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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-02-02
THE BODIE MINES.

We herewith reproduce from the Bodie
Standard of Wednesday the weekly report of
the condition of the mines i'll that district:
The mines all along the chain of lodges are
doing extensive and satisfactory work In
no instance does depth fail to prove increase d
width of lodges The developments in all
directions show such decided Improvements
that confidence never flags in the least. On
the 9th the Standard shipped bullion valued
at sol, 1887 90. Following is our regular
weekly reveiw of all work proceeding:
BECHTEL.- main shaft has attained the
lie depth of 1913 feet; progress made during
lie past week 1Sfeet. The Vein III the bottom
the shaft is ) feet wide; ore AVERAGING the
rs at last report. The north drift on
he Sd level has been extended Is feet; total
.ength 80 feet; VEIN feet wide and III good
ore. The south drift on the same level has
been extended - feet; total length 90 feet,
vein ) feet wide and also in excellent ore
The north drift on the ID level has been
driven ahead % feet; total length 164 feet;
vein feet wide, containing good ore. The
Wine being sunk south of the shaft on the
same level has been sunk during the week Is
feet; total depth 53 feet; vein , feet wide
Ihe slopes north and South from the shaft
on the ID and Sd levels are yielding and look
III well, assays SIlOh4-iS dDOuU INC SdillG
age throughout the mine. Shipments to
the alill during the past week lave not been
so Ia re as proceeding weeks on account of
bad , ads caused BY the snow storms. The
Syn cate mill is still running on Bechtel ore
wi. satisfactory results.
$ ANDARD.-The south drift on the 45O
'ey, has been completed a distance of $50
icet from the station. The south drift on the
$50 foot level is now in $50; progress during
the past week 20 feet The north drift on
the go level has been run during the past
week 1. ct; total length IS feet. The east
cros5-cut 'lrted on the $50 foot l6vel, to
make conn, ION with the summit mine has
been run To- Get; progress made during the
past week 10 feet The ground is improving
in character and getting much softer Are tax
ing out and milling 10 tons Of ore per day
The new shaft is down 167 feet; progress dur
the past week 23 feet. The company shipped
on the 9th instant, one bar of bullion valued
at $2l ,997 SO, making the second shipment
since the 9TH instant-and total OF $44. OOU.
81 for the Fl al month
MCCILNI oN.-A new contract has been let
to Moore Il Company to sink the main shaft
100 feet deeper The shaft is now down 1870
feet; progress made during the last week 15
feet A station is now being cut at depth of
l75 feet, ad when finished a drift will be
started north and south. The rock in the
bottom OF ne shaft is working we'll The
shaft is being sunk on the foot-wall, passing
through the vein which is pitching to the
east. Every thing in and about the mine is
working in splendid shape.
BLACK y wK-Since last report they have !
uade spleaald work in sinking the main in
,linu shaft, which las now reached the depth |
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-02-02
WRECK OF THE METROPOLIS. "

Norfolk, Va, Jan. 31.-The steamship Me-
tropolis, from Philadelphia for Para, Brazil,
went ashore on Curriticuck beach, short
distance from the Kitty Hawk Life Saving
Station, during the prevalence of furious
southeast gale. Besides the captain and crew
there were 2G0 passengers on board, of whom
100 were drowned. The steamer is total
wreck. The wreck was caused by the vessel
being unseaworthy she sprang leak about
midnight and stranded at A. NJ. January 81.
The state of affairs is described as terrible;
dead bodies being strewn along the beach fer
two miles. Travellers along the beach are
picking up the dead.
The steamer had heavy weather from the
the time she left the capes of Delaware, On
Wednesday she commenced leaking fast and
labored heavily. The captain kept away for
the capes of Virginia intending to make Ham
ton Roads Owing to the thick and stormy
weather she fell to the leeward, and Thursday
morning was beached, the leak having put
out the fires. A panic ensued when the yes
sci struck All order and discipline was at
an end Many were drowned by the waves
washing them overheard.
The steamer was dispatched from Philadel-
phia by the contractors for the Madeira and
Marmora Railroad, and carried 200 laborers
to work on the railroad. The laborers were
mostly Americans, Germans and Irish, and
residents of Philadelphia
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-02-02

