The Placer herald., 1866-02-03
NUMBER %.
CLIPPINGS,

CLIPPINGS.
CINNABAR.-We understand that an OK.
tensve cinnabar mine has lately been discov,
cred near the Boston ranch, about ten miles
from Jackson, in this county, by several of
our citizens, which is pronounced very rich
by those who profess to be judges Of the ar.
ticle; and company has been organized aud
will shortly be incorporated for the purpose
Of working 1t. Should j: turn out to be as
rich as it is supposed to be, it would be diff.
cult to estimate the value it would be to this
section Of the country,
Amador Dispatch
! AN AMERICAN vENpErrA.-The N. Y. Times
says: 1--WE are nomiually enjoying peace at
present. but what kind Of peacel How
long will it last if the radical majority in
Congress attempt to carry out the vendetto
they are cultivating towards the SOUTH"
MULTIPLYING POPULATION IN Missouri
The St. Joseph Union Of December l6, says,
that no less than $4,000 persons were added
to the population of Missouri by immigration
for the period of sixty days previous to the
above date.
Nick's stout landlady apoogized for the
meagerness Of the breakfast by saying that
when her butcher failed her she always fell
back on her ham. "Madam," said Nick,
consoingly, you could not fall back on any
thing more substantial"
THE only duel ever fought in the State Of
Illinois, was in 1920, between Alfonzo Stew,
art and William Bennett. Stewart was
killed and Bennett was hanged, and thus end,
ed dueling in that State.
CoAL.-The product of the coal mines
neaS Mount Diablo is over 1000 tuus per
month.
TREATMENT OF CHlLnREN.-In bringing up
if we oppose violence to violence.
attack passion by passion, we try to put out
fire With boiling oil.
QUARTZ SALE.-Chas Chandler, who pur,
chased sixth interest in the Star Spangled
Banner mine at Grass Valley, some weeks
ago paying therefor $40, ,0O0 has sold out to
w. L. Tisdae for $lO,5OO.
RAILROAD SuRvEy.-The map, profile aud
estimate of the cost of the branch railroad
between Nevada city and Colfax has been
completed by Engineer G. F. Allardt. The
stockholders are to meet in Nevada January
31st.
CARRIED AwAy-The late high water in
the American river carried away the Salmon
Falls (E| Dorado county, bridge, being the
third time that it has been destroyed by
floods
A German being required to give receipt
in full, after much mental effort produced the
following: II ish full. l wants no more
money JOHN SwAcHMMER."
The States of Connecticut, Iowa, Wiscon.
sin and Minnesota, have voted against negro
suffrage. The people Of Colorado Territory
also made the same expression Of sentiment
in their late vote adopting State Constitu.
ton.
MINING SALE E-One,balf of the Shanghae
quartz mine, near Yankee Hill, Tuolumne
county, has been sold to . San Francisco
party for $25, 1000. George Morgan and J. B =,
Douglass, Of Columbia, were among the
owners,
PRosPEorINa.-The Nevada Transcript Of
January 9th has the subjoined:.
A party of prospecters went out to Meyers
Rayins about four miles from this city, q few
days since, to locate . ledge, whore they
heard rich groupings bad been found. They
found, on arriving at the spot that notices
we're posted and the ground taken up for
distance Of four miles.
SLUIcEs RoBDED-On a late night the
s|uices belonging to tho Miler Company's
claims, Christmas Hill, in Placer county.
we're visited by some thief and robbed of their
contents-about $400 in value.
The s. F. Provost Guard all got drunk
January 22nd, and were locked up in tho city
Prison. So says the Golden Era.
1872 1'2 bushels of wheat to the acre. 10
the actual yield Of field on McPhetridgs's
ranch Sutter county.
The Hanson Copper Mine, in Del Norte'
county is said to be one Of the richest COP.
per lodes on this coast.
The revenue collected by Uucle Sam dur.
ing the year 1865. in California, Oregon.
and Nevada, $lo.227,las. The expenditures
amount to $f2,s22,95l. Our uncle isv
therefore, out of pocket something like two
millions and half.
At recent special election for Assessor
in klamath county, Childs the Democratic
candidate was elected. The tide is turning.
GETTING FRIeHrENED.-The San Francisco
Bulletin is becoming frightened at the lavish
and reckless manner in which its political
friends have made and are making the mon-
ey fly at Sacramento. According to the re-
port of the Comptroller, the expenditures for
the fiscal year ending June 3Oth. 1865,
amounted to the enormous sum of $2.6O3,,
O65 O8. The civil debt of the State at the
close ct the fiscal year was $4,734lS0 90
and is increasing with fearful rapidity:. The
Rullein saua Il does not nnmnlxin Of former