Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-07-24
sxvEar MINING Accommodation, q

mine, was very severely injured, and
came near losing his life by the follow
ing accident !: He was working at the
IO0-foot level of the mine, and having
occasion to use his shovel, he stepped
q few yards inside for it. Knowing just
about where it was, he neglected to
take his candle along, and in conse-
quence, without thinking, be stepped
or stumbled blindly into an open shute
which was constantly being used for
passing ore to the level below. He fell
eighty-two feet, but the shute not being
straight, his fall was partially broken
by the inclined portions through which
he passed. Some of his brother miners
nea the bottom heard his groan, and
on examination found him. They
Mt once sent word to the level above,
preventing any ore from being dumped
down on top of him, and it was
fortunate that they did so for ore was
thus being dumped at short intervals,
and the very first lot would doubtless
have finished him. After considerable
difficulty the poor bruised miner was
extracted from the shute, insensible,
and taken to Vesey's Hotel where the
requisite surgical attendance was rem
dered him BY DR.. Hall. He was found
to be very much bruised and cut about
the head and left shoulder, and to-day
he complains considerably Of his back
being strained. He is badly hurt, and
sore all over, but will probably eventu-
ally recover and be as well rs ever. He
had not fairly recovered his senses
when taken to the hotel, and had no
recollection Of the accident a. oil, other
than he thinks he fell head first, and
from the natur Of his injuries he is
doubtless correct. When being brought
up out of the mine on q cage, he par
TALLY realized what had happened for
he recognized one Of the men who were
holding him up in a standing position,
and said "Hold me steady, Tom, Pm
hurt hold me steady, boys" 1t was
q fearful fall, and he was indeed fortu-
nate to escape instant death. No one,
unless it be himself, is to blame in the
matter. 1t is simply one Of the many
accidents to which all miners are liable.
Even the most careful Of them IN
times unwittiugly relax their vigilance,
and thus step into hideous dangers
with the utmost facility.
PREPARING FOR WINTER. - 1t would
seem rather early in the season to be
preparing for winter, yet our mining
companies are evidently determined not
to be "caught out" by the winters
SHOWS with q scanty supply Of wood (;
therefore it is that most Of them are
having large amounts Of this requisite
commodity hauled in and piled up for
winter reference. The Crown Point
Company is getting 1000 cords, Bullion
Company 1000, Kentuck Company
1000, Petaluma mill 2,7O0, Rhode
Island mill 1000, Gould & Curry Com
pauy 5000, and many other mines and
mills are laying in good supplies Of wood
and timber. We hope some Of the
shrewd wood dealers will also be smart
enough 10 bring in good large piles Of
frewood for the special benefit Of the
general population. 1t is rot very
pleasant having to pay about $50 per
cord for wood when it ought not to cost
over half that price, and would not,
only that hauling it over almostimpass-
able roads in the winter time is very
expensive, and often no, feasible.
DIEp.-Eugenie, wife of Joseph Armi-
tage, died at Virginia, evening before
last, aged about 25 years. Mrs. Armi-
a was q most excellent lady, highly
esteemed for her many good qualities of
mind and heart by a large circle OF
friends. She leaves u mother (Mrs.
Cobb in Sacramento, q sister Mrs. Hen
drie) in Austin, and another sister in
San Francisco, wife Of B. V. Barry OF
this city, besides q large circle OF &C
onaintances and friends, to mourn her
early death. The body of Mrs. Armitage
was taken to San Francisco, by her hus-
band and Mr.. Barry, for interment.
GOLD HILL FOUNDRY CAsrISe.-The
Gold Hill Foundry has just turned out
a large cast iron water-wheel for the
Birdsall l. Carpenter mill, at Dayton,
which is 80 feet in diameter, with q run
S inches thick, IA inches wide-the
whole thing weighing 5 tons 400 pounds.
Thus it will be seen that Gold Hill car
produce " some things as well rs 9TH
ers," and occasionally cast out some
thing more valuable and useful than a
Democratic mortar.
To THE WEARY, THIRSTY n HuSGR
Read the advertisement under head
of "New To-day" about the Golden
Eagle Hotel, Main street, Gold Hill, OPP
posite the Crown Point Company's
Office. This fine hotel has passed into
new hands, land the present lessees are
fully prepared to accommodate those
who hunger and thirst, or need a clean
bed and a good comfortable home, on
the most reasonable terms imaginable.
Call and prospect theh hotel.
ExcuRsIoSIsrs. A party of San
Francisco gentleman, consisting Of c.
E. McLane, Agent Of Wells, Fargo (
Co. for the Pacific coast; Captain ..
Eldridge, Agent Of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company Mt San Francisco:
D. Dickinson, Chas. Hosmer, NJ. s. La
than, and George E. Gammous, arrived
at Virginia last evening. They propose
enjoying o few days rusticating on this
side of the Sierra Nevada. Mr.. Gam
mons, however, is on his way overland
10 New York.
They ARE CoMrXG.-The indefatigable
Pipers are rushing about bald headed,
putting up huge posters about the size
of n small Spanish grant, with mon
strous letters-averagiug nine to the
acre-annouuciug the coming Of the Cal
ifornia Minstrels. They will be here in
a day or two, when the Opera House
will be ~re-opened with the greatest
amount of talent and fun in that line
ever known there.
Coop OvERMAS ORE.-The s6l-foos
level of the Overmau mine is yielding a
goodly quantity of very fair ore, which
Is being crushed at the Vivian mill. IL
assays $50 81 to the ton, and 1t is ex'
pected that the Excelsior mill will also
be set to work crushing on the same
body Of ore.
SuLTRY.-To-day we are enduring a
regular swelterer in the shape OF q hot
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