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1.rnn omcr DrcI.lon.

Tho following circular received ut tho
Land OGice hero from tho Com
missioner of the General Lnnd Office,
will be found interesting to parties mnk-
ing. or who have mado application for
government lands: f..
DEPARIMEST OF TIE INTERIOR, \
GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 10. 1877.
Registers and Receivers U. S. Land Or
fees, Elko. Nevada:
Many applications for tho ameni-
ment of pre-cmption declarutory state
ments, i'll description of tracts, nrc filed
i'll this Office by tho parties in interest,
or their Ntternoys, without report from
the local officers.
Section 22G1 OF the Revised Statutes
OF the United States prohibits more
than ono filing under tho pro-omption
law The rules and regulations Of tho
Department provide, however, that
when person, by error or mistake, flies
his declaratory statement for tho wrong
tract, Il, alleges wrong dnto OF settle
ia".::, 4" may no allowed, upon proper
prcoi Of thos facts, TO amend the
same.
Such amendments are in tho nature
OF second filings, and tho following
rules arc established regarding npplicn-
tions for that purpose:
Tho application must be supported
by the affidavit Of tho applicant, cor
robOrated by tho aflldnyits OF two or
moro disintcrcstcd parties cognizant Of
the incts in the cnsc, und must set forth
fully the nature Of the error or mis-
take, and2if tho error be in tho dcscrip-
tinn OF the land The ailidayits must state
specifically tho subdivisions upon
which tho improvements uru located.
BY law, tho Register and KocCIyer
are madc tho first Judges Of tho sufIi-
cheney Of tho prc.emptor's proof. Snch
application must, therefore, bc ilcd
with snid officers, who will forward the
same to this Office with their joint opin.
ion anl report ns 10 the Iidtm Of tho land.
Respectfully, j. a. WILLIAMSON,
Commissioner,
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The Itrcrnt Tidal Wave on tIIr South
Pacific COnst.

Some of the particulars regarding the
damage done by tho great convulsion
which recently caused an upheaval of
the sea along the South Pacific Coast,
nro now being received. On the morn
ing of the 10Th ult. great alarm WAS oc-
casioned at Cnllao by The rushing nd-
vance OF the waters into the town,
many persons flying for safety to the
high grounds. Tho principal damage
was to the dock and piers, however. and
Mt 10 O'Clock the danger WIS past. At
Molendo, three hundred feet OF railway
along the shore was dc ,troyel by the
wave. at Ilo. the town aud railroad
was seriously damaged. Beyond NAL
ltnto, the cable is interrupted. Fur
thGr Intelligence is afforded by the Pan
una Star, rs follows:
"The steamer John Elder arrived at
Callno from Valparaiso OH the 18th, and
reports that the destructive tidal wave
at Callno and ports to the north thereof
is known TO hhve extended as far south
rs the northern boundary Of Chile, but
how much further is not known, MS
communication by cable Inns been inter
rupted. The Elder reports the almost
complete destruction Of Iquique, An
tafagnsta, Aricn, Tnmbo, Demore, Pa-
bellon. Dcpicc and Ilo. The destruc-
ton of life md property wSs owing en-
tirely to the frightlul urLcaval and the
ingress OF the sea. "A gentleman who
arrived by the Trujillo states that
Iquique. the principal porte for nitrate
shipments, is left as complete Il ruin
now MS it wnn after the friShtiul earth
quake and inundation OF 1868. At
africa the sen washed over tho town
to the hill hack Of the church and
destroyed much valuable pro prrty. The
wreck OF tho United Sta Us steamer
Wutcrce, which was Carlo inland a
couple OF miles by tho tidal wave Of
1865, was agGin iiontcd and carried
mile or two further up the coas.. The
lower part Of An,afngastc, which is part
Of the celebrated CaricaIcs mining dis
trici i'll Bolivi", is reported completely
destroyed. ho smelling and other
works near tie shore were all swept
"wa". Tho shipping ut pnhclIo. Dcpi-
Gil. md the gunno deposits suffered
severely. nnd some hall dozen iino
vessels are reported ashore mil COM
plcte wrecks. liz some places the sru
Is reported 20 have risen over sixty feet.
Me"Brc and Unsatisfactory reports rrn.
der II impossible to forln any fnir csti-
mate Of the result Of this terrible yisi-
tHtion; but making nlI due allowance
for exaggerated statements, wc cannot
but believe that the loss Of life ANA
property has been cnormous. We mgy
ut nny moment receive further palticu-
lars by way Of Valparaiso. Between
GOO and 800 livcs nro said to have been
lost.
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;-oSs OF the Steamship City of Sam
FraHcILro,

