Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-02-04
THE EVENING NEWS.

accident, atIended Win loss OF HE. IL oc-
CURED about s o'clock last evening at the
works of the Ophir Company, (Virginia,l
and was occasioned by the giving way of
timbers placed for the support Of a tunnel
1t appears that few weeks ago tunnel was
run into the side Of the hill for distance OF
about twenty feet and SHAFT sunk. The
roof of the tunnel was about ten or fifteen
feet from the top Of the ground outside, and
timbered I'D. Yesterday it was feared that
the timbering Immediately over the mouth of
the shaft would give way and precipitate all
the earth above int1 it, and several men were
set to work on the outside to dig down until
they came TO the tunnel timber, which they
were to repair. IL was 4 dangerous job, for
il the ground should give way beneath them
they were sure to fall an immense depth into
the shaft immediately below. There were
four men on the outside, and three at the
mouth of the shaft inside, when the timbers
broke through, and the catastrophe occurred.
The names Of those outside were VIM. Bone.
VIM. Sullivan, John Tobin and another
Those inside were named James Bennett,
Patrick McCarty and Pat. Comm. Bone
was buried beneath the mine at an unknown
depth. Sullivan received severe cut in the
head, and is badly hurt; and another man,
was injured BY 4 timber falling on his head.
and had his leg crushed. Patrick McCarty
was caught four times and thrown down, and
escaped almost miraculously. The o,here
were unhurt- As soon as the accident be-
came known, all the miners in the vicinity
rushed to the spot TO render all the assistance
possible. About ffty men were Immediately
at work. There is a lower tunnel q short
distance below the shaft, and running imme-
diately under it, and the only way the buried
man could be reached was BY digging up
I'd bnrr,tlnan
BY diligent work the body was reached about
sunrise this morning. We need hardly say
life was extinct. Bone was 4 Cornish man,
and about 2i years of age. Sullivan had his
skull fractured, and his recovery is problem
atical. All the others will recover.
MAJOR +. ALTON WHRELoCX.-We are in
formed BY the proprietor OF the Lovejoy
House that Major +. Alton Wheelock, alias
Dr.. Allen, the gay deceiver, notorious bum
mer, and late member Of the San Francisco
chain gang, has gone to parts Unknown,
leaving his landlord minus the sum OF 50,
which he owed for board. His presence
among us becoming known, on Tuesday last
he was conducted to the Station House and
formally introduced to several police officers,
who were anxious to make his distinguished
acquaintance and become familiar with his
personal appearance. We understand that
the gallant Major behaved with due decorum,
Und exhibited his proverbial suavity on the
occasion, thinking no doubt that as, in future
he might have considerable business to trans |
act with the officials, the sooner he succeeded
in impressing them with 4 proper sense OF
his importance and enviable position in
the catalogue of confidence men, the bet |
ter. He parted from them on the best
terms imaginable, and hoped to meet
them again occasionally, when 10 on yes
tcrday morning the bird had flown, or at least
that is the opinion of his late landlord, who
applied to Leconey last evening for advice,
and desired to put the police on his track,
charging him in round terms with being a
confirmed swindler. lie described his guest
rs about forty years at age, with grey hair
which had been died black, wearing nous
tache, of dark complexion, his front teeth
out, and possessing remarkably smooth and
iuSinuating manners He may yet he misto- |
taken in the sudden disappearance Of the
Major from our midst, but il the latter has
LETT US in disgust, look out for him at Reese |
River, Humboldt or the Desert District.
SUNRISE CLArx.-This claim was located |
about one year ago, in front of the Crown |
Point ledge. Work was commenced upon it |
ycrv soon after the location, by running an |
incline fifty feet, thea shaft was sunk to |
the depth Of l2j feet, passing through the |
top of their ledge. From the bottom of the |
SHAFT a DRIFT was run, and Just before the |
work was stopped some very hne rock was |
found, and the indications OF I ledge close |
by were sufficient to induce the company to |
~ TO work in earnest. We should state |
right here that the water run them out of the /
old works, and they have now purchased |
lot and have commenced sinking double |
shaft that viii strike into the ledge At great
depth. Their prospecting works have been
entirely abandoned, and cannot be used in
the developing of the claim, vet their works
proved the Law of their ledge, so that it can /
now be worked properly. Mr.. l.. W. Lee |
was chosen President OF the company, and |
given full control Of their works, and has |
conducted il so efficiently that confidence in |
the claim has been again restored, and as 4 /
consequences fleet" in that claim are being |
sought for BY those who are posted in the |
lay Of the lodges in this locality.
"SAY," WHO FOUND THE DESERT MINES:
AS there has been nearly as much talk |
about this matter as about that other great |
mystery in the days Of Mother Goose, name
w" Who killed Cock Robin ;" we have |
made some inquiry, and can now settle the |
question, we believe. The Desert mines |
were discovered by Mr.. James Say, who was |
prospecting for Mr.. Bateman, owner of Bate |
mans Ferry, on Humboldt Slough. Mr.. |
Bateman became acquainted with Mr.. Say in |
the Humboldt mines, and entered into an |
agreement with him to come to his place on |
the Slough and prospect the country lying to |
the westward, which he (Mr. Bateman) be- |
ieyed TO be rich in valuable minerals. Mr.. |
Saw came down to the Station, went pros |
pecting according to programme, and found |
the mines We think that when we say Say |
discovered the Desert mines We have the |
"say" on all who say he didn't.-Ente,prase.
THIEVES AND TELEGRAPHs.-The tele-
graph is death on thieves; it is an almost
infallible detector-6etter than Vidoeq-bet-
ter than any shadow New York can boast
A crime is committed in San Francisco, and |
the offender haStenS-well, no matter where
and when he arrives at what he had hoped /
would be place of refuge, he finds himself
in the hands Of the police, having been head
ed off BY the telegraph. A case Of this sort |
occurred last night. A man fed from San
Francisco hither, after, as alledged, having |
committed forgery for $1,000 on banking
firm there. dispatch for his arrest was
forwarded, and in less than an hour from its
receipt the accused was handcuffei and on
his way back to San Francisco. The prison.
er is named j. H. Shotwell.
STILL ANOTHER BoARD.-A Board Of Bro
kers was organized last evening in the Snug
Saloon, called the Peoples Board Of Brokers,
and the following officers were elected unani-
mously to preside: Joseph NJ. Denlon, Pres
dent; NJ. C. Lean, Vice President, and
Frank Healy, Secretary. The following |
were the transactions Of the Board: Twenty |
shares New Orleans, at Sl4; 10 shares Geo.
Law, Sc 50; Is shares Monitor (Ameriean
Flat, at 81; 10 shares Lady Jamison, at 81; |
80 shares Virginia Hill, at Sc; 20 shares
Baker, at Sc so; shares Grass Valley and
Napoleon, at 81; IL shares Washington, at
Sll so; 20 shares Keystone (Reese Riyer),