Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-11-25
The ROADS OVER THE SIxRRA.-The

stage roads across the mountains are II
very bad order ut the present time, ow
ing to the storms Of the last three o
four days. From here to Crystal Peal
the road is in fair order, bu. from Their,
to Bonner Lake it is rather muddy i,
places. From Bonner Lake acros!
the summit to Cisco the staging is ter
rihle, the snow, mud and slush being
Incorporated into a mushy compound
almost impossible in many places. Tit
stage company ruus mud wagons nov
through between Virginia city and Cisco
and, owing 20 the state of the roads, thu
time made over the route is rather pool
aud irregular. The stages arrived yes
terday at 10 o'clock, several hours be
hind time; and Fast Freight wagons due
day before Yesterday have not arrived
vet. They had to lie over at
lain's Station. The Placerriiie route Is
in much better condition, the two sum
mits which the roads crosses being
shor, and the only bad points oil the
route. This storm was not aecompo'
MED by violent winds, neither was II
very steady. but rather of he ntermlt-
tent order. raining and showing by turns.
Wbo, snow fell pretty much all melted,
although u dispatch from Cisco tells us
,hn, on Friday last the snow was Il foot
deep ut that place. The stages from
Virginia city for Cisco this morning
only had nine passengers. The COM
pietion of the railroad across the sum
mi, is q cousummation devoutly TO be
wished, the more especially as the lndi-
cations of an open Winter are daily
more apparent. The frequent melting
,f the snow, or rain falling during the
Winter. is n very bad arrangement Tor
he Donner Lake route. II Is neither
good s~lcighing nor good wheeling.
When there is about sixty miles OF con-
tinuouS good slcighiug, the best possi-
BILE time is made over the route.
THE EpGEs DRorrIyG lS.-Shortly AZ
ter the caye in the Chollar-Potosi mine,
whereby the store of Wood \ Goe was
obliteratcd from the face Of the earth,
the great hole thus created was partially
filed in with waste rock from the dump
near by, in order to permit the passage
of teams along b street. Since then
the bank on the north side OF the cave,
Including the surface timberlng OF the
old Baiazet and Golden Era shalt, has
been gradually giving way, u yeSter-
day noon a large portion OF 1t, including
part of the old s~hatt-houSe, slid OIL INTO
the hole. The timbers were old n IN
secure, therefore, knowing they must
sooner or later give way altogether, no
one WAS there TO get hurt, and no par
ticular damage was done AT last ac-
counts the balance of the old shaft
house was evidently inclined to follow
suit, This cave will assist in filling up
that uashapely hole, as well as furnish
irewood for somebody. Whether this
rave will ex,cnd to the International or
not, the Virginia folks can judge Tor
themselves, but all who are AFRAID 10
remain in Virginia can move TO Hoid
Hill. We expect 10, some day, be aoIe
to record that Virginia has dropped
through to the lower level OF the Saw
age mine and been Sluiced out through
the great Sutro tunnel in Carson AVER.
That little old suburban town is
..mirhtv shaky," as Amanda Lee says.
Move down here, everybody.
SINGULAR AND DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.
From q friend just arrived by the Dom
ner Lake route, we learn that II day or
two since, u blacksmith in the employ
of the railroad company near the sum
init. had both hands torn of by an acct
dental aud most singular explosion OF
,;,ro-gIvceriue. The accident occurred
MS follows: An iron tube, some our or
five feet louc, which in process OF blast
ing for the railroad near by, IS USED 10
introduce the requisite charge oil nitro
clyceriue into the drill hole, had De-
come bent, and clogged up inside. In
order TO straichten 1t the glycerine was
cIeonsed out as much as possible until
!, WAS thought there was none remaih-
inr. The blacksmith then placed tue
tube in the FIRE, in order to heat n
s,r,ichten it. His attention was SUD
denly attracted BY the tube commencing
N writhe and twist about in 4 singular
manner. and he caught hold OF 1t 10
throw il upon the floor, when, before
he could let 90, it exploded, tearing MS
hands 10 pieces in q most shocking man
ner. so that he will probably lose them
both. His face and arms were some
what burned, but he fortunately suS'
tanned no further serious INJURY
GERMAN TEMPERANCE SOCIETY. -
LARGE and enthusiastic meeting oil sew
eral German residents Of Virginia CITY
was held las. evening at the Philadel'
phia Brewery on c street, ana meas
ures (of beer) taken in order 10 FORM .
Germcn Temperance Society. n sue
lee. (of beerj was discussed with mneu
relish, every one taking Il part Inc
more measures there were taken, tne
more fro,hily flowed the argument, unt',
a, length il was drawn to n heau oy TUX
choice of officers for the ensuing year
a Fpu list of whom will be furnished III
for nnblishmcnt tomorrow. More meas
u-es (ouarts) were then taken, n aite'
n,ssinc n resolution to abolish all bee
drinking on the Pacific coast, Just a.
Don as the present supply was totally
consumed, the meeting took some more
measures and adjourned until this even
ing.
YANKEE PLuMMER.-This talented dra
matte reader, and whimsical delneato
of human idiosyncracies, will give on
If his unrivaled seances on "Wednesday
cvon;nc. at the Gold Hill Theater. ii
took the Virginia people By storm, ant
rom personal inspection we can con
sc;entiously endorse him as a goo
oig." An DESTROYS of INDUCING them
selves in a real intellectual feast, an
the heartiest laugh they have known 10
wears, will undoubtedly attend on IN,
occasion. He will indulge the Peopl
of Silver City this evening, ana 'n
Daytoui,es tomorrow evening.
APPRorRIATE.-One Of our Gernia
Democratic friends met US the othe
day, and he had q good joke to tell Us
.sVell," said he "vot you sbose MIN
fiddle gal calls a demijohn-one OF DEF
big jugs, you know-hey? No, III pc
you doesn't. Veil, she calls him
Demokrai. haw haw haw Das is ro