Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-10-27
PIprn's OpEAn HousE-PAREpA-RosA

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PIPER's OpEAR HousE-PAREPA-RosA.
The dress circle Of the Opera House was
crowded with the most brilliant, select
and fashionable audience we ever saw
there, the occasion being the FIRST APP
pearauce Of the famous Queen of Song,
Parepa-Rosa, together with her tvlented
troupe, consisting of Mr.. ~Brookhouse
Bowler, Signor F%erranti, Carl Rosa and
George Evans. We do not feel disposed
to enter into q minute and detailed cri-
tique Of the entertainment but it GER
tainly was q richer and higher favored
treat in that line than our dramatic and
music-loving community have been
treated to heretofore ; therefore it is
not ut all surprising that it should be so
we'll enjoyed and appreciated. The
voice of Madame Parepa is wonderfully
clear, sweet and distinct, the words of
her songs being plainly distinguishable
by the audience, a point in which many
of the highest artists in that line la
mentally fail. Waiting" the Last
Rose Of Summer" and Five o'clock
in the Morning." were among the gems
Of song which seemed to convey some
idea Of the great compass, power, fexi-
bility, varied %modulations and eadences
Of her voice, sweetest in its sortest low
clear bird-like notes and trills. She
was Aatteringly received aud %applauded.
Mr.. Bowler's excellent singing and mr.
tistic style Of delivery received their
due need Of applause. Signor Ferranti
san entirely in Italian, very few Of the
audience understanding u word Of what
he sung, yet his expressive action, and
peculiar spirited buffo style, made him
ut once a favorite, and about as well
understood after all AS thought he had
sung English TIE duct, Elisire
d'Amore," by Madame Parepa and
Signor Ferranti, was very tastefully rem
dered. Tho violin and piano perform
ance of Carl Rosa and George Evans
were very excellent, and the entertain
ment throughout deseryedly a great sue
cess. Tonight there will be an entire
change in the programme, and doubt
less q crowded house.
VIRGINIA CONSOLIDATED. - Some
months ago the various mining compa-
MES owning that unproductive portion
Of the Comstock lode lying between the
Gould & Curry and the Ophir mines,
concluded to combine in sinking one
large main working shaft in order to pros
pect thoroughly and work the ground
mentioned, which can thus be done TO
far better advantage and at immensely
less cost than if each company worked
separately as heretofore. With this
view they have now entered into a con-
solidation and formed what is now
known as the Virginia Consolidated
Mining Company. The GROUND belong
ing to the new company consists Of the
mining claims heretofore known as the
California, Central Nos. l and 2, White
& Murphy and Sides. II is their inten-
ton to commence operations at once,
and for that purpose they purchased all
the lots and buildings lying between E
and F streets, near Sutton avenue, and
removed the same, leaving ample space
for the erection Of hosting works and
other requisite surface arrangements.
The locality mentioned is the same
recently occupied by Chiarini's circus
when it was at Virginia. The new CON-
pany propose sinking their shaft to the
depth Of eight or nine hundred feet be-
fore drifting for the ledge. The Virginia
Consolidated has the best wishes of
everybody for their final success, for
should they happen to strike q rich and
extensive body Of ore at that depth it
will be Of vast benefit to Virginia as
well rs in the highest degree encourage
ing to all connected with the Comstock
lode.
LIvERNoRE's Doc 0RDISANcE.-The
famous dog ordinance promulgated by
Alderman Charles f. Livermore, of Vir-
ginia City, was once more put into eff
fective force yesterday. Dogs sloshing
about loose without any tags attached
to their collar, or without masters or
friends to redeem them in case Of arrest,
will be ruthlessly slaughtered after 4s
hours confinement in the dog pound.
Worthless curs aud mongrel scallywag
dogs of low degree stand no sort OF
show hereafter. The Virginia police
are on it like wolves, and war is declared
for the present against the entire canine
race. Blood must flow, and dogs must
die like dogs. Livermore ceased to be
an Aldermen many moons ago, but his
dog ordinance constitutes one OF the
fundamental documents in the archives
Of Virginia. Old maids, school girls,
ministers, and timid men who are afraid
of biting dogs, or don't like to stone or
curse dogs properly when they do bite,
all bless Livermore; but in case it
should turn out that dogs nave souls, it
might be n little rough on Livermore in
tho next world, unless he took II little
strychnine along.
CAaE SMASHING ACCIDENT. About
midnight last night the hosting cable
of the old shaft of the Imperial Com
pany parted, letting the car with an
empty cage 60 with fearful velocity
oomo hundreds of feet to the bottom,
smashing OOtu S"SV oHN N
ments. but luckily doing no ether ma
terial damage. The Superintendent IS
of the opinion that some evil disposed
person cut or otherwise injured the
cable-which was n new one-in such a
manner as to thus cause it TO break with
a light strain. If this was really the
case, it is a pity but that the internal
scoundrcl could have been caught IN
the act and sent down on the cage.
IXPRRlAL-EMPIRE SHAFT This I'M
portant shaft is now sunk to the depth
of l25 feet, and timbcred to within FIVE
feet of The bottom. Very hard rock is
now encountered. so hard that Giant
powder is used In the blasting, and
found to be very efrectual indeed, very
satisfactory progress being made. This
is far better than sinking in soft rock or
clay, as it makes II better shaft. This
shaft is now l,025 feet deep, and at the
depth Of LOO a new station will proba-
bly be opened for n drift west to the
ledge. At 1900 feet, the shaft, sinking
perpendicularly, will cut the ledge it,
self, in case the present known "dip"
or inclination OF the ledge eastward is
maintained.