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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-10

A Rrcrsr number of the st. Louis
Democrat has the following hair pulling
paragraph on the Alta, and the Califor-
mia Democrats: "The San Francisco
Timer, San Francisco Flag, Stockton In
dependent, &C., are Short Hair organs.
The San Francisco Bullstia, the Morning
Call, Sacramento UaiOn, &C., are Long
Hair organs. The San Francisco Ala
is longer haired than the Shorts"
and shorter haired than the "Longs."
In this distribution there is a complete
mixing up of radical and conservative
Republicans, and, so far, at least, the
division is Of no importance to the party
at large if it does not impsril the defeat
Of both factions, and the election Of
Democrats over them. But just here
tae Democrats have illustrated the
eternal 6tness of things, for they have
Voluntarily preferred to sit down among
the dead bones Of the past, rather than
take up the gauntlet of living issues,
and all accounts agree that they have
counted themselves ont Of the ring"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-10

ExroHrIos:-The New York Legisla-
ture refused permission to the Central
railroad to increase its fares, and the
road has attempted to evade the law by
demanding specie rates. Hiram Lewis
sued the company for extortion in taking
more fare than the law allows, and the
Supreme court at Bihghampton has
given 8 verdict in his favor, with costs.
The court was unanimous, and the Cen
trail railroad will hsncsforth be obliged
to content itsslf with the legal fares in
currency. But the Dutch Flat Railroad
Company still charge So so in coin, for
travelling 90 miles. Couldn't come the
Dutch Flat dodge, in New York.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-10

GAVE HIM A THRAsHlSG.-A man who
has recently opened a shoe shop on
Carson street, just north Of Rosenstock's
clothing store attempted yesterday to
decoy a little girl of ten years into his
room, and upon the father of the girl
hearing Of the facts, and suspecting
dishonorable motives, or the part of the
shoemaker, he went to the shop and
gave the proprietor thereof just such u
furnishing as he thought such men de-
served. The circumstance, as related
to US, would indicate the man either a
knsye or a fool If the former, he was
served exactly right if the latter, he
will probably be wiser in future. The
victor in the battle is n well known
County official. -Carson appeal.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-10


TIE Sacramento Union says the sto-
ries about its decreasing in circulation
are untrue; that its lists have not
changed to the number Of thirty within
two months. We presumed that the
Coppsrheads would rally to its relief at
drss, but that c~ounterbalanco will soon
be exhausted. II il specifically alleged
that the Union has lost = hundred sub
seribsr', in cslavsraS county, within a
few weeks, and the Union does not spe-
officially deny. At the outside, such a
Newspaper as the Union will not sbso-
lussly lose but 4 few hupdrsd patrons;
and what will that amount to? Nsxt
winter, when the California Legislature
eeuvenss, the Uaioa's subscription will
DO larger than ever. The capital being
at Sacramento, the UaiOa is proof
against all attacks on its revenue, sx-
ospt the establishment of . rival paper;
and the Standard tried this game and,
sven with Gorham to help, nissrably
failed. The saints will survive.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-10

The MURDER OF JAMES A. BANKS
We are indebted to a friend, resident of
Carson, for tho following particulars in
relation to the death Of Hon. James A
Banks. The information is contained
in an extract from a letter written by
the Sheriff Of Humboldt county: "You.
have ere this heard by telegraph ofthe
murder of our friend Banks by Indians.
He was killed about a mile from Camp
Scott, on Pole Creek, while fishing, on
the LIST instant, about one or two o'clock
10 the afternoon, and was found and
brought to camp the same evening. He,
together with Lieutenant Lafferty and
a Mr.. Temple from New York city, went
fishing carly in the morning. Temple
and the Lieutenant returned to camp
about - o'clock, leaving Banks still
travelling up the creek. He went up
the creek about half mile from where
the soldier met HIM, crossed and cam
down on opposite side to about opposite
where he was last seen, when be was
shot with a rife ball and killed instant
ly, the ball striking him in the centre
Of the breast and passing out just under
the shoulder blade and close to the
backbone. 1t is supposed he was shot
with q Henry or Spencer rife. They
stripped him naked, except one sock;
disemboweled but did not scalp him.
They got a double-barreled shotgun,
watch and forty dollars in g%reenbacks.
There was a terrible excitement for a
while when the news first came, and
was very fearful that SOM of the more
hasty and inconsiderate would wreak
vengeance on some Of the friendly In
dams in this vicinity. can scarcely
realize that | shall never see him again.
His death is a public calamity. Ny
God! how long is this thing to continue?
Must we have our best citizens one by
one butchered by the internal red devils,
and that too in sight of a Government
Post? l cannot do the subject Justice
Carson appeal.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-10
DrArH.-A young Ohinawoman died
The secrets Of Masonry.

