Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-23
NEVADA.

The coal mines In FL Dorado Can
yon, Lyon county, Nevada, are to
be thoroughly ~prospected immedi-
ately.
Over 100 carloads of ore are now
daily being shipped over the Virgin
ia and Truckee railroad to mills on
Carson river and at Silver City.
DIR. Hazlett is mentioned as one
of the most prominent candidates
for the Republican nomination for
Governor of Nevada.
The Phoebe Record has been shown
a letter from Adolph Sutro, in which
he announces his intention of be-
coming a candidate for United
States Senator from Nevada.
A new discovery of the Placer
mines has been made on the head
waters of the Bruneau river, Elko
county, and about seventy miles
northeast of ElkO. The prospects
run from three to nine cents to the
pan, fine gold, but of the very best
kind.
Times are very lively in Reno,
Nevada, this Spring, owing to the
large number of building enterprises
which have been set OH foot. Car
penters and masons are greatly in
demand. The brick buildings which
are being erected by the prominent
business men of the town are the
finest in the State.
On the Glenbrook side Of Lake
Taboo, the snow is all gone, and
they are engaged in sowing wheat
on Captain Pray's ranch, On tho
north side of the lake the snow is
pretty deep. As yet no vehicles can
reach the lake. In mi place the
snow lies to the depth of thirty or
forty feet. Those travelling between
the lake and Carson Valley make
the trip either on foot or horseback,
a trail having been broken over the
snow.
The Kossuth and Alhambra Min
ing Companies, near Silver City,
Nevada, are at war. The works of
the two mines having made an I'M
expected connection several hum
dred feet below the surface, the
Kossuth people built a fire in their
shaft to smoke out the Alhambra-
ties, which was such a success that
Scheel, the superintendent, narrow
ly escaped death by asphyxia, fall
ing back insensible just as he reach
ed the surface. A deserter from the
Kossuthites says VALLEY, foreman
of the Kossuth, had ordered him to
drill a hole under where the Alham-
bra men We're at work, put a heavy
charge of giant powder into it and
when the enemy came to work, to
fire the charge and blow them all to
hi, but that he quit work rather
than obey. The chances are that a
battle will be fought either under
ground or on the surface before all
is over; then, whatever may he the
result, there will be another set-tO
and final up In the courts.
CALIFORNIA.
A beet-sugar factory Is to be built
at Anaheim, Los Angeles county.
Horses are still sick with the cpl
zootic in the vicinity of Nevada
City.
The travel to the Geysers via.
Cloverdale, is larger than aver be-
fore.
A glove factory, with a capital of
$4,000, will be organized in Healds-
burg.
An immense quicksilver ledge has
been found at Mount Jackson, San
Bernardino country, about fifty
seven miles from Santa Rosa.
Work has been suspended on the
Little Borax Mine, Lake county,
on account of the low price OF
borax.
The Sacramento Beet Sugarie has
made arrangements to make a large
quantity of sugar this summer. 1t
is thought that the mill will be able
to run about nine months.
In Los Angeles, a company has
been formed to propagate orange
trees on q large scale. This compa-
ny intends to sprout not less than
half a million Of orange trees this
spring.
A large bed of lodestone has been
discovered in Tulare county. 1t
has been found of great efficacy for
rheumatism, by simplySapplying 1t
To tho affected mart