Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-05-26
THE EVENING NEWS.

last we received hint from friend that
one Of the good times was to be had that
evening by visiting our neighboring town,
50 when the shadows had grown long on
the hillsides and people had commenced
using tooth-picks, we mounted old
Beueeph," and after a gentle canter-
more refreshing than de-canter-of about
an hour, found ourself in Dayton. If any
man who does not weigh more than sixty
pounds, thinks Dayton is not the neatest,
Prettiest, busiest and most loyal little
town in Nevada, he can find US at any
time ready to resent the calumny. Day
ton is splendid place, although we didn't
chance to know any one there, and so we
ssuntered around the place, looking per-
haps just little more closely at some very
pretty female specimens in the cabinet Of
human nature than a man with silyery
hair and spectacles should. We ask
pardon for it-but then, oh, dear, you
know the temptation. Immediately it got
late-and we recollected that we had been
invited to Festival in aid of the Church
OF the Ascension, given by the ladies of
Dayton. A crowd of people beginning
to set one way we followed, and finally
found ourseh at Doyle's Hall, which we
entered, and ensconced in one corner, pre-
pared to enjoy ourself in a sober and
placid manner, CONSTANT with our age.
In pleasant vagaries, We were at last inter-
rupted by Billy Hale of Gold Hill, who,
notwithstanding our spectacles and white
cravat, at once penetrated our incog, and
came near earthing me to Messrs. Herself
man, Ball, Winters, and the Virginia Glee
Club-but a timely kick across Billy's
shins made him remember his cue, and We
quietly went out of the hall and bought
four bits worth of cold water, which we
drank, and on returning We found the
ceremonies of the evening just commence
ing, the hall being crowded with the citi-
zens of Dayton, with delegations from
Gold Hill, Virginia, Silver City and Car
son. The original programme of exer-
cises was somewhat varied from, but
succession of beautiful tableaux and songs
followed each other in quick succession,
the parties who performed in them being
nearly all unknown TO ue. Where all
was so good it is hard to particularize,
but the tableaux entitled Flora crown
ing Spring" by several young ladies, was
a beautiful sight. and the grouping and
position was artistic. The bright, par
ticular star Of the evening was Miss Pal
mer, who. as the Maiden" in the Indian
Girls Revenge, appeared most advan-
tageouSly - and here pose and attitude
were so wonderfully in keeping with the
design intended to be represented that our
old foolish heart got to running away with
US, and we could almost see in the dis
lance the boughs of the tall pines, the
curling smoke of the wigwam. the foot
print, 80 dehcately small, in the yielding
sand on the shore OF the lake. where we
once wooed and-pshaw that won't
do-tears, Bunsby. We awoke, aided BY
q little more of Hale's cold water at twen-
ty-five cents a glass. The Misses Fack-
Ter, in the tableauX entitled "When this
cruel war is over" were very effective IN
drapery. expression and position. Be-
tween the various tahleaux the singing
was splendid. and the Virginia Glee Club.
consisting of Messrs. Fish, Mcguire and
Eells, assisted by Mr.. n. A. H. Ball,
Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. Eells, Miss Fackler,
and others whom we did not know, were
most yociferously applauded. Several
Duets and quartetts were sung finely.
At last the ceremonies ended; everything
having passed of satisfactorily, except a
slight fright occasioned by some of the
drapery taking FIRE, which was speedily
extinguished. The seats were taken out
Of the room, the stage covered with tables
Of delicate viands, under the supervision
Of Mrs. Sweetapple, Mrs. Weston and
others, and hilarity commenced. Talk
about dancing; If Dayton boys and girls
can't dance better than anybody, we will
give up all claim we have to being the
smallest man in Storey county. And the
grub-such delicious edibles, pies, tarts,
doughnuts, etc. We left our shining
mark in that vicinity. At late hour.
after everybody had danced, dined and
enjoyed themselves, the festival, like
rainbow, gradually faded away, leaving
only the remembrance of one of the most
successful and agreeable sociables that has
ever occurred in the charming little town
of Dayton. The Rev. Mr.. Whitaker is
to be pastor of the new Church when it
may be built, and we hope his path may
be cast pleasantly in Dayton. We start
ed for home and babe saddened adieu to
the hospitable town. "a solitary horse
man" we rode alone, nor met with ought
of note until we passed Messrs. Hale and
Hirschman assisting Mr.. Ball IN mendlng
his buggy, which had been broken by
running of the grade. We passed on,
and at an early hour arrived at our home.
We like Dayton.
AMERICAN FLAT.-Mining at American
Flat, Just now, begins to be renewed, and
indications of much prospecting are sp-
parent. Already numerous claims that
have laid idle for some time past have now
commenced operations, and large num-
Der are preparing to follow suit. The
Baltimore American have commenced
work, and are sinking on the ledge with
very Aattering indications, the quality OF
rock seeming to closely resemble the pm
mary formation at the east Of Gold Hill
proper. The Caledonia Tunneling Com
pany are busily at work. A shaft has |
been commenced in their tunnel which Is
now down about one hundred and sixteen |
feet, and at least five hundred feet from |
the surface. The wall of the ledge was |
cut yesterday, and the indications are that
the ledge will be reached in a few days. |
The Jewett & Shepard will commence ac-
tive operations in few days. This cain
is held IN much favor. Knickerbocker,
Just above, have already resumed opera
lions; and the New Oregon is also at
work. In fact a revival Of interest in the
Flat is evidently taking place.
NATIONAL GUARD BENEFrT.-To-night
ths National Guard of Virginia will re-
ceive benefit at the Opera House. The
Company is composed of many Of the
finest young men in the city, and have
ever been our pet military institution. 10
procure new equipments, they require
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