Complexion is an im
pure’ blo er
eget iy with
‘piciousy and=refased to«pay. it. Mr. good yp on, a healthy liver and
Root Tea acts
liver and kidneys, keeping them in perfect health.
tf.
Se ge
Six loaves bread for 25c at Homann’s
The Stamp of Perfection.
‘The Shoes we carry in stock bear all
well made. To
S iii lida
season for lumber, .They are increasing their help in the inill” ‘to’ enable
them starting up as; earlgas possible.
They are getting cut at. presenta fifty
carload order for surfaced inmber
which in ‘conjunction with their, box
orders keeps the factory running fall
handed.——Walter H;>French who last
week met death at Seattle, Was., by . 275,000 cubic feet per second, or a little
being caught.in a cable at the power
house of a street railway while engaged
as the engineer, will be remembered as
the engineer of the sawmill at Oyerton
during the season just. past. He had.
butlately accepted the position at
‘Seattle, being killed during the second
night of his employment. —
MOORE'S FLAT: The St, Patrick's
dance here was a great success—one
of the. best the old town has.bad in
years.
NORTH BLOOMFIELD: Alex. M.
Dobbie the younger is. home, again
from a surveying trip-tethe Badger
Hill Drift: mine.——J,> -H. Williams,
who was called to the Comstock by his
mother’s sickness there;—is’ here again.
OMEGA: Jim and Henry Tally ‘are
crowding ahead work on their gravel
claim: and it looks: as though they
would have a profitable season.——
There is plenty of water now and J. R.
Ritchie has started . the Huntington
mill on his claim..
WASHINGTON: Messrs. Fisk and
Sons have resumed work at their gravel
claim. on Fall Creek.
RELIEF HILL: The entertainment
given at Union hall Saturday night by
the Methodists was much enjoyed.
Two Distinguished #rrivals.:
Edgar Duval, charged with disturbing the peace, was taken before Judge
\W.H. Hill at Truckee Saturday morn‘ing and plead guilty. He was sénitenced to serve thirty days in the
county jail. ~
W. D. Smith, charged with attempt‘ing to defrand 4 boarding bouse, also
plead guilty in Judge Hill’s court and
was sentenced to serve thirty days in
recently to San Francisco, For some ee : aa
Photographs
time he was in the hospital at Manila
MADE BY
whole drainage area is* 56,213 square ful bake
miles; more than the area of the State, cisco say he is mach reduced in ‘flesh.
sof New York. At times ‘of’ greatest J. Summers, who has been absent
flood the streains draining through the. ‘rom this county for about. the past
central valley are estimated to disfive years, arrived here last Tuesday
the unitiated who judge by experience
they are unequalled. Those who seek
\for other good polite will find it in the
‘quality of the stock and the excellent
. This is on the: assumption that: all. its
charge a total of about 1,080,000 cubic
feet per second. The estimated ayerage discharge of the Niagara River is
more'than a quarter of what all of the
interior streams of California could .
shew ‘at their best. This does not}
mean that anything ‘like this amount
of: water readhes thé lower courses of}
the Sacramento'and San Joaquin. It
is mérély an aggregate of the estimated maximum floods of all ~
streams, little and big.
The Yuba, with its North, South sid
Middle branches, i is fourth in importance among the streams that feed the
Sacramento, but it will do for an illustration. It.drains an area ‘of 1,829
square miles, and its headwaters. turn
thé machijery*of most of the ‘mines of
Nevada City and Grass Valley, supply
towns and ‘irrigate orchards, with small
tax on its abilities: Like ‘all those
streams, its volume yaries greatly. Its
extreme low stage is 500 cubic feet a
second, its mean discharge perhaps
1,500 cubic feet a second, and in flood
it runs 26,000cubic Teet a second.
Thirty ‘miles above the. junction with
the Feather its altitude is 2,650 feet
Yuba counties. Now this. little Yuba,
when itis flooded and discharging
26,000 feet.a second is generating a theoretical force of 10,350,000 horse-power,
or 50 per Gent ‘more than Niagara Falls:
water falls on an average 4,500 feet.
The practicability of using economically this inconceivable reservoir of
on earth is there so much available
water. power so. widely distributed.
Nature seems to have planned those
mountains to that end. High in the
mountains are strung for 300 miles
and its grade 56 feet tothe mile. It)
drains high areas of Nevada, Sierra and
power is another matter, but nowhere}
accompanied by his wife. They had a
private conveyance filled with household furniture and after remaining a
few hours they. proceeded on, their
destination being. Sierra Valley where
they intend to locate.
More social events have occurred in
Downieville this winter than fi many .
Lee. AND
GRASS VALLEY, CAL,
Are permanent and
always up to date.
We Score a Point
workmanship, The materials used are
‘of the highest grade throughout.
