Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-19
H EVENING NEWS.
wednesday Rve.i.s....-.Ja.. 10, 1870
Tur WHITMAN MINE.-John Piper


together with two or three other resi-
dents Of Virginia, bought the famous
Whitman mine and ranch at Sheriffs
sale In that city, yesterday, for the
sum of $l,100. This would look like a
small price, considering that there are
1000 feet i'm the mine. and it sold read
ily five or six years ago at $500 per
foot. The Whitman mine lies some 20
miles east OF Virginia, and three miles
north Of the defunct town Of Como, In
Indian Springs District. The ledge is
q large one. cropping out at II point
to the hight Of fifty feet or more above
the surface, where it Is GO feet wide.
Here it was quite extensively worked
in the summer of 1854, and much good
ore extracted and hauled to the mill at
Como for reduction, but for reasons
best known to the proprietos and those
interested, it fell into a decline, and by
degrees work upon it was aband-
oned. Finally the mill was re-
moved to kearsarge, and the
Whitman mine fell into entire
obscurity, until now accruing costs Of
4 keeper to look out for the ledge, and
other expenses, induces a Sherif's sale
of the entire property. A tunnel run
through the ledge 100 feet beneath the
groupings, from a rayine below, shows
the ledge to he 10 or 80 feet wide, per-
fectly we'll defined and continuous. 1t
Is also traceable to 4 considerable dis
lance, although the principal chimney
il at the point we first mentioned,
where it crops out heaviest, ut the
north side of q preciphous ravine.
Only about a mile below the ledge, ana
to the eastward, is q pretty little flat
of 4 dozen acres or more, where the
Indian Springs flow copiously over a
fertile. grassy piece of land, well
suited for Gardening or other purposes.
Here n large steam mill could be adj
vantageously built for working the
mine, connecting with it by railroad
for ore transportation with great
facility. Attached to the mine, and In
the immediate surrounding vicinity Of
the ledge is the finest tract Of wood
land in this section Of the State. con-
sisting of I 200 acres, heavily timbered
with the very best Of nut-pine, enough
to last the mine proprietors IN the re-
duction of ore, or ven supplying fire
wood for market several years to come.
We presume, however, they will do
nothing with their newly acquired
property ut present, but will apply for
a United States patent on the same,
~perfecting their title all possible. 1t Is
valuable property even now, and Will
De still more 5 at no distant day.
PnER's OPERA HoUsE-ruE "WoS-
pEuFUL GEEGoRY's."-Piper' popular
temple of the drama and general
amusement, was more than we'll at
tended last night. IL was densely
packed, allow and aloft, with the best
pleased audience imaginable, and
everything passed off admirably, as on
the previous evening. Mademoiselle
Gertrude introduced her flying ira.
peze act, with excellent success and
effect. swinging from the dress circle
by her hands to the trapeze above the
stage. The surprising performance of
the trained dogs was received with I'M
mense favor. especially the equestrian
feats of the dog Apollo, the little
white rascal dashing around the
circus ring mounted on his lit
tie pony, barking in the most
excited manner all the while.
and jumping over banners. and
through hoops, balloons, drums,
etc. with all the facility and 8 OF
the most experienced circus rider;
George Peoples was nowhere COM
pared with Apollo. That old Punch
and Judy" show, after the style in
q ut the fairs in "merrie Eng
land 800 years ago Is an interesting
piece of funny antiquity. What
4 terrible fellow is that little Punch,
TO be sure. He knocks over and Kills
everybody who comes in his way. his
wife Judy, theirbaby, the undertakerS,
police. Judge, and even the hangman.
The whole entertainment Is frst-rlte
in every particular. and no wonder the
theater was more fully crowded last
evening than 1t was the first evening,
Notwithstanding the stormy, disagree
able weather. and muddy streets. \
large number of ladies adorned the
dress circle, for the show IS even more
amusing to them and the children than
Ia the gents. \ matinee is given this
afternoon, most densely crowded, IS
might be expected. A grand perform
nee and anothNg big house tonight.
Secure reserved yeats, or you Will get
crowded out.
CHORAL. CONCERT AT Carson To
Sraur.-The grand concert to be given
by the Virginia Choral Society at Car
son this evening, cannot fail to be
choice musical treat to the natives OF
that quadrangular burg, judging by the
concert given by the same talented
combination recently at Virginia.
The Appeal, in making special mention
of the anticipated musical treat OF ms
evening, SAYS: "The price Of admis-
sion TO the concert is one dollar q ticket
for each adult, irrespective OF sex:
children half price. One dollar VIII
also be charged to those gentlemen
who may wish to shake q foot at tne
dance party. which will be held at the
New Hall; while no charge will be
made to the ladies. Any gentleman
by the payment Of II dollar can g,
to the dance and take an omnibus load
Of ladies' with him, If he thinks he can
stand the press. An excellent supper
will be provided at tifty cents per
mouth. In short. the concert Is one
thine and costs a dollar; the dance Is
another thing and costs another dollar;
and the upper Is still another so and
II costs four bits apiece all round.
ANYBODY that can't understand this
hasn't got sense enough to appreciate
good singing, the pleasures Of dancing
or a square meal"
A FLOATING HUMBUd.-It Is quite a
difficult thing to keep u Of the truth
in regard to Suffer, Marshall, Com
stock. or any other Of the prominent
discoveries Of the precious metals In
california or Washoe. We find the
following item floating about In our
Exchanges: -. w. Marshall, the dis
coyerer of gold in California. Is living
at a Mace called Kelsey's Disgings, In
EI Dorado County, in that State. tie
i old and poor. and so feeble that he
i compelled to work for his board and
clothes, being unable to earn more
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