The Nevada Democrat., 1858-08-18
WHOLE NO. 254.
NEWS ITEMS.

Hedrick have recently retnrHed from Carson
Valley. where they have been engaged for the
past six weeks prospecting and miring. They
say that in the diggings which they worked
two dollars and a half a day was realized on
an average, working With slnices and quick
silver. The gold is very fine, and has the ap--
pearance of being considerably mixed with
silver. The most of the miners atCarson VAL
ley have gone to Walker river mines, situated
about eighty miles southeast Of Genoa. There
are nearly thirty miners on Walker. and it is
currently reported and believed in the valley
that some of The miners on Walker are making
three dollars a day tothe hand. z 4 Q
THE SOUTHERN OVERLAND NAIL RoUTE.-The
contractors OF the southern overland mail
route, running from San Francisco to Memphis,
Tennessee, have been disappointed in receiv-
ing wagons aud harness shipped from the At
lantic States. The vessel bringing them, upon
/ which were shipped over 40 wagons and 400
sets of harness, has now been 200 days out
AS they calculated to start the first team on
\ the route on the 18th of August, they have
commenced making the necessary purchase Of
wagons and harness here. Their contract buds
them, we believe, to start by the 1st of October.
MINES AT HONEY LAKE considerable interest
| is being manifested In the development Of
silver mine in Honey Lake valley, Several
companies are at work on the-veH, which has
been known to exist for several years, although
nothing definite Is yet known as TO its extent
or richness. Placer diggings have been dis
covered near the lake, that are known to be
good. 1t is thought that If they ha water on
them they would pay frem $40 to $40 per day
| to the hand, but there is no capital there to
invest in ditch property.
WILL NOT RuN.-Judge Norton of the Twelfth
District Court, San Francisco, says that he
claims to hold until 1862, but as others think
differently, and as the Supreme Court may de-
eide differently, the propriety of elccting q
judge OF that district has been discussed, and
his name has been mentioned. He will not,
under any circumstances, be a candidate for
reelection, nor Will he accept of the Office for
another term, If chosen.
ROAD OPENING The Hudson Bay Co. has
entered into a contract with 500 miners for the
opening of new route to the Upper Fraser
4 from Harrison Lake to Lake Anderson Each
miner deposits $25 with the company, and re-
ceives a certificate of deposit payable in goods
delivered at the head of navigation on Harrison
Lake at Victoria prices, when the trail is COM
pleted. and the company is TO furnish them with
provisions while they are at work. 9i4e
ACCIDENTAL DEATH Marion NJ. Peek, l@ts
Of Siskyou county and formerly Of Coventry,
Conn, was killed few weeks ago, near the
Dalles, in Oregon, while on his way to Fraser
river He was found in the road, with bullet
through his breast, and his rife discharged by
his side 1t is supposed that his rifle went or
by accident, when be was shot. The sum Of
$3.50 was fonnd on the person Of Mr.. Peck.
FUNNY.-The Pacific Medical and Surgical
Journal for August, after giving its usual
amount Of interesting matter pertaining TO the
medical profession, closes with several pages
of advertisements of physicians, &c, and winds
up at the foot of the last page with the adVeT-
tisement of Mr.. Gray, undertaken The posi-
tion of the advertisement is doubtless accidcn--
tai, but II affords subject for a good joke.
\ BROKE JAIL-On Tuesday morning the 10th
instant, Thomas Grow and Asa Coombs alias
Thompson, made their escape from the Marys-.
vile Jail. Crow was under conviction for the
murder OF Hiram Montgomery, in the streets OF
| Ynba City, on the I'd of January last; COOmbs
had been convicted of robbery. and is regarded
as one of the greatest thieves in the State.
FoR CoSoREss. Republican State Gen.
tral Committee, at meeting held in San
! Francisco, August 9th, nominated Joseph @.
McKibbin aud f. p. Tracy as candidates for
Congress, in accordance with the Instructions
of the State Convention.
/ INDEPENDENT TICKET Ix SAcRAMEXTO.-Am mass
meeting was held at Sacramento. on Tuesday
| evening Of last week, and the following ticket
presented; District Judge, II. c. Clark; Senator,
.
Park, W. X. Lindsay, j. H. Nevett
ASSESSMENT OF PLACER CoUNTY.-The assess
ment roll Of Placer county foots up a little ever
$4,000, 900, and it is thought that by the addl-
tion Of the supplemental roll il will reach
$500, ,000-being an increase of about one
million Of dollars overiast year.
QUARTZ CoNvENTIoN.--A convention of the
! quartz miners OF the State will be held in San
Francisco on the 7th day of September next,
at which it is expected there will be full rep
resentatiou Of those identified with this impor-
! tapt interest. "a. ~. s...a., ~
|; FIRE NEAR DowxIEYIIJE.-On Saturday, Aug.
! 7th. a saw mill belonging 10 William Illingworth.
> and known as the CraycTaft Mill, on the
: North Fork was destroyed by fire. Loss about
$4,000. 1t is supposed that the fire was the work,
+ of an incendary. .ae~s.r.A as.r sas
STABBNG.--- An American by the name of
Miles Randall was stabbed by Mexican. at a,
Spanish fandangc, in the CBfada de Ramondo.
San Mateo county, August 9Th. The wound,is-
supposed not to be mortal
STocKIN NAPA.-There are 81, ,37l head of cattle.
ll,5l5 sheep, 9,275 swine, and 4,S0o horses, in
Napa county. This would give about sixty
head of live stock on an average to every voter
in the county. rot
GRAIN DEsTRoYED.-On Monday, August 9th,
the grain field of a man named Naglee, near
San Jose. caught fire, and some $500 worth, Of
grain was destroyed.
PROPERTY IN SIERRA.--The assessed valuation,
of Sierra county, for the year 1858. is as fol-
lows: Real estate, S737 Ola; personal property.
$l,6ll 1893; total, $2,34S,4l3. r1t
+ SsrTIED.-The troubles which have hitherto
existed between the Vigilantes anti-Vigilantes
J in Carson Valley, have been amicably settlcdI.
, and an armistice declared.
Nor A CANDIDATE.-The Marysville Express
is authorized to announce that Hon. VIM. u.
Barbour is no longer candidate for District
Judge.
, PIT RIVER DIGGNGs.-A party ef Frenchmen