Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-06-25
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Red Bluff register. Simmons IS IN the
Deer creek mining region.
Thrashing prices have been fixed at Grid
ley, as follows Twelve cents per 100,
farmers to furnish hay for tho stock, and
thrashers to board the crew.
Company F, First Cavalry. Captain w.
Il. Parnell in command, expects to be sent
from Fort Boise on scout after a few
renegade Indians on Weis,r river, tn start
aboat July lst.
Hon. George II. Williams has returned to
Oregon for the ostensihe purpose OF open
ing a law office at Portland. but really to.
enter the lists for United States Senator.
Jacksonville Times.
The people of Phenix, Arizona, are
compelled by municipal rules 20 keep the
walk and street in front OF their houses
swept clean, and business men are pro-
hibited from using the sidewalks tor dis
play OF goods.
The Lompoc Record says a visit across
the river verities our fears about the fail
ure OF some of the grain. Farmers, fear
ing the weeds, waited too long before SOW
ing. This and the hot days a few weeks
since will make the crop very short.
In answer to an inquiry we will remark
that the term sheep. herder's delight
did not emanate from the hopper's head
gear. "Sheep herder's holiness did it
is kind of holiness not found in the re-
vised edition. n.-IRed Bluff Sentinel.
J. L. McCleery, former Town Marshal
of Gold Hill, and well known under the
name of Water Mac" has returned from
the Wood river country to Virginia City.
He speaks well of the mines, highly of the
country, and says it is a delightful place to
live.
George ". Berry, the individual ar
rested at Riceville a few weeks ago for
horse. stealing had an examination ON a
charge of insanity before Judge Mayhem
of Red Bluff, and was pronounced insane
by Drs West and Westlake, and was SO
adjudged by the Court.
Summer tourists from all parts of the
State are seeking the beneficial climate of
the Sierras and Coast Range this season.
and Mountain Meadows, the Springs and
other resorts in this part of the State are
assured of more freqpenters this year than
ever before. Red Bluff Sentinel.
The Yreka JotuRdt seems to entertain
hopes for the union OF the California and
Oregon railroads. 1t says j. G.. Drain,
of Douglas county, Oregon, has taken a
contract to furnish the Oregon and CalIfor-
MIA Railroad Company with SO. 600 ties.
This would indicate purpose OF the COM
pany to commence at an early day the
tension of the road toward California.
Colonel Mendell, Government Engineer,
while in conversation with the editor of
the Tehama Tocsia the other day, men,
toned that the new suagging boat built by
the Government under his supervision at
cost of $50, 600, was finished and rigged
and furnished, ard would start up the
Sacramento TO commence operations on the
snags and clearing out of the channel.
The Winnemucca Silrer State says Bar
ney Rodda. lust down from Lewis, reports
the camp booming He says times are
lively and money plenty. and the dance
houses, gambling, drinking and hustle re-
Every body who wants employment can
get it, and wages are paid regularly. Work
is progressing on the new mill, and the
locomotive is expected in town on the mar
row gauge next week.
The waters of Silver Lake, Oregon, have
been rising for some time, and are now
around the house of George Durand and
on the desert for several miles out. The
Lakeview Examiner says this great rise NJ
attributed to the heavy fall of show which
came in the winter Of 1879 so, followed by
the very wet weather of last winter. III
the lake keeps on rising, some enterprlsIng
swamp. lander will find big bonanza somes
where ON the desert yet.
About 500 acres of the sheep range 81
H. T. Farryer. near Jenny Lind, were
burned over last Friday. A German for
merly in the employ of MIR. Whitney
sheep-raiser in that section, built q
campfire on the range and allowed the
flames to spread until they could not be-
checked. He is believed to be insane
Several sheep men attempted to arrest him
shortly after the fire was discovered, and
he drove them away with large knife.
Chief Engineer Osgood received a tele-
gram yesterday announcing the arrival of
locomotive at San Francisco, 1t viii
probably be shipped to this poii9s
by the next steamer. With a lecoma-
tive and some. two miles of track,
for which they only have iron ct present,
it will begin to look little like railroad
ing By the time the foreign ships begin
W dIIIf6 kedl slA NcShsl
thing will be in shape 70 speedily lay the
track, with little or no interruption, until
the road is completed, -[San Diego Union,
June 18th.
A gentleman WHO has been examining
the methods of the Chinese who are en-
gagged in placer mining on Gold Canyon
below Silver City, Nevada. says they excel
white miners in saving fine gold ander
difficulties. In the gravel of Gold Canyon
is an immense amount of black sand and
great quantities Of iron stones and pebbles.
The sand and stones settle to the bottom
of the sluices and there become so compact
that the gold cannot reach the quicksilver,
but is carried away and lost. The Chinese
have their sluices SO arranged that all the
material passing through them falls into
large shallow tank, the bottom of which il
foored with iron pierced with holes. From
this is shoveled or forked all the material
that is too coarse to pass through the
screen. The material that falls through the
screen with the water is carried out upon
broad sluices covered with blankets, and
the process then employed is very similar
to that used in ordinary blanket sl1icing-