A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > San Joaquin http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=592 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=32259 Submitted by: deesar Article Title: Stockton Daily Independent Article Date: August 1861 Article Description: August 19-24, 1861 Article Text: >>Monday, 19 Aug 1861>Tuesday, 20 Aug 1861>Wednesday, 21 Aug 1861>Thursday, 22 Aug 1861Orders filled promptly.< Trimming and Repairing in all its branches, executed with neatness and dispatch. J.P.D. WILKINS J.T. OLDHAM [transcriber note -- there is a little picture of an English saddle in the ad] DISTRICT COURT -- -Mary DALZIEL vs. Robert DALZIEL; suit for divorce. The case was referred to T.A. CALDWELL to take testimony -The following persons were admitted to citizenship: Robert STEWART, a native of Ireland Thomas EARNSHAW, a native of Great Britain John REITER, a native of Prussia Christopher BREITENBERCHER, a native of Wurtemburg Emile GROSS, a native of Hesse Castle Michael BOX, a native of Prussia RICH ORE FROM a NEW DISTRICT -- In the bar-room of the Weber House we yesterday morning noticed some 15 or 20 pounds of very rich specimens of silver ore, strongly mixed with lead. On inquiry we learned that it was brought by a Mr. WATKINS from a new mining locality situated between the Mojave and Los Vegas rivers, on the old Salt Lake trail leading from Los Angeles, about 250 miles east of the latter place, and not far from where the trail branches off to Santa Fe. The mines are some 60 miles from the Mojave and 30 from the Vegas. The discovery was made over 6 months ago…The mines are in this State, but very close to the line of New Mexico. GOOD DIGGINGS -- As Mr. FOUNTAIN, a contractor, was digging a cistern at the intersection of Main and Coloma streets, opposite the Cary House, Placerville, on Monday, August 19th, he found 8 feet down, dirt that paid $2.50 to the pan. At the same distance down he also found a piece of gold that was worth $55.50, at the rate of $17.50 per ounce. HOTEL ARRIVALS -- Weber House; S.P. GORHAM, Proprietor Tuesday, Aug. 21 David WOOD, City John BALDWIN, S. Joaquin J.E. BRASFIELD, Chinese C’p C. NEUN, San Andreas Wm. T. GRAHAM, Marysville J.P. HAYES, “ G.W. AYLESWORTH, City W.H. WALTON, Tuolum. City C. BENWARE, Telegraph City Gay HAYDEN, Vancouver John McCLUNE C.H. CHAMBERLIN, Country M. McCLEANTHAR, “ J.N. WATKINS, New Mexico John MARSH, San Francisco Patrick DAILY, “ J. ARMSTRONG, Marysville C.L. FOSTER & wife, J’y Lind J. LEVRETT, Mud Springs J. FINCH, Fremont Henry SMITH, Columbia G. FANCHER, San Francisco Dr. BOWEN, “ H. GRAY and wife, Nevada George MORGAN, Columbia S. LEON, “ E.R. SCOTT, Sonora House John BERRY, Placerville J.A. WEAVER, Telegraph City M. WALTHALL, “ F. DANTON, Foreman’s R’ch Peter McQUEEN, “ E.N. COGSWELL, “ E.S. CARRIGUE, San Francisco A.W. SANKEY, Foreman’s R J.A. HAYNES, Woodbridge >>Friday, 23 Aug 1861>Saturday, 23 Aug 1861