Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-02-20
PACIFIC COAST ADvlcES.
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The Alta ~Sn0Wsifde.

SALr LAKE, Feb. l9.-Pred Culhnsn,
who was buried the longest OF any, got out
slive from the Alta snowslide, was seen BY
your correspondent to-day. He says Albert
Thomas, proprietor of the hotel. was out
getting snow TO melt TO water, and saw the
slide coming. He gave the alarm, and ran
to g less exposed par. Of the building, fol-
lowed By others who heard him. Cullinan
was in . back shed Of the hotel. The first
he knew Of the slide be heard it strike
Resgan's saloon. He tried to turn, but
had not time before he was caught and
covered with boards and timber. A board
was across his neck. and one arm was
stretched straight out. he held fast and
could only move one hand q little. With
q miners csndlesfick. which he happened
70 be holding in one hand. be cut the
board pressing on his neck. He found
il short, and pushed it away, so that
he could breathe. He followed all
the time, and Was first heard about
9 o'clock this morning. Il took four
hours to get him ont from under fifteen
feet Of snow. The first man he heard or
recognized was Joe Tribley's father, who
was in the rescuing party, and who had 9
candlestick in bis hand. When he got out
be was stiff and bruised, and could not
move. He had to be rolled out for two
days. He couldn't move in bed. He had
90 only o~veralls and boots, and had TO be
hauled down the canyon on . sled. He
felt confident all the time that he would
be rescued, and did not feel hurt. He was
not carried far. being caught about the
limit Of the slide. He could hear them
digging above him, and was satisfied they
would get TO him after . while. Parker
Norton organized the digging force and he
himself dug longer and harder than any
body.
Abdueftng . Chfnaman's Daughter.
San Francisco, Feb. ia daring At
tempt to abduct the daughter Of All Tie. a
Chinaman, was made last night at Ties
house. he was sleeping in his bunk when
the door was forced open by i've China
men, who placed pistols to his head and
threatened him with dea.h if he stirred.
They gagged his daughter and placed her
in 9 coupe, which was driven away by
John Harley. Tie followed the vehicle,
and by his cries attracted an officers at
t~ention, who stopped it. Hartley declared
thai he acted fairly in the matter, and if
the girl was being abducted he was made
an innocent victim. He Was charged with
abduction. The Chinese sbductors' where
abouts are unknown.
The California legislature.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 19.-In the Assembly
Heath's constitutional amendment, pro-
viding that every State railroad shall pay
. tax OF ~ per cent upon its gross earn
ings, was called on special hle for final
passage. After considerable debate, the
measure went 20 . vote, and was finally
passed by CT ayes TO 10 noes.
In the Senate Reddy, by consent, intro
duced . resolution requesting the Repre-
sentasives OF California in the Senate and
House Of Representatives to oppose the
passage by Congress OF any bill TO sus-
pend silver coinage or to demonesize silver
in any form.
One Of Three Things.
SALT LAKE. Feb. 1s.-Ata late meeting
OF Mormon priests ex-AAyor Jennings is
reported tonight to have said that thew
must do one Of three things: Obey the
law, emigrate, or else whip the United
States.