Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-01-08

silver there OF not. The chances are
unanimously reported to be good on,
there, and when people insist on taking
chances, 1t certainly is advisable 10
take chances where the chances are
good, yet ID also certainly is hes, 70
have some little regard for ones com.
fort, health, and even life itself under
the circumstances. There are no ac-
c~ommodations out AT White Pine for
new arrivals, none at all. Every man
has to shift for himself as best he can,
and the chances for u good shift are any
thing but good just at the present time
in that wintry region, according to
latest news from there, Provisions are
scarce and very dear, and not shelter
enough for the people who are already
there, to say nothing Of the hundreds
who persist in rushing thither, regard
less Of everything except their eager
lust for wealth. House lots sell readily
at Treasure City for 5000 to 81, 500, and
lumber to build houses with is scarce at
$3.50 per 1000 feet. But the wintry
climate just now is the grand objection
and impairment. John White, so we'll
known in this section as the late Presi-
dent Of the Virginia Miners Union,
writes not only to us, under date of jan
uary I'd, but 10 General John B. VIM
tiers, on the day following, and thus
speaks of the prevailing weather and
prospects We are in the midst of the
most terrific storm | ever experienced.
In the name Of common humanity try
aud induce people not to rush here so
madly At the present time. Nothing
a possibly be done until next spring.
The snow is four feet deep already, with
good promise Of plenty MORE. All pros
pecting is stopped, the roads are i'm
p%assable, and consequently much suffer-
ing must occur under the most favor
able circumstances. Tell them all not
to make fools Of themselves, but to stay
quietly wherever they are, and control
their impotence for a few short months,
when the fearful rigors of winter shall
At least partially have subsidized. As
they value their health, aud even life
itself, again / say do not come here
now We were also shown u letter
last evening, from Hamilton, dated jan
uary LIST, to Tom Finch, Of this town,
which says the snow is six feet deep At
Treasure City. Be that AS it may, after
gets to be over two feet deep, it is
plenty deep enough for any country.
RlPoRr OF GRAND JURy.-From the
report Of the Grand Jury for :he octo-
Der term Of Court, which was submit
ted u few days ago, we learn that Is
bills Of indictment were found as fol.
lows: For obtaining good, uuder false
%pretensss, 1 ; for murder, 3; for grand
lareeny3 for assault with intent 10
commit murder, ? for burglary, l; for
forgery, 2 /; and have ignored the fol-
towing bills ; for murder and an assault
with intent to commit murder, 4 i for
assault with a deadly weapon, /; for
s~windliug and being II cheat, l; for
grand larceny, 2 for bigamy, l. The
following bills have been referred 10 the
next Grand Jury grand larceny, |
forgery, /. In reference to carrying
concealed weapons in violation OF law,
the following language is contained in
the report: The Jury find that in u large
proportion Of the charges for murder
and assault, that they have been called
upon to examine, the persons 50 charged
have been in the habit of carrying
weapons contrary TO law, nnd in many
cases with the knowledge of the officers,
whose duty it is to enforce this law,
equally With AL others-showing on
their part a neglect Of duty which calls
for more than mere censure on the part
Of the Jury. The iinsnces OF the coun-
~ are reported rs in II satisfactory Goa
di,ion, and the belief is expressed that
with proper economy in every de-
partment the total Indebtedness, which
amounts to Sl4O,92l %, will have
been l~iquidated in four years from date.
Allus,on is made to ineficiency in OH
cials wherever it is thought to exist, and
upon the whole the report is the most
thorough and searching document OF
the kind that has ever been submitted
By a Grand Jury Of the county.
ONLY OSS DEMONSTRATING OF the
deaths from smallpox in this county
during the month Of December, the Vir-
GINA Safeguard Of yesterday 'ums the
total up to 81, and credits two Of them
to Gold Hill. Our friend George, who
does up the locals on that paper in good
style, is, however, a little wrong IN
that respect. That Of Mr.. Simonds IS
the only death from smallpox ut Gold
Hill this season. George, however,
privately informed US this morning that
he only meant TO say that two persons
had been buried at Gold Hill who died
from smallpox, but one OF the Two died
at Virginia. Satisfactory.
PLACER MINING At SILyER.-Thcro
now being wster to work with, there
are sbont = dozen rockers working
in Niger Ravine, II short distance east
Of Silver City, extracting the gold from
the suriferous soil at that point. The
diggiugs are decidedly OF the surface
order, being from two to FIVE feet deep,
and pay pretty well. One man has
made as high rs $40 in Eve days. The
gold is coarse, with considerable quartz
mixed with it, and is probably from
SEINE decomposed quartz lead in the vi
cinity which will ooner or later be dis
covered.
ANNUAL BALL.-At II meeting Of Lib
erty Engine Company No. l, held at
their Hall last evening, a committee
was appointed to make arrangements
for their annual ball, which will come
Off on Monday, February -. The Lib
erty boys always give a good ball, and
Ill .,k T.. L., .....
than its predecessors. The programme
Of arrangements will appear in II week
or so.
MATlSEs To-NoRRow.-Pipsr gives his
last melodeou matinee ut his famous
Opera House at two o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. A very choice and pleasing
entertainment will be given, for the spe-
cial diversion aud entertainment Of la
dies, families and children, who can get