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(ROUGH, SIERRA COUNTY. N. M„ FRIDAY JUNE !responsible for the death or injury town, They were mostly at workto thsir employes, even though the mine owner is responsible for the same, and by due and proper skill and care could have prevented such death or injury. At least American miners havs soma advantages over the slaves who work in Europe.*■—with rockers and were able to make from $2 to $3.50 a day. Wheu the fourth of July came that year tb*ee East Walker m(tiers decided to celebrate the day. An old French woman had a linding post on the river whore were to be bad stimulants of chaiu-lightning variety, and the plan was to assemble ot her chebang, and have aDIED OF THIR8T.Last Saturday, two , men. Wil- fraud blowout—a glorious Iude-liaa Rogers and William Me- peudeuce Day drunk.Donald. Knglish prospectors, were One uian among these placer hfound 85 miles north of Phoenix,; mines diil not approve of the pro near Collin's well, Both had died : gramme for the celebration. Hoof thirst Ihe bodie* were four, knew there would be a big drunkmiles apart. The men bound for Harqua IJala.werewith a chance for several rows and tights and did not want to boRogers had written two notes;, mixed up in the affair. Early on one to his father, Wm. lingers, the morning of the fourthChurcntown, England, laying: he left Dogtowu and wanI remain your loving son, Wil- dtred among the hills by himself, liam Rogers. Dying for want of He took a course that led himwater. Do not grieve for me, mother; I am dying. Send to Tellurid*, Colo., for my trunk. My partner will go on to Harqua Hala; his oatne is Hill McDonald. The key to tny trank is in my pocket. *\Four miles furdier on, McDonald was found, and buried on thespot.- Prospector, Tombstone, While lying upon the sand in thedow n toward Mono Lake, and for some hours strolled about among the low barren hills. The day was fearful hot, with uo tree shade or a place to rest. To escape the broiling beat the miner descended into a narrow and deep canon and there stretched himselt out on the giound in the shade of a big rock.Arizona.bottom of the ravine, face downward, the man was taken withSIX MILLIONS TO THBa|of h| While eoagb.ng,nncoAPcva L . . . ..CHEKOKEKS.The disbursement of 16,500,000 Ims begun iu Indian Territory. It will take the treasurer two weeks to complete the payment of this station, after which he will go to other points to deetribuie funds until each Indian has his or her per capita. One million six hundred thousand dollars of the payment reposes in the treasurer’s office of the Cherokee state house at Tahlequah and 100 members of the Cherokee bgbtguards. the surest shots in the seryice, patrol the grounds, upper and lower corridors of the state house and the priuoipal streets of the town.bis eye caught the glitter of gold on the ground almost under his Doss. Uig breath had blown away toms of the light surface sand and expoaedtfoaigbt several grains of gold. As he lay there he begau to stir up the sand wiih his fingers, at the same time vigorously blowing away the light surface dirt.After n minute or two of this vsry primitive kind of dry washing be saw the ground all alive ami sparkling with gold; iudeed the bedrock, which had upon it only two or three inches of sand, was completely covered with fine gold. The miner had just under his nose in a spot uo larger than the palmShould the Daltons or any other Qj t)i0 hand more gold than he gang attempt to carry away the dqujJ have rocked out on the East treasure they would bo riddled Walker in e week, with bullets liefore they could After staking out claims for him-aEd2Ab0i3A•imFblt;tk8-MQTlMlbldrbjPithtilt;tob»T.drsoDrewalk aoroas the street. None islf he brought over several of his persons* of Cherokee blood are Dogtown friends and half a dozenallowed in the state bouse while D)eu or mure soon made snug littlethe payment is going on.fortunes. The guloh was nowherelhe Cherokwea are pouring in. more than from a few inches toI most of them camping out of town, three or four feet deep, but the| Daring the night preceding the gold was there by the pound. Of opening of the payment, flickering course there was a big excitementtorches were stuck in the ground nnd a rush from California and and threw wierd lights upon tho 0t|ier places, hot only the few meuarrued guards who patrol lei the who sec a red claims on the upper grounds. Among the crowds ^nd of the main ciiuoii got awayteiIIdflfirJ.seohthwere cherokeca of all ages. Every with tho piles. A town was laid infant, by the way, draws a per oUt and for some months the placecapita of $265 68, the same as an )»oom*d, gdd dust being used by adult. There is said to have been everybody i us load of coin, just as500 Chernkeo babies born within I jo Calif iroia iu the early days, the past three months, some of And bevutiful dust it was, most of• •them are not over 24 hours old, jt being of tho •»** of grain* these also come in foi their share, ritlc nr blasting powder. The find-The district now being paid is. |0,» 0f the Mono digging* led toTahlequah aod the treasurer is the discovery of tho quartz minestlifeu going to Snake district. A of Bodia and Anrora and *o the set-record of each Indian has been tleojent and prospecting of allmade and each files post the that region early in i860.t.eunrer to whom b. ,i~.hi. MINERS’ DRILLINGname. The rolls are referral to | mwTMTaod if the name given is foaod *Co,™* th. IMi.h got. b.. .on,, “V «*•tod tlml of bit «,»« nod ch.l lb, M.dwlolo, fnir lut .«,k. Th. dren. Alt., g.«i„B hi. »o»„ h, ' P™«l»' —- •' lh* Mf *“ u“buh. p— th, g.ontU of ib. drilltug contn.t, nl whlbh ttOOO th... e. pnsee were awarded Tbe rule® ofooliectore o* the various firm, who , ,the contest were observed, andLav. debtors among the Cherokee*.considerable interest wss msoi-leeteJ. Th# judges were O. W.A COUGH THAT SHOWED UP Grayson, Chas. F. Hoffman, Aug. A BIO FORTUNE. A-Scbnable and Pelix Cbappelet.The riob placer miues a mil# or Lieut. A. M. hunt waa timekeeper.two oortb of Mono Leke wits found Thia was the first rock drilling con-lime Ibet tbe lest on tbe I’acifiu Coaat. At thein 1W9, about tbo Comstock silver lode was discover Denver couteet leat year tbe •d. Is 1859 quite • number of world's best record wae road*, D. L roinera were at work on tha laat Joeet, of Colorado, boldm, tbe Welker river e» e plaoeoalledDog-' atngl#-beaded reoord by sinking eMWfetprKlCOtillitfstitin1J.oftilliluondnthiM *Te.•eilai0 »ldei001•«gl)sMilSaibudeimtwatorDaDaI•f.1stHt
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Sierra County Advocate
Hillsboro, New Mexico, US
Fri, Jun 15, 1894
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