Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-03-14
THE EVENING NEWS.

teamipg IN a weather. There was
one large quartz-wagon, belonging to
Mr.. Carpenter, of Dayton, while coming
down the hill with a load of quartz, got
so deep in the mud on one side. that the
wagon capsized, and the quartz and
teamster were dumped in the mud, but
as good fortune would have it, nothing
was broken, and the mules were hitched
to it, and set it back again. Near by,
was another wagon, down in the mud,
until it was scarcely visible. Out Of the
mud it must come, rs the road Was COM
pletely blocked up, and some twenty
other teams were waiting for an oppor-
tunity to pass. Sixteen large mules
were put on, and the word given, and
in an instant-a person would have
thought they were in Canton, on a
Chinese New Year's-from the amount
Of cracking and swapping Of whips, and
the varied styles Of alphabetical swear
ing, that was going on duringth strug-
gle. The whole top ofthe hill quivered I'M
der the concentrated efforts Of the mules
as they got down to their work, as to
the tremendous swearing Of not less
than fifteen Of the most scientific swear
ers we have heard in the State. The
effort made was too much even for the
mud on rhe Divide, although il is like
so much wax. The wagon was taken
out, and q eulogy was passed on old
Puss, Kit, Bet, Ned, Lie, Tom, Jack,
Pete, etc, and all joined in saying there
raa tha.r annala an the road
This morning, while coming from Vr-
GINA, we saw another wagon in a SINH
lar condition, but the faithful animals
attached to it we're not able to eItricate
il from its p~erilous situatiou-pcrilous,
because if it gets much deeper it would
require q windlass TO take it out. The
tesmsters in this case were busy at
work digging a cut from the bottom OF
the wheels TO the surface of the ground,
with II grade of four inches to the foot.
The ground is frozen on the surface an
inch or two deep, and when a wagon
goes through it cuts in to the axle, and
il is almost impossible to be hauled
through. This road will never be good
during the winter until il is macadam-
lied or planked.
DISAPPEARING. - The old hosting
works of the Eclipse Mine on Gold Hill
Proper, has nearly all been removed.
The machinery is taken away, the roof
removed, and all the building excepting
II few upright boards, has been taken
down. The old frame Of the hosting
apparatus still remains and reminds one
of an old man who has lived q long life,
has seen much toll and hardship, and
now he stands lettering over q grave he
has dug with his W hands. The old
frame has seen a life of toll, and has
hoisted out as many tons of rich ore as
any mine in Gold Hill. But its work
has been too great it has undermined
its own foundation and now is ready to
fall, a victim TO its own avarice. The
Empire will be the neIt to come down.
In fact the only reason for its standing
at the present time IS, that it is so prop
ed on all sides that it cannot fall. a
few wears z the whole line OF the
Comstock in Gold Hill Proper was COW
cred with hosting works, but now how
changed. The Consolidated No. l, Con-
solidated No. 2, and the Eclipse have
disappeared, and in a few more months
the Empire, Imperial, Challenge and
Confidence must also be among the
things that once were, but are not.
The building Of each Of these stand on
a rich body of surface ore that cannot
be removed without destroying the
foundations t the hosting works. The
new shaft Of the Imperial & Empire will
be of sufficient capacity to hoist all the
ore from all the mines, from the Yellow
JACKIE, to the Alpha. And, during the
present summer, we may look for tnat
part of the Comstock to represent an
ant-hill, instead Of its being covered
with steam hosting works.
GOLD HILL ScHooLs.-The Public
Schools of Gold Hill are in a most pros
porous condition. We spent all yester-
day afternoon in the W schools Of Gold
Hill. and were astonished to see the ad-
vancement made by the scholars SINCE
our frs, visit three months ago. Both
schools are full. The children all seem
10 be interested, and attend to their
duties with a will. Excellent order
p~reyails in both the Grammar and Phi
mary departments. We are informed
by those in authority that unless some
action is taken TO raise the school, n
the schools will have to close on the
FIRST Of April. We sincerely hope some
thing will be done by which so unfortu-
nate a calamity will be avoided. To
break I'D our Public Schools at this
time, and lie, the children go without
schooling for six months, would do
them a great injustice, for at the expira-
ton of that time they would lose all
they have now acquired, and the WORK
of the past year would have to be done
over again. II the State wishes to make
A contribution to something which will
be a benefit to every one, let it make 1t
70 the Public Schools Of Nevada, so
they may be kept continually IN session.
The people demand it. Society demands
that the rising generation should nave
the advantage of at least a common
school education.
TurAraE.-Remember that this even
ING. Mrs. Sue Robinson Getzler and the
Silver Star Dramatic Club will give one
of those excellent entertainments for
which they have justly acquired an
enviable reputation. This is the hrs'
opportunity our people have had TO al
tend A theatrical entertainment at home
during the winter, and as the n TINS
evening will be something extra, let
every corner be filled; If you want a
GOOD seat, 60 early and secure it, from
Nike MeCluskey, at the Theatre saloon
This will be one of the best oPportuni,
tiss 10 see Mrs. Ge,zler. So be sure and
be there.
A RusH.-There will be a grand rusn
to the Theatre tonight. Every n we
have ~eonversed with to-day, told us
thew were going. That is right. SHOW
them that Gold Hill is no
own Our boys an have money con-