Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-03-09
hi EVENING NEWS.
Wednesday Eveains.---..March .. 1870


ing, ut PiperS Opera House, joseph
Gerens, the miner who had his thigf
bone broken by falling into a shaft al
White Pine, at the time Of the miners
strike In that district, nearly a year
ago, is going to have a benefit given
him. During sickness, before his leg
was we'll, In a ft Of delirium. he acct
dentally fell out of bed, and the par.
tally united bone was separated at the
fracