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Year: 1875

ALL WHO WEAR GRADUATED CHEST AND LUNG
PRorEcroRs have health strength and vigor Sold by all
drugrists and underwear dealers BY mail 81 so. ISAAC
A. SINGER Manufacturer Goa Broadway.
Year: 1875

MANCHESTER, Nov. /, 1875
The Merrimac River has risen since yester
day. owing to the storm which prevailed during
Saturday night and fears are entertained for
the safety OF the wall which was built by the
Amoskeag Company to straighen the river The wall
consists of mass of solid masonry, fifteen feet in
height and nearly half milo in length Owing to the
narrowness of the river channel and the great
of sand about y of the wall shows signs of giving
way.


The damage already sustained is estimated at SIS O00
One and quarter inches OF rain fell here during
Saturday night and in the morning the hops to the
northward covered with snow. To. day has been
the coldest day of the season
Year: 1875

SUBSCRIPTIONS DuE.-Our habit Is to notify every subscriber to the MINER when his sub- scription becomes due; to this rule VIC make no exception, and expect every one thus notified and has no offset of any kind against us, to re- spond with the cash at his earliest convenience Uye need tt in our business. Alter party has been notified seven or eight times, and pays no attention to it, feel at liberty 10 stop his paper as we find nothing.in the Constitution, Statutes, or Howell Code to compel us to furnish papers to those who will not pay.
Year: 1875

In order to satisfy the enquiries of the people who are all anxious to know more of the recent discoveries near Brad. shaw, We captured 0. c. Bean yesterday, on his return from there, and prevailed on him to give short account of what he knows about it. Here is his statement:

 PREscorT, A. T., July 8, 1875.

 EDITOR MINER As there seems to be some excitement respecting the discovery of the Peck mine, I propose, in few words, to give your readers, and my fellow. citizens of Arizona, some information regarding this latest and, I trust, best opening so far of our mineral estate in this section.

 On the evening of the l6th of June Mr. E. G. Peck discovered, on War Eagle creek, in the foothills, at the base of the Bradshaw mountains, three large lodges or lodes of quartzite, which carried mineral, and which had, probably, been passed over by thou sand p-ospectors before him, who regarded them as of no account, except so far as iron was concerned. In one of these lodges he found crevice of two feet in width which disclosed gray sulphide of silver and other mineral beneath the cropping and some of the ore being brought to Prescott, it has been pronounced by assayers and competent judges to be of the very highest grade of siver ore-as good as that taken out of the Eberhardt at White Pine.

 The mineral on these lodges has been trac- ed for nearly four thousand feet, and the in- dications are that these lodges form one large and valuable mine, at least on the discovery and first extension claims. have been on the ground and assisted in clearing the loca- ton for the dump and for sinking the shaft, and between two and three tons of ore was obtained in this little work, and that of the highest grade.

 lifted out, myself, chunks of pure gray sulphide of silver that would weigh from four to ten pounds, and that would yield at least eighty-four per cent of silver. The outlook is certainly magnificent, and we who have waited and watched and worked and hoped so long, and have been disappointed So often, may at last feel that we have the assu- rance of body of wealth in the Peck and 'Occident' mines which will help out the for tunate locators and the general community.

 Whoever may desire to visit the location of these mines will find them on War Eagle creek, about two and half miles north of Goodwin X McKinnon's camp on the War Eagle mine, in the Bradshaw mountains. Although we hope and believe that the three lodges, running parallel and within 300 feet of each other, will prove to be but one mine as we get below the surface, yet we don't knOW the .fact but leave everybody to form their own opinions of what may lay beneath the surface, and will glad to show our friends the ground and treat them to the best of bacon and beans.

 Very respectfully, C.C. BEAN.
Year: 1875

Pat. Flynn has been released on his pardon, and only awaits the departure of some teams for San Bernardino, when he will proceed to fulfill his part of the conditions upon which it was granted, that of leaving the Territory never to return. Pat says he thinks he will go up on the line between the United States and British Col umbia, so that if he gets into any more scrapes he can step across tue line and avoid so much fr0uhln
Year: 1875

Placer Valley was new mining town,
SO located that the valley afforded for 1t a
cosy shelter from the severity Of the
storms, and surrounded by an auriferous
country, it had SIX months after its found
ing grown to quite an exi xiensive town.


Naturally, the last outpost of civiliza-
tiOn it had drawn together as all towns of
like mushroom growth usually do, at
tracted vast and motley aggregation Of
birds Of evil" of every nation. and Of
both sexes Here the hunted des-
perado found refuge from the too close
pursuit Of the law; here the speculatively
inclined man had founded a variety of
shops, and here too the degraded woman
had taken up her abode.


The town was divided into two distinct
portions town people with its long
irregular laws Of law, whItewashed cabins,
and the tented community of the miners
at the outskirts. The town people lived
on the hard earned gold Of the mining
population, who in quest of dissipation
and pleasure we're too readily rid of their
gold The saloons, the gaming dens and
the low concert halls were nightly fire.
quented by men who were liberal as all
miners are with their money.


Law and order were unknown. 1t was
place where the one who was the strongest
won the day. The miners were AMIGA
BILE among themselves, but their frequent
conflicts with the town people we're com
mon occurr ence, and the men stood by
each other in their fights.


To the trio of adventures who had SO
long known no valuation of society this
new phrase of existence was most interest
ing and acceptable. They found a strange
medley Of people and temperaments, and
it was not until they had been two days in
the camp that they went to work at a claim
which had been partially abandoned by
two of Percy's former comrades, who gave
1t to them.


These men were very kind to the party
which had Just arrived. In fact they took
the new corners under their especial charge,
and protected them from alf insult or in
jury from the rough men who were ever
on the alert to pick quarrel with strang-
ers.


So it was not strange when the third
evening after their arrival these men
invited the three friends to q journey
through the village of Placer Valley.


Nor were the invited ones unwilling to
thus improve an opportunity offered, then
to study the new phases Of character which
the town so promiscuously afforded


The names Of the men were Lucky Jake
and Tiger Ben.


All names given to miners in thoss
regions were strongly indicative Of som,
striking personal characteristic, yer,
strongly developed.


Jake was notorious for his invariabl,
good fortune, both ct cards and at mining
Year: 1875

July IL was red letter day in Lake
Mining district, IN the San Juan country
for on that day came an interesting strang-
er into camp-not over the Saguache road
nor over the Antelope park trail, but il the
good old way ordained BY God, and faith
fully kept up by mankind On that day
the wife Of 5. T. Hoyt gave birth to the
first child ever born in Lake District, and
neither father nor mother was more proud
of the event than were the honest miners.
who dropped pick and drill, and hastened
to town as the news spread from mine to
mine, for they all regarded 1t az a fOrcruu-
ner Of higher civilization, and we're proud
er than if they had struck veritable bon
ANA. The event occurred in the morning.
and when toward evening It was announced
that the first born in Lake City would hold
a general reception, all we're eager To gaze
on that little mite of humanity whlcn Is
to grow with the growth OF our mines, and
be some day known as the alb inIti0 settler
In the metropolis Of southwestern Color
ado. He was passed from hand u hand,
and It was curious t. note the manner IN
which he was manipulated. Some were
there Who wished to be considered In the
ranks of the slngly blessed, who betrayed
themselves by the easy grace with which
they handled him upon the palms Of their
outstretched hands others there we're who
excited great alarm in the breasts Of The
doctor and nurse, by the awkward way in
which they grabbed the little fellow, and
held him up as though he had a ramrod III
hIs back and was a natural born drum
major. A number Of complimentary re-
marks were made, after which the crowd
adjourned to the wet grocery establish
ment across the way. SO mady heaIths
were drank TO the little stranger that a
passer by, not knowing the occasion there
Of, might imagne that Lake City had lost
its calendar, and was celebrating the
Fourth eight days behind tine.
Year: 1875

hence his significant cognomenic appelativ,
to, while Ben was equally celebrated fol
his fighting propensities, and his tenacity
in carrying out any object he had in view


Our friends were destined to witness
how fully the character of the men coin,
clded with their families which names up.
on the night in question


just a. night had fully set in the party
of five set forth for the town, which was
all ablaze with the lights from the show
windows and saloons.


They spent a little time in looking
around, and finally entered a gambling
den already full of men.


The game was faro, favorite sport with
the miners.


