Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-12-12
THE EVENING NEWS
s.,.r1., Eyeniss-.Dec.mber ID, 1865
CApLr BRrAxlSo.-I. is well know

Luht al EOpV w hoSo ~
shafts arc liable to break after being
used long enough to become considers
bly, worn ; yet even wire cables, which
are now extensively substituted, are not
altogether reliable by any means,
although they wear longer and better
than the old style of rope. BY long
continued use the wires become broken
or twisted off, Que at = time, until at
length they suddenly give way when
least expected and where the cable
really looked sound. This was the case
ut the Imperial-Empire shaft a week or
two ago. On Wednesday last the fine
steel wire cable at the Gould L Curry
shaft Wal broken, but it was caused by
the bucket or tank used in bailing wator
catching under some Of the lower shaft
timbers. II stood a terrific strain, how
ever, before it parted. 1t was in order
to guard against these breakages Of
cables that safety cages were invented
and applied. Thus, should the cable
accidentally break, the safety hooks or
clamps are supposed to clutch the
guides on either side Of the shaft, aud
hold tho cage firmly fixed until relief
can be obtained, instead Of falling to
destruction below. Even with this
safety arrangement, however, the
danger 10 not entirely obviated, for
should the cable happen to break at the
reel, or tho reel itself break loose, the
cable might not pass over tho sheave
fast enough, thus leaving just sufficient
strain on the swift-running cable to
keep the safety attachment of the falling
cage from clutching the guides until the
break in the cable shall have passed
into the shaft.
SMALLPOX AND VAcoISATIoN.-Ths
Virginia Safeguard Of last evening takes
occasion to get after us little in the
matter of vaccination as connected
with the children of the public schools
of that city. After an elaborate and
eloquent defense Of the old vaccination
hobby as \ recognized and efectual
preventive against the smallpox, it
deliberately exposes its own lack of
faith, and .poils the defense aforesaid
BY significantly remarkiug that ''per-
sous, however, exposed to the disease,
in addition to being v%accinat0d, should
use the most approved disinfectants,
such az lime, carbolic acid, ETC." We
are most decidedly compelled to agree
with the writer when he says in the
same article : "The evidsnce is every
where abundant, and Of The most posi-
tive character, that the amount Of NOR
tally from smallpox bears q fixed re-
lation TO the extent TO which vaccina-
ton is employed as q preventive. But
why resort to statistics when the expe-
rience Of every day life bears witness
to the correctness Of our position
That's so. The lamentable experience
of San Francisco at the present day is
worth far more to us than the expert
ence Of all past ages. Just in proper
ton to the increase Of the vaccination
in that city has been the increase of the
smallpox and its mortality. Let the
people Of Virginia open their eyes to
that recorded aud established fact, and
profit thereby.
HOLIDAY GooDs.-Read Dale's new
advertisement under head of "New To-
day" He has just received IN i'm
mense assortment of toys, fancy goods
and other d~esirables in the way Of hol-
iday presents. which are now being
unpacked at his store on South c street,
Virginia, opposite Wells, Fargo COOS.
Everybody knows where Dale & Co.'S
store is. Now il the time to select your
goods before the grand rush sets 10. A
liberal discount TO churches, schools,
and all who wish to purchase by the
wholesale, case or dozen. Masks, the
ntrical regalia, gold aud silver trim
mings, agency for Chickering's pianos
and all that sort of thing; Gold Hill
people are especially invited to call al
Dale l. Co.'S. Read advertisement.
Nsxp PRorEcrIoS.-The orchestra al
Pipsr's Opera House generally catches
tho principal amount of those hundreds
of paper darts which are thrown every
evening by the audience, and by the
time the performance is over, the piano,
musicians, instruments and everything
slao are covered several tier deep with
those darts. Unless the nuisance is
abated soon, Piper will:have to build a
shed over the orchestra or erect a big
wire gauze screen in front of the stage,
in order to protect both musicians and
actors.
WlRrLY BULLIoN.-The following is n
statement of the amount Of bullion
shipped or received for assay during
IN, mas, week From the office Of Wells,
Fargo L Co.. in Virginia, there were
shipped ABA pounds Of assayed bull
lion, valued ut $l43, 1923 -. From Vir-
yinia, by Pacific Union Express CO.,
BIO, $40 81 Of asssyed bullion. The
amour. Of crude bullion received for
melting and assay is as follows: E.
Ruhling l. Co., Virginia, 2l,9o7 ounees ;
W. c. Bousdeld l. Co. successors to
Theall l. Co. of Virginia, 72,oo7 ounces.
YELLOW JACKET MEErISG.-ofieial
notice is given in our advertising col
umns of a stockholders meeting Of the
Yellow JACKIE, Silver Mining Company,
to be held at the office Of said company,
in this town, on the 9Th OF February
next, for the purpose Of increasing the
capital stock to 50, 400, 900, and increase
the number of shares to $4,000 ; being
twenty shares to the foot.
SkArNa.-The skating on the Washoe
lower lake is reported to be splendid At
the present time, and for the last day or
two the gay ladies and gents Of that Vi
ciuity have been freely indulging in the
health.giring poetry Of motion, as in
ducsd BY the glorious exercise OF skim
ming and gliding over the broad glitter
ing surface on skates. The main large
lake is also getting pretty we'll frozen
over.
RAvIsHISa " SHAPx.-When you come
to talk about perfection, symmetry ana
beauty of limb in the human female
form divine, all who have seen the grss.
spectacular piece. the "Blsck Crook
as produced at Piper's Opera House,
will agree with US in saying that the
dancers in that ballet troupe a DIS
even the Venus de Medicis or tue
Apollo Belvidere in that respect.