Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-12-24
ELEGRAPHI
lProm the 8. ?. Daily Times, Dec. aOth.f
Effects Of the Late Storm near P~lnserytlle


Iron the g.. p. Daily Times, Dec. ath.I
Effects ofthe Late Storm near Plaeervills.
PLACERvILLE, Dec. l9.-Last evening,
about 9 o'clock, the wind commenced
rising and blew a perfect gale until late
this morning, when it partially subsidized.
A large quantity of rain has fallen dur
ing the last t%wenty-four hours, and ap-
p%earances promise a long continuance.
The damage to property in the city
was slight, but the telegraph lines suf-
fered severely, being Frustrated both
east and west, and communication was
suspended until 2 o'clock this afternoon.
The roads are rapidly growing worse;
Notwithstanding, however, their bad
condition, the stages made nearly SEIZED
ule time last night, occupying only
seven hours from Strawberry to Placer
vile.
The weather this evening is mild, and
wind appears to have entirely subsidized.
Gallo on tho Southern Coast.
SAN JUAN South, Dec. l9.-The heav-
lest gale that has occurred in this vicin-
ity for several years, was that of last
night, or rather between midnight and
s o'clock A. NJ. to-day. The wind blew
with hurricane force in squalls, from
the southwest for three or four hours,
during which time more rain poured
down in torrents than has fallen in all
the previous storms of this season. Con-
siderable damage vas done to the tele-
graph lines-poles actually being broken
off at the ground by the force of the
wind.
The streams in Santa Cruz county are
swollen so as to render them impossible
for teams. The landings and ware
houses at the Pajaro and mouth of the
Salinas have suffered great damage, the
extent of which we have not learned.
No disaster to shipping on the coast, so
far as heard from, has resulted.
Shocking Mining Accident.
AUSTIN, Dec. ia dreadful acct
dent and death occurred here about ten
o'clock this morning. A miner was in
stantly killed in the Savage mine the
name of the unfortunate man was Pat
rick Torney, q native of West Heath
county, Ireland, aged about thirty-ive
years. Torney and a companion were
at work, breasting between the middle
and lower levels, and they had stripped
a large section of the vein, estimated to
contain from ten to fifteen tons Of ore,
and they had inserted n charge in the
mass of mineral, which was supported
in the center by a stick of timber. Be-
fore exploding the charge, Torrey went
forward to remove the timber, when the
mass of ledge fell upon him and crushed
him to the floor. After great labor by
a number Of men, he was extricated.
His body was frightfully mangled his
shoulders and breast were crushed and
one of his legs was broken in several
places. He was a heap of broken bones,
and his remains were drawn up the in
cline and carried to the cabin he had
occupied, where an inquest will be held.
A severe storm Of snow to-day, with
northwest wind and very cold-ther-
mometer sc.
The Storm Mt PIncervllle-Stares Connect
Ing Regularly Dutch Fiat Reported
Blockaded with L~and-Slides ind Snow.
P~LAcERvILLE, Dec. 20-2:20 p. NJ
The late storm has done considerable
damage by %unroofng barns and houses,
demolishing fences and trees throughout
the country.
The Overland mail stages, via Placer
vile route, have not failed in making
their connections with the cars.
Passengers bound across the mou
tains passed through this city to-day,
report the Dutch Flat route blockaded
from land-slides and snow. Some Of
them had started and been compelled to
return and take this route.
Every seat was taken on the Placer
vile route that could be had.
There is q report in town that addi-
tional stock is to be put Of the route at
once to accommodate the travel for the
winter.
1t is still raining hard, and high winds
il.