Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-23
THE EVENING NEWS.


lost many of its charms to most of GU
citizens as it has done much damage
Yesterday morning We fixed up in gooC
order for withdrawing, and started GU
to see what was going on. Hearing
that 4 house up on the side of Mount
Davidson had been crushed and q mar
killed, we at once repaired to the scene
of the disaster. 1t proved to be nearly
due west Of the Hale / Norcross works
and the house was u small cabin, situst
ed further up the hill than any Of the
others. 1t was occupied by Two Corn
ishmen, one of whom was in bed al the
time and the other vas making prepare
tons to 60 to work in the Yellow jacket
mine, where he vas employed. The
house vas struck by 4 snow-slide from
the mountain and hurled down the hill
against another building with great VIC
lence, starting the lower building from
its foundations; both men were buried
in the ruins. The one in bed was not
injured in the least, but the other, Jas,
Northey, who was in another part oil
the house, was thrown on his back, and
so bound down by the rubbish that be-
fore he could be released BY his friends
who were using every effort to get him
u was smothered TO death. Mr.. Nor.
they was a native Of Chesswater, Corn
wall, England, and was Is years old,
In going up to the house, we frequently
were compelled to wade in snow up to
our arms, and on the trip we found
many other buildings that had suffered
from the snow by having the roofs crush
ed in. Mr.. Clark was in bed and
his wife was up getting breakfast, when
all of a sudden the roof of his bedroom
caved in, but did not injure him any.
The house of Mr.. Schram, one Of the
bosses of the Hale & Norcross, was com
pletely smashed up, but no one was in
jured. On c street, the brick buildings
in the row where the St. Louis Brewery
is situated were injured in the roof and
ceiling, in several of them. Mr.. Woods,
who has an apple stand in one Of them,
Mas frightened out by the roof falling
down IN the ceiling. The station-house
was badly damaged. In fact, thousands
of dollars worth of property has been
destroyed in Virginia city by this great
storm.
The TwESrY-SEcoSp IN VIRGINIA
The ed OF February in Virginia city
passed of very quietly. Owing to the
great fall OF snow, nearly every one in
town was employed in shoveling snow
from the roofs of buildings and from the
sidewalks. The Stars and Stripes float
ed from many buildings in the town,
but there was no demonstration on the
part Of the military, as was intended.
The target shooting was postponed until
some future time. Even sleighing was
not INDUCED in TO any great extent, as
the wind blew SO severely that the snow
was blown about in binding clouds.
The banks and many of the stores were
closed, in order to give their employees
a chance TO have a good time. Although
there was no celebration in Gold Hill or
Virginia, yet the people showed a good
disposition 10 commemorate the mem
DRY Of George Washington with a proper
spirit.
SLrIGHISG.-This morning every thing
in the shape of sleighs are brought into
reouisition; the streets of Gold Hill and
Virginia are both crowded with them.
In Virginia there is but one track for
sleighs, and but a poor show to make
more as the snow that is shoveled from
the roofs of buildings and awnings has
became piled up on the sides Of the
streets TO four and FIVE feet in hight. So
that no animal could possibility so
through it, but where the road is broke
the sleighing is most excellent. Let all
who want a pleasantlittle ride on a good
sleigh, with all the comforts and con-
veniences that can be thought OF, lake
a chance in Haight's fancy job sled and
20 to Virginia and back.
BALL PosrPoSED.-By reason OF the
raging storm yesterday, the managers
of the Liberty Hose Ball, at Fort Home
stead, postponed the party until next
Monday evening, at the same place.
The probability is that the weather will
be clear and pleasant, and that there
will be fine sleighing, which will add
greatly to the enjoyment OF the occasion.
POSTERS were issued yesterday forenoon,
by the managers, and distributed in this
neighborhood and Virginia city, notify
ing the public of the possponement.
HAULING QUARrz.-We noticed this
morning a great number of teams on the
road loaded with quartz, although the
snow is deep, yet il is mo- near as oadas
mud. where the roads are broken, wag-
ons 20 along very well, but on the "ashoe
grade il is dangerous to attempt IL:
One man, during the commencement OF
the storm, made the attempt, n ms
wagon went over the grade and smashed
it all to pieces, killing one horse ana
cripling some of the balance.
MEADOW LAxE.-We learn from q gen.
teman who has just received a letter
Meadow Lake, that the snow is twenty
two feet deep. The Golden Eagle Com
a n wishing to obtain ore from tnelr
dump pile made an attempt to DIP cow
20 the ore and foundt the snow to be NAT
depth. If the storms continue as late
in the Spring as they did last year and
of the same severity, the snow next
May will be in the vicinity OF a hundr
feet deep.
No SrAoxs.-Owing to the heavy fall
Of snow on the Sierra Nevada noun
tsius, all communication has been cut
of, and no stages from the west have
arrived for the past two days. The
Geiger Grade is said to be altogether
impossible, and will probably remain
90 for several days. When the stages
viii be again running, is hard to tell
BE PREpARED.-Let all our mill men
in Gold and SiI-Mile Csnons be pre-
pared for the food, for if the sno goes
Of with a rush, as it probably VIII,
GREAT damage will be done to mills ana
property where a food could in]ure IT.
Dsusx.-During the latter part OF Last
night and this morning, in Virginia. :
number of persons became intoIica.eo
and kicked up considerable noise, ais
turbing the quiet and orderly people o.