Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-07-10
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virxinI. City News.
VIRGINIA CITY. July SIT i!
expected that the connection be
tween the Savage mine and til,
Sutro Tunnel will be made befor,
morning.
Guy Stewart, the boy missing
from Dayton, was found drowned
in Carson river by Piute Indian
The water will be out of the Julis
mine Tomorrow.
The Indian Truobies.
SAN FRANCISCO, July "a
Portland dispatch says that, at I
mass meeting held here last nigh
to take measures to aid settlers in
Eastern Oregon, four militia com.
panies of Portland volunteered tc
start at once for the scene of In,
dian disturbances if their services
were required by Governor Chad.
wick. The Governor telegraphed
that plenty of men could be OBJ
tanned In Eastern Oregon. If they
desired to lend assistance they
could do so more effectually by
arms and money than
to send men. The first volunt eel
mpaDy of rs men organized here,
together with the other four militia.
ry organizations, will hold them
selves in readiness to march should
their services be needed. Great
excitement prevails here over the
condition of affairs.
Under date of Wallula, July StE,
the following despatch has been re.
ceived: The steamer North West
left here this afternoon. She will
be used as patrol boat between
here and Umatilln. She is in com
mand of Capt. Wilkinson, who has
twenty men hired and twelve sol.
diers well armed. There is a Cat.
tling gun aboard, and he will re.
ceive two Howitzers from Van
Couver. Capt. Wilkinson feels
confident that he will catch the In.
,lians crossing the river between
here and Umatilla tonight.
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BATTLE MOUNTAIN, July "a
fife broke out in the Battle Noun.
tain hotel about II o'clock Satur-
day lht, near a room occupied by
Mrs. Ward, a>domestic. The fire
was under considerable headway
when discovered, and, owing tc
the scarcity Of water, the brick
building of J. A. Blossom Il Co.
was the only building saved in the
block consisting of about fifteen
business houses. Mrs. Ward
perished in the flames. Ellis
Jones, teamster, was badly burn.
ed. Dave Bently's ankle was
sprained by jumping from win.
TOW on the second floor of u hotel,
1t is not known how the LIE orig.
mated. A man was sSot at while
setting fire to hay.sta'k belong
ing to L. Picket. Hai1Iy any
thing was saved, and there was
scarcely any insurance. SeveJa
families are left destitute; trtaJ .oss
about S35,OOO.
CrOOkedo.ss Ia Elections.
SAN FRANCISCO, July GA Vic
toria dispatch says that evidence
taken before the Royal Commits
sion now sitting there, disclosed
an astonishing state of corruption
ut KoOienay. One witness
swore that he had seen votes
bought openly ats the polls
that American citizens crossed
the border into K0otenay
took some sort of an oath before q
magistrate, and then controlled the
election. Kootenay is situated on
the southern boundary line, and
has forty-five registered voters,
who returns two members, or u
twelfth of the whole representa-.
ton to Parliament.
Tunneied ThrUu.h at Last.
VIRGINIA CITY, July 9.-At 6
o'clock last evening the eighth drill
hole connected the 1650.fOot Level
of Savage with the Sutro tunnel
At 10:45 eight giant cartridges were
put in and exploded. The blast
blew out hole about seven feel
across and instantly a rush o.
smoke and hot air whirleG
through the drift, blowing oul
the lanterns of the miners and
filing the drift with dust
and gravel. Superintendent Gill
lette, of the Savage portion of the
Bonanza mines, reporters of the
Associated Press and the Evening
Chronicle were present. A ladder
was put down and Sutro came up
There were congratulations and
hand shakings all round
The miners above ground
hoisted an American flag
and beer was drank in tremendous
quantities. The air was growing
hotter and hotter as the reporter
left the drift and the heat was ther
overpowering and nauseating. The
draft Is also very strong and gradu
ally increasing.
Preparing for Trouble Ia MantreRi
OTTAWA, July 9th. The Govern
pr saving received requisition 70
oops to preserve order In Montre
IL on the twelfth instant, Majo
-T,s aral Smythe has ordered 200
20 'iAto cnmp in Dominion
w % OIL the ''th. The Maio
ate fal leaves esday to tax
- nd. The Ma yor of Montren
ottawa this morning for th
y Is said. of preyenlin,