Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-06

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ssgebrush News,
virginia Enterprise. July 81
HAMPTON, of the firm Of
~ nton & Co., Of this city,
~ informe | us that not
cding that the proprietors
Giant Powder Works, in
(ncisco, have stated that
n Bokkelen was no longer
ont at the time of the ex-
here (having been dis
\. they were sending him
Wder as usual. A lot of
3 of it arrived no longer
m day before yesterday,
ed to the General. care of
ampton Il Go. Had he
charged, as the Giant Pow
bpany assert, it is not like
would still have been send
their powder.
writing the above we
cen Informed that J. f.
", attorney for the Giant
Company, who arrived in
v Yesterday. explains this
by saying that although
h Bokkelen had been dis.
as agent, he was still re-
powder from them which
chased, as any other man
have done.]
E MYSTERIOUS BOXES.
kmpton Is not Ofthe opinion,
kr, that the explosion was
BY or proceeded from giant
He feels quite positive
e statf that did the busi-
hs in the two small boxes
he says weighed about forty
and wnicn Van Bokkelen
bntained Samples" The
impression appears to be
ese boxes contained nitro.
ne, and that this was used
Van Bokkelen in
RYING EXPERIMENTS.
Fair. superintendent of
lie Il NorcrOss, informs us
|r. Van Bokkelen had been
menting with a preparation
b-glycerine and cotton, using
3ttOn to absorb the nitro
lne, and that he had tried to
b to use some of this prepar-
but he had refused, as he
faid of it. The reason that
not like the appearance Of
mpOund was that the nitro
Inc did not remain in the
after having been absorbed
but filtered through it aad
bottom became free nitro
Inc again. Besides this pc.
and dangerous compound,
fought that other mixtures
have been experimental
" the General that is, that
substances besides cotton
ave been tried as absOrbents
nltro-glycerine.
AGES OF PECULIAR PAPER.
Fair in addition states that
was a large quantity (about
y reams) of oiled paper. such
(sed in making giant powder
pges, blown out into the
and was taken away by
man 1--WE have forgotten the
mentioned) in his buggy.
street he also saw, after the
Fion, a considerable quantity
Plltt. spongy paper, somewhat
|o,llng blotting paper. which
y 10 absorb any leakage from
lrtridges that may occur. 1t
\ most certain that General
pokkelen was using this pa
MAKING CARTRIDGES
ntain his new compound of
glycerlne and cotton, as we
formed that Mr.. Kent, the
Known jeweler of this city,
MS rooms on Sunday even.
etween the hours Of 5 and
'ck' and Obsel we'd him fasten-
'ilie paper around a cartridge
mucllage. He asked the
Ial what it was he was soing,
'e answered. as he walked
10 his bedroom with the
uge, that it was a new dis
he had made.
y BURIED IN ONE COFFIN
. o'clock this afternoon will
pace the funeral of Mrs.
Ilcr, Mrs. Edward Dean and
noiiy Dean, her eight-year
tushter. All that remains of
nree 9nfOrtunates is a few
; an OF which will be buried
same coffin.
'ne Virginia Chronicle, July 81
LIAM LIAM H. STONE, of Gold
ei eiiafned last night from the
e'us u.s. of Lassen county, Cali
me gold belt has been
continuously from Dia-
:: Aountain to Big Springs,
1o niles northwest. follow
nc declining hills of the
~, ,iSer. Considerable work
'n, .n uone upon the celebrated
'o, ,au Mining chain, with very
'ctOry Results Mater T.