Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-22

cumbent, WIN. Irwin Is tile Governor
elect.
SHERIDAN IN THE BONANZA.
Graphic Account of the Under.
ground visit of virginfa's Dis.
tinguished Guests
(From the Chronicle, 19th.[
While these curious persons were
getting in everybody's way, the Gen
eral was occupied In Il private in
the absorbing occupation of riddiny
himself of tine habiliinents Of the upper
world and encasing his robust form III
the uniform of the honest miner.
The Ladies' OF the PARTY,
Mrs. General and Mrs. Colonel Sheri
dan, in the meantime were quite as
busy relieving themselves of their
pull. backs and busties. When the bell
of the engineer rang out the half hour,
" Little PHIL" followed by Colonel
Stewart, his brother Colonel Sheridan,
Superintendent Fair, Frank Osbiston
and a Chronicle reporter made their
appearance, lantern in hand and met
the two ladies, who. in flannel trow
sers. base ball shoes and wooden over
coats. looked too piquaut for anything
but silent admiration.
sherldan's Rifle Down a shafs.
Presently the cage came to the sur
furce and the MesdAmes Sheridan roy
ally seated on blocks of wood and pro.
tected by Messrs. Fair and Osbiston
were lowered to the bonanza. Anoth
or cage carried down the remainder of
I he adventurous party, and The explo-
rations of the silver world began.
The California Mime
Was visited first. The usual exclama.
tons, excited by the glittering walls OF
metal, were INDUCED in, and all hands
halted periodically for vinous refresh
bodied miner, clothed simply but APP
propriately in a pair of brogans and
an outfit of flannel drawers. Having
seen all that was to be seen in the Cali
fornia, the guide led the party back to
The Consolidated Virginia Mime.
A unanimous desire to see the LOO
foot level being expressed, Mr.. FAIR
turned aside into a little hollow and
lifted a board. Not in the least afraid,
General Sheridan stepped upon the
planks and began to cast his military
eye down the depths. There was a lit
tie scream from Mrs. Sheridan, a con-
vulsive grasp al the martial arm, and a
faint voice gurgled:
General on, General, please
don't!"
Then the General turned with an ex-
preston Of loving solicitude, and in
CURED:
What's the matter, Buster 2"
"Buster" shivered and chung the
tighter to her lord, who, after the usual
endearments, persuaded the little lady
to venture a glance down The well.
There was to be a sheer descent OF
200 feet, and at the bottom the lamps
OF the miners were dimly visible.
Each Of the I.~dies Take. her Pick.
Then a Wine was climbed-Mr.
Osbiston gallantly leading and assist
ing the ladies up the narrow ladders
into q hot chamber, where the miners
we're drilling and picking. Here the
ladies positively declaring that it was
awful-each took a pick aud set to
work upon the bonanza with the evi
dent intention of earning a new dress,
which MIR. Fair gravely asservated
they could easily do in five minutes.
Rich chunks resulting, the party
moved on to cross -cut No. 2, where !
was so hot that General Sheridan sal
down upon a chunk of ore and de-
clared that he would
Take . steam Bath II The Roof
(aved lm.
His determination was sweated out
of him in short order, and it was no.
ticeable that he cut short the custom
airy prOtestations when the oil of Joy
was produced. Having ascertained be.
| yond a doubt that cross-cut No. 2 had
at a distance of 800 feet from ''Broad-
way" the main drift fallen upon the
eastern boundary of the bonanza, and
learned from indubitable authority
that this was its widest stretch, every
body became anxious to get upon the
surface.
PhOtoxraphlng the Party.
When the dark shaft had been as
cended, a photographer was found In
waiting, ready to transfer the odd
looking company TO pastebOard. The
party ranged themselves in front OF
the Con. Virginia office, with Colonel
Stewart on the left, General Sheridan
and his wife next; then Col. Sheridan
and the Chronicle hero finis hing the
front rank. Messrs. Fair and Osbiston,
weary of many photographs, mod
estly closed the rear. On the second
attempt a successful picture was taken,
and everybody rushed to the bath.
The Power Of She Pull-back
Had an astonishing vindicaliOn. A
lady in trousers and base-bal. shoes IL
q creature with whom q male OF the
species feels at ease. but when the
same being is arrayed in black silk,
pinned back very tight, the transform
alton in ones feelings Il very great.
It Ia like suddenly discovering that
you have, unawsres, been hobnobbing
10 an unlimited extent with a monarch
In disguise.
The smelling Works
We're visited as a windup, aud when
the great bricks Of silver were dumped
out the exclamation OF Mrs. Sheridan,
''Oh dear! 1t makes one quite misera-
biol" quite expressed the general senti-
msnt. Everything, worth seeing hav-
ing been seen, the visitors to the bo-
nsDza retired and went home to dis
cuss the wonders they had Witnessed.
Tuesday evening q miner named
Fred. Bulotte was run over Q the