Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-05-06
THE TREASURE TROyE.

THE TREASURE TROVE.
II SENTINEL gave, some weeks
since, a detailed account CT the ccle-
brated robbery which to TX place sew
eral years ago in the Bitter Creek
country, Wyoming Territory. Captain
JACK Guhn, a notorious highwAyman
oi the Rocky Mountains, was supposed
To have been ut the head of the
oaid OF robbers. About $4,000 in
goid bullion WAS appropriated. Sus-
picioh settled upon certain parties and
the belief has long prevailed that the
largest share of the stolen bullion was
buried in the region near where the
robbery Was committed. Not long
since a woman turned up in Eureka
who claimed to he the wife of Captain
Jack Gum. She said she knew all
about the robbery and could point out
the identical spot where the bullion
was concealed. Sheriff Sullivan got
wind of the affair and calling to his aid
officer Tray. NJ. Johnson, am invssti-
CATION OF the case WAS undertaken.
The woma was lodged in iaii
and kept there for several
days, Iut her story wa impcrtectlv
told and the officers finally came to
the conclusion that her reason was
partially dethroned. She WAS, there
fore, released, and tho subject dis
missed. Outside parties, however. took
mp tie investigation, and SOM" of them
were leo to believe in the truth OF the
statements Of the wife Of Captain
Gum. Luther Clark, Of the Palace.
saloon, Was attacked with = violent
type OF Bitter Creek fever, and p few
l fl.tN 9 arr, ,,it1 t.-I. /: :.
the direction OF the rising sun. MIR.
Captain Gum also shortly Eol,oNed
suit. Clark reached the diggings in
! safety, and yesterday tcIe"rapked DR..
Chamblin that IA. WAS down nineteen
cred no signs of the missing bullion.
The Doctor says the only encouraging
bit OF Information which h. CLEANS
from his adviceS, i. contained in the
announcement that the bedrock is
pitching.
FROM NEwAHK.-.AccOunta concern
ing the mining troubles ut Newark. be-
tween some miners and the Newark
company, appear to differ widely.
Many reports were in circulation YES
tcrdaN, hat could not be traced to ANY,
thing authentic. y party of six men
we're imported to the scene OF action
III the interest Of the company last
night. 4 report wa, circulated during
the night that Tom. L.aswell, OF iiure-
ka, had been shot; but as the latest ar
rivals from the district knew nothing
concerning the runlor, it is not credit
ed. The whole matter will be brought
to the attention of the courts in a short
time and there settled.
THE RoAps.-From Eureka to the
Halfway Station on P%ritchard's new
stage road, "the seiny' is delightful
and Sampson and Van make splendid
time each way. Beyond the Home
Station, opposite Mineral Hill. matters
are not quite so lovely, still Jack Per-
ry, the mute Jehu, and Geo. Nelson.
his running partner, manag to glide
along about as rapidly as most ncr-
GUS people care to ride. In fact. the
whole road from here to Pali,ade j.
improving fast and may now be said
70 be in tirst-claSs order.
SERIOUSLY ILL. - We understand
that w. l.. Pritchard, the renowned
freigh:er, is lying in Sacramento Seri-
oasly i'll. He had a surgical operation
performed last week, and for the first
two Or three days no WAS thought to
be getting along quite Sati. iactorily.
| y Reaction, however, set in INC At lat
est advictS some fears were en- GRAINED
by his friends that the worst had not
Yet been passed.
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EUREKA CONSOLIDATED DIVIDENDS.
The dividend Of II per cent, declared
by the Eureka Consolidated Company
on Saturday last, was paid yesterday.
~aggregating $4,000. The company
will hereafter declare monthly divi-
,lcndS. Under the able management
of President Shaw and his brother,
The superintendent. the mine is being
theoretically worked and the property
proving Il paying concern.
COMING lIoME.-Jud-e Adams. well
and iavorahly known by all old Eurc-
kanS, has returned to san Francisco
from the Southern mines. From all
accounts he was not tavorably itn-
pressed. and in a few days he may he
expected to put IN an appearance Oncr
more on the Base Range. He will
probably arrive during tho present
week.
RETURNED lIoME.---A. f.. shannon,
Deputy L. 5. Collector, returns to
Austin this morning. Those who have
not paid the gentleman their special
taxes had better forward them at once
to Washington, and thus save trouble
and expense.
STAMP MILL.--Alec. O'Neil and Geo.
Bixby, both we'll known Eurekans,
have arranged with San Francisco
capitalists to erect Il ten stamp mill for
their mine in Bull Run district, Elko
county.
SEALED PRoroSALS.-The Board of
County commissioners to-day advcr-
ti~es for sealed proposals f"r the fur
nishing of medical aid and attendance
on the INDECENT sick. See notice.
O. =. Il. CA meeting of the Orig
inal Base Ball Club is called for this
evening ut : o'clock. to take place nj