Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-06-22
TELEGRAPHIC.
Special to the Tri-Weekly Times
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MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES

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San Francisco, June 2l.--The T..
S. steamer Saranac, having on board
as passengers Lieut., Maynard and
Doctor Emil Besseis of the Smith
sonian Institute, who left San Fran
cisco June sth for Sitka and Behring
Straits on scientific expedition and
to make collections for the Centen-
NAL Exposition; took the inside
channel, called at Nanaimo, and at
S:45 A. NJ. Friday, struck the famous
mid channel rocks in the Narrows
The steamer was going fourteen
knots. with sevenknot current. at
the time of striking. She hung on
few moments and then swung off.
She was run into the Vancouver
shore and made fast with the hawser
to trees. In an hour she sunk COM
pletely- out of sight, not even
the mast heads being visible.
But little OF stores or personal eff
fects OF officers and crew were saved.
The ships company camped on the
beach without shelter and but little
provisions. l.. T. Landers, COM
mander, the pilot and thirteen men
made their way on foot and came to
Victoria, arriving there last night.
I he steamer Otter left this morning
for the wreck. No lives lost
Sacramento, June 2l.-A number
of delegates to the Independent Con
vention have arrived. Truman of
Yolo is mentioned for gubernatorial
nomination. The Butte delegation
will press his claims. Gen. Bidwell
and Estee are developing strength
and the friends of Mr.. Anthony are
urging him to accept the nomina-
ton, and A. p. Catlin is prominently
mentioned. Many citizens of Sacra-
mento favor Z. b. Mott, of this city.
Mrs. Pacheco is reported actively
canvassing for her husband, but
without much success. The general
sentiment is in favor of putting up
the best man and giving him
hearty support. Van Cleve OF Yuba
and Love, present incumbent, are
each urged for Attorney General, and
Larence Crane of Sierra for Control
Ter. The friends of Professor Carr
nomination by the Republicans for
Superintendent of Public Instruc
ton. j. McMinn of Los Angles is
up for the same Office. hatcher is
so far the only candidate for Treas
urer. Points of the platform are be-
ing earnestly discussed. One dis
tinctive feature is standing out in
old discussions regarding names for
the ticket; that office is seeking the
man not man the office. Delegates
who have arrived bring cheering
news from their counties. The pre-
vailing sentiment is that nomination
is equivalent to,election.
New York, June 2l,-First off,
Ger Hill of the ship Hamilton, re-
ports that on June 4th, while aft in
charge of the vessel, we We're off the
Island of Barbados, in latitude 10
min. 16 sec. north and longitude 81
min. 81 Sec, the wind blowing
about four knots an hour and the
water was as smooth as a river. Sud
denly the ship entered a sea running
| dead ahead, which was so heavy
that it pitched ahead and threw
spray over her bow. For ten or
fifteen minutes the ship pitched in
this sea aud thenthere came heavy
rumbline, sounding as if fifty bar
rels were running over the deck.
/ hurried forward, expecting to find
everything loose, but there was
nothing wrong. This rumbling con
tinued ten or fifteen minutes longer.
The ship trembled and shook exact
ly as if she was humping over a sand
bar and sea was heavy. Then there
was heavy shock as if the ship had
run square into dock, and then
everything was quiet, the rumbling
stopped, the sea became smooth, and
the ship went on all right. Captain
Ross says it is not unusual to exre-
rience earthquakes near the equator,
between 20 and 80 degrees west long
itude, but / never heard of one SC
far west and north as we then We're
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