The Placer herald., 1861-02-09

in another column. Mr.. Cummings the
agent who sold the lucky ticket for the first
drawing, has left tickets in Auburn, which
will be found for sale at the principal saloons
anal Hotels.
BALL AT YANKEE JIM's.-Mr. VIM. G.
Johnson, proprietor, intends giving bali at
Herrick's Hotel, Yankee Jms, ou the ami
versarv of Washington's birthday, 22nd inst,
to which he extends general invitation to
friends and the public.
TRIBUNE AlMANAc.-Mr. J. P. Brooks,
Bookseller & Stationer, is entitled to our
thanks for the Tribune Almanac for 1861.
1t contains the complete returns of the late
Presidential election a list of the members
of the present Congress, the party platforms
of 1860, and other matter. As a work for
reference ii is valuable.
HEAVY FA1LuRE.-The old established
wholesale dry good house of Taalfe, McCa-
hill & Co., of San Francisco, failed this
week for very large amount. The at
tachments already taken out against the
house amount to s35O,oOo. Their total liza
EY- The Sonora Age learns that the
ditch troubles that have so long distracted
that County to the great injury of mining
and every other business interests are now
in fair way of adjustment.
~ The Union says the contest for the
position Of Resident Physician Of the In
sane Asylum seems now to be narrowed
down to Drs. Aylett (present incumbent)
Tilden, and Thomas.
Eg The world-renowned clipper ship
Great Republic. one hundred and four days
from New York, arrived at San Francisco
on Wednesday, with a cargo of coal and
general assortment of merchandise.
Ey- At fire in San Francisco, on Mon
day evening, the "Monumentals," for the
first time brought their steam fire engine in
service The machine worked admirably,
to the unbounded satisfaction of the owners
and spectators
re- 1t is stated that the coal found in
Mt. Diablo continues to improve in quail
ity as the veins are opened, and there is
every probability that the business of mining
will become renuneratve.
H- correspondent of the .SHver Age
writes that extensive placer and quartz dig
gins, at least six miles in extent, have been
discovered to the west of Washoe valley.
He says he never obtained less "prcspect
to the pan than six cents, and has seen
prospects" from two to four dollars to the
pan from ravine and hillside claims"
EE A quartz mill has been erected at
Silver City, Utah, at an expenditure exceed
ing thirty thousand dollars it is considered
one of the best mills in the territory The
company have contracts offered them fol
crushing quartz that will keep them employ
ed year.
In TIME.-TLe warm dry weather of sew
eral weeks, brought up with heavy rain or
Thursday night that was just beginning tc
be needed to keep the ground in good con
dition for plowing-as the farmers who bad
not yet done seeding, were beginning to find
the ground too dry.
% The artesian well, that supplies the
city of Stockton with water, discharges 49,.
900 gallons of water per hour.
OPERATING.-The injunction upon the
New Amaden Quicksilver mines having
been removed, those works are again being
carried on vigorously, and the agents are
Offering the quicksilver for sale in Sacra.
mento, at forty-five cents per pound. This
is cheaper than it has before been sold in
the State.
EE Vice President Breckinridge is said
to have written letter to Gov. Magof1in, OF
Kentucky, in which he takes the position
that the withdrawal of any State from the
Union must be with the consent of the other
States.
1@ New gold discoveries have been
made lately in the British possessions, on a
large creek that empties into Frazer river
about 800 miles above Fort George They
consist Of bank and bar diggins.