The Dillon tribune., 1881-08-20
aLEANINGs FROM THE ROCKIES

Tuscarora Times: There Is more pros.
pecting going on in this district at present
than at any time within the last two years
The Las Vegas Optic has, received the
index finger Of "Billy the Kid" nicely pre-.
served IN alchohol. 1t Il the chief show oi
the town.
Saturdays bullion receipts by McCorm.
lex 4 Co. were two cars Germania, $4,000
one car lIana,ler, 2,soo; two bars Stormont
1850: total value, $ff,o5o.
i HALEY Times: Since July 23d ga sacks
of Bullion, CO. sacks Of Mayfower and "A
sacks Of Eureka ore have been shipped
from Bullion. The sacks averaged l3o
pounds.
Ogden Pilot: On Sunday in the Tween.
ty.tirst ward the house Of John Sheriff was
struck by lightning, but no great damage
was sustained. The family were in at the
time, but were unharmed.
| Near San Antonio, Texas, August 1stl,
an unsuccessful attempt was made to wreck
an excursion train having on board sso
men women and children, by laying ties
across the tracx.
! Ogden Pilot: Forty people came down
from Big Cottonwood Tuesday, chased out
by the Hood. When their beds began float.
ing around the tents, in six inches Of water,
they thought 1t about time to crawl out tor
dry land, SO they started Gr Zion.
Eureka, Nevada, has a mystery, An
unruly drunken man was locked up in a
vault III the County Recorders Office, In
the presence Of a number Of gentlemen, but
when the vault was opened to let him out
he was not there. I;
HALEY Times: Charley Chambers, who
was arrested ON suspicion Of being the
highwayman who stopped the Boise stage,
| near Souls Rest two weeks ago. has been
placed under s., 600 bonds to appear before
the Grand Jury.
a Walla Walla dispatch says the body
Of a man has been found on an island in
the Columbia river, In umatilla county,
with three ballet-holcs in his breast and
marks of smaller shot In his BODY. Moth.
ing about him enables the officers to identi.
~ the body. k4g ~.
SSH Francisco Chronicle: Edgar Bur.
nell, employed in the Alton brewery, was
drowned on Sunday last, a skiff in which
ne was out on the bay, ups'.tting off the
Potrero. A boy who was in the boat. with
him was saved by other boatmen;T The
deceased was about twenty:five wears Of
age. The body has not been recovered.
John NJ. Jones, a native of Kentucky.
formerly Sheriff Of Solano comfy, but lat
terly commission merchant In San Fran.
cisco, died suddenly tm Thursday might at
his residence, No. So2 Shotwcll street All
oIo'nary autopsy talked to reveal any cause
of death, and an analysis Of the stomach
will be made
Salt Lake Tribune: As there is a great
deal of mutiated coin in circulation in the
Territory, 1t is we'll that our citizens should
De posted in regard to its true value as reg.
ulated BY the Government. Twenty.coi.
lar pieces with holes in them are worth
$10; silver dollars with holes in them are
worth IS cents; half.collars az cents; quar-
tiers, is cents, and dimes S cents.
A new company with capital Of 5000.
ooo Is about to erect four sinelters' and
s,amplfng works near HALEY, In the Wool
River country. They will have a capacity
0: from forty to fifty tons daily. and thcy
will be in full blast before til: snow flies.
About 900 men will b. employed 4 New
York syndicate has purchased many claims
in that section.
Wood River Times: Hiram D. LOOMS,
ofOsden, has decided to Thomas ]. Edger-
ton, OF the same place, 6oo undivcd feet in
COuSlUStslClO0
named in the deed il $4,o1o--probubly
nominal sum, as the mine is said to be
held at $2oo,ooo. Mr.. Edgerton was in
HALEY Tuesday, and Wen, up to take pos
SIS Jon.
ParH Record: On Monday a section OF
the l:-inch water column OF the Ontario
new shaft burst and before the break could
be repaired the water had risen from the
~ EsnNt fnt 81,
floor OF the latter station to the depth of
four or five inches. The section WIS, how.
ever, removed as soon as possible and a
new one put IN its place, after which the
water was again lowered to the Soc in
few hours.
Three brothers named Berrcvessa took
IN one week from a recent purchase in Sin.
aloa 100000 worth Of silver. This vein
was discovered by a vaquero who was rid
ing over the mountains in search of stray
cattle. Ills attention was attracted bv a
huge boulder which appeared unusually
rich in metal. Upon examination It was
found to contain several thousand dollars
worth Of silver. 1t was taken to the mint
in HsrmosiIlo, and sold for upwards Of S..
600.
San Francisco Chronicle: The Supreme
Court has affirmed the decision OF the low.
or Court in the matter Of the estate Of Ed.
ward Martin, deceased. The appeal was
taken from an order OF the Probate Judge
refusing to admit IL paper, written and sign.
ed by the deceased, pul porting to be an olo-
graphic will, but which bore no date The
Supreme Court in affirming the order of
the Probate Judge holds that the omission
t" date the will was fatal defect, and tina,
the Court below did not err in refusing to
admit It to probate.
In the Socorro and Magdalcnn mountains
back OF the town Of Srcrro, N. NJ. the
renegade Apache and Mescaleros are daily
committing fresh outrages. The entire
band does not consist OF more than Iso
warriors and squaws, which contrary to
their usual custom, they have with them
upon their raids. but ar. divided into squads
or small bands Of from twenty five or thr.
~ each. They are quite bold, having kill
I'd three Mexicans recently within sight Of
Fort Craig, and but a few miles from So.
zorro. One day last week the Silver CITY
stage did not leave Deming for fear OF an
attack from some Of the bands wandering
over the country.
The Pio.he Record gives some addition.
al facts relative to the Mountain Meadows
massacre. 1t says: I'm his detail OF In.
dian horrors that came under his notice,
MIR. Mark!ev, the New Mexico Indian