Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-12-24
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Joseph Rarel, writing TO ~ Itom
Meadow Lake, under date of December
l4.h, gives US the following items rsla-
tive to that once reputsd rich locality,
now comparatively deserted: "Ths
weather here is pleasant, and only about
ten inches of snow on q lsvel have fallen
az yet. The population of this town 10
not very numerous, and will be still less
so shortly several have already left
within the last few days, and the pros
poets are that the number Of those who
will winter here will not be very large.
The White Pine fsver has touched many
here, and even am not entirely free
from danger Of the infection. Some Of
the claims in this district are being
worked with good prospects Of eventual
success. The shaft on the San Fran
| cisco claim, which 10 the southeast e1-
tension of the Empire, is eighteen feet
deep, and the ledge is about Eve feet
thick, pitching about thirty-fvs degrees
to the southwest. The rock looks well.
The Empire Company will not work
their claim this winter. The No
hawk and Montreal Company are
hard at work, and doing well.
The Independence Company had some
80 tons of their ore crushed in the Mo-
hawk l. Montreal Co.'S mill, near by,
but | have not as yet ascertained the
result. About two months ago Messrs.
Cornell, Bradley and others found q
ledge which prospects very we'll. 1t IL
eight feet thick and il situated about q
mile southeast of this town. They call
il the Confidence. They had 10 tons OF
| the ore from it crushed at the old Cali
fornia mill | did not learn the result,
but I think it did not 60 less than $40
per ten. There is plenty Of ore in this
district that will pay from $l5 to $40
per ton, but the people here, like my
self, are crampsd with limited means.
They are generally waiting for some
thing to turn up, and that may be o
long timo yet. There are three custom
work mills here, and if they were in
good fix they might do something for
the district. They could be made
effective and profitable mills in the
hands of snterprising and experienced
men,"
OPERA HOUSE, MELoDroN.-Finn and
Goodchild were complimented with q
crowded house at their benefit last
evening, and a most excellent entertain
ment WAS given. Of the splendid rope
walking feat of Miss Ella RaRue We
need only remark that "She walked in
the mir with the greatest Of ease, that
handsome young girl" etc. Sam
| Mitchell's bone solo was not to be dis
counted by anybody. Jimmy Murphy,
in his ssngs and dances, won new
laurels, and there was plenty Of APP
p!suse bestowed upon the other per-
formers iu their various acts and define
atoms. "a Passage to Luna was re-
peatsd as the %afterpiece, with all its
funny shapeful scenes, local hits, beau
tiful tsbleaux, etc. Tonight q rich en-
tertainment 10 offered, concluding with
the famous comic extravaganza entitled
e Life on the Farallones."
ALL HANDS AT BuRRALL's.-Santa
Claus, St. Nicholas and old Kris Krin-
gle, have by common consent all campsd
at Burrall's Pioneer Book Store, corner
of @ and Union streets, Virginia, for a
few days. They have each opened their
budgets Of toys, fancy articles and gen
eral holiday goods, and Young America,
and his folks and all their friends, are
| given to rejoice in the afauence and va
riety of the desirables displayed. Toys
mechanical, musical, scientific and 9TH
srwise, gift books, albums, dolls, port.
folios, dressing cases, planchettes, and
in fact anything and everything wished
for in the way Of Christmas and New
Years presents, stationery, and all that
sort of thing, can. be found at Burrall's,
for sale on the most reasonable and very
cheapest cash terms. Go to Burralls.
SECOND WARD TuIEvEs.-There seems
to bo a gang of very adroit thieves down
in lower Gold Hill. They have done
quite an extensive business Of late in
the way of robbiug houses, cabins and
other institutions. About 6 o'clock last
evening they got into Ed. Patterns
house and nipped two overcoats while
the family wero at supper, and the
room Of Mr.. Saunders, at tho Marysville
mill, va, gone through and robbed OF
all his clothes and bedding. Thus far
hose thiering ~rascals have escaped de-
lection.
Or those for whom we fond emotions
cherish, secure the shadow ere tho SUBJ
stance perish. For Christmas or New
Year there a be nothing better for a
present to q friend than a good likeness,
and especially one Of Professor Beals'
new style Of pictures. They are truly
beautiful, and surpass anything We have
ever seen taken by the Photographic
art. Tho Professor is certainly one o
the best artists Of the country.
MIDNIGHT MAss.-Grand Midnight
Mass will be celebrated and solemnized
at St. Patrick's Church, Gold Hill, this
eveniug-Christmas Eve-with all the
appropriate religious forms and cere-
monies. The church will be handsome
ly lighted and decorated and a good
choir will be in attendance.