Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-02-11

SHOWS on THE WORCESTERSHIRE pres
Ont winter will demonstrate TO the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad Company the prhc-
ticabili.y or the impracticabisty oil
keeping open their line over the noun
taius. This is the first winter that the
car, have come over the great
belt-aud just now the heavy SHOWS OF
the Sierra are pntting the road to n
severe test. There are said to be ut
pressnt from twenty to thirty feet OF
snow-drifts on the worst part OF the
line I; and yesterday, February 10th, was
the first day on which the cars failed to
make the connection between Sacra-
mento and Rsno-caused, we learn, by
n snow-slide about q mile below Cisco,
which swept away the trestle-worE over
n narrow gulch. We learn that there
vas another snow-slide between Truckee
and the summit, and the passenger
train which left Reno yesterday morn
ing at , o'clock had not arrived at the
summit last evening. The snow-slide
on Monday morning, near Emlgrant
Gap, carried away about seventy feet oil
she'd, which covers the railroad along
there-and it took seven hours to clear
the track so AS TO admit of the passage
of the eastward and westward bound
trains. A passenger informs us that he
saw eleven locomotives attached to and
pushing ono s~uow-plow, aud when the
train was at full speed running into the
-. -. ,ka rAaI Ihn nnncnssIEn
ressmbled an ordinary earthquake.
There are said to be about forty miles OF
shed and tunnel on the road. We learn
that no passenger trains LETT Sacramento
Yesterday nor to-day for any point
HIGHER than Cisco; and that the snow
blows are busy keeping the track clear,
while the snoW.slides are being removed,
and the broken trestle bridge is being
rspaired. The weak points on the road
will be apt to be discovered THIS wia'er'
and the railroad managers will be iuIIy
prepared to remedy them rs last as they
arc discovered.
REPORTING SNALL-Pox CAsEs.-At the
regular meeting of the Virgin" Board
Of Aldermen, Tuesday evening, Alder
man Ferguson expressed n wish to have
an ordinance passed, compelling phy'
sisians to report all cases Of smallpox
that might come to their knowledge to
tho Chief of Police. The matter was
referred to tho City Attorney, VINO was
instructed to inquire into the legality o.
sncb nm ordinance and report at the
p.,, meeting Of the Board. II is M
onan question as to whether physicians
can be thus compelled to report any pa
ti.pt AS sick with the smallpox, or mn!
other disease, against the desire oil Saic
~n,,;ent or even their " will. Every
.bodv. of course, is entitled to their owl
opinion in this matter, and 1t rs an IN
teresting point which many would ltA'
TO sec decided. AS far rs Gold uiil Is
concerned, no such ordinance is re
ouired. The physicians here, and Tho
Town Marshal, courtcously furnish the
desired information to us voluntarily
for tho asking, therefore we have thu;
far been enabled to report every case
specifically, of smallpox occurring ii
Gold Hill this season.
Stages CuECKrp.-Owing to the pres
ont blocked state of the railroad Over
the Sierra, from the snow, the stages o.
Wells, Fargo 4 Co. for Reno did not de-
part at the usual hour this morning,
Mr.. Sides, the efficient agent, Informed
US that passengers would be dispatched
per stage probably this evening, in case
the telegraph should announce that the
cars we're ready to receive them.
WHITE PINE PuGILIsrs.-Joo Coburu
and Con. Mooney left yesterday fol
White Pine. They encountered som,
pretty rough weather to start out ON
lint whether they will have any rough
encounters after they get out to tn
upoor Mans Paradise will bc n mat
ter for future record.
sLxrGHIxa.-Ths sleighiug at Virgini
i, excellent to-day, and Blair, with hi
bus sleigh, is doing n rushing bus
ness, running full each way pretty niue
all the time. It only costs four bus 10
a sleigh ride in this way. II tue sleIg'
ing in Gold Hill was IA good AS IN WI
ginia it would be a jolly good thing