Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-04-03
Pacific Coast Items.

Inc Ooid Hill 1fEscs. say the small pox Is eu
the increase theresand !aiso at VirginiaCity.W
The Catholics Of San Jose proposs:to erect a
new church in that cityat a cost of $40, ,oOoSs
The Virginia and Trnckee Railroads. expected
to be in running order by the ist of December
next.
The coal fields ofsrw yoming and Colorado
cover thousands Of acres, and are from FIVE to
fifteen feet in thickness.
4 nuggetof gold and quartz valued at-S3 2
waa t9and IN the Union fo 5. mining claims, at
Gibsonville, a few days Since.
The San Francisco Herald is trying to teach
fle ladies' OF that city good manners in the street
cars and places of public hmusement.: II Il
The Virginia lNevadal Enterprise says that
Sl2, 100000 have been taken out at Gold Hill
and Virginia City during the past year.
Fourteen ounces of old nails, copper, gravel,
ETC., were discovered recently in the stomach of
an OK slaughtered at Bowlder, Colorado
At Carson City several little boys got into the
pest-house ard went to ronping on the bedding.
They are nearly all down with. the smallpox
Twenty velocipedists appeared Kearney
street, San Francisco, few evenings since, ere
ating considerable excitement by their racing.
All Row who killed fellow-countryman
Francisco, has been found guilty of murder in
the first degree.
An attempt was made last Monday, saws the
Eureka Times of March 2Oth, TO assassinate Jas
per \. James at Arcata. Four shots were fired
without taking effect.
The Oregon papers report that smoke has been
seen issuing of late from the tops of Mounts
Hood, and Three Sisters. Earthquakes are pre-
dicted in consequence.
lone, the former. country seat Of Nye county,
Nevada, is said to be nearly deserted. Only four
men and five women are left, the remainder hav-
ing gore to White Pine.
A boy, aged about four years, fell into hume
at Grass Valley the other. day, and was carried
its entire length, some three hundred yards, but
not seriously injured
\ dispatch from Salem (Oregon) says that in
the case of DR.. j. W. McAfee, charged with
poisoning his wife; the Grand Jury found a'bill
of indictment for murder.
The small pox is on the increase in Virginia
City. Three new cases were reported there in
one day this week, and there are thirty cases at
the present time in that place.
TIE Sacramento Record gives notice to the
person who stole two shirts that they came off n
man bad with the smallpox, and advises the
thief to go and get vaccnated.
The main shaft of the Bullion mine has now
attained depth of 1850 feet, being the greatest
depth yet reached on the Comstock lode The
ground is dry and the air very hot.
1t appears from recent Investigations that the
industrial school has been very badly conducted.
Some of the boys have been hogged in manner
that would disgrace penitcntiary.
An extensive coal bed has been discovered on
the East Fork Of Lewis river, twenty miles from
Vancouver, Washington Territory. The vein is
fourteen inches thick and seven feet in width
Last Saturday, in San Francisco, an execution
was issued by Judge Sawyer to satisfy judg-
ment for $4,000, obtained by Mary J. Kate
against Paul Vaptine, for breach of promise of
marriage.
Mary Malone was lately convicted of bigamy
and sent to the States Prison. From the time of
her arrest she bore up heroically and never shed
tear but arrival in the horrible place, she
broke down In paroxysm of crying.
A party just over from White Pine says that
all the mines there but the Eberhardt are for
sale, if purchaser can be found. There is
plenty people, and lots of silver in the ground
but it cannot yet be extracted with advantage.
The Carson APReat says there are a dozen or
more OF camels running at large on the Carson,
near the old Overland route and many tray
eler and teamster can bear testimony that heir
numbers have been increased from year to year
by births. =.
Sixteen years ago four locust trees, small sap
lings, were planted in Sacramento. A few days
since they were cut down. From their trunks,
twenty-nine wagon hubs were made and from
the remaining portions of the trees four cords of
frewood were obtained.
A fight took place few days ago between the
military and the Apaches in the San Pedro val
lay, in which the latter were defeated, losing
eight of their number. a squaw told of their
whereabouts to revenge a whipping which her
bnck had inflicted on her.
correspondent, writing from Truckee, says
that he saw man on the road between Boca and
Verdi, trudging his way on foot, and bare-footed
at that He stated that he from Sacramento
and was on his way to White Pine. We call
this pursuit of wealth under difficulties.
The Indians are committing numerous depre-
dations in Arizona, they attacked the stage of
February 20th, and wounded Tingley, the driver
and two passengers named Joseph Todd, and
George jackson. 1t is supposed that Wm. Bar
nett was murdered by them the same day, and it
is known that John Howell was killed by the
ssvages February 25th.
A little boy, about four years of age a son of
J.. II. Dewey, says the Grass Valley Nationut of
the goth ult., accidentally fell into the Humc of
Il. 1hornTs, TINS morning, where 1t lies open IN
Richardson street near Bnklemans brewery
and was washed through its entire length until
it emptes into Wolf creek below Chinatown
The distance is not less than three hundred
yards. The f1ume runs under Main street and
several buildings, and the sensations of the child
as he was being dashed through the narrow
channel in pitch darkness, with the roaring wa
ter gurgling around him, must have been horri-
BILE in the extreme. 1t is miracle he was not
drowned or killed by striking against the sides of
the fume. He was picked up ont of the creek
apparently not dangerously injured, the only Wis
ible hurt being cut on the scalp.
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