of 156 feet; progress made since last report -
feet. The vein is increasing in width; are
taking tons of good milling ore from the
face of the incline. Everything i'll and about
the mine is working satisfactorily.
BULwER. crosscut running in the
Ralston No. l and is making good Roadway.
No l crOsscut has made during the past week
10 feet; total length SO feet. No. 2 crosscut
is in As feet; progress during the week feet.
Connection has been made in the uprise from
the $50 level to the 200 level this furnishes
good air drought the mine.
CURRIE-Are still driving ahead and are
making excellent progress in crosscuts started
east and west. The east crosscut is now in a
distance of 43 feet; progress since last report
II feet. The west crosscut is now III so feet;
progress during the past week feet Are IN
good working ground.
BRooKLN.-Th shaft has attained the
depth of 70 feet; progress during the past
week 10 feet The ledge still continues to
pitch east The company intend to put on
more men and work day and night shifts from
this time on. This will insure rapid progress
in developing the mine
BOOKER main shaft has attained the
depth of 1870 feet; progress made during the
past week 10 feet The north and sou tn
drifts have been temporarily stopped, rs the
full force has been put at work sinking the
shaft. Are in good working ground; ledge
feet wide.
SPAULDING The incline shaft is down rs
feet; progress during the past week - feet.
The ledge is A. feet wide and improving as
developed. The country rock is changing and
getting much softer
B0DiE.-Progress in west crosscut since last
report y feet. The drift started south on the
ledge, $40 feet from the shaft, has been run
during the past week . feet; total length 81
feet; vein 3 feet wide.
SYNDICATE TCNNET-I5 now in a distance
of 1lt3 feet. The roc, III the face is now
changing and getting softer, bat during the
past two weeks the hardest rock ever struck
in this district was encountered.
TIoGA TCNNH1~-Iho wiIze being sunk
from the face of the tunnel has attained the
depth Of SO feet The ledge is looking well
in the bottom ana improving as Developments
are made.
IrA-This mine lies west of the Black
Hawk on Bodie Hill. Have shaft down 20
feet; ledge feet wide The foot and hang
ing wall is of hard gray porphyry.
CALIFoENIA,-Th shaft has now reached
the depth OF 80 feet; progress made during the
past week feet No change in ledge since
last report Are in fair working ground.
BALTIMORE AMERICAN.-The shaft is down
30 feet; progress made since last report feet
The ground still continues Of Il soft character.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-02-02
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.

We have an account of terrible shipwreck
and loss of life on the North Carolina coast.
The steamer Metropolis, from Philadep hia to
Brazil with railroad iron and large number
of laborers went ashore in a southeast gale,
hroadside on, and no less than 200 lives are
lost About fifty persons swan ashore. The
wreck took place at Currituck beach,
The latest phase of the Louisiana compiled
ton is the probable transfer of the case from
the State to the Federal Court The Return
ing Board claim this right of transfer and
good lawyers say they are right in their view
Of the case.
Silver certificates, under Booths amend
mont will be received for all oneys due the
Government, including customs duties
The Lord-H case still occupies the at
tention of courts and lawyers in New York.
Old Mr. Lord has come out of his retiracy
and intends to contest the matter with vim
and vgor. Meanwhile the proceedings under
the Luacy act have been stayed.
Tho Assistant Treasurer at Now Yolk re-
fases to receive trade dollars He says they
are not "Iegalzed We incline to the opin-
ion that he is quibbling ass and that he is
constrained to toady to the gold grabbers.
The passage of the silver bill viii restore him
to a less asinine condition Of mind
The failure of two Savings and two Nation
al banks is reported.
The following statement OF the cause OF the
decline in gold is transmitted under date of
New York, Jan. 81;
The decline in gold is due to the reduction
nj the Bank of England rate to two per cent.
and advces from Washington, that there was
a slight detection in the silver ranks which
luight prevent the Bland bill from getting
two-thirds vote in the Senate. The announce
lnent that the bill was postponed until Mon
day also had some effect.
Notwithstanding the armjstico the Russians
are pushing toward Constantinople in great
force Prince Gortschaloff says that the
terms Of peace will he signed at Constantine
pie Austria, in the meantime seems to he
taking a very active part i'll the preliminary
proceedings. Count Andrassy proposes a con
ference of the European Powers at Vienna.
1t strikes Us as very strange that neither
France nor Germany have exhibited any in
terest in the Eastern Question. Indeed, the
roticence of Bismarck seems 20 scare England
into occasional fits of phrensy. The Battle
Of Dorking is IN cycr-present nightmare.
Russia, replying to the Austrian note acknowl-
edges the right of the Powers 70 take part in
forming the treaty between itself and Turkey,
England is shipping vast amount of war
material to the Mediterranean.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-02-02
COLD NITTLES.

