The Placer herald., 1870-07-02
LOCAL AND COUNTY MATTERS.

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LOCAL AND COUNTY MATTERS.
,9sA '-' FREE OF TOLL.
IT Il understocd that Dr.. J i r. Crandall will
tara The toll gate free to all who attend the fourth
At Auburn. Arrangements are also being made
10 make the toll gate free Al Greenwood's, on The
Big Hill resd.
Il MEax Acr.-About 3 O'Clock on Thursday
norniug last . large, fat. white brood SOW be.
longing to Nr. Steinley, AuLura Brewery, was
shot dead near the Stripes ONCE. One Of Ar.
James weIsh's boys, who live near BY. heard the
gun. and in the morning the row was found dead
IN the ,treet This SOW was Of choice breed,
and valued very highly, and it must indeed have
been . vicious man who could deliberately kill
- nus an animal No suspicion, 90 far - We
know Of, rests upon any one for the not, and in
deed We cannot believe that auy citizen could
have done the shooting.
lNPoRrAxr SALE.-An auction sale Of personal
property, belonging to the late drm Of Kingsley
I .Armbruster. will take place at the ranch, on
Dry Greek. below Neillsburg, and adjoining the
Earn Of Sam -Coggswell, on Saturday. the 10th
iaat. The property TO be sold consists Of wagons,
harness, general st ,ck Of farming and hosticul
turai Implements and household and kitchen fur
niture, etc. The sales will he positive-to the
highest bidder for cash gold coin, and will com
nence 1t IL o'clock A. ". Here will be chance
foe farmers and housekeepers 10 out ain bargains.
See advertisement In another column.
.
NEw ESTABLISHMENT Dy reference to our new
advertisements II will be seen that Thomas Ste
veus has opened out new and splendid stock Of
grccrricf, provisions, hardware, ETC., on Nevada
tsreet, twu doors troa The HERALD Office, at the
old Nolan stand. Nc. Stevens stock Is new and
fre.h Except the liquors, which old and Pure)
with the greatest care, and with a view Of sup
Flying any needed want Of this eoumssity With
the choicest articles at the lowest casa prices
Psr.ons wi.hing anything in aisSiae woxld 10
we'll TO examine the new stock before making
selections. Mr.. Stevens is an old haad at the
business, aud understands the principle that
Goods we'll bought are more than half sold.''
To BIZ AoAtN PUr IN ORDER.-We learn that
the ,m and dume Of the North Fork Ditch Com
pany reacaiog from the north fork of the.American
river at Tamsrcax Bar, Placer county, to point
a. the AnVicaa uearly opposite White and Hol-
Listers ranch, ia Sacramento county, which pro.
petty was destroyed during the high water Of
1867, arc about 10 be again put 10 order by G. ".
Reimer, Of .auburn, who is sihe present owner
The work will cost large sum Of money, but il
will bc highly beneficial to the country th,ough
which the ditch passes, and will doubtless return
liberal sum for the outlay Sac. Union. "a
FRS At RocxLN.-On Monday evening last,
about s o'clock, Gre was discovered in the Van
Treea Hotel, at Rocklin. and In defiance OF nll
efforts TO stay the progress Of the fumes, the en-
tire property. including barns, stabing and out
buildings WAS consumed, with exception Of some
at the furniture which was :gotl out and saved.
The flames were discovered about the time of
kidding fire o cook supper and are supposed
so have originated from carelcssncss. n faulty
stove pipe or attachments. A strong gale wa.
,aosh3g at ssc time. and II was with the greatest
~1cr,ionf Of she waole population that the main
poriiou Of the town was Aaved. Indeed the Butcher
shop and the Gaylord house were on fire mum.
Der Of times There Uss an insurance on the
ppOpCfty tsy Vie MNtIuaHtdH anu ip0ntx COmpo-
nirs for 81 900. but the tssses above nsur ancc
will rcaek some $3.50.
A Rich STRIKE. Mr.. r. r. Scbnabcl, ,ci the old
Dove Grove Ranch. and partner. have been sinking
on what is known as the old McBryon shaft. for
the past few weeks. The quartz prospecting we'll
a. they wcat down they took six tons Of the las
ore taken out before reaching depth Of IS feet,
>,.I hcJ . hall ~ thn >f n hi
at Jenny Lind Flat, below New Castle, and OBJ
taued yield Of over $50 per ton. This ledge
ranges from IA inches to feet thick and is easily
traced for over half mile. Mr.. SchuaLel owns
the land upon which this shaft is located, IL hav.
ing been patented to n 9. Boyeu many years ago
by the United States Government - farm, aud
decIed over 10 The present owner. This gives
Mr.. Schaabe, a perfect title to something over
1900 feet Of the ledge. from the surface to the
10 the Eastern Exclusion TuraPike. and but q
ehort distance below the old toll house. The
ledge we learn from Mr.. Sctnabel prospects we'll
from the croppirgs for a long distance.
ACoRPsE BY RAIL-THE Singular CONTENTS
OF MrsrERrous Box.-A box Of rather unusual
dimensions attracted attention at the Western
Pacific freight depot yesterday. from emitting a
most offensive odor. Upon inquiry. Il was found
% have been shipped from .1u6urn as "mercban-
disc" and was consigned 10 y frm in Toledo
OAio Suspicion was at once aroused that the
box contained corpse, and all kinds Of conjec-
lures were sct on foot as to its history. when
gentleman named Seciey put the mattcr at rest
BY admitting that the questionable box contaiued
the body OF his wife. who had died but lew days
before at Auburn. Placer county, Of consumption.
He said he supposed he could send her body East
a0r wnA In hat hS&Avy