Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-08-24
THE EVENING NEWS >:

.-vurrrp RoRHERr OF THE
Pioneer stages by
II Flat route arrived in Virginia
tne puSs" ! o'clock. By the driver OF
ias' ,ass we learn that one OF the out
s,sces from Virginia TO California
"s,,.cLed by robbers ataoout 9 o'clock
.";,b, when about ten miles distant
faom Steamboat Springs. Passengers
hoard. who were armed, opened lire upon
,bs robbers. who returned it. Srhe war
fare ragged rather warmly for a time, but
the robbers were finally defeated. Three
of them were wounded, when they made
their escape. One Of the passengers was
also wounded, and the driver informed us
tina, another was reported slightly injured.
Enterprise.
Oh, but the slaughter was terrible 4!
Bally Green was completely scalped in a
desperate hand-to-hsnd combat with one
Of the h~ighwaymen, and has hardly a hair
lief, on his head! Gen. Crandall hap
peued along just about the time the affair
was coming off in sight Of steamboat
Springs" and wsltzed in ~furiously, strik-
ing blindly right and left-killing fifteen
Of the highwaymen, whose corpses were
brought TO the County Hospital, and
placed in charge OF that institution for
burial. Tommy Bury, who had charge
Of the treasure. also fought desperately
with the road agents. and fortunately es-
capped with the sacks of bullion, treasure,
etc, and was last seen making tracks for
Steamboat Springs, BY the light Of the
moon. Mrs. Ross Browne made a most
desperate resistance. and finding that
the stage driver determined not to
proceed while the battle lasted, took
him by the cuff of the neck, hurled
him turiously to the ground. and taking
the reins and whip into her taper hands,
was heard 20 exclaim, in voice like a
Shoshone Indian, "Galang!" The whole
scene last night, ten miles from Steam
boat Springs" was Notwithstanding
that It happened so near Steamboat"
The country is said to be literally covered
with hair and blood. Fifteen highway
men slain and seventy-fve passengers
unscathed!i Oh, il was horrible-it was
more than a nightmare! Yea, it was as
bad as the Dayton bed-bugs; or as excit-
Xix " q oSuSaNAOh lLCul ~ buC AAau IA
couldn't so 20 sleep in Dayton without
being sprinkled with a watering can by
his landlord /! Oh. for a sensation item !
Che Enterprise reporters modesty. and
the hurry of the driver kept him from
telling more than half the particularly
ANOTHER NBw 'Bus.-Sam, the popu-
lar whip" Of Governor Haishts line,
started out with a beautiful new Omnibus
Yesterday, and run it all day between Gold
Hill and Virginia City, filled with passen-
gers. Sam is so clever, polite and accom-
modating TO everybody, that peopN-take q
ride with him just to see the country,
when they have no other business to at
tend to. Well wager a new hat that the
pre,,iest buses on this coast are now run
ming between Gold Hill and Virginia.
MAeuIRE's OPERA HoUss.-Last eve-
ming Perfection" and Love in Humble
Life" two very amusing and excellent
comedies. were given, together with a cap
i,al entertainment besides. This evening
will be the last, and an extra good bill is
offered.
MEADOW LAKE PosT-OFFIcE.-A Post
Office has been established at Meadow
Lake, Excelsior District. BY the postal
agent at San Francisco and Postmaster
appointed. subject to the approval Of the
Post-Ofice Department at Washington.
HAIL SroRA.-A very heavy hail storm
occurred Yesterday afternoon between Genoa
and Carson, and a very heavy rain fell at
Warm Springs soon after.
BULLION. - There was shipped from
Wells, Fargo s Co.'S Gold Hill office. this
afternoon - bars of bullion, weighing
1872 pounds, valued at S42,526 60.
BuLLIoS.-Van Wyck & Sanchez, Gold
Hill, received this morning, for melting
and assay, 1886 ounces Of crude bullion.
BULLION Edwards & wiegand, Gold
Hill, received this morning. for melting
and assay, 1915 ounces Of crude bullion.