Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-01-28

either in this State or in other heather
lands, present the credentials Of the
latest "bilk" who is afflicted with too
much learning and too extensive n pedi-
gree for this section Of the country.
Read the documents:
SIR:-Being in the United States,
take this opportunity OF offering my
services for the Inspection Of all kinds
Of Mines, Quarries, Machinery, &C., and
should it be required, l can produce
numerous credentials Of high value for
this work, and the Management of Min
ing or Mechanical Engineering Enter
prises, for which | am also free, ut
commensurate salary, with fair pros
pective probabilities Of profits and
permanency.
have the honor to be
Yours, &C., ]. S. PHILLIPS,
C. E., Mining Engineer, &C.,
San Nicholas Hotel, New York.
BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY OF ACQUIRE
NESTs.
Son Of the largest Allurial Tin Miner
in Cornwall. Educatedin Mathematics,
Sciences, Surveying, Assaying, Mining,
Civil and Mechanical Engineering, &C.,
&C., at the Cornish Mining Schools,
that were established and superinten-
ded by my brother John Phillips, c. E.,
Mineral Surveyor, &c. (who has since
diseorered gold aud located Goals in Aus
tralia, and is mineral surveyor and
registrar Of those gold fields.
| have since been employed three
years with him surveying mines: six
years in the workshops of the largest
mining foundry in the world:
One year in the London Engineering
firms:
Five years in the British Navy, Chief
Engineer:
And the last fifteen years Founder
and Mining Engineer, Local Purser,
Manager and Promoter Of niue Mines in
Cornwall aud Devonshire.
These positions, combined with per-
severing acquisitiveness, have enabled
me to learn all the professions and
trades required, from the discovery Of
the dormant mineral in the stratum and
vein, throughout the numerous manipu-
lations, to. the moving machine.
invented the Anti Choking Bilgc Rose,
Sailors Friend, and General Purpose
Engine; Cyliudro-C onical Atmospheric
Twisting Shot and Shell, for large guns;
the Hydraulic Pumping, Winding: and
Crushing Engines Of Great Onlow Con-
soils Mines, Cornwall, England, and
various improvements in Mining Ma
chinery. Present age, ~ years.
Well, what does the reader think Of
the latest "bilk" at one thousand
dollars q month salary? Rich, amt it
The Professor also paid San Francisco
a visit, as we see him " shown up by
the editor of the News LETTER, who is
also an Englishman, in the following
scathing, %scorching, and chafng style
We don't know where this learned
stranger has gone, but Joggles thinks
he has taken to tall timber somewhere
perhaps Pahranagat, as that is sup
posed to DO the most ignorant section
in tho Statc-besidcs, they have nc
newspapers out there. Read from the
S. F. News LETTER:
Cheek!-J. 3. Phillips.
In a late issue, the Ne,rs Letter venti.
lated some of its views upon the general
item Check" Since then, it has re.
csived new land u~nexpected) light upon
the subject. The source whence this
illumination has been shed upon the
Ners Letters soul is q Circular, "
signed by a a named J. S. Phillips
we retreat from our determination not
to advertise him, and hereby accept his
astounding missiye in compensation for
our service-who introduces himself
thus: "Sir-[meaning the guileless
reader]-Being in the United States
Ghappy United States1 l take this oppor-
tunity Of offering my services for the In
spection and Valuation Of all kinds Of
Mineral Properties, Smelling Works,
Mining Machinery, etc. Should it be
required, l can produce credentials of a
high [old1 value for this work, or the
Superintendent of Mining and Mechaui-
cal Engineering Enterprises ; for which
| am also free, at u commensurate salary,
with fair Prospective Probabilities Of
Profits and Pcrmauency. Pleasing,
powerful, picturesque, perspicuous, per-
tinent and pat |! Placid Phillips! Plaus.
iblc Phillips! Playful, piquant, pecu-
liar Phillips. Philanthropic, philoso-
phic, phenomenal Phillips. But how
about your premises, Phillips? You
thought we were q party of prosperous,
prodigal %provincials, didn't you? You
find US also prudent, don't you? Prone
to protect our pursc-perhaps-eh,
Phillips? o, you precious Phillips
And you thought to dose US with your
puerile, ~pragmatic, prodigious puff?
Us, who were broad awake and staring
when you we're prospecting County Corn
wall. Don't you think, now, you were
premature, Phillips? Possibly a little
presumptuous, Phillips? But we will
let up on you, P. We would punish but
not pulverize you. Therefore, you may
proceed: az have the honor to sub
scribe myself, yours etc., meaning yours
respectfully? for %instancel, j. S. PHIL
Attached to the foregoing, is the fol-
"BroGRApHIcAL SUMMARY OF EDucA-
ZION, PRAcrIcAL AcoUIREMASrs AMI Ex-
pERIESoE.-Educated in Mathematics
like Arngo, Laplace, Herschel, and a
lew others], Sciences, Surveying, As
Mining. Civil and Mechanical