Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-12-03
THE EVENING NEWS.

and windlass being rugged the body was
soon extricated. His death was probably
instantaneous, the top of his head being
scalped, the skull broken in and the brain
protruding. Captain Carnes was al
esteemed citizen, and was commander on
the Silver City artillery.
P. S.-Since the above was in type We
have received the following more circum-
stantial account of the calamity;
Yesterday afternoon, as Captain ]. r.
Carnes and Mr.. B. I. Brown, both Of Sill
yer City, were out shooting rabbits, fatal
accident occurred. 1t happened in this
way !: Mr.. Brown, for some reason, sepa-
rated from Capt. Carnes for some minutes
TO go and see some one on business, and
was not gone above three or five minutes.
Not seeing the Captain, he called. Re-
ceivlng no answer, he took his track
through the snow. which led to the Mid
dleton shaft, which is 95 feet deep. No
tracks were observable further. and a hole
about the size of a barrel told the tale that
poor Capt. Carnes had trod on the treach-
erous snow and was killed. Mr.. Brown
returned and gave the alarm. The neigh
bors speedily assembled, and the body
was recovered and carried to his home,
where a jury was summoned by Judge
Wm. A. Luders, who rendered a verdict
Of accidental death, in accordance with
the above facts. Capt. J. h. Carnes was
about 80 years of age, and was born in
Mercer county, Pennsylvania. He came
TO California in the early days, when be
settled at Nevada City, where he has many
friends. In 1859 or go he came to Neva-
da, then part of Utah Territory. When
the Indian war broke out, in May, 1860, in
which Ormsby, Meredith and others were
killed, he dropped his pick and shovel and
was among the first to avenge their deaths.
Capt. Carnes has resided here ever since,
and has left most inestimable reputation
behind. He had many friends, who are
left to mourn his loss. He will be buried
with military honors by the companies of
Silver City tomorrow afternoon at one
o'clock.
The Astor Company, whose claim is
near Gold Hill, in Crown Point Ravine,
continue, without interruption, to drive
their tunnel ahead day and night. The
company have never stopped working for
the last twenty months, and their prospect
OF soon reaching their main lead is very
promising. The rock, which has been ex-
tremely hard for the last six months, has
become softer, and is working much bet
ter, being of a rotten character, consider
ably mixed with quartz and clay, such as
Ill z,,rro,,-l rba GnpnarN4E and other
leads. Their tunnel is now in distance
of nearly six hundred feet, and it is one of
the deepest from the surface in this dis
trict, or in the State, which must thor
oughly test the ledge, and if it proves as
good below as the groupings indicate, the
owners will be in big luck. The company
expect 10 tap" large volume of water
when they reach the lead, which alone will
richly reward them for their large outlay
of money, and be great accommodation
10 our Mil Companies, as it is high above
our town and water will be easily con-
veyed to any portion of it. The Comet
Mill is now partially supplied with water
from this company. The location COM
prises 1900 feet on three leads, lying on
the north and south side of Crown Point
Rayine. May prosperity attend this, one
Of our most enterprising mining compa-
MES, in developing our silver leads, OF
which we have an abundance that are yet
living hidden in our mountains inviting the
attention of capital and labor to aid in
their development.
MARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH.-Las
evening Ben Hermand, a clerk in the drug
store of Munckton & Warner, on North
B street, went to Carson to transact some
business, and on returning his horse fire.
quently slipped, being smoothe shod, and
when near the Piute mill, just below this
place, threw Hermand, who was stunned
BY the fall. The Pioneer coach coming
along the horses stumbled and banked
over his body, which was struck by the
forward wheels, passenger on the out
side remarking that there was man I'M
der the wheels. The driver at once stop
ped his team, unfortunately leaving the
wheels vet resting on the body Of Her
mand, The passenger ordered the driver
to push ahead, which being complied with
he was taken from the road and carriedi IN
IN insensible condition to house near by,
where after while he exhibited signs OF
returning consciousness. The wheels
passed over his breast, and we are inform
ed bv DR.. McMeans, has probably in
alcted no very serious injury, the ground
being very soft and Hemand being thickly
clothed. He was carried to Virginia this
morning, and is as comfortable as could be
expected.
CoAsrISG.-Last evening large troop
of, the young people were enjoying them
selves in coasting the length of Taylor
street, between Howard and c. All sorts
of sleds were in demand, and many
merry laugh sounded with merriment at
the swift motion of the bounding sleigh.
Girls were there - laughing, romping
madens, whose eyes were brighter than
the gittering stars, and whose babies may
vet be Presidents. 1t invested our aged
breast with thrill of childhood's bound
ing ioyousness, and brought back to our
mind the "games of perhaps" that We
used to play on the glazed hills of cold
and barren, but loyal New England, and
brought to mind the favorite song of Oh!
Home of My Boyhood." The emotion,
however, was but momentary, and we
walked off to join Doton, of the Union, in
hot whiskey.
AMUSEMENT THIS EvENING.-Let 1t be
remembered that this evening Mr.. P. NJ.
Westwood receives benefit at Maguire's
Opera House, on which occasion Miss
Howard, the favorite Nevada actress, and
Mrs. NJ. r. Williams (late Miss Beard)
will appear in three separate pieces. Mrs.
Williams will volunteer on this occasion
only, and her numerous friends will be
obliged for the opportunity of once more
witnessing her favorite style Of acting.
Mr.. westwood is one Of the pioneer &C
tors of the coast, and his private charac.
ter and well-known qualities as an actor