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The Placer herald., 1874-06-13
THE MINING LAW AMENDED.

On Monday, week ago, the House
passed the Senate bill amending the mining
law in relation to the first annual expendi-
ture. And last Tuesday the news came that
the President had signed the bill, and that
it is now law. The amendment reads as
follows:
" Be it enacted, that the provisions Of the
fifth section of the Act entitled. AN Act to
promote the development Of the mining re-
sources of the United States, passed May 16,
1872, which requires expenditures of labor
and improvements on claims located prior to
the passage of said Act, are hereby so amend
ed that the time for the first annual expendi-
ture on claims located prior to the passage OF
said Act shall be extended to the 1st of jan
uary, 1875"
This is the second extension under the act +,
and is just two too many. 1t is all done to
favor SPECTATORS; give them an opportunity
to acquire, and hold on to claims without
spending dollar in their development; where
legitimate and practical miner owns a
claim, he goes in for developing it. He
makes the necessary expenditure at once,
and consequently wants no extension. But
the Eastern specuator, who owns claim ad-
joining, don't want to spend dollar until his
hard working neighbor proves, by develop
ment, whether his mine is valuable or not.
If the practical miners claim proves rich, the
speculator sells his which joins it for large
sum, and all is profit. Whereas, if he were
compelled to make the developments himself
even if the mine should prove rich, the profits,
after deducting expenses, would be nominal
There may be few poor miners benefited by
the postponement, who, for want of means,
would be obliged to forfeit their claims by
making the expenditure, but they are few
The delegates from the Pacific Coast evil
IDENTIFY understood the trick, and opposed the
amendment to a man, on the ground that
Congress should either stand by the mining
law or repeal it, To sum it all up, it is just
one more humbug of the present adminisira-
tion, gotten up to further the main object of
the present Washington official scoundrels,
viz: to make poor men poorer, and rich men
richer
The Placer herald., 1874-06-13

In the course of recent Congressional
debate it was shown from statistics that
within four years of Grants administration
the number of Federal ofiice-holders has
been increased nearly thirty thousand.
Even if this showing includes all the Post
masters and the several branches of the
revenue service, it still seems to be enor
mously in excess of any real requirement
consequent upon the growth of the nation
or the necessities of collection of the revenue.
Year by year the number of feeders upon
the National Treasury increases with rapid
ty far beyond due proportion to the actua
demand of public service. Still it Ii
claimed by the few remaining adherents t'
rotten Republicapism, that the grand ole
party O. is capable of purifying itself.
Bostl
The Placer herald., 1874-06-13

The bill which passed the lower House
of Congress, some time ago, taxing lands
granted to railroad companies, was sent to
the Senate, and there referred to the Com
mittee on Railroads. AS we have heard
nothing Of it since, it is reasonable to sup
pose it has become buried in the meshes of
Stewards side pocket, which, since becom-
ing Chairman of said Railroad Committee,
be has had enlarged and deepened for the
reception of just such bills as may come be-
fore the Committee that are calculated to
ease the ponderous burden Of taxation from
the shoulders of the people.
The Placer herald., 1874-06-13
SHERiFF'S SALE.

NOTICE is hereby given that by virtue and
~ in pursuance of an execution, now IN my
hands, issued out of the Fourteenth Judicial Dis
trict Court of the State of California in and for
the county of Placer, on the 9th day of June,
A. d. 1874, upon judgment rendered in said
court on the 2Sth day of February, 1874, in favor
of w. S. Philips, and against James Cubertson,
for the of nine hundred and ninety
dollars and fifteen cents (S997 .15), with interest
on said sum at seven per cent. per annum from
date of said Judgment, together with the further
sums of sixty-three dollars and seventy cents
($6370) costs of suit, and one dollar and seventy
five cents (S175) accruing costs, all in gold coin
of the United States.
Now, therefore, | have levied upon, and will
sell, at public auction, to the highest bidder, for
gold co n, on
TUESDAY, 7th day OF July, a. ID. 1874,
at the hour of PA o'clock, P. NJ. of that day. al
the Texas Hill Saw Mill, about eight miles south
of Emigrant Gap, Township No. 4, Placer
county, California the following described prop
erty, to-wit:
All the right, title, interest, and claim of the
defendant James Culbertson, in and to that GER
tain steam saw mill. known as the Texas Hill
Saw Mill, together with all end singular the ma
chinery and appurtenances thereto belonging,
also the tract of land upon which said mill is
situate, said tract of land known as the Texas
Hill Mill Ranch, and containing one hundred
and sixty acres of land (more or less), together
with all and singular, erections, improvements,
appurtenances, right, franchises, and privileges
thereto belonging or in anywise appurtaining,
all of said property, situate, lying and being
about eight miles souther.y from Emigrant Gap,
Township No 4, Placer county, California
The above described property, will sell as
aforesaid, or so much thereof may be sufi cient
to satisfy said Judgment, interest costs all accru-
ing costs, and expenses of sale.
JAS. MCCORMICK,
Sheriff Placer County.
Sheriffs Office, Auburn, June 49, 1874 iel3td
The Placer herald., 1874-06-13

