Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-11-11
HI EVENING NEWS.
Monday Evening,-----.-.Nov. II, 1857.
RAILROAD PRosREss.-The grading is

completed ready tor the TRACK from
Cisco, 90 miles from Sacramento, to a
point two miles east Of the summit, in
which distance are included seven tun-
nels, having an aggregate length OF
1869 feet. The rails are really laid
seven miles beyond Cisco, and after the
space Of fifteen miles on the eastern
side, where some earth-work is being
finished, they are laid for nineteen miles
further, to the second crossing of the
Truckee, l3S miles from Sacramento.
Over this portion Of the road q locomo-
tive is running. The distance from the
second crossing of the Truckee to Fort
Bridger, the objective of the Central
Pacific Railroad, is 73s miles. The dis
lance from the present terminus Of the
Union Pacific Railroad, at the foot OF
the Black Hills, to Fort Bridger, is only
32S miles. This would leave over 400
miles more of road to be built by the
California company. But the route be-
tween the eastern base of the Sierra
Nevada, and Fort Bridger is compare
lively level, and favorable for winter
work, while that on the other side
crosses four distinct ranges OF noun
tains, whose SUBMITS are from l3S TO
1000 feet higher than Bonner Pass, and
the winter storms must interrupt work
for several months in the year.-AhG.
An INTERESTING DECISION was lately
made by the Supreme Court OF CaliioF-
mia in the case of Patterson vs.. the Jar
son River laundering Company, tue
main legal question at issue os'ns
whether the State could demanu
license of persons engaged IN hoI'ius
lumber down the Carson RIVER, iron
forests in this State, TO consumers IN
the State Of Nevada. Carson h''eF
heads in California and terminates IN
the Silver State, and lumbermen nave
found il easier to float their lumber 10
n market down the river than to hau! II
in wagons. The officers Of Alpine county
thought their county treasury ought 70
derive some profit from this business
so thew had 4 bill passed authorizing
the Supervisors to levy u license OF one
dollar on every thousand feet OF lumber
and every cord of firewood tioated down
the river. Their right TO levy such a
license was denied, and the supreme
Court sustains the denial. They say
tina, the license is virtually 3 tax on the
expectation Of wood from this State 70
another, and it is a u%surpation OF the
exclusive power Of Congress 10 regulate
commerce between the States.-aPPed1.
PrrER's OPERA HousE.-The attend
ance at this place of amusement on
Saturday and Sunday nights was very
large. The performance is varied:
Some OF it is chaste, and other parts OF
the entertainment are not called either
theatrical or operate. The local play
gotten up BY Charley Rhodes is nightly
received with great applause. But 10
refined taste the sweet songs OF ". II:
Foster are superior to any other part oil
the performance. As . ballad singer
Mr.. Foster has not n superior on the
coast. His songs are always selected
and sung with good taste, n with u
distinctness seldom equaled. This even.
ing Fred. Sprung, the "middle man,
and eyerybody's favorite, takesa benefit.
All the superior talent of Virginia city
has volunteered, in order to make II tue
greatest entertainment Of the season.
CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD The
summit tunnel will be completed next
week and there are but eleven miles OF
road to complete between Cisco and the
west end of the tunnel. On this gap
there are several thousand men at work,
and, unless the rain storm that has just
set in shall be ~protracted, the connee-
ton will be made in a short time. on
the other side about IS miles Of grading
is nearly completed. Early IN the
Sprlnc the track will be laid over all
this distance and 90, 900 men will make
o:4O time on the down grade. Very
nearly the entire road between Alta and
Cisco is now covered by substantial
sheds and the iudefatigable company
are pretty nearly in a condition to laugh
defiance OF the Snow king.-S'drs ana
Stripes.
BL,cK CRooK.-The Walk-Around at
this Melodeon has lost nothing OF It's
ORIGINAL vim, and not one but several
contribute to make it q jolly thump.
Miss Josephine's jig dances, and Jim,
mey Murphy on clogs are not equaieG
on this coast. Buckley, Edwards, and
Spriprs, get up a fever heat Of fun all
through the performances in which tney
nor,;cipate. Miss Carrie Simons has
9 sweet voice, and her ballad singing is
n fayori,e item on the bills. everything
goes on tremendously at the CROOK; the
managers and players doing al! they
can in a cordial cooperation for iun.
Nvw HoIsrIyG WoRxs.-Mr. NJ. 5.
Hurd is building new hosting works
over the old Milton shaft on the Divide.
The engines, boilers, and other machin-
ery are now in position, and the work
of putting up a good substantial build
ing is going on. The Milton h is
$50 feet deep, and the mine, with a
GOOD portion of the western ground oil
the Ch~ollar-Potosi, has been leased by
Mr.. Uurd. who will develop the prem
ises better than they have yet been de-
yeloped.
MrsrAEE.-One Of the Virginia papers
the other day stated that the Cr@su'
shaft. on the Divide, vas dangerously
exposed to serious accidents happening
by persons or animals falling into 1t.
This IL a mistake as the CrGsus is sub
stantially covered and protected. The
writer no doubt meant the old Fairview
.hsn vbich was sunk as early as go or
'6I. The Virginia city officers should
sec the owners of the Fairview Company
about il.
THE.rER To-MoRRow NIGHr.-Weh nope
the ladies and gentlemen of Gold Hill
will moi, forge. that on Tuesday evening
Miss Sue Robinson and her Theatrica.
Troupe will give a performance NJ 'n'
Gold Hill Theater. The programme
selected is full of songs, dances, fun
and amusement generally, and no dou9'
will be enjoyed by all who may attend
So, get ready, ali We who wish to EMO!
yourselves at the Theater tomorrow
night.
RoBBERy.-The thieves are still abou
Gold Hill. At the National Hotel, las
night, a room, usually occupied by n