The public sometimes asks Of us,
"What are those ceremonies which
Freemasons prize Sc greatly and pre-.
serve SO sacfedly among themselves =
We reply, "These would be of no use to
you even If We could communicate them.
They have q special meaning to those
who are first prepared in heart. The
cry Of the little ono inits cradle, which
to you, its mother, is so fraught with
meaning, has little meaning to others.
The love look of the maiden, which to
her lover is expressive Of such q world
Of tenderness, conveys but little mean
ing to me. And so II is with those
signs and other methods of Masonic
recognition they only serve n purpose
to those who are prepared to understand
and to respond to them, but would con
vey no meaning to you.
Yet we will communicate to you some
signs and passwords and q ceremonial
form full Of Freemasonry, and equally
as binding upon you as they are upon
US. @
LIST. When from the lips of parent or
Christian friend you hear the words OF
solemn counsel, warning, rebuke or
e~xhortation, answer those words, we
charge you in the name Of God, by re-
framing from evil practices and drawing
nearer to the cross of Him whose spirit
has pu, it into the hearts ofloving friends
thus to do you good. Those words Of
counsel are the ''true words Of Freema-
sonry," ancient as the warning words
which God addressed to our erring pa
rents in Eden.
I'd. When upon the c~onvulsed face of
suffering humanity you perceive the
tears slowly trickling down-when you
see the hands painfully clenched under
the agonizings Of human sorrow, and
hear the choaking sob and heavy sigh,
answer those signs, we charge you 10
the name of God, answer them quickly
and give such sympathy and aid as it
may DO in your power to afford. These
are the grand hailiug signs of Masonry,
ancient as the day that Rachel sor-
rowed in her d~eath-pangs, and univer-
sally binding upon Masons and anti
Masous, man and woman, "to the last
syllable of recorded time. "-Ndtiondl
| Hesmdson.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-10

THE Cali says Gorham has promised
to support Bidwell as candidate for
Coansss' place, and that Conness and
Sargent have found it out, and are
"laying their heads" together against
Gorham. There is probably no truth
in this story BY the Cal.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-10

Tur Bulletin is making = great hur,
rah against the sin of lobbying, Some
Of the conductors Of that sheet have
largely contributed to lobbying for bills
"against tho peace and dignity Of San
Fraucisco;"-the Shaefser Land Bill, for
instance.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-10

TIE Committee on the Treatment Of
Union Prisoners has arranged its plan
Of operations. During the summer the
msmbers Of the committee will take
evidence in the Northern States, making
the point at which some member will
be present and the time known, that all
soldiers, or others having information
on the subject in hand, can communi-
cate it. In the fall the whole committee
will 90 South to the vsriou, prison pens.
The rebel archives as arranged and col
lated by Dr.. Lisbsr, viii be placed at
the disposal Of the committee.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-10

EDWARD STANLEY made a powerful
speech, at Platt's Hall, San Francisco,
on Wednesday night. 1t will do more
TO injurs Gorham and help Haight than
all that the Bulletin or Union ever have
said or can say. 1t reminds n on
reading it, Of the political dsceaSe OF
Major George Washington Bowie, at
Sacramento, at the hands of this same
Edward Stanley /; who riddled the great
American candidate for Governor Of
California, in 1857, with his famous
"shirt collar speech, at the Forest
Theatre.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-10

FRANK BRET HARrr, the special cor
respondent of the Springfield Mass
Republicans at San Francisco, in his let
ter in the issue just at hand, is very
abusive of Gorham and Mccarthy.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-10