GRANTS practice of bauishing hs thieving
and disgraced friends on salary of 81 900 or
SIS 900 a year, by giving them a foreign
mission as in the case of Bingham, Van
Buren, and Others, until the wrath Of the
people shall subside, and the sins of these
culpables be to great extent forgotten, has
been, by all honest men, considered shameful
enough to damn the President forever, and
sink the nation in disgrace. Bnt when we
compare such acts, with the appointment of
Richardson, the biggest thief among them
to high scat in court where people must
go for justice, they sink into oblivion, and
the President stands before the nation as the
viIest and most unscrupulous tyrant among
them. And then talk about third term.
The Placer herald., 1874-06-13

SEVERAL papers, we notice, have formally
raised the name of f. S. freeman, as can
diuiate for Governor on the Independent
ticket. There is some doubt, it seems, as
to Mr.. Freeman's political status. His pa
per, in commenting on the subject, says it
don't make any difference about the status,
Mr.. Freeman will be the next Governor
anyhow. We are not so sure Of this. Mr..
Freeman is not our choice, by long way,
nor do we believe he is the choice of the
Indepen lents throughout the State generally
We have our eye on man for Governor
whom every good man will readily endorse
for bis tried honesty, and the good he hal
done and is doing for the country. We viii
name him at the proper time.
The Placer herald., 1874-06-13
WRONG TACT.

The Sacramento Union somewhat sur
prised us last Tuesday. After speaking o
the vast railroad corporations, the Senators
the Representatives, the heads of Fedora
departments, etc., as being the real cause
of the evils and corruptions that now af1ic,
the country, it goes on to say: "Grant may
represent them. We do not say he does
and we yet hope he does not" Mr.. Union,
we are sorry to see anything so feeble in
your usually forcible columns. That you,
who have undertaken to stand up boldly
and unfinchngly with us, and all other
honest advocates of the peoples just rights,
should condescend to say that Grant, the
fountain head of the stream of corruption,
that for years has been spreading over the
land, until it now lenetrates every nook and
corner of the nation who has, either by
mouth or action, lent his official power to
shield the guilty, and who has openly given
countenance to the worst official acts that
have disgraced the nation, by appointing the
perpetrators to higher, and in some cases,
even more responsible positions who is,
indeed, the noted friend of the thieving cor
poratons of which we, in common, justly
complain; who has openly proven himself
the friend to evil doers, so long as the evil
tended to his exaltation, and the patron of
all that is wrong, which has tendency to
create an aristocracv and centralize power.
For you to say that this man, tool in the
bands of the wicked, and a schemer for his
own aggrandizement, and the peoples bond
age, mag represent them, astonshes us.
Don't you kno,o be represents them? And
don't you know also, that there is not one
man in a thousand outside of the rings,
cliques, and scalawags which you call
"them" but what knows he represents them, :,
is one of them, and the chief of the van?
OF course, you know it, as well as we do,
and better; and we know it as well as we
know anything that is confirmed for the
thousapdih time by unimpeachabe evidence
and yet you will "not say he does, but
rather "hope he does not. You need not
be afraid to own it; it will not hurt the cause.
Plain talk and plain truth will magnify your
power, and help the great cause The peo-
pie want no side strokes from their champ
ions, wi hen dealing with their greatest and
viest enemy. We see your object, but
think it weakened by the above admission.
We admit with you that the issue before us
is not war on Grant, but as you say, it is
war to put down to its proper level
which is beneath the feet of the honest, the
insolent, overbearing, usurious, plumber
ing, tbievng, INSCRIPTIONS, mendacous
oligarchy." But, because the issue is war
against these infamous creatures and their
satraps, should we attempt to cover up the
sins of their chief, because, probably, he will
lead no more campaigns against us ? No.
we think you took a wrong tact ?
The Placer herald., 1874-06-13
NetC Advertisements.