Room was at once made for Jake and
Ben, while Percy Werner and Raymond
we're lockers on. Jake and Ben we're
soon deeply engaged in the exciting games,
and as they played it was evident to all a
winning game, for three bags which held
the gold were soon filed.


No representative checks were used, as
in the large cities where the game is played.
Only as each player won or lost, the money
was taken from him or his pile of gold was
doubled.


Finally Ben with large amount ahead
withdrew.


Then most Of the players stopped their
own games, and gathered around the table
to witness the playing Of Lucky Jake, for
when the dealer grew excited and
Jake was the only player the result was
usually large stake. The bet was four
ounces Of gUld, and the card was a favorite
one with the rude and fortunate miner,
who watched the game very interestly
from under his shaggy eyebrows


Won


Lucky Jake moved eight ounces of gold
to another card.


Won


Another deal, and another win for Jake.


And so he kept on until he had almost
drained the banks, and until with an ex-
cited ejaculation Of satisfaction and eager
ness he staked his all on single card.


There was still hush throughout the
room, for such heavy bets as the one
pending were seldom made, and the result
was anxIously waited for.


The dealer shutfled and dealt the cards
with trembling hands.


There came the final and decisive turn.


Lost


Coolly and with a light laugh Lucky
Jake turned to his companion. In anoth-
er moment he had staked the entire
amount Ben had on the same card upon
which he had just lost his last ounce Of
gold Then the dealing was RECON-
mencea


Lost


Lucky Ben had lost all his own gold
as we'll as al that had belonged to his
comrade, Ben.


Some foe to miner Jake smiied audibly
at his loss


Lucky Jake's game didn't go Tonight.
he said


Quick as fash Ben turned With a
single blow he felled the man to the
ground, and then arm in arm with his
left the room, with the NUT
tered words: 1--WE will come back to-
morrow night and show you whether our
luck is gone or not.


The following night two men had soon
won every ounce If gold which they
had lost the night before, and we're again
the most noted men in the Valley town.


ITO Be continued ncyt reek)
Year: 1875

-. .sby withdrawal Of all the greenbacks,
fractional currency and small bank notes,
the National Banks must reduce their re-
'maining circulation largely before the dread
day Of resumption. That this is a neces-
sary result Of law in the opinion of the
banks is shown by the operation of the
Resumption Act for two and half months
after its passage in reducing the aggregate
OF bank circulation sixteen millions Of dol
lars in excess Of new issues.


TO be continued merit treek.
Year: 1875

Land I"


Where away r.


ION the weather-bow I"


Werner and Percy strained their eyes
eagerly as their companion Raymond made
this announcement to them. They had
been ON the ocean since leaving the island,
for nearly two weeks, and fortunately had
had beautiful weather. So, directing their
course as best they might, in order to reach
the Australian headlAnd, they were now
expsctant, when the welcome cry of land
Year: 1875

We had on the 30th OF April last four
hundred and twenty-five millions of legal
tenders and fractional currency, costing us
nothing, and about three hundred and
thirty millions Of bank currency, costing
us about eighteen millions Of dollars a
year. The free money is to be absolutely
withdrawn and also the fifty millions Of
bank notes under five dollars, thus reduc-
ing the whole currency to two hundred
and eighty millions Of bank money.


We will be told that the greenba. ks will
not be presented for redemption because
when resumption occurs they will be worth
par in gold. But with the large demand
for gold throughout the world and the ac-
knowledged meager supply-witht the banks
of all nations sti lggling for 1t to keep up
their redemption unds-with all National
debts payable in with eur home de
mand for over two hundred millions annu-
ally for customs-and an export in excess
Of imports of sixty millions Of gold anDu-
slly-so large portion Of the treasure Of
the world could not be kept boarded in
our Treasury. 1t would be drawn out by
presentation Of greenbacks for redemption,
until, in year or two at furtherest from
the date of redemption, every dollar Of
greenbacks would be redeemed and re.
tired from circulation.


In addition to the reduction of the cur
Year: 1875

THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN AND COMMON
CoUSCIL.-A joint meeting OF the Board of
Aldermen and Common Council will be held
in the Council chamber at O'Clock this
afternoon. 1t is believed that the meeting is
called for the purpose of considering re-
sponse to Judge Guigon's rule relative to the
city Jail.


