Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-22
H EVENING NEWS.


about half its former force. Tho Ken
tuck is also hosting ore for the supply
Of the Sunderland mill. No ore comes
from the Crown Point as yet. They are
busy to-day putting in q sort of wooden
box air-pipe about a foot square, lead
ing from the 90O-foot level of the Yellow
Jacket through the Crown Point mine,
in order to give the Yellow Jacket II
good draft Of air, and yet not allow a
circulation of it up through the work
ings of the Crown Point or kentuck
where there may possibly be some fire
still burning. Whether there really is
any ere or not, cannot be definitely
known at present, but some gaseous,
steamy smoke still issuing from the
Crown Point indicates the possibility of
such being the case. 1t may however
only be the old smoke and gas working
it's way out, or the gaseous exhalatious
~emanating from the charcoal timbers.
STREET yUIsAScss.-The worst nuis-
ance noticeable to any traveller riding
into Virginia is that ridiculous cistern
hatch sticking up so prominently, di-
rectly in the middle Of South c street, II
few rods beyond the Globe Hotel, or the
old Wood & Goo cavO. The street track
is there than at any other
point, aud, consequently, more worn
and in need of repairing. In a dark
night especially, it is no very easy mat
ter to avoid running afoul OF that con-
founded ~cistern cover. \ buggy might
easily be broken or an omnibus upset by
it with the greatest imaginable facility,
and any one getting thrown and injured
might make the city pay 4 round sun
in the way Of damages. II it cannot be
placed to the right or left, the street
should ut least be filled up with waste
rock to o level with the cisteru cover,
aud even M inch or two higher. Con-
siderable improvement certainly could
be made right there, and should be, cs-
pccially when il is considered that 1t Is
the principal ~thoroughfare for everybody
going to or from Virginia in this d.
rec,ion. On b street, back of DR.. Hill
ler's office, some one, in excaNating Tor
a cellar, has taken the liberty to dump
the excayated earth in u huge pile over
half way across the street, greatly to
the enlargement Of passing vehicles,
especially in the night time, there being
no street lamp at that point. II has
been there the last two weeks, and but
precious little effort at the rcmova OF 1t
is %perceptible. Accumulated boxes,
barrels and q general stink in front OF
vegetable and fish stands are also a very
unsightly and unhealthy public NUS
ance. We give these little hints for the
consideration OF Chief Downey and the
Board Of Aldermen of Virginia. Marshal
Crandall and the Trustees Of Gold Hill
do not tolerate such nuisances.
A FATAL ACCIDENTAL cattle dealer,
named John Cuttings, a partnor in 4"
herd OF cattle with Mr.. l.. 7. Fox, OF
Gold Hill, met with n sad accident on
Wednesday last, which caused his death
in about 90 hours. From n letter re-
ceiyed this morning by Mr.. Fox, from
Evans ranch in Long Valley, north OF
Reno, we CLEAN the following partIcn'
lars of the sad affair: Mr.. Gettin2S,
aided by some vaqueros, was driving II
lot of beef cattle from the meadows near
Pyramid Lake to Sierra Valley, and
when near Fish Springs, 20 miles from
Long Valley, while Mr.. Gettiugs was
chasing q steer down n steep mountain,
his horse suddenly fell, which threw Mr..
Ge.tings with great force upon the pun
mel Of his Spanish saddle, striking him
Immediately over his heart and lungs.
His comrades picked him up and cared
for him until Mr.. Evans, II friend, and a
physician arrived from Long Valley; but
his injuries were too serious, and he
died in 20 hours after the accident. His
remains were taken over to Long Valley,
and were buried at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. Mr.. Gettings was between 30 and
IS years of age, was an EnGIIShmnn,
and has no relatives in this country, but
it is believed he has II mother living
somewhere in England. He was q man
much respected by those who knew him,
and his death has created quite II sad
ness among his friends, especially with
Mr.. Fox, for whom he has worked since
1852.
New AND IMPORTANT SHAFT Com
uEScEp.-The Virginia Consolidated, n
combination Of the claims lying on the
Comstock, between the Ophir md
Gould L Curry, some time since Sc
cured a plot Of ground between h aud
F streets, Virginia, south OF and hor-
dering on Sutton avenue, for \ large
new shalt and the requisite hosting
works and buildings, clearing away the
small houses located on the premises
for that purpose. Thursday they broke
ground and commenced sinking the
shaft, which is TO be IS fee; 10 inches
long by Z feet 10 inches wide in the
clear. and TO consist of three compart-
ments and q pump shaft. Ross K Co.
have the contract for sinking the hrSt
500 feet of the shaft. A small engine
is already on the ground, and will be
Immediately put in position Tor that
purpose. This new shaft is nearly on f"
direct line with the Ophir new shaft,
and the dump Will be on T street, above
the survey Of the Virginia and Truckee
Railroad. The work will be vigorously
prosecuted, and we, in common with
the rest of the community, will await
Developments at that point with much
interest.
SAFETY FASTENING NEsDED.-Some
sor, of n safety clamp or fastening is
needed to be universally applied IN
order to keep buggies from uncoup!'ns
in casc the king-bolt breaks, as ia the
instance Of the accident on South U
street, Virginia, whereby Mrs. Cnl,er
was SO seriously, and perhaps fatally
injured. About four years ago II pre-
cisely similar accident occurred a little
farther north on the same street. The
king-bolt breaking, allowed the front
part of the buggy to drop very sud,
denly, throwing n young German s'rlL
violently out. She struck on TOP OF
her head, and was Instantly killed, her
neck being broken. Nothing serious
would have resulted in either case, had
there been some sort Of II safety ar
raugemeut such rs we speak of. The
constant Earring aud strain upon hat
particular bolt in travelling, is apt 10
crystalize or otherwise render 1t liable
to break very unexpectedly at auy me
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