COMPREHENSIVE NOTICE.-We certify
~ that we constitute partnership, transact
ing business in this State. It's principal place
of business is at Alta in the County of Placer,
and State of California; its name is Taylor &
Pckens, the full names and respective places Of
residence of all its members are signed hereto:
WARREN G.. TAYLOR, Alta, Placer Co.. Cal
JAMES w. PICKENS, Alta Placer Co., Cal.
Duly acknowledged before L. B. Arnold, Notary
Public June 6. 1874. ie13-4w
The Placer herald., 1874-06-13

CO-PARTNERSHIP NOTICE.-We certify
~ that we constitute partnership, transact
ing business in this State. Its principal place
of business is at Auburn in the county of Placer.
and State of California; its name is Dwyer &
Gubbay, the full name and respective places of
residence of oil its members signed hereto
STEPHEN DWYER, Sacramento, Sacramento
County, California.
FRANK GUBBAY, Auburn, Placer County, Cal.
ia11.iw
The Placer herald., 1874-06-13
Strayed or StoIan

EROM COX'S RANCH two miles sou.,
Lincoln; the middle of November 0u,S iS,o Of
One small buckskin mare, eight yea,s 1913
branded with and heart on the left b;, old,
IN the front feet one black colt three years iams
Sansdlan Sd ana stock gentle and some white on no.
four white feet and bald face, no branan colt,
person who will give information of ono Any
said animals will be literally rewarded oas AZ al Of
je6-2m G. r. MARTIN, AubnrnA Aoufess
The Placer herald., 1874-06-13

"WHoM the gods wish to destroy they
first make mad" If there is anything in
this, the A,guS Directors are in imminent
danger of destruction; for they certainly
were raving mad last week, or they never
would have committed an act so suicidal as
the writing of that long enumeration of their
own indignation, exoneration and exculpa-
ton, intended for self-exaltation and their ex-
editor, McNell's, denunciation and humila-
ton. They were cornered, though, and
they had to crawl out of very small hole
or be caught. They took to the hole.
Knowing their crawling capacity as we do,
that was to be expected. But there is one
thing we submit is wrong; that is to disarm
man, and then stab him.
The Placer herald., 1874-06-13

And IN ACCORDANCE with law, and an order Of
The Board of Directors made ON the Twon.,, VI
seventh day of April, 1874 so many shares %
each parcel of such stock, las may be necessary viii
ne sold, at public auction, at the Office of M
Company, Room 4, No 4llH California Strs..
San Francisco, California. ON TUESDAY tba
lwenly-thrd day of June, 1874, the hour Of 2
o'clock P. NJ, of such day to pay delinquent as.
aessments thereon, together with costs of adyer.
tisng, and expenses of the sale.
R. B. MOVES, Secretary
Office-Room 4, No. 4llH California Stree.
San Francisco, California. ie6.d
The Placer herald., 1874-06-13
NelC 1dcertiSe1Ne entS.
ShERIFF'S SALE.

NOTICE is hereby gwen, that by virtue and
~ in pursuance of an Execution, now in my
hands, issued out of the Fourteenth Judicial
District Court, of the State of California in
and for the county of Placer on the 9th day of
June, A. D. 1874, upon judgment rendered in
said Court, on the 2Sth day of February, A. D.
1874, in favor of j. c. Wall, and against James
Culbertson, for the sum of four hundred and
sixty ($l60) dollars, with interest on said sum-
at the rate of seven per cent. per anpum, from
the date of said judgment, together with the
further sums of one hundred twenty-nine and
twenty one hundredth ($129 20) dollars, costs
OF suit, and one and seventyfve one hundredth
($l 75) dollars, accruing costs, all IN gold coin
of the United States.
Now, therefore have levied upon and will
sell at public auction, to the highest bidder,
for gold coin, on
TUESDAY, the 7th day OF JULY,
A. y. 1874, at the hour of two o'clock p. NJ of
that day, at the Texas Hill Saw Mill about s
miles South of Emigrant Gap. Township No. 4,
Placer county, California, the following de-
scribed property, to-wit:
All the right, title, interest and claim Of the de-
fendant, James Culbertson, in and to that GER
tain Steam Saw Mill, known as the Texas Hill
Saw Mill together W tn all and sinsu machinery
and appurtenances thereto belonging; also the
tract OF land upon which said Mill is situate, said
tract of land known as the Texas Hill Mill
Ranch, and containing 160 acres of land more or
less, together with ell and singular the erectons,
improvements appurtenances, rights, franchises,
and privileges thereto belonging or in anywise
appertaining, all of said property situate, lying
and being about miles Sontherly from Emf.
grant Gap, Township Mo. 4, Placer county,
California.
The above described property I will sell as
aforesaid, or so much thereof as may be suti.
cient to satisfy said judgment interest, costs
all accruing costs, and expenses of sale.
JAS. MCCORMICK,
Sheriff Placer county.
Sherry Office Auburn June 49, 1874 TjeI3-k
The Placer herald., 1874-06-13
Delinquent Sale Motto.

