Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-04-23

IN prospecting III hNioi icdA u'So,iSe
since last February, and has succeeded
in finding what he believes 70 DC q
rood mine. He and his partner. T. B.
CiaypoIe. take out and sack On IN av-
orare 4 half ton of ore daily in sink
ing q shaft on the lead. The ledge is
three feet wide and well defined.
The formation in which it is situated
is syenite, and the ore contains gold,
silver and lead. American district is
situated on the eastern slope of tho
Humboldt range, about IS miles south
of Unionville, and though the district
was located in 1862, it has never been
prospected to any extent. h hills
are covered with cedar, and = fine
stream Of water flows through the
canyon.
Madam Moore, of Virginia City, is
afraid Of burglars, and having $500 in
gold coin and n certificate of deposit
for 81, 1000, placed the whole in q stove
for safe keeping. Last Sunday night,
forgetting all about the matter, she
built a rousing fire in her temporary
safe, and the next day, remembering
her deposit, she examined the stove
molten condition and the certificate of
course destroyed. She will lose but
little, but is not likely hereafter to
make use of a stove as q place in which
to cache her valuables.
In the Supreme Court Q decision has
been rendered in two cases in which
the Central Pacific Railroad Company
appeal from the judgment of the Dis
tTict Court. Both cases are for axes.
The Supreme Court affirIns the decis-
ion of the Court below in perhaps the
most voluminous opinion ever render
ed by the Supreme Court in this State.
The opinion is by Justice Beatty, and
is concurred in by the full bench. The
Central Pacific will accordingly be
obliged to pay its taxes in Washoe
county, at least.
F. j. McWorthy, of the Rabbit Hole
Sulphur mine, intends to build works
at his sulphur bed for the purpose of
reducing it to birthstone. There is
plenty of wood in the vicinity for that
purpose. The sulphur bank is sixty
feet high, and q cut fifteen feet long
has been run into it. About IS tons
have been extracted, and the quality
improves as the bank is penetrated,
there being less ashes and foreign mat
ter than at tie surface.
A lot of immigrants have com
menced suit against Fetterman Il Lee,
intelligence Office keepers in Virginia.
The immigrants yer that they paid
the defendants 81 so each in consider
alton of which they were to be fur
nished employment on last Monday.
Monday they were told that there
were no situations for them, and that
the book-keeper of the concern had
absconded with tina funds.
Mr.. Cole, Of Dayton, has invented
an apparatus for sweeping down tbs
sulphurets caught in tailings fumes,
which is Of great value. 1t moves
along the fiume on wheels and the
sweeping is done by revolving brushes.
The machine Goes the work Of eight
men. 1t is in use on the big fume
near the mouth of Gold canyon.
Her Highness, the Princess Sarah
Winnemucca, is at present holding
court at Summit Springs, OF the Idaho
road. She does not intend to remain a
great while at the Springs. the place is
not lively enough for her.
Within the next week three mills on
the Carson river will DO supplied witt,
coal tor their furnaces from the Yir-
ginia City Coal Company's mine, which
Is now in q condition to furnish l50
tons Of coal per day.
The Leopard Company is going to
build another mill at Cornucopia dis
trict. 1t will run 40 stamps end has
amalgamating machinery in proper
ton.
Constable A. j. Smith, Of Virginia,
was on Monday morning stricken with
paralysis, the whole left side of his
body being completely benumbed.
The Northern Belle Company, Of
Columbus, have about $50, 900 worth OF
bullion ready for their second ship
ment.
Travis Il Pittman and Frank Higgs
have leased Gen. Pages mill at Aida.
These parties have purchased the cele-
bratod Death Valley mine.
z. Bryant was fined SIS and costs at
Reno, the other day, for selling whisky
to Indians. He should have been sent
to the psst-housc for ten years.
The damage by the recent fire in
Chinatown in Austin was about 81 900.
Song Kee Il Co. were tho principal
sufferers.
The grass in the Mint building lot in
Carson is being destroyed by swarms
of blue bottle flies.