Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-24

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A Rocky AvALANcuE.-Last Saturday
afternoon the extensive Hall family, ut
their well known laundry north Of
Virginia, were scared out OF 1t years
increase by n huge avalanche OF rocks
which took a notion to mako q descent
upon their works from the mountain
side. This pile Of rocks has been
cropping out prominently for several
wears at least, and their present loosen
ing and unexpected downward raid was
doubtless owing 20 the recent and con-
tinued storm. One huge cube OF rock,
about eight feet long by six wide aud six
thick, CANE rolling aud bounding down
at IL laundering rate, and hnt for a big
wood-pile which il got stalled in, 1t
might have wiped the whole Hall
ranch of from the face Of the earth.
We shudder at the contemplation OF the
immense scarcity Of clean shirts which
would have ensued throughout Gold
Hill and Virginia in consequence.
Fortunately it was the end OF the week,
and our extra shirt had come home
clean. The grade near by was filled up
with loose rock, so that it took i've
men some time to clear il ont. Indeed,
il was fortunate that no one was hurt
or any material damage done. The
Halls might make that big rock the
corner stone for an extension to their
laundry.
KgARsARGE MlNE.-Geueral Winters
and Charles Van Gorder, both large
stockholders, returned to Gold Till II
day or two ago, from II visit to the
Kearsarge mine and mill, near Fort
Independence, Owens Valley. They
express themselves much pleased with
the trip, and especially with the beau.
,iml country around Fort ~lndepen'-
ence. Rnnching is carried on quite
extensively, and the crops loo very
promising. In Fort Independence there
is ut present n company Of Uncle a $
bows in blue, and the number will
shortly be increased to one hundred.
Besides the soldiers, the town OF In
dependence has n population OF about
four hundred souls, said to be very
clever, hospitable people. The object
of these gentlemen's visit was to make
arrangements TO start up The kcarSargc
mine and mill, and measures to that
effect have been adopted.
COMPLIMENTARY TO THE llowsoS Sis
rxRs.-As may be seen by Published
correspondence in another column, the
Howson Sisters, together with the fine
operatic company Of which they! are
principal members, have been induced,
at the earnest solicitation OF long hst
of the most prominent citizens OF Gold
Hill and Virginia, TO defer their pro-
posed Overland trip in order to receive
a grand complimentary testimonial. In
accepting, they name next Wednesday
os the time and Athletic Hall rs the
place. The hall will doubtless be well
crowded on that occasion and the testi-
mouial be a very substantial one, 10Th
in a complimentary and pccun'ary ilSht'
Read the correspondence.
LOOKING TO Ir.-Chief D0wney and
the Virginia Board Of Aldermen were
out on South c street yesterday taking
a critical inspection Of that ERE depart
ment cis,ern near the old BaJ"zet
works, and u gratifying Improvement
may be expected shortly at that point
The hatch of the ~cistern so owkwardy
and dangerously sticking up IN tue
middle of the street, will prooaoiy DC
'placed one side, or The street hIled up
%nroperly to its level. That cistern Is
Tor was Yesterday only aboat " quarter
f,u of water, u rtther diScouraging cir
constance in case of fire. 1t shouiu
either be filed with water or waste
rock. ono or the other, and kept so.
Ssow.-A furious snow storm set in
about 5 o'clock this morning, and de-
nosi,ed an inch or so OF that heecy
commodity all over the face OF the
country. In melting, it made the roads
and streets everywhere more disgust
;nglv muddy than before. During the
forenoon there was an intermittent con
t;nnotion Of this unseemly weather
Doug, our popular bus driver, is get
t;ng ~exnsperatcd over such weather.
and talks of joining the church to KEEP
from swearing. Its about time thC
clerk of the weather let up on th'S So''
Of thing.
Npw SALooS--Cleveland Il Mile
opened a very neat aud eo'nmo'
dIous saloon on South G street, VIZ
ginia, opposite ScOtt's Ball ROOF" OF
saturday evening. They desire to cal
the attention and particular 'nsPec''ou
of Gold Killers, yirginians, or any
other man with coin, to their hue SlocN
of wines, liquors and cigars. Ihc'
beverages will bear testing by the mos
critical. A cosy little club or reading
room n, the rear of the saloon inNlte
s~ociability, and from its location u
new saloon ought to do II good business
Open at MI hours, day or night.
ANOTHER HosPrrAL EscArE. pate"
at the County Hospital, afflicted VIII
delirium tremens, escaped on las
Friday night in his drawers "n'
shirt, and was found by Once
Lackey down at Chinatown, anu taNe'
back to the hospital 1t would seen
that the nll-prevNilinS ide" with I" ia
,ient ut that institution in case he nap
pens to get delirous from smallpox o
any other cause, is to &c; out aud r"'
away.
Ouu RArLRoAD.-The Virginia AM
Truekee Railroad Company have EN-
ployed at present between here an
Carson 1000 workmcn-ChineSc an
withstand will shortly have engage
between 1000 and 1900 men. Their
are now 81 camps, covering the Who'll
length Of the road. 1t is Thought tina
it will be completed aud tie cars rur
ming by the first Of November next.
HorE roR HiM.-A. ]. Praodcr, Il
Portuguese whose skull was so bad
fractured by n stick of timber in Co