The Dillon tribune., 1881-05-21
aLEAN1Nas FROM THE ROCKIES.

Denver, Colorado, is soon to have the
Herdich coaches on her streets.
The public schools have been closed in
Sutro on account Of the smallpox.
The Spur Brothers OF Clover ia!c, CAL,
caught 500 fine trout in Squaw creek IN six
hours.
The crop outlook in Washington Terri.
tory is better this year than ever before
known.
Two thousand dollars has been raised in
Laramie City to subsidize stage line to
Park City.
Six thousand cases OF canned salmon
were recently shipped from Portland, Ore.
yon, to San Francisco.
The Denver Times saws that nail facto.
~ will be erected there this year and in or.
Grafton before December.
Andrew lIakke, boat puller for the Dc.
near Fort Candy, w. r., on the I1tl, inst,
BY his boat capsizing.
Oregon Sentinel: A CEDAR log has been
found In one OF the Galice Greek mining
claims at dcptl, Of over 100 feet. The
Wood is perfectly sound but black.
The Salt Lake Tribune says the boys IRE
taking their regular afternoon baths in the
Tordon. 1t il treacherOus stream, with
strong under currents, and may land them
'tothcr side Of Jorlon.
A yo.mg man named Daniel Hunt was
recently run over by freight train at Rip.
on, CAL, crushing both legs below the
knees. Amputation was rendered neccssa-
~. Ills recovery is doubtful
Salt Lake Tribune: A private letter
from Wood River, say $ a mine was discov.
cred on Warm Spring creek that ASSAYS b.
500 ounces in silver. Also. that the May
Barksdale and Cunningham have struck
rich quartz in their tunnel in the Black well
district, Southern Oregon. The quartz
which is quite yellow with free gold, is
nearly foot wide. The rock just received
yields in hand rnorter, Sal to the pound.
An old mining camp with abundance ot
rich gold has been discovered in the Ticol-
otina Mountains, fifteen miles from Los
| Vegas, New Mexico, at an altitude OF TO-.
600 feet. Crude utensils for extracting and
crushing the ore, were found strewn about
the place.
WAL "a WALLA, Nv. T.l May Ill.
Stevens shot and killed NJ. Hederick, who
was a member Of the last Idaho legislature,
ut Potlach Greek, Ncz Perez county. this
morning ut 9 a. m. Stevens surrendered,
and his case was set tor trial ON Friday.
SEATTLE Nv. ~, May 1.-THE Rus.
sian, Henry M-soitc, who literally stabbed
Il sailor named Lawrence to pieces some
months since at Port Townsend. and fled to
Victoria, was brought back last night, and
is now here awaiting trial for murder
An immense oak tree in Browns valley,
Napa county, Cal, which xa~ twenty seven
feet in circumference, fell to the ground
one still night recently, leaving a stump 10
feet high. 1t Is estimated that the fallen
monarch will make seventy five cord o.
wood.
Il Virginia Chronicle: r. T.. Picutk. a
journalist we'll known in this community,
and is reported to have made big strike,
l,avin. discovered true tissure vein which
pays from grass roots. Picotte has print.
ing office on the road to Bellevue, Wood
River country.
t \ special to the San Francisco Chroni.
Gle, from Salem, Oregon, Of MAY 18th, says:
Louis DIhrens, a brakeman employed on
a special freight train Of the Oregon ard
California Railroad, while OH duty ut tn.
depot here to-day, fell 5,tMcrn the cars,
which were in motion, and two cars passed
over his meek, almost s>'vering it from his
lxMly. His parents reside ut Euycre City,
where his body will be sent tor burial.
The San Francisco Chronicle contains
the following from St,wkton: William
Burnett, II II: We Of England AMI a Caltor.
mia pioneer, committed suicide This morn.
ing by drowning. The suicide was d. liner.
ate and determined. lie tied brick to his
arm and pushed aside plank thrown to
him and sank. Ills body WAS recovered
several hours aitcrward, and Is now nj the
Morguc. vt one time deceased was a
prominent and wealthy farmer, hut Of late
wears has been reduced in circumstances.
a special to The San Francisco Chronicle
says: The three Turner rt1.,l,cr. continue
their depredations in the vicinity Of Salem,
and still cl,'tic capture, not ~ithstan.iiny a
reward is offered and II large number of
people are in pcrsuit. The Sponys House
at Sp"ngs' Ferry, SIX miles north Of Salem
was the last place robbed. the thieves get.
ting only $50. Other fnr,nlo,,~cs have.
b'tn robbed ut guns, pistols and watches.
NJ last accounts the rOblnrs we're in n
white sAiN coming towards Portland.
The SAT- Lake L. bunc has the follow ing
from miner ut Silver City: \ very seri.
"''> accident occurred last niyt ut the North.
or" SKY. J. Durty and Joseph Calhoun
were working partners in the tunnel. They
had just Pot in u blast and Calhoun had
gone outside and lit Durtv 10 let IT off,
Calhoun heard a puff and at the same tim.
: beard Durt> call TOR help, and on running
back Int" the tunnel met Dnrfy coming
out with his clothes on fire, and getting be.
! hind succeeded in pushing him out Of the
tunnel and getting him to one side just ~
the shot went off throwing rocks clem on,
past them. 1t seemed that they had the
powder IN an open bucket, and Durtv tax.
ing It IN his lett hand applied the candle to
the fuse with his right, and the splitting OF
the fuse communicated fire tn the powder
in the pail, burning him in NEST ffriyhtful
manner, but it is thought with good care
he will survive his injuries. IIris. howcy.
er, suffering much pain from his burns Is.
pecia'ly his left hand which is badly LAGER.
ated and swollen.
a special to the Chicago Times from
Santa Fe, n. NJ, OF May I4tn saws: Re.
ports from Navajo reservation brought in
BY amy officers and railroad contrac tors
are alarming. The Navaios are getting
all the whisky they want from unscrupu.
IOus white men, and II Is de,nnr,1;,:,,,