Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-01-15
THE EVENING NEWS.

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EsNr. peter DAILY was returning to Virginia
k,om this place, he was stopped by hard
foking customer, who stepped out from the
Ne of the road, but who seeing Mr.. DAILY
folyer drawn, instead Of demanding his
E,ry in the usual style, inquired whether
stbaly could inform him where he could
IN work Had that gentleman been un-
h@s :, the fellow would, without doubt, have
a very different question. 1t was a
Improbable thing for an honest man to
Waiting on by-path in the dusk Of the
.ing for some one to tell him where to
TX for a Job" On Wednesday night a
,man named McKenty was passing over
tae road, when, on that lonely portion
hown as the Divide, he was struck
a blow on the forehead by some person
ould not see, knocked down and robbed
rec hundred dollars in cash and valua-
,, gold watch. The blow inflicted on Mr..
ssxenty BY the rObber caused a severe con-
lhsion on that gentleman's forehead, and rem,
red him inSenSible for some minutes, and
while he lay in that condition the robbers
effected their purpose without having been
seen. On the same evening Mr.. Bowers,
proprietor Of the brick-yard on Ridge street,
while on his way home, close BY the yard,
was attacked by couple Of highwaymen,
who robbed him of all the money he had
about him and number of bills. The BML-
Letia commenting on these facts, suggests
that the frequency and IMMUNITY with which
robberies are committed in the vicinity where
the above daring attempt to murder was per-
petrated, demands that the authorities should
place mounted patrol in the neighborhood,
whose duty it should be to protect the lives
Of persons who have to pass over the ridge
after nightfan, which at present are at the
mercy Of an organized gang Of robbers and
murderers known to exist IN our midst
4 SsooTIsr.-A few nights since Mr..
Terry, who keeps the Texas saloon, just
above the Devils Gate, had occasion To go
down to Silver City quite late at night, leay-
ing Mrs. Terry alone. While her husband
was absent Mrs. Terry heard some person
irving to get in at the front door of the house.
She called out to know who was there the
pcrson or persons at the door made no reply,
Int still tried to get in. Mrs. Terry now be-
zane frightened, and passing out at the back
> ~ she allied out for the men at work in
= mill Just above but the noise Of the stamps
! prevented her voice from being heard, and
returning she took her husbands revolver
and determined to make fight on her own
hook. Going to the door, where the noise
was, she placed the pistol about the centre
Of the door and blazed away. This exhibit
ton Of pluck on her part caused a very
speedy stampede eff the parties at the door.
They absquatulated like the briSht-eyed
gaelic, whisky in a printing office, or any
thing else that goes quick, as Artemus says.
The ball, after passing through the door Of
the house, crossed the door yard and. went
through panel of the gate. Her plan of
shooting pistol balls through the door was
certainly-wen calculated to discourage any
one that was trying to effect an entrance by
,ampering with the look.-EHterprise.
MrASToSoNoH GOLD AND SILVER MIN
ING CoNPAxy.-Tihs company's claim was
located last spring in American Flat. They
claim FIVE lodges, and have sunk four shafts
the one nearest the American Flat toll road,
is now down forty feet, where ledge con-
tanning S.Ene very good rock was struck
I1>sfriking the ledge, they also struck quite
q body of water more than they could keep
out, with the facilities which they had for
working the shaft They think, however,
that with two buckets and windlasS they Will
be able to keep the water Down, so as to sink
upon the ledge. They have just completed
timbcring their shaft, and will commence
sinking upon the ledge Immediately. The
shafts which they have sunk are all double
ones, thoroughly timbered.
Scales QUARTZ MILL--This is the low
est mill in Gold Canon which can be claim
cd bv Gold Hill. 1t is few rods below
Douglas & Co.'S mill. 1t is now running
only five stamps, crushing forty-hEe tons OF
rock per week. The battery frame is large
enough to admit FIVE more stamps, there IS
also room enough in the mill for twice the
number of pans that are now IN use. In the
spring this additional machinery will be add
cd to the mill, also such other improvements
rs are required upon the premises The
engine is twenty-horse power, and requires
II cords of wood and II inches of water per
day. There are five foot pans now in use,
five 6 foot pans are used for matchmaking
Fatal. AccIDENr.-To-day, at l o'clock,
at the Michigan Company's mine. just back
of the Comet Mill, Gold Hill, two men got
into the bucket to 60 down into the shaft
which is upwards of two hundred feet deep,
and started down on their perilous voyage
before they were made aware that the en-
GINGER was splicing the rope. They soon
diSappeared from sight, the drum rolled on
the rome with lightning speed, and the men
were dashed to the bottom! One of them
was named Murphy, and was instantly killed;
the other named Jackson, was so badly IN
jured, that doubts are entertained whether
he can survive.
THE GrLMoRE.-This company have passed
E through their front lead and are now within
about IS feet of their back vein. Their front
vein was struck 40 feet from the mouth Of
their tunnel and is about II feet wide. Rock
from this vein, assayed BY Ruhling Co.,
yielded 81 SO in silver and Sl2 % IN gold
total, $40 it. This is very encouraging,
4 tk. rwin take
for sinking upon the vein. Now, however,
they are driving ahead vigorously for their
back lead. Their tunnel is now in about 200
feet. They are now arranging to put on a
sufficient force to run both day and night
,,wnIeHT's GIFT INSTRUMENTATION
krs Of tickets in the Gift Enterprise should
,ear in mind that the drawing comes off to-
night, "whether or nc" and those who have
mot vet procured tichets must provide them
( selves Herewith before 1--WE o'clock this even
ing. Dan de guile viii draw the mares-so
he says-and will hereafter neither borrow
nor lend any horse-Aesh. (Bet you dollar
ne don't)
A FrRE.-About l o'clock this morning
fire was discovered in brick building on c
street, Virginia, east side, near Sutton Ay-
Renue, occupied BY Mr.. Freres as a wholesale
liquor store, and John Garritz as drinking
saloon. It occurred near the stove from
some cause not fully ascertained, and was
speedily put out by the Fire Department.
Loss, $1,000, The barkeeper, who slept in
the store, was very nearly smothered-
DIseRAcsPrL.-It is disgraceful that so
&lany daring highway and other roSberies are
permitted toiioccm hereabouts-in our very