The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-07-19
PACIFIC SLOPE.

ky in ls49, can never be fully ascertained,
il is matter of record that the amount
|h has actually been deposited in the
| up to 1880 was over 5000, 100000.
Iys lhe Gridley Herald: We hear of a
|y. father, mother, daughter and son. re-
g on Butte Creek, that is singularly af-
I'D. Neither Of the four can talk in ordi-
tones, but are obliged to sing everything
want to say.
the San Fernando Valley the wheat
ers are paying $3.50 per day and board
nen, and they are hard to, get at that.
farmers in the vicinity are obliged to
eir hay remain upon the ground through
/ ility to obtain bailing hands.
Ne Eureka, Humbolt County, Standard,
of singular phenomenon OH hill
sr from that place. There is seam in
round as clear and defined as If it had
cut with a knife, and often explosions
rad which jar the earth like an earth.
be Of the promising features for the fu-
production of the precious metals in this
|try, is the organization of capital for the
tmatic drainage of river beds in Califor-
81 as to lay bare the auriferOus gravel
sits known to exist in extensive river
les hitherto unattainable.
pannual free-for-all Cornish wrestling
st at Grass Valley, ended with the fol-
9 result: James Seymour ot evada
+ Hrs prize, Sl00: Ezekiel t'olkinh0rn of
second, SO; William Eddy of Grass
y third, $50; Sam Blight of ColfaX
h, $50; William Brjckington of Grass
y fifth, $40: and Charley Kelley of Grass
y sixth, $40.
e Navajo hosting works, Tu scarora
burned Tuesday evening. Loss, sI5,,
The company have already commenced
build.
mstork notes: The Sutro Tunnel folks
cut through vein fifteen feet thick
wall to wall, of which six feet is solid
Z, with occasional spots of metal. This
y teet east Of the Yellow Jacket shaft
xty seven feet flom the kentuck line.
he vein is in andesite, and has slight
est, it is supposed to be large feeder OF
pain ledge. The hydraulic pump is run
Although it runs very well, it is not
ing all tha. l., u.s,.ed, and new valves
r chambers have been ordered and will
re in week. At the Sierra Nevada
east cross-cuts Nes. l and : are still
FclnI in mixture OF quartz, clay and
3yry. A drill hol" run from tie face OF
Cut No. 3 found so much water tliat it
uggcd up and work at that point dis
ued. At the Union shaft they are pre-
to pump in at the 2,60O-foot station.
rift is passing INTO wet ground. The
haft is 1920 feet deep, and the bottom
in gypsum filled with iron. The cross
the 3,0OO-foot level of Yellow Jacket
in dry ground.
UnEt.ON.
total receipts of the State Fair viii
Il Sll, 200.
3Horsley aud Max Metscham have 6
mine up i'll the mountains above Prairie
om which they expect big things, The
pee Of the ledge has been known to'
years, but not much has been done
8 till lately.
few sheep died in Grant county las
The wool clip is larger than thai o
Rson. The production Of the entire
will considerably exceed 3OO,O0t
Long Creek alone yields 1O,OO'
"a gain of 10000 pounds over las
SWith proper preparation for hard win
putting up feed, Grant county 'cal
annually 100000 pounds Of wool.
TERRITORIES.
%. K. and N. Company have sent u
iayor of Lewiston, Idaho, 1900 fee
track for railway upon which t.
Ft earth and gravel from the hill in ex
streets to the bluff.
nearly two months work, A. o. Ben
has succeeded in getting upon tn
IN Pacific track at New Tacoma, W
ine No. 2, which with its tender an
were buried in the sand at the mout
lllup river.
first tie drive of Bramlett, Orendorn
sed Dayton, W. T., lately. This driv
Ii 900 ties, which will be distribute
he line of the railroad below the Nil
Is. They will Immediately set afioa
hnce of the ties they have on hand
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