Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-09-30
ITEMS FROM FIJI FRONT.
The winnemucca Argent of September
"a has the following:

The Wiunemucca Argent of September
"a has the following:
The passenger cars had not reached
Winnemucca last night, and we DOUBT
If q timetable is yet arranged. me
looked-for train may arrive this week.
Mr.. Cadwallader, chief Of locating
engineers, started up the river last
week, remarking before he left that he
was going 500 miles cast Of Winnemucca
quite o distance east of Salt Lake. II
the jealousy exists between Tho two
ends as reported, there is II probability
that we will have two Pacific Railroads
at an earlier day than ever supposed.
II is a matter for the curious-are the
secrets Of the two companies.
From different parties down from Nc
Dermit and vicinity, we make about
this out of the affair alluded to last
week: Thomas Greene, hostler Mt the
station, john Black, and nm elderly man
named John Hoy, were having II drunk
Gu time at Brougham's Ranch, on the
l4th inst, and the result was-Greene
killed by Black. A double-barreled
shotgun loaded with birdshot was the
weapon used, and nobody can assign
any other than whisky rs the cause of
it. Black says he has no recollection
of the deed.
Mr.. Atchison, in q conversation with
! Mr.. Croker, was informed that if the
people of Battle Mountain will build n
wagon road direct to the railroad, the
company will give them depot accom-
modations rs soon as the track reaches
that point. And that, we expect, is the
| extent of "city" building by the COM
pany anywhere in Humboldt or Lander
Counties. Any place Of the importance
Of Gold Run, Battle Mountain, etc., will
get a railroad station on similar terms,
and oil be left to themselves to decide
"where is the city"
Our paper has made mention moro
than once of the telegraph line along
side the railroad, yet u reader at Boise
City, Idaho, writes us privately, and
wants to know whether it will be fin
ished to Winnemucca this fall. II is
finished as far rs the railroad-having
an office on the construction train in
front. There is no Office in Winnemucca,
but undoubtedly there will be loon.
Aud then again, we can't say how much
of q public accommodation it will be
the private wants of the road being 80
great. We tried to get q dispatch that
way a few days ngo, and couldn't get it
for love or money. We await further
developments.
Some time ago we noticed the fact
that the Piutes who make Winnemucca
their headquarters, levied a species of
black-mail on the Chinese track graders
and while this thing lasted, were as
" happy and content as Swimley's
b~oarders." Since the Celestial source
of supply has been transferred to the
land of the Shoshones, tho Piutes are
reluctantly returning to fishing, wash
ing, and cutting wood for the whites.
The fish Of the Humboldt are very good
at this season and always abundant.
The Indians keep the tables pretty well
supplied for a nominal consideration.
Mr.. Hatch, Surveyor for the Govern
ment within the railroad limits, has
subdirided townships 81, 3S aud 80
north, 81, 3S and 80 east, embracing
Paradise lands. He says there is n
great deal of excellent land within the
railroad limits. Mr.. II. has gone up the
river aud will operate between here and
Gravelly Ford during the fall and winter.
Sutterly has his Photographic mill ut
work on Second street. This reminds
us Of the Crescent'S story on Sut-that
he said no killed every good town he
ever stopped Mt. Bilkus says the leg
was on tho other boot-that the Crescent
| phiz has kept Sutterly poor breaks all
his camera o~bsqueras. We recollect now
that the nrtist has kept his machine out
of Reno. Bilkus is still tormenting us.
Samuel Barr, hostler on the Railroad
S. L. at Buffalo Station, died suddenly
Of heart disease, Monday last. We are
told he was from Lockport, Penn, and
has been n teamster at Gold Hill, this
State.