Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-07-07
NEVADA AND CALIFORNIA
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Frsn HamIltsa, NevaAs.-A Fatal
ARRAY.
HAMILTON, July 5.-There was a
shooting affray at Phoebe City on
Wednesday, between William Dodds
and 4. 81. Todd, resulting In the death
of the latter. Tho shooting was justi-
fable. A stray shot fired BY deceased
took effect In the thigh of q bystander
named Phillips, infilcting u severe
wound
The Fourth was celebrated In a be-
coming manner by firemen, military,
civic societies and school children.
Two hundred mounted Indians par
ticipated In the procession.
Wells, Fargo & Co. shipped during
the week bullion valued at $228,S - o..
There were interesting Fourth of
July celebrations at Vallejo, Chico,
Petaluma, Jackson, Los Angeles and
other cities and towns In California.
A local mining excitement has
sprung up ut San Bernardino, CAL,
and seems to be rapidly spreading.
The usual stories Of great richness are
being received. A prospecting party
from the San Diego mines some weeks
ago, following the ridges up to San
Jacinto, about forty miles southeast Of
Sail Bernardino, found a lode about
three inches wide ut the surface. On
sinking, the lode widened to about
twelve inches. With III arastra, from
600 pounds Of rock they took 5000 of
gold. Other lodes were found, pro-
ducing specimens 'sprinkled with free
gold, and rivaling the best from the
San Diego mines. A rush from San
Bernardino has begun. On Sunday,
June 18th, induced by specimens Of
silver rock brought into San Bernardo.
no by Mexlcans, q party, consisting OF
DIR. Barton. William Mccoy and two
Others, went TO n spot forty miles east
prospecting. They came upon a trail
IN the mountains leading to a we'll
built road, following which, they dis
covered what Is claimed to be the long
lost Jesuit mine, abandoned by the
Padres years ago, and whose richness
Is one of the traditions of that locality.
A lot of rock brought In assayed from
5000. to $1,000 silver to the ton. a
mining district has already been
formed and called San Jacinto.
A fire on the line of the railroad,
about three miles from Chico, Oil the
evening of July 18th, destroyed about
twenty cords Of wood.
At the Fourth of July celebration In
Petaluma, as the procession was re-
turning from the Pavilion, q team took
fright and ran away, injuring Mrs. ID.
VIC. Putnam very seriously, her head
being cut In a shocking manner.
Later In the day, and while the
"Growlers" were passing up Main
street, two awnings, upon which were
many women and children, fell, by
which several children sustained seri-
II Injuries. The names of those who
were most severely injured are rs fol-
lows 4: Miss Mehan, leg broken; Miss
Meacham, hurt In the breast; Miss
Fine, injured in the face badly. Sew
eral others were injured, but not so Sc
riously.
In San Francisco, on the evening Of
July 18th, while Mrs. Coddington, liy-
Ing OH Clara street, near Fifth, was ut
the fireworks, robbers broke into her
house and stole $3.50 in silver coin,
which she had sewed in a sack and
placed In her bed, They also stole u
watch, two gold chains, several arti-
cles of jewclry, and a trunkful Of
clothing. They then set fire to the
bed, to 4 bureau, and to the house In
several places, and decamped. The
flames were exttnguished before much
damage was done.
At North San Juan, July 4th, u lire
broke out in Chinatown at four o'clock
in the afternoon. Chinatown was
burned clean out. Main street was
saved, except the roof Of Green's brick
house. One Chinaman was killed In q
cellar, and John Filter had his face
badly burned.
Peter Purrett was blown up at
Sweetland, July 18th, while firlng an
wills.
Constable s. G. Harding, of San
Francisco, had his right hand terribly
.lacerated by the explosion of q Chinese
bomb on the 18th.
The STANDARD Of July 9TH has the All
nexed On Saturday evening the res
idence of Woods, near Fourth and j
streets, was burned, together with its
contents. For an hour or more after
the fire 1t was reported on the streets
that Mrs. Woods had been burned In
the building, but subsequently 1t was
ascertained that she was safe and we'll.
The San Francisco Bulletin of July
9TH relates this tragic incident: At 4
late hour last evening we learned n
few particulars of a terrible affair
which occurred Yesterday afternoon Mt
Oakland. One WEIGH, Of the firm of
Kelly 81 WEIGH, Of that city, hired a
horse and buggy of Nolan, and with
his wife and child went out to take a
ride. An hour or two afterwards he
was found dead on the road n few
miles out of town. His wife was near
him, 80 badly injured that she Inns been
unable to speak. Her face was terribly
mashed up. The infant child was found
playing with the dead body OF the
father. The horse n buggy were
standing about nifty feet OIL, unilljtred,
the buggy being rght sac up. Ine
ailalr Is involved IN mys.ery. ~ seeGas
Impossible tnat eltner Tue oouiu
nave Deen upset anu tlleil