Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-16
A VIRGINIA MINERS EXPERIENCE

IN THE BLACK HILLs.-The following
letter received in Virginia city and
published in the Chronicle of the 18th,
gives anything but a glowing picture
of life in the Black Hills:
CUSTER CITY, February 26, 1851
got in here on the oath, and am much
disappointed in the country. Men are
working for three and four dollars per
day at building cabins. l went down
French Creek and prospected, but
could not get more than two cents to
the pan. The gulch is so fiat that you
can not tell which way the water runs.
| went out with a party of twenty-five.
Fourteen of onr party have started for
Hill City. Hill City is sixteen miles
from here. Most of the others will
start for the back tripto morrow morn
ing. | will remain in Custer City, but
think it a great humbug. They have
got a mill running. and another one is
on the road, which will be here in a
few days. | will stay here for l have
got a good outfit, and will take the
chances. All the town lots are taken
up, and they are asking big prices for
them. There is no money here. I
~ NV SCEb "a III vi ou~Ss DOtI v
think of coming here. / will post you.
THERE Is an agent for Williams &
Guion's line of European steamers, at
Eureka. Passengers are transfer
red to the stearfiers by light
ers from Pier 43. McGeary dis
trict. Passports are issued by Cap.
tain Foley, the Irish Ambassador.
RereiIle.
The steamers will touch at Jacobs
willie as soon as the Austin and Battle
Mountain railroad is completed to that
point.
OF the Hook and Ladder Company
last evening, Charles Pryor aud ID.
Mannheim were appointed a committee
to act in conjunction with A. w. Atch-
inson and i. K. Kelley. of Rescue
Engine Company, in tho circulation OF
a petition for the levy OF a tax Tor fire
purposes.
AHEAD OF TIME.-Eleciricity ami
hilates time worse than it knocks
space into a cooked hat. Yesterday
Dan. Immel received n dispatch at
$50 O'Clock A. NJ, which was dated in
London at 8 o'cl@ck A. NJ. Of the ann
day, beating the flight of time half an
hour in a race of 9, 1000 miles.
BALL SUPPER.-Nrs. moch, of the
Parker House Restaurant, will furnish
supper tor the guests at the ball at Cri-
terion Hall to-morrow night. She has
made extensive preparations and
everything viii be gotten mp III that
first class style for which her establish
ment is 30 justly celebrated.
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From LoNDoN.-T. w. Lee, super
intendent of the British Mill and Min
ing Company, will leave London for
Eureka on the 22d instant. We pre-
sumo that his arrival here will be the
signal for the resumption of active op-
erations on the company's prolert at
Pinto.
IMPROVEMENT. Whitton's Ameri-
can Exchange is undergoing a change
of coats. The.dingy browns being re-
placed by n bright straw color, which
adds materially to the appearance of
The building. John Henry King and
- Kelly are the operating ~arti~ts.
REV. GEO. Is. ALLEN arrived on
Tuesday evenings stage from liamil-
ton. He will remain here until Fri
hay, when he will leave for The west
ern Aortion of til STATE.
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CHINESE CHURCH. A new Joss
house is in progress of erection in
Chinatown. IL will be ready For dedi-
cation in a few days.
SlocKs OFF.-There was a tumble in
stocks yesterday, pretty much the
whole list suffering.
THERE is a message in the office OF
Western Union Telegraph Company
for j. c. Burnett.
DON'T forget Prof. Bach's social soiree
at Bigelow's Hall this evening.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
0vERcoAT Losr dropped from a team be-
tween Clark street and the Richmond board
ing house, a black besver overcoat. The
Under will please leave il at ocney's stable.
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CHALLENGE. i, Ed. Brannan. do hereby
challenge los. Fsrnsoorth to wrestie, Roman
style. for the sun of one thousand dollars a
side. in United states gold coin, IN either two
or three wesks from time of signing articles.
Man and money ready at any time.
Ell. bhANNAN.
EUREKA, New, March Is, ls7j. mrlj-;t