Immediately after the adjournment of the
two bodies the regular sem-monthiy meet
inc of the Common Council will be held.
Year: 1875

If, as now seems almost certain,
Congress accepts the offer of the South
ern Pacific Railroad Company to build
the Southern overland road for the
land subsidy voted to the Texas Pacific
Company and by that company for
feited some years ago, the certainty of
Los Angeles becominga great railroad
centre, and of he!rapid population and
development of Southern California,
is beyond doubt. The Southern Pa
cific road will open up large area of
Arizona and New Mexico and secure US
the trade of those localities The pro-
ducts of this part of the State are al
ready large and varied and our broad
rich valleys need but the husband
mans care and attention to make
them one hundred fold greater than
at present. We have the rich soil
and the genial climate. We need
population and a market. The rail-
road will give us both. With the COM
pletion of the track will commence
the flow of immigration toward us
from the Southwest and the enterprise
will offer us an excellent market for
our surplus products in the mines of
Arizona and New Mexico. But there
is another and by no means insignifi-
cant advantage which we shall secure
through the building of the Southern
Pacific road and that is another trans
continental road. The Southern Pa
cific will cut off from the Union Pacific
nearly the entire carrying trade of Cal
ifornia, and the owners of that road
must in self-protection extend their
communication to the Pacific coast.
There can be no question as to the route
they will select for that purpose. They
will seek to reach the Pacific Ocean
somewhere in Southern California.
Santa Monica, Wilmington or San
Diego-perhaps the latter-will be
their objective point. So far as the
prosperity of our city and valley are
concerned it is of little consequence
which of the three places named they
may select as their water termious.
The road must pass through TETON
pass, and this fact alone guarantees
the correctness of our statement that
Los Angeles is destined to become the
focus of a railroad system greater than
our most sanguine citizens now dream
of. The managers of the Union Pa
cific fully realize the situation and
they are already taking steps for re-
lieving themselves from the dilemma
in which the building of the Southern
Pacific will place them.
Year: 1875

WARD and FLOOD & O'BRIEN for
holding mines that yield more money
than they need for their daily expen-
ses? Why not denounce every man
who holds more of this worlds
goods than is absolutely neces-
sary for his individual COM
fort? 1t is not of the monopoly of
land or mines or of any other class of
wealth that we should complain, but
of the ineqality of taxation which pre-
walls. If the man of great wealth
paid taxes in proportion to the man of
small means, instances of land mo-
nopoly wonld be less rare than at pres
ent. The owner of the small farm pays
taxes on the full value, ofthe land and
if the holder of five league grant
did likewise he would soon realize the
disadvantage of holding rich land from
which he derives no profit. We be-
lieve that every man has right to all
the land he can bny and pay for, and
we believe that taxation should be
equal-bearing alike on the rich and
poor man. II this principle was en-
forced large tracts of land would be for
sale and millions of acres of now un-
productive soil would soon be in high
state of cultivation.
Year: 1875

The era of rlatitudes abont land
monopoly and land monopolists is
upon US, and we are overwhelmed
with arguments designed to illustrate
the perfidious conduct of man who
holds all the land he can buy and pay
for. Until it changed editors few
days ago, the San Francisco Post, a
paper owned chiefly by Senator
JONES, who is himself large land
holder, was especially fanatical on
this subject. 1t seems almost time to
realize that all this nonsense amounts
to nothing. One man has as much
right to all the land he can pay for as
another has to monopolize mines
yielding millions of dollars annually.
Why not assail SHARON and JONES
ard MACKEy and FAIR and HAY
Year: 1875

In his message which the Herald
placed before its readers yesterday
morning, Mayor BEAUDRY calls the
attention of the Council to the neces-
sity for early and prompt measures to
prevent an overflow of the Los Ange-
les river into the lower portion of the
city. The HERALD some two months
ago pointed cut the danger which
threatened part of the city from the
river and We are glad to see that the
Mayor recommends an improvement
of the channel and banks of the
stream
Year: 1875

The Express grows spasmodically
facetious over the fact that the editor
of the HERALD was at one time citi-
zen of Stockton-the city in which is
located the State Insane Asylum. We
did live there. We were we'll acquaint-
ed with the Superintendent of the
Asylum, and We are here. The fact
that the editors of the Express are
here is proof positive that they never
lived in Stockton and that the Super
intendent of the Insane Asylum never
saw either of them.
Year: 1875




The mail has again changed from here 10
Los Angeles, ana now leaves at seven o'clock
in the cyening.lla Hrt
The weather for the past day or two has
been rather threatening OF rain, with consid-
erable fog in the morning, and peculiar
coolness that says rain is not far of.


