The Nevada journal., 1861-10-04

Mr.. Myers, the contractor, commenced ope
rations on the 20th Of August. Tire ground
is hard in the summer season, but large
amount of work has beer accomplished
Notwithstanding. Seven miles Of iron ter
track is now in San Francisco, be!cnciLg
to the company, which will be removed to
Folsom and laid as soon as tbat number oe
miles of road are graded. iron FOR seven
miles more is shipped and on the wa7,
@ A paper pu~portiug 70 be plnlishet
ia Auburn, by one Bull, is repeating the *
ploded lie, that the Republicans VII net
enlist and that the Democrats ere doing ELI
the fighting. It is probable tbs infa,uated
biped of the tripod has never herd Of inc
result of the recent election and Acw Tic
soldiers voted three TO one fer the Ptrubl;-
can ticket; or it may he tie fellow wrnts
to check the enlistment OF Democrats, think
ing it was theirpart to get the countr-- into
its present fix. May be he 5 ',ar athizes With
the South and don't want any body to fieh.
against it, and it is quite possible the chap
may have an ambition to CRAFTY Eert year
and would keep the Demo rats at home y
CRAFTY it-good reason for wishing tn
Republicans tiinned out little in Place
county. Give the fellow cent to hold.
Books REcKIvrp.-To Il H. Bancroft q 90.
Of San Francisco, we are indebted for The fol-
lowing new works.
"SEAsoys WITH THE SEA HorsE; sPopnSc
ADVENTURES ~ THE NORTHERN SEAS" " Ias.
Lamont. Iar?-r & Brothers, 2s2 pases-This
is most ro adabic work, gi~iug one q view of
life as it is in the Arctic Regions. It Is lie ID
ventures Of a sportsman lurirg 4 sl.mme- hurt
and fish among the icy scenes Of Spzhe .rcl,
and Introduce uz to some Of the geologic feat
urcs of that hyperborean resioI. Ire boef is
well illustrated.
PunIP THAxrFr-1 Norel- Rrdd ( Care
ton, $50 pp.-rhiip Thaxter appear to be
narration of facts woven with f ton Most of
the incidents related are supposed to have ia ken
place in California. The hanging Of the roman
in Downeyile is dressed up in other eolors prob
ably than the real, well many othcr facts
in California history. 1t is a pretty faithful
picture, nevertheless, o. times IN 40 and 80 in
this State, though a lttlc-just lttle-exag-
geratcd.
EEEELLIoy REcoRD-A Dimg Of american
Ereats-By Frank Moore.-,,o / Of this month
ly is illustrated with fine portraits of Gems. Ly-
on and Dix, and has an introduction in the
shape of the 4th of July address Of EdwaI
Everett. delivered mt the Academy of Music,
New York. It is issued by Geo. P Putnam, at
$500 for six months. 1t is designed as re
pository Of facts concerning the present rebel
lion. ard is a valuable work for any body 20
have.
SAMPSON AND DEL1LAu-4 Bi5lio- Romdatie
Trogedy-Dy II. N. Bein.-A small book con-
tanning the above named tragedy, which has
been put upon The stage with success in San
Francisco. Mr.. Boin is the author Of ether dra-
matte works of seine reputc, was formerly con-
lcc;cd with Jewish congregation in San Fran
cisco as pastor, and also with paper of that
persuasion. as editor.
The aloye werks, a. well as numerous other
late ana popular publications, ,are for sale at the
counter Of Geo W. Welch. Commercial street.
PINE STREET BRIpcE.-The board Of City
Trustees are understood to have lie, the contract
70 build the Pine Street B.id-e to A. S. Hali-
die 1 Co, dealers in Wire Rope, &c, 4l2, Clay
Street. San Francisco. The contract calls for a
wire suspension bridge ttn fee; higher than the
old structure and to be completed b. the first
day OF January, at a cot of $1,000, OF this
sum near 5000 is to come from the special
tax Of five eighths of one per cent on the prop
orty of the city, more than $1,000 of which is
already collected, and the remainder is to be
made up BY individuals. About $1,000 are al
ready subscribed.
The NExr LEGtsLATURE.-Tne Shasta Cour-