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144 MAY 3 & 4, 1866 GRASS VALLEY UNION
with which he was loaded. After some time lost in getting the horse into good humor, and gathering up
as much of the spilt property as they could, the boys went on their long and tedious journey. As this was
the first, we hope it may be the last mishap with which the party will meet, and that they will have a
prosperous trip and arrive safely in the land for which they have left us.
THE PIC-NIC COMES OFF.—The pic-nic in which the children of the Sabbath schools in Nevada
and Grass Valley are to unite, positively takes place to-day on a ranch in the vicinity of the Ophir Hill
Works. We believe the ranch is called Dacota’s, but of this we are not quite certain. It is not on the Nevada
road, but somewhere in some vicinity. As we are not gong to the party it won’t make much difference to
us; but we would very much dislike to see our friends, with their horses and buggies, wandering about in
search of the pic-nic grounds. Our friend Mr. Dobson is, perhaps, the best person to put on the right track
those who intend to participate in the festivities of the occasion.
FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1866
MAY BE SO.—The Placerville Mirror publishes the following. If not correct it is very ingenious:
We hear from authority in which we can confide, that Stanford & Co. have finally abandoned
work upon those tunnels, on the line of the Central Railroad, over which the Union made such a
jubilation some time ago. After three month’s work it was found utterly impossible to drill even
blasting-holes in the iron-stone which forms the be-rock at the point selected. To use the words
of our informant, “a drill would ring and bounce in it as though struck on the face of an anvil.”
That spot proving impracticable, a new and circuitous survey was made, and a route selected
which approached the dreaded barrier at a point twenty-five miles distant, where also a tunnel
was required. A month’s work decided that the rock in this place was even more impracticable
than at the former locality, and again the work was abandoned. [This information later was
denied by the Sacramento Bee; see item in the May 26th Grass Valley Union]
THE Downieville Advocate, April 30th, says last Wednesday another party of our citizens left for
Meadow Lake via Keystone Mill and Jackson’s ranch. Several more intend leaving before long. Snow is
between seven and eight feet deep at Summit, so we are informed by a party just from there.
THE place called Silver City, State of Nevada, was almost totally consumed by fire last Sunday
morning—total loss about $30,000.
HAIL.—We were visited with a sharp shower of hail yesterday afternoon. The weather had been
cold, disagreeable and uncertain all day, and threatening rain, snow or something else. Let it thunder and
rain as much as it pleases this week, but give us a good day next Tuesday is all we ask in the names of
those dear, sweet creatures who design going to the pic-nic.
THE FENIANS.—At the meeting of Grass Valley Circle, on Wednesday evening, nearly one
thousand dollars was subscribed to the Fenian fund. At Allison Ranch, on Tuesday evening, a large
amount was also contributed. It is contemplated that nearly one hundred thousand dollars will be raised
in California during the next six weeks.
INFORMATION WANTED.—Any person knowing the whereabouts of Peter Miller, a native of
Scotland, who has been in this vicinity within the past eight years, coming here from Massachusetts, will