Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-28

The PIGEoN SHOOTING MATcH.-This
forenoon, at the base ball ground, Vir-
ginia, the pigeon shooting match be-
tween Frank Osbiston. Secretary of
the Yellow Jacket Company, and
Johnny Gregory, of the Gregory
Troupe, took place. A finer day could
not possibly have been selected, and
there were over 800 persons preset.
Great excitement was manifested
throughout. betting was lively, and
hundreds of dollars changed hands on
the result. The match was for 500 q
side, 10 birds each, 81 yards rise, and
so yards boundary. At the conclusion
of the match the score stood rs follows:
OSbiston-l, |, l, l, l, l, i, i, l, l-lO.
Gregory, o, !, o, 0, l, ], 0. o, 10.
Thus it will be seen that Osbiston won
triumphantly, killing two birds to
Gregory's one. What's the Use of as
piring outsiders coming here to conf
pete with old, experienced sage brush
Washoe frontiersmen like Frank, who
can pop over n grizzly OH the wing just
rs easy rs he does 4 pigeon. He's not
to be beat, you know-"cawn't be eX-
pected."
COMPLETED TO VIRGINIA. The
heavy cut by the Hale Il Norcross
dump was finished yesterday, and the
grading of the railroad Is now COM
plctcd through to the Virginia ter
minus, near the Gould & Curry works.
The track was laid past the Savage
works ut noon to-day. and will prob
ably be finished so that the locomotive
could pass through to the terminus this
evening, if desired. The ground Is
being graded oil for the depot, which
will be erected 4 short distance south
of Smith street, between ID and f
streets. Next week the cars will run
through to that point regularly.
More PIGEoN SnooTISG.-At the
shooting grounds, near the Virginia
Gas Works, on tomorrow afternoon.
there will be 4 match game ut pigeon
shooting for one hundred dollars aside,
between Edward W. Harris, Of Gold
Hill, and Mr.. King, Of Carson City
each to shoot ut and kill twenty-five
pigeons. The sport will be lively, as
Mi. King Is said to he the best "shot ;"
around Carson. He must be sharp II
lie beats Harris
FRESH FIsH.-At Monnot's we'll
known family grocery and provision
| store, 4 few doors north of the
Enterprise office, G street, Virginia, the
| luscious trout, and all other varieties
of fresh fish, crabs, shrimps. etc,
| abound; also poultry, fresh fruits and
| vegetables, can and case goods, and
| plenty more of similar desirables.
Also choice wines and liquors, whole
sale and retail.
Coon ORE.-The Enterprise says that
n fine body of ore is reported to be
lust struck in the Sacramento mine,
Cedar Hill. The ore is said to have
been cut by the tunnel, from which
| there is now a flow of six inches OF
water. The company intend building
n mill of their " near the mouth OF
their tunnel.
For CnuEr.-William Weir. of Mon
umental Engine Company, No. G, on
the Divide. has come ont as a candi-
date for Chief Engineer Of the Viz
ginia Fire Department. There are
now three candidateS-Larkin, Peniii-
son and Weir. We hear Of no one
aspiring for Assistants.
STOLEN PRorERTy.-COnstablc Har-
kin, of Gold Hill. has in his possession
a lot of new butchers aprons, which
he has recovered from q source inducing
him to believe they were stolen. The
| owner Of the same can have them on
application to Mr.. Harkin and proving
his title.
CHASGED.-Joseph r. Cowen pro-
prietor of the Warm Springs Hotel,
| near Carson. will reopen the same
under his own special supervision OIL
the lst of April next.
DRIED Up.-The mud is pretty much
all dried up in Gold Hill, and with the
present clear. warm weather. the same
/ may be said of Virginia by next Mon-
day.
vAMosEp.-There is very little snow
left on any Of the hills about here
none except in ravines and on north
hillsides.
ErrscorAL SERvIcE-At st. Johns
Church, Gold Hill, Sunday, Mt 2M
o'clock r. NJ, by Bishop Whitaker.
THE wENTuER-To-day 1t Is clear,
sunshiny, warm. genial, and more like
spring than midwinter.