Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-10-19
Mrcu ADO ABOUT NorHING.-One of the

most public houses with nothing but slender
being iavoluntarily made to listen to the diff
fercut scenes that nightly occur on the other
side of the wall. 1t is not our purpose to
explain the annoying effect such things have
on our own senses, nor dwell on what we i'm
agine to be the various embarraSSmentS that
would be felt by parties, if they knew any
persons were hearing them in the next room;
but merely relate what was to US an amusing
occurrence which took place at a certain hotel
on B street, Virginia, a few nights ago, in
one of the'thinly separated apartments to be
found there. We had retired about twenty
minutes before, and were Just dropping Oft
into our accustomed Slumber when We were
suddenly aroused by a noise which sounded
very much as if some one had fallen out OF
bed. WeilStened for moment, and then
followed what appeared to be blows OF some
kind, accompanied by mans voice IN these
somewhat Smothered tones: "For Gods
sake, Olive, stop" Numerous horrld thoughts
filtered through our head at that moment,
and our curiosity had arrived at the highest
Ditcl, OUT we bLlStl Tux ithtS va WI
item partly hung upon the event Of our max
inc no disturbance, and We consequently
kept quiet. BY this time, the man had re-
leased himself so much as TO be able to regain
the floor with his feet and was standing APP
pareutlv braced against the door, Judging
from the rattliug it made each time the woman
brought her battery to bear on him. Once
more he exclaimed, " For Gods sake, stop!
The memorable wife, however, again REIN
forced herself, and would have completely an
initiated him this time, we expect, but hav-
ing changed her mind, or being deXterOuSIy
prevented from so doing by the husband, she
was made TO bring up at the waSh-Stand, and
then we heard a tremendous shaking OF bot
ties with Il loud warming from the huS-
band not to touch certain one marked
"brandv." But, like all other women,
she would have her own way II she could,
and the husband was Obliged to leave the
place where he hld fortified himself and
throw his right wing-rlght arm-octween
her and the brandy. He managed to capture
the bottle, but lid not then gain complete
victory, for it seems she had retained the
only means bv which to prevent the brandy
from escaping, and it was only moment
after that we heard him pleading for the
cork. At this stage of the proceedings, the
woman had the decided advantage and should
have kept it, but in an unguarded moment,
actuated bv uncomfortable passion, she let ny
the cork and placed herself horS du COM
bit We were about TO holler out Z" dry up
nj this point, when we reflected upon the
consequences of uncalled-for interference in
family QuarrelS, and again held our peace.
The time had now come for compromise, and
the husband was heScechinG the wife TO know
why the devil she was acting thus: He
asked heI this important question, which
explained what the blows referred TO IN the
beginning of the article were composed Of:
Did | give YOU money to buy those boots to
be used as a weapon against me: Tins Is
not the first time we have heard OF leather
battery. "Whv do YOU treat me so -: and
other interrogations followed, but only sobs
could now be heard in reply. The suppl
eating tones Of the husband were already be-
ginning TO make an impression, and the wife
rallied enough to ask several questions and
to partly Justify herself for her strange con-
duct. 1t really appears that she had SuSpl-
ciUnS of his not being true to her, and sne
had taken this method-not novel one Ill
married ife-of finding how much truth there
WIS in them. H now requested her IN the
most plaiutive tones imaginable, to return to
her bed, and we are happy to say she re-
turned. There was no more sorrow, no more
gnashing Of teeth; but the last we heard was
the sound of kiss, and we presume what
followed next waS-a reconciliation.
CASTLE MINING DIsrRICT.-This district
is situated some five or six miles north of
Virginia, on line with the great mineral
belt which runs through the latter place, and
IN probably show more and larger " crop
pings" than any other district in the Terri
1r-y. The surface however, seems to have
Zen burnt to a considerable depth, probably
bv the decomposition of chemical substances,
which have so changed their natures as to
have become lost to the casual observer.
Nevertheless, throughout the mining works
there-which are but Superfcial-arSenic and
iron in combination with sulphur, and mag
neSia. together with traces Of cobalt and
lead, are quite apparent. Samples from the
various lodges, which are very large, and
none of which have been opened to greater
depth than thirty or forty feet, assay at from
50 80 TO Sl7 per ton in silver. This being
the state of facts, the miners became dis
couraged and abandoned their works in 1850,
since which time nothing in the way of min
inc has been done there. Castle Rock, from
which the district takes its name, is a huge
mass Of groupings, very similar in appear
ance TO what the groupings of the famous
Gold Hill lodges were in an early day. There
is no doubt but what deep workings would
develop as good mines in this vicinity as
elsewhere in the Territory, and we would adj
wise our capitalists to sink little of their
surplus cash there in sinking deep shafts,
rather than in the fruitleSS hunt after the
~ Il. Al Il Nf mi
We should have said, that the exodus In
1860 was caused principally by fear OF the
Indians, the Pi-UteS being then at war with
the whites, and that as prospects were more
hattering of immediate results from the
mines about Virginia, Gold Hill and Silver
CITY, the miners did not return. This dis
trict, like that of Palmyra, has been long neg
lected, and like that, when worked with JudS-
ment and in earnest, will prove valuable be-
yond doubt.
JUSTICE RoBIsoN's CoURT.-On Saturday
afternoon, r. Dunn and j. Campbell, charg-
ed with petit larceny, in stealing mining
stocks, deeds, and some money from their
boarding house keeper in Gold Hill, were put
upon trial, appearing before the Court by at
torney. A trial by jury was demanded,
which was granted by the Court, and which
occupied several hours. The jury acquit-
ted Campbell. Dunn being convicted, the
Court sentenced Dunn to pay fine of S25,
or be committed to Jail until paid. The
prisoner was sent up. Charles Sanders,
tow-headed chap, who spoke with an ex-
tremely thick tongue, was charged with being
drunk, noisy, and opposed to being taken by
an officer, was brought up on Sunday morn
;nn nd EnnH S1n. MONDAY MORNING,