The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1865-08-26
ALTURAs ITEMS.
Rocky Ban, Alturas Co., Aug. 40.

Rocky BAR, Alturas Co., Aug. 40.
Ed. Would: Again have We in one weel
to chronicle two deaths. Il. L. Jones, .at'
lof Portland. aiad on Wednesday, August l6
of congestive fever, after twenty hooisis illness
and on the Isth inst, G. Dewitt Smith, act
ling Governor of this Territory, died suddenly
from Rheumatism of the heart. The !emaini
of H. L. Jones were taken charge of and bur-
/ ried by the I. @. @. F., of which he was 8
worthy member. The remains of Governor
Smith were to-day carried to the grave by
the citizens of Rocky Bar and its vicinity.
Every house in this town exhibited such en-
blems of mourning as the place would afford
and Immediately after the death of the Gov
ernOr WAS announced, the stars and stripes
were hoisted at half mast aud so remained
until eundewn to-day Major A. G. Brown
acted as ehaplain on this melancholy occa-
sion, and it was AZ much As be could do to
control the emotions of sorrow that seemed
to reRd his seul for the loss of bis este enled
friend; bat We must teave this sad scene snG
pasa to the more exciting topics of our daily
life.
POLITICS.
The precincts, as far as heard from, give as
follows:
FOR REPRESENTATIVES,
DsSoeaA. 4ls c. W. waFs1 alReslioAS 214
3. Crosson.. 434 J. D. Huntoon ........... 800
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
J. II. Dickerson .......... 4OS G. w. Learnard - 2s7
n Peder S66 0. L. Loons. $40
sUpERISTESDESr OF ruBtio SCHOOLS.
II. ". o. Margary ...... s85 VIM Howard. d...... so4
This is within few votes, one way or the
other, of.the actual tally lists of this county
and may be relied upon. It is not. however.
more than two-thirds of the people ia the
county, as ell the Victor and Idaho and New
York Companies men werefnew corners and
did not vote.
NEW MINES, &C.
tunnel right has been located on Grouse
creek, Yuba, called the Chicago & Idaho Tun-
mel Company. The intention is to incorpo-
rate and the purposes for which the Company
is to be formed are to run Il tunnel through I
the ridge Oh which are all the richest of the |
Yuba Quartz Ledges, with the hope of strik- /
ing the blind lodes The tunnel when COM
pletely through the bill will be one aud a
halt miles long and will cost $500, 600. 1t /
WAS located in the names of A. Quarles, P.
Hannay, G. Dewitt Smith, A T. Brown, Dud-l
ley Hoyt, Travis N. Johnson, H. W. o. Mar
gary and Wm. L. Johnson. Messrs Quares
and Hannay leave shortly for the east
The river claims in the Yuba river have
Ill given out, it being found as "Alaster" pre-
dcted last fall that when the new deposit
Was passed through in the river, if bed rock
vas not then struck, that the gold would
give out as there was not anything in the old
deposits. On the Middle Boise river it is
alse very spotted, and only appears to pay
n Canons.
RED WARRIOR.
The Idaho & New York Company's mill
expect to begin crushing quartz about We'd
lesday and the Victor Company will not be
many days behind.
ALTURAsIANs RETURNED.
On Friday last the jovial face of our old
riend Wilson Waddingham, Esq. saluted our
yes, and although Mr.W. has lost much
lesh (about 80 pounds | should guess) by
lis eastern trip he seems as jolly and hearty
"a ever, and we are further glad to be able
O say, that his trip has been successful. Hel
las started new company here called the Il
Y Naddingham Gold Z Silver Mining Company,
nd with his usual prudence happily COM
'ined with lberality and determined energy :
must succeed. E
The forty stamp power crusher belonging |
0 the Pittsburg l. idaho Gold & Silver Min 8
ng Company is within few days journey :
t Us. 1t requires eighteen wagons to trans
ort this machinery. Their engineer unfor-
unately died on the road. He received
un shot wound in the foot-the foot was [
mputated but modification set in and killed
i'm. Lam yours &c.
ATDERARAN