Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-05-05
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This District, lying between Mount
Davidson and Washoe Lake, was
among the earliest silver ore discov-
cries outside Of the Comstock, but,
like Palmyra, Indian Springs, Castle
and many other promising districts
of the kind, which did not yield results
ii accordance with sanguine expecta-
tons, it was gradually allowed to fall
into 4 decline, and Is now totally de-
serted. 1t was once deemed, however,
to possess honest merit, and the names
Of mines located there We're quoted in
the stock lists, selling readily at a few
dollars per share. At present not 4
mine in the whole district is being
worked, although some doubtless could
be, and perhaps will be worked again
some day, with profit. The Enterprise,
in speaking of this district, says /:
Judging from present appearances,
there never could have been anything
found to justify the expenditure OF
above a few dollars in prospecting.
The Buckeye, once the big cat OF the
district, and which did yield a small
amount Of very good ore, is now lying
rs dead as the least and most lowly OF
its feline companions, and the famous
North Ophir, which ut one tine
Welded pure silver, and which was
a cat Of high degree until some
Of the specimens PANIED out
were observed to bear on their
faces dates and the heads of eagles, is
now as dead as the deadest and no
longer finds favor in the eyes of Gov
errors and other rulers and chiefs
among the people, and skrnks and
rats rot at the bottom Of the shafts
where once deluded delivers were wont
to dig the glittering chips and filings
Of half dollars the Snow Storm is
quiet-dead calm-and the Aspinwall
caterwauls no more; there 10 no
blow about the Locomotive, those
who once expected pay out Of it hav-
ing long since been obliged to wills
tie for it, and the Big Sunfiower mods
gently over the remains Of Uncle Tom
an old and very innocent cat, that
died of being let alone. The district
is deserted and silent /; blasts no longer
shake the hills-no sound of ringing
drill or clicking pick is heard. Coyotes
and foxes sleep in the deserted slopes,
and owls and bats dwell in the drifts
and tunnels. The cabins of the miners
have fallen a prey to the Chinese
wood-hunters and rampant lizards are
seen upon the stones of their lonely
chimneys. Alas, old Argentine"
The FAT MEN's BAIL--SrECIAL No
TIcE.-BY special advertisement i'll
another column under head Of New
To-day" it will be seen that the much
talked of Fat Mems Ball is postponed
till Friday evening May 18th when 1t
will positively take place. The Com
lnittee of Arrangements state that all
who have received invitations or pur-
chased tickets will consider the same
good for the ball OH the 18th. when it
takes place. Athletic Hall OH that
particular occasion, will contain the
iolliest lot Of Aldermsnic proportioned
chaps ever collected together in this
section, and if there is not plenty Of
fun we shall miss our guess. FATTY"
the Chairman of the Committee Of Ar
ransements called on us to-day, and
his ponderous projecting stomach shook
with the jolly pleasures of anticipa-
ton rs he talked of the great fun In
store on that festive occasion.
ELBOW DIsI.ocArED.-J. W. Buxton,
u miner, accidentally fell owe a high
h,nE on the west side of II street. Nir-
ginia. opposite the Gould 4 Curry
mine. while returning from work be-
fore daylight this morning, and dislo-
Gated his left elbow. DIR. Heath set it
all RIGHT,