Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-25
THE EVENING NEWS.

hardly 50 long ago-a couple of newspaper re-
portrrs were standing chatting together (about
the scarcity Of anything sensational in the item
line, Presurne) on street. Virginia. when a
poor girl passed along. They were standing in
front Of tall brick et!iice, with handsome iron
front; well-drcsScd gentlemen stood in groups
along the sidewalk, talking feet, and ladies in
costly silks and SatinS swept gracefully and gai!y
past and all about looked wealthy and happy
looked So Among these walked the little girl.
She walked slowly and her face had Stless look.
She WAS about nine years Of age and wore diugy.
faded dress, which hung limp and close about her
limbs Over her head. after the fashion of hand.
kerchief was tied piece Of faded and thrrad'bare
wooden shawl, once chrquercd by gay, red and
green stripes On her feet were a pair of mise
rable shoes, much too large, battered ard tied
with strings The two reporters CLOSELY !
eyed her she paSsrd-evcn as they couverSed, |
they ran over and took an inventory of every |
article of her Scaniy attire She alone, of all who
walked the street, looked poor Although the |
reporters continued 70 talk, both saw that the !
bare feet of the girl press out Of her miserable
shoes, anil come upon the bricks Of the walk
Poor girl that's too bad Let's buy her pair |
Of shoes" said one OF the reporters - Yes said |
the other TOO bad indeed Let get her I
some shoes" Roth Put their hands inVuiringly !
into their pockets, the faces Of both frightened
for wonderful 10 say, the fingers Of both came |
III contact with coin--a small amount, riS true
vet coin They hasten after the child and
called 20 her TO stop Near by was n large shoe /
store When told 10 come in and get a pair of
new shoes she hrSitatrd and fingered at the door
Looked wSttully a; the long shelves iull of
shoes put her tuSrr in her mouth aud hung her
head She thought sport was being made at her
expense. But At last she was induced 70 venture
in stepping timidly and scanning with halt
frightened look the faces Of the reporters and that
of the merchant. \ pair of neat and Serviceable
shoes We're fitted TO her feet, were Snugiy laced
up and then for the first time, the i:tle pinehed
face WAS lighted with aSmilc As she sat on lounge
gazing at her feet and smiling she really looked
beautiful. whereas moment before. a. she passed
at q slow. slip Shul pace along the stree; she ap
pearpd plain and uunteresiing enough. She could
hardly De convinced that she would be allowed 10
walk away in the new shoes, and 10 be on the
safe side, wrapped her old ones in some paper and
hu.grd them up under her arm As she left the
shop she turned az the door, nodded her head
and smiled That : all there Is Of the story. We
don't think either of the reporters ever saw her
Acknowledgement think taty ever heard her
name. After all il was a small matter. hardly
worth the telling still there Is something rather
pleasant about L.
EnINA CoNPAST.-This company located i,S
CLAIM, in April, 1863. 1t contains 1900 feet on
ledge lying south Of Crown Point Ravine The
claim is worked by tunnel, which WAS corl-
nsnced one year ago the present month. This
tunnel has been run nearly all the way through
~
ing on nearly all the time since u Was trst con-
mrnced last MAY. the tunnel has been run only
about 3S3 feet. AboU; 100 feet from it, mouth,
il cur through "a stratum Of quartz about four |
feet in thickness. This i OF brown color with
spots Of black Sulphurefs mingled with its harder
portions. The company ran drift; from the TIM
mel along this ledsr q short distance. and then
commenced 20 sink down upon it. The shaft was
carried down but short distance, on account OF
wafer which came IN RAPIDLY tHat u was IN
L. a 90
abandoned and the shaft now remains close by
she uanel iillCi TO within foot or 81 Of she top
with body OF SiIEUant water. After this worS
was abandoned, the company commenced again
20 gun the tunnel ahead I: was continued in thi>
direction, which il nearly sou;a, about ~ feet
further. AZ shat time. the managers Of the work
became convinced thar n" tuaGel WAS being run
in rhswrouE direction 20 strike the ledge AZ the
nearest practicable point Its course was, there
fore changed few points. and now. instead OF !
being run nearly due south, IL i bang driven 10
. southwest direction. 1t has been run this way
about I'D feet. and in very hard rock. The
workmeu have, however. struck some softer rock
within a few days, and they isiuk tina; they are
coming TO stratum OF quartz. but not To the
main ledge which crops our upon the hill That
lies some distance further in the hill, unless il
pitches very much further TO rhe eaS; thuG eN;er-
nal appearances would indicate. The intention
OF the company. are informed, : 70 drive the
work ahead until the main ledge is reached Il
the workmeu strike softer rock, il will not take
long TO run the tunnel in; but il the rock coI-
tinues as hard it has been it will be some time
before the ledge is reached.
