Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-09-19
Departures.

JENKINS Is WILLISu.-Our friend
Jenkins yesterday handed us an en-
velop full Of circulars from a swind-
ling firm in New York James Fisher
s Coz. They pretend that they are
secretly engaged in the manufacture
and circulation Of counterfeit green
backs and wish to make him u conf
dant land victim in the matter, kindly
Offering. If he will send them $25 in
good money. to send him g, 800 In the
counterfeit article. besides making him
sole agent for the State. They declare
their counterfeit to be so good that 1t
Is totally impossible for even experts
to distinguish it from the genuine.
Now, Jenkins desires us to tell Fisher
& Co. that it's all right. He's on 1t
life 4 wolf. and IL their counterfeit Is
Just as good as the original they can
take that $50 out Of the lot and send
him the odd $2,475. He accepts the
agency of the State with pleasure, and
anxiously waits for his stock In trade.
We grieve to inform jenkins, however,
that he Is not the only one here in
Gold Hill Fisher & Co. have been
sending the same circulars to. All
the gudgeons Fisher & Co. will catch,
fishing in slippery Gulch," they can
put in their eye.
WAsHoE FAvoRITEs At SACRAMENTO.
Friday evening, according to the Sac
ramento Record, the Metropolitan The
alter in that city was filled to overflow
ing. Over $l,1OO was taken in at the
door, and more than 400 people were
turned away, unable to obtain admis-
Zion. The play was Enoch arden,
given by a most excellent company.
After an elaborate critique Of its rendi-
ton, ETC., the Record goes on to say
but the great desire Of the audience
was moro to see 'Shoo Fly by Sue
Robinson and Grace Heslep than the
drama. Finally the curtain lose and
the fair danseuSes glided out upon the
stage. and proceeded to do that we'll
worn but attractive dance in 4 name
that has never been equalled by any
dancers who have attempted it in Sac
ramento. In response to IN enthu'i-
nstic encore Sue Robinson appeared
N SinX SILVER vi IlSi ikcCioS "hASA
was also heartily applauded."
A NovEI. TRAMwAY.-rhe White
Pine Noes says it Is the intention Of
the Eberhardt and Aurora Company
TO build a wire tramway from their
mines on Treasure Hill to the mill ut
Eberhardt City. 1t is an endless rope
ls.l h,,,l,afc ar hnxas nra c1s-
pended conveying ore down while the
empty vessels return. BY this con-
~trivance it is estimated that ore can be
landed from mine to mill for about %
cents per ton. The idea Is not n new
one by any means, but good never
theless. Down at the kearsarge mine
the same idea was put into practical
effect three or four years ago, in trans
porting the ore across a deep, rocky
ravine. on its way to the mill. If tel
egraph poles could only be done away
with, people might travel from here to
New York suspended In a a beneath
n wire-be. telegraphed through, we
may say.
QUEsTIoNkBI.Y DEAD. - W. E. Fl
Deal, Of Virginia, says he saw George
Swearinger, familiarity known as
"Black George" at Elko two or three
days ago, and that consequently he
cannot have been drowned in Snake
river, Idaho. rs We had 1t last Friday.
Now our informant Is equally as posi-
that George was drowned in trying to
swim that river, and we propose keep
ing him there until he writes or APP
pears to US. denying the fact. We did
not kill him Intentionally, and shall
be gratitied to know that II he was
actually seen alive at Elko by Deal,
there Is a deal of truth In his not being
dead.
SABBArn SCHOOL, PIcSIc.-The Pres
byterian Sabbath school, Of Virginia,
comprising scholars and teachers, to-
oether with parents and friends, held
their annual picnic day before yester-
day at the beautiful grounds near the
Santiago mill, on Carson river. Ihey
all had a splendid time feasting, play
ing and rambling about among the
trees. flowers and fragrant willows
and enjoyed themselves very much.
The children. rs we'll rs the rest, con-
tidered the ride on the cars down ana
back about as jolly as any OF the other
enjoyments Of the occasion.
TAReEr EXCURSION AND BAIL.-On
Wednesday, October 9th, the Emmett
Guard will have their fifth annual
target excursion, and. In the evening,