Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-08-04
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FLUTE JUBILEE. Inc flutes are In
the habit of assembling once or twice q
year on the south bank of the Humboldt,
six or eight miles above Winnemucca
for the purpose of feasting and dancing
in honor of nothing in particular, so far
as learned-all for "the pure love O.
There has been ia reunion" Of
kind going on for several days
past, under the direction of "Captain
Sam, (" "Charlie," and other dignitaries
of the tribe, and on last Sunday even
ing, in company with Judge Jehu Ivory,
Interpreter Rule, and several
old women aud babies eve"
the aforesaid rancharie. There
were about one hundred natives, big
and little of either sex, in and around
the willow w~ickiups, and a hundred or
two more expected soon. Some fifty
bucks, old and young, were engaged in
a sort of q dance to a very sing-song
sort of accompaniment; others were
huddled round sage.brush fires, watch
ing their "dusky mates" grind seed,
while others cuddled under rabbit-skin
robes with q looseness otherwise sug-
gestive. The something moro than
symmetrical outline exhibited by one or
two of the young Indian women, was
not the result Of ignorance of tight
lacing-so Mrs. Grundy said, in which
opinion the observant lady was second
ed by our worthy Interpreter. Mrs. G.
further observed that the Indian indif-
ference to dress furnishes a larger field
for the operation of mosquitoes, gnats,
etc., than is even characteristic of the
Nothing to Wear ; styles of modern
civilization. There are more Of her dry
illusions, which time and space reserve
for future occasions. What with a
mixture of m%oonshine and sage-brush
smoke, alkali dust, and air scented
Herewith, and savage forms moving
about, the scene was not unlike the
weird witch cauldron dance and num-
merry described in Macbeth. Captain
Somebody said heintended to take these
i~nnocents into the mountains seed.
picking, after the jig is up, and stay
there till John Chinaman gets the grad
ing further along. Formerly, when
Winnemucca was in his glory, better
picking than q Celestial tail was not
asked. At the snuff of the iron horse,
the noble red man can but scornfully
(k)nit his brow, or quietly ''grin and
bear it."
HAY.-But little of this article will be
harvested on the Humboldt this season.
This statement is made by everybody
personally acquainted with the growth
Of grass for many miles up and down
the river. Some even assert that not
200 tons will be secured between here
and Gravelly Ford, on the accustomed
hayiug grounds. High water has pre-
vented the growth of grass on thousands
of acres commonly producing the best
Of crops. However, tracts usually baf-
rem Of grass for lack Of water are we'll
covered, and may produce enough to
supply even the increased demand.
There is great activity among the
haymakers. Wear l. St. Johns intend
to run two mowers on the east side of
Paradise ; Gramm 4 Miller left here,
for some point above, on Tuesday last,
with q new mower and rake Herd 4
Giro are located below town with two
mowers aud rakes /; Captain Palmer and
partner left for the vicinity Of Gravelly
Ford, the early part Of tho week, with q
haying outfit. A number Of new now
ers aud rakes have been taken into
Paradise.
DRowSED.-A friend at Oreana sends
us these particulars of the drowning of
two men at 9 o'clock p. N. on the cath
inst. Names, Michael McAnana and
John McGoogen. They were" sky
larking" nenr the bank Of the Hum
boldt, and not exercising proper
caution, fell off a hight OF IL feet into
the water. Several persons saw the
fatal accident, but the hight Of the bank
precluded any assistance.
RAILROAD PRooREss.- Throngs of
busy Celestials are grading opposite
town. This part Of the work will be
completed this far the present week.
The track is extending eastward at the
average of three miles per day, and ar
rangements are perfected to increase the
progress to four miles in sixteen hours.
One mile of the track has been laid in
three hours!
The amount of daily transportation
required to supply construction mate
rial and supplies for the army Of labor
ers is beyond common estimation. 1t
now amounts to q daily average Of one
hundred a loads The company have
tw~enty-one saw-mills steadily at work
in the Sierras about Bonner Lake and
down the Truckee. The daily consump-
ton of ties is about 10000.
Monday last was set for billing freight
through from Sacramento to Wads-
worth. The want of necessary yards
and side track prevented the earlier
shipment to that point. August 10th
the cars will run into Oreana, and o
month later into Winnemucca.
]. H. Strowbridge, Superintendent Of
Construction, was giving affairs herea.
way his personal attention Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Chas. Cadwallader, chief Of locating
engineers, has been for the last week
on a visit to Gravelly Ford and vicinity.