The reported loss Of the Pacific Mail
Conpany's Steamship. City of San
Francisco, has been confirmed by the
arrival of tho Costa Rica ut San Diego.
with 1877 passengers for San Francisco.
Particulars of the disaster nro given as
follows: .a... p.
= Vessels hnvc steamed over tho spot
repeatedly. and the conjuncture is that
n late earthquake, which was made
manifest on the coast by tidal wave,
may have upheaved submarine rocks.
In one hohr md two minutes the ship
was under the waves. She was going
at eleven knots when she struck. The
Captain was on the bridge nh hour be-
fore the steamer struck nnd tiDed every
thing by his watch. Twenty minutes
after she struck tho fires vcro out. In
that twenty minutes she WAS running
in shore under full head Of steam. md
ran fourty-tSo minutes, making n dis
tance OF nine or ten miles and there
6AOuhhSu III AlilbS lGSb VI NhlStI Oh
sand bottom. The next morning one
foot of the stern was seen out OF jwatcr,
the whole bed OF the ship being sub
merged, tho mizzon mast gone and the
baggage Of the passengers, furniture,
o,c.. constantly floating ashore. Dur
ing the day the money OF the passen-
gers in the purser's hands, the ships
money and oil bggaggc was totally lost.
1t was run for life. From interviews
with many passengers, I hnd there is u
unanimous sentiment OF the warmest
feeling toward the commander and OIL
GERS. Every mRn says emphatically
that tho officers could have done no
more. They did all that men could do.
The Captain certifies that his officers
md men stood to their duty nobly and
that he Ind none but heroes OH bonrd.
In the best drilled mnn-of war men
could not have acted with better
discipline and responded to every order
with moro fidelity. Captain Waddcll,
Purscr Jerome, NJ. B. Parrott, Z. Ascnli,
j. Stewart aud X. Sutton go up over
land, tnking conveyance here md pro-
cccdiug by rail from Anaheim.
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The threo buccaneers, who wcro mr.
rested last SundHy below the Humboldt
House, wcro examined yesterday before
Justice Thompson. Several charges of
house breaking and larceny was pre-
fcrred against them. The white mon
gave the nnmcs Of, Price md J. Spcn-
Ger, and tho Mexican Indian, that Of
Gallo, Prico turnod States evidence,
and told nbout their mnraudins oxpodi-
lion down tho Humboldt. Spencer
anu Cnho wero held to answer before
the Grand Jury, md Price vas rcquir-
cd to givo bonds for his appearance ns
n witncts.-Siivcr STATE.
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EI.rIIhll DIi,l,iu,ncv.

The Chicago Tunes London Rpecinl
s!trnuousIy insists that nil the talk Of
the probability Of u speedy pence is u
moro stock joGLimg scheme, and tbat
general war was never moro Imminent
than nov. Do quotes the recent dc.
bate in Parliament. which the Ministers
Of tho Interior, Cross and Norlhcote
took u prominent part, aud declares
that their bolligerent ideas being given
publicity by means Of flaming posters,
havo kinllcd nh nnii. Gladstone inoye.
mcnt throughout The Kingdom that bids
fair to nnllify ali peace projects. IIc
hna information from tho principal Eu-
ropcan cities Of nova that strongly con.
Iirna tito British diplomacy which is
working cncrgc,iCally to frustrnto n Ger.
non.ltnlinn alliance md throw Italy
into limo with Austria. 1tussin In viz.
"rously striving TO ncntrnlizo English
diplomncy, dcfcrring answer TO Derby
until bismarck. Italy and AUSTIN hnvc
chosen their course.
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EcHr Gold Fields.