From gentleman who came in last night
from trip along the line we learn that mat
ters are really more serious than We thought
on yesterday. Large numbers of Mexicans
are gathered along the line, and in the val
ley of Tecate their camphres at night are very
numerous, That serious trouble is brewing
there can be but little doubt, and strong
measures should be at once taken to check
any depredations on our side. II is the
opinion of some that the gathering of so ma
ny men along the line, has son,e political
significance, and that revolution Is immi-
nent In Lower California.
Year: 1875


We learn that Mr.. Waters proposes TO erect
another building shortly on the site of the one
destroyed.


The Masonic Lodge of this place has kindly
offered the Odd Fellows and Knights of Py-
thias the use OF their hall until they can
make other arrangements.


The recent warm weather has caused many
of the peach trees about town to come out in
full bloom, which gives aSpripg-like appear.
ance to the surroundings.


If the walls of that burned building are not
pulled down shortly, we will probably have
q fatal accident to record. They are in avery
shaky condition, and are apt 10 fall at any
minute, to the danger of those who may hap
pen to be near them
Year: 1875

DyNAsrIo TROUBLE CONCERNING THE SUCCESS
moN-rzE EMPRESS A-LoN-TE STILL ALIVE.


SHANGHAI Feb. IL 1875.
A feeling OF uncertainty prevails With regard to
the succession to the imperial throne. Although
the son OF Prince Chun has been elected under the
title OF Kwang Sew IL Is thought possible that this
arrangement may be disturbed.


THE EMPRESS STILL ALIVE.
The Empress A-lon-te, widow OF the late Em.
peror, Is reported TO be enctente Should the issue
be q son ne will be the legitimate heir. In the
event OF his accession to the throne the Empress
Mother and the Empress Dowager would DO ap.
pointed JOINT regents during the minority.


INTERESTING NEWS FROM COURT
The rumors that the Empress A-lon-te commit.
tea suicide after the death Of the Emperor were
unfounded.
Year: 1875

Mr.. Kimball was for many years q prominent
broker in Wall streer, and, by strict attention 70
business nad amassed a comfortable competency.
Not only as u business man, hut in social life be
was highly respected by those who knew him. His
charities were not ostentatious but we'll disposed.
and v hen he gave he did so in the full meaning Of
the apOsfle
Year: 1875




WASHING TON Oct. lin accordance with
the terms of the letter Of resignation Of
Secretary Delano, he ceased to be member
of the Cabinet at 12 o'clock today, He is
at his home in Ohio, and 50 far as known
does not intend to return here ater the cleo
tion. There is still lack of information as
to who will be the new member Of the
Cabinet, and there is growing opinion that
the person will not be known for some days
yet. In the meantime Assistant Secretary
Cowan is acting as Secretary, and will ait!
minister the duties of the Office the same as
though he were Secretary He has charge
of the Department under the exfstihs law.
Section III of the revised Statutes says:


sin case of the death, resignation, absence
or sickness of the head of any Department,
the first or sole assistant thereof shall, un-
less otherwise directed by the President, as
proved by section l79,perform the duties of
such head until successor is appointed or
such absence or sickness shall cease. Under
section 179 the President may, in his discre-
tion, authorize and direct the head of any
other department, whose appointment is
vested in the President, to perform the du-
ties of the vacant Office until successor is
appointed" ..,t naa.,,t
Year: 1875

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-The managers of the
direct United States Cable Company an
nounce that the Faraday will leave England
on Wednesday to repair the cable. They
also authorize the statement that the report
of an agreement having been made with the
Anglo-American Cable Company on the
subject of tariff is without the slightest
foundation. The company will maintain
its entire independence, and shall fix its own
rate on reopening for business.