Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-12-14
II EVENING NEWS.

We learn from him that the snow is two
and a-half feet deep, and the town is al
most perfectly dead, the most of the
mines have suspended operations for the
winter-,he mill of the U. S. Grant
Company being the only one in opera
ton. The machinery for the reduction
works, the Mohawk and and Montreal
and Golden Eagle Companies, was
brought in the day before he left. The
machinery for these mills will be taken
to their place of destination while the
snow is on the ground, as it is much
easier to transport it over the snow
than when there is no snow. The Cali
fornia Company have commenced ope-
rations in their shaft, and will strike
the ledge'in a few days, when it is ex-
pected some excellent developments will
be made. The Excelsior, Confidence,
Pacific, and many other leading mines
have been laid over until spring. The
underpinning Of the large theater build
ing in the town of Meadow Lake has
settled down on n side until the build
ing is on the verge of turning over.
The express is very irregular, not max
ing the trip more than twice a week.
No stage now u into the town. 4
saddle train phys between Cisco and
Meadow Lake at intervals. The place
is evidently u dead letter until spring
opens. Snow shooting is the principal
employment of the people.
BAD RoADs.-This morning we were
converSing with II tcamstcr just in from
California. He says that during an eN-
perience of several years in teaming
over the mountains he has never seen
the roads in so horrible u condition rs
ut the present time. He. said it took
him FIVE days to make Il few miles IN
crossing the summit. Freight will ne
c~essarily go up, rs itnow takes nearly
a month 10 make the trip from Alta to
this place. If our merchants have TO
pay high prices for freight during the
Winter, they have only themselves TO
blame, as the roads have been in good
order until within q few weeks past.
IMPERIAL AND ENPrRE.-We learn that
the work on the new shaft, after a SuS-
pension Of some fifteen days, will be
started again tomorrow morning. The
water which drove them out has eN-
pended its force and let up, so the work
can 60 on again. The water seemed TO
have been a reservoir in the ground, and
after a few days exhausted itself. Unless
more water is found. there will not be
-..-I al. ,-A.l. A ,,- NATL fhn
new works are in running order. This
is good news to the people of Gold Hill,
as every one is much interested in see
ing the work so on.
HORRIBLE RoADs.-Therc is a misera-
BILE place in the road, between Gold
Hill and Virginia, that the proper au-
thorities should have repaired at once.
II is on the Divide, and extends from
the foundry TO the junction Of Z and b
streets, Just in front of the Ashland
House, where il is almost impossible.
This morning, rs We were coming down
from Virginia, we SAW sixteen mules at
tached to one wagon, in order to pull it
down hill through the mud. There
were numerous chains broken, and a
vast amount of language not used in
Webster.
CHRISTMAS IS CoNING.-It will be seen
BY an advertisement under New To
Day" that Dale & Co. are now prepared
to supply the heads of families, and all
who desire to make presents TO the chill
dren on Christmas, with all kinds of
toys and fancy articles. They are now
receiving the largest stock OF goods OF
this character ever brought 10 the State.
Dale is evidently the Santa Claus Of the
State of Nevada. Call and see the stock
of goods which is now being opened
and Judge for yourselves. Remember
the place-opposite Wells, Fargo Il Co.,
C street, Virginia.
SERIOUS lNJURIEs.-This morning We
called at the Ashland House to inquire
the name of the man injured in the Saw
age Yesterday. We found his name to
be VIM. Rhodes, and his injuries are
likely to prove more serious than was at
first supposed. This morning he was
suffering very severely from the injuries
received in the breast, his breast being
caught between a loaded car and one OF
the stanchen or posts in the mine. He
was crushed into a very small compass,
and doubtless has sustained internal
injuries.
THAT Observation-Disclosures that to-
night, at Armory Hall, B street, Vir-
cinia, the ladies have a Festival. Or,
in other words, a good time, in order to
raise money to put cushions on the seats
of the new Presbyterian church. This
is something that is ofinterest to every
one, as all 20 to church, or should go,
and A soft cushion TO sit on is a great
Improvement TO a hard board. Young
men of Gold Hill, go up, as there Will
be many handsome young ladies there,
and a good time may be looked for.
FIRE IL MEADOW LAKE, Yesterday
evening we saw a letter from Judge Til
ford, which stated that a very destruc-
tive FIRE occurred in that place on the
morning of the 10th. A large store, be-
longing to Zerger, was consumed, to-
gether with a large and valuable stock
of goods. The Excelsior Brewery was
also burned. I'VE think it was the EX-
celsior Bakery, instead of Brewery
The store was fully insured.
TAKEN TO SAN FRAScIsco.-This morn
ing the body of Mrs. General Williams,
which has been lying for some time past
in the vault at Wilson'S, the Undertcker,
on B street, Virginia, was shipped by
Fast Freight, to San Francisco, to be
inferred in Lone Mountain Cemetery.
SLUsH.-C street, Virginia, to-day is
a perfect sea of soft mud-so much 50
that the teams in passing cause the mud
to shower on the sidewalks like a rain
storm. We can endure hard mud or
snow, but deliver us from slush.
BULLIoS.-There was shipped from
Wells, Fargo & Co.'S Gold Hill office,
this morning, IL bars of bullion,
weighing s2l pounds, which is valued