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504 OCTOBER 24 & 25, 1865 NEVADA GAZETTE
BEAR.—A young cinnamon bear, caught by Mr. Flint, at Bear Valley, some days ago, was brought
to Nevada on Sunday. His bearship is now secured under Jake’s meat market, Main street, and appears to
be quite tame.
QUARTZ SALE.—We understand that Mr. Tisdale has purchased the Mammoth quartz ledge,
situated about three miles above Nevada, on Deer Creek. The amount paid was $8,000. It is a very
large ledge, the ore being mostly sulphurets, and difficult to work, though known to be rich in gold. Mr.
Tisdale, we presume, has experimented with the rock and satisfied himself that the gold can be profitably
extracted.
ROBBERS ABOUT.—There is little doubt that a plan was laid on Saturday by a couple of villains
to relieve some miners of a quantity of gold which they were bringing into town in the evening. The
Murchie mill has been engaged for about a week in crushing a quantity of rock from the Talbert ledge.
On Saturday, Messrs. Burrington, McGowan and Pierce, three of the owners, were at the mill, cleaned
up the coppers and started for town with the amalgam. In coming in, Burrington and McGowan carried
the amalgam, Pierce walked a few steps behind, being armed with a repeating rifle. As they reached a
point near the bridge above the Eagle mill—it then being nearly dark—they were startled by a whistle,
and almost at the same instant a horseman appeared in front of them in the road, who was joined in a few
seconds by another. By the time the second horseman made his appearance Pierce had brought his rifle
to a level, and the parties stood facing each other for a few moments, when the horsemen wheeled and
started in the direction of town. Not a word was spoken by either party, and Pierce was only restrained
from firing, by not feeling quite sure that the parties designed to rob them. They had with them about
$1,500 worth of amalgam.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1865
THAT ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY.—We gave an account yesterday of a supposed attempt, by a
couple of horsemen, to rob Messrs. Pierce, McGowan and Burrington, who were coming down from
Murchie’s mill on Saturday evening with a quantity of gold. The item has called out an explanation. The
supposed robbers were Messrs. Bennett and Nye, who had been in the upper part of the county collecting,
and were just returning home. They also had money with them, and were on the watch for robbers. Nye,
it appears, is in the habit of whistling, which accounts for the shrill whistle heard by Pierce and his party
as the horsemen made their appearance in the road. .. . As Bennett and Nye caught sight of the other
men in the road, they took them for robbers, and instantly clapped their hands to their revolvers—Pierce
having his gun leveled at the same time. It was quite dark at the time, so that Bennett and Nye did not
see Pierce’s gun, and not being quite sure as to the intentions of the other party, they turned and came to
town. Considering the place and manner of meeting, the fact that both parties had money and were on
the lookout, it was the most natural thing in the world that each should mistake the other, and being well
armed, it is fortunate that neither used his weapons. Bennett and Nye came to town, hitched their horses at
the Union Hotel, took a drink and then proceeded onto Grass Valley, where they reside. ...
DISTRICT COURT.—The Court was engaged all day yesterday in the trial of the Excelsior Ditch
Company against McConnell and others. The case is not yet concluded.
QUARTZ DISCOVERY.—We learn that a promising quartz ledge was discovered on Sunday, near
the Merrimac, this side of the Glenbrook race track. The discoverers went to work on it the next day, got
into it about four feet, where the ledge was about fourteen inches in width. The rock shows some free gold