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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-12-04
The Sahara Desert.

What a dreadful, out-of-the-world-place
the Humboldt country must be! We CO.
incided in this idea about fourteen years ago,
when We passed through it. We really be-
lieved, at that particular period in our exist
ence, that it 1cas the very last portion Of the
world which the Great Architect of the Uni
verse had created. At that time, we never
expected to live to see the day when it would
be said that newspaper was printed within
several hundred miles of the Humboldt river !
But we were mistaken! Aye, truly, this is
a fast and enterprising age! One of the
most sprighsly, original, and truly versatile
newspapers is issued weekly, at UnionyiIle,
that there is in the Territory. The name Of
that sheet is the HUMBOLDT REGISTER, and
the genuine genius who presides over the
destiny of its columns is WI. FORBES, Esq.
gentleman and scholar, in every sense of
the word. The REGISTER radiates around
the benighted region of Humboldt, not unlike
the full of the moon in its peregrinations
around the Celestial neighborhood. By the
last number of the Register we should judge
that mail facilities were scarce in the Hum
boldt country, (Forbes. how are the other
facilities p and the editor makes stirring
appeal to Governor Nye to remedy the evil.
We doubt whether the old Governor will
consider the duties of Postal Agent included
IN his commission, but here is what Forbes
says:
Governor James W. Nye, we want mail |!
Had temporary thing, but the Overland Com
pany packed it through the country two days be-
fore dropping it, and then would not curry it to
the post office. We want mail to be left at the
post office time during the day the stage first
reaches tOwn-and not carried 70 other parts Of
the county before get look. We want a
mail to be left at the post office and net dropped
at the express Office, half a mile off Governor,
investigate this matter, and provide us few of
the advantages proverbially attaching to citizen
ship in an enlightened and tax-ridden country"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-12-04
Constitutional Convention.

The forenoon of yesterday was occupied
in the discussion and final adoption of Sec
ton 9th, permitting the issuance of State
bonds to the amount of three millions in aid
of the Pacific Railroad. In the afternoon
the preamble and declaration of rights were
passed. The right of suffrage article was
amended by striking out the words "no per-
son shall be entitled to vote until such poll
tax has been paid, " and inserting "the Legis-
lature may require, in its discretion, such
payment as condition to the right of Vot-
ing" The bill was read third time and
passed.
The militia article was amended by strik-
ing out the whole bill as adopted, and in
serting the first section. ofthe original report.
In this shape it was passed.
The articles on education and Impeachment
were passed.
The judiciary article was amended to allow
alterations of judicial districts, and passed.
The Committee on Finance and State Debt
made report providing the usual financial
regulations for the issuance Of bonds, and
limiting the State debt to three hundred thou
sand dollars.
The article on Executive Department was
passed. The Miscellaneous provisions were
passed, with amendments against duelling,
and locating the capital at Carson for the
first five years, when the question shall be
submitted to the people: but in the mean
time no capital buildings are to be erected.
All enrolling is ordered to be completed by
Saturday evening.
A memorial will be presented to Congress
concerning an additional degree to our east
ern boundary, and new committees have been
appointed on both the eastern and western
boundaries, who are to report tomorrow.
The committees are all required to report
BY next Saturday morning. The members
are anxious to get through this week. .
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-12-04
The Pacific Railroad.

The question of three millions of State
bonds, in aid of the construction of the Pa
cifc Railroad was finally disposed of in the
Convention yesterday. The following is the
form of the section as agreed to:
SEC 9. The State shall not donate, loan mon
ey its credit, subscribe 10, or be interested ill.,
the stock of any company, association or corpo-
ration, except corporations formed for education
al or charitable purposes; provided, that the
State may issue bonds 10 an amount not exceed
ing three million dollars, on such terms us the
Legislature may prescribe, to the railroad that
shall first be completed to the State line, connect
ing this State with the navigabc waters of Cali
fornia, or with the navigable waters of the Mis-
sissippi river but no law to issue bonds shall be
effective unless sanctioned by a vote of the peO-
pie.
The ayes and noes were taken on the final pas
sage of the article, and 1t was passed by the fol-
lowing vote:
AYEs-Messrs. Bechtel, Brosnan, Chaplin, Con.
ner, Emf, Epler, Gibson, Hickok, Hite, Hudson,
Ing, Kennedy, Kinkead, Larrowe Mcclure,
Nightingale Plunkett, Ralston, Shamp, Stark,
Virden, WATSON, North-23
NoES-Messrs. Noteware Small, Sterns Stew
art, Youngs-5
Mr. Brosnan moved reconsideration of the
last vote; and
On motion of Mr.. Larrowe, the reconsideration
was indefinitely postponed, which clincheS the
passage of the article.
On motion of Mr. Youngs this article and all
others previously passed were ordered to be prop.
erly enrolled in such order as the Committee on
Phraseology may direct
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-12-04
Firei Fire -