ST. LAWRENCE MILL AND MINtNn oo..
PANY-LoCATIoN OF PRINCIPAL, D. .aOM- oOM-
BUSINESS. SAN Francisco C.Lrropxa, VI
LOCATION OF WORKS. PLAcSp
COUNTY, CALIrosN1a
NOTICE.-There are delinquent unor A..
~ lowing described stock, on account aa 'O, .,
day of April, 1874, the several amonn,s sas
site the names of the respective sharebodaSp t Sppo-
follows: "Auefs, as
The Placer herald., 1874-06-13
SHERIFF'S SALE.

NJ Office is hereby given that by virtue and in
~ pursuance of an order of sale issued out o.
the Fourteenth judicial District Court of the
State OF California, in and for the county oi
Placer on the third day Of June 1874, upon a
judgment Of foreclosure, rendered in said Court
on the 26th day of May. A. d. 1874, in favor OF
George D. Aldrioh. and against George II.
Stephens, for the sum of eight thousand, two
hundred and forty y-six dollars and sixty-one cents
($S, 246 .6l), principal and interest together with
the further sum of one hundred and twenty
three dollars and nine cents ($ll3 09) insurance
and interest thereonl paid on the mortgaged
property, said sums aggregating the sum of eight
thousand, three hundred and sixty nine dol
lars and seventy cents ($8, 1863 10Y, all i'll gold
coin of the United States, together with interest
thereon, at the rate of seven per cent per anpum,
from the date of said decree, also the further
sum of forty-nine dollars and eiphtv.iye cents
($49.S5) costs OF suit.
Now, therefore, have levied upon and will sell
at public action, to the highest bidder, for gold
| coin on
MONDAY, the s9th day OF Juno A. ID. 1874,
at the hour Of 10 clock A. NJ. of that day. in
'front.' OF the American Hotel, in the town of
Auburn, Placer County, California, the follow
ing described property, to-wit;
Ihe interest OF defendent, George H. Stephens.
IN ard to that certain lot of land, lying and be-
ing In the town of Auburn, Placer County, CAL
e"'u 'o' ueecIloeo upon tne omcial map
OF SAID town as Lot, No. 8, in Block No. 4, also,
the bpildings situate thereon, and all appurte-
nanQes, improvements, tenements aud heredita-
ments thereto belonging or in anywise appur-
tanning, said property known as the American
Hotel property.
.The above described property I will sell as
aforesaid, or 70 much thereof as will satisfy said
Judgment, interest, costs, accruing costs, and ex-
pences Of ssls
- JAS. MCCORMICK,
Sheriff Placer County.
The Placer herald., 1874-06-13

The Independents of Indiana are up and
doing. They held their State Convention
last Wednesday.
The Placer herald., 1874-06-13

CONGRESS does not seem disposed to
amend the Constitution. so as to provide
for the election Of y. s. Senators by the
people.
The Placer herald., 1874-06-13

