Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-05-23
THE EVENING NEWS.
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unity to u small clubhouse behind II
barn. lie suspected something. He
crept TO u little door, and cautiously
opening it., listened. All WA, dark in-
side, but. he was certain that he was
on the right scent. He crawled in and
felt carefully about him. He found
boxes containing iuccndiary documents,
aud n guard sitting on each box. lie
cautiously iusinu,,ud his hand, aud
captured all the documents he could
fnd, disturbing the scntries but little,
for it was evident 10 his giant mind that
here was u nest where treason was being
hatched. lie crept carefully out, closed
the door, and cautiously retired the
same way he came. 1t his lodgings he
critically examined each OF those C
mcnts one after the other in m cxpe-
ricncod manner, and is fully convinced
from the contents thereof, aud the few
words of m~onosyllabic, cultural CONVEX
Satiou he had overheard, that no has
discovered n Kluck Hlucks Khan. He
has told the story to police officer Boe-
gan, and shown him one of he doeu-
ments, but Billy says he "can't suck
it."
The ALruA STARTING Ur. Engi-
neers and assistants commenced yestcr-
day morning getting the machinery OF
the Alpha hosting wsrks ready for
work again. The rust has to be cleaned
oil, the Snsines lined mp, the boilers
NAV have TO be reset, and everything
will be thoroughly overhaulcd and put
in complete running order. Then the
shaft has To be cleaned out, when OPP
erntions will be recommended Mt the
lower level, whore the ore was paying
we'll at the time work had to be sus-
pended last Fall on account Of an over
plus of water. This water is now all
drained by the Imperial-E Empire shaft.
II will be two or three weeks before ore
raising from tho Alpha will DO in full
blast.
Who SroLG II HALyAIps?-Thurs-
day evening, n, the time when the glo-
rious news arrived Mt Gold Hill OF the
nomination OF Grant and Colfax, Gen.
cral John b. Winters, Superintendent OF
the Yellow Jacket Mining Company,
like other loyal citizcns, ordered the
srtrs AMI stripes To be raised on the
flag staff, over the new works OF the
mine, but it was then discovered that
the halyards had been stolen. Charley
Booth, foreman OF the carpenter shop,
at once went to work and took down
the staff, which was On the cnpola OF
the building, rove new hnlynris, aud In
less than an hour had the old flag n.y.
ing. Bets had been offered that the
flag would not he raised over those
works, but it was.
HAD TO CnScx TuEN.-At the last
meeting OF the Virginia Board Of Dele
gates, after considerable discussion, the
following resolution was passed DIS
banding Lincoln Hose Company No. l:
THAT the Chief Engineer Of the Vir-
ginia Fire Department DO instructed TO
Immediately take charge Of all the hose
in possession of Lincoln Hose Company
No. |, and restore it to the several com
panies who had donated the same. Also
to prevent in future said Hose Company
from running with the regular force ut
any fire." The company, it will be re-
collected, WAS composed of boys, and II
was found that they were getting alto
gether too "fast.'
SENSATION At HoRSrowS.-About IL
o'clock, evening before last, some o.
tho Union men of Virginia City had "
big bonfire blazing on north Is street
near Sutton avenue, in homo oil th'
nomination of Grant and Coltax. TIT
Democracy, moi realizing the patriotic
idea, saw the broad glare from thai
quarter and raised the cry OF hire. II
was right amusing to see the way TIT
"unterrifed" came tumbling out OF TIT
hi, whisky mills, dead-falls and cribs
Bells and whistles sounded, aud for {
few minutes there was quite AN excite
.ment.
PIpERs' OrEuA HousE.-Thc Oper'
House Company performed in Dayton
last evening to II very good house. The!
will at the Opera House thu
evening, for which especial occasion
choice bill of entertainment is prepared
A very interesting incident in tho inter
ludc win be the awarding Of the prize
10 be shot for at tho National Guar
target excursion of this afternoon. Tn
theatre will be packed full, thereior'
eligible seats will only be secured b,
timely location.
ANOTHER LASDNARE GoSE. - Ne,
Swift, the old road agent Of the Pionee
Stage Company on the Plaeervillc road
and one of the oldest stage drivers II
California, died At Austin last Satur
day. lie was about forty-hve years o
age, and was one OF the early corners I
California. lie saw prosperous time
there in former days, and has beer
worth his thousands, but adversity cam
upon him in his latter days, and he die
poor.
RAILROAD PRoGaEss. The Contra
Pacific Railroad is being constructe
down the valley Of the Truekec, and ou
towards Salt Lake, ut n rapid rate: tn
cars are now running ten miles belo'
Reno. When the gap in tho road, y
the summit of the Sierra Nevada, |
filled, so that material can be transport
ell with greater facility, track layin
will progress much f~ster than at pre-
sent. .
Still SlSKISG.-The deeper sinkin
of the Sierra Nevada shaft is still NJ
lively progressing. Uncle Bob Apple
hound to sink until no finds good pa
ore or {" strikes ile." He reminds US
the resolute chap in the oil regions
Pennsylvania, who had a placard stras
upon his derrick over the deep well .
was boring, on which was inscribed
"Oil, He'll, or China"
OVERLAND STAGE FARE REDUCED
The rates of passage on tho overisn
stages have been reduced twenty-h'
per cent. The following are the presel
rates, in currency: To Omaha, S23'
Helena, Montana, $40; Salt Lake Cit
Sl2o; other points and way station
proportionately.
TAprED rus WArER-Thc last drill