Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-02-08
THE EVENING NEWS.

HIGHWAY RoBBERY.-Highway robberies
hcreabouts are again becoming frequent. A
few nights since, as a man named VIM. May,
who lives in cabin just beyond the new
bridge, on the tunnel toll-road, east Of town,
WAS returning home, he was attacked about
the middle of the bridge by two highwaymen,
one armed with a knife and the other with a
pistol, who demanded his money. May, AFRAID
that his life would be taken upon the spot,
put his hands upon the railing anu mace
clean leap over into the ditch below a distance
of over thirty feet deep. The ravine, FORUM
atelv was filed with mud and water three or
four feet deep, which, while it saved his life,
so ;nneded his powers of locOmotiOn that he
WAS unable 10 extricate himself before the
scoundrels ran down and seized him again.
One of them placed the muzzle of pistol in
his mouth, threatening TO blow his brains out,
while the other stood over him with knife.
In the struggle he received blow upon the
face and another upon the head, inflicted with
the pistol he supposes. After robbing him of
all the yaluables about his person, which con-
sisted of silver watch and S4j or so in
coin, the robbers left him to get out Of the
mire and find his way home US best he could.
4 NEW MINING PRoJECT.-Mr. Ira Wes-
ton, who is now here on visit from Como,
has shown us a beautiful piece of quartz
from the claim of the Amazon Tunnel and
Mining Company, in the Palmyra District.
This company is organized and have their
stock issued, which Mr.. Weston, the agent,
proposes giving to parties who will pay 30
cents per foot month for the development of
the mine. The stock is almost taken. Work
ON the tunnel was begun on the LIST OF the
present month. 1t will cut the ledge a; out
six hundred feet deep. They claim all blind
lodges through which they may pass. This
is an enterprise worthy OF notice. The Off
GERS Of the company are: II. Weston, PreSi-
dent; VIM. H. Yirden, Secretary; L. Solo
mon, Treasurer.
MORE MINERAL DISCOVERIES. - About
twelve miles cast of the Truckec river, seven
miles from the Hot Springs, and eighteen
miles northwest Of Desert District proper,
there has been within few days past dis
covered and organized 4 new mining dis
trict, named the SebaStopol. It is said to be
rich, in large and well-defned silver lodges
and in c;nnabar. We have seen specimens
of the silver rock. II is the form OF black
sulphuretS, similar to quartz found here, and
differing entirely FROM the green chlorldes OF
Humboldt and Reese River. No assay has
been made Of this rock, but experts have given
it as their opinion that it will yield enor-
mously.
DEAD BODY ForSD.-A few days back .
rnutilated dead body was found near the
Uenness Pass road, about six miles distant
from this city. The body, though much de-
composed, presented signs of the use of vio-
lencc in the cause of its death. Several
weeks ago, A. Hare, n graZier on the IrucSee,
disappeared from his ranch and nothing mas
been heard from him since his departure. 1t
is plausibly supposed that the dead BODY
found as above as stated, is that Of the miss
ing rancher.
PAINFUL AccIDENr,-This morning, at the
Imperial Mine, in Gold Hill, one of the work
men was running carload OF ore out to the
dump, and as he was about to tip the car, he
accidentally slipped over himself; his foot
caught in the rail, rs he was falling over, tear
ing the boot off, AID also Severing from the
foot three of his toes He fell \ distance Of
fifteen feet, and sustaining various bruises.
His name was John Garnett. His fellow
workmen promptly bestowed proper care
upon HIM
FIRE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. was an !
alarm Of FIRE about 8 o'clock, this morning, |
at Virginia, occasioRed by the burning of
some rubbish near SutiiF'S Theatre. The /,
fire apparatus was speedily on hand, and I
while No. 5 engine was ut work one OF the !
members, named Paddock, got one of his !
hands so iammed By the brakes that one of !
his fingers was chopped off and two others /
80 badly injured, that it IS feared they Will /
have 10 be amputated.
RESIGNATION rendered Because of
some misunderstanding between himself and /
certain members Of the Board Of Education, |
Mr.. w. Z. Melville, PRINCIPAL of the Board /
of Education at Virginia, has rendered his I
resignation, 20 take effect on or before the /
close of the present month. As teacher {
Mr.. Melville can hardly be eGualled, and his I
resignation will DC an iniiction on the cause I
Of public education in this county.
COMO AMAZON TUNHELLING Co.-This (
company are driving ahead with their novel !
project Of giving away stock to those who |
will agree to pay fifty cents per month per
foo; towards driving the Tunnel. The Secre- |
tarv informs US that he has obtained full sets |
of Ferguson's stock and assessment books, |
and is only waiting for the stock book to |
issue certificates. The book will be finished
to-day.
WAsHoE BOARD OF BROKERS. The
Board of Brokers at Virginia, have resolved
to increase their number to sixty and to en-
large and beautify their meeting place in the
Medan building. Though the price OF men,
bership is 500 there are mnny applicants
for seats-more than can be accommodated
under the rules.
JUDGE KELLoGG's CorRT.-Messrs. Rus
sell and Humphreys, who were on examina-
ton on Saturday in this Court, for an assault
with deadly weapon on Mr.. McElroy, at
American Flat, were bound over in the sum
of 81 900 each to answer before the Grand
Jury.
SALE OF MINING SIocX.-Two hundred
feet of stock in the Irving claim, situated in
Six-NIile Canoa will be sold at auction, IN
Virginia, tomorrow.
THE weather still continues delightful;
gratifying fact but, bless US should it last
SO much longer, what shall we do for ice the
coming summer.
TEMPERANcE.-The Order of the Sons Of
Temperance is increasing in numbers here
abouts, we are told.
THE LOGIC OF EVENTS. - Governor Cannon,
of Delaware, announces officially that the enlist
ment of eolored troops has been authorized in that
State. Such an announcement coming from the
Executive head Of a State in which slavery still
exists, Is most suggestive. The authorization Is
-, made IN the sDur of the moment, Is not the