Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-07-19
PACIFIC A ST.
CALIFORNIA.
MINING ASSESSMENTS.
THE POLICE BROKERAGE BUsI.
NESS.
CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH IN
FRESNO COUNTY.
Discovery Of Rich Placers In
Arizona.

SAN Francisco, July IS.
The following assessments have been
levied Alta, 81; Silver Hill, so cents ;
Belcher, 81, and Modoc Con-, so cents.
A petition in bankruptcy has been filed
in the U. 8. District Court Of the San Jose
Mill and Lumber Company. Liabilities,
$233, 374. 30 ; assets, $156, 600.
The examination Of the police brokerage
business was continued tod ay in the police
court, but there was no testimony elected
tending to show that Bachelor and Hen
ninger, the brokers, had any connection
with the commissioners.
John w. Pearson has brought suit in the
Nineteenth District Court against the Ma
tional Gold Bank and Trust Company, to
recover S107, 874. 90, moneys alleged to have
been advanced by the plaintiff to A. Min
ear. and for the payment Of which the de-
PENDANT Is alleged to be responsible.
At Liberty settlement, Fresno county,
last Thursday, during the afternoon, the
children Of Manuel Jerbac;o were playing
with matches and . lamp. During the
play they lighted the lamp, and subse-
minutes were enyeloped in flames. The
father, who was near, ran into the house,
which was composed of very irfiammable
material, and succeeded in getting out his
children, three in number, but they were
SO badly burned that two Of them, aged re-
spectively two and five years, died in o
little while. The other was alive at last
accounts, though seriously burned. Mr..
Jerbacio was badly burned about the face
and hands in his efforts to rescue the
children. y
The. Savage Mining Company, at the an
nual election to-day, reelected the old
Board without opposition, but with the
substitution Of J.. b. Russell for George d.
Roberts. The Board subsequently elected
Thos.sH. Williams, President; J. w. Cole
man, Nice-President, and e. B. Holmes,
Secretary.
The following dispatch was received in
this city this morning from Yuma, con
corning the new mining discoveries on the
Colorado river. The placers lie from six
to ten miles back from the Colorado river,
on the Arizona side, and are found
at the base Of the high mountains,
and run back into gulches and ravines.
They are worked by dry washing. Ira Il.
West, who has . ranch in Chimihuves Val
ley, opposite the landing for the mines,
writes to Captain Polhemus, an intimate
FRIEND concerning them, and says his
hands have deserted him for the diggings.
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the river boats, came to Yuma from the
scene Of the discoveries to buy provisions,
etc. He gives . good account OF them,
and returns, accompanied by others. An
American left here some time ago with a
dry washing machine, saying that he had
something good in prospect. His destina-
ton proves to be these placers. Gold
has been discovered before in the vicinity.
but this American and his partner have
proved the extent Of the deposits to be
greater than thought for. These new dig
gings are about twenty miles above Aubrey,
to which point steamers run regularly,
Yuma every Saturday morning
after the arrival Of the train from San
Francisco. II travel would warrant it,
these steamers could easily run to the dig
gings. The nature Of the country would
admit Of water being taken from the river