Rich placer mines arc reported nsr
having been struck near jeff. Davi :
Peak, in the eastern part Of White Pine
county, and rs grnss is sufficiently Rd-
vuncCd to enable the p"ospcctor's mule
to forage for himself, II rolicking STAN
pede for tho "biggest thipg set" is now
in order. This towering peak is fre-
qucntly referred to On account of its
extraordinary hight, and the following
faols respecting the noted elevation, re-
corded by tho !S,MtiHei, ure not devoid Of
interest: "-
"Jcff. Davis Peak is situnted in the
Snake range, about ITO miles east mud
south OF Hamilton; that is to say, that
line running due East from Hamilton
would leave the peak some Is or 20
miles TO the southwark. JEFF. Davis
Peak is the highest point in Nevada,
being, il our memory serves us, 4,0U0
feel aboyo the level Of tie seq. 1t was
christened i'll 1868, and connected with
Tint christening tncro is n bit OF his
tory. AS tho story runs, two prospect
OTIS, one all ex-Union soldier, tho other
an ex-Coufedcratc, discovered Aunl-
Der Of quartz ledges Oh the enstern
slope Of the grand old monarch, when
they proceeded to post notices and lay
out district. When it came to giving
O name to the new Dorado, they split
then and there. The Unionist wanted
to call 1t Lincoln, while the Reb. insist
cd thut JeIr. Davis would be the better
nnne. The conflict of tnSte was not Of
long duration. however, for both being
sensible men, they soon settled upon a
compromise. The district was named
Lincoln, in honor Of tho martyred
President, and the mountain JEFF.
Davis, in honor Of tho Rebel chief.
1t is along the western bnse OF jeff.
Davis Peak where the new gold fields
have been found. Commencing nt SRc-
rnmentO PISS, which is nearly duo east
OF the mammoth stock rnnch Of ex
Senator A. G. Cleveland, in Spring
Valley, nnd stretching away TO the
sonthward for twenty-five or thirty
miles, the whole of the western slope
of tho Snake range is gold bearing ter
ritory. Lodges aro numerous. and
nearly all tho rnvines show tho ''color."
The region is well watercd, and rs early
us 1859 number OF plncer cluims wcrc
staked off. Why they were never
worked we were not advised, but tho
presumption is that they wero Nband-
oned because it was found that they
would not pay. Tho quartz ledgcs nro
Glinty aud spotted, but lien spot is
encountered, beautiful rich specimens
OF FREQ gold nro sure to DO found. For
year or two company OF miners havo
been prosecuting operations on ono of
these ledgcs with ilattcring prospects,
and during last winter they came upon
what gave promise OF becoming veri-
table bonanza. We have heard nothing
from them since, but the rumored dis
covGry Of rich gold diggngs in thnt
quarter. diggings that yield 500 q tlny
to the mnn, lead us 10 conclude that
thoy haYo struck il big. .."
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THE Stock H'P"Ti, referring to the nj
legged statement Of Congressman Walk
or OF NirGinin, on his return East, late.
ly. thnt the attack upon Sargent by
Pinney had prohuccd reaction in the
formers favor, md the probabilities
now nro thnt Sargent would 10 nomi.
n"tod for Congress, remarks TINT eff
Congressman Walker said anything like
thnl.-nnd we nrc free to say wo doubt
it-ihcn ho only shows how superficial
must hnvo been hin observations and
how incompetent ho must 10 to gunso
public opinion. Sargent is moro dead
to.dny thnm mackcrcl that Inns lain six
months on Nova Scotia btrci.
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GEs. LodAs might have declined tho
onicc Of Collector of Customs for Chi
cOgo, but tho President didn't think IL
advisable to afford him tho opportunity.
Thnt's what's the matter with John a.
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IT Is reported upon what Is claimed
as good authority, that tho President
hns d ltcrInincd upon tho adoption OF
tho JofIorsoninn doctrine OF changing
oil foreign ministers Who have held
their o0icinl positions, four ycnrs.
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A D1SPATcH from Hnmillon announces
TINT tho jury in tho case Of Ronch, on
trial for tho killing Of Gleason, nttcr
being out Bomu 10 hours, fuiiel 30 agroo
and wcro discharged. Leonard, who
killed Bollo ut Ward. WINS found guilty
Of mnuslnughter. Crawford, tho stnge
fobber, pleaded guilty, And wns TO bc
" ntcnced yesterday.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-06-10

