Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-03
COAST ITEMS.

The Prescott, A. T., Courier mentions
six mills ~sggregsting forty-nine stamps,
which will shortly be running in Yavspia
county.
The Northern Pacific has contracted TO
ship 5000 cattle from Oregon and Wash
ington through to the Eastern Montana
stock ranges.
Aspen, Colorado, only wants good roads
now to be perfectly happy. She has oil the
other blessings from Spring fever to tenn
persnce lectures.
Between vacaville and Putsh Creek,
Cal, the fruit trees are so heavily aden
that about 200 mon are kept busy in thin
ming out the fruit.
Angels Camp in Calaveras, gives evil
dence OF a very promising future. The rich-
ness OF the camp il unquestionable. The
Invincible mine at this camp is having ten
stamps additional placed in its mill.
Patrick Lee, II years old. son OF James
Lee, . well-known Arizona pioneer. was
fatally injured by a falling ore bucket while
working at the bottom Of q shaft In the
Mammoth mine at Stanton, A.. T.. last Sun
day.
Considerable excitement occurred in the
new Helena Mining District the other day.
The occasion for it was the pulling up OF
stakes, jumping OF lodes, and more par
ticularly the drawing Of the great six
shooter. Nobody was hurt.
Pay gravel has been struck in the What
Cheer mine, in Chile Gulch, Calaveras
county, Gal. After clearing the mine OF
water q bedrock tunnel was run in order
to s~traighten the main tnnnel and facili-
tate the work Of getting put the gravel.
The trial Of ex-Deputy State Treasurer
Arthur D. January is in progress at Sacra-
mento. There are five indictments against
him. The n on which the present trial
Is based Is q general one, and charges
January with the embezzlement Of $780,
542 Is.
The party Of Atchison. Topeka & Santa
Fe railroad officials, who have been in
specting the southern portion of Califor-
mia, went to San Diego Thursday evening.
to examine its hsrbor as to Its adaptability
as an ocean outlet for the Atkinson rail-
way system.
Butte county's quartz mills, near Yankee
Hill, says the Chico Chronicle. are to be
operated quite extensively this Summer,
a large lot Of machinery having been or.
uoIcQs Ohc VI buO ldIkcbb bbhmp Ia
ever set up in that section of the State will
be purchased.
A mountain OF marble has been dis
covered near Camp Spokane, on the Co.
lumbia river. The groupings cover 140
acres, and four varieties of marble have
already been taken out. Specimens Of the
rock have been sent to workers of marble
all over the country, and every one of them
have pronounced the specimens to be of
the very best marble.
The Bellevue Chronicle is informed by
private letter from Shoshone that J. B..
Hunt hrs sold his 80-scre placer claim on
the banks Of Snake river TO New York par
ties for $50. 900. This is one Of the -four.
gold gravel claims some 30 miles west OF
Shoshone. Surveyor True has gone down
to survey the ground. This will give . big
boom to gravel mining on Snake river.
Angus M. Cannon was on Wednesday
last convicted OF unlawful cohabitation
after three days hard struggle. A motion
to quash the indictment because not set up
in the words Of the defendant, was made
and overruled. The jury found him guilty
on the first ballot. He will be sentenced
May 8. The defendant is q brother OF
George @. Cannon.
The Los Angeles Herald is the authority
for the statement that a robber named
Jones recently made his escape from the
Los Angeles Jail, aud during the time.
about q week previous to his recapsure, he
stopped at the two principal hotels, at
tended the leading theater several times,
and occasionally chatted and drank with
members Of the police force.
A special from London to the Victoria
Colonist says: "The British Admiralty
have been in successful negotiations with
Chile for the purchase Of a part Of the
Chilean navy. Four torpedo boats have
already been bought. Orders have been
issued for the immediate dispatch Of these
torpedo boats to Vancouver Island for use
in the Pacific Ocean in case Of emergency"