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NEVADA TRANSCRIPT NOVEMBER 4, 5, 7, 1865 559
THE LITERARY SOCIETY.—The literary society will meet at the Primary school room, on Pine
street on Monday evening.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1865
SUMMIT CITY.— . . . The South Yuba Canal Company are building a substantial dam across
the lower end of Fordyce Valley. The work is under the superintendence of Dan Rich, under whose
supervision the Yuba Dam was built. The latter is said to be the finest piece of work in the State. The
valley of Fordyce is about two miles long and one mile wide. It is about fifteen hundred feet below
Summit City, and is walled in by mountains of granite. At the lower end, the Old Man Mountain on one
side and the Old Woman on the other, almost touch each other, leaving only a gap wide enough for the
waters of the river to pass. This gap closed, and the valley will be one of the largest and best reservoirs in
the world. Nature has built the reservoir and the South Yuba Company have already commenced to shut
the gate. Next Spring the whole valley will form a beautiful lake, of an average depth of fifteen or twenty
feet.
DEAD. James Booth, the colored man, whose injury by a falling flume we noticed some days since,
died from the effect of his injuries on last Friday night.
FATAL ACCIDENT. A man by the name of S. Stevens was instantly killed, and another one severely
injured, by a cave in the Star Spangled Banner claims, yesterday afternoon. [On Nov. 7 the
Transcript gave his full name as Samuel R. Stevens. Wm. Gillerland said of the deceased, “He
came from Washington, in this county, here, and at one time resided in Forest City.” M. M.
Tilton testified he knew him “for nearly four years. He resided in this county several years and
came to this State from Iowa.” Josiah Heacock said he had known Stevens for 7 or 8 years;
“My first acquaintance with him was at Ione Valley; he then lived at Forest City. Since then he
has lived at Marysville, Forest City, Washington and Nevada City. He has a brother living at
Ruby City, Idaho, and a sister in Ione Valley. She is married and her husband’s name is Louis
Morrill.” The Coroner’s jury said he was about 31 years and came to his death on November 4,
1865.]
FOR SERGEANT AT ARMS.—Seth Martin, of this county, will be a candidate before the next
Assembly for Sergeant at Arms. Seth is perfectly familiar with the business required, having been twice a
member of the Legislature, is a sound Union man, and will make an excellent officer.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1865
MARRIED. In this city, at the National Exchange, on the Sth inst. by Rev. D. A. Dryden, M. H.
Wilson and Ada Hill, both of Grass Valley.
In this city, on the 6th inst. at the Methodist E. Church, by Rev. D. A. Dryden, John Davis and Ann
Fowler, both of Birchville.
BIRTH. At Moore’s Flat, on the 4th inst. the wife of D. W. Harrier, a son.
REMAINS FOUND. In 1857 an Italian named Michael Prefuma, kept store at North Bloomfield,
in this county. He set out for San Francisco by way of Marysville, for the purpose of buying
goods, intending to walk to the latter place. He had in his possession fifty dollars in coin,
having sent the balance of his money below by express. He carried a small satchell [sic] in
which his wife had placed a lunch, and was accompanied by a faithful dog. Prefuma stopped