Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-03-30
ODDS AND ENDS.

"Cold weather. still tempers the ad-
~jectives of morning and evening salu-
tations. But it's the kind Of climate to
make our roads dry up speedily. And
since the price Of wood has fallen to or
binary winter standard, we can say
folks are glad that Jack Frost keeps the
upper hand of the Thermometer. The
roads all round US, just outside Of our
limits are good. From DEVILS Gate to
Carson, the track never was better. It's
easy enough to go down hill to Carson.
The road from Virginia TO Huffaker's is
reported horrible" But there is
sleighiug from Crystal Peak TO Cisco.
And speaking Of sleighing on the
Dutch Flat route, reminds US that VAL
entine - the irrepressible, ubiquitous
Valentine, of Wells, Fargo l. Co.'s en-
ergetic corps, reports that on his last
and recent trip over the mountains, via
Dutch Flat, the leaders broke into the
roof Of a two-storey house. It's a COM
mon thing to see snow flying up from a
''deep hole in the crust'-we are assur-
ed-and learn that the man below who
is doing the shoveling up business is
trying to clear of the roof Of a two
aud a half story domicil. This winters
experience has fully demonstrated the
fact that the Dutch Flat route for a
Railroad was not wisely chosen and
that roofing has go. to be the ''order'
over the summit, or there can't be any
winter, continuous rail-trsvel across the
Sierras.
By the way, it is reported that the
Union Pacific Railroad have got an in
junction on the Central Pacific Com
pany, restraining the latter from laying
rail ahead Of continuity from tide-water.
The company can grade as much, with
in 800 miles of continuous rail as they
choose; but are not allowed to lay
track. Such is the report. The Union
Pacific is building road at the rate OF
two miles a day and themselves claim
that they will be at the Sierras with a
locomotive, ten days from New York,
direct, during 1870. That company in
tend 10 make a "crossiug' in this State
and over our mountains into California,
on their own responsibility. They will
adopt the Placerville or Feather River
route. If the Placeryille people get
their road twenty miles this side of
their city by 1869, their central "tran-
sit" will be accepted. Otherwise the
Feather River or Beckwith Pass route
will be adopted by the Union Pacific.
The Legislature has passed George
F. Jones' Bill; which will result in a
loss 10 Virginia City, according to Mr..
Piper's calculations, of $4,000. It's
all very nice, amt it?
The case of Thornburgh vs.. the Saw
age Company drags its weary length
along-all day yesterday being occupied
in examining Sam. Curtis, and he only
partly cross-examined. The case bids
fair TO hold a week MORE. 1t excites
grea. attention among all the mining
companies; as the main question in
volyed, in its decision, the full one
ledge possession Of companies all along
the Comstock line. The court room is
crowded with spectators, and a small
army of lawyers and witnesses are con-
gregated in and round about the court
house, while the case is going on.
RS Saturday night. What are you
going TO read tomorrow? Go TO
Begle's tonight, and make a selection
from his counter. His supply Of maya
zines and newspapers a be drawn upon
OF lowest rates. He has recently re-
ceirsd a fresh supply of "Health Tracts
his third invoice having been disposed
of in "less than no time" An ele-
gantly illustrated essay on woman's
dress, is su'thing new in his last budget.
He has pictorial Princes in high and
low Dutch, besides any quantity Of the
like in American. His stock of station
cry is not to be surpassed for variety
and excellence.
Every mans brother, or uncle, or
wife's nephew is going to Silver
Bend. Lodges there, or in that neigh
borhood, are said I o be several thous-
and feet wide. That's humbug; but
we know that High Bridge Is over one
hundred feet wide, and no joking about
its immense richness. There will uu-
q~uestionably be a large yield of bullion
from il during the summer, and by next
year, if the mine-tax bill is enforced,
there will come such a voice from the
people of Nye County, and of Lander
County, that the repeal Of Banks Min
ing Bill will stand on the record as
SLOW compared to the history of Bias
del's infamous statutory imposition on
the mines.
Having forced an outrageous tax on
Storey, for State Revenue, il is now
proposed to let Storey County, owing
quarter Of q million as she does, stand
out Of the States heat against the
mines, and take a fifth rate toll on the
proceeds from her own earth. Nice,
again, amt it?
CLARK VS.. REzsE.-In this great, yul-
gar, smutty and indecent breach of
promise case, in San Francisco, the jury