The Chinese, who have been burying their…
source date: 1888
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s while returning to Pinos Altos from Central city, Sunday night last, got into an altercation during which one of them received a superficial flesh wound in the adbo- men. The wound is reported by Dr. Robinson not serious. From the October 19, 1888, Issue of The Enterprise The Chinese, who have been burying their dead in the graveyard east of the city, have left the graves — from which the bones have been exhumed and shipped to China — in a shocking condition. After taking out the bones they have left the graves open, with old clothes, pig tails and guns scattered promiscuously around. If they do not cover up their graves they should be made to find a new burying ground. And by-the-way, that graveyard is not kept in a creditable condition at any time. People who have friends buried there should fence in the cemetery, if nothing else. From the November 16, 1888, Issue of The Enterprise Pendergast was run into the county jail for six months by a Central City jury for some offense committed in that camp some time ago. Recently the justice before whom the conviction was made, addressed a letter to the county board giving it as his opinion that the sentence was rather severe, and suggested that the old man be releasd from further confinement. Ac- cordingly Pendergast was called before the board Tuesday, and, on being asked what he ( 23 )