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GRASS VALLEY UNION JANUARY 8 & 10, 1865 39
company are now taking out some exceedingly good looking rock from this old shaft which pays well for
crushing, with a good prospect of being richer as the work progresses.
SINGULAR DEATH OF A HORSE.—Mr. J. J. Collins of this place, on Friday last, lost a valuable
horse under the following singular circumstances. That gentleman informs us that he had been plowing
during the forenoon with this horse and another, when it appeared in its usual health, and at noon ate its
food heartily, but from some unaccountalbe cause it died almost as suddenly as if it had been shot. Mr.
Collins, with whom the animal was a great favorite, after examining the body to ascertain, if possible, the
cause of its singular death, buried it in his garden, determined that it should not be devoured by hogs or
dogs. The horse was valued at $250, and its death is a serious loss to Mr. Collins.
TEAMING.—The few days of fine weather, with which we have been blessed lately, has made the
roads so much better that a great many teams are able to make the trip between this place and Newcastle.
we counted nearly a dozen large “bell teams” in town at one time yesterday. There must be a great
accumulation of freight for this place at Newcastle as for nearly two weeks past, but few teams, and those
with less than half loads have been able to get over the horrible roads.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1865
ENTERPRISING.—The Gazette informs its readers that it has made arrangements to publish
complete telegraphic reports of Eastern news. We give our worthy cotemporary credit for his enterprise
and shall try to keep up with him in the race for public favor. Nothing like competition, it is the life of
trade, particularly of newspapers. There is no reason why Nevada county should not have a first class
newspaper published within it, except the matter of dollars and cents, and of these the people have plenty
but hold them a “leetle” too tight for their own interest in their support of the local papers.
SLUICES ROBBED.—On Friday night last, the sluices belonging to Davis & Shaw, who work
on Toll House Hill, which contained all the gold of four weeks run, were cleaned up by some sneaking
thieves, who took all the product of those poor men’s hard toil. Hanging is too mild a fate for such
wretches. Unfortunately there is no clue by which to trace them.
ANOTHER STRIKE.—On Friday last, Tom. Smith, brother of mine host Charley of the Exchange
Hotel, of this burg, while out on a prospecting trip, struck what promises to be a valuable quartz lead on
Squirrel Creek. Precise locality not being mentioned for “reasons.”
ASAD CASE.—The unfortunate man [Richard] Kneale, at present confined in the county jail on the
charge of murder, in killing Brew [or Drew] in this town, a few weeks since, presents a sad spectacle of
the consequences of unbridled passion. This unfortunate man, who always bore a good character till the
fatal occurrence, now lies in jail with heavy irons on his limbs, with health broken, a mind racked by the
raging fires of remorse, but a shadow of his former self. The Sheriff does all within his power to alleviate
the prisoner’s condition, but “who can minister to a mind deseased [sic].” It is seldom that a more genuine
case of repetence [sic] comes within the walls of a prison than that of the unfortunate man Kneale.
INFORMATION WANTED.—The unfortunate man [Richard] Kneale . . . would feel grateful to any
person who would give him any information concerning his brother, J. Kneale, who left Virginia City to
come to Grass Valley nearly three weeks since but has not since been heard of. Any information on the
subject will be received at this office and forwarded to the prisoner.