Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-06-22
THE EVENING NEWS.

MIRAcuLoc EscAPE.-P. Richter, an
employee at the Eclipse Mill in this place.
while adjusting the belt to the pully that
runs the counter-shafs, yesterday after
o found himself e~ntangled in the same
and was carried four several times around
the shaft. The place is very low and dark,
and the man describes his feelings, when
he frs, commenced making his revolu-
tons, as very intense and agonizing. He
was away from oil others employed about
the mill-he knew no cry Of his could be
heard amid the rattle Of the machinery,
and We, he escaped with simply the break
ing Of his arm in one place between the
wrist and elbow. Every particle Of CLOTH
ing this man had on was torn from his
body in strips, and we were shown the
same revolving around the shaft this
morning. 4 most miraculous escape,
truly. Ritchter is doing well this morn
ing.
NuIsAScss.-The Sanitary Board Of
this place, on their tour Of inspection as
to the condition of affairs in regard to
health, etc., made their report Tuesday
evening last to the Board Of Trustees Of
this town. Thirty-one distinct cases Of
n~uisances were made out, and the Clerk OIL
the Board was instructed to furnish a copy
of the number and location, and the Town
Marshal was ordered TO notify parties
forthwith to abate or remove said NUS
ances. This morning we noticed Marshal
Beeegan, very busy with paper in hand
going around to oil the parties concerned.
In case Of failure TO comply with hi, re-
quests, the Board Of Trustees contemplate
passing a most stringent ordinance. with
severe penalties attached, whereby parties
offending will most assuredly come to
grief" Better be up. to time and so save
trouble.
RHODE ISLAND MILL.-The preparations
going on 10 turn this mill almost Inside out
still progress. This property belongs to the
Crown Point Mining Company, aad from
their known ability, are .abundartly able to
. make this one Of the first mills in the State.
Three blocks Of granite, II feet long and i
feet wide, we're being dressed as a foundation
TO .he engine bed. They weigh 1900 pounds
each. They we're drawn from beyond Rig
by's Mill, American Flat. \ new engine Is
also to be introduced, having an lSineh oore,
and 81 feet stroke. Twenty-Five stamps Is
the complement 20 their battery, OUT IN rSSa,u
70 pans, some changes will be made. Eight
Uepburn pans, Of the most approved pattern,
will be introduced, in the place OF the ten oil
the old STYLE. formerly occupying places now
devoted 20 these. So soon rs satisfactory
results are arrived at in the working Of these
new pans-aud from our knowledge OF mill
ing business we will bet 4 new hat on the
resul,-,he other pans, 10 in number, will be
replaced. Go ahead.
CoLoRED LADIES FRUIT FESTIVAL IN
vIRoINIA.-This affair, for the benefit Of
the NJ. E. Church, under the control Of
our colored citizens, was brought to a
close las, evening. We attended, and
saw there some very prominent ladies and
gentlemen Of the Caucasian race. Why
nots The object of this Fair was COM
mendable and in the course Of our life
we have seen men with white skins whose
hearts were as black as the ace Of spades,
and on the other hand we have met with
colored men who, in point Of intelligence,
virtue and every enobling quality that
constitutes manhood, could put TO shame
his whi,e-skinned ~neighbor, in the way OF
comparison. We are extremely cosmo-
politan in our views of life and OF races.
COMPANY, ATTENTION ALI those per-
sons who subscribed to membership in the
military company about to be organized
in this place, will bear in mind that Capt.
C. G. Warnar will be on hand in due time
this evening, at the Gold Hill Theater, for
the purpose Of regularly presiding over
said meeting. and notifying and qualifying
all the fortunate individuals who receive
offices by the votes Of their fellow-mem.
bers-commissions, Of course, TO be issued
in due time. We expect a high posish
ourself, that Of fright supporter to first
corporal. We have ordered our military
suit already.
CHARLEY DvvAL.-rhis enterprising
individual is asserting out the rock from
the refuse of.the new shaft of the Yellow
Jacket Company. Much Of excellent rock
is deposited beside the News office, Sc
lec,ed from that mountain pile that so
attracts the attention Of all passers by on
Main street. We notice this work going
on, because it is so different, in point of
economy, to what was formerly seen in
the working Of our mines.
FIRE AT AMERICAN FLAr.-Last night
house standing near the Bay State Mill,
American City, was burned. II has been
empty for a year, and is said to have been
the property Of a German who is absent
from the State. The fire was The result
OF accident.
DoS'r BE ALAMEDA Committee on
Reconstruction, with full powers to act has
been appointed in Virginia City,-to recon-
s,ruct the building lately purchased OF Louis
Janin, J.., for the Athlete Club-locating the
same on the ground formerly occupied by the
Union Brewery.
CoRREcTIoN.-ln stating the number Of
feet held by the Kcntuck mine, yesterday,
not subject to litigation, a figure became
reversed, and instead Of appearing as 81,
as in our copy, it came out as G.. We
make the correction with pleasure.
Music HALL.-rhe benefit given TO
Miss Nettie Smith, last evening, at Music
Hall, was quite a success. Rap,urous
applause was frequently drawn out, and
everything passed off well.
BuLLIoS. - There was shipped from
Wells, Fargo & Co.'S Gold Hill office. thi:
afternoon, 10 bars of bullion, valued a,
SI6.247 90. weighing 593 pounds.
BvLLIoN.-Van Wyck & Sanchez, Colo
Hill, received this morning, for melting
and assay, 1853 ounces Of crude bullion