The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1864-06-18
All Sorts of Things,

WoNpER.-Ihe Grass Valley National
says that petri6ed bee tree, with bees,
honey and comb, was found few days since
in the diggings Of John Chew and Co., on
Buckeye Hill, between Greenhorn Creek and
Chalk Bluff mountain. IS feet below the sur
face. The National has piece of the honey
comb, which it describes as perfect.
AeuArIcs.-Stephens, of Poughkeepse,
IN. ~, has challenged HamilI, of Pittsburg.
PA J, to row five miles on any part of the
Hudson river in his neighborhood, for $500;
be will also pay 800 to meet Hamill's ex.
penses. 1t appears that Joshua Ward also
purposes challenging Hami.
ToMAroEs.-Rev. J. F. Benton, Of Fol.
som. has, says the Telegraph, a tomatoe
vine that has produced ripe fruit during eve
~ month OF the past year, and he chalen
ges the world, in the same degree Of latitude,
to produce another.
lNcREAsED.-1he Pacific Stage and Ex-
press Company announce that they have
raised their capital stock from 5000 900 to
100000, the shares being 500 each. The
amount of capital paid in is S5o,oOo and
the debts and liabilities are about $4,000.
Fastest TIME ON REcoRp.-An express
train arrived in Sacramento at I O'Clock on
Friday evening from New Castle, brininging
passengers through from Virginia City in II
hours.
MEIce's WHARF.-A portion of Meggs
wharf, San Francisco, at the end opposite Al
catraz, tumbed into the bay on FRIDAY last.
owing to the ravages of the sea worm in the
piles and the violence of the wind and water.
The Mountain Messenger, published a,
Downieville, has reached the close Of its 10th
volume.
F1Gs.-The first ripe figs of the season are
retailing at San Francisco for twenty five
cents EACH
Among the officers killed in the recent
battles in Virginia was Col. Woodward, a
son OF Judge Woodward of Pennsylvania.
John G. SAKE, the poet. continues serious
ly sick, but hopes are still entertained of bis
ultimate recovery.
Hay, in Virginia City, sells for seventy
dollars per ,un.
Two Mexican horse thieves we're killed on
Friday last east Of Sand Springs, Nevada
Territory.
The new theater Of Brigham Youngs, at
Salt Lake, will cost $3.50, 900, and will hold
5000.
A company has erected smelling works at
San Carlos, Tulare county, for the purpose
Of working their ores.
The owners Of the Blue Gravel claim, at
Smartsville, Yuba county, cleaned up $44,-
600 after run Of two weeks
In the grain warehouses of Napa City
there are 10000 Ibs.-3OOO tuns-of wheat
This is more than enough to make 10000
barrels Of -four.
Two hundred teams loaded with freight
were counted, June 18th, between Gold Hill
and Carson City, Nevada Territory.
There is shop in Paris which supplies
new shirt to any customer who leaves bis
dirty one and pays ten sous.
The employees of Union Foundry, Sacra
mento, have presented their late employer,
James Bowstead, with fine gold beaded
cane.
Miss Sue Robinson (now Mrs. Ge,zler) has
again returned to the stage, and is playing
=. the Forest Theatre in Idaho City.
The Masonic Fraternity will celebrate the
Anniversary of ST. John the Baptist at Vir'
ginia City on the Gath, inst.
The Common Council Of Marysvills have
voted five hundred dollars to ards the cele,
bration Of the Fourth Of July.
An Indian, in a good state of preservation,
was lately exhumed from saltbed in Nevada
Territory.
A cotemporary says naval contractors
seem to think this is the time TO build vessels
of iron-and steal.
Reese River furnishes its own lumber, from
the Big Smoky and Big Creek, according to
the RevelIs.