The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-03-18
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Wash houses are taxed @5 quarter 4
Sacramento. .a
The delinquent, tax list of Denver oceu-
pies seven columns.
Patrick Kane committed suicide recently
At Salinas City, Cal. ...-.'. ..,
The Hebrews Of San Jose, Cal, are about
to build synagogue. ,....... !
John Cinnamon has earned @o6, ,0O0, 900 In
California since 1855.
There are 100000 mulberry trees growing
in Southern California .'.F
The Carson Mint IL steadily receiving bul-
lion for coming purposes.
George A. Clark has been nominated for
Postmaster at Los Angeles.
A thrcc-whccIed buggy has appeared on
tho streets of San Jose, Cal.
The recent fresl,ct swept several small
houses down the Sacramento.
Mathew Sake, wounded by Indians near
Prescott, Arizona, has since died.
Ten tons of salmon were shipped from
Sacramento to Chicago, Feb. u.
The Petaluma Journa! and Argus has
commenced its sixteenth volume.
The Eureka mine, at Grass Valley, Cal. !.
gives ts7, 400 for twelve days run.
Work on the permanent railroad bridge
st Omaha 10 to be resumed Immediately.
Colusa ladies are given to chewing gum,
and the Sun berates them for the practice
Mrs. John Morris has qualified ~ Justice
Of the Peace at South Pass City, Wyoming.
Flour has fallen in value at Prescott, Ar.
izona. It is now only worth $96 per bar
rel.
A female seminary is to be established
soon near San Leandro, in Alameda county,
Cal.
The Grand Ronde, Oregon, Sentinel Office
has been sold at Sheriff sale for five hundred
dollars.
General Dodge, Chief Engineer of the
Union Pacific railroad, has resigned on &C.
count Of i'll health.
A herd Of 2 800 buffaloes crossed the track
of the Union Pacific railroad near Laramie
City, the other day.
Seattle now has about 1,5oO Inhabitants.
Money is scarce there at present and little
business Is transacted.
There arc I, ,42:,, between the sgcs of 8
and Is years, attending the public schools
In tho State of Nevada.
A. r. Abbot has been awarded the con-
tract for building Jail At Olympia, W. T.
Price to be paid %, 500. ..
Col. VIM. E. johnson is talked Of -
candidate for the Republican nomination
for Governor OF Nevada ~ Tt .~-,...
The mining troubles in the Ely district,
White Pine, have ended, tho Jumpers hav.
ing withdrawn in disgust,
Last week eight hundred feet Of the ccle-
brated soules- Perkins ledge. at South Pass,
Wyoming, was sold for $8e, ,00o!
Some of the papers in Nevada are advo.
eating the formation of q Peoples party for
tho coming election In that State.
Isaac J. Bowen, an old pioneer and mem.
bcr of the California volunteers, died of
small pox at San Bernardino recently. ,r,,--
The Lake Washington Coal Mine near
Seattle has been sold for te5, ,0oo! The com.
pany will soon bc prepared to supply de-
mands. ..-.. nra.G .-.an..-
A steamboat has asccnded the Umpqua
river, in Oregon, distance Of one hundred
miles. The citizens of Roseburg ars jubi-
liant over it. #" w = 4.'# ".g. m.H
The Nebraska legislature has ccdcd ground
for postoffice and custom house site It Oma.
ha, to the Jurisdiction of the United States
government s- ast-1 'rJ's yas -
In Wow of apprehended ihostilitics from
the Indians this spring, workmen on tie
Kansas Pacific, west Of Fort Harke +. arc
to be armed. a, .'as s....@ L 4 s@'@
The withdrawal Of lands from market for
the Denver Pacific road Is advertised. The
lands Withdrawn extend into the mountains
a. far as the Michigan House, .,~ v.-.. ..,a
A tremendous cou6agration is raging in
the mountains near Santa Anita canyon. ia
the southern part of California. The ilre
extends for distance Of thirty milca -t
Colombo Is rejoicing over the fact that
Colorado coal smelted 800 pound charge
of old iron to casting heat in two hours and
ten minutes. Il was done ct the Golden
City foundry the other day.
The Oregon City Eses,pstss speaks Of
some very hne specimens Of native plum.
bago or black lead taken from place where
the railroad cuts through . portion " The
blum II tho upper ead IT u city. i NJ r.
The Corinne Reporter says .'ths.s Il now
10 The wafshooss q Crefehtoa q Munro,
of this city, ~, 600 pounds OF fteikAt wait.
Ing the opening OF the roads for shipment
to The north. This sntssprisiag lirM have
s1cceeded u making Corinae the central
S1os,r,t ~ t1,n ssEr>p Vy>.e R>.H -. .