Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-12-06
ELKO ITEMS.
[From the Independent of last Saturday.

dual BY suicide in this country, and ss-
pecially rare is the deed OF self destrue-
ton committed by women, who are gen.
orally the most fostered and INDUCED
portion of our community. On Wedues.
day morning last a young boy, named
Mcclellan, came into town with the IN.
formation that q young woman named
lydia Cathariue Armenia, residing at
the adobe building on the Cope road,
about twelve miles from town, had com-
mi,,ed suicide. The District Attorney
gaining other information which leo 70
the belief that tho husband OF the
wa, of q jealous disposition
and from the imperfect statement OF the
boy, went out in company with the Cor.
oner, H. ]. Cady, for the purpose OF
closely investigating the matter. A
iury vas impannelsd and the evidence
taken. The testimony showed that tho
husband and boy, above alluded to, were
standing in the bar-room Of tue build
isg, early on Wednesday morning, in
front of the fireplace, when q pistol shot
was fred in an adjoining bedroom, into
which the unfortunate m had just
o They both pushed open the door
and found the woman lying insensi6le
ON tho floor, with a bullet hole in the
center Of her forehead, from which the
blood wa, flowing copiously, n =
small pistol lying within reach. The
testimony Of the husband aud boy
was TO the effect that there had been
no difficulty between husband and
wife, and that the pistol which
been used had been lying on the table,
near the head Of the bed, for a day or
two. No evidence was ELECTED showing
that there had existed, or had been e1'
hibited. any jealousy on the part OF the
husband, but that, on the contrary, tue
husband had the utmost confidence IN
| his wife. The husband testified that,
owing to some periodical arrangement,
the wife had wished herself dead on
mauy occasions. The jury found that
the deceased had come TO her death by
her w hand, and that her namo is
| lydia Catherine Armenia, wife OF j..
Armen,s, and that she WAS about l6
years Of age, was born in Utah, and
married on the Goth Of December, 1868,
to her now widowed husband by q Judge
Of the Supreme Court of Utah Territory,
10 Salt Lake City. The remains were
respectfully inferred III this town on
Thursday, aad the green sod will soon
bloom rs fresh ss ever over tho grave OF
A moor woman who had not the moral
courage to face the cold adversities Of
life.
PRosrScrrSG.-A vast and compGr-
atiyely uuexplored region Of country
lies to the south Of us, toward the ln-
| skip range, which offers a fair field for
the prospeetor aud miner. Superficial
explorations have been made on nearly
every range OF mountains within an
area of one hundred miles from Elko,
bu. they have generally been so slight
and careless that no one who desires to
acquire mines should be at all iutimi-
dated by the frequent reports heard on
the streets, that "there is nothing
there" To illustrate, We came down
from White Pine in June last, prepared
to 60 north, to Cope district, which was
then just in its infancy, and here met a
party Of prospectors, who were just In
from that region, aud they so discour-
aged us BY bad reports that We aban-
doned the trip. Later developments
showed the error into which we had
fallen, by listening to the honest but
erroneous opinions of men in whom the
mos, uubounded confidence was placed.
Cope district, to-day, stands where
White Pine did one year ago, and will,
twelve months hence, occupy as promi.
uent a position before the world rs does
White Pine at the present writing.
Other new districts will be found, and
rich mines located and successfully
worked in mountains that are OF sasy
access from the great continental thor
oughtare, which we now little dream Of.
Scarcely a day passes but We hear oil
some new mining strike having been
made within the boundaries Of Elko
County. The display Of energy aud
activity in exploring the noun
:aius will secure to the majority
OF prospectors n generous re~compenss
FOR their hours OF toll and deprivation.
I, mag take months, ersn years, to Sc
cure 4 fortune; but the majority Of
those who hang to it will eventually
meet with n rich reward. Let the army
of explorers move ahead with determi-
uation-with no such word as !" fsil'
in their yocabulary-and tho result will
be we'll. Other mining sections, equal
in richness to those Of White Pine and
Cope, will be found.
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD BLocxADHD
WITH SNow-CENrRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD
ALL RIGHT. - The w~est-bound train,
which cams down yesterday, did not
connect with the train from the Union
Pacific road on account Of a severe
storm which obstructed the passage Of
that train through Egau Canyon. To-
day, train will contain 4 double load Of
passengers il the connection is made,
which i, probably will be. So far there
has bsen so snow whatever on the Sierra
Nevada mountains, but we may soon
expect to see it, as the weather is
threatening and fore.hadows q fall Of
snow. The Central Pacific Company
have 50 far guarded against emergencies
Of this kind that there is little fear Of
any deteation Of trains in crossing the
mountains on account Of the elements.
Their shedding is perfect and has bees
constructed regardless Of expense, while
many points on tho eastern branch Of
tho continental railway have been in.
differently constructed sgains. obstacles
incident to tho winter months. There
is more danger Of delay on account Of
snow in the Rocky Mountains than
there is between here and Sacramento.
SUPPLY OF CoAL.-T. b. Henley in-
forms US that he now has 30 tons Of
coal on hand, with two car loads on the
way. We are burning it in our office,
! and find it exactly what We want to keep
! our large room wsrm The company
whe nro now supplying our town with
coal have lately purchased the Van
Dyke mine. which i, acknowledged to
be tho most extensive coal mine in
Wyoming, and the quality Of coal is
superior, if anything, TO any Of the
other mines. The owners of these ex-
~teusive mines are all Pacific coast peo-
pie, and some Of them IRE we'll known
in mining circles. Their names are
S. Hall, Mcdonald, George Hunt, Cash
wiler and Colonel Henley.
IMPORTANT CAsE.-The case Of the
| State VS.. Chamberlin was called up in
III. D;strict Court Yesterday. The dny