Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-10-23
GOLD HUI PUBLIC ScHooL.-By invita-

GOLD HILL PUBLIC ScHooL.-By invita-
ton of Mr.. Collins, Superintendent Of Public
instruction, we made visit yesterday after
noon to the Public School. The school
building is beautiful one, and would be an
ornament and credit to any town in any coun-
try. 1t is hard finished, wainscotted and
painted in the most tasteful style, and the
chairs and desks, which were imported from
San Francisco, are of the latest and most ap-
proved pattern, presenting, with their highly
finished wood and ornamental iron-work, a
marked improvement upon the rude desks
and benches with which, in our boyhood,
even the higher and more pretentious schools
were furnished. The school is in charge of
Miss Croker, by whom we are informed that
her register embraces IS scholars, the aver
age attendance being about 40. During our
visit Mr.. Collins examined the classes ins
physical and Primary Geography, and heard
exercises in the Fourth Reader. Master Ed
ward Niles, the only scholar examined in
Physical Geography, showed a remarkable
proficiency in this branch of study, as well as
in the others upon which he was examined.
All those examined acquitted themselves
creditably to their teacher, and to the mani
fest satisfaction of the Superintendent. At
the close Of the examination, Mr.. Collins,
addressed the school in an appropriate and
paternal manner, giving the scholars kind
and wholesome advice concerning their duty
TO their parents and teacher. The children
were all neat and well dressed, and presented
an appearance creditable to the community.
A well conducted school like this is the very
H. oFf ho f,,tD nf
We hope to see hearty encouragement TO
this school. Parents of scholars would please
the teacher and find pleasure themselves IN
making the school a visit.
WooD.-The land of silver bullion and
sage brush can hardly be credited with having
been greatly favored by dame Nature as a
timbered country. Wood, for fuel or lumber,
is production not to be seen within many
miles of the rich silver belt in this locality.
All that is used for building purposes, and
the thousands of cords consumed as fuel, is
brought here on wagons. Large quantities
of fuel are hauled about fifteen miles, from
the hills on the south of the Carson river,
consisting of cedar and pine, which readily
sells in Gold Hill-cedar at $l3, and pine at
from SIC to SIS. 1t is a matter of wonder
why the parties interested in the construction
of the Pacific Railroad, connecting with the
Central Pacific at the State line, do not adopt
some measures to begin the work. We feel
confident that a small branch running from
the nearest point to Virginia and Gold Hill,
and up into the timbered region of the
Truckee river, could be made one of the best
paving railroads in the United States. With
md fho inn
menseH increasing demand for fuel, and
building lumber and timber, which necessa-
rily must be supplied from some source, it
wSuld seem strange that the characteristic
shrewdnesS Of many of the Washoe capital
lists has not ere this been practically applied
in this connection. All the energy and
means of the Central Pacific Company is be-
ing bestowed upon the great work of bringing
the railroad from the west to our borders.
With all our natural wealth, energy and busi-
ness, II certainly seems strange that our peo-
pie do not make 4 move to begin the road:
not ONLY to connect with the Central Pacific
at the State line, so soon as the iron band
reaches there, but to open wood trade with
the inexhaustibie oak and pine forests which
deck the mountains and valleys Of the Sierras
adjacent to the line Of, the railroad. -.
Rich AssAY.-We have been shown an
assay of rock from the Flora Gold and Silver
Mining Company, the Flora Ledge, Wash
ington Mining District, Lyon county, made
yesterday BY H. w. Laselle & Co., of Gold
Hill. The assay shows per ounce of ore
l.63 grains of silver and 5000 grains of
gold; making per ton, Of 200 lbs, 99.02
ounces of silver, worth Sl2i, SO and 1854
ounces Of gold, worth S74O,SS total value,
per ton. 1855, 50. The trustees of the Com
pany are ]. w. Park, A. Burton, and II.
Cloret, H. Larichliere secy. This company's
shaft,is but % feet deep and the ledge which
when struck, was but twenty inches Is, at
its presnt depth seven feet in with. The
ledge is in most advantageous position,
being district where wood can be delivered
on the ledge at So per cord.
SHARP PRAcT1cE.-A person by the name
of Clark, a resident of Sacramento, some
days since loaded his wagon there with
freight for Virginia, and hired man in
whom he had confidence to drive it over, col
lect the freights and return to Sacramento,
and gave him money to pay his bills over.
Said teamster, however, represented along
the road that he was out of money, and would
foot his bills as he returned-keeping the
money. Arriving at Virginia he collected
the freights, amounting to some 500 or
$500; put the team up at auction and sold it
for 1925 all of which he pocketed and vam-
osed. The party who purchased the team
Immediately loaded up and started for Reese
River, and their rightful owner was at
Virginia this morning in pursuit.
JUDGE NoRTH.-We understand that Judge
North the other day while charging the jury
IN case then before the Court, took occasion
to refer in very severe terms to the author of
a communication published in the Virginia
Bulletin, headed, "IS Comstock God, and IS
Bill Stewart his Prophet !" The Judge par
ticularly charged the jury not to read tan
Injunction, if we mistake not, which would
be very apt to cause jury to use their Mt
most endeayors to get sight Of the very thing
they were forbidden to see. Ii Adam and
Eve had not been so particularly enJoned not
TO eat of the forbidden fruit, perhaps the
"verdict" and Judgment would have been
different.
1.-TWO EPISODES AS ARENAS Ward
calls them, occurred yesterday in the family
of our fellow-citizen, Winterbauer, as will be
seen by reference to the "birth'' department
of our paper. We are always pleased to note
an accession to our female population. Mrs.
W., is doing double share OF the glorious
work.
CHANGE OF PRoGRAMHE.-Contrar to all
exnectations. the District Court adjourned
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