Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-11-27
THE EVENING NEWS.


bered that there appeared in the DISTRICT
Court proceedings published IN the NEWS
some days since. notice of the commence
meut of a suit BY the Dick Sides and White
and Murphy mining companies, TO recover
oOD fnet Of the surface on each side OF the
mining claims of each company respectively.
The ground covered by these suits embraces
nearly all of the surface adjoining a street,
and extending westward from that stre Get 5oo
feet. living between Sutton avenue and Taylor
street. This tract it will be remembered was
,hout in the center of the burnt district, and
since the fire nearly hundred fine and sub
stantial residences have risen as It were al
most in a day from the ashes OF the former
homes of their occupants. These people
have purchased their building lots IN good
faith and have erected their dwellings upon
Them with the intent of making them perma-
nent homesteads. On the other hand the
mining laws grant, and custom permits MI
ming claims the use of 200 feet OF the surface
on each side of their lodes, for the purpose OF
working the same. Now IN the ABOVE case
take the part of the mining interest, and you
work great injury to large portion of the
community; and taking the other side of the
question, and the day is not far distant when
many of the mines cannot be prottably
worked. 4 case in point appeared IN the pa
pcrs but day or two since, where party
claiming a lot in front of the Dick Sides
works, which lay in the line Of the wagon
track by which this company reached their
mine, went to work and built stone walls upon
it in such a manner as to etfectually close
the road-thus leaving the company to buy
up ground for a new road, or construct a
grade around the side of Mount Davidson.
Now we do not take the ground that mining
companies should be allowed to domlneer
over individuals, or to unjustly deprive them
of property. A company with claim OF
1900 feet long, certainly do not require a
tract of ground 200 by 40 feet in extent for
the working of their claim-but they certain
" REQUIRE some ground, and to the full ex-
tent Of what may be necessary 1t should be
granted them. The mines are the principal
resource of this Territory, they form the ba-
sis of everything else, and upon their pros
perity depends the prosperity OF the masses.
Discrimination should therefore be used in
the premises, and while jealous Of the inter-
ests of our nei9hbors, we should not hamper
the mining interest.
ASorHsR FAT SrRIKE.-Some outsiders
struck it rich night before last in the Over
man, but owing to circumstances over which
they had no control. the little arrangement
didn't work. They entered the store-house
of the Company, and stacked up certain
boxes of candles, lot Of IL" tagging and other
materials, good to have around mining
claim, but before they could carry them away
were discovered, and fed. The miners about
here have decided that if they catch any
thieves about their works they shall never
see the Station House. Hanging arrange
ments are very conveniently at hand about
mining shafts. Look out, everybody; there
are numbers of providing scoundrels about
who will commit any crime, from murder
down to robbery. Unless we mistake the
sentiment existing among the people, there
will be some summary hanging before next
spring, if the villains in Washoe do not cease
the preparation Of their outraSes.
HOTEL THIEvEs.-Persons sleeping in
Hotels, about these days, should exercise
due precaution in seeing that their doors are
properly fastened before retiring. The coun-
try is filled with every class of thieves from
the holder highwayman who calls " stand
and deliver" to the traveller on the road to
the sneaking hotel thief Night before last,
lodger in one of our hotels. who hadlocked
his door on going to bed, was awakened by
th1p,esence of an intruder. On being dis
covered the thief sneaked out Of the room.
The locks in the house are furnished with
catch, which, if moved, would prevent such
intrusion, but this the ledger had overlooked.
The thief had probably turned the key with
pair OF burglars nippsrs. He got nothing
BY his adventure owing to the timely awaklng
of,his intended victim.
THANKSGIVING DAY.-Yesterday was an
exceedingly quiet day in Virginia. The
county Offices, banks, and a majority of the
stores were closed, and there was no business
done in any of the courts. The saloons were
thronged throughout the day with parties
who seemed bent on making jolly day of it,
and vet we did not hear Of single case of
drunkenness or fighting. Early in the morn
ing, and during the evening of the day pre-
vious the city markets were thronged with
customers, in search of turkeys, chickens,
roasters, and wild game of all kinds, which
was considered by us as good indication
or extensive cropping out" of the good dim
nsrs to follow. The services at the churches
were well attended, and the addresses were
patriotic to the fullest extent.
RuNAwAY.-Last evening, three gentlemen
from Virginia, Messrs, John Pierce, J. 7.
Finnegan and Mr.. Lehigh, were taking,
buggy ride through this town, their horses
became unmanageable near the Sapphire
Mill, and ran away, throwing Messrs. Pierce
and Finnegan out of the buggy. The horses
kept on at fearful rate, and Mr.. Lehiyh
deeming it prudent to abandon the buggy,
endeavored to do so, and fell out, injuring
himself slightly. Mr.. Finnegan was carried
to the Nevada Hotel in state of insensibillty.
He was attended by DIR. Castor. The extent
ofhis injuries is at present uncertain.
HIeHwAYMES ABoUT!-About o'clock
yesterday morning, one of our citizens was
passing along the Main street, and when
opposite the Pioneer Foundry, two highway
men presented themselves and demanded his
money The citizen resisted the demand,
when the robbers caught hold of him, and in
the scramble tore his coat nearly off his body.
He succeeded, however, in drawing pistol,
observing which, the robbers fled, but he
succeeded firing two shots at them.
YELLOW IAcKsT.-A large amount ofvery
excellent ore is being extracted from the
Yellow Jacket mine daily, supplying large
number of mills. We understand that the
ore yields at the rate of $50 per ton. 1t is
raised from the mine through an incline by
means of cars and horse whim!'
THANKsGIvING.-On yesterday, the great
National Thanksgiving Day., we and our
household, our man-servants and maid-ser-
wants and Diggory the Devil.did abstain from
secular labors, ate turkey, and were thankful
that az en- beautifully EXPRESSED by our co..