Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-01-17
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almost as much as oae's life is worth,
now, trying to navigate the streets and
sidewalks of Horutown, owing to their
fearfully slippery state. The blowers
up that way, in their ignorance, speak
OF our thriving burg MS slippery
Gulch," when their lop.sided old town
is q thousand times more slippery; DC.
ing bull, on the s,eepest slope OF Mount
| Dayids on, this Of course cannot wen oe
avoided. People slip and come slap
down ON the sidewalksin every direction
with the greatest facility imaginaDie,
or5 broken limbs and heads are very
common. more so than the papers Ike
"a mention; even Cinnamon, sqraws,
horses, and dogs, experience u rough
time of it. No one can get the run OF
those sidewalks at all now n place
the ice and snow is two feet deep, and
next YOU come to n place where it has
been cleared off. Just as you get your
gait properly regulated on n rod OF. so OF
this, you find yourself cast away on a
lot Of frozen rollers and chop seas, and
before a fellow knows it away he slides
helplessly off down some cross street.
That's the way with the Horntowners:
We Gold Hill folks have things arranged
different and properly regulated. We
never slip. We have got u flight OF
steps on each side of the street, from
| the upper end of the town, clear through
to the lower end, and we We keep them
oil cleaned oil.
MEASLY Exvrous.-A few OF the
emacisted crowbaits Of tho Horntown
HteraG, having got tired Of feasting
anon the carcases Of dead squaws,
dogs, Chinamen's jackasses, ETC., al
WAYS so plentiful in tho suburbs OF that
lop-sided town, are growing and o
ING their teeth e~nviously at us Slippery
Gulch fellows, all because we happen to
have A little good horse meat by way OF
variety. We are in the very hight OF
fashion in that respect. Horse meat is
nil the 60 in Paris. Our contemporary,
however, up there in Horntown who
really comedies with us, and desires to
participate, is heartily welcome. Come
| down here Frank, my boy, you snail
have the choicest mersels. Spawned
| roast, served up with traces OF crupper
sauce, shall be yours and no miss-steak,
together with managers full Of ringbone
soup. No bride shall be put upon your
appetite. Put on your best harness and
come down.
Rich DEMONSTRATION in matrimony
it is highly desirable oftentimes to come
to a divide" The particular one of
which we desire to speak at present,
however, is the Divide between Gold
Hill and Virginia, where Dexter's store
is situated. He keeps n choice and ex-
tensivc assortment OF family groceries,
provisions, boots, shoes, clothing, etc,
all at the lowest living prices. AL sem
sible people call and see Dexter's stock
before purchasing elsewhere.
ALL RlGur.-We understand that
other bodies OF fine ore have recently
been opened at the lower level OF the
Crown Point mine, other h q those
already developed. The Gold Hill
mines arc all right, down at the bottom
We don't ask any odds Of the other
parts of the old Comstock. We have
90, the right sort Of stuff under us, and
plenty Of it.
Isle LEsrER.-Mrs. l.. P. Higbcc
rsLisle Lester") gave readings at Day
ton last evening. We did not learn
how much Of on audience she had, but
il was doubles q good one, for our
DAYTON friends know how to appreciate
true talent. She will perhaps read at
Empire next.
CHINESE DocroR. DIR. Gin Hin, n
Chinese physician from Canton, OF long
experience in his native country, has
located his osic. on Main street, just
below the Vesey House, Gold Hill: HIS
card can be seen in another column,
under the head Of "'New To-Day"
HosrlrAL Contract AwARDED.-The
County Commissioners have awarded
the County Hospital contract for the
next sixteen months to DR.. W. 5. Bron'
son, present holder, at the rate OF 500
per month, with $500 per month fol
professional services.
The CHAPNANs. The Chapman
troupe, after being weuther-bound fol
two or three weeks in Carson, are once
more in the field. They are at present
in Dayton.