The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-10-09
County Items.
From the Democrat of the 9th, We CLEAN
the following items.

camp on Bear river, about two miles above
Little York, for the purpose of robbing them.
There were four Cinnamon in the camp, who
resisted, when the robbers fired ON them,
killing one of the Cinnamon instantly, and
wounding the other three. The robbers then
took what money they could find and left.
COUNTY BUsINEss.-T County Supervi-
sors elect, Messrs. Grier, Davis and Everett,
met at the Court House ON Monday, and
were sworn into office-Mr. Grier being Pre-
sident Of the Board. They were engaged
Monday and yesterday in looking over the
affairs of the county. Yesterday evening
the Board adjourned to meet on the first
Monday in November.
KILLED.-A melancholy and fatal accident
| occurred at Moores Flat on the 25th ult., re-
sulting in the death of Mr.. Charles Doe, for
merly of Rutland county, Vt. The deceased
was at work in some mining claims, where a
shaft had been sunk to depth of hundred
and fifty feet. While standing on a board
which had been laid across the shaft, it broke
and he was precipitated to the bottom. An
iron bar, which fell into the shaft at the
same time, was run through his body, enter
ing the abdomen and coming out at the back.
He was brought to the surfrce as soon as
possible, and survived about two hours when
| he expired.
QUARTZ MACHINERY.-Mr.A A. J. Doolit-
tie, of Grizzly Hill, in this county, has re-
Gently received patent from Washington,
for an improvement in quartz mill machinery
The invention consists in employing fat
| springs to which the stampers are connected,
for the double purpose of guiding the stamp
ers and increasing the force of the blow. 1t
| further consists in so arranging the battery
| that the finer pieces of quartz can pass out
| so that the large pieces are always exposed
to the full force of the blow. From an exam
ination of the drawings, we should judge
that the improvement might be used to ad-
vantage in quartz mills.
BRUTAL AssAULT-An elderly lady
named Davis was brutally knocked down in
the Brooklyn House, on Broad street, by one
Tim Murray. Mrs. Davis received several
severe but not dangerous wounds upon the
head from the club used by her drunken as
sailant. Justice Smith bound the fellow over
to the next Grand Jury in 81 900 bonds
SOCIAL BALL.-The ladies of Snow Drop
Social Temple, Moore's Flat, were to give q
ball at that place on the evening of the 9Th.
The Neuada National of the I'd, gives an
unusual quantity of local items of interest,
portion of which We reprint:
The eastern end of Main street of Grass
Valley, is a scene of considerable activity in
the way of mining. Many shafts have been
sunk to the bedrock, drifts run, and piles of
dirt taken out to await the coming of water
for washing. In one place the street has
been let down little by the caving of a
drift. We understand that most of the dirt
taken out prospects well. One or two COM
panies have PANIED out as much as two bits
to the pan.
Quartz mining about our town is decidedly
looking up Activity is every where to be
observed. Good times generally may be an
ticipated this coming winter, and especially
easy steamer days,
Messrs. White & Co., on Wednesday last,
cleaned up $4,000, the result of crushing
100 tons of quartz. The ledge is about three
feet thick, and they we're just three weeks
taking out the $4,000.
New AND RICH MINING FIELDs.--Within
the last few months it has been discovered
that the red dirt on the hills hereabout con-
tains large quantities of gold. The dirt is
carted to the mills and there crushed and
washed. Whether sluicing it off would pay,
| has not yet been tried, on account of the
scarcity of water. This discovery plays ha-
VOC with the theories of many. How gold
got there, is not q question with those en-
gagged in hauling red dirt; and had they
paused to deliberate the matter, probably
never would have found the gold. Certain it
is that though seemingly poor, and without
the sconcomitant circumstances which show
gold bearing earth, the red dirt does pay
Messrs Larimer s. Co. are crushing red sur
face dirt from New York Hill, which is pay
ing them from Sc to SIS per load. From
Ophir, Sebastopol, Gold, Osborne, Echo, and
many other surrounding hills, parties are
engaged in carting the dirt. There is nc
doubt but that dirt from all the hills, whose
surfaces contain decomposed quartz. may be
obtained which will prove highly remunera-
tive.
The expense of this kind of mining is 81
small that capital is not required to embarl
in it. We have heard of several companie.
forming to try other hills than those men
toned.
CELEBR evening last tn,
inhabitants of Grass Valley celebrated tn,
laying of the Atlantic Gable, without AM
concert of action, or any previous arrange
ment. The canon-sOld Democracy'-wa
called into service, and awakened the echoe
far and wide. The celebration was entirely
impromptu, and the gladness which every
Wncre was eXnlDlteu, snOWou Iudt tue popu
lar heart was in it.
We have to thank Mr.. T. Worthington f0l
q present of figs They were raised about ,
mile above this place, thus showing that win
ter here, is not sufficient to kill the trees
Mr. Worthington's example should be fol
lowed by all-plant some fig trees.
GRAPEs.-We were shown second cro]
of grapes, growing in DR.. Tompkin's garden
The clusters are nearly as large and full q
those of the first crop, and bid fair to ripel
fully before cool weather.
The value of the buildings now going up il
! Grass Valley, and of those completed within
the last three months, amounts in the aggre
gate to about sixty thousand dollars.