The citizens OF Gold Hill will bear in mind
that THIS EVENING, at six o'clock, at Judge
Kellog's office, the new Hook and Ladder
Company will hold meeting to perfect their
organization. 1t is TO be hoped that there
will be general turnout Of all persons who
feel an interest in this mater. The most
important thingnow needed in Gold Hill is
Fire Department, and it is the duty of every
man to assist in some manner to perfect the
arrangement. Below we publish list OF the
names of those who have already Joined the
Company:
WIN Hale, James McGinniss VIM II Began
Z Suhartf MAYER 5 kellogg, w Higgins
Ch;.s Pepper, Sam Arnold. Richard Sander, w
W Bishop, Sol WE'LL, K y Carlton, Vim Il
Lee Joseph La Flower, Louis Forest, Bart Lee,
\ Picard, James Chenett, Henry Clowette, W L
Lngau. J b Jones, Louis Germain, Peter Goyette'
J II Woods, J Householder L Fl DAILY, John Hull
Moses Richard, John Mccoy, y A h Ball, 1 II
johnson, T j knOwlS, Jake French, Fred BirSe'
\ Russell W Gamer, Geo SwenSon, X Cams
Tim Coakley, \ Berry. j l. Requa, Dan Boyd, 4
K Burke, Chas Van Gorder, W II Sarles, Lynch
II Harris. w II Barnes, John Nelson, John Het-
taker, C. True, J Beach, Z w Tozer, Fred
Houston, G. W Pease, Geo w Turney, Joseph
Mailtour Edward Brochu, J 5 lnder, John VAN
dewater II Holman, L u Goliath, Lon Dnsmore,
q Mayer, S SchweiS, CIV Denny, Todd,
Phillips, L W Newman, J II Harrgan, l. j
Whitney, Joseph Langtol, Jerry Truckee, Ama6le
Joyette, II John, VI leaacs, G W Arnold, W II
Baker, Geo Perry.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-12-04
Humboldt Items.
The Register containg the following

The Register containg the following:
Mail came on Saturday, halted at the lower
end of town, half mile from the postoffice,
went on to Star, II miles of, laid up till Mon
day; Monday, l P. NJ, left Star by same
stage, came to lower town, stopped an hour
or such a matter, unopened, and unopened
returned to Carson, via Virginia. That's the
way they carry mail to us out here. Itwould
make man curse his grandmother-if that
could help it; and we feel little that way,
anyhow; for if spirits can interfere with such
things, why doesn't some good spirit brighten
those horses and smash the devil out of the
stages and the company that owns them?
Semblins suggests that Miss Grant has laid
herself open to a prosecution for bigamy-
biggest kind. Several friends of his, in
neighboring towns, have put their noses into
double harness lately, and every time S. asks
the name of the woman, they answer Emma
Grant" Emma must have hard time of 1t
among them all.
DUcKs.-Humboldt Lake is favorite re-
sort of sporting men, just now. They go in
parties of three to six, and kill hundreds of
fat ducks, which are capital change from
our regular corned beef.
DANcING.-A pleasant dance was under
way at the Schoolhouse, Friday evening, last
week, when several blackguards got into
free fight outside, and brought the milder
amusement to an early close. 1t is surpris-
ing, that such hellions can't get fighting
enough without disturbing the civil pastimes
of orderly citizens. They ought to be sent
to Constitutional Convention.
CoYoTAs The bloody boys at the meat
market have been doing good business in
the way of catching coyotes. Caught one
with steel trap Tuesday night, and another
Wednesday night. They employ unneces-
sary cruelty in the treatment Of the poor
brutes when caught. Wednesday morning,
Just before time to commence work in the
tunnels, we saw about dozen big cusses
with picks on their shoulders, standing around
setting on all the dogs in the town that had
courage enough to attack one coyote with
broken leg. 1t didn't strike US as the most
ChristianGke performance in the world.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-12-04

