Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-08-06

PIPER's OPERA HoUsE-THE MIN
srRELs.-The audience at the Opera
House last evening, although not exact
ly what might be called a perfect jam,
was a select and highly appreciatiYe
one, and the efforts of the highly tai
ented California Minstrel Company to
please were highly successful. The fine
vocal and instrumental music, the wide
awake terpsichorean exercises of Sands
and Ashcroft, and the wonderful falsetto
prima donna singing of Bamford, each
received their full share Of appreciative
applause, and the humorous and ex.
tremely laughable drolleries Of Johnnies
Mack and De Angels, anil all the rest
Of them, kept everybody laughing and
consequently in good humor. A choice
programme Of general entertainment is
offered tonight, embracing additional
new and interesting features. Notwith-
standing all this, however, the price Of
admission will not be raised. Reserved
seats can still be secured at the box
office without extra charge.
TAaLEss DoGs.-Town Marshal Gran
dali desires US to again remind every
body that the dog law is in force and
all dogs, little or big, found running at
large within the town limits of Gold
Hill without the requisite tag will be
arrested and impounded according to
law and without respect to persons.
Five dollars is the cost of q tag. Dogs
arrested and put in the pound will be
kept there three days, when, If they
have no one to come and redeem them
BY paying S. for a tag and 81 for arrest
ing them, they will be ruthlessly and
iufallibly slaughtered, regardless Of
pedigree, and without ''beneft of the
clergy"
GOULD l. CURRY MISE.-The Gould
& Curry Company are vigorously en-
gagged in the work of sinking their main
engine shaft. It has now attained the
depth Of 1920 feet, and being deepened
at the rate Of eighteen inches per
tw~enty-four hours. No drifting will be
done until the shaft is down 100 feet.
A huge excavation some thirty feet long
and nearly twenty feet wide has just
been made for the foundation Of n new
lsO-horss power engine, which is to be
used 10 pumping. The engine is one
formerly in use at the company's mill.
They have on hand an immense guam
tity of wood and timbers for winter use.
The OpHIR.-The new shaft Of the
Ophir Company is now down to
the depth of about $40 feet. 1t
is now in very hard rock, and nitro
glycerine has TO be used in blasting.
A new boiler has just been put in posi-
ton, which is sixteen feet in length and
has forty.six 3-inch tubes. Commodi-
Gus blacksmith and carpenter shops are
already erected, plenty Of wood is on
hand, and everything pretty much in
readiness for active and successful
drifting for the ledge when the requisite
depth shall have been attained.
BALL Tomorrow NIaHr.-Don't forget
that on Friday evening n social party
will come of at Fort Homestead-and
that quite a large number of ladies and
gentlemen in Gold Hill and vicinity are
preparing to attend it; and that a
moonlight promenade on the Homestead
grounds is going to be enjoyed by them
besides the dancing and refreshments.
The REcEprIos.-At a meeting Of the
Union County Central Committee held
yesterday, the Chairman and Gen. John
B. Winters were instructed to make oil
necessary arrangements for the recep..
lion of the Pacific coast delegates OF
Senators and Congressman expected In
a few days.
SECOND WARD UNION CLuB--ln &c
cordauce with notice in another column,
there will be o meeting of the above
Club at Armory Hall this evening at 8
o'clock. Important buiness will come
before the meeting.
RAyyLr To.NIaHr.-The rattle for q
valuable dinmond pin takes place this
evening at Biusley & Taylor's saloon,
Main street, Gold Hill. All interested
please take notice.
RExovEp.-Eugene Lefcvre was yes
terday transferred to the Washoe Coun-
~ iail. His trial for the murder OF
Penniug will take place in that county
Coon SrRsAK.-A good streak OF pay
ore, some eighteen inches wide, is re-
ported to be struck in the old 100-foot
level of the Imperial mine.