Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-12


six o'clock last evening, Freddy Cowles, son
Of Cowles, the well-known restaurant keeper
on c street, aged about nine years, and a
very bright and interesting child, fell into the
vault Of priyy back Of the Engine House of
No. 2, and was drowned. His body was not
found until this morning. The child was
missed about six o'clock, but was supposed
to have strayed off into some distant part Of
the city. The greater part of the night was
spent in searching for him, and this morning
he was found dead in the vault. It appears
from the statement of two children that were
with him last evening, that he fell into the
vault about six o'clock. The children were
playing hide and seek, when the boy Freddy
ran away to hide. The two other boys, or
one of them at least, noticed the direction he
took, which was towards the water-closet, but
they did not think Of his having fallen into
it. After searching for him for considerable
length Of time without success, they con-
cluded that he had played a trick on
them BY going off TO his home, and left
off play under this impression, and it was
not till this morning that they had even
a suspicion of the sad fate of their little
play fellow. The vault in which the child
lost his life is situated on the premises Of d.
NJ. Barger and Z. L. Hubbard, and is fifty or
sixty feet in depth, with some ten feet OF
water in the bottom. In front OF the door Of
the building the shaft had cayed, leaving a
chaSm outside Of the structure nearly three
feet in width, forming chute to the vault
under the building. Knowing nothing Of this
dangerous trap, or forgetful of 1t, the boy ran
around the building to hide behind it and was
at once precipitated into the hideous vault.
The owners Of this lot had been notified time
and again by the ncighbors of the dangerous
situation of this vault, yet carelesSly allowed
it to remain open. The boy must have been
in the vault some sixteen hours before his
body was found. One Of the physicians who
examined the body said life had not been en-
tinct more than eight hours. This is scarcely
possible. 1t would be horrible to think Of
the little fellow remaining alive in the vault
for eight hours. As his hat was still on his
head when taken our, and as there were no
marks of struggle on his person, we are IN
clincd to think that he lived but very few
seconds after falling into the vault.
MCDONALD CoMPANY.-This company was
organized this spring. Its claim is located
on the west side of the Gold Hill and Silver
City road, and contains 1900 feet. 1t is
worked by shaft which is being sunk on it
at point about fifteen rods west Of the Stew
art ( kirkpatrick mill. This shaft is now
about fifty feet deep. 1t was commenced AZ
bv 81 feet in size, and sunk about twenty feet
as large as that, but from thence it has been
carried down only half that size the rest Of
the distance. The company now intends to
put up whim, and then square the shaft all
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put in timbers, and finish up the work so far
as it goes, in good style. The shaft is now
down to the water level, and cannot be sunk
much further without the use of horse or
steam power. This claim lies on the range
north OF the Justice claim, and although the
ledge has notve been found in its shaft, It
certainly cannot run far from it, and the gen.
tlemen who made the location believe it runs
quite near where the shaft is being sunk.
VIRGINIA POLICE CoURT.-The following
cases were disposed of in Judge Davenport's
Court this morning: Henry Hyng, arrested
by Bulger, for indecent exposure Of person,
fined s. and costs; in default OF payment
committed for six DAYS. Jordon Christy, BY
Briuton, drunk and sleeping on the sidewalk;
fined S. and costs; committed for six days.
Bera Rindes, BY Masee, drunk and sleeping
on sidewalk, fined S. snd costs; committed
in default for six days. K. Cummings, by
Lynch, for drunk and discrderly conduct, and
aSSaulting an officer, fined $50, and, in de-
fault of payment, was committed for twenty
two days. John Doe, fined SIS aud costs,
yesterday, to-day came into Court and paid
Sl3, and was discharged.
FLowERs.-A large and varied lot of flow
ers and towering shrubs in pots, we're this
morning exposed for sale on the sidewalk
opposite Wells, Fargo Il Co.'S on south c
street. The plants were all in splendid con-
ditiou, and attracted the attention Of all who
passed that way. These plants and shrubs
are something, that all who possess home,
long to have about their premises. The
plants are from California, and will be sold
at auction we presume.
OFFICER Lynch, of the Virginia police force
had a very severe tussel this morning, with
a fellow he attempted to arrest. The man
got him down and attempted to take his re-
volver from him, but Lynch gave him the re-
volver in way he did not want it, beating
him over the head till he was glad to sue
cumb.
IScoRPoRATIoN.-The Bishop Gold and
Silver Mining Company, Bishop Ledge, dit
Comstock, to mine in the Siegel Mining Dis
trict, Lyon county term of existence, fifty
wears. Trustees-M. Manseau, Joseph La
flower, P. Valentine. Aug. COurchaine, John
Bishop.
SILVER CITy.-Colonel Vinton will deliver
Union speech in Silver City this evening.
The Colonel is a very forcible and eloquent
speaker, and the Silverites will have an in
tellectual treat if they will turn out to hear
him.
BULLION SHIPPED.-Wells, Fargo & Co.,
this morning, shipped rs bars of bullion,
weighing in the aggregate ,443 pounds, and
worth, according to assay, 81, 75S 81.