Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-01-31
-wEArHrR-opps AND ENDS.

that never before, not ven in 80 or 81
has there been more damp weather in
California than during the winter
months Of 1861. Mr.. Williams, of
Red Bluffs, tells US that from a drizzle
up to a sheet-shower, it has been a con-
tinuous rain, rain, rain, for nearly two
months last past. "The oldest inhabit-
ant" is again brought into requisition,
to swear that never, no never before,
hath there been a greater, or so great
and so forth. As for 10Y on the noun
tains, folks at Cisco and Meadow Lake
have 6ecome entirely Indifferent to a six
feet fall, and the inhabitants of two
story houses off the main streets are
quite contented with whatever sunlight
and ventilation they can procure through
extemporized roof windows. Twice has
the Central Pacific R. R. made a week
full Of trips to Cisco, and then ''caved'
in, vexstiously, at the gullies and eanons
along the route from Alta. Rhoades,
State Treasurer, when in our town a
few days ago, said that there was o foot
and a half Of snow in Sacramento ; and
he so started a report that made saloons
full of people ''you-don't-say" with pro-
found establishment. Rhoades is an in
veterate joker, and this was one Of his
circulated sells. He'd better get the
Legislature and Governor to agree on
some sort of a Loan Bill, and 60 down
to San Francisco Tor "East") and raise
some funds, instead of going through
Gold Hill and Virginia quilting limo
cent citizens with his narratives.
The explanation is-baggage cars, that
had been standing at Cisco, rolled
down to the levee at Sacramento, with
A foot and a half Of snow on their roofs.
No wonder the State can't raise money.
Frank Tagliabue says the snow on the
mountains between lone and Twin
River, in Nye county, is deeper than
ever known before. It has been a
stormy mistake; but we
have recently had some beautiful days
over head. "Going'' needs to be on
siderably improved in Gold Hill how
ever, before quartz hauling can be
pro6tably resumed by all hands. The
horrible condition of the highways here
abou,s has operated on many of our
mines like a veto delivered in time.
We learn of unprecedentedly severe
weather East. Boston has been COM
pletely showed in. For three days there
was no connection on time, between the
Hub and Gotham, by rail. And way
down South-as far as eve heard tell Of
before-there has been 9 snow kiverlid
nicely laid over the face O uature-pre-
monitory, perhaps, Of the Northern
white civilization that is soon to cover
that portion of the Union, that has long
been parched and dry under the unmiti-
gated scorching rule of a black aristo-
crscy 1--WE reckon the above is a strong
touch of double-back-action metaphor,
worthy of place in any Insugural.) The
report from the East don't seem to be
so much of cold as Of superabundance
Of snow.
All Of which reminds US, that with
railroad and, especially, telegraphic
communication, cotemporaneous climat-
ology has become a very convenient
as well al interesting study. It affords,
all will note, most interesting items for
the daily press. The San Francisco
Alta has telegraphic reports of "weath-
err daily, from all the leading points
on this coast. And John Smith, Of this
town, don't "guess" that just about
now his "folks' and, 70, dearl) certain
gals he left behind him in New England
are taking a sleigh ride-he car tell,
from lightning reports, to a dead moral
certainty, that a certain hour-to be
appropriated by him to a m~elancholic
reverie-they are riding or skating or
sliding down hill. Calculating the diff
ference in time, he knows precisely
when, on Saturday night, they are in
the cutter and on their way to singing
"skule." We are now referring to some
thing Indicative of immense, though
sorrowful, satisfaction to John Smith of
this town, or his brother George" Of
Red Mountain.
We were about to remark that snow
is q great advantage as a constituent ell
ement of the Winter season in temper
ate zones, but we see that such sugges-
ton will draw US, inevitably and logic
ally, into a philosophical disquisition
on the condition Of the street before our
office; and we don't desire to indulge in
any such thing at present, so we look
at the thermometer in our Office and see
it is up to rs deg; take it out doors and
note that it drops to 81 degs., and con-
clude it is time to drop the subject, lest
the "press' be delayed until the circu-
lating of the NEWS this evening be made
at freezing point. By"
Our Virginia carrier, Begle, has just
arrived on his Arabian steed, and re-
ports that the passage of the Divide can
be made with comparative safety.
A HERNIr.-A late number Of the San
Antonio Herald, in its news from New
Mexico, speaks thus Of q recluse away
up in that region:
A hermit has taken up his abode in
kha Ananha counfrv in the Hurco