Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-10-11
THE EVENING NEWS.

ionS TIME slnCe we nave naQ u SOOU
square item Of the confidence kind, even
so long as the departure OF that notorious
thief and Jeremy Diddler, F. Alton
Wheelock, whose brief career in Storey
county was nipped by an early application
of "cold police" Well, on Saturday
last, a man of prepossessing personal ap-
pearance, stopped at the International
Hotel, Virginia, and his name appears on
the register as G. w. Driscoll, Of Austin.
OF a dark complexion, clear, hazel eye.
red cheeks, with slight imperial, and clad
in a rough but well-ftting suit of horse
blanket material, his personeHe was such
as to rather attract; and when, after sew
eral drinks with some of our prominent
men, he announced himself as engaged in
the "freighting business" between here
and Reese River, two or three gentlemen
at once proposed to contract with him for
freights to Austin. His easy terms, quiet
department, ETC., made him rather a ia
vorite for the time, and from one Of these
parties he succeeded in obtaining all ad-
vance of 1920 on contracted freight. The
gentleman visited the Melodeon and there
"slung loose more beer and things" than
the Green Room had been dampened with
for many days; and, it is whispered, in
duced a certain party Of the female
persuasion to listen TO winning tones
from under a HoRsE-BLANHRr COVERING
Subsequently our Overland friend Dris-
coll changed his base of operations, and
assumed himself to be connected with the
First National Bank at Austin and agent
for a wealthy company of New York cap
~italists, and being a little short OF coin,
borrowed five dollars of our friend Thomas
Cunningham, of White & CuEningham's
saloon, which amount vas subsequently
increased to S25, upon the guarantee of a
Mr.. Dana, who was TO be chief engineer
of that "Ncw York c%ompany's mill" at
Austin. OF course both are swindled in
d,viduals. A still later application for
cash of Wood, Waugaman and other
prominent saloon keepers, was not sue
cessful. they being posted by Dana in due
season, who had commenced to smell a
mice. Well, tC make a long story short,
our interesting friend. probably finding
Virginia to be getting too warm, "got up
and GOT" leaving. in addition to his larger
speculations, his small lodging account
unsettled. Whittier this agent Of banks,
capitalists and freights has departed none
of the swindled individuals are at this
time cognizant, but one thing is certain
Hicock and Childs are "bilked" for Sl20,
Cunningham and Dana for S25, Interna.
tional for 81 so, and perhaps many 9TH
ers for larger or smaller amounts. We
are indebted TO the above named gentle
men for the particulars.
BETTER SrILL.-Mr. George Swenson,
this morning, showed US a specimen Of
ore from the Imperial Consolidated Com.
pany's mine, New Truckee District, from
n very large ledge in their claim, which he
has Just had tested by Genard, Fourcherie
x Co.. at the new mill in Gold Hill. 1t
is strongly impregnated with anthony
and s%ulphurets Of copper, two minerals
well known to possess great affinity for
silver. 1t also assays quite largely in the
latter, and as the ledge ls of immense size,
the discovery Of its richness puts the
owners into exceeding good humor.
The Company have about $500 pounds Of
ore from their "Galena ledge" which as
says about $500 per ton in silver, here in
Gold Hill, and will have 1t worked at
Genard & Co.. mill next week. This lat
ter ledge Is not so large as the FIRST men,
toned, yet it is a large ledge, being several
feet in thickness, and is almost u solid
mass Of argentiferous galcna. 1t is found
TO increase in richness with depth, and is
worth about $500 per ton at the present
depth-l3O feet. The prospects of this
mine are certainly as promising as any N
the country.
IYro THE PIr.-This morning one Of
VIM. Denise's teamsters stopped in front
Of the News office to put a shoe under his
wagon. and otherwise prepare for going
down hill. While busy, the horses took
fright and started with a heavy load OF
quartz. The brake was on, but the load
nevertheless pushed against the team and
crowded them over the unfinished wall
into the cellar Of the Imperial Hotel, just
below the News office. The wall is about
seven or eight feet high, yet, strange to
saw, neither Of the four horses were much
hurt. The wagon came within an ace OF
going over, but fortunately was stopped
lust at the brink. If it had gone over,
much damage would necessarily have re-
suited. As it was, no injury was done OF
any moment.
CoRREcrIoN.-Patrick Moran, who was
we fear fatally injured at the Burke X
Hamilton mine on Monday, did not re-
ceiye his fall through any defect OF the
brake, which subsequent examination mas
shown to be in perfect order, or OF any
o,hcr gearing connected with the machin-
ery: for Col. Avery, the superintendent
of the New York Company's mines Is
always bound to procure the very best OF
all material required for the mines. But
the accident was the result OF either 100
much oil being placed upon the friction or
NJ some unaccountable fatality not en-
nlainable. The injured man, under care
oof DR.. Weber, is receiving every requisite
o,,ention and skillful surgical treatment.
OFFICERS TO RE ELEcTED.-The follow
inc offices are to be filled by public sutf-
race at the coming election, as this morn
ING determined by the honorable Board OF
Corntv Commissioners: One member Of
Congress, one State Senator (Clagett's
v.cancvN, twelve Assemblymen, one
county school Superintendent, one JUS
,;ce of the Peace for Townships each, one,
TWO. three, four and five, and one Con-
stable for each precinct aforesaid. The
commissioners have decided that no cleo
ton of a member Of the Board will take
mace until the next general election, as
sneciied in the Constitution Of Nevada.
.Asp YE SHALL HAVE \ SIGS."-Some
chap who has an eye to the p~erpetuation
of remarkable events, has caused a neatly
nainted sign to be erected at the point on
The Carson road where Wells, Fargo s
Co.'S treasure box was robbed. The fol-