REPRESENTATION IN THE BRITISH PAR
LIANESr.-Now that the question Of a
redistribution Of seats in the ,Parlia-
msnt of Great Britain is being agitated,
Scotland puts in her claim to increased
representation. A delegation Of Scotch
members, with the Lord Provosts of the
large cities like Edinburgh, Glasgow
and Aberdeen, lately called on the
Chancellor Of the EIchequer to express
their views in the matter, and they gave
some interesting facts in relation to the
growth Of Scotland. It was shown that
at the time Of the union the population
of Scotland was under a million, and
the annual public revenue wal not more
than $4,000. Now the population
numbers 5000, 900, and the revenue has
increased to S., 44l, 900. In 1882, fifty
three members were allotted to Scot
land. Since then, while the public
revenue Of that country has increased
siIty-seven per cept., that of England
has increased only seventeen per cent.
The delegation were assured cy the
Chancellor of the EIchequer that the
Government was disposed to do justice
to Scotland in the matter.
But while Scotland's just claims for
larger representation are conceded,
is no affirmative response to those Of
the sister country, Ireland. A late cable
dispatch announced that the Ministry
had decided not to bring in q Reform
bill for Ireland. .-
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-10

DrrAULrrR.-We are informed that
the late cashier of q Virginia banking
house is defaulter in the sum Of $40, 900.
|-Ntgiaia Trespass.
We understood that it was $50, 900.
Furthermore, it is reported that a GER
tain mine worker lin Quebec has made
$3.50, 900 during the last eighteen
months, through preferred ore con-
tracts. But from these mere rumors
YOU can't tell whether anybody has
uplawfuily had their fins in bank or
mine vaults. 1904
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-10

: An inquiry is to be made BY the Sec
rotary of the interior, to ascertain the
amount Of money returned TO the Dirse-
tors of the Washington Monument,
standing on the Potomac unfinished,
and the name of the disbursement Of
the same. 1t is almost too late to in
,titute such an investigation.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-10

A rAnRIRp man in New York city re-
Gently avenged his honor, by pouring
oil of yitriol down from an upper
chamber upon the couch Of his faithless
wife and her paramour. The woman
was blinded, andtho man was ruined in
other Ways.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-10
srooK -rnANsAcrloNs
fnxroRrrD DAILY ~ H. II. vLAoo, BAsxrRl
San F~RAscIsco, August lo-lr.M n.
oprRA HOUSE MrloDroy.-Tho house

OfEhA AASOoh uOube
was crowded last night, on the occasion
of the benefit of Leslie and Raynor. It
was a jolly performance. Four volun-
teers from the Black Crook supplement-
ed the Opera House troupe, and made a
grand combination. Leslie's stump
speech was the hugest piece aver spo:.
ken on that stage. Almost every per-
son of note as a politician, editor, law
yer or doctor, "came in" for a lick.
Tonight there is a bill crammed full of
goodies. E1a9 20
DEArH.-A young C%hinawoman died
at Chinatown, last evening, about FIVE
O'Clock. She had an infant child about
seven days old. Her husband is on his
way to China to purchase goods; hay-
ing been gone three weeks. The boy
baby is alive and lively.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-10

TIE "hen fever" has broken on,
again, and an American Poultry Society
has just been organized in New York
city. This society, in addition to i'm.
proving the breeds Of poultry, intends
to collect reliable statistics touching
the number offowls in the United States.
Is there one chicken to a man? No
member could answer the question. II
he 10 a true patriot who makes two
blades Of grass grow where only one
grew before, not less patriotic must be
be who increases the number of iue
roosters till every nan owns two chick
ems. Louis XVI, in his youth, express
sed a desire so to reign that every peas
ant should have a chicken in his pot.
With this illustrious patron, may the
Poultry Society 60 on prosperously till
a h%en-coop is an essential article OF
furniture in every citizens house, and
fresh eggs all the year round ornament
every brsakfast-table in the land.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-10

THERE is . blossom in a botanical
garden in Chicago, a tropical plant
called the yucca giOriOsd. It blossoms
only once in ten years and is filed with
hundreds of white lily-like flowers.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-10

WASHINGTON L. ArLEE, n Of the
mos. successful surgeons and physicians
Of Philadelphia, strongly urges the pol
icy ~ well as necessity Of educating
nomrn for physicians.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-10
Tho s~uppros.ioo Of Indian Ho.unues.

Tho Supprcssien Of Indian Hoshlitics.
On the 18th Of July, Senator Upton
introduced in the Senate Of the United
States the following bill for the sup
preston Of the Indian hostilities, which
should have passed.
A bill in relation to the suppression
Of Indian hostilities. ec
Be It enacted By the Senate and House Of
Representatives. of the United States Of
America IN Congres, ossem5led. That for
the purpose of suppressing Indian hos
t%ilities and preserving the peace in the
organized Territories OF the United
Ststes, the Secretary Of State may call
for polunteers in sold Territories and the
States adjacent to the scenes Of disturb
ances, not exceeding ten thousand, who
shall be mustered into the service, sub
sisted, equipped, and paid as troops Of
the United States: Provided, That said
volunteers, when so mustered into the
military service of the United States,
shall be Differed by the Governors of
the said States and Territories respec-
lively in which said volunteers reside.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-10
AoRrAr BRIDGE.

The bridging Of the British Channel
is still thought feasible by scientific
men, both in England and France, and
is preferred to the project Of construct
ing a tunnel under the sea. A French
engineer has made q plan for a bridge,
which, is greatly praised BY the Paris
Moniteur. According to that journal,
the bridge would be broad enough-to
hold a double line of railway, a carriage
road and a path for foot passengers.
There would also be space for a row of
shops along this Dover and Calais road
which, once established, would, no
doubt become a very popular thorough
fare; and half way across there would
be a restaurant. Tho bridge would rest
on a series of shirty-two vertical, r%ectan-
gular iron piles, each pile to oe about
e7o feet high and 1876 feet broad. The
depth Of the channel between the two
points named is found to DO not over
1876 feet, so that the bridge would be
about 535 feet above the sea level. The
journal quoted continues, that in build.
ing the bridge the first step taken would
be'to connect the iron piles by means Of
sixteen cables Of plated wire, stretched
in parallel lines from Shakspeare's Cliff,
on the English side Of the channel, to
Cape Blanc Nez, on the French side, a
distance Of about twenty miles. The
body of the bridge would thus be formed
Of iron tresses stretched from pile to
pile. The French engineer believes that
he could hang a suspension bridge
across tho channel from cliff to cliff. In
his eyes it is only a question of proper
ton, aud no argues that if a wire of a
certain strength and thickness will hang
extended between two given points, then
if the strength and thickness Of the wire
be increased, the distance between the
points may be Increased proportionately.
The proposed bridge may be looked
upon as a succession of bridges from
pile to pile. Several objections TO the
monster bridge are anticipated by the
inventor and provided against. The
iron piles, for instance, would not be
nice things for a vessel to run against
but they would be Of great value as
lighthouses, and accordingly each pile
would be fitted with a signal light. The
cost of this Anglo-French bridge is essi-
mated at $50, 900 900, and so sanguine
is the Frenchman that it can be built
that he has deposited his plans with
the Board of Public Works, and actually
proposed to form q bodybuilding
company with $50, ooo, 900 capital.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-10
A PIo-sIo.-We are requested to an,

A PIo-slo.-we are requested to an
nounce a picnic for tomorrow, at the
Bslvidsrs Summer Garden, Virginia city,
open to all respectable persons who will
participate. Tho bus will run n-om
Gold Hill every hour to Virginia, and
from the International Hotel every half
hour after one o'clock. This summer
resort 10 becoming quite popular, since
IL fell into the hands Of the present
management.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-10

roH THUas, they say, has grown
coarse dull, ugly aud disagrssable.
rhsrs never was as much room for his
growth in those directions as in sta.ars.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-10

WHISKY would not save a man lately
bitten by a rattlesnake in Kansas. It
would kill the vipers if given them.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-10


oulNN-In Virginia, August 9th, tho wife Of
John Quinn, q son.
CUTBATH-h Carson, August It'll. the wife OF
Mr.. Cutbath. o son. t
PLoMTEAux-In Sacramento. August 9Th,
the wife OF DR.. H. J. Plomteaux, a son.
CQRBIN-At Buckeye. Yolo county. July 26th.
the wife Of Newell Corbln, twin sons.
WINTER-In Ban Matso. July l4th, the wife Of
Geo. Winter, Jr, q SON. tf53
ANTH0NY-In Mary svile, August 9Th, the wife
ofc.V anthony, q daughter.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-10

Mexico is in debt to foreign bankers
abou. $loo, 1000, 900. She paid Max.
what she owed him.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-10

sTHs great csntrs Of hsppinsss IN some
thing to hope for and something to love.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-10

LIVE within your means II you would
have means with which to live.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-10

During the month of April, 1855, some
Of the ore was ssnt to Gold Hill, New,
and your correspondent was among the
first who saw it. It struck my eye as
the right kind Of blue stuff" and a
couple of assays were soon made, which
proved it SO. They were as follows /:
First asssy-silyer, 2,6s5.l5 gold, 3d.
IS; total per ton, So, 743 40. Second
assay-'ilver, 1898. 30 gold, 5o.22;
total per ton, $4,943 81. Other assays
were made of even higher figures. That
silver was there was now evident, If it
was "away of" and in the>Sierra Ne
vadss where it had not been found be-
fore. A pair of horses and buggy, with
q couple Of active individuals, were be-
fore IL o'clock that night so miles on
tho road and reached the mines in 48
hours-distance being $50 miles. To
cut a long story short, the mines were
purchased and passed over into the
hands Of what is now known as the
Kearsarge Mining Company. The ore
already out was sacked aud IL tons sent
to Gold Hill to be practically tested.
The IL tons, by the culling Of specimens
on the road dwindled down to 1850
pounds, which yielded ST. ,474 in bullion,
or about $1,000 per ton. The ore was
worked at Dall's mill in Washoe. This
Of course vas encouraging, and the
company now commenced developing
the mines. The country being rough,
eraggy and precipitous, without roads
or even trails, aud thickly covered with
large granite boulders, the Company
worked under great disadvantages.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-10
THR KEARsAnan srLyEn p1srRIcr

l.. KRARsARaR, (Cal.), July %.
As much has been said about the
Rearsarge Mining District, and but lit
tie written about it, | will now give o
short history and review Of 1t. 1t is
deserving of attention on many accounts.
1t 10 decidedly . silver district as a
whole. II 10 in the State of California,
and not Nevada, a. l have seen it often
stated. 1t is in the main chain OF the
Sierra Nevada. Itis dissatisfaction
into considerable importance, II metal
lie product looms up a country. 1t IS
situated on the eastern slope of the 81
ezra Neyadas, and about go miles south
OF a bee limo, running east from San
Francisco, and borders OWENS Valley on
the west. The mountains tower up as
though nature strove to builda metallic
monument for herself. Il 10 the cam
els hump of the whole range from
north to south.
DISCOVERY OF THE DISTRICT.
The district was first discovered on
the 10th day Of September 1864, by An
drew Kittleson, a Norwegian, and q.
W. Cornell, an American. What led
to the discovery wasa boulder Of rich
aoat quartz found in one Of the streams
that course down the mountains. y At
the time Of its discovery the Indians
were very troublesome and provisions
scarce. The parties, quite elated by
the discovery, remained in the vicinity,
subsisting for most Of the Winter on
corn ground in q coffee mill, and pro-
tscting themselves as best they could
from the savages. mention this fact,
Us but few appreciate the trials many
pioneer proIpectors undergo in bring
ing forth these streams Of metallic
wealth. They ore too often termed
%"fools' for undergoing such trials and
taking such risks, instead Of being ap-
preciated by the public whom they so
much benefit. In the Spring of 1865
the four parties interestsd-A. Kittle-
son, G. W.. Cornell, T. W. Hill and
Hugh Northumberland to work on the
leads now discovered and numbering
some ten or twelve, Capt. Kelly of Camp
Independence furnishing them arms for
their protection. Their efforts were
crowned with better, success than they
even were aware of. The vein stone
and mineral being of a different charac-
ter than any in the vicinity, it was hard
to judge fits value, and yet they as
serted that they "could fry silver out
of any Of the ore in a blaeksmith's
forge"