With Moderate Prices.
BOVEY BROS.,
Broad Street.
years past. Whist club meetings, the
weekly gatherings at the literary society, dances and other matters of a
social nature have. gone far to assist in
4 passing the long winter nights in a
manner conducive both to the enjoy-. ,
ment and instruction of our people. ot
killed. Ed Gray of Rocklin was sealded
so badly he will die, Other trainmen
were injured, but not fatally.
provement of
W. G. Richards.
For terms, etc., see circulars
W. G. RICHARDS
Is the Owner of
INVAR.
A Wreck at “at Clipper Gap. THE BEST ;
A west-bound freight train was THE FASTEST
wrecked night before last at Clipper ;
Gap just. below Colfax. The engine e 8
jumped the track just north of the staTrotting Stallion
tion. Fred Witham of Rocklin was ; Ns OA
in Nevada County. .
Is now making the Season
At Glenbrook Park
_ For the benefit of those
interested inthe im“Many'persons have their good. ’
day and their bad day. Others
are about half sick all the time.
They have headache, backache,
and are restless and nervous.
Food does not taste good, and
the digestion is poor; the skin
is dry and sallow and disfigured
with pimples .or eruptions;
sleep brings no rest and work
© Don't Be a Clam
; Salmon Bellies, 10 cents apiece.But if you are fond of SALT and CANNED FISH,
consider these delicacies for breakfasts or lunches:
goeoee ©00000HOOO9
MEATS AND FISH.
Mascot Whiskey.....0s..sss00csee+-$1 00, Mikado Soap...cccccccecersssessesseeeee 06
good stock. Duffy’s Malt Whiskey..../..4.4.. 1 00) Silk Soap.....01. 05
Pepsin Whiskey.../.....0.ccs00000 100) ,,.; ely Kinda Mica Tes
[ astin KisoR WOW AIOE ossorcnccscescse1 00 . Cidirette Soap.. ees. escuehes 06
Monarch (Jug) Whiskey........ 1 00. Water Queen Soap.......ssessoes 06
1 1X LD Whiskey......ccccsccseessees "95 . Copco (white) Soap.. ..5.. perce . 05
Rock & Rye Whiskey «.«. 1 00} Cashmere (white) Soap.:....... 06
Maile Bam. . so .cciecccessesseeseanb ine 1 00' Dandy Soap, 20 bars.. .i..i... 50 »
Sherry Wine.......cccreescereessres 50) ern Soap 6 2
© . For = Oe ee 4 Ban Foam Wash’g Powderaib poka 1 0
: 6) TRO cc cvcccveccesessseseces bevectooes Diamond Dust Washing Powder.. 06
2 2 « « «.¢« = §§ ARABIAN ROAST’’ Coffee
G) is the Best.
. Has just opened with a complete stock of DRYGOODS, CLOTHING, GENTS’ ‘FURNISHING
-GOODS LADIES’, MEN’S and CHILDREN’S SHOES at San Franelsco prices.
Sheriff Getchell’s boarding house.
Constable Long brought the prisoners to the coun y seat yesterday.
set in atnphitheaters of which the exits
may be dammed. Other amphitheaters
-lare natural reservoir sites. When he
Wheatland Whispers oe ane ee geressrvoie sites. The
Miss Lofton and Miss Cather left! qnited States Geological Survey has
Friday morning for Illinois. They will) jocated férty-four, California is alspend a few days in San Francisco be-. ready the world’s greatest field for
fore starting overland. electric power transmission and holds
‘ George Maxwell has purchased the . ¢ne recofd: for distance at eighty miles.
Grant, Sproul house and moved it to®. power plants will steadily multiply.
lot just back of his father’s house east Power is already being taken to, Sacraof the water works., He will remodel . mento and Stockton from the mounthe building 4ind'make of it avery neat tains, and an infinitesimally small part
dwelling.—Four Corners. of that mountain power will soon be
— turning wheels in San Francisco.
Ps
—
On Every '
Of Shiloh’s Consumption ( Cure 1s ‘this
guarantee: “Ali weask of you ele
two-thirds ofthe contents of t
of the Sacramento generates more than
ble the power of Niagara.
ooe of ‘the Sacramento is worth $1,008,280,000 xy 4
Bie, Linen A. Macks
Ble . be sa the Bat National Exctian hotel
forms rae é diseas: ly of spore
women, and will give 8. vey
no matter of
uses’ of’ me il. Sierra Nevada's streams.
atl
even. V
clustering lakes without number,.often.
was State Eagineer, W. Ham Hall lo-}“tA samming up of the facts in this}
connection sbows-that the average flow
ge in pareres 1m the cntanes wate
‘and. will give ap sometimes the theoretical potency
irea eqaiaietion Sica sad edvion to indies. . of peven Niagaras, while the San Joawastes millions of horse-}
“All themachinery in America
,. would ‘provide a small job for all the .
westerp slope of the Sierra Nesends down an average annual
i rden.
sha rapa ak at } Fine, Fat Mackerel, 10 cents apiece.
