Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-05-01
SfEALINGS.


Thirty Cinnamon, who were en-
gagged by the Virginia and Truckee
Railroad Company to grade a side
track near the Baltimore mine, near
American Flat, were, last Tuesday,
driven from their work by about sixty
white men. The white inen proceed
ed to the ground and ordered the Mon
gOlians to leave. Some of them, not
understanding the order, were a little
tardy about starting, until IA few argu-
ments in the shape offiying rocks shed
a flood of light on the situation. They
then took to flight, and were pursued
by the whites for e half a mile. No
n was injured, nothing but rocks be-
ing used to intimidate The Cinnamon
There are hundreds of white men in
both Gold Hill and Virginia who are
out of employment, unable to find
work or the wherewithal to buy food
with, and they are naturally averse to
allowing Chinese labor to stand in their
way in that respect.
There is in Carson a miserable
wretch; II of the off-scourings of
natures wash pot; n of those nasty,
contemplate ours that are alike a dis
grace to man and devil, who makes II
practice of following little children if
out after DIRK. A gentleman III that
town met w little girls, last Monday
evening before dusk, who ran to him
and requested him to see them home,
for that a man had been following
them up Fifth street. Kind Y the gen.
tlenlan acceded to their request. He
caught sight of the dirty dog, but was
too far OF to distinguish his features
1t is probably the same fellow who
played the same kind of pranks in that
town a year ago.
The Hoosac tunnel is finished at last,
and in working order. The first pas.
| senger train went through it on the
10th of April, with the Legislative
| Committee on Claims, several prom
inent gentlemen from New York and
Boston and some twenty or thirty dis
tinguished citizens of North Adams.
Walter Shanly accompanied them
Tho object of the excursion vas to in
vestigate Mr.. Shanly's claim for addi-
tional pay. The committee examined
| closely tina portion of the tunnel y here
the Shanlys claimed they met with
losses by complying with the require.
ments of engineers in charge. The
returning passage through the tunnel
was made in twenty-five minutes.
The report tat Mackey, Fair q Co.
had suspened operations on their
works near lIuffaker's was unground
ed. There was at time n scarcity
of ears, and consequently a scarcity of
lumber also, but that was for a short
time only. They are working a large
force of men, under the supervision Of
| Messrs. Knox and Heist, and they
have about two miles of the hardest
part of their f1ume laid. The mills are
progressing fast, and they have a large
number OF men and cams at work
logging.
Last Tuesday, the workmen engaged
in clearing the shaft of the La Plata
| ORC mine, an old Spanish claim, near
the American Flat grade, west of the
old Overman works, Gold Hill, disin-
tered a human body. 1t was covered
with about seven feet of earth, and was
wrapped in blankets, and bound round
with rope. 1t is supposed to be the
body of an Indian. Notice of its dis
covery was telegraphed to the Coroner.
The Piute Princess, Sarah Winnie
mucca, met with an accident on Mon
day, between Camp McDermit and
Summit Springs. Her Highness was
riding a wild horse. which Became I'M
manageable, and falling from the sad
die was dragged a considerable dis
lance by the animal. She sustained
some injuries from the fall and was
badly bruised by being dragged
through the sagebrush.
j. Fl. McAllister, of Mill City, and
w. w. Elliot, of UniOnville, have dis
covered another sulphur mine, which
is said to throw all former discoveries
of that character in the shade. 1t is
located in the southern part Of Hum
bOldt county, not far from Table noun
tain.
General Tom Williams, late of Ne
vada, is said TO have an eve on Sar-
gents seat in the Senate. The Gener-
al has set up his household gods at
Oakland, and with eight or ten mil
lions of bonanza stock may be thought
to be in a good condition to make the
fight.
the invitation of citizens of Rochester
to expOund to them his views on spir-
itualism, and has suggested that the
theme of his lecture be specially an
nounced rs "Spiritualism as an Ele-
ment Of Civilization"
Three men, named VIM. G. Morgan,
Chris. Jensen and Patterson Mastiu,
while sleeping in a log cabin ON Sher-
man mountain, near Georgetown, Col
orado. a short time ago, were killed by
a snow slide which unroofed the cabin
and buried the unfortunate men.
An immense body of kaolin has
been discovered at ~Greggsville, in
Humboldt county. 1t has been anal
yzed and found to be of the purest
kind. 1t is valuable for the manutac-
ture of porcelain, crucibles and fire.
bricks.
Cr. c. C. Green, who was recently
sent to the insane asylum at Wood
bridge, is recovering, and his physi-
clans entertain hopes of his ultimate
recovery.
The Truckee meadows are now well
inhabited with gnats, which diminu-
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