Year: 1877

Il IrNIoN HIIL.-The heavy rains last
8vinter so saturated the earth in the Hat
,vbore the Union Hill claim is located,
8that great quantities Of top dirt broke
AWAY and moved bodily down upon the
8eiants forcing one of them down the shaft
8and crowding upon the other so fast that
IN neces STATED frequent removal to keep
IN from sharing the same fate. The
ditch conveying water across the claim
zwas also broke and carried away and the
&only means of conveying water to wash
8away the constantly advancing bank of
hon dirt was through the large y inch
4pipe with its two giants. When one gi-
liant was carried down the shaft half of
4their power to contend with the mud was
host, and the further working of the
claim was abandoned for the season.


Il Last Summer Mr.. j. q. Trotter, one
of the propretors, purchased the other
intcrests and at once began preparations
to prosecute work. a force of hands
were put Mt work in the tunnel and in
Feline, the mud removed and the lost gi-
ant recovered. With the first flow OF
Awater operations were commenced to
swash away the remainder Of the slide
and they have gained slowly but steadi-


y ON it from the commencement OF the
Sseason. The pipe is lun night and day,
one relay Of hands being always in read
iness to take the place Of those whose
- shift " is off.


We visited the claim last Sunday and
%cre gratiled TO perceive the progres,
s2made, Notwithstanding the scarcity ot
water which prevailed in the beginning
III the season. The worst part of thl
slide has been washed away and that
which is left grows constantly thinner as
HE mass settles slowly down toward
where the streams from the two giants
Arive its advance into the incline. a
hrge body of rich gravel was uncovered
bcore the slide came and if we happen
q have Il good Spring, in all probability
Irotter will be able to get at this gravel
before operations are suspended for the


Summer. The dry winter has not been
thout its advantages to this Claim
Though it has cut short the water sup
py, it has also kept the top dirt so dry


I'M there has been very little caving,


end If Mr.. Trotter can once get fairly rid


81 lhe Old slide which stopped operations


lHt year, there will be little danger OF


Relhg troubled in the same manner again.


BLUE GLASS. On the outside we print
RsmaIl article on the blue glass cure, IA
su bject which is engaging the attention
oF the press to n great extent at the pres
ent time. OF course there will be con
Mctng opinions as to the merits of the
new remedy, those who see substantial
Mneits resulting from it will be loud in
~ praises, while on the other haud, those
W ing to find cure in it will be equal y
Iohd in condemnation. There is no doubt
mt some marvellous cures have been
Mnde but it does not follow from that
TN blue light is a specific for all the
nIs that flesh is heir to-" In this age of
decovery we are prepared to believe in
mny things, holding that almost any
ming is possible to science. Even the
"6ummertied "pill was not so far i'm
possible when compared with other dis =
4Qeries OF apparently equal impossibili-
~ But from the extent which blue glass
WI probably be tested in the next year
'oFtwo we will no doubt be fully satisfied
g II its good Or i'll effects.