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

SERIOUS AccIDESr.-Aser serious accident, which
will probably prove fatal one, happened at the
Yellow Jacket mine last night, by which work.
man in the mine named John German, was badly
injured and will probably lose his life The in.
jured man and another workman were at work
in the eleventh chamber at shuts just before the
| accident happened. which he left and went into
| the chamber above to bring candle away, which
he had left by a shaft where they had been at
| work sometime before; the other man remaining
at the shute, and when up there by some means
not easily accounted for, fell down the shaft dis
lance of 70 feet Where he fell through the shaft
which goes down through successive chambers
below it was as safe and as well provided against
accidents of this kind could well be. At the
lowest chamber, which Is about 40 feet below,
the shaft was covered with tagging, except space
of abou; twelve inches in width, which he fell
through. His injuries are mostly about his body
one small cut over the eye being all the injuries
sustained about his head. He is attended by DR..
Castor, and has not been conscious since the &C.
eident, land the doctor thinks will not long
survive.
VIRGINIA POLICE COURT The following
cases were before Judge Davenport's Court this
morning: II. J. Rely, John Fleming. John Pier
son, w. ID. Premise, A. Stoddard and H. b. Black
well, the parties concerned in the row at the
White & Murphy yesterday, belonging TO both
sides cases set for hearing tomorrow N IL
o'clock. John Doe, arrested by officer Lynch, for
being drunk and asleep on the sidewalk, fined s.
and costs, amounting TO Sl3, L. Ashe, arrested
by officer Wieoxer, charged with petty larceny
case set for hearing this evening at 4 o'clock.
THE Capitola Company, Flowery District,
have let a contract for the sinking of q large
hosting shaft o. their claim. The shaft will be
divided into two compartments and substantially
timbercd. They intend sinking one hundred and
fifty feet before drifting. Their lead IS tine
large one, cropping out some forty feet high and
being over thirty feet wide, with good rock on
the surface-that is rock prospecting well both in
silver and gold.
TIE NEW ORLEASS.-The shaft of the New
Orleans claim, situated on Mt. Ophir, Virginia, is
now down 800 feet and has reached very rich ore
The company are now az work squaring it pre-
paratory to timbering. a whim will shortly be
erected with which TO do the hosting work. II is
aid that they have ore that will pay as high as
$1,000 per ton,
AT meeting Of the stockholders of the Byron
Gold and Silver Mining Company held on Tues
day, May 81, 1884 the following officers were
elected: President, e. A. V. Putnam; Secretary,
:. e. Martin Trustees, d. E. Mccarthy, John l..
Robinson John Mccarthy c. A. V. Putnam and
5. &. Martin.
A LARGE amount Of machinery has arrived for
the Ogden & Wilson mill, at Virginia They have
a new sixty horsepower engine. two large new
boilers and much other new machinery. When
this is erected the mill will rank among the first
class reduction works of the Territory.
The bus line between this place and Virginia is
being well pa,ronized. The proprietors OF the
line deserve 10 be literally patronized by the pub
lie. as both they and their drivers are very accom-
modating.
BULLION SHIPPED.-Wells, Fargo & Co. this
morning shipped - bars and one sack of bullion,
weighing in the aggregate ,507 pounds and worth,
according to assay, 1873 10
ALL the Stage lines over the mountains are
making good time at present, the roads by both
the HeuuesS Pass and Placerville routes being in
hne order.
a CONSIDERABLE amount of merchandise md
machinery has arrived from California for vari-
Gus parts of the Territory, during the past three
days
JUDGE ATwILL's CoURT.-The rape case, set
for hearing this morning, was continued till to-
morrow at O'Clock.
FIRES were necessary to comfort this morning
i'll Virginia The weather is very cold, to
day, for May.
THERE was a slight sprinkle of snow at Viz
ginia this forenoon.
But two arrests Were made by the Virginia Po-
lice last night