TnE triHl OF tho caso OF tho Eureka
Consolidated Miuo against tho Rich.
mond Chmpauy has been continued In
the United States Circuit Court until
July 22d.
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To FAnMHEs AND OTHERS. Having
assumed entire control Of tho blnok.
smithing, wnGon.iunking mud machine
shops. nm now prepared 10 do nny
nnd all kinds OF work In my line, pnr.
licularly tho repairing Of agricultural
tmplcricnts, 0D tho most favorable
torms.
4, lInuuH.
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fTOM the RereRie VIC learn that Bur
leigh drills are about being Introduced
in tho mines Of tho Manhait.u Com
pany. Tho nir-comprcssors hovo ar.
rived upon tho ground.
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TnE Mcor State reports MI attempt
being mndo TO ditch tho Wcst.bound
freight train at point near Stone
House, Wednesday, By SO arranging tics
upon tho track thNt tho pilot could not
throw them aside. Tho obstruction wns
discovered in time TO stop the train be-
foro rcnching IL. Its supposed to bavo
been the net OF 'ramps through revenge
for having been refused permission to
ride on the cnrs.
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Ar largo gathering 10 wlIncss ccrc.
mony IN tho Stanton street Catholic
Church, New York, panic was created
by vail taking fire from cnndclnbra,
md nothing but tho most strenuous cf-
forts Of tho pricsts mud ushcrs prevent
ed tho recurrence OF the tcrriblo scenes
with which largo cities havc latcly be-
como familiar. Some wcro severely
bruised, ns II was, before tho congrcga.
tton could bo quictcd, although there
wnH not tho Blight"si cnnso for nltrm.
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TnE Stockton Grand Jury refused to
find nh indictment against tho Ch,onjcic
for the alleged librling Of Sargent, Page
CaIr & Co.
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Square tlO Lines Snnparcl Type OF Space
Equal. hrht insertion ........ ...........SI 90
Each Additional Iusrrtion. / 10
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liberal discount from the above rates to reg
ulHr quarterly advertisers.
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FoH "Doquri Specials" so to tho
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Our Only Authorized Agents
&. W. CRANE, No. I2G Montgomery st, ,
Ban FranciScn, Cal. solo agent for the ELKo
IhpEr' HpEST. Ia authorized to contract for In
eeHirg advertisements for us nj our lowest rates
III coin. OHIGrr left with Mr. Crane Will receive
prompt attention
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CORES 30 ntlnnta,
NEW YORK. Agency oetho Bank Of California;
SAN FRANCISCO. Tho Bank Of California :
IONDOh.... Tho hlitarco Bank
... urORerH, ..r...
SAN FRANCISCO, .Mcssrs. ]. II. Latham q Co
Receive general and special deposILs, subject
TO check at sight or payable on return OF certI-
ucatc. Draw NJ Eight. In cnln or currency, ON
New York, FAN Francisco, Sacramento, Salt Lake
City and all banking towns In tho 6taie uf No
yadA. Make either local or foreign collections,
for which remittance will DO made ImmAdk1tcly
on payment. Discount Commercial pNpcr.
Make advances on base ur refined bullion huy
and Eell tioid. Gruan5ackB. Bonds and Seonri-
ties OF nil kinds II--'.
Duy and Reil by telegraph, through our Rro-
kerS, any stocks dealt IN by tho San Francisco
Stock aud Exchange Board. and upon tho usual
terms aud conditions; except that We Will buy
aud sell for CASH only, and do not carry any
stocks upon margin. ..s. rsEg s11 ..
DRAW DIRECT ON
LONDON EERL1N. alst
DUBLIN HAMBUn0,
PARIS, AMSTERDAM
-'' 8STwERP, BE. FRANKFORT.
BREMEN. .. COPENHAGEN.
And all other principal cities OF Europe. ~
II. P..FREEIAS, Manager.
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BANKING HOUSE

OF NJ. r. EIlEEOIAN g. CO.,
ELKo. NEVADA.

~. p. FREEMAN, B1aaascr
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AdHertlrI,,E Itnies im U. $. Coint
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TIE numerous disappGarancos Of
prominent citizens in New York and
Btookiyn. suggested TO the l,rouklyn
E'yfe "liHt OF reasons Why main
shoul leave iown," which arc as fol.
lows:
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-!C0freSilontInntas
NEW YORK Agency o1tho Bank Of CAttfor1l
SAN FlsASCISCO.... Tho Bank Of California
LONDON G.......,....,,....Tho Alliance Ran
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JON STIN

OF EvHHT pIacnITTIoN PROMPTLY DusE, TX THE
..-.- nEsr STYLE or THE AIT
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Tho House Is FIrs,-cInss In all Il.
Arizona citizen., 1877-07-14
To Wool Growers.

