Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-01-30
,,rrrrn rnoM RENO.
tBy a ycry lazy occasional correspondent
- Rrno. January 20.

ED. News: You have, of course, been
in the festive town of Reno? Seven out
Of eight Of your legion OF readers nave
been equally fortunate in having
pressed the virgin sand Of Reno. Keno
has been houored with the sacred pres
eucs of Hon. John Bigler. Reno is n
standard drinking place for White fine
pilgrims, and-that is all of Keno.
RAILROAD MATTERS.
Last evening, at 6 o'clock, the iron
was laid to within nine miles OF hum
boldt Wells-a point 5ll miles east OF
| Sacramento, and 367 miles east OF Keno,
From Elko to North Fork is % miles, 10
Pulasco 81 miles, to Humboldt Wells Ia
miles. Another section finished for tho
eagle and argus eyes this is no joke, l
assure you'll OF the Commissioners.
Another stride of the Pacific 7-leagao
boots toward Brigham's drove o tender
ewes, go,
AT Humboldt Wells is already piled a
large quantity of excellent wood, ana
400 men with o hundred teams are daily
swelling the amount. What OF THIS {
The wood is oil cedar and pitch pine,
and excellent for making steam, and
abounds in that vicinity. For a month
past locomotives have stalled east oil
here on the desert, and engineers, lire.
men, and oil volunteers have pulled
sage brush by the acre to make hrss
under the boilers. The wood from the
Sierra Nevada 10 green and will not
mako steam /; so then, the pine anu
cedar at Humboldt Wells can DO sent
wost as we'll rs east, and thus one OF
the most serious distractions to n sue
cessful working Of the road is removed.
As soon as Humboldt Wells is reached
about next Monday-this wood will
be started en- cars west, and by Satur-
day week a new era will commence. 1t
is understood that after that time four
mile. of track will be laid daily until
the road is completed. With good
wood, plenty of iron, engines and men,
there will hardly be any difficulty in
carrying out the proposed programme.
From Humboldt Wells to Ogden City
the point of junction with tho Union
Pacific-is 222 miles, so then the road
will be finished at the latest by March
27th.
THE POINT OF JUNCTION.
One thing | am able to state author
~itatiyely: Ogden City has been decided
upon by both the Central and Union
folks rs the point where the junction
will be made, and either party reaching
there first makes no difference, except
as q matter Of pride.
Monday next, February lst, n new
time table goes into operation. The
train west will leave hero at 2:l0 in the
morning, reaching Sacramento at IL
o'clock A. N. instead of l o'clock, as
now. Stages will therefore BIO COM
PEELED to leave Virginia two hours ear
lisr than now. Virginians, the uugodly
of Gold Hill and beyond, can therefore
take due notice and govern themselves
accordingly.
Andy Ryder is now conducting the
" swing" train between Wadsworth and
Truekee. He is a courteous gentleman,
who pleases travellers and Mt the same
time attends to his business promptly
and efficiently. George Wood and Eli
Dennison arc old conductors, well and
fsyorably known, and are running be-
tween Sacramento and Truckee. Jim
Smell and Dave MCGOWAN are cast of
this, winning new friends, while Fred
Bayliss and young Marshall are pre-
sumed TO be next in order on an eastern
division.
UPS.
Three or four trains have collided,
smashing some engines and cars, hut
doing no particular damage. The last
one was ut Carlin, last Wednesday,
when the passenger train west collided
with n freight train, which was hid BY
a heavy fog.
A Masonic Lodge was Instituted bore
last week under the most successful
auspices. W. NJ, James Kelly ian old
and esteemed Virginian S. W., NJ. Bor-
rowosky J. W., George Olsen ; 8. D.,
W. T. e. Elliott j. D., Mr.. Pntten. A
largo number Of the Brotherhood were
present, and everything passed off sat-
isfactorily. Skating has been the rage
Of late, Nels. Harmon ian employee OF
Wells, Fargo & Co., A No. l agent act
ing as master Of ceremonies. His 1.-the
and agile form ia we'll adapted to cutting
circles, etc., on the ice, and his large
class, consisting Of young Bender,
Dyer, Chamberlain, and several ladies',
in in o fioarishing state of fun.
There was nm accident ut Verdi last
night, by which seven or eight China
men got bruised badly, one or two hay
ing limbs broken. A pile of railroad
iron fell on them. Two now locomotives
came out yesterday, "Raccr" and
"Clipper," both fine pieces OF mochan-
ism from Eastern New Jersey locomo-
tive works. Trout arc plenty here, but
they come from Pyramid Lake, where
large quantities are taken daily.
wADswoRTH.
visited Wndsworth last week and
found n lively town it is situated Mt
the head Of the Truckee division. A
largo force of railroad men employed in
the repair shop, blacksmith shop, ma
chino shop, in the yard, etc., make it
right lively. The usual number Of gin
mills flourish. | havo travelled consid-
erably, but in all tho j~ourneyings never
yet saw so low and degraded n den rs
is kept at Wsdsworth, in the shape of q
dance house. | don't know, thank
heaven, who keeps it, but such n parcel
of blear-eyod, rum-bloated lost and pol
luted females, I never yet saw. They
make q man almost curse the whole
sex. It is a don, compared with which,
give Points" New York, is q paradise.
| The new'bridge across the Truckcc will
be completed soon, one of the most sub
tantial pieces Of work on the road. We
are getting old and garrulous, and so
you will excuse these rambling notes.
Some day I will expect to see you this