Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-02-13
II EVENING NEWS.
Thur.day Evenlas,.-....Feb. Ii, Ises.
IMPORTANT CoxsuLsArIoS. Pah-ah

;nternre,er n, Fort Churchill, and u
great friend of the late lamented Col.
McDermi,, called on us the other day.
He was dirnifedly dressed in q battered
nlrr hal, blue overalls, q brown linen
oar AN old red shirt, one boot and
n shoe, and while he was warming his
dirty paws at the Office stove he kindly
volunteered as much valuable informa-
ton on national affairs as viewed
from u Piute stand point. The
illustrious Captain is OF the opinion
that the pinc-nut crop this year will be
good, and perhap, even better in case
things works favorably. Old Winnie
mueca he says, is out at Surprise VAL
ley and is no friend of the whites AT
present, but q Z" dam humbug. lie
and a few other " bad ~iujuns live there,
eat pish and labbits, and lob Cinnamon
when they get chance" Young VIM
and moren a hundred smar.
fellers lives down TO Pyramid Lake, he's
pooty good freas to the white folks, but
he can get bad ef he's mine to-" The
Captain thinks the Comstock will main
tain its present dip for some time longer,
and Gold Hill become one of the chief
cities of the nation. He signitied his gra-
cious approval of the style and opera
ton of our printing press, and the man
ner Of setting type, and prefers the
News over any other paper published in
the United States. We tried hard by
judicious questioning 10 elicit from his
own lips his views on the Presidential
question, but like General Grant, Capt.
Charley was very r~eticent and nom
commit,al, never giving us so much
as n hint TO base any idea on.
In answer TO our SOLICITORS inquiry as to
whether he had diued, the chieftain
acknowledged that he had not, and
kindly consented TO dcvour n few
pounds of boiled corncd beef for US,
also n plate Of cabbage aud q loaf of
bread, considerable sugar, agd a dish
of hominy-all we had in the pantry.
Any of our friends aspiring to run for
Congress can be assured Of his influence
aud support. We say him aud his
squaw, aud several of his constituents,
discussing the contcuts Of a Swill barrel
up town this morning.
EXCITING News FRoN CHINA! GRAND
DESTRUCTION Of Hone KoNG!! OVER
SIS, 900, 900 WoRru OF Property De-
!!.-Capt. George Downey, the
great chief two-sworded mandarian of
the Virginia. Chinatown celestials, this
morning informed us that the Chinese
merchant who keeps the stone store,
corner II aud Union streets. received a
dispatch from San Francisco last even
ing to the effect that news had just ar
rived By ship from China that n large
portion of the famous city OF Hong Kong
was destroyed by fire. Five thousand
houses we're burned. and u loss OF over
s., 200, 900 worth of property incurred.
How much truth there may be in this
report, others a judge as well rs our
selves. We simply give II, together
with the source of our information, well
satisfied however that sooner than be
incorrect in this matter, Downey would
burn up all Hong hong, himself, or in
order TO give US n good sensation item,
he would any time 60 and set China
town on FIRE, straagle eleven pig-eyed
females, or perform the - hari kari on
his own person, amid q grand ftu de Joi
Of burning J~oss-paper and fire crackers.
DowS on Cs.-That sanctimonious
old deacon who got licked By a Dutch
lager beer jerker in a basement saloon
on C street, Virginia, II few nights ago,
we understand is I" down on us" be-
cause we made q little humorous item
relative to the affair, in the NEWS. We
generously RETAINED from mentioning
his name, out Of regard for his "poor
but respectable" relatives and friends,
rs well as his brethren Of the church.
No one from the reading Of the item
would have known who it was, but the
fellow was really so privately tickled
over it., that lest people should not
know that it was him that was talked
about in a newspaper, he has been post
ing all his acquaintance. All ! deacon,
yea, verify thou art a sly rogue n a
Jolly backslider. When Elder Knapp
comes over here next summer well set
him after you. He is said to be heavy
on :" laying the spirits :" if not, we'll
give tina, "jerker' another round at
you.
Coop PRoPERrY.-The quartz ledge
recently discovered On Carson river a
couple of miles above Dayton, relative
to which we made an item in the NEWS
A shor, time since, is likely to turn out
fully as good rs vas anticipated. 1t IS
nearly q hundred feet wide and the
groupings ASSAY wei 800 to the ton.
A quantity Of it worked BY mill pro-
cess is estimated to yield $50 to the
ton, principally gold. Being situated
directly on the bank of the river, in tue
immediate proximity TO several mills,
with any amount Of water power, ever
at that rate of yield this mine Will pay
we'll. The lead is traceable across the
fat pas, the Dauey mill, and is supposed
10 be a continuation of the same ledge
whereon the famous Occidental mine is
situated, some two miles or so north
easterly from Gold Hill. 1t would seem
q little strange that this lead should not
have been discovered before, but it prob
stly would. had it been q little more
prominent and well defined ut the
surface.
Just wait a little longer till the mud
in those streets gets thawed out, and the
Horn,own bogs join their sweet stenehes
with the fragrance of those defanct
CANNES and felines. But what a waste
of sausage material! How ean the
Horntown horse-eaters be so neglectful
of such choice morsels? We are happy
to state that the streets Of Gold Hill are
in good condition for the time Of year,
and noways encountered with dead dogs
or cats. We Slippery Gulchers are oil
in good condition physically and NOR
ally, never tell lies or swear we live on
locus,s and wild honey, and bottled beer,
wear good clothes, and so to ehurch
every Sunday.
Prpras' OPERA HousE.-The "Flying
Islanders" was the grand attraction a
the Opera House last evening, and n
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