Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-05-29
DISPATCHES.
rS,pccial to the Daily Lyon Cowaty
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q Bonanxas Assand tAs Day.
SAN rRAscrsco Mse s6.--Bo>
.nanzas arc growing plen,ifulip the
-neiyhborhood of San Francisco Bay,
.if the reports can 10 believed. Yes
,erday several hundred people were
prospecting about Bcrnal Heights,
and The Morning Call prints the fol-
,lc~ing letter: tft 4
SAN QuKNrfS, Cal, May 81.
Edit,r Morning Call: -
Gcat excitement prevails here at
present in consequence of the dis
eovcry of gold within the prison
walls. A party af couyicts to-day
while excavating for the foundation
of the new building now in course OF
construction, discovered shining par
Tides now and then, which, on close
examination. were pronounced by
mining experts to be pure gold. The
excitement that tins announcement
crested can. be better imagined than
described. In twenty minutes, time
both foreman and convicts pitched
into the excavation to test the mud.
Picks and shovcls few around like
chairs and tables Mt a tirsi-class
spiritual manifestation, 1t Was soon
announced that from fifty to seventy
FIVE cents could he had Ito u paihof
vlirt. AT present writing--4 p. NJ
the prison yard presents the appear
ance of an old mining camp in the
DAYS of 40. lfthis thingh olds ont
land many think it willy it Will GER
tainlv prove the biggest strike dis
covered in the bonanza line for many
day. Several Of the officers have
staked of claims and set the prisoners
to werk them, proilcring togive them
ten per cent. OF all their earnings.
| will report agaia Tomorrow, is, by
that time, in all probabihiy, the mat
ter will he sufficiently tested to afford
something like anacculs,te estimate of
the. richness and exten, of the dis
ceverv.a ? { 80 O. q - .
The Chinese Present their Case.
The presidents IF the Chinese
companies have prepared a memo
rial to be forwarded to the President
of the United States, setting forth
tneir views on the subject of Chi
nese immigration and the present
moyemen: against their country
men. 1t is tempera,ely written
document, fnll of sharp points,
with sense, satire aud sarcasm.
The Bay District Cenrse.
at the tres,ing race OF one mile
heats, best three in five, to harness,
at the Bay District course yesterday
afternoon, the entries and starters
were: Geo. Treat. Chicago. Gold
Note, Henry and Ella Lewis. Gold
Note won the first, third and fourth
heats and the race in 2:3ol,, 2:30l
and 2:a9is. The second was dead
heat between Gold Note ami Chica-
so. in 2:a3l; Treat and Ella Lewis
being ais,aaced.
4 Case Of Small P0x.
1t is reported that Gilman an
afflicted with small pox has been
lying for two days past on the hill
side south OF tue Potrero. II is
supposed that he is member Of
the gang CT fishermen whose hu:s
are in the vicinity. and that they
have left him exposed without as
sistance in any manner. ~
For the Centennial Races.
SANTA MONICA. Cal. May IS
L, n Titus. of San Gabriel Valley,
started for he Centennial this after
noon by the steamer senator. with
the horses Col. L, Echara and 10.
Hamilton. Eclisra is entered in
the four year old race. free for the
world, which takes place in Phila-
delphia on the Both of September
10. Hamilton will trot in the open
three year old race at Buffalo on
Aug Cd. and at the Centennial con-
test at Philadelphia on the 2sth of
September.