Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-01-07
CHRISTMAS.
How and when the Greek Cath0
lies Celebrated In Eureka.


lies Celebrated in Eureka.
Spiro Gregovich had much amusement
yesterday with his many patrons. His
store was closed, and Whats the mat
ter2 was a frequent query. Hard times
follow so many fires, and attachments fol-
low hard times" says Spiro, and away be
\ rushed. -
The people have known that the estab-
lishment was doing an enormous business,
in fact, an increased trade over that Of all
other years, but the majority had forgot
ten that January 9th was the Greek Church
Catholic Christmas. Several years ago
there were some fifteen or twenty Of that
sect here in Eureka, but the number to-
day does not exceed h~alf-a-dozen. A SEN
TINEL reporter was invited with several
others to drop around to Mr.. John Greg
ovich's residence and participate in the
Notification about the dinner hour last
evening, and there were assembled the
host and hostess, Joe Tognini and wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Guilloz, Messrs. Louis
Ballich, Clay Simms, Spiro Gregovich,
Tom Haley, George Gregovich, Frank
Milorich, Sam Ballich, M. l.. Gregovich,
and a few other friends of the Slavonians
who wished and who did observe their
Christmas as happily and in as lavish a
manner as it was ever done in Eureka.
The participants we're at home" because
the Gregovichs knew how to make them
feel 30 right away. Fire-side stories, songs,
wine and dinner were sandwiched in 80
cleverly as to keep the best cheer floating
around for several hours. One feature of
the dinner was new to us. Upon the table,
which was weighed down with su%bstantials
and delicacies, when the cloth was removed
there appeared a large fat turkey, roasted
brown and to the Kings taste. When all
was in readiness, the carver merely parted
the rich brown skin from off the turkeys
fat sides, and, behold the white meat fell
in smoking hot slices over the broad dish
upon which it was served. 1t was a touch
OF the art which is hardly practiced in
these days of Chinese cookery. We shall
keep in memory the 9th of January after
this, and also the Christmas dinner of yes
terday at the house of John Gregovich's.
Important to PrOspectOrs.
The recent changes in the Acts of Con-
gress in regard to mining locations have
been duly published, and all parties inter-
ested properly notified thereof in these
columns. We cannot, however, keep track
of all the instructions issued from time to
by the COMMISSIONS of the Land Of
fee, without obligation to our friends who
employ subordinate positions to the great
German Revolutionist who embellishes the
head Of the Interior Department.
The Act Of Congress requiring that all
assessment work should date from the first
of January each year is well enough, but
the decision which we publish below is an
u~ndoubted hardship upon prospeetors, al |
though it may be a "fat AXE" for sur
veyors.
Major W. s. Long, U. s. Deputy Min
eral Surveyor, has received a circular from
the Surveyor General. in which it is laid
down as a rule for all deputies, that in
the report as to the condition of claims, |
the deputy usually states that the survey |
conforms with the original notice of loca-
ton This is not sufficient, as it does not
give the position Of the measurements
erected to fix the location" After other
special instructions to Deputy Mineral Sur |
veyors, the circular closes as follows:
Hereafter you will be particular to |
state in your field notes the course and dis |
lance from the corner of the claim you
survey, to the corner monuments OF the
location, as found upon the ground"
These instructions should be Of assist
ance to all locators. After locating a claim,
and proving by a few days labor its imme-
date or prospective value, it is only a
matter OF a few dollars to nave the claim
so surveyed as to comply with all the re-
quirements OF the law.