Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-02-25
DIscouRAerSoLY USeRArrruL.-Dsr

DIscouRAGINGLY UNaRATEFUL.-Dan
DeQuille, our heightened brother local
o. the E~nterprIe, this morning publishes
some verses about White Pine. He says
"the name of the author does not np-
pear, but it i, wretehed enough to have
been written by Alf. Doten in n Of his
moments Of inspiration" Now, if
there is anything discouraging in this
world to US, it is to notice such pain
fully prominent groupings Of profession
jealousy and ingratitude on his part.
His extreme modesty aud lack Of
"cheek" has never been the death of
him yet, and never will apparently ;
yet We have always rejoieed in all his
literary efforts and encouraged him all
we could, even abstaining from criti-
cism or telling people that nil those
fearfully scientific items he produces oe.
c~asionally about the history of railroads,
velocipedes, eclipses and all hat sort
of thing are always stolen bodily, with
ont credit, from the american Cyclopedtd
or some other Of the big pile Of books
of similar character he keeps on his
table to help him out in his local items.
There is only one true poet in this sec
ton, and that isn't US. We mover tried
to write anything more than verses,
and those we compose oursclf, and
amt ashamed to father them. Dan is
Jealous of us because we are better
looking and can come nearer writing
poetry than be can. He is old enough
to be our grandfather, and ought to
encourage US instead of talking that
way. It's mighty rough. We used to be
proud OF him and the good nice stories
he used to write before he joined the
Good Tcmplars and "lost his nip" and
would still be proud of him if he would
give us q show. We feel sadly diScour-
aged now, and don't believe we'll ever
write another verse again, except it's
tor Dams obituary.
DxFRAUDISG THE REVENUE Deputy
U. S. Marshal King day before yesterday
made a descent upon q Celestial cigar
mandatory establishment in that lovely
precinct of Virginia city known rs
"Chiuatown," and succeeded in cap
turing the culprits, all their instru-
ments, material, ETC., used in the bust
ness ; also about 1880 manufactured
cigars Of the common style in use among
Americans, which were ingeniously
sccreted under the floor. The two
Johns who were thus caught defrauding
the revenue, on examination before u.
S. Commissioner Whitcher, were con-
yicted and sent up for an adequate pc
riod of time.
A DAMAGED TANK.-The G00.gallon
tank which, by the breaking Of the ca
bic at the Impcrial-Empire shaft
dropped 700 feet to the bottom Of the
shaft, was hoisted out again yesterday.
It fell into the stump or well-room at the
bottom, but the immense force Of falling
from so great a hight caused the strong
bottom Of the ~cistern to be crushed in
like au egg.shell, striking on the water
having about the same effect ms though
il had fallen upon q solid stone pave
ment. The sides of the cistcrn sustained
little or no injury.
STARTED UP.-Uncle Joe Trench'G
large and splendid quartz mill at Silver
City, after being thoroughly o%verhau!ed.
has again started up, aud is now
pounding away for dear life. Uncle
Joe is therefore in good humor-nnd
! can afford to luxdriatc on Lake Tahoe
trout, from jim Small's fish run.
Observation-Disclosures Gallagher, the
Street Committee of the Town Trustees,
has extra force Of hands at work to-day
On Main street, leyelling off. This street
has been in n very Uneven condition for
several weoks-hugo banks Of frozen
mud greatly retarding the progress OF
teaming.
New CAGLE.-A new wire cable OF
the strongest and very best quality has
been ordered for the Impsrial-Empire
shaft and will shortly arrive. Mean
while, the cable now in use is Temporal
rily procured from the Savage and Vel
loyv Jnrket c~omnnnics.