Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-19

The Silver City Reporter of Saturday
contains a long article with startling
headings, charging corruptions in the
Carson mint. The story is briefly as
follows: Some months since, when
Norton was connected with the Lyon
County Times, W mint officials called
at the Office and deposited two sacks
containing bullion, which they told
Norton to hand to Kenyon. vino was
not present at the time. Norton de-
posted it in a safe. Shortly after the
WI men returned in company with
Kenyon, and asked for the bullion,
which was delivered to them, and af-
forwards shipped to San Francisco.
Afterwards, Norton having business at
The Bay, took pains to ascertain what
became of the bullion, and discovered
that it had been left at an assay office
there, and that it was afterwards re.
turned to the parties at Silver City in
the shape of coin. S~uspecting fraud.
he reported the case to Daggett, Clerk
of the U. S. District Court. who report
ed the case to the authorities at Wash
ton. who, in turn, wrote to Superin-
tendent era wford, telling him TO inves-
tigale the matter. A grand jury has
been impaneled to make the invesiiga-
ton.
The Gold Hill News Of the 18Th says
that Mrs. James Lowrev Yesterday
took from the crop of a chicken two
pieces of gold weighing. together, S.6S
grains. Ono Of the pieces was a full
half inch in length, anu alone contained
over a dollars worth of pure gold.
The crop was filled with coarse pieces
of quartz, of a sharp, angular cliarac-
ter, and must have aft the chicken
Il pretty lively appetite, without much
fear of dyspepsia. An assay of the
crop by one of our best as>ayers give
the valuation Of the chicken to be- S2l,-
500 81 per ton. Who can beat that?
The little daughter of Henry Boslin,
4 Dane, who has been cooking tor
Fred. Dangberg. says the Carson Val
Icy Ne,ps Of last Saturday, was fatally
scalded on Sunday, April 30, aud died
last Monday. She was playing in the
kitchen at the time of the accident,
and, Hnno,iced by her father, took hold
of q bucket Of boiling water. which
was sitting on the stove, and pulled it
over her breast and arms, scalding her
in a horrible manner.
The Aiken furnace, which is to be
used in roasting the ores from the Mar
dis Conipany's mines, is now COM
pleted and ready Tor service. The mill
has been ready for business for some
time past, but as the ores Of Wyo-
ming district require roasting. their
reduction could not be probably car
ried on Until the furnace was fin
ished.
The Sutro Independent SAYS hat the
California Mill Company will soon be-
gin the erosion of a $3.50, 900 tailings
mill OH the site of the old Gould and
Curry mill. The old walls of tie lat
ter, which are still standing in a good
state of preservation, will be used for
the new structure.
Up in Carson Valley there Is a dog
that hunts wild cats. The Carson Val
lev Ne,0s says he brought a wildcat
home the other day that weighed more
than the dog. He belongs To Bendago
John, and this is the fourth wildcat he
has killed and brought home.
Last Sunday evening Ed. Sweeney
WAS cut with a knife in the hands of
Geo. Coffin, a restaurant waiter. in a
house of i'll. fame, at ElkO. Sweeney
was not dangerously wounded. Tho
quarrel was about a gambling matter.
The Carson and Humboldt rivers are
said to have formed n connection, the
sinks of both streams having over
flowed, and Reese river is said TO be
running into the Humboldt.