Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-26
Sagebrush News.

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NIGHT before last a strike was
ade in the Dayton mine. situate
st at the lower end of Silver
Nv which has caused some eX'
tement in mining circles here,
NJ which seems to be really a
pvelopment of not a little impor-
NEE The lode on which the
avton mine is locat ed is very
roe one at least 50 or 100 feet in
ith-and is a lead that has been
nown since the first discovery of
liver in the country, but owing
its not showing paying ore near
Ne surface, and to its having for
pany years been in the hands of
ZEN of little means, it has never
lntil taken hold of by the pres
Id proprietors) been properly
pened. The primitive surface
Inspecting done on the vein,
owever, showed very encourag-
70 prospects. but the vein was so
rye, and the paying ore seemed
scattered, that the early owners
ere unable to find out much
bout it. Now, however, there are
non it large and substantial
oisting WORKS, and commodi-
MS and well-timbered shaft. From
his shaft two drifts have been
Inning for a considerable time:
ne at the depth of 225 feet and the
ther at the depth of 32o feet.
Tight before last the upper drift
hut into an excellent body of ore,
nto which it had yesterday pene-
rated a distance of four or five
bet. Two assays Of ore from the
eposit thus developed were made
yesterday. One yielded at the
ate Of So and the other at the
ate of Sl36 per ton: gold being
he predominant paying metal.
SENT Up FOR A LONG TERM
udge Young yesterday fined A.
|lcLane, for petty larceny, $500,
md in default of payment sent
lin to the County Jail for 100
lays. 1t appears that McLane
tole two coats and a revolver
rom Van Beale, a lodger at the
Collins House. McLane was final
" caught at Reno with one of the
oats in his possession; the other
md the pistol he had disposed Of.
He yesterday pleaded guilty to
he charge against him.
ARRESTED FOR FORGERY.-Ber-
bard Magee was arrested to-day
by Constable Tom Harkin, says
The NearS, upon charge of for
gerry. 1t is alleged that he pro-
Eured a quantity of clothing from
Reinstein IL Co. upon a forged or
Per, purporting to have been given
by Richard Palmer, of Lower Gold
Hill, His examination will prob
poly take place in Justice Wright's
court tomorrow.
CORNUCOPIA.-It seems that the
Virginia delegation for the Corn
ucopia District have called a halt
Pt Elko and are sending out scouts
70 spy out the "horn of plenty"
The reports from the new district
Pre- very conflicting. Some say
Fhe mines are all that is clai y ed,
while others say that but little
Except float rock has been found
hs yet.
tfrom the Humboldt Register of Aug. 2l.l
HOMICIDE AT GALENA.-From
Thomas Thompson we learn the
|lollowing particulars relative to
|the killing of Frank McCann. by
|Nhas. Mcintosh, at Galena last
week. a number of the boys had
oeen charivaring a newly welded
couple, and had been drinking
considerably. Words passed be-
tween George McCann, brother to
deceased, and Mcintosh, at Capt.
iaylors, after which they all went
70 70 kelloggs saloon, where George
McCann got in Il difficulty with
Sae M Rice; during which Frank
|McCann, deceased, said if his
erother George fought he would
nnghl too. Whereupon he and
MMcIhtosh got into a row wherein
Mclntosh was thrown down by
deceased, and held down and was
oeing beaten by McCann. While
vi The floor Mcintosh drew a two
|euged knife and cut McCann sew
tal tlmes on the arms. Upon
SIelhg cut McCann cried out he
ias H a knife and is cutting me.
"eorge McCann then rushed up
Sna ~ commenced kicking Mcintosh
s,a sn the face, during which the fatal
oiao 81 Is supposed to have been
sven. McCann was stabbed in
t;ft sHe heart and lived Cnly about
llnteen lnen minutes thereafter. Nc
aia aI,osil fled and hid himself in an
sS 1 INNING tunnel, but was track
ai tol found and taken back. He was
iRsaen Ra..n before Justice Scott, of
axlle na.lle Mountain, where ne was
ttHHaamlned, tHa and held to answer on
'"e charge of murder.
shd,hE lhE identical powder-horn,
wnaUr!,:pouch, war, cap-hOlder, and other
Cai!lke implements taken from
csrp captain Jack at the time he was
F;Ptured, are now on exhibition at
s,on s,oAsefalds vegetable and variety
hr MY. The rig was brought here
e. some discharged soldiers from
camp a. Harney.
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