Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-25

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On motion, the foregoing resolution
was adopted.
On motion, the Marshal was In
structed to notify Frank TrOtter that
the house recently erected by him Is on
the survey of High street, and rs such
is subject to removal at the action OF
the Board of Trustees OF the Town OF
Gold Hill.
On motion, Board adjourned to meet
Monday next January 81, at 6:30 r. NJ.
VIRGINIA AND TRUcKEg RAILROAD
AssEssMESr.-The Carson Appeal OF
this morning has a long, we'll written
and elaborate editorial article on the
subject Of railroad taxation In Washoe
aud Ormsby countieS, and referring
more particularly TO the tax assessed
upon the Virginia and Truckee Rail-
road. It thus concludes the article /:
We believe 1t to be, under all cir
cumstances. nothing more than fair
Railroad Company 100000 in Z per
cent. bearing bonds, and We did 1t on
n promise that the company would add
one million Of taxable property to this
county. We did 1t also upon the state
ment, often repeated, Of the agents and
principal men of the company, that
the company would submit to an
assessed valuation upon their road of
$40, 900 to the mile. The matter Is
now entirely within the hands of the
County Commissioners; and we trust
they may see the justice Of holding the
assessed valuation Of the Virginia and
Truckee Railroad Company's road to
be equal at least with the amount do
mated by the people Of this county.
We gave 500, 900 outright. There are
10 miles of the railroad in this county.
1t certainly ought to be considered
worth 100000 a mile; and we are
astonished that the company demnrs
to being assessed upon that sum, all
circumstances being considered"
PIERS OrERA HoUsE-TuE WoN-
DERFUL GREooRY's.-There was q very
good Monday night. audience at the
Opera House last evening. and the
novel and interesting entertainment
given by the Gregory's was received
with high favor and great applause. as
usual. The sword act Of the elder
Gregory was very good indeed, rs was
also the double gymnastlc act Of Miss
Gertrude Gregory and her brother.
Tonight, Miss Bessie Gregory, the
popular little favorite singer, will in
troduce a new aud highly pleasing
series of comic songs. She never fails
to be we'll and appreciatiyely APP
plauded In whatever she does. For
other new features see the published
programmes, or still better, 90 to the
thcater this evening. A grand matinee
will be given tomorrow afternoon.
ALMOST A CoIIIsIoN.-A nice little
hand-car, with three men on 1t, was
coming at a gallant rate on the down
grade, from Virginia, about III o'clock
A, n, when, In rounding the curve at
the upper end Of Gold Hill, they sud-
denly came In view Of q locomotive
and train coming the other way. Not
wishing to take the chances OF "tele-
scoping," or other d~isagreeable Incl
dents to n collision, they-dld their best
to stop the machine, and succeeded In
SOOu tiulc. All lucy tuSh hAN 49,
was to take it by the handles ut either
end and Lift it from the track, placing
1t one side, out Of the way.
BuLILoN.-The financial column OF
Yesterdays Alto says: "The supply Of
bullion has been very fair for the
month, and the quantity which goes to
Mint very encouraging for the supply Of
coin. The rise In the price Of bullion
has affected shippers to some extent.
The supply of gold bullion from Ne
yada has declined by reason of the
changing of from the product of Vir-
rinia to White Pine. The latter bull
lion has no gold. Thus. although the
supply Of silver from Nevada has de-
clined In the aggregate but $3,S50.0O0,
the decline Of gold parted from it has
been $3,l50,OOO."
A BAD BREAK.-ElmOre Crane, q
little boy belonging to the public school
at Virginia, during recess yesterday,
was playing with other little boys
about a pile of wood or lumber Oh the
opposite side of the street, when the
nile fell, and he being caught beneath
II his right arm was badly broken just
above the elbow. DIR. Hitler rendered
the requisite surgical assistance, and
found the bone to be broken I'm two or
three pieces or more, constituting q
comminuted fracture.
NEVER WRoNa.-Talking with old
Hayton the other day about that snub-
nosed dog Of his, says he: 81 don't
never allow no man to kick my dog.
He amt much Of a dog, but you bet
thew can't anybody kick him when fm
round" "Yes, yes, that's so, but
then suppose your dog should be doing
something mean-should pitch in
when he had no business to-should be
In the ,rrong, you know" "Oh! that
be id" says Hayton, 81 never saw
my dog wrong yet"
CALEpoSIA.-Capt. Martin White Is
getting along finely with his Caledo-
mia mine. at the south end Of the Com
stock. He only has the 1OOLfoot level
opened, and there the ledge Is fifty feet
Wide-all, pay ore. 1t averages VIZ or
AZ per ton, and Is shipped to the San
Francisco mill, on Carson river, by the
railroad, which passes within a few
feet of the shaft. About w TONS per