Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-12-30
SOME STRONG MEN.

SOunE mEN
Both ancient and modern history cou-
tain accounts Of strong men, whose per-
formances in the herculean line were
considered worthy of record. Samson
must have been q wonderful powerful
man, according to the Bible; much
more so than even Goliah, who was
vastly his superior as regards stature.
DR.. Wiuship, Of Boston, q small bit OF q
man, created quite n sensation, some
half q dozen years ago, by his almost
incredible exploits in the lifting line,
being able to raise nearly or quite three
thousand pounds dead weight from the
floor, by the direct power Of his W
educated muscle alone. The English
journals, however, make mention of n
prodigy Of muscular strength in the
person Of Mr.. ]. f. Evans, q native Of
Australia, who recently gave a public
exhibition of his herculean powers at
the Sea Hotel, in Chesterfield, England,
in order to establish his claims rs the
strongest man in the world.
Mr.. Evans held q ffty-six pound
weight in various positions, ut arms
length, aud increased the number until
he raised four tifty-six pound weights
above his head, holding them at arms
length, and at the same time standing
upon four glass tumblers. He also
held the weights on the top OF a glass,
and allowed a glass of water to be placed
upon the top OF the weights. He laid
fiat upon the floor, and let a tifty-six
pound weight fall q distance Of about u
yard on his bare chest, and the weight
rebounded rs though it had com in
contact with q piece OF India rubber
A piece of stone four inches thick was
next placed upon his chest, and Mr..
Hiuch, blacksmith, smashed it with two
blows into fragments. Mr.. Hinch and
Mr.. Turner then cut q piece of two inch
iron in two across his chest with ham,
mer and chisel. The feats concluded
by Professor Hercules lying Hat upon
the floor, and allowing Mr.. Hinch to
strike him, with all his strength, with
q sixteen pound sledgc hammer. The
blow was met by the Professor, and the
hammer rebounded without leaving q
scratch upon his body.
We have no extraordinary strong men
about Gold Hill or Virginia that we
care to brag on, unless it may be some
Of our burglars. They are pretty good
at lifting things when they get started in
at it right, and have q fair show. 1,
has got to be something mighty heavy
that they won't carry of in case they
should take q notion. They never steal
anything they can't carry off, and never
leave anything even iu that case without
trying it q hitch. Hot stoves, mill
stones, wagons and even quartz mills
they regard as legitimate subjects for
plumber. They look upon it as a mere
pastimc to back their wagon up to q
house in the night, steal all the furni-
,ure, take up carpets, and in fact sack
the premises and drive off without dis
turbiug the inmates from their slumber.
A watch dog would be Of no use, they'd
steal him, too. Heavy quartz mill
machinery, no matter how heavy, is not
at all safe to leave unmatched, and even
small houses are sometimes carried oil
without the knowledge or consent OF
the proprietors.
Speaking of that, however, it seems
they have, or did have at least, n par
ticularly powerful man in San Francisco
last summer, for we read in one of the
Bay papers at the time, how that one
William Cutler commenced suit in the
Twelfth District court, in h a city,
against Charles r. Butler, alleging that
he (Culler) hired q house of the defend
ant, on Pine street, and while in the
occupation thereof, the defendant but
lcr) "wrongfully entered the said dwell
ing house of said plaintiff, and with
great force and violence seized said
house in which plaintiff with his family
resided, and in which all his goods and
chattels then were as aforesaid, and
with great force and violence lifted said
house from the ground on which it then
and there stood, on Pine street afore-
said, and with great force and violence
carried said house, together with the
plaintiffs family, from said place as
aforesaid, to Austin street, in said City
and County," for which, plaintiff
claimed $1,000 damages: on account Of
the disturbance and annoyance.