Liverpool has now decided upon getting
water from Wales at a cost Of Sc, 100000
The total yield of the vintage for cham
payne this year is said not to exceed 200,
600 gallons
Ninety years ago Madeira shipped upwards
of 10, 200 pipes of wine; she ships but
1000
In 1870 there were 1 900 miles Of railway
in Italy; on January l 1877, 5000 miles of
railway were in operation. The total cost of
these railways was S478, 1926 200.
Sweden does an enormous business in luci-
fer matches The largest establishment is at
Jonkoping 1t was founded in 1915 and in
1872 employed 255 men, 500 women, 105 and
14l girls. About four-tifths of the produc-
ton which steadily increases are exported.
The chemicals mostly used mostly come from
England.
At the fair held a few weeks ago in Scotland
for hiring farm servants, an immense number
attended, but very small proportion got
places. Wages have gone down. A terribly
hard winter is anticipated in England, Scot
land and South Wales, and the average poor
rate will probably be higher than in has been
in twenty years.
To the French pilgrims the Pope said on
November DIST: "You have come here to
his successor, who lives in the city of Rome,
the capital and center of Catholicism, but now
transformed into the capital of disorder.
Louis Napoleon cousin, the Duchess Dowager
of Hamilton, was present at the interview
Dalton, Georgia, has sensation ID the
form of female blacksmith, who has recently
set up shop in that town; and Vanceburg,
Kentucky, announces that a young woman of
that place has recently built a half mile of
macadamized road, doing all the grading,
rock hauling and stone breaking without any
help In addition to which, she can pound
the piano with great vigor, taste and discre-
ton.
In France condemned criminals never know
the time fixed for their execution till the mo-
ment arrives Indeed, as a prisoner capitally
condemned usually appears as a matter of
course to the Cour de Cessation against his !
sentence he must be uncertain to the last |
whether the sentence will be carried out. The |
order for the execution is only sent to the |
prison the evening before it is to take effect,
the criminal is not informed till the next |
morning, and the sentence is carried out at |
very early hour.
A sister of the order of Trayes in France, |
though the French papers which recount her
deeds are not gracious enough to give her
name, deserves prominent mention for hero
ISM While walking out with some small chill
iren a short time ago, the oldest OF her charge
not being over s years, a dog with his jaws
with foam, rushed upon them She
instantly thrust the children be hind her, and
falling upon the animal held him down despite
his vicious struggles, until some peasants at
work near by came up and killed him, But
she was bitten in fifteen places, and though
aiken to Paris and given the most careful
treatment, she died of hyrophobia in its most
Dreadful form. Yet she had saved five lives.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-02-02
An EDITOR AND POSTMASTER SHOT
At IN THEIR ROOM.

The Tuscarora Times Review says: Sunday
evening, about eight o'clock, as 5Ir, FairchiId
Of the Times Review, and Deputy Postmaster
Corker, were sitting at . table in their room,
in r. VI. Howland's house in West Avenue,
they heard the report of a pistol apparently
close to the rear Of the house. Simultaneously
with the report was crash OF a pane Of glass
in a window, within two feet Of Mr.. Fair
child. Both of the gentlemen. who were en-
gagged writing at the time, Immediately sprang
to their feet, and gathering their artillery,
ran out to ascertain the occasion Of the bonn
bardmont of their domicile, but the person
who fired the shot had disappeared IN the
darkness, no one could be found. Upon ex-
anlining the window, they found that the bull
let had struck the putty on the outside of the
bllildmg From the course of the ball the
person who fired the pistol must have been
standing near the rear of Edwards hall, and
but for the glancing above mentioned the bull
let would have passed directly over the table
where the gentlemen were writing Neither
of them are aware Of having incurred the en-
nifty of any person whom they could suspect
of attempting to assassinate them, and yet the
circumstances indicate that such was the in
tentlon of the tirer of the pistol. Taken alto
UetheT it was most mysterious occurrence.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-02-02
60 SLOW YOU BoDIE.BoUND MEN.

