The Nevada Democrat., 1861-05-21
gerada Democrat.
LOCAL MATTERS.

RICH QUARTz.-We noticed, some weeks
ago, the discovery Of quartz ledge, near
Wentworth's mill, by Mr.. Baldwin and others,
which bid fair to prove valuable. The rock
prospected so wei, that Mr. Baldwin and his
partners went to work and took out twelve tons
which they have recently had crushed at Grass
Valley, and which yielded at the rate of S5l to
the ton. The rock crushed was taken from
near the surface, but Mr.. Baldwin informs us
that they have since sunk shaft so as to strike
the lead at depth of forty feet, and to all ap-
pearances the rock becomes richer the deeper
they go down. The lead is from eight to four
teen inches in thickness, the rock being mostly
decompOsed and containing large quantities of
iron. 1t is owned by Daniel Collins, Geo. w.
Baldwin, David COllyer, and Henry Brainard,
who discovered it while suicing in the vicinity.
The fortunate owners have called it the "Gold
Lead" They purpose employing twenty men
on the lead next week.
Mrs. HAYNES BENEFIT.-The compliment
tary benefit to Mrs. Hayne, yesterday evening,
called out large audience, the Theater being
full. The plays of "Evadne" and "Faint Heart
Never Won Fair Lady," were produced in fine
style, Mrs. Hayne personating the leading fe-
male characters with her usual good taste and
judgment, and the other members of the COM
pany doing full justice to their several parts.
The great feature of the evenings performance
was the recitation of brakes Address to the
American Flag, by Mrs. Hayne. At the con-
clusion, the audience rose to their feet, the la
dies waved their handkerchiefs, hats were
thrown to the ceiling, and the cheering fairly
shook the building.
SNow-DEsTRUcT1oN OF FRUIT TREEs.-
A pretty severe snow-storm occurred during the
latter part of last night the ground being COW
cred to the depth of two inches at daylight this
morning. The snow played the very mischief
with the fruit trees. Nearly all the apple, peach
and pear trees were broken down, and we Judge
that at least half the fruit in this neighborhood
is destroyed. The loss of so much of this years
crop, and the destruction of trees, is a great
disappointment to fruit-gowers, who were be-
ginning to congratulate themselves that the
fruit was beyond the reach Of frost.
NEVADA LIBRARY-NBw BooKs.-The
Nevada Library Association have Just received
the following works, which are now ready for
distribution: Lucy Crofton; A Wife's Trials;
O'Brien's and o'Flaherty's, 2 vols; The Lin
woods Prometheus; Maxims of Washington;
Wooing and Warning in the Wilderness; Mat
rimonial Brokerage; Yoakum's History of Tex
as, 2 vols; Gerald GriHin's Works, 10 vols:
Sir Joshua Reynolds, vols; Cervantes; De
Demosthenes, 2 vols; Macauley's Essays;
Cicero.
COLD WEATHER IN MAY.-The fall Of snow
this morning, was not so unusual an occur
renee for this season of the year, as most peo-
pie imagine. Mr.. Whartenby who has kept
weather journal for several years, assures us
that cold, stormy weather has prevailed about
the Doth of May for the past five years, with
more or less snow about every other year. On
the nights of the 8th and 9th of May, last year,
there was a snow storm much more severe than
that Of last night.
Nor So.-Statements have been circulated
in town to the effect that members Of the Ne
vada Rifles have been expelled for refusing to
take an oath of allegiance to Abe Lincoln.
There is, of course, no truth in such statements,
nor is any such oath required Of the members.
A resolution was adopted requiring the men,
bers to take the army oath, and none have
refused to take it, and no one has been
expelled.
DIED IN THE HosPITAL.-A man named
John AAick died in the County Hospital, of ap-
oplexy, yesterday morning. He had a fit about
three weeks ago, and was picked up in an in
sensible condition and brought to the Hospital.
He gradually regained his reason, and hopes
were entertained that he would recover; but
about five days ago he was stricken with an
other severe fit from which he neverrecovered.
MOUNTAIN TRoUT.-Mr. Tracy, who re-
sides on Bear river, came down from Naples
Ranch yesterday, bringing fifteen or twenty fine
mountain trout, which he caught in the Little
Truckee. The fish weighed from two to three
pounds each. Mr.. Tracy distributed portion
of them among his friends in Nevada, and took
the remainder home.
COUNTY CoMMITTRE.-A meeting Of the
Democratic Central Committee for Nevada, will
bo ho1d ~ fh;s nlaco m Caf1trday uaxt Il ;s