Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-02-06
More about tho Escaped P~est-house Pa.
Ericnds 20 where He Laid Down and

who escaped from the pest.house near
the County Hospital, was at length,
after a long and toilsome search, found
about 2 r. n. yesterday, by a party of
his friends who were in search of him,
lying dead not far from the Summit
House on the Geiger grade, some four
miles from Virginia. As the accounts
heretofore published have not been Alto
gether correct, we give the following
items concerning this sad affair, fur
nished us by Mr. o. n. Frazer, one Of
the party who searched for and found
the missing man. Daniel Duff WAS q
native of Pictou, Nova Scotia, 90 years
Of age, unmarried, and had no relatives
in this country. He was a Mason, and
u member of Amity Lodge No. 3, F. and
A.. NJ, Silver City. He was working at
the Belcher mine at the time he was
taken with the smallpox, and was ro-
moved to the p~est-hou,e, where he had
been about a week ut the time OF his
escapade. He ran away from there on
Tuesday night or Wednesday morning.
Tuesday evening, Alexander Mckenzie,
of Gold Hill, a personal friend Of his,
paid him q visit. He was very sick,
but appeared perfectly sane, and at IL
O'Clock Mckenzie took leave OF him,
having employed n man at the pest
house who had recently recovered from
the smallpox to attend on Dull as a
spccial assistant nurse, the regular
nurse . of the establishment still
of course having charge OF the
patient, AS well az the key Of his room.
From that time until after daylight next
morning little is said rs to the wherea-
bouts OF the patient, except that about
4 o'clock he arose from his bed, and,
after some little parlying, apparently in
q delirium state, he showed the assistant
nurse aside and left the house, with
nothing on but shirt, undershirt, drawers
and socks. Wondrous strange as 1t
may appear, instead of notifying Duh's
friends as soon as possible OF his escape,
n few of the attaches Of the hospital,
smong than "0ld Pike" hunted for the
runaway, but not in his track at all, for
they went down Six-mile Canyon, to-
ward Flowery, with no success, OF
course, rs he did not 60 down there. In
the evening word was sent for the first
time to Duhrs friends. At daylight,
Thursday morning, n party OF eight OF
them, from Gold Hill, started out in
search. They found his track leading
across Six-mile Canyon and into the
| rough hill. to the northward Of Fir-
| sinia. They followed it until ut length,
about . =. NJ. yesterday, they found him
lying stiff and dead about one hundred
and fifty yards from the barn belonging
to the Summit House, on tho west
side of the Geiger Grade. The
poor creature must have wandered
nearly or quite twenty miles. They
brought the body to the Masonic burial
ground, near Virginia, and there buried
il in proper style. An inquest will be
held this afternoon at . o'clock, by
Coroner Symous, in order to ascertain
il possible who is TO blame in this truly
terrible and sad affair.
THEIR DISTINGUISHING MARE.-There
has been so much dispute about what
sor, of weather they have out ut White
Pine, and especially up at Treasure
City, that we have began to~..ssriously
doubt all those about deep
snow, terrible storms, bleak wintry
| weather, and all that sort Of thing, that
we have been receiving from there.
Jack White has just written us, under
date of January 3lst, that n hoavy
| storm has been raging during the last
twenty-four hours" Now, we feel quite
certain this is all bosh - delusive
humbug of the %sillisst kind, concocted
Just to keep everybody from rushing TO
region of green grass and h~ollyhocks,
balmy zcphyrs and eternal sunshine.
They never have any disagrceablc SHOWS
there to make cold toes, nor filthy rain
to make mud. The people drink whis-
XIV and don't fool away their time with
water. The Hamilton and Sherman
town folks have to use water they
have plenty of it, but not so up ut
Treasure City. Hear what the Reese
River Rereii!c says about that high and
dry town " 1t has no water but what
is brought into it daily and tho inhab-
itants, n clever, lively, hopeful set OF
fellows with good intentions, lind it a
difficult matter to do the clean thing
Their mark is known all over the dis
trict. A few days ago II three-year old
boy strayed away from his home IN
Treasure City, while plucking wild How
ers and chasing butterflies, and turned
IN in Hamilton, tired, hungry and lost.
Tho cries Of the little fellow attracted
attention, aud n man took him in his
arms fondly and asked him his name
and where he lived. But the youugster
could tell neither, nnd only cried for
mamma. At last au 'old inhabitant'
stepped up, and looking at the child a
minute, said 'Ah, | see, he lives in
Treasure City. Don't you see his mark!
There's no water up there, and this
baby's face and hands havn't been
washed for a month His home was rs
clear rs mud, and the truant was car
ricd there Mt once.
A FAMILY STORE Wood Il Son,
South C street, Virginia, opposite tho
Hale Il Noreross works, are constantly
in the receipt of fresh and desirable
goods-just such rs are especially re.
Guircd by tho people Of Virginia and
Gold Hill, and at the cheapest living
cash rates. Included in their extensive
assortment are the choicest of family
groceries and provisions, dry goods OF
every description, ladies' dress goods,
gents furnishing goods, choice wine;
and liquors, tobacco, nails, cheese, and
in fact anything and everything usually
found in a well ordered store OF the
kind. Thankful for past patronage
they solicit an increased continuance OF
the same at the hands Of All sppreci'
alive public.
EYPEcrrvE CANERA.--The Winnemuc'
ca correspondent Of the Humboldt Reg
isie7. SAYS: "Mrs. J. X. Sutterley, wife
= OF the artist in this place, presented hel
liegc lord, on the 23d instant, with Il
! "remalc picture," which Sutterley in
forms me is the most lifs.like Of any ysI
produced at the gallery" That gal
iery ought to be we'll patronized by Tho
ladies. J. KS brother, General Glen
: Sutterlsy, runs q similar institution VI
at Virginia, of which we hope some da,
, to make as favorable mention.
occ,pr,TAL ORE.-At the Calilorni;