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13 JANUARY 16, 1877 GRASS VALLEY UNION
tone of the paper mentioned, to be wide spread. Men who used to be able to give, for charity sake,
are now in want. This is the case in a country which has the richest mines in the world. The men who
have dug out silver and gold, and who by their labor have made millionaires of the few, are in very
narrowed circumstances, not to say on the verge of want. And the situation is growing worse day
by day. Work we suppose has been shortened on the Comstock, and the laborers are over plenty, , , ,
There seems to be no help for it.
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF.—Yesterday warrants were issued out of Justice Davis’s office for the
arrest of a number of young boys of this own. They were charged with malicious mischief, and from
all accounts they did considerable mischief. Last Saturday the boys in question borrowed a parlor
rifle and proceeded to work. They shot some chickens belonging to a citizen of the town, and then
they went after milch cows. The shot two cows with the rifle for the purpose of “seeing them run.”
One of the cows is very seriously hurt. We refrain from giving the names of these boys because
we hope they will do better in the future; because we hope that they have learned the lesson that
property was not created for them to damage for the purpose of amusement. A boy must be quite
wrong indeed and wrong hearted when he tortures a dumb animal just for the fun of it. People
in town have some rights that boys must respect, and lessons to that effect will have to be taught
at a very early day to be of any use. Many boys are in the habit of shooting pigeons and chickens
who have not yet been caught at it, but they are narrowly watched. They must be reformed in such
matters, or they will grow from bad to worse; from mischief to actual crime. We have all charity for
boys and do not believe in dealing harshly with them for indulging in pranks that hurt no one except
by temporary annoyance; but when a disposition to cruelty and to damaging property is manifested
we think punishment sufficiently severe to stop them should be promptly administered. It is, in many
cases, punishment now or degradation in the future.
NEVADA CITY MINING ITEMS.—We get these from the Nevada Transcript:
We learn that Geo. Ragen has been taking out some very rich gravel from his claim at
the head of Rush creek, near Cement Hill. As high as seven ounces have been found in one
pan of dirt. . . . Itis reported that the Murchie mine has been sold to a company of San
Francisco capitalists, and that Harvey Helm will superintend the working of the same. The
mines belonging to the Murchies have lain idle ever since their hoisting works were burned,
which occurred two years ago. They always paid well, and will do so again.
ACALL.—W. P. Edwards, Esq., of the Truckee Republican, gave us a call yesterday. He is down
in the balmy part of Nevada county for the benefit of his health. He enjoys himself better when he is
in a land where the thermometer is not at zero.
ALONG TUNNEL.—The Deer Creek Mining Company are engaged in running a large tunnel
through which their claims at Mooney Flat will be worked. The tunnel is now in about 2,200 feet,
and is in very hard rock. Two Ingersoll drills are kept constantly at work, and good progress is
being made. When the tunnel is completed a large body of rich gold bearing gravel will be ready for
the hydraulic process. Mooney Flat has the same character of gravel that has made Sucker Flat so
famous. Mooney Flat is in Nevada county, but part of the tunnel is in Yuba.
FIRE.—Yesterday morning, between five and six o'clock, a fire broke out in the blacksmith shop
at the Gold Hill mill. The shop was soon consumed, and it was with difficulty that the office of the
company was saved. An alarm was sounded and the Firemen turned out in full force. The loss is
about $250. As no fire had been used in the shop for months, it is supposed the conflagration was
kindled by an incendiary.