Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-03-22

TALE OF \ llORS.-Ah, yes, the tale OF
A horn. In Washoe there have been \
great many tales Of that kind; but the
mos, notable that has ever occurred in
Gold Hill wa the tale of q Fireman'S
Horn, which cost Yellow Jacket Hose
No. >, the pretty little sum of one hun
dred and fifty dollars, gold coin. Per-
hans some of our folks will remember
tLt. when this FIRE company, since
known by that name, was first organ
lied. plenty of money was subscribed in
various ways. 10 get Il really fine, splen-
did apparatus, but the cash was placed
in the wrong hands-and instead of get
ting what honest men who had contrib
u,ed desired, the money went in the
wrong direction. There was 100 much
vain toy vanity, such rs silver horns,
Photographs, secondhand capes, hats
and belts-and il mas been as much as
the present good, honest-hearted mem
berS Of the company could do TO keep
life in the original organization 20 this
time. by reason of the abominable baulk
in the beginning. But Yellow Jacket
Hose Company No. >, lives, and with
good auagemeu will render good SER
vice TO this community. We have been
led 10 these retrospective remarks, by
having our attention called, this MORN
rug, to the return, u day or two since,
of Mr.. Colby, first Foreman Of Yellow
Jacket Hose Company No. . who, short
" after its organization, left Gold Hill
quite suddenly, and taking with him q
silver horn belonging to the company,
valued at about on hundred and fifty
dollars. Mr.. Colby, perhaps, can ex-
plain-aud the company want to
know"
GOLD Hit MrxEs.-The mines of Gold
Hill Proper ar changing so rapidly that
il is almost impossible to keep pace
with them, unless a person goes 'mong
them every day. Yesterday we were
there aud picked up the following items
The Eclipse Company being obliged to
remove the old works have sunk Al in
cline south of their old shaft some 400
feet, TO a depth Of 100 feet, and are TAX
ing u ore with a windlasS derrick pro-
pelled by three men. The work of sink
ing the double incline to the depth of
100 feet was done in the short space Of
thirty days. \ great deal of good ore
ia being taken out of this new shaft.
Within a few feet of the Eclipse incline
is the Trench incline, which has a SINH
lar hosting apparatus. This one is
down TO a depth of 80 feet, and Is also
taking out good ore. The Logan and
Holmes are preparing to sink al i%nclne;
the work will be in operation within a
few days. The Stevenson incline was
the frs, one sunk. and the ore from the
Rowers and Plato mines are worked
through il. For some days past they
have been engaged in putting up q new
self-discharging dump, and a railway
out 10 il; as well as putting up a small
engine and n reel for hauling the car up
tbr incline. This incline is $50 feet
deem and furnishes n large amount OF
ore We were informed by some OF the
Sunerintendents hat within a month
tb.re would be an incline for every mine
on Gold Hill Proper. These lnclineS
ave for working out the ore between the
surface and the first levels of the old
works, which is from 0 to 2Oo ieet
from the surface of the ground AS
soon A, the new shaft of the Imperial
I'D Empire is completed, all the work
on the Hill will be in the surface.
u,xrps' UsroS.-The Miners Union,
of Gold Hill, will hold a meeting on
Saturday evening, at Theater Hall. All
,bs members are desired to be present
II II hard-working miners-who are
day and night risking their lives IN the
dangers of the deep earth, and VINO are
sweating and toiling with all the s'TenStn
which nature has given them, in bring
inc forth the precious minerals-do NOT
want TO have their wages reduced TO a
beyparly scale, or De superseded oy
chesp Chinese labor-now is the time
for them to speak out in open meeting,
and let the lawmakers at Carson, and
the Governor and his little
iunta of schemers, understand what
thew mean, and what they will not SUD-
NIT 10. The News has fought this at
,Ia for them thus far, and is willing TO
sch, /, further-but the MINERS must
also take a hand. We repeat, the at
tenn, tina, is being made to burden the
products of our mines win .saeS wa"
result in a great reduction OF ne wages
of the hard-working laoorers In our
mines. Mark the prediction!
TUoRyaURGH VS.. SAvAGE.-A hearing
of the case wherein the Savage Com.
nspv is charged with a contempt OF
fndge Baldwin's Court, for refusing 70
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