Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-01-06

riVeu AZ mlunlght last night, orough'
no passengers beingloaded with twenty
eight bags of mail matter, and five
boxes containing some hundreds Of
thousands Of dollars in specie, for the
California Bank aud Wells, Fargo Il Co.,
q very desirable article just now among
the employees of our mines and mills.
Our emaciated friend Billy Sheppard,
of Virginia, came rs q sort Of herder
over this treasure and mail, therefore it
came through safe, no brigand being so
recklessly daring as to modest either it
or the other men who came along with
it. They left Cisco Saturday morning.
Sheppard reports good sleighiug from
there to Crystal Peak. He found the
passengers who left Virginia city, on
Thursday last, at Bonner Lake. He had
IN awful trip oft but still looks healthy
as usual. He describes the angry winds
and driving clouds Of binding sleet,
as absolutely fearful, and the cold so
intense that icicles formed on his whis-
kers, moustache, nose and eyebrows, as
thick rs your wrist. That's all very
we'll Billy, except the "nose' part. You
can't make anybody in Virginia believe
that an icicle ever could form on that
nose. Everybody "nose' better than
that.
THE HARDEST HEAD on REcoRp.-At
Van Sickle's, the other side Of Genoa,
three or four days ago, Lewis Tomlin-
s,ou was assisting in the removal of a
huge hay press. weighing over 1000
pounds. 1t was loaded upon u wagon
drawn by six yoke Of oxen, when Just
AZ the team started, he accidenlly fell
off the wagon in front of the forward
wheel. The team was stopped just in
time to prevent the wheel from passing
over his head, which, however was
held so fast beneath it that, although
all hands tugged and pulled at him,
they could not get his. head from be-
meath it. As n last desperate resort
they whipped up the team, but before
they could stop it, not only the fore
wheel, but the hind wheel also passed
over it. Lew got up, shook himself,
went to a puddle and washed the mud
from his "cabeza," and went along
with the rest, not so much hurt but
that he a drink his regular quart of
whisky n day, should he desire it, and
only complains II little Of q stiffness in
his neck. The wagon was not injured.
CoAsrISa-vIRGrSiA BEATEN. We
have some pretty good coasting places
about Gold Hill, bu: up in Virginia they
have got the best one, extending from
C street away down below thegas works.
1t is very smooth, in first rate condition,
aud very we'll pa,ronized by both big and
little, old and young boys, as well MS
ofttimes some Of the fair sex. They
have some veteran coasters up there,
too, with excellent sleds to coast on,
but last evening Bill Lee, Of Gold Hill,
took a little old sled Of his own manu-
facture up there, and beat them all,
winning a wager OF S25 on beating that
fancy champion iron sled Of Gill
Zig, Mott l. Co.'S. II they've got any
better sleds up there they'd better trot
en- out. Gold Hill is I" chief" now.
SLEIeH,ye.-The sleighing about Gold
Hill is pretty fair, and in Virginia it is
most excellent, the best being on Is
street, where it is not much cut up BY
heavy teams. A fine drive is along G
street to the Divide, thence along B
street and down Sutton Avenue, or Mill
street to c street again. Last evening
was beautiful and clear, and numerous
sleighing parties of ladies ard gentle
men were out enjoying the exhilerating
sport, by the " bright silver light OF the
moon
HEAVY WHEELING. - Quartz teams,
heavily loaded, stalled in Main street
this afternoon, in front Of our office,
owing to the wheels cutting through
the hard, frozen snow to the wet stratum
underneath. One of the teams collided
with a grocery wagon, upsetting it and
damaging it more or less.
Frozen FEsr.-A man came into
Virginia city last evening, from the
Truckee, with both Of his feet frozen
badly. He is now undergoing treat
ment. Look out for frozen feet, noses,
ears, and fingers. This is the weather
which will bring the "freeze" on any
thing.
BATTLE OF New ORLEASs.-Day after
~,o-morrow-weduesday, the 9Th inst
will be the anniversary Of the battle Of
New Orleans. 1t is n day considerably
celebrated in some portions Of the States,
but not much is done about it, generally,
in this section Of the country.
MrLLEIAx TO BE HASoED.-The Su-
preme Court at Carson has affirmed the
Judgment of the lower Court in the case
of John Milleiau, sentenced to be hanged
for the murder Of julie Bulette, and 1t
only remains now for the day Of execu-
ton to be fixed.
The SrAGEs.-Two California stages
per Bonner Lake route arrived last
night, the first bringing passengers, but
the second only brought mails and ex.
press matter. No ss"Ses ie"'0 soN"J
except one sent out to bring in freight
REsuxISo WoRK.-We understand thai
the Chollar-P o,osi Company who have
been obliged to suspend operations FOL
the last three or four days, will start al
hands at work in the mine again TO-
night.
GOLD HILL CoAsriSG.-Quite a GROVE
of men and boys have been having a flint
time to-day coasting down Main stree
| below the Vesey House, where tn
| course is excellent.
THE WEArHER.-Still subject to SNOW
SQUALLS. We have seen the sun through
opening clouds several times during tn
last day or two.