The Contract and Finance investigation
will be STAYED off for this term.
The Placer herald., 1874-06-13
SHERIFF'S SALE.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that by vir-
~ tue and in pursuance of an execution, now
in my hands, issued out of the Fourteenth Ju-
dci..l District Court, of the State of California,
in and for the county of Placer, on the Sd day
of June. A. d. 1874, upon Judgment rendered
in said Court on the 26th day of May, A. d.
1874 in favor of Robert Gordon, and against
the Auburn Gold Mining Company "a corpora
tom for the sum of thirteen hundred, seventy
seven, and fifty one hundredths ($l377 50) dol
lars, gold com, with interest on said sum at the
rate of seven per cent per annum from the date
of said judgment, together with the further sums
of sixty-one and forty-fve one hundredth
1851 45) dollars, cost of suit and seventy-fi five
one hundredth $50 75) dollars, accrung costs.
Now, therefore, have levied upon and will
sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, for
gold coin, on
MONDAY, tho 9Th day ofJULY, A. ID. 1874.
at the hour of II O'Clock, A. NJ, of that day,
at the Auburn Gold Mining Company's Hoist
ing Works, or Mill, on Rock Creek, Township
No. 3, Placer County, California, the following
described property to-wit:
All the right title, interest and claim of the
Auburn Gold Mining Company Ga corporation),
in and to that certain quartz ledge and mine,
formerly known as the Dillon Mine, and now
known as the Auburn Gold Mining Company s
Mine, said Mine situate on Rock Creek, in the
Lone Star Mining District, Township No. 3,
Placer County, California, and embracing one
thousand feet of said ledge, with all its dips
spurs, angles, variations and extensions, togeth-
er with all and singular the erections, improve
ments and appurtenances, consisting of steam
engines, steam boiler pumps pipes blacksmith S
TOOLS mining tools, hosting works, connections
water wheel, and everything appurtenant to said
mine.
All of the ab b)ve described property I will sell
as a aforesaid, or SO much thereof as may be
sufficient to satisfy said judgment, interest
costs, accrung costs and expenses OF sale.
JAS. MCCORMICK,
Sheriff Placer County.
Sheriff S Office, Auburn. June 49, 1874, [jel3-td
The Placer herald., 1874-06-13

rERTyF1cArE OF PARTNERSHIP. we
4 hereby certify that we constitute Psr1t1}sI. Ps1}sI
ship transsctins business the State Of osH nnSr
Mining District, Placer County, California lanes s
name Is NJ. & W. L. Hutchson; the III iui, y. nn mem
and respective place of residence OF d" '''
bers are signed hereto. o,.. placer Co.,
California. per her attorney IN 'sc''
". L. HUTCHINSON. Ophir, Placer ;sS4w oS1
California.
The Placer herald., 1874-06-13

LEGAL TENDERS AND UNITED STATES BONDS
BoUGHT AND SOLD.
June /, 1874. jy20.67-my
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-11-26
n MEpIcAL,
H. .R. MARTIN.
n @. WELLS

DHYSICIAN and Surgeon Once En-
L plre Block, Main street, Tifin, o.
M ~
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-11-26
The shepherds Crook.

You have seen pictures ofshepherd ds
with the proverbial crook in theiI
hands. 1 didn't think a party could
be shepherd without this crook, any
more than a man co1ld be a leader oi
an orchestra without pair Of pants.
I was glad that the first man whom ]
saw tending sheep carried one Of these
crooks. / didn't know what a eroUk
was for, but always believed il was a
badge of the occupation, whose origin
1 could not fathOm, handed down
from century to century since the
time when sneep we're invented. In
agine my genuine disgust when / saw
tais shepherd use the sacred crook TO
capture the straying animals by
catching hold of one of their hind
legs aud tripping them up. The aw-
ful truth came upon me like a fash,
and I sat down heavily like broken
hearted man. l had thought it a
beautiful emblem, and it proves to be
q hind-leg snatcher. Thus 1Oated the
wind from another sweet vision Of
youth. ] must have more sslary. or
will sink into an early grave, fear
Editorial Correspondence from En-
rope, in DdR5aTy NetCs.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-11-26
ArnOld's Boy ana Chandler,s Boy

The other evening Arnold's boy
and the Chandler's boy were sitting
in the kitchen in the dark, telling sto-
ries of Captain Kidd and other Free
Traders, when Arnold senior sang out
for the eleventh time within the hall
hour "Benjamin franklin, go down
stairs and get the kindling immedi-
ately li' Chandler's boy had Just got
70 that part of the story telling how
the free and easy sailor before men,
toned, used to mix his grog in a cof-
fin and slice small boys for fiavoring.
Now Ben never fsneied going into a
cellar at night, and his fears were in
creased ten-foId after hearing the
wierd romance of the "Bloody Pi-
rate" So, when he heard the sugges-
tive tramp of the governors boots in
the hall, he quietly slipped into the
closet, leaving Chandler's boy sitting
by the fire. Arnold senior came in,
and seeing Ben, as he supposed, not
even stirring for the cellar, he walked
up to him, and lifted him up by the
ear. "EasyI Easy !" shouted Chan
dler's boy in surprise. EASY ?i
shouted the old man, completely
dumbfounded by Ben's supposed au-
daeity; "easy," end he recovered his
presence of mind sufficiently to kick
Cnandler's boy into the coal hod and
out of the door before he discovered
his mistake. Chandler's boy says he
is going to knock the stufing out OF
Ben as soon as the swelling goes down
and his north ear gets the crook out
ofit.-DdRblITy NetCS.