The Bodie Standard of Wednesday has
the following timely words of caution ::
Our California and Nevada exchanges will
do us favor by cautioning such of their read
ers who intend coming to Bodie to defer their
trip for at least three months. People are
coming in here at the rate Of ID to % per day
ahich, with our present limited accommodate
sions, has resulted in cr0wding the town to
such an extent that to obtain even place to
spread ones blanket is matter of great diff
Guilty. Although there is considerable
amount of lumber arriving daily, it is taken
immediately at IA high price and i'll small lots
by men anxious to build cabins and other
buildings for individual use. This prevents
parties who wish to build boarding houses OBJ
tanning a sufficient quantity of lumber for
their purpose even by paying a high price,
so that, until the roads are thoroughly opened
again and lumber comes in in greater quaint
ties, very little more accommodations for new
arrivals will be made. Although Bodies
prospects are Frightening every day, the nat
ural result of overcrowding the town, especi-
ally during this inhosptable weather, will be
encouragement on the part of some whose
complaints will do the place an undeservel
in iury"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-02-02

WHAT HAPPENED TO a CAyoTE.-The s.
yer State relates the following; A cayote Win,
was entrapped up the river few days ago,
had tin can firmly attached to his tail and
then turned loose in the rear of the Central
Hotel yesterday. A good many dogs were
congregated in the vicinity, and rare sport
was anticipated, The cayote kept the dogs
mt bay, and one or two who ventured too
near him were severely bitten about the head.
The cayote sought refuge in a woodpile from
which it was found very difficult to dislodge
him, and only shepherd dogs followed him
steadily, the other ours not caring TO risk their
hides too near an animal that kept his mouth
open like pair of sheep shears, prepared to
cut through anything that came within its
reach The animal was finally chased to Geo.
Berrotts slaughter yard, and it is said made
its escape last evening by swimming across
the river.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-02-02

A fashionable London dressmaker was pros
ecuted recently by the inspector of facto1ies
for having kept her girls employed from s
o'clock one morning until 5 the next. She
said this was necessary to complete an outfit
for marriage in high life, but the magistrate,
unable to see that this justified her conddct,
fined her GIG, or 60 for each girl emp-oyed.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-20
Insanity In California:

The San Francisco Chronicle gives these
startling statistics respecting insanity In
California: at Is a matter Of official re-
cord that from 1s4s to 1865, inclusive, a
period Of IS years, the whole number Of
commitments to the State asylums for the
insane was 3,l69, or an average 176 per
annum. Il IL also q matter Of record
that from 1865 to 1877, inclusive, q per-
iod Of ~ years, the commitments have
been 5.979, or an average OF 49S per an.
mum. As this era corresponds with that
OF mining stock companies, big bonan'
zas, mining excitements, stock deals,
stock jobbery, and mOnoPolies Of lands
roads, water, gas, ice, and other thing
and there appeared % be no other saf'
icient reason for this alarming In
crease o. insanity, it can only DO at
tributed TO these causes.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-20

