Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-04-27
ITEMS.
iron the Register. April as,h.I

HUMBOLDT ITEMS.
t.i rFrom the Register. April 25,h.I q :
HIdH PRIcgsAND Coop TINRs AHEAD
FOR Our PARNERs.-The present high
prices Of grain in our county has, had
the effect of inducing quite extended
farming operations this season., With
tho additional demand that will DO re-
CURED to supply the northern portion Of
our county this coming Fall and Winter,
there is hardly a probability Of any de-
probation from the present rates, cspe-
cially upon the articles Of hay and bar
ley. Ii was estimated last season that
the supply raised would be ample to feed
stock ut considerably less rates thar
Iallcs now som"~ais. but tho oaioulA
ton was much under estimated. Since
the last crop was matured there has
been no material advance in the local
demand, but the additional consumption.
in the future will quite counterbalance
the increased crop, and thus continue to
keep up prices for at least one season.
more. At the present time there is but
little barley in the county, and the stage
people are compelled to feed light on
wheat and barley mixed. We do not
apprehend the approach OF the railroad
will materially affect our farmers in
Paradise Valley and the country above
in receiving good round prices for their
cereals this Fall. The requirements of
a large travel to the Northern mines,
hitherto %uuprovided for, together with
the increased quantity necessary for the
military posts, Indicate ibis result.
Barley is now worth nin6 cents per
pound in this town. Lp'tN'4
BUSINESS POISrs.-Nuch interest is
being manifested among our people con-
corning the probable points where the
Silver City and Austin trade will tap the
Central Pacific Railroad The geogra-
ply and topography Of the Country make
il pretty certain where the Austin depot
will be established, rs there is n smooth,
level tract'of country we are informed,
ex~tendipg from its vicinity to the Hum,
boldt river, following down what is
known as Reese River valley. II is not
yet so certain whore the point Of conncc.
lion will be established for tho Idaho
trade. The general impression now is
that it will be somewhere in the vicinity
Of the Little Humboldt not because
that is the nearest point, bnt on account
of the character of the country over
which a road would have to pass in a
direct line from Silver City TO the Gen.
trail Pacific road. The country, how
ever, has not, been thoroughly explored
in q direct line between the two places,
and when it Isl may dsyelop tho fact,
that a good road can be made, which
would savc considerable in distance,
and bring Idaho and Austin depots very
nearly, II not quito to the same place.
This result would cause very important
business town to- spring aPi at that
place.
Orr o BATTLE MouNTAIN.-Robert
McBetk aad party 'phiicd UP stak6s aud
struck out for the above. named district
in the early part of the week. bnoyant
with hope and bright anticipations.
They 60 fully prepared TO test on q largo
scale the ores of that district. ArrApge-
ments have been made at the Gofconda
mill to work ~ large quantity Of the
rock, and OK teams, we're taken up .by
them TO haul enough to the mill TO give
the mines q thorough and satisfactory
test. The ores of Battle Mountain disr
trict have yielded largely when subjected
to FIRE tests, and arc known to exist 10
large quantities, but have nat yeL>been
worked by mill process. The district
is within a few miles.ofsthe ,,pyyeyed
line Of the Central Pacific Railroad; SfHd
near the point whore The. Austin depot
will be located $50 nv
TX PURsUIr.-Sherif Woodwork and
Coastxble.Haiks 1entFoteibnVhe stage
last Saturday, in pursuit Of a couple OF
suspicious looking and acting indiyidu-
ais, WHIP Aislhba9EvmstSA luteIAhr-
derers Of young Cooper, By tho down.
ward stage yesterday, 'we'lehrh that tho
suspicious parIes, reached, Camp ,&cA
Dermit before the officers, but were not
seen there at tho time they arrived.
Thinking hai they might hsse gpep;os
uponh Toad toward Silver City, Wood
worth. Continued on thaI stsge. BLANKS
stopped at the post'tureconnoiter in that
vicinity. It ives, bpleyed at tho post
that they had got wind Of the presence
ofoficers and taken to the'sage-brdsh
and hills. A party Of men had turned
out to aid Constable HaGkbl ID securing
the country in the, vicinity Of thp, post
in order to secure them, but had been
u~asuccessfui whsu't6e stage passed":''
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