The Placer herald., 1859-02-12
Fatal Accident.


Fatal Accident.
A singular and fatal accident occurred at
Yorkville, on Brushy Canon, in this county,
on Thursday, the 4th inst James NJ Noun
tain, (better known as Major Mountain) and
his partner were engaged in washing pile
of taings from one Of the tunnels at that
place, through a long sluice that emptied its
contents down bed rock sluce or gully, on
the hill side, of some three hundred feet in
depth. In throwing in dirt at the upper end
of the sluice it had choked and backed up
the water for time, and finally went out
with sudden rush. Major Mountain was
at work near the lower end of the sluce at
the time, and it is supposed the mass of dirt
and water came upon him unawares and
carried him over the fall and down the pc
ciptous rock sluice, killing him instantly
The accident was not observed, but Mr.. Ms
absence caused search to be made, which
resulted in finding his body sadly bruised
and mutilated, at the bottom of the steep
sluce.
The diseased was formerly from Illinois,
but came to this State from Kirkville, Adrian
county, Missouri, where his family now re-
side. He was about eighty years of age.
Coroner McBurney held an inquest upon
the body, at Yorkvle on Saturday, and the
facts elected were as above mentioned.
The deceased was not known to possess
any effects in this State of particular value
Burglary.
The storehouse Of Houston & Co., at the
Clipper Mill, on the Iinoistown road, seven
miles above Auburn was broker open one
night in the latter part Of last week, and
Colts six inch barrel Revolver, No. 67SS9,
a lot of sugar, candles, and probably other
articles stolen. The thief or thieves entered
the building by back window, They hung
blanket across the front window it is sup
posed for the purpose of preventing light
which must have been used, from being seen
from the road. Clothing, and other articles
were overhauled, but the above is all that
was missing-a rather light levy considering
the opportunity the gentry had of obtaining
more Usually there are persons sleeping
at the storehouse, but on the night in ques-
tion they were absent, otherwise there would
have been some gunpowder burnt.
News Items from Dutch Flat.
Dutch Flat has been prolific with incidents
this week, as will be seen by the following
items:
Irishman (name not carned), was instantly
killed by the caving of bank, while at work
in mining claim.
BREWERY BURNED.-On Thursday morn
ing at half past two o'clock, the alarm o
fire reused the entire population from theil
beds. The fire proved to be in the Brewery
which was consumed in less than half an
hour. A fall of snow, three or four inches
in depth, in the early part of the night, for
tunatey prevented the spread of the confa
grafton; without this, the town would Ger
tainly have been destroyed The Brewery
was the property of Ambns Il Co., whose
loss is estimated at $4,000. The fire is be
lieved to have been the work of an incea
diary.
A DERANGED MAN LOST. - On Frida
night of last week, a man named James Bel
lows became deranged and left his house
compelling his wife and child to accompan
him, but they giving out with fatigue an
fright, after going mile or more, Below
left them and went off alone in the darl
since which time nothing has been heard {
him. An Intellectual search was made fo
him on the following day, aud the citizens
the town subsequently prepared for gener;
turnout, but heavy fall Of snow has pr,
vented the measure being carried out at pre-
ent. 1t is feared that Bellows has commi
ted suicide
NEW BRIDGE.-Mr Richard Fuller h;
just finished the building of fine, substar
tial bridge across the Auburn Ravine, @
the lower Nevada load, eighteen miles we
of this place. This will prove great col
venience to teamsters stage men, and trave
ers generally, as the crossing of the ravil
at that point has never been good on
The bridge has span of seventy five fee
and will obvate the necessity of a hard pu
for teams up the steep banks Of the ravin
Mr.. Fuller has been authorized by the Boa
of Supervisors, to collect tolls upon Il
bridge, which we suppose will be fixed
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