Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-11-19
A Ride Over the Rnulroad.

Through courtesy Of n. A. II. Ball,
ESQ.,, we yesterday awaited ourselves of
the opportunity offered for a ride over
the Virginia aud Truckee Railroad to
Carson. As the road is not yet COM
ple,ed and Sufficiently ballasted to admit
Of the running OF passenger trains, nor
even regular freight trains, the company
upon this occasion consisted Chiefly of
t6os. connected with the road, members
OF tie Press, and n 'sw others. Our
coaches were rot O. Inc Pullman palace
style, but good substantial platform
cars, terrible suggestive Of uscfulness,
more than ease aud comfort. Our train
consisted of three cars, drawn by tue
locomotive 0rmsby. Preceding MS Was
the Locomotive Lyon, decorated with
the Stars and Stripes, and drawing seven
cars loaded with ore from the Yellow
Jacket mine this bsiag the first train
Of ore over sent over the road. Leaving
the depot, at The upper end OF Ma:a
street, we passed out Of Gold Hill along
by the Yellow Jacket, Crown Point,
kentuck, Beichcr, Orerman, American,
and other mines, keeping along the foot
hills that eacirclc American Flat, II
when abou, opposite Silver City, passed
through the only ,unuel-some 500 feet
in leng,h-oetweeu here and Carson.
When near the Mound House n man was
seen living u few feet down the embank-
meat of the road, with his face, hEnds
aad sLir. bosom covered with blood.
The train was stopped, aud The man put
aboard and taken on 10 Carson, but
We were unable to learn anything con-
corning him. At the Mound House is a
aide track for II short distance, and tue
rps have also a telegraph office
here. From this point we bear toward
tho Carson river. along which we travel
till we reach Empire. There is consid-
cradle deep cutting done on u good por-
ton of the road-ihe cut opposite the
Santiago mill being IS feet deep-and
the ride along the Carson river IS eqaa3
in grandeur 10 almost any part OF the!
Central Pacific. All along the river
extensive preparations arc being made
for transferring ore from the cars 10 the
mills, situated considerable distance be-
low the track. Arriving at the Yellow
Jacket mill, at Empire, the train halted
"ffteeu minutes for refreshments,
consisting of an abundant supply OF
champagne and other driukablss, fur
nished by the Yellow Jacket Company,
in honor Of the arrival Of the first train
of ore. There is a 5Gor: side track run
ming into the mill, directly in front o!
the batteries, and we had the pleasure
Of seeing The first car load OF ere
dumped, which was handsomely done
by Mr.. Yeriug;on. Leaving Empire,
the balance Of the way was g-1'n SAIL
.ag-in fact, about lAs or'y straight
portion Of the whole road. Arriving 4;
Carson, we found The town ncari! de-
serted. ~ nearly everybody was attend
in. ther,ll races. We made our way TO
III. ST. Charles, where we found that
diminutiye specimen of Il landlord,
uncle George Tuly, in attendance. q:
all the dignitari-s, Charley Martin was
the only Que w. found on guard, so
making our way out 10 the race ground,
we there .ouad Governor Siiugerland,
Noteware, Dorou, Mighels, Rho"des,
Hale, Mason, Billy Wilson, and numer-
Gus other "~Hotablss,' including j.
Mart. Reese, + g, who. with n ferocious
i~o5Siug Shillalah, was engaged Keeping
small boys OH the track. As our stay in
Carson was very limited, we made good
use of that time, aud by four O'Clock
were on our return hows, making the
run up in about two hours. OF the
magnitude and p~rsctieability of this
grea. enterprise, one needs bu. to travel
oysr the road to fully comprehend and
appreciate il. All slon.the road were
gangs of meu at work bNllasting and
finishing il up, and as we presume there
will be n general invitation to the pub.
lie to iuspec: this new line o; travel
whom completed, we refrain from any
further temark,, merely saying that all
hands enjoyed themselves hugely.