FAIR PLAY CoNPASY.-This company is q;
work sinking down its shaft The shat; when
it was commenced early thi>s pring, was small
round one Il has since been enlarged. and i
now being sunken down about four and . hal: |
feet in width and eight and half feet in length
Ii is now Seyenty-ive feet deep. The company
lately received quantity of three inch pianSS on
the ground. and commenced TO timber the shat
to-day. So far no tingbrrS have been used IN the
shaft and the work Of sinking only has been
done. When the tiInbvr!ng i commcncrd. the
work az mining will cease, tor 4 season. until the
shaft has been cur6ed from the bottom TO the
ion When finished il will be four by eight feet
in size in the clear and will, II the worSmcu do
as well at putting in Iae 'iGbers, - they have
done az sinking the shaft, be line piece OF work
LAFAYETTE CONPASY.-This company's shaft
is now eighty feet deep. Work in it has been
suspended for a couple Of days. and in the mean.
time the workmen are preparing the tmbers 20
be used in curbing IT, Il has been sunk 20 its
present depth without any being used The |
ground therefore l. firm. A. soon ~ the tilbers |
are framed. the wOrkmen will commence ~ the
bottom and timber upwards on the SHAFT, until II
is finished to the ton The timbers used are three
inches IN thickness and the shaft when completed
will be four by egh, feet in size in the ear, and
divided into TWO compartments. The company
has a number Of men at work at present gri'tng
of around the shaft. make il more convenient
working. A. the work OF tlmbering Il
finished work will be resumed TO sink derper.
VIRGINIA POLICE COURT. The following
cases came before Judge Davenport this morning:
Ed. Carlin, arrested b. Altman for violation OF
Cirv ordinance discharged on payment of costs.
Spiltle arrested by Capt. GARRISON for exhibiting
a deadly weapon ined 3 and costs paid {. T.
Veal drunk and disOrIieriy, arrested by Lynch
and Magee, fined IS and costs, in default OF pay
unent was sent across the way for days joan
Ieary drunk and disnrderly, arrested by officer
Green. fined IS and costs, in detauii OF payment
was sent across the way 10 the lookup tor DAYS,
W B Churchill, for an assault with pisch-iork,
was fined SIUO The amount Of business before
the Court was much lighter than usual
EUREKA Co-This company is sinking its shaft.
There is considerable water. but the work goes
slowly and steadily forward The shaft is now
about 80 feet deep. 1t is timbered ali the way
down. In that part of the shaft which is nearer
the top, three inch plauks are used lower down
nearer the bottom. four inch timbers have been
put in The shaft is four BY eight feet in size in
the clear and diTided by partition into TWO
compartments We u lticed some very tine look
ing quarts. lying around the shaft which we were
informed was taken from it, but what the extent
Of the vein. from which il was taken, is, We are
unable 10 say.
FVIi4N" " ih| H'OtH-' "e D> ~
pany is now putting up the new engine which II
has recently had made at the Fulton Foundry.
the first engine'buit in Nevada Territory. II
is being set near she door. az the northwest part
of the building The engine is a very tine one,
and does an honor to the shop as the first Produc
ton of the kind Il will be ready 10 be put into
operation in a short time, and will be used 10 DO
the hosting while the other engine will work TIT
pump which is building at the shop which
turned out this machine.
FIsH-we noticed Chinaman this morning
in Virginia, with two large baskets of fish upon
his shoulder, peddling them through the town.
MANY of the fish were alive and kicking. The
Chinaman evidently brought these TWO baskets
of fish all the way from Washoe Lake this morn
ing and doubtless upon his back at the end OF
the pole in common use among the Celestals-
As the fish are of kind that do not live long Out
ofthe water, John must have made big time