Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-28
EUREKA DAILY SENTINEL.
THURSDAY, JUNE %, 1877.
DIN SINS.

THURSDAY, JUNE %, 1877.
BKIGHAM'S OLD SINS.
When the Arkansas %emigrants were
massacred at Mountain Meadows their
property fell into the hands Of the
Mormons. It was VIGOROUSLY the
richest train that had eve entered
Utah. What became of this property?
Brigham Young was then not only
Governor of the Territory, but Super
intendent of Indian Affairs. The New
York Herald's Washington CORE
spondent sends that journal a strange
story about Young's transactions in
this latter office. 1t seems probable
that the Mormon prophet not only or
dered the destruction ofthe emigrants
but afterwards, with cynical thrift,
gave their effects to his Indian allies
and charged the United States for
them, thus actually receiving a large
reward from the Government for the
most atrocious assassination on record.
When the Federal District Attorney
in Utah comes to put this documentary
evidence from Washington together
with the unpublished part of the con-
fession of John d. Lee, Brigham
Young may find it difficult to show
his innocence of the murder Of the
Arkansas emigrants.
All honest men, Mormons as well
as Gentiles, have reason to rejoice that
the President has taken this Mormon
question vigorously in hand. For the
first time the Federal power sustains
its officers in Utah; and there isa prom
Use and prospect that justice will be
done upon the murderers and robbers
whoever they may be. Will Brigham
try again, through his agents and
secret friends, inquiries the Herald, to
get a whitewashing bill through Con-
gress? Ii we were called upon to an
swer the conundrum, we should
promptly say yes, but there is gratif-
cation to be drawn from the prospect
of his failure to outwit the Washington
authorities this n time.
LONGEST TUNNEL IN THE UNION.
Sutro's tunnel is a pretty lengthy
bore, but they are constructing one of
much greater length near Baltimore,
which is designed to supply that city
with water. The Baltimore tunnel is
six and four. fifths miles long-36,5 $40
feet-and is being built mainly through
hard gneiss and granite. 1t will be the
longest tunnel in the country, and
there will be only two larger in the
world-the Mont Cents, which is eight
miles in length, and the ST. Gothard,
now in progress OF construction. and
which is to be 81 miles. The fact that
tho water-supply tunnel lies near
enough to the surface to allow of nu-
merous shafts, greatly facilitates its
construction. The tunnel Is a circle
twelve feet in diameter, and extends
from the Gunpowder river, about
eight miles from the city, to Lake
Montebello- the distributing reser-
voir-near the Hartford turnpike.
This tunnel will conduct the water
from the Gunpowder river to Lake
Montebello. Thence a conduit, 4,12O
feet long, known as the Clifton tunnel
from the fact that it passes under a
portion Of the Clifton Park, conducts
the water to a point just south OF
the Hartford road, where it enters six
mains, each four feet in diameter,
which convey the water to the city, a
distance of 1900 feet. The country
along the line of the works is billy,
and the tunnel varies in depth below
the surface from 81 to 1853 feet. There
are fifteen shafts in the main tunnel
the deepest extending 294 feet below
the surface. The water rains down
from the crevices OF the rocks, and
pours along the bottom Of the drift,
The work Of the tunnel is all being
done by hand, as this mode is found
to be cheaper than machine work in 9
drift of such narrow diameter.
THE telegraph informs US that al
the special election held in Charleston
on Tuesday, three colored men were
elected to Office on the Democratic
ticket. This is proper. The colorec
voters in many Of the Southern States
have lately been acting with the Dem
ocracy, and it is nothing more thar
right that they should have a fail
share of the spells Of Office. Under
the Fifteenth Amendment, the colol
line in politics cannot be nationally
maintained, and there is no earthly
reason why competent colored mer
should be debarred the privilege o.
holding Office. We r glad to note
that the Democrats in the South are
recovering their reason.
The Virginia Chronicle pc rpetrates
this: "When Bret Harte applied tc
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