Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-11-28

q proposition was maue ~ ~
,ini, bv the Gould & Curry Mining Com
nanv through Chas. L. Strong their super
;r,sn5ep, here, in the matter Of the street
grade in front of the premises Of that Com
oorr The exact nature of this proposition
We have not been able u learn, but It was
,'nderstood 10 be such, that if the city would
construct a permanent and SUBSTANTIAL wall
along the west side Of the street at that Poiht'
the company Would not interfere; 1his pro
position, although it would MAKE an an aoal-
tional expense Of some Sl,Vo0 or So'ooo was,
we understand, accepted by the city ana the
work of grading accordingly went o1se To-
5,y we took a walk through B street down to
ire junction with e. street, and meeting the
foreman who had charge of the men employ
ed upon the work, learned, during CONVEX
sation with that gentleman, that Mr.. Strong
on day before Yesterday forbid them from
making the street over about ID or 20 feet
wide at that point, and that further work
there had been suspended for the present.
B street properly graded, would be by far the
hes. street for heavy loaded teams coming
into the city, and the property along that
street would be much more valuable and more
easy Of access. Instead of being, as that
street now is, nuisance to every one oblig-
ed to travel through it, it would be tho
rouShfare to be proud of. The talk that has
been made BY this company about the dam
ages they would sustain in the loss Of valuable
ore, etc, was so silly as to excite derlslon
and is unworthy of notice. What they set up
now as Roorback, we know not, nor does 1t
matter. The property can be condemned,
its value assessed, and the bill, which proba-
bly, will not make the Gould & Curry Com
pany rich, footed by the city. We hope to
see this street Strengthened and properly
graded before another spring, and doubt not
that it will be. We shall then have two good
thoroughfares into the city from the south,
and the annoyance of blockaders" so COM
Elon during the past season, will be very
much diminished.
FIRE LAST EvENINe.-Aboute eight o'clock
last evening, all the steam whistles in Gold
Hill, land they are legion) sent forth si-
multaneous yell, such as means "frel" In
an instant afterward the surrounding noun
taias were lit up with the glare of a conhagra-
ton. It proved, however, Of but trihing ex-
tent and short duration. The building de-
stroyed was a small cabin nearly on top of
the ridge between this town and Virginia.
The house belonged to Mr.. Elwell and con-
tanned his winter stock of provisions He
was absent from the house when the fire oc-
CURED, and has no idea of the cause of it, he
having left everything in safe and proper
condition. The engines Of our neighboring
town turned out promptly, as they always do,
but the FIRE was beyond their reach and they
returned. The alarm was very good re-
minder to our citizens of the necessity OF
prompt and energetic action at the fire meet
ing to be held this evening.
A STRONG Box.-A new and magnificent
safe was received at the Office of Wells, Fargo
4 Co. in Virginia, yesterday, for use in that
Office. It was made BY Jon. Kittredge, at
San Francisco, and weighs nearly Il tons
1t is thoroughly burglar and tire-Proof, the
lock being so constructed as to make 1t I'M
possible to get powder into it, and as to pick
ing it, a person might as well attempt to
count the sands of twenty-six mile desert, for
there are over one million combinations, all
of which are in the key, and after the bur
glar had procured that, he might spend years
in attempting to find the proper combination.
This safe is for use in the vault, and in con-
nection with that institution, the money OF
this company and their depositors will pro-
badly be kept pretty tolerable safe.
The Jrsr1ss.-It is stated that ore is be-
ing raised at the Justiss mine in this dis
trict, which very closely resembles that OF
the Belcher. some of the specimens showing
native silver in profusion. The company
have lately erected fine building over their
shaft and within, so that their works are now
protected from the storms Of win
ter which are apt to produce caves in uncov-
cred mines, and at the best, render them IN
secure.
Runaway. THAT unfortunate German
who drives job wagon about Virginia, let
his team runaway again this morning on e
street. The wagon was loaded with chairs,
were spilled out along the street promlscu-
ously as long as they lasted. This makes
about the nine hundred and ninety-nlnth
time, as near as we can learn, that this IN
stitution has gone through a similar per-
ormance.
Nr1sANcE.-Weh hear bitter complaints
against the Water Company, for allowing
their water to run across the road below town.
Transfers tell US that the road is from this
cause almos. impossible at one point. This
should be attended to at once by the party
whose duty it is. We saw one wrathful man
vending his way to the Justices Office on that
business this morning.
FouSD.-A love letter concluding with
the beautiful lines "Forget me not, forget
me never, Till yonder sun shall set forever"
was found on the street yesterday, and now
lies in our reporters drawer, along with other
stray literary matter, and the daguerreotype
of ''Long nosed Peg" Ye ladye fayre can
have We tender epistle by calling at or send
ing to this Office.
UPsEr.-A runaway horse attached to
cart, in attempting to make the turn at the
corner of D and Taylor streets, found himself
and his attachment capsized, and became an
easy prey to his irate owner, who was bring
ing up the rear with all possible speed.
New OFF1cE.-Langton & Co. are fitting
up large and splendid new Office in the En-
terprise building, in a style that viii compare
favorably with any office of the kind on the
Pacific coast, and we are informed that they
expect to occupy it on Monday or Tuesday
next.
WooD.-We are the last in the world to
make a severe remark. but we would merely
suggest in the most delicate manner in the
world, that to charge S22 a cord for wood is
most damnable swindle!
FrRE.-A blacksmith's shop, at the corner
Of Taylor and A streets, caught fire in the
roof, but luckily was discovered and extin-
guished before doing any material damage.