Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-08-19

legitimate industry within our lines.
business?
General m A part Of my business
was to purchase supplies for the new forts.
l purchased SOM at Bisbee and some at
Charleston, and will send more from Tue
son. / want to talk with the representa-
tive men of your cities, and also have an
interview with your Governor and COM
handing General. l leave tonight for
Tucson, and will go from there to Prescott
as soon as possible.
Reporter-what will you propose to our
chief official?
General-I hope to effect an arrange
ment by which a most thorough,
ious and efficient cooperation may exist
between American and Mexican troops OPP
Grating on the border. We can only drive
out these thieves and murderers by united
action. We are not only willing but very
anxious that such united action should ex-
list.
Reporter-Have American raiders done
much damage in your country recently?
General-Yes. Affairs have gradually
been growing more and more desperate. 1t
is estimated that within a month more
than ten citizens have been killed and up
wards Of $50, 900 worth Of property has been
taken.
Reporter-Are your people under the
impression that this disposition to rad IS
general among the citizens OF this sectlonf
General-No. We believe that Ameri-
can officials and the great majority OF
your citizens deprecate these acts of law
l~essness, and believing this we have cour-
age to hope that by united efforts the OUT
laws may be suppressed and an early adj
justment of difficulties be effected.
Two companies Of the Sixth Cavalry
have been ordered from Camp Huachuca
to Camp Grant. the nearest post to the
scene OF troubles
An American Just in from Sonora gives
the following additional account: About
a week ago a party of Americans number
ing about %, supposed to be from
Sonora, made q raid in the vicinity OF
Barispe, gathered up .all the loose stock
they could find and started homeward.
The Mexicsns organized a party and over
took the raiders. A fight ensued, in which
the Mexicans were defeated and eight OF
their party killed. A courier was sent
post haste to General Oterco at Fronhera2
with full particulars OF the raid. General
Orterco Immediately ordered Captain Car
rillQ with his company to the line where the
raiders were expected to cross with their
plumber. As the courier had ridden day
and night, Captain Corrillo thought he
must be some distance ahead Of the raid
ers, and it is not improbable that the kill.
ing in Gaudaloup Canyon was by Mexican
regulars. Corrillo had about SO men in
his company.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 18Th. B. SLAYER
has just returned from Panama and re
ports that contracts for building stations
along the line of the canal are under way
and that many engineering parties are in
the field. Shipments OF lumber from SaI
Francisco have recently been made. On
schooner tool down 1000, 900 feet; tn,
steamer Granada on her last trip took 80,
900, and the Colima on her last two trip,
took 800, 900 feet. At Gatan and Empire
on the Atlantic side, heavy work is under
: way. Slaven d Co., who hold the contrac'
for building houses at each station for thu
accommodation of the laborers, are send
ing skilled workmen by every steamer
This firm has $50 men on the Isthmu
force at present employed in canal worl
proper. Aside from the engineering par
I ties, the force does no. exceed 200 laborers
/. Engineers have not established a line cleal
, across the Isthmus, and do not knoy
|, whether the opening on the Pacific sid
will be above or below Panama.
, CovELLo (Cal.) Aug. 16.-While q part
were hunting in the foothills west Of Go
vello on Tuesday, Gus Redine mistook Jas
Stephens for a deer while in the bush an,
/, shot him through the breast. Stephen
; died before help came. Both were youn
/. men and warm friends.