aths achisyemants OF science, In lncrsas.
Ing our powers Of material production,
coupled with the incesIant boastipg Of
scientific men and philanthropiSts about
what science may yet accomplish in the
future, have filled the working.class mind
with fantastic dreams as 10 the possibility
Of machinery displacing manual labor.
and enabling the race 10 multiply I'D
ibitum without inconvenience. Con-
sequently, when population follows close
on the increase Of production, as II has
done, on the whole, even during the past
fifty years, and the poor still continue
poor and anxious, they begin to suspect
come trick or fraud on the part Of the
capitalist. They are undoubtedly better
of than their grandfathers, but they have
still TO toll and deny themselves, and zee
the rich enjoying their wealth In greater
numbers than ever. This same agency
also conceals from them that great fact Of
sociology-perhaps the greatest Of ALL
that the earth, do what we will whit will
probably never afford much more than q
subsistence TO the great mass OF mankind
that is, plain food and plain clothing.
The race, by ceaseless toll and endeavor,
throws some OF its members up above
want or anxiety about daily bread, and
gives 3 few leisure TO keep It's records
and add To the stores Of iS knowledge,
but they are only handful
after all. The notion that by some little
device the world can be peopled with
what are called "ladies and gentlemen"
which Ia at the bottom Of all socialism,
springs from an immense delusion about
the bountifulness OF Nature. This no.
ton, too, IL stimulated by much Of the
teaching OF the pulpit and press about
the perfectability Of man, which when It
becomes current in workshops and mines
undergoes curious distortion, and beges
a strange impotence. The preacher US
ually means that one thousand or ten
thousand years hence man will be refined,
polished, cultivated, at ease in his circum.
stances, and noble in his life and aims,
and able to dispense with the coarse or
police aide Of government This dream,
which seems 90 attractive in the stud.
ents library, puts on very different
shape among the real sons Of toll. The
laborer does not care much whether pos.
terity is perfect" or moi; he wants TO
have ataste OF perfection himself, and is
irritated by all attempts to postpone the
great contamination. One cannot say, Of
course, with any certainty how these
difficulties will be met, but il may be al.
frmed with confidence that during the
next fifty years the character Of instruc-
ton and preaching on all social questions
will change greatly, though perhaps very
gradually, and that considerably less re-
sponsibility will be imposed on govern
ments and more on the individual man
than during the last ffty years, and that
when q human being begins to conduct
himself like a wild animal the plea OF
unhappiness will not be SO readily accep.
ted In his defense.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-20
THURSDAY NIGHTS CONCERT.

This NAV be considered the heavy
night Of the Festival week, not that any
thing has not gone satisfactorily; but
that the music Of the past, and the music
Of the future is in such ju%xtaposition, as
to Involuntary demand comparison.
The programme throughout is Beethoven
and Wagner, both before Us In, so to
speak, their climax. The Ninth Sym.
phony and the Gotterdammerung, are
each considered the most colossal work
Of the respective authors, and though
totally differenthave q slight vein OF sim
ilarity in treatment. But Il Is not possible
TO institute q disquisition Of the why or
wherefore here, | shall merely reportfac
rs they are. The programme tonight
was a "Weistersineer Chorus" by Wag.
ner, sung by the chorus, which was really
magnificent; all the parts were sung no.
bly,, and by far the best hitherto. The
Lovely overture to "Coriolanus," BY Beet.
Thoyen, with the enchanting melody inter.
woven between the upheaval Of tones,
followed, and was . fitting prelude to the
20 otterdammerung' by Wagner, in which
the immense demand made upon the or.
chestral resources to produce the surpris.
ing effects, dawned perhaps for the first
time on many Of the audience, whn before
could not comprehend Wagner. Mad.
Pappenheim electrified the people with
her broad conception OF the role under
taken, and established herself as IN I'M
doubted ~fayorite and artist in this
class Of defamation. This selection was
really immense. The Ninth Symphony, by
Beethoven followed, and 10 attempt q
description Of this in detail would not be
possible short Of half n dozen columns.
In brief, the orchestra was faultless; the
quartette, Mad. %Pappenheim, Miss Cary,
Mr.. Adams and Mr.. Remmertz, fully
sustained their reputation In the different
roles undertaken, and the chorus, which
30 far had accomplished Herculean
tasks, surpassed itself. II any Of our
home singers ever want n chorus 10 try
their metal, the last go bars Of the vocal
part Of the ninth symphony will deter.
mine who have soprano, alto, tenor and
bass voices, and settle an amount OF eot
no other test will. That the festival
chorus had a full complement Of such
voices, the immense success Of the ninth
symphony makes apparent. Tomorrow
will be the last day Of the festival
CROCHET.