é Impure blood. : ‘Canned Salmon and Sardines.
And the remedy?
Ie clears out the channels
_ If there is constipation, take
Ayer’s Pills. They awaken the
-be .
ml4-tt water supply of pos emer nsst cubic
gooseocesoee002
Commercial Street, .Soused. Mackerel in Cans.
Lobsters, Clams,
POOR TOOLS
A. B. WOLF,
. Eaters
Nevada City,
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Oysters. 8
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seat
tle faithfully, then if you can say yon“: Z = ue Yuba, when fidoded ‘with. ghrough which.
benefitted retarn t "thottle. E
g! poisons are
your Dragger nod be may refund the onp-tent Niagara’s yolume, is 50. per — oe the iyi
:
price paid.” Price 25 cts. 50 Biter, th cent mot powerful.
mpurities are re’
: : ; er is
$1.00. For sale by H. Dicker ‘the ket rates the mighty foree. the blood nature takes right hold i: UT A o answered his country’ ou mans
craggiét. tf At low market ra and completes the cure.. © <9! Jd: T A M AR 9 has pty dope a: isngeanliges
&
He is prepared to do all kinds of work in the SHOEMAKING line.
©
‘The Soldier Boy Has Returned. (en
To the. eis”
Of Nevada Cay :
We, bee: ‘house-cleaning and ‘Moteclads
on! for a little over a month and are not
Say “quite through. We have a few more
_«.» Carpets and Dress Goods left
. » © from the old stock of Mr.
Blumenthal which we
are.disposing of at
VERY MUCH REDUCED PRICES,
tis about time tor you to begin house-cleaning and you
will want some Carpets and Linoleum, and now is the
time to buy asi we ate disposing of these articles very much
pelow the regular prices.
Call and convince yourselves.
B. ¥. Snell & J. D. Fleming,
[Successors to A. Blumenthal.}
Cor. Broad and Pine Sts., Nevada City.
a”
‘Spring Millinery Opening.’
Fs Vcc Sa Puen
Saturday and Monday. Commencement Days— ‘
; ; : March 25th and 27th,
Children’s Day, Fatarday. MH prit Ist.
> F-—
} Everybody Most Cordially Invited to , Come.
Do Yot Fait to Convince yourselves of Real Styles
Beolore Going Ctsewhere. Prices and Stytes to Suit Hitt.
ELGANOR E. HOGFET,
NEVADA CITY
_D. S. PRINCE’S
NEW DRY GOODS and CLOTHING STORE,
Commercial Street, near Pine, Nevada City,
The public are invited to call and see these Goods.
BEEHIVE :
GROCERY . .
J.J.JACKSON, Proprietor
Agency For--lonogram Whiskey
Blue Label Catsup
Shasta Water, Shasta Ginger Ale
Depot for.
Fancy Groceries = a
PATE FOIS. DEVILED AND POTTED
Give ita Trial. © © © = = © © © @ «6
WITTE
The Happiest Girl.
Tn town is she who has received an Engagemeut or Wedding Ring purchased here,
Our stock ‘of Jewelry. is particularly well
supplied: with ‘these articles of feminine —
adornments and their beauty is not oqualled
by any other establishment in this city.
The settiugs are unique andthe workmanship excellent, The stones are without flaw
and very brilliant. There isa great variety
of pieces and good quality at all figures,
Se ee
Je J. BRAND.
Manufacturing Jeweler.
noun
The Clock Strikes One ©.
as being a necessity in every mE ger ook ,
is a household regulator and it ould
be accurate, steady in its babita and of.
cheerful face. Our Clocks are ” this.
and more too. They are es
HANDSOME CLOCKS.
drowsy action of the liver; wi eal = ffi >
eure biliousness. is R They. a oC ali oe 5 enn gy il . . ° Ther interior mechanism is mate: for
gion? oe But the Trautman of this cit; uit aoe and continnous work, bat ‘exF man of this city iif) ti Ht
Pte fe cor ater < Is a master of the last. wii Hl ll fodgbte are ones jaqant Reneiel ear
some of 9 tne most eminent phyaiclans in Call on him for mending, oan ey to th» position ae <A al
nll a nad, Tall Be ; ‘do not hesitate — opr. : r lite money
Sm BS Tie , To bring alotig your No. s—
er ec é Sas39339e3 to FLO. wea
Shoes Made peg Mended. A. & H. W. Hartung
{ Lasated 90 Uceed Strest, Below National Hotel. ? ~ Broad St, Hoeaia Oly.