Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-02-17
THE EVENING NEWS.
Rve.i.a...-.--.-FeS. II, 1870
TIM PEsr HousE.-Last Sunday

TIE PEST HoUsE.-Last Sunday a
stranger was discovered ut a hotel in
Gold Hill, with the smallpox. Mar
shall Crandall very promptly took him
to the pest house at the County Hos
pital, DR.. Downer, the county physi-
clan, objected to receive him unless
Health Of Gold Hill, which the Mar
shall was compelled to obtain, or again
remove the sick stranger to this town.
The President Of the Board Of Health
granted II, and DIR. Downer most gra-
ciously, and, we might say, ~Mdgndni-
mously, allowed the sick man to remain
In the county pest house. The Doctor
gave the Marshal to understand, rs q
condition, that he would charge the
town Of Gold Hill IS q day for q nurse,
and $50 q month for this sick patient
about $50 charged to Gold Hill for
this strangers attendance for month.
Now, we were present at q meeting of
the Board of Town Trustees, last Mon
day, when this matter was presented
to them by Marshal Crandall, and We
heard considerable discussion on the
subject, and some very sensible
talk 1t was, too. The Trustees feel as
the taxpayers feel regarding economy,
these dull times, and they regard some
of this county pest-house business as n
little too much Of a good thing for the
county physician, and they intend see
ing the County Commissioners about
it.. We are glad of it rs We hope the
Commissioners will be fully advised of.
the condition Of affairs. Every citizen
Of the county Is annually called OH for
four dollars as poll-tax, the county's
proportion Of which Is applied to sup
port the INDECENT sick in the county
hospital. DIR. Downer Is appointed
the physician, at a regular salary of
500 in coin per month, with family
residence and such supplies rs are af-
forded ut the hospital, and paid for by
the county. Of course a pest-house,
where smallpox patients are kept, is
4 part of the county hospital, to attend
to which, Is q part Of the duty of
the physician. The citizens of Gold
Hill pay their full proportion Of poll
taxes every year toward this charity.
But DIR. Downer discriminates, and
wants us to pay $50 a month extra for
a smallpox patient. This Is not right
is not iust-and we call out loudly
to the County Commissioners to 10 us
Justice. There should be no extra
charges made for smallpox patients;
or If there are, let them be charged to
the county, and not to the municipal
authorities of Gold Hill and Virginia,
for these two cities constitute Storey
County, and pay nearly all the taxes
collected for the County Hospital. The
Board of Aldermen Of Virginia City |
have put their official heel upon any
more extra expenses for smallpox pa
tients-and Gold Hill intends doing
likewise. The County Commissioners
will meet next Saturday afternoon, at
one O'Clock, and We hear that special
committees from both cities authori-
ties will meet them, and explain mat
tiers. We hope DIR. Downer will be
invited to be present.
THE PINE GROVE STAGE RoBDERY.-
Relative to the robbery of Wells,
Fargo & Co.'S stages near Pine Grove
last Tuesday, mentioned In our tele-
grams Of yesterday, We clip the fol-
lowing particulars from the Carson
Appeal of this morning: son Tues
day, the 18th inst, ut about II O'Clock
A. NJ, the upward bound Pine Grove
stage was stopped when abou nv
miles this side of that town by three
men disguised with masks made OF
gunny bags, and heavily armed, who
secured the treasure box belonging to
Well. Fargo 4 Co.'S express, and with
1t got possession Of some three thous-
and dollars in coin, which was being
sent from San Francisco to the Wheeler
Mining Company at Pine Grove. The
robbers also went through the stage
driver and despoiled him Of his hard
earned savings to the amount OF two
dollars. No clue to the perpetrators
at last accounts. This bold piece Of
road agency reminds II of h good
old times when the enterprising firm
Of Harris, Waterman y Co. used to DO
such 4 lively business"
TIE DUNpERBERa MISE.-We saw
some very excellent looking rock from
this mine a day or two since. 1t Is of
the gold bearing character. with little
or no base metal except iron, n Is
therefore easily worked. The mine Is
situated near the head waters OF the
east branch Of Walker river, in Mono
County, California. The ledge b we'll
defined, and crops out prominently,
Considerable work has been done upon
IL I'm the way Of shaft sinking, and
other styles of prospecting. but recent
" it has been tapped 26S feet beneath
the surface, by a tunnel 600 feet in
length, showing the ledge 10 be contin-
nous TO that depth, and 80 feet wide.
Some Of the ore taken out recently,
worked $50 per ton IN gold aud silver,
gold largely predominating; Ine
mine Is principally owned In carson,
and we hope It may turn out q huge
fortune for the fortunate proprietofs.
WHY NEGLECT PLAIN DUTY?-lt has
been the custom from time immemorial
for all proSident men as the natural
period of life draws to Its close, to
make their will, finally disposlng or
their property, aud thus proTidinR Ior
those dependent upon them. BUT now
Is il with the n who has little OF no
property to leave? Is 1t not his plain
duty to 90 and got his life insured In
the beat and most responsible company
advertising? Certainly 1t Is. A very
trifline sum of money paid OCCASION
ally upon a policy will be found an
exceedingly good and proyident policy;
and at his death leave his wife n
children or dependent relatives well
provided for, beyond the reach OF pow
erty or want. Read the advertisement
of the Manhattan Life Insurance CO.,
I'm another column, with its superior
advantages enumerated, and' then In
sure forthwith and without delay.
THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD
OrrEREp.- Wells, Fargo & Co., by
advertisement in another column, I'M
der head Of "New Today" offer .
reward Of $1,500 for the recovery OF
the SO, 900 stolen from their stage last
Tuesday neal Pine Grove; also $l,o0O
for the arrest and conviction Of the
,obhers- or $5O0A II the arrest and con-