RAILROAD IRoN.-Thcre is now railroad iron
enough in the State belonging to the Pacific Rail-
road Company, to lay about four more miles Of
the track than is now constructed There are
now out from Boston or New York, for San Fran
CISCO sixteen different vessels which are freighted
in part with iron for this Company. Ofthis num-
Der eight are already due; and either may lie
looked for at any time. These are the Winfield
Scott, from Boston, out 100 days. the Courier,
from Boston, out l59 days; the Cremorne, from
New York, out l55 days; the George Peabody,
from New York, out l55 days; the Otis Norcross,
from New York, out 1873 days the Coy. Langdon,
from Boston, out l27 days; the Queen of the
East, from New York, out lbs days.-Sacramento
UniOn
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-12-04
The Champion of the West

Grants prudence is equal to his daring and
energy. Those who expected the commander OF
the National forces in the West to follow Bragg
to Atlanta, one hundred and thirty-cieht miles
south of Chattanooga, Immediately after the re-
cent victory, may experience disappointment at
the stoppage of the pursuit north of Dalton, but
q consideration of all the circumstances will show
that this decision was eminently wise The vic
tory of Chattanooga was swiftly followed up by
pursuit of more than thirty miles, the object of
which was not merely 10 cripple the defeated
army AZ much as possible, but to bring Bragg TO
Il stand aud compel him TO accept another battle.
second defeat north of Dalton would have
ruined that army and left no obstacle whatever
10 the advance of Grant To Atlanta But the
rci.s reiterated rapidly, and no second fight could
be got out Of them al u safe distance from our
base of operations al Chattanooga AS the rebels
burned all the bridges in their retreat further pur-
suit was retarded by the necessity of rebuilding
those structures, which are very frequent along
that line of railroad The immediate object of
Grants operations was the complete relief Of
Tennessee from rebel invasion. Aud this object
has been most brilliantly attained No tiuer vic.
tory--rCsults aud cost considered-has been
gained in this war than that of Chattanooga.
Taken in connection with the successful dCfens.
of Knoxville by Burnside and the partial de-
struction of LOhgStreet'S corps it confirms and
nsures the National possession of all Tennessee.
The overthrow of the rebel power in Georgia
must be the work of another campaign. To eff.
feet this grand result an advance ON Atlanta must
be combined with al advance up the Savannah
river to Augusta. Time will be required to add
to the defenses of Tennessee concentrate sup
plies and mature the plan of the campaign. In
the meantime, we presume Grants attention
will be directed TO the destruction of the Georgia
railroads by cavalry raids, SO as to deprive the
rebels of facilities for concentration and isolate
Atlanta by the time the army moves in that d.
rection If Bragg should offer his head for anoth.
err blow anywhere north of the Coosa, of course
the opportunity would he eagerly seized by our
victorious acknowledgements Union.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-12-04

Loss OF CATTLE IN THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES
A GREAT RANCHERo.-We are informed that
Abel Stearns of Los Angeles lost about seven
thousand head of cattle, through want OF food,
during the last few months. Thet gentleman ID
presumed to be the largest stock and land own
er in the United States. He owns this year forty
eight thousand cattle, besides nine thousand calves
His lands are embraced in twenty-one grants con.
tanning, 1t Is estimated, over tive hundred and
forty thousand acres. All these grants have been
confirmed to- Mr. Stearns, except one, which is now
pending before Judge Hoffman. They were all
acquired by purchase The well known Temas'
cal tin mine, which may some day rival even the
New Almaden in value, belongs to Mr. StearnS
1t il embraced in one of the grants which was
confirmed last week to him MIR. Stearns Is a ma
tive of Massachusetts. He came to California In
1923, and has resided in this country ever since.
He is a warm supporter Of the Union party, and
to great extent by his influence the secessoDisti
of the southern counties have been kept back and
out of Office.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-12-04
That YillainOuS Plot.

