Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-12-21
by Telegraph to the Sentinel

SAN Francisco, December 19.-Henry
Cylinders, OF this city, aged IS, while duck
hunting in a skiff, near Newark, Alameda
county, yesterday, drew his gun towards
him by the muzzle. He died this morn
ing.
On account Of the loud talk on the
street, regarding the late deal in Alta, W.
F. Meyers President of the company,
called a meeting of the trustees, to be held
at 10 O'Clock this morning to begin an Off
cial investigation. Although a majority
Of Alta trustees were in tow no quorum
was present. At the meeting, Messrs.
Cook, Graves, and Wood being absent,
President Meyers accordingly adjourned
the meeting until tomorrow afternoon at
/ o'clock, and measures will be taken to
force unwilling persons of the directory to
be present. A meeting Of the ~stockhold-
ers of the company has also been called for
Tuesday evening by Archie Borland,
Lucky Baldwin, G. W. Grayson, H. NJ.
Levy, and Morris Hoeiich. Important
business will be brought before the meet
ing in connection with recent transactions.
The testimony in the case of John H.
Burke vs.. James G. Flood ct al. to recover
$10,4 AIS, 900, closed on Saturday last. Ar
gument of counsel thereon was COM
menced to-day before Judge Sullivan, sit
ting without a jury. John Trehane,
counsel for Mr.. Burke, occupied the entire
day in opening the argument for plaintiff,
reviewing the testimony at length and cit
ing numerous authorities. G. J. Hillyer,
Gov Iafan6an+o will raN1xy fO oo,rou an1
probably be followed by Hall McAllister,
when Nathaniel Bennett will close for
plaintiff on Thursday.
The hydraulic pumping engine, for
draining the Chollar, Norcross and Savage
shafts, the largest of the kind ever built,
has just been completed at the Risdon
Iron Works in this city, where it will be
on exhibition tonight, lighted up by cleo
tricity. The engine occupies a space 65
feet by 90 feet, and weighs between 200
and 800 tons which the underground
machinery will increase to about 1000 tons
in all. The engine accumulates water ct
1000 pounds pressure to the square inch
in the reservoir at the surface sixty feet
high, from which it will be conducted by o
pipe 2400 feet to the bottom OF the shaft,
there to operate the pump, which will raise
the seepage water 800 feet to the Sutro
Tunnel, into which it will be discharged.
The water which does the work returns to
the surface by another pipe. The system
can be extended to 5000 feet in depth, or
take water from mines a half mile away,
by the system Of extending pipes. The
new system is intended to dispense with
the heavy and cumbersome pump-rod here
tofore used. The engine Is a compound
with the Davey defferential valve motion.
The Martin White levies an assessment
Of rs cents.
BoDrE, December 20.-During the past
week the Standard Con. has extracted
1,297 tons Of ore; pulp assay, $50. so,
crude bullion ; gold, 4,O52 ounces. Cross
cut No. l has been started east on the 1000
level, in favorable ground.
In the Boston Con. north drift, the 800
level is showing rich ore.
The snow-storm Of last night Is succeed
ed to-day by clear, warm weather.
CENTERvILLE (Cal.), December 19.-The
body of an unknown mar was found yester-
day in Alvarado. The flesh had been eaten
from the face. and the skull had been beat
en- with some sharp instrument. There
were cuts on the right hand. Shirt studs
and sleeve buttens indicate the man in
good circumstances The body had been
washed out on high ground by the water.