The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-10-06
Mining Interests aud Grants Presiden.
Iinl Candidacy.

IAhl CAnuloAcy.
San Francisco, October 4.-There can
be no doubt that Congressman, Senators
and prominent mining men in California
and Nevada, are anxious that the Grant
boom should culminate in his nomination
for the Presidency. II they have thus far
abstained from making any political
demonstration in his favor, it is in order
not to awaken the opposition OF anti.third
termers, among whom are some OF Grants
old friends there. That the moneyed men
Of this slope desire Grants nomination is
natural, seeing that it would almost insure
the defeat OF the Greenback or Working.
mems candidate. All, however, who
have conversed with Grant admit he
cannot be considered a candidate
for nomination. His plans are Galena
first, then Philadelphia and Long Branch,
occupying himself with Nicaragua and
other business matters. His Yosemite
trip has naturally somewhat cooled down
the enthusiasm OF San Francisco. and al.
though uniniured by rain or winds, many
OF the decorations are now being removed,
The Reception Committee Are receiving
many and heavy bills, but hope to collect
enough money from the citizens to cover
all outlays. The Campfire Finance Com.
mittee say that despite the immense crowd
their disbursements exceeded their re.
ceipts, and that thousands OF bogus tickets
were manufactured and sold for fifty cents
to two dollars. 1t Is to be hoped this
will not occur at Senator Sharon's night
Jete at Belmont next Wednesday, to
which thirteen hundred invitations have
already been sent. Grant and wife will
go down 10 Belmont in the afternoon, but
the guests are 10 go by special train at
1880 in the evening, and return next
morning at 8 o'clock. The White house
and other dressmaking establishments
have their bands full, and It Is said the
making and trimming OF Miss Floods
dress is to cost fifty dollars per yard. Eyi.
IDENTIFY her father believes Union Consoli-
dated and Sierra Nevada will yet boom
into bUnanzas. To-day's dispatches from
those two mines are much more
favorable than for some time past.
The $500 foot level OF the Sierra
Nevada Is expected 70 be fully drained by
Monday, when work at this point will be
actively prosecuted. kilograms from the
Savage mines announce that the water OBJ.
structing operations has at last been boxed,
20 that the work in the lower levels OF this
and adjoining mines can be resumed
forthwith. There are also favorable dis.
patches from the !, $50 Levels Of Alta and
Benton. This afternoons telegrams,
however, seem TO .show the nexi
bonanza must be looked for In the
Day mine, Bristol district, Nevada,
where ledge has been struck stated as
thirty.six feet wide and containing ore
assaying at the mills over Sl20 to the ton.
It Is estimated already that fully one
thousand tons Of ore are in sight. The
stock that went begging a mouth ago a,
fifteen cents is to-day strong at 1925. The
Day sdjoins the Hillside, which has re
Gently developed into fine property, and
the ore is considered Of the same quality
as Raymond & Ely, nineteen miles dis
slant, which from 1871 TO 1873 paid IL
stockholders over three million dollars Ii
. dividends, and has produced bullion ag
gregating ten million dollars.