Boston, Philadelphia and San Fran CISCO wool dealers all agree that the price of good wool will be higher next year than it is this. They have issued circulars showing quite an advance from March to June. They all urge upon wool growers the great import ance of sending clean wool to market 1; of carefully grading the clips so as not have several qualities of wool in the same package; of growers estab- fishing reliable reputation in the mar ket for observance of these particulars, assuring all who do, higher prices and prompt sales. They strongly urge the growing of fine wool, as the demand for such is rapidly increasing over the common quality. They give several reasons for their belief that prices will range higher next year than this The highest price paid for wool in March was 9 cents and in June 3215. Oregon valley, and Humboldt and Mendocino (CalIfornia) brought the highest prices the latter one half cent higher than the former. These wools brought g and 3215, whereas the highest paid for any other was 30, and the higher price was owing to the more cleanly condi- tion of the wool
 We have seen no quotations of Arl- zoIa clips, but our wool growers can compare the above statements with prices received by them, and then they can understand how their woOls stand in the market The finer and cleaner the wool, the greater the demand and higher price paid for it. is the latest Eastern quota tiOns we have seen:
 PHILADELPHIA, July 3.-Wool is ac- tive and higher. It is arriving more freely and selling as fast as graded at the outside quotations Colorado, wash ed, 22@30c; do Unwashed, 18@30; eX- tra and merino, pulled, 35@40c; No. 1 and super, pulled, 35@37c; California, fine and medium, 30@33c; do coarse, 2502 BOG
Arizona citizen., 1877-07-14
About the Arizona Trade.

The California papers, both city and country, are taking quite an interest in this subject, and their discussion often shows a remarkable ignorance on the real points in the issue. The Los An geles Express recently had its say and made the most egregious blunders, which the San Bernardino Times cop led for facts. The Express in referring to distances from the eastern and west ern railways, says that from the former "to Tucson Is only four hundred and twenty miles by wagon road. It is about two hundred miles by wagon road from Tucson 10 Yuma, the pres lent terminus of the Southern Pacif- ic." Tue Express IS informed that the distance between Trinidad or Fl Moro and Tucson is 800 miles, and be- tween Yuma and Tucson about 300. It is also further informed that most lines of goods can be purchased in Eastern cities, at lower prices and longer tune than in California. At present, goods can be laid down in Tucson from New York direct via New Mexico, at just about the same cost as they can be from San Francisco to Tucson. The advantage of buying in Eastern cities and shipping directly west, are lower prices, larger stocks to select from, and longer time on the purchase, and the only advantage of buying in Califor- mia, is the shorter time of goods in transit. California merchants have the larger share of power in their own hands, with which to turn the Arlzona trade to their State. Perhaps the rail way can aid some.
Arizona citizen., 1877-07-14
Where Ore Veins are Richest.

Correspondence of the New York Engineering and Mining Journal:
 Do veins increase regularly in rich ness from the surface downward?
 An excellent example of this curious idea is shown in the following para graph extracted from letter of mi ner at Cedar Mountain, Colorado. The writer says: "A beginning has been ,nade towards the development of a lode of great extent on Cedar Noun tain; in length and width rivalling those of San Juan, but with the char acteristic of most lodes in other sec tions-Nevada, Utah, California, etc. of showing a nominal value at the sur face and increasing in value regularly with increased depth. A truer and better characterized Assure vein would not be sought for, showing a regular increase in value of $1 per yer tical foot" Now the fact is that most veins show their richest ores right at the surface, because when air and wa ter have had a chance to act on miner al, many metals of no particular val ue, such as iron, lead, copper and zinc, are oxidized and washed away, leaving the unalterable gold and silver free and concentrated. On the outcroppings of the COmstOck hundreds of tons of ore worth from $2,000 to Sl0,000 per ton were mined, winch have never been below, and the history of all metal mines is practically the same in every part of the West and of the world. As to a regular increase of richness from the surface down, the of the idea may be shown very clearly by an examination of any mine in Colorado or anywhere else. If every veIn discovered had to be sunk 100 feet before S100 ore was found, there would be few mines worked, and If every mine sunk to the depth of 1000 feet yielded $l 900 ore, not a mine in the country would be idle.