Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-03-14
THE EVENING NEWS.

visits around town quite frequently lately
Last Friday evening, they broke open caoi =
situated on the side hill in the west li.S -
town, and took out i revolver ana So ~
small articles, after having ranSa'Ssu s,s
beds, trunks, valiseS, ana e:,i.N IS :, j;,,!,
place where there was posSloit'SS VI nS
tp,,o,.,. hidden away. On Saturday evening
- II q, y;sit TO the residence OF Messrs'
49,. !. ~ b,rn. while they were both away.
G &c ~ ~ have entered the house by
Inc! c,,se KEYS, As thew left the door
iiS ,rG there were no signs Of their en-
80 through the window or any other place.
,Tbcy took blanket from off the bed and put
II over the window to prevent any light from
shining out, and appear then to nave very
deliberately gone TO work and ranS2cHed over
everything about the premises. Here their
crime was rewarded by hndIng SOU, which
Mr.. Conroy had unfortunately lett IN the
pocket Of his clothing which ne haH taken on
that evening Just before he went away. Nr.
Osborn came home about ten clock. men
he first entered the house he received the I'M
preston that something was wrong, ana
when he went to the table and felt for tae ooS
of matches where he had left them, and found
none there, he was more than ever cohnrmeu
in that belief. Just then he heard footsteps
covered the retreating figure OF u man making
his way up the hill Just few feet back OF the
house. He hailed him, but the man giving
no answer, but seeming IL ! hurry 70 get
AWAY, Mr.. Osborn fired at him with revolver.
The fash of the pistol prevented MIN from
seeing his object any more, but he says he
could hear him making his way up the hill
faster than ever. He went 10 I neiShbor :
close BY, TO borrow some matches, and found
that they had Just returned home TO md their
house rummaged, and I revolver, some stock
and 4 couple Of watches taken away by tue
villains. Another house in the vicinity was
entered, but nothing but couple OF blankets
was taken. The burSlaries were evidently
all committed by the same party, from the
similarity of their manner OF proceeding.
The main object of their search It seems was
to find money. for they always searched care
fully where it was most likely to be found:
and never, except in the single instance OF
taking the blankets, took anything our money
reyolvers and watches, and such small thinSS
rs could readily be traded away, or easily
secreted. 1t is hoped that the Scoundrels
NAV be caugt. and receive Just punishment
for their crimes, and while the gang remain
in our midst, it is incumbent on everybody TO
keep good watch Of their property.
BEAurIrvL.-That is the expression used
hundreds of times each day before the show
cases Of J. 4. Wright, at his headquarters,
under the international. Hotel, and We do not
wonder at il. The articles on exhibition ana
which are 10 be distributed at ms git enter
tainment, ON the Both Of April, at Mcguire
Opera House, are certainly as 6eautltn! ana
exquisite rs any We ever behe!d. II Is decid-
edly rich treat 20 examine them. Inc
mammoth silver brick. valued at BIO,
makes ones mouth water, and that little for
rune of thousand dollars in gold coin would
certainly be very comfortable. Then there
are a great many OF the most elegant and
costly gold watches, from the very best man
ufacturers, many sets of very rich and beau
tiful iewelry, diamond pins that would adorn
the bosom Of prince or queen, elegant sill
yer sets, and 4 thousand other beautiful
things which want OF space fOrblds us 10 emu
lnerate. These attractions are drawing hun
drcGs thither daily 10 purchase tickets. 1t
seems that everybody is determined to take l
chance. and We hear Of many who have IN
vested quite largely in tickets. The rush Is
increasing daily, and we would advise those
who have not secured Il chance TO do so At
once and repeat the dose often. We hear
thai grea: many tickets have already been
sold. This excitement is NOT strange as the
gifts are really meritoriOuS, and Mr.. Wright
fair dealing heretofore is sufficient guaran-
tee that the drawing will be conducted
squarely and honestly TgiH'G tnIon.
CoRoSERs JrRY.-A coroner's inquest
was held by Judge Kellogg yesterday, on the
body Of Frederick Steinkamp, who died from
wounds received in the Pride OF America
mine, in Gold Hill District, on the 9Th inst,
bv large bucket falling upon and breaking
his skull. The coroner's jury this morning
returned the following verdict: We, the
undersigned jurors, in inquest upon the BODY
of said deceased, do each and all md that
said deceased was named Frederick Stem
kamp, was born in the WeStfallen. Prussia,
that his age was about thirty-two years that
his death was caused by the carelessnes OF
William Hess, the whim-driver of the Pride
of America Company, in letting fall bucket
from the top Of the shaft Of said claim dis
tance of one hundred and twenty feet, or
thereabouts, upon deceased; that deceased
died on the 18th of March 1854, in Gold Hill,
Hill, Storey County, y. L" Signed by the
Jurors.
RosRERs AGAIS.-Last Saturday night be-
tween the hours of eight and nine, some
robbers entered Mr.. Conrad's cabin and
s,o,. sixty dollars, which was left by him in
the house. 1t seems the robber had gained
entrance through the window and darkened
il by hanging blankets over it, and then pro-
ceeded to thoroughly ransack every part OF
the house. At about the same time Robin
son and McCall's cabin, close BY, was entered
and two watches and one revolver was stolen.
These cabins are both on the American Flat
road. below the Belcher whim-house. We
are also informed that one Dougherty had
his cabin entered in similar manner, and
revolver stolen. Burglars are getting decid-
edlv audacious hereabouts. Men must have
4 care how they leave many yaluables
in their cabins. To hang few OF these
scoundrels by an Aurora gallows Is one OF
the features Of the times which we may safe
" calculate upon before next harvest time.
THE UNCLE SAM MrNE.-This mine is
moved TO be very valuable. The ore that is
now being taken out resembles that from the
Gould & Curry. The ledge is extensive, and
n large amount of ore is taken out daily,
and this mine is probably as valuable as
any in Gold Hill. The stock is offered IN the
market at from 500 to $500 per foot. We
learn that the reason Of this IS, the ledge Is
claimed BY the Lafayette Company, VINO
have lawsuits pending with the Uncle Sam,
but as the courts have much to do before they
will come to this case, the Lafayette ComPa-
nv intend to obtain restraining order and
prevent the Uncle Sam Company from taking
out ore until the case is decided. This ac-
counts for the stock of mine that is so val
liable selling so low.
ANOTHER STRIXE.-We saw letter to-
day, received by Mr.. Lee, the painter, writ
ten by a man named William Foster, a black
smith, who left Gold Hill last July for Reese
river. The writer says that he and several
others have struck ledge of gold and silver
bearing quartz, which excels in richness any,
thing he ever saw. The locality is about
thirty miles east of Walker River Lake. The
writer is said to be man of yeracity, and his
statements reliable. So We go-there Is