Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-12
COAST AND STATE.

Grading has begun from Williams, Ari.
iona, toward Prescott, for the branch of
the Atlantic and Pacific which is to be built
to that town. Prescott votes $50 600 in
county bonds to secure the road.
At Winnemucca the railroad men are
kept well supplied with fresh chickens to
eat by finding them at roost on the brake.
beams OF cars that have come in from sta
tons along the road, where they have
been side-tracked over night The chicken
ranchers about Winnemucca, however. are
inclined to be suspicious of the explans.
ton.
A pistol is nice thing to play with, and
1t most generally gets in its work. The
Candelaria True Fissure of August 5sh
gives the latest case of fun with pistol as
follows: while carelesaly handling a
pistol on Wednesday night last, Phil. Nal.
10y shot Harry Trevathan in the right
side, producing severe, but not neees.
sarily fatal, wound. The men had been
indulging in some fun together, Malloy
shooting at Treva.han's hat, and he wss
swapping the pistol, thinking all the cham.
beers had been discharged, when one of
them, which remained unexploded, went
Oft while Trevathan was in the act of pick
ing up the hat, and resulted in his receiy.
ing the bullet rs above stated"
The opening of the silver ledge in Lights
canyon ia an important matter for that
locality, and. in fact, for the whole dis
trict. Only two or three men ever attached
any importance to the fact that there is a
silver ledge there, but these have Fever
had their faith in its value shaken. Should
tina proposed work open up a good silver
mlne-and those who have examined the
ground with most care are most confident
OF sucoess-an impetus would be given that
would result in developing a wide extent
OF valuable mining ground. That silver
will be obtained ia paying quantities at
number Of places in or gear Lights can.
yon is certain. Gold has been taken out
there for many years past, though the
methods of mining have always been rude
and limited. Copper veins of great extent
and richness are already exposed, tho ore
also carrying large percentage OF silver.
(Greenville Bulletin.
A San Francisco lapidary has been in
Nevada county several weeks on the hunt
for gold-bearing quartz rock that will an.
swer for the purpose of iewelry aud set
tings. 1t is we'll known that sll gold bear.
ing quartz is not suitable for this purpose.
as, owing to the presence of galena cop
per and iron, the certainty OF the oxidation
OF these minerals destroys the value Of the
specimen for jewelry. The specimen must
De of hard and close. grained quartz, con.
tanning no other mineral than gold, aud
that should appear as if granulated in the
rock. Such specimens will bring more than
their bullion value, as the lapIdaries will
pay SIS per ounce for them, whereas the
bullion value would not be over SIT per
ounce. These liberal prices are sufficient
to induce miners to 20 to the trouble of
carefully selecting their best specimens, so
that when the lapidaries or their agents
visit quartz district they generally know
where to apply. To ascertain the amount
of gold in specimen il not a matter of
chance, as there is formula by which the
specific gravity of the quartz can be ascer-
tanned. SO that the purchaser will know
within 8 few cents as to the value Of
specimen. Although paying large prices
the lapidaries find heavy profit in gold
quartz jewelry when it is made up for sale,
which does not seem to lose its popularity
with the public, Notwithstanding it has
gone intosuch general use.--[Grsss Valley
Union.