The "plot" discovered some days since by
our morning contemporaries at Virginia, is
thus spoken Of by the S. F. CAT:
1.-THE idea that the people of California, whose
interests are so intimately allied to those uf the
people of Nevada Territory, should engage in a
plot to destroy the prospects OF the embryo State
is simply absurd. The whole scare possibly
arises out of a proposition that may with justice
and propriety before next Congress, TO incor'
porate Nevada into the same United States Jul
dicial Circuit with California. There can be
nothing alarming or dangerous to the interests Of
Nevada in placing her in the same judicial juris'
diction with our own State; indeed, the system
established by Congress could admit of no other
course"
We were terrified but slightly at the dis
covery, and had very little to say about it
The Union said it could prove it, and Of
course it can, or it wouldn't say so. 1t is
none of our funeral, and we shall not ar
gufy the pint"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-12-04

COUNTY HosPITAL-The new addition to the
County Hospital is so far completed, that 1t has
received coat of dark brown paint, which gives
it quite handsome appearance. The present
building is fine structure, two stories IN night
the upper one of which is composed of atticsr In
the Swiss style. 1t is surrounded with porches on
all sides, as is common with houses in the South
crn Suites 1t is fine roomy edifce, in every
way Suitable for the purpose for which 1t was in
tended except that il has been found teO small to
comfortably contain all the sick persons who
sometimes apply for admittance. The new build.
ing is situated few yards south of street and
is three stories in hight, the and sides of the
, lower one being of stone. 1t will be occupied
by women principally, after it is finished. In the
basement, or under story there are -four rooms,
the windows of which are closed in with iron bars
These apartments have been constructed espe
=. cialy'to c1tine insane persons ina very wise
provision on the part of the County Commission.
ers. The house fronts to the west, and there Is
fine view of the city from the porches, which are
at present being built. There il q rivulet of run
ming water in ravine upon the grounds, and The
I. location is az pleasant a one as could be found
probably, in the barren country surrounding Vir-
ginia.-UniOR.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-12-04
Good.

The Shasta Courier, after making brief
synopsis of the leading provisions of our
Constitution, says:
The foregoing is brief synopsis Of a few
of the wise provisions Of the Nevada Consti-
tutional Convention. The bright star that
will soon deck our banner, bids fair to pre-
sent model Constitution when it knocks at
the doors of Congress for admission as a
State. Like her glittering mou ntains of
silver, which has to be refined by FIRE before
contributing her products to the prosperity Of
our nation, the Convention is about pre-
pairing charter as the basis of their future
greatness, which could not have been adopted
BY any class of the American people without
they had witnessed the devastation caused by
the dogma of State Rights, and they have
profited by the important teachings presented
by the rebellion, which seeks to make that
doctrine the fundamental principle of our
future governmental polity:
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-12-04

CALIFoRNIANs IN EURoPE.-Every year num-
bers of wealthy Californans travel in Europe. 1t
is greatly to be regretted that for the many
millions of dollars taken from our shores since
ls48 so little has been returned in literary stores,
for letters and knowledge are the browning glory
of State as they are of individuals. Our Cali
forpians write amusing and interesting letters
from the great capitals Of the Old World, but not
one of them ever seems to consider 1t part Of
his duty to examine the celebrated libraries and
archives of what relates to the ancient chronicles
of his adopted State, which, if properly done,
would give him more satisfaction and fame than
all the grand sights and grand feasts of the great
centres of humanity that all are 30 fond of
prattling of, and which perish in the telling like
the talk of Punch and Judy.-S.F Bulletin.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-12-04
Meeting Last Night.

The meeting of citizens last night, at We
sey'S Hall, was very well attended, and in
the proceedings perfect unanimity prevailed.
They will be found elsewhere in our columns.
Tn: people have now two candidates before
them for the position of Representative in
Legislative Assembly. Both are members Of
the Union Party. How the party in the
county will regard the conflict of authority,
by which the respective candidates were nom
mated, remains to be seen.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-12-04

