Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-12-23

been visited for the last week, moro
less, after somo little preliminary skirl
ishing, started in afresh yesterd,
morning, and settled down to its reg
lar work, with a heavy fall of sno,
which 500 turned into rain. 1t rain,
quite steadily during the rest of the de-
and evening, which combining wit
tho melting SHOWS caused fioot
of water to run in oil direction
down the ravines and the canon
A strong southerly wind accompanie
this storm, which, during last nigh
blew at times with fearful violence, dc
ing some little damage in the way
blowing down signs, awnings and she'd
both in Virginia and Gold Hill. Th
weight Of snow Sunday morning ais
was detrimental to some roofs. Th
roof of Bakers Fast Freight office, on
street, Virginia, was crushed in by tn
weight Of snow upon it; as was also
portion of the roof of the Utah hoistin
works, about a mile north Of Virginia
At Halls Pioneer Laundry, in that vicin
ity, the flood of water pouring dow
Seven-Milo Canon would have done con
siderable damage to the laundry build
ings, had not certain brave young me
connected with the institution intrepid.
rushed to the rescue, and with shorels
picks, and a variety Of other tools, b.
the most arduous exertions arrested
the threatened calamity. Farther
down on Seven-Mile Canon there
was some damage done to sluices, dams
ETC., but how much we did not ascsr'
tain. In Gold Canon the flood was
very heavy, tearing out and smashing
up numerous sets Of s~luices, carrying
dams, tailings, head gates, etc,
Oc~casionly the broken sluices and other
floating wreck would form q te mporary
dam, and whca this would give way,
it was destruction on everything below,
From Weston's mill down to Dayton the
toll road is destroyed, and impossible,
so that teams and stages have to 60
round by the old emigrant grade from
the Sacramento mill, to the right Of the
canon. Carpenters sluiccs, at the
of the canon are buried beneath
o mass Of boulders and drift, and the
across Pike street, Dayton, is
swept away. Not much damage was
done to the houses in the town, rs far
as VIC could learn, but the damage to
property in Gold Canon and about Day
ton will not fall much short of 81, 900.
Ell Dorado Canon, on the opposite side
of Carson river from Dayton, was higher
last night and this morning than ever
before, and branching, cut for
itself q new channel, above the Main
street bridge. None Of the dams or
on the river were much injured
this morning, as the river had risen but
little above the town. The floods will
begin to affect it by tonight or to-mor-
row morning, however, when we fear
there will be considerable damage to
Andrews tailings being pretty
high up, were not and probably will
not be affected by the flood, they being
On high ground below Dayton, out of
The river. There are several millions
IONS of them, all from Gold Canon.
Previous to the rain setting in yesterday
morning, there were from six to eight
Of snow about Virginia and Gold
Hill, but it has over half disappeared,
Ind is still going off rapidly, although
I has not rained to-day. The sun was
,ut once or twice this forenoon, but the
appearance of the sky at the present
is indicative Of more storm.
BGGLE TO II REscUE.-Don Quixote
)e BGgle, the BGgle of the P~ostofice
Jews Depot, whom everybody knows,
nd with whose seductive shape, in
lights, as one of the members Of the
athletic Club, all the ladies have fallen
n love with, this aforesaid BGgle sets
orth in q bran new advertisement in
o-day's News, that he has got the diary
Or 1868, which everybody wants ; also,
elf closing diaries, which everybody
be sure to take a fancy to ; also,
old pens, stationery, albums, cutlery,
nd fancy goods in every imaginable
Call and trade a time or two
t Postoffice News Depot.
New hobby Goops:-The huge in
'oice of holiday goods just arrived at
lille & Co.'s, G street, Virginia, are
low open for the inspection of and pur-
base of oil who desire. 1t is probably
he richest lot Of goods of that charac-
err yet arrived in Virginia, comprising
fancy wood dressing cases,
york boxes, musical and other albums,
inc bound books, beautiful paintings,
acknowledgements, and toys of every
description and prices. Go
nd inspect.
BLACK CRooK.-The Crook, last oven
ng, was where people went to get out
f the storm, as we'll as to have a
God time generally. They always have
God times at the Crook; gay and festive
ines. Under Mr.. Eddington's proprie-
orship everything goes along smoothly,
nd the stage is kept well supplied with
he choicest talent and latest novelties.
CHRIsrxAs TREES AND SERVICES
here will be at St. Paul's Church,
'irgiuia city, on Tuesday evening, at
alf:past 6 o'clock, the annual Christ
has tree; and on Wednesday, at IL
clock A. NJ, the services of Christmas
ay. In Gold Hill the Christmas tree
,iil be on Friday night, at I o'clock, at
he church. No services on Christmas
5ay.
MAILS AND PASSENGERS ARRIvED.-The
Lake stages arrived at Virginia
:ity about 3 o'clock yesterday morning,
mails and passengers, FIVE days
rom San Francisco. The stages started
,ut again at 0 o'clock, A. NJ, yesterday,
out from the furious storm which set in
afterward, they hardly got
without detention.
SLEIaHIsG.-Thers was some very fine
'leighing, in spots, about Virginia city,
specially on B street, Saturday evening
md Sunday morning, but it was all done
With before noon. While it lasted 1t
enjoyed by numerous parties who
we're out in gay style with fancy cutters
md spirited teams.
Observation-Disclosures parties recently
Overland, bound for California,
.re stopping at the hotels in Virginia
city and Gold Hill waiting for a favor