The hydraulic press., 1860-03-03
THE COUNTY.

topics of interest in our county Of late have
been Washoe, the railroad, aud wagon roads.
The fact that several of our citizens who
went 10 Utah poor men, comparatively speak
ing, became rich by lucky strikes or more
lucky sales has had the natural effect to
make hundreds think there is chance for
them to do as well. Consequently, there will
be a considerable emigration from our midst
by the opening of spring, and many are al
ready making preparations for departure.
We think their absence will njure themselves
more than the county, and that the great
majority will return, better pleased with CAL
ifornia than ever. Those who are successful
will come back to enjoy themselves and
build homes, and those who are not will
come in search of discarded chances.
The railroad talk is mostly confined to
Nevada and Grass Valley. People in this
part of the county do not yet see how a rail-
road by those two places could benefit dis
trict separated from 1t by two lofty ridges
and profound canons. What reception
would be accorded the petitions praying the
legislature to authorize the county to loan
Its credit in aid of the railway, we do not
know. For one we can see no strong objcc-
tion to loaning tire credit of the county III
the way proposed, which is merely, if the
majority of the voters consent, to guarantee
seven per cent. for thirty years on $500, 900
of the capital stock Of the projected enter
prise We do not think this would ever en-
barass the finances Of the county. and if it
insured the baildinG of the road it would
vastly aid them by increasing the amount Of
taxable property and thus increasing the
revenue yet permitting reduction OF the
rates of taxation. But this is IL subject for
future discussion. The surveyor Of the route
is preparing an elaborate report, hich Will
embrace valuable statistics concerning the
business, population and resources OF our
county
CRMINAL.-Andrew Scola and a Chileno
named "Spanish Joe" have been arrested at
Nevada, on charge of conspiracy to murder
c. H. Seymour and rob the Nebraska claims.
of which he is superintendent. Three men
have been imprisoned on charge OF robbing
the sluiees of the Mammoth Filming Co. on
Little Deer Creek and two Cinnamon were
imprisoned on charge of burglary The
number Of prisoners in the county Jail is ff-
teen. Thirteen are awaiting the action of
the Court of Sessions, which meets next
Monday. These facts are condensed from
the Democrat.
A Prominent CITIZEN GoNE.-Mr Edward
Kelsey, an Englishman. and Il wealthy citizen
of Nevada, went out to a spring on Tuesday
morning to dip up some water, was taken
with fit, fell with his head and face in the
water, and was discovered by his brother
just as he was dying. The Democrat says he
had resided in the vicinity of Nevada since
1850, and had accumulated considerable
property, being worth, perhaps, not less than
a hundred thousand dollars. He was the
owner of some six or eight fine brick build
ings on Commercial street, aud was an en-
terprising and useful citizen.
GRASS VALLEY.-We learn from the National
that the Masonic and Odd Fellows ball net
ted about 81 900 to the societies that the
quartz interest is in d fourishing condition;
that the "Alisun Lead gets richer as they
go down in the vein; that new discoveries
of great promise have been made and that
a course of lectures by citizens of Grass
Valley is being delivered before the Library
Association.
DEMOCRATIC CoNvENrIoN.-Th following
delegates to the State Convention were
elected by the Convention which met at Ne
vada last Saturday:
Nevada-A. 7. Laird, S. ". Boring, Phil
Moore, and j. B. Van Hagan. Grass Valley
w. Watt, 4. B. Dbble, j. r. Rush, S. D.
Leavitt, and NJ. Colbert. Bridgeport-C W.
Dannals and D. G. Bryan. Eureka-W. W..
Capertou, j. NJ. Gray, and c. w. Catalan.
Rough and Ready-S. N. Gillian and S. P
French Little York; p Bourke Wash
ington-G. j. Lansing. Bloomfeld-Ch
Dunn.
OVERLAND Horse ExPREssEs.-The Post