Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-25
NrEALINGS.

The RereiIc Of last Friday says:
Sheriff Emery, having received infor-
nation that in a certain contingency an
attack would be made un the County
Jail, and James l.. Johnson, now OF
trial for the murder Of Michael Ryan.
taken therefrom and summary dealt
with, deemed it advisable to take pre-
caution to prevent such q proceeding.
Accordingly, he conferred with Briga-
der General Rocker, who, deeming the
Sherifrs fears well grounded, detailed
a force of armed men to guard the Jail.
On.the part of the friends OF Ryan, the
man who was killed 1t is claimed that
the information given to Sheriff Emery
is untrue, and that no desire or inten-
ton to deal violently with johnson
has existed or does now exist ON their
part, and that they are willing to abide
| the laws decision. AT any rate Sheriff
| Emery was justified in taking all pre-
cautions, had this Information been a
mere rumor; and, viii Q the guarding
| of the Jail can work no harm, it pre-
| cludes the possibility of any attack be-
ing made under excitement. johnson
finds neither justification mol sympa
thy in this community; neither has he
many friends, which circumstances
doubly entitle him TO such protection
as the laws afford, and there il but lit
| tie doubt that, whatever the laws de-
lays, he will finally be dealt with &C
cording to his deserts, as defined by a
legally constituted jury of twelve men.
The tunnel of the Virginia City and
| Gold Hill w tier Company near Mar
lette Lake, in the Sierra Nevada, will,
49,. H. = Ann fnof LAWS n A 4
present work is being done on 10th
ends of it, and q distance of 100 has
been excavated. The progress Ii at the
rate of i s feet per week. The rock is
now hard, but it Is easy drifting com
pared with that which had to he done
soon after starting at the western end
of the tunnel. At this point a crevice
in the rock five feet in width was
struck, through which quick-sand
rushed with the rapidity and violence
of water, completely filling up the tun-
mel, and j. took ~sixty-eight days TO get
past this awkward little gap in the
granite. At the eastern eI,d a similar
crevice was encountered, two feet and
a half in width, which it too fifty days
to pass. 1t is 10 be hoped that there
are no more crevices.
The editor of the Carson Tribune
has got y new trade dollar coined at
the Carson Mint the present year,
which he describes rs follows: 1t is
rather too large for q pocket piece, and
so we shall doubtless deposit IL i'm
some bank. 1t is o handsome coin,
both as regards finish and design. The
American eagle stands out In bold re-
lief. and the sweet Goddess of Liberty
sits encircled by stars as clearly cut as
though they were shining in the blue
vault OF heaven. We have handled
a few big dollars, but never noticed the
olive branch i'm the right hand of Mrs.
Liberty so plainly shown out. Excel
lent work is done at this Mint, equal,
perhaps, TO any in the world.
j. M. Lane, who has charge of the
railroad com pany's water works in
Elko, informs the Post that on Tuesday
night last, during his absence from the
premises, some one gained an entrance
to his engine room, detached some OF
the pipes connected with the machin-
cry and attempted to bui'1 a large fire
in the furnace. Things v ere arranged
in such q manner by the mlscresn Mt
that had his intentions been successful
an explosion would have been the re-
suit. Fortunately MFR. Lane arrived in
time to prevent a serious disaster.
Some experiments made last Friday
with coal from Moore II Parker's mine
near Carlin demonstrate the fact that it
is good as the best Pictou coal for
welding purposes. Mr.. Cuts, of the
Mint machine shop, tried it yesterday
and it was a success. In fact 1t was
we'll did.
The passenger train ri tho Central
Pacific which left Reno Friday morn
ing ,lgoing west, jumped the track in the
snow sheds at Blue canyon, and one
f~engineer and fireman, and four or FIVE
| passengers were killed.