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Show Severe Loss. H. F. Beechcr, a sou of Henry-Ward Henry-Ward Bsechcr, went to Eureka last week in charge of sheep belonging to Gen. Beale, which changed owners at the Willows. He informed tho Sentinel Senti-nel that when he left Kern County, California, there were seven bands of sheep aggregating 18,000, and on Sundav noon, when the bands left the Willows, they aggregated but 8,533, showing a loss of 10,067 sheep on the trip. The moat of thia number were . lo&t on the Alida desert, over which tticy traveled for eight days and nights, finding no water for the animals. Tho distance traveled was bout GOO miles, aud the time consumed abnui throe months. General Bealo waaj oUercd $15,000 for the eutiro number at Independence, which was only 250 miles irom his ranch. Ho refused beofiVr, aud the result is that alter untold hardships he ia a loser to the amount of several thousand dollars. His reason for refusing all odors was hecauf.o ho had been proiniaed $2.50 per bead for every one deliverer! at Salt Lake, and bad bo succeeded in Rutting through with only an average hies it would have proved a pre fit able speculation. Auatin Hccallc, Aug. d. |