Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-23
LIN Eaachr.

OF all the pioneers in stage route aud
mail carrying enterprises in the Great
American Basin, Hill Beachy has been
the boldest aud most enterprising.
Opening and establishing routes through
wild Indian countries, where hostile
savages almost daily attacked his stages,
killed drivers, or passengers, and ran
OF his stock, a less determined, fearless
aud perseveriug man would have be-
come discouraged, but not so with Hill
Beachy. He opened a route from Idaho
to California, some three or four years
ago, and ran his stages over it with
mails and passengers, in spite Of all In
dian opposition, and now that the great
railroad supercedes that less speedy
mode Of conveyance, he has a stage line
established between Elko and White
Pine, extending also TO Austin aud Bel
mont. Many residents of Virginia,
Gold Hill and vicinity know Beachy
well, and will appreciate the following
capital sketch Of him, contained in Cro-
AukL ~ w. , SOukillCuNhA eutuSs
At this poin; (Argen,a) we met with
the old stage pioneer of the West, al
though he is not an old man BY any
means. He looks every inch the pioneer,
and rambling, restless Western stage
nan The Indians among whom he has
been running his stages for years, call
him bad Medicine and keep out of
his way most of the time. In person he
is about FIVE feet ten, and weighs about
200 pounds. Stout and active, he shows
by his rotund proportions that he enjoys
the good things Of life, and doubtless he
returns thanks for his capacity to do
justice to a good meal. Short, even
shorn whiskers ornament a decidedly
Pepnsylvanian face, and from beneath u
square forehead, a pair Of bold, restless,
mirth-loving brown eyes look c%uriously
forth, seeming TO express in one glance,
What news, stranger? Where do you
wish to be booked for? Any Indian
sign on your trail to-day 2 and number
less other queries, which you feel,
though he has not spoken them. With
every stage road enterprise from Sacra-
mento TO Oregon, from the Rocky Noun
tains TO the Pacific, the name Of Hill
Beachy is a household word. Thou
sands of poor devils who rush of after
these wild excitements, and : get broke
generally. have reason to bless Hill
Beachy and his stages, for want Of funds
never kept q man in a strange land ii
he could reach Beachy, he was sure OF
being passed home again.
We asked Of Mr.. Beachy, what State
he claimed as his home? Well, said
he, / don't know. You see was born
in Pennsylvania, and when l was'ten
years old I ran away and went to Ohio,
and since then I have not lived any
where. I have been on this coast as
long as any Of them, so suppose be-
long here 'You established stage
lines through this section when you had
troublesome times with the Indians,
did you not?' 20 yes ; we had to
fight our way at first now they are
quiet you made friends with then,
didn't your MADE friends! Why
yes we made friends With them. We
made them such large presents of lead,
that they could not pack it away, and
il has kept them busy watching their
treasures eyeg since. That, sir, IS the
only war to make friends with these
yaru!nts. One part of q band will be
talking peace with you, while the re-
maiuder will run OF your stock ; then,
when they have you at their mercy,
your friendly part &C the gang will liit
your sca!ps. o, yeslI believe in the
friendship of ~Indiars-I do J. and he
turned away to give directions to bis
agent"