Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-13
white Pine Lookiuc I'm.

White Pine Looking Up.
A friend writing to us from White
Pine snys that section is beginning to
look up considerably. Most of the dead
heads, the droues of society have lef.
10 afiict their ancient haun,s, and win
ter where the chances for free lunch and
oil That sort Of thing are better than
they will find there for a year or go,
when they will return. Meanwhile all
the principal claims are getting pretty
we'll regulated and showing an increased
product Of bullion, which is what tells
the story in that as we'll as nil other
mining districts, whether they be new
or old. He speaks of a rich new dis
covery some three miles north OF Ham.
ilton, near the Elko road (the same of
which we made mention o few days
days since), and is very hopeful as to
matters generally in and about White
Piue. In c~orroboration Of this idea the
Inland Empire of las, Saturday says:
"There is but little doubt that White
Pine has had her reaction, aud now that
the old claims are yielding an abundance
Of rich ore, and new and rich develop
ments are being made daily, aud nearly
I'll the floating, nou-producing popu-
lation have lett, and those who remain
are at work, times should naturally be
looking up. We believe all the mills in
the district now have all they can do,
and some Of therl twice as much. We
predict that next month will be one Of
tho liyelie.t ever seen in White Pine"
Last Friday afternoon, according to
the White Pine Ners, two brothers
named Cross. who had bought o wood
ranch Of two brothers By the name OF
Garston, some three miles below Hamil-
ton, went there to take possession,
when one Geafy, who was stopping with
the Gasston's, intertered, seying thnt
he bad 3 claim in the matter, and the
result was that be jerked out u revolver
aud shot both of the Cross brothers,
killing one instantly and wound'ng the
other badly in the thigh. Jackson Linn,
who came with the Cross brothers, then
got after this Geary with n shotgun and
caused him to surrender. He was taken
to Hamilton and safely shut up 10 the
ealaboose. A Corouer's inquest was
held in the matter, and thejury brought
In o verdict in accordance with the
above facts. Geary Tor Hsskins, as the
Empire has it) will have his examination
a. soon rs the result of tue wound OF
Anderson Cross is decided. Reuben
Cross, the deceased, was q native o.:
New York, aged about 80 years.
The Nsrs says: "a mysterious let
ter was handed Us yesterday. II was
found in a shaft below Union street,
and in the envelop which contained it
were also three photographs, by Beals,
Gold Hill-oue, the picture Of a woman,
the others, of young men. Following is
the letter alluded to, which may lead
lead some reader to the uurareling OF
the mystery. The letter hints at q sui
eide, and another, commenced, speaks
of telling where to fad my body, and
suddenly leaves of at that:
TREASURE CITY. September l, 1859.
DEAR CHARLEY: I am here alone. waiting
to see you for the last time on earth. | am
very, very sorry that l came here, TO be a
burden on you but I looked and hunted for
work, and could not find any, l am sorry to
say could I have obtained work it would
have saved me. ! have no right to depend
on strangers, nor can | do it. / do wish |
could see you once more! l may now tell
YOU, for the last time, that I love you! You
do not know what that means; but when l
am gone you will think kindly OF me. l was
as good to you as it was in my power to be.
You told me you were coming up here to-day
and you have not come. Unless you come
before six o'clock, I will not be here-you
will have seen the last Of me On earth. do
not want to be thrown around like this any
lonper-and you do not love me, The last
PRAYER of my heart TO you, Charley, is that
God may forgive you all your faults, as | do.
God bless YOU, Charley, dear! LIZZIE.
P. s. I hope you will forgive me any
wrong I may have done you'll never meant
to wrong you. Here is your picturc-you
can send il to your friends. have no home,
no friends. only the blue vault Of heaven +!
I I'M very tired Of living. Great God ! my
heart is broken! Good-by, a long, long. las.
good-by! LIZZIE.
The Nevs also goes on to say Rich.
ard Powers, in jill for 100 days, felt an
irresistible desire to whale his wife once
more. Go. out aud went. for her VITA
q knife. Was re-srrested, and is chat
6ug the walls OF his cell again. Since
writing the above, We are Informed that
Powers is out again, and a resident on
Union street has just bad a shot at
him." Their Jail must be a particularly
leaky concern. but nevertheless, from all
these circumstances, White Pine is in-
deed looking up. We did no: expect 1t
TO do so before next spring, bat It's
well, anyhow.