A STAGE INcIDENT.-An incident hap
pencd yesterday morning, on one of the Pho
neer Stages which is worth relating: There
ar e three Pioneer coaches, and they gene
rally meet and change horses at 9ank's
Station. While doing so, yesterday morn
ing, one of the passengers took the liberty
to go to the hind boot Of one of the stages,
unstrapped and examined the baggage. He
and when it arrived at the next stopping
place, four miles, the driver discovered that
half the baggage had been lost out. OF course,
the driver knowing the responsibility OF the
Stage Company, left his passengers, and al
though the night was as dark as Erebus, he
returned four miles, found the lost baggage
consisting of large trunk, ETC., and then re-
turned, reaching Carson city with his pas
sengers just ten minutes behind the other
coaches The driver is no less 4 person
than Mr.. MONK-the same Jehu whom Hor-
ace Greedy immortalised by giving such
vivid description of his style of "making
time" across the mountains. Judge Robin
son, who was one of the passengers, this
morning related this little incident to u.s.
The baggage on these coaches is all " check
ed" to its destination, and great care is taken
with it, as the Company is responsible for its
safety. The person who was so oticious in
unbuckling the boot, in this instance, was an
Irish passenger, who should have known
better, and we doubt not if Monk had caught
sight of him, he would have freely expressed
his opinion of him.
MoRAL.-Passengers should mind their
own business when they travel with Monk.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-12-04
Notice to the Public.

AT MEETING OF THE UNDERSIGNED
n members of the Bankers Association" held
Nov. Both, the following was adopted and ordered
published: -... ...
st shall be the duty of the Secretary to notify
each Banking firm, soon as reported, the names Of
parties who may make payments Of LEGAL
TENDER NOTES at par, for debts due our sew.
eral firms, and such parties shall be published and
thereafter refused credit or account at any Bank
ing House of the Association ..-...
b. HASTINGS e. CO.,
E. RUHLING & CO.,
MAYNARD g. FLOOD,
STATELER e. ARLINGTON,
ALMARIE B. PAUL e. CO., 81
PAXTON &'TH0RNBURGHf
:, WELLS FARGO e. Co..
Per J. H. LATHAM, Agent,
ARNOLD g. BLAUVELT. .
-.. WELLS, FARGO & CO.,
deg I'm Per p d. HEDLEY. Agent.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-12-04
Important to Miners.

The Supreme Court of California has just
settled an important point concerning the
rights of locators of mining claims; and as
the same state of circumstances is very
likely to frequently arise in this Territory,
and as this decision may be respected by our
own Courts, we publish it as we find it in the
San Francisco Journal:
Coleman ct al. vs. Clements ct al. is the title Of
a case wherein our Supreme Court settles some
points which it is important to know. In Feb
ruary, 1861, three persons, in the names OF them
selves and twenty-seven Others some OF whom
knew nothing CT the use made of their names or
of the intention to do so, took up and marked out
a copper claim Of 1850 feet. Afterwards, in June,
1861, twenty-three of the original lOcators, with
seven Others formed new company, and re-lo-
Gated the same ground claiming that the original
location had been abandoned by the failure OF the
seven left out of the new organization. to perform,
as the mining law required, lone days work on
each claim every thirty days from the LIST OF May
until the lst OF December in each year" FIVE OF
the seven thus left out in the cold brought suit to
recover fve-thirteths of the claim and the cause
having been appealed to the Supreme Court that
tribunal decides as follows:
That the claim is joint one-that is, 4'SOo
feet located in the Joint names Of thirty persons,
and there is no location of any distinct portion
thereof in the name OF any onS of them; that 1t
was therefore impossible for each locator to do
DAYS work on his own claim, and tue law quoted,
must not, in the absence of express terms, De con
strued as requiring him to do so that in cases OF
forfeiture terms are to be construed strictly, aud
here The word claim" which properly includes
all kinds of claims, Joint well as separate,
means claim held by individuals jointly just as
it does a claim owned or held by one person. And
one days work. that is, the labor of one man, be-
slowed on mere individual claim. On the point
of adverse possession set up by defendants, the
Court says that to make such possession availa'
BILE against a co-tenant, there must be an intent
on the part of the tenant in possession to hold
adversely, and such intent must be Indicated by
acts calculated to exclude compliments from all
participation as tenants in common. The pos
session of one tenant in common is presumed to
be the possession of all and this possession is not
overturned by the mere fact that the one IN pos
session does not recognize his co'tenant. The
Judgment given in the Court below in favor OF
compliments, is therefore affirmed.