Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-08


The telegraph has announced the lose Of
the United States steamer sacfamentO of
Cocando, Godavis, dis,rict ef Msdras, and
that eli hands on board we're sssed The
Sacramento, Captain Napoleon Collins,
sailed from Boston. Nov. 10, 1866, for the
East Indies, Japan. &c, and after touching
.. tho Western lslands. Madeira. Cape de
Verde. Liberia. st. Paul de Loando, and
other points on the route, reached the Cape
Of Good Hope, March 25,ls6T. She left /
the last named place sbou, the 18th Of April |
for Msuritius and other points to the east
ward. On the completion OF the special |
service with which Captain ct',ius was
charged, he was TO have proceeded to the |
California coas. with The Sacramento and
joned the North Pacific quadron.
The Sacramento was q screw sloop Of ],
| 367 tons, and carried seven hssvy guns
She was comparatively new. having been
launched at Portsmouth, N H., April 3eth,
1852. Her hull vas built II the NAVY Yard.
there, and her machinery By the Taunton,
Mass, Locomotive Manufacturing Com sny.
Captain Collins il An officer Of over thirty
three years experience in the service. and
will be recollec'ed ss the commanding OBJ
Ger Of the Wachuset at the time that vessel
captured the reb.l steamer Florida al
Bahia.
D1scevery Of BeiOh Depesit 81
lr~a Ore nenr stevens loias.
Wts.
Prom tie Lumbefnan, June 81.
An extensive deposit Of magnetic iron ore
, has recently been ciscove- ed near Big RIB
River, about foI miles nosth>west from
this city. BY Me-srs. Robb, Rrnnie 4 Eaton,
of this place. A specimen OF the ore was
sent for analysis to Boston, to the Assay r
of the Sac Of Massachusetts,. who pros
neunced IL exccllens-tn ore being easily
smelted. yielding { rty>three per cent. pure
1 metal. and making capital iron. We under
= stand that the parties aforenamed have Sc
cured on fsvorsbl. terms n lease Of tract OF
. land where the mine is situated, oftwo hun
dreL and forty acres in extent. and intend
! Mt an early day. to erect smelling works
a and develop the resources Of this deposit -
. Surface indications 60 to show that there
;" are Other and fully rs rich deposits in thu
y immediate vicinity OF this mine, ard also il
,r other places not far distant from this city
4 md IL Of 80 great IN extent - is supposed
by Those who have made observations, the,
!" will yield enough metal to supply the Who'll
- State Of Wisconsin.
;, An IMPORTANT DISCOVERY Of water powe
:, is announced by the Junction City Union
which says:
1t has been satisfactorily asceriained tbs
in the defiance between the Republican o..
:. Smoky Hill rivers. about 1850 feet. ther
81 is . fall Of twelve feet and half. A joir
'ot stock company ha. been formed, with cal
=. ital atock If 400 600 for the puspose
=, improving this great natural advantage b
cutting race rom river to river The es
M ,imated coat Of such . race . $ll,3i0. to
ing crnstructed fifteen feet wide at the bottom
a The instr uments indicate that the bed Of Il
Republican river is twelve feet and q ha
NV higher than that Of the Smoky Hill, ~
about half mile to the north Of town. vi e
the streams come nearest 10 each other,
hs the point selected for operations, being 9
the land Of tn Republican River Bri1(
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