Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-07-22
THE EVENING NEWS.
TAur.a., R...ius.----.Jsi, ~, 1859
DrArH OF GxoaeE BAxra.-George

DEATH OF GxoRGE BAxKR.-George
Baker, well known for years to most OF
the residents Of Virginia, died at the
station house in that city last night.
He was about 4s years Of age, and was
formerly a druggist, but subsequently,
found employment As a news-deai.r,s
clerk, carrier of newspapers and he
atrical programmes, hospital nurse, etc.
Last winter he bad the misfortune to
have his feet badly frost-bitten, since
which he has been hardly able to walk
about or gain for himself a livelihood.
Day by day be has gradually declised,
until about 8 o'clock last evening City
Jailer Blair found him sitting IN
front OF Hampton's store on North .
street, alone aud unable to walk. Call
ing the assistance Of officers Baldwin
and Preston, they carried poor George
down to the station house and kindly
cared for him, sending at once for DR..
Green. Under the doctors prsserip.
ton, he revived somewhat, but at mid
night he arrived at the end Of his hfe's
Journey, aud his weary soul left for the
great wide regions of eternal rest. He
was unmarried, and, We understand,
has . sister residing somewhere IN the
city. His remains were taken to the
undertaking. establishment OF wilson q
Brown on B street.
Nor FArAL susLriSo ACCIDENT
There having been q repor. circulated to
the effect that G. r. Walker was killed
by An accident at Gsrrard's Copper
Smelling Works, Mason Valley, Walker
River, a week ago yesterday, We are
happy to state that VI this morning
received q letter from Mr.. Walker con-
tradicting il. He gives the following
Of the accident: "lt occurred
few minutes before IL o'clock at night.
There was some IS pounds OF molten
copper In the basin, and l poured a
small quantity Of water upon it, as Is
the usual custom, in order to cool the
top, that il may be taken OF in thin
fakss. the better to facilitate its re-
melting, when q tremendous explosion
took place, which was heard nearly 10
miles distant. Strange to say, but little
damage was done. / received q number
Of slight burns on the face, arms and
breast, and was thrown some 10 feet
into the river. Another man also re-
csived q few slight burns on the back,
that's all. Tell them l an not dead
yet, and what's more, I don't want to
be-"
A DAMrlSra. - After considerable
wrangling, company meetings, cautious
sparrins, challenges and counter chal-
lsugss, etc., a match was finally agreed
upon between Young America Engine
Co., No. 2, and Eagle Engine Co., No.
3. Of Virginia, for not less than $1,000
aside, nor moro than $4,000, with o full
understanding as to tho requisite sized
nozzlss, length Of hose, "open butts"
and .other styles Of playing TO be intro
duced at the contest. Aud now the
water company come out with q nasty
old dampener on the whole arrangement
by notifying Chief Engineer Fox that
these rival machines will not be allowed
10 use water from the cisterns, on &C
count Of the scarcity Of that necessary
fluid. The boys will evidently new
have to either 20 to Washoe Lake or
wait till the next rainy season sets in.
No. 3's boys, however, are not willing
to give up this contest by any means,
and declare their readiness to even 90
down to Carson with their a~ntagonistic
friends If they desire it. The Latrobe
tunnel might afford the requisite water,
perhaps.
DAxAass AND ISsuRANcE.-The full
amount Of damages by tho great
CholIar-Potosi FIRE yesterday is es,i-
mated by Mr.. Iequa, the Superin,end-
emit, at about $4,000. The works
were insured in the Pacific Insurance
Company for $4,000. The boarding
house, which was rented, was valued at
about So, 500. The shaft was but little
injured, only q few sets Of timbers near
the surface being destroyed. Most Of
the machinery was so badly warped or
cracked BY the intense heat that but
little of IL can be made available for
any future use. Whether hosting
works will be regretted At that point is
rather questionable, as that shaft never
developed anything Ia the way oil good
and extensive bodies Of orc. Not being
located far enough east, it had passed
through the ledge to the west wall, and
an incline of two or three hundred feet
in length had to be made from the
bottom in order to follow the ledge in
Il, din to the cast. It would be far
better policy to sink considerably fur,
Their down the hill, east of the works
just destroyed.
INDIAN AFrAIns.-Cap:ain Charley,
the Indian interpreter to General
Gregg, wal in Gold Hill this morning,
and made Us q friendly call. Charley
is a good Indian, speaks English quite
we'll, and has considerable knowledge
of the relations existing between the
Government and the different tribes OF
Indians east and west of tho Rocky
Mountains. he inquired Of us par
ticularly as to how the Indians and
Uncle Sans troops were getting along
on the Republican and Arkansas rivers,
and also the condition of affairs down
in the Arizona country. or course,
we told him oil the latest news from
tho Indian country on the plaius-and
on me ntioning to him that there
were Quaker agents among them now,
be shrugged his shoulders, and said
"Hen theym get killed next thing"
Captain Charley says that General
Gregg and all his soldiers are out at
Fort Halleck, and that there are only
eight soldiers let at Fort Churchill to
guard the property.
SoxErHIxe New IN PHorocRAPHY.-
Hedgsr l. Noe, at their gallery at Vir'
eipis, have been experimenting, and
Yesterday succeeded in taking a regular
sun pearl picture on the porcelain face
of q watch, being q very fne, correct
and beautiful portrsit'of the proprietor
The picture is Of course very small
being not larger than a half dime, yet
II il clear and a perfect little gem. The
idea is not original with them, but the!
are tho srst in this section to produce
the practical denomination. Any on'
wishing his portrait thus placed on thu
face Of his watch a now have it done
BY them at short notice and in the mos
perfect manner, so effectually too, tha,