Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-07-18
THE EVENING NEWS.

miles wide on eacn sue OF tue Sourse VI
the tunnel along its whole length, except
ing the Coms,ock Lode, town sites, and
lands in the actual possession Of third
persons holding title under any act of
Congress at the date Of the passage Of the
act. and it also grants the right to pur-
chase any mining claim after il has been
reached oy the tunnel. within three miles,
and not on the Comstock Lode, at the
market price Of the claim on the day of
the passage Of the act. Ashley's bill gives
nothing, in reality. The Alta says that it
will merely permit the company to pur-
chase a quantity Of land sufficient for the
use of the tunnel. not exceeding five sec
tons. at the mouth Of the tunnel, at the
ordinary price of public land, and they
canno, even get that if it contains any
minerals. In any case, the Tunnel Com
pany should be permitted TO purchase the
Federal title TO ten or more sections at the
mouth Of the tunnel, and TO have a small
strip on each side along its course. An
enterprise that is to cost several millions,
and is 70 assist in obtaining hundreds Of
millions, must not be treated with the
strict hostility that might be appropriate
III ItkuIN W SANAn " NHN
public treasury with no possibility Of
public gain. But Nye's bill is said to be
ex,ravagant and dangerous in its muni6-
cent donations Of land and lodges.
SwEENY GuARD.-Uur local Military
Company are to have a Complimentary
Bene6, at the Circus tomorrow (Thurs-
day. evening. We really hope they will
have a full h~ouse-and there is hardly a
doubt but they will, as It will be the last
night Of the Circus in Gold Hill. The
Guard is composed principally OF our
hard listed and ard-working miners, who,
when they have a few leisure hours devote
them 10 q soldiers eSercise-to acquire
that knowledge which has proven a strong
arm in behalf Of a country's rights and
preservation upon more occasions than
one since the world began. The Guard
are our only military company III Gold
Hill. therefore. let our citizens feel a con-
scious local pride in giving them a big
benefit.
Music HALL.-This place of theatrical
amusement was well attended, as usual,
last evening, and the entertainment was a
capital one. The first part" was par
ticularly good, the selection Of songs, bal
lads and choruses being excellent and well
executed. The " walk around" is..hard TO
beat anywhere. The Raw Recruits"
under command of Capt. Charley Rhoades,
was an exquisitely ludicrous arrangement,
producing peals Of laughter from the au-
dience. Trips to the Moon will short
" be produced. The " What is it," turns
out 10 be the sphinx" which has puz-
zled the whole world and driven New
York crazy with wonder. A splendid
programme is out for this evening.
FRssH.-The Nevada Transcript, of the
l4th, mentions the fact that at one of the
hotels in that city green corn and eucum-
bers were placed upon the dinner table at
l23 o'clock, which had been taken out OF
a garden at Sacramento at five o'clock the
same morning. That's nothing. A Gold
Hill banker yesterday had the same kind
Of vegetables for dinner, which were taken
out Of the identical same garden six days
before. We don't know how the boarders
at the Nevada city hotel made out, but
our Gold Hill friend last evening COM
planned of a tremendous "ructon in his
innards," and thought the cholera had
come sure.
PERsoSAL.-Mr. Plat, Ketcham, one OF
Gold Hills Oldest miners, returned yester-
day from New Grenada, where he had
cont among the earliest adventures last
winter. He is evidently glad 10 get back
to Gold Hill alive and hearty. . Cap
tain J. J. Denny. of Gold Hill, and one OF
the Storey County Commissioners. arrived
home safe this morning from san Fran
cisco, where he has been visiting for a
couple Of weeks past. The Captain isin
remarkably good health, being fat and
lively.
wArERFALL.-A tremendous waterfall
busted this morning, just below the
NEws'ofice. In, less than no time, old
Harris, the popular assayer of jokes and
bullion, accompanied by u corps OIL assay
ers and Colonel Crosby, OF the DIVIDE as
sembled 10 ind out what was in it. As
there were several Piute ladies just around
the corner, the investigating committee,
after making a thorough assay, concluded
4, was a. Piute waterfall OF tremendous
proportions.
MrS1So ACCOMMODATIONS noon yes
,erday the reel shaft at the hosting works
Of the Confidence mine, Gold Hill, broke,
letting cage, rope aud all go down the
working shaft into the mine with a terrihc
smash, Fortunately no one was hur
but a rope had to be rugged over a pulley
and all the men hoisted out by hand.
there being no chance for exit through
any of the adjoining mines. The damage
will be repaired and all things running as
usual again in two or three days.
A SxEEsIc.-The best definition of 4
skeesic is An individual who forces him.
self into the employ Of a newspaper pub
Usher, and afterwards gossips in bar
rooms the secrets Of the printing office.
or delivers inventions Of his own con-
corning the same. The history OF the
world has amply demonstrated that tale
bearers were never made Of good, manly
material.
REsroRED.-The lady who dosed her
self with laudanum. while stopping at the
international, Virginia, last week, has re-
covered. Hope she'll never think OF do
ing so foolish an act again. She was dts
covered in a stupor by a servant girl VINO
had the presence Of mind to give her en-
immediate and severe cold water shower
bath.
AFTERNOON PERFORMANCES. : Messrs.
Lee & Ryland will give an afternoon per-
formance Of their circus tomorrow at two
o'clock, in order to accommodate many
n the miners who are engaged in the
svsninus, and also families who cannot
s,,,nd A. night. The programme win be
one Of the best that can be produced oy
the company.
swZsSY GUARD, ArrsSrIoS!-A meet,
ing of the sweeny Guard, Gold HILL wHl
he held this evening for parade and also
for the transaction Of important business,
An the members are requested 70 oe
promptly on hand in full uniform: Ar
mory Hall is the rendezvous Of the Saara'