Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-10-07
THE EVENING NEWS.

NsSSa NAaSf SSAA va S1saAu"r
morning, the victims uame being Pat
rick Price. 1t appears that Price and
ano Their man were engaged in timbering
a portion of the old ground known as
the "iucline," situated a short distance
northwest Of the old Potosi shaft, on
North B-street, in close proximity to the
recent cave which swallowed up Wood
L Goes store, when suddenly the timber
work and earth for n distance Of forty or
fifty feet square, composing the bottom
upon which they were working, gave
way, aud Price was caught and carried
down several feet by the falling timbers
aud earth in such = ann that he
could not be extricated, although still
alive. His partner, fortunately rs it
turned out, had bruised his leg badly a
few minutes before aud had to leave the
mine, otherwise he would have shared
the same fate. The noise of the cave,
and the cries of Price at once attracted
u number OF miners to the scene, but
owing to the extreme danger of more cav
ing no one dared venture nearer than 20
feet OF where Price lay confined by the
fallen timbers and loose earth. he beg
ged piteously to be taken out, calling
on his brother miners by name TO assist
him, and for nearly two hours they were
in conversation with the doomed
At first his voice was strong, but grad
ually, owing TO pressure aud sunocatlon
from the loose earth constantly settiinS
in upon him, his voice died away n
was heard no more. At one time a Dali
of okum, saturated with coal oil n
lighted was rolled down near HIM. -
see the light" said he, "Pm glad you re
coming for tue, BOYS" Then they tried
10 get u rope down to him, but IL couIu
not be done. The great body OF earth
and timbers settled deeper with him,
loose earth and rock slid in above ana
there the body of the unfortunate miner
remains buried. The ave consisted OF
a mass of earth, timbers, AND quartz
,bout forty feet square aud IL sunk per-
haps fifty feet. 4 portion of the fallen
mass has been examined by miners, and
i, was found that the sets of timbers
were so crushed and twisted, that IN
stead Of standing square they formed
the shape of u diamond. On SUNDAY
morning, y consultation was held by
some OF the members Of the Miners
Union in Virginia and Gold Hill, and u
personal inspection had Of the cave.
This consultation and examination re-
suited in u resolution to endeavor to
recover the body Of Price-and quite II
number of miners from both Unions
volunteered their services TO make the
attempt. The plan adopted was to drift
in from the nearest level below TO the
fallen mass. Ii is uncertain in what
part Of the fallen mass the body may
be-some of the workmen think it is
near the bottom; while Others believe 1t
near the top. His body will no doubt
be recovered. The cause Of this unfor-
inmate cave was the timberS in the old
workings below giving way where it
had not been properly filed iu. 1t was
entirely unexpected, and AS will be seen
by the resolution penned at the miners,
meeting last evening, which is published
in another column, the officers OF the
mine are exouerated from all blame III
the premises. Price was n native OF
Ireland, twenty-eight years of age and
unmarried. He had worked in the mine
for eighteen months past, and was a
faithful, honest and industrious
ATTEMPTED SuIcIDE.-A young wo-
man, known as Lillian Morton, was dis
covered, about ) P. ". on Saturday,
living on n bed in her room at the United
States Hotel, on B street, apparently IN
a diving condition, and q vial containing
laudanum standing on u table near by
indicated the cause. DR.. Z. u. Greer
being called, promptly administered the
proper a~ntidotes, and the girl soon re
covered her senses. She is An Ameri'
can girl, good looking, and has recently
appeared as II "Mazeppa" on the me
lodcon stage also rs a waiter-girl in q
beer saloon. Love aud jealousy are
said to be the causes which melted hei
10 this rash act.
SUPPLIES FOR THE STATE PRIsoS.-We
earn that the contract TO furnish sup
plies for the officers and %convicts of the
State Prison has been awarded to Mr.
George T. Davis, merchant Of Carson.
Mason ( HUFF, who have furnished the
Prison with provisions, to u great ex
tent for several years, when the credit
of the State stood less fair, in the opin-
ion of business men generally, b II
now seems to stand, did not bid on this
contract; and that of Mr.. Davis, we un
derstand, was the only general and
comprehensive offer made.-Cdr'on AP-
peal.
FuyERAL.-There was a very large
attendance yesterday at the funeral o.
John Heidliuger. Mr.. Heidlinger wal
an old pioneer musician of this coast
having been leader Of the Sacramento
BRASS Band, and other bands at Sal
Lake and various other parts OF th'
country. He died from hemorrhage o.
the lungs, and was buried by the odc
Fellows, of which Order he was a mem
Der.
PosrPoyExEyr.-The shooting mater
which was TO nave taken place near thu
Provost Guard, Virginia city, on yes
,erday, but which did not and coulc
not. for cause why on account OF tht
rain, will take place at same place ane
hours of the day as heretofore named,
ON Saturday next. George Smith, Of
Red Mountain, has cast a horoscope Snd
assures US that it's bound to be mt
weather then.
HALF-MAsr.-The Flag oil Fort Home
stead was at half-mast yesterday ID
emo of Patrick Price, who was
killed in the Chollar-Potosi mine on
Saturday. THE Gold Hill Miners
Union hold their meetings at Fort Home
stead.)
ST.. Mays CHURCH FAIR.-The pat
ronage bestowed must be very crafty
ing, if one can judge from appearances
All present on Saturday night seemed &c
be buying aud generally enjoying them
selves. Open tonight.
Az UNPLEASANT DAY. Yesterday
there was n rain, n snow and hail, AZ
tending with a zephyr touch that was
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