Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-01-30

cording to the Inden, is now doing more
business than heretofore. There are twelve
distllleries that have brandy in store. and
some five or SIX more which will place
goods in bond before the lst of Nav. The
aggregate amount of brandy now in bond
is about $4,000 gallons, and Uncle Sam
will derive a revenue of some S20, 900 from
the warehouse during the current fiscal
year.
A reporter of The DalIes Times learns
that there is disease which is becoming
alarming to some of our farmers, that as.
tacks their horses in a most singular man
ner, the first symptoms being the legs of
the animals commencing to swell, then
breaking out, resembling, to some extent.
boiis. which cover the entire limb, causing
the hair to fall of, and leaving the dis.
eased portion in very sore condition.
The Nevada tCal) Transcript of Tues
day says 1t is now stated by one of the
management that the masked men who at.
tackled watchman Sweet at the Derbec mine
few nights since did not get away with
any amalgam, as heretofore believed. It
was found next morning that the sluice had
not been disturbed. 1t looks as though the
mysterious visitors may have been friends.
who merely wanted to demonstrate how
easily real robbers could corral the COM
panys treasure.
The mining ground, situated near Oro-
vile, commonly known as the Hewitt
claim, has been leased to a company of
Cinnamon for term of years. The COM
papy will not use the hydraulic process,
but will wash with rockers and short
length of sluices, dumping on ground al
ready worked, so none of the debris will
reach the river. The proximity of this
mine to the town of Oroville was extreme
ly threatening when mined by the hy-
draulic process, and the citizens must feel
great relief at the change, even although
Cinnamon are to reap the benefit. III Chico
Enterprise.
At Nevada, an old '49er, keen, sagacious
and enterprising withal, recently gave his
honest, outspoken opinion with reference
to the dry seasons as follows ''The fact
of the matter is this-I have been here
thirty-three years, and have made money,
but not by waiting for Providence to work
for me, as half these California chaps have
been in the habit Of doing. If we did not
have dry year occasionally those fellows
would lose every spark of get up they have
less, and it is little enough. A dry year
makes them dust and fly around. The
country is too good for them living is
too easily obtained here"
The heirs of the late John L. Moore had
considerable trouble in finding the 81, 100
in Government bonds spoken of in the will.
After searching from attic to cellar, it was
finally decided to dig up the garden. Be-
fore this work was begun, however, Mr..
Howard, one OF the executors, noticed in
the old mans sitting room what appeared
to be carpenters " horse" which
he concluded to inspect. It was
turned upside down, boards laid
across it, and on the boards rested speci-
mems Of rock, old newspapers, cans, etc.
1t had been boarded up part way, and in
the box thus formed was found tin box
containing the bonds. Los Angeles Ex-
press.
1t will be remembered that young sal
mon from the McCloud river United States
fish hatchery, were placed in San Gregorio
and Pescadero creeks by the Fish Commits
sioners last November The original in
tention was to stock these streams with
McCloud river trout, but not having suf-
ficient means the salmon were chosen in.
stead. This is but an experiment, and
should the result be satisfactory a second
stock will be put in next season. In June
they will be matured, and anglers should
notify the Commissioners when they have
caught them. They are q beautiful silver
color, and OF different shape from the coast
salmon.