Omaha daily bee., 1874-06-20

Chief Justice Mexican Is the first
Judge ever reappointed to the bench
in Utah.
To show the progress Of Salt Lake
City, dealers there report sales Of
upward Of 1000 baby wagons du-
ring the last year.
A car containing some live oysters
and Holsters arrived at Ogden last
Tuesday, and an attempt viii be
made to propagate them in the
Great Salt Lake.
Some lately imported Mormon
emigrants have turned their backs
on Salt Lake, and are going to re-
turn to England. They swear that
they have been DECEIVED and swim
The crop of peaches, apples,
plums, apricots, and all the smaller
fruits will be larger this year in
Utah, than ever before known. The
trees, bushes, and vines are fairly
bending under the heavy loads.
A gentleman of long experience
In mining camps, who has been
spending some days in Bingham,
expresses it as his belief that tina
mines of that justly celebrated dis.
trict will turn out from $4,000 OC
to 3, ZOO 900 worth Of ore this sea-
son.
There arrived at Sacramento on
Monday q specimen Of silver from
the Mono mine, Utah, which was
SO rich that 1t had to be sawed out,
and was worth $500. The mine, We
understand, was recently bonded fol
$500, 000, but now there is estimated
to be twice that amount Of ore in
sight.
The Salt Lake News says: "a
peculiar kind of grubworm, from
two to four inches long and about
IS thick as q PERSONS finger, has ap'
peared about four miles north OF
Hot Springs, in countless numbers
They devour everything green and
cover the land on which they traveI
with wagon loads of exerement like
black pills."
NEVADA.
SalOne county will probably send
her first new wheat to market dur
ing the ensuing week,
The smallpox Is causing some
u~neasiness among the residents o.
Eureka.
Sanitary measures are being
adopted throughout the State to
prevent the spread Of smallpox.
The different parties working
gravel claims in the vicinity of Sill,
yer City are meeting with good sue
cess,
Nevada, with . population O
5000 souls, boosts OF nineteeT
newspapers - seven weeklies and
eleven dalies.
A blind ledge Of very rich ore
differing in many respects from thu
quality of ore found heretofore, wa,
found recently in Newark District
Nevada. Good melting ore wa,
taken out before passing the grasl
roots.
The following is q statement q
the business of the Carson Mint fol
Msyi Gold deposits, H,2as,sls or.
valued at 500, $751; III silver depos
its, 229, 88l ,95 o., valued at $475,-
772-27. Total value Of deposits
1885,, 49,. "A. Coinage and bars exc.
cuted; $57l $685. "a.
The Elko Independent says: The
State of Nevada having entered al
the lands donated by Congress, ex.
cept< the 10th aud seth sections, par.
ties wishing to enter lands must dc
e under the presumption and home.
stead laws, at the United States
Land Office.
A survey has been recently made
for . tunnel to run FROM the Yuba
river to Chimney Hill, situated
about half q mile from Cherokee in
Nevada county. The hydraulic
gravel claims In that vicinity, which
are very extensive, for want Of an
outlet can now only be worked to a
depth of from forty to one hundred
FEET When the prospect tunnel is
completed the same ground can be
worked to q depth of 800 feet, and
over two miles of surface will be
opened which it is now impossible
to develop.
CALIFORNIA,
Harvesting has commenced,
In May 1900 Chinese arrived at
this port, and 1926 took their de-
parture.
The Los Angeles Tobacco Compa-
ny has forty.five acres of young to-
bacco plants set out.
Vallejo will soon have q joint
stock boot and shoe factory. Stock
to the amount of $50, 900 has already
been subscribed.
Among the freight shipped to the
East Tuesday was a carload of CAL
ifornia tobacco, in the leaf and man.
ufactured into cigars.
Quite an extentiye manufacture OF
salt is in progress at the works Of F.
]. King, in Siskiy0u county, on
Shasta river, some five or six miles
from Yreka.
The first ten-stamp mill for the re-
duction Of silver ore ever OOnstruc-
ted in the Coast Range Of Califor-
mia, is now in progress Of ~construc-
ton near CalistOga.
Much damage Is reported to the
fruit crops and alfalfa fields, from
high water, along the Feather,
Yuba, and Sacramento rivers. The
damage to Briggs orchard near
Yuba City, is estimated at $50, 600.
In the neighborhood Of Starts
Mills, South Vallejo, prospecting is
going on for cement rock. Some
very coed rock has been discovered,
but It IL doubtful IL such can be
found In sufficient quantities for
profit
The Vallejo board Of trade has
taken steps toward starting . ship
yard ut Vallejo. 1t Il proposed to
build . 1,000-ton ship, at . cost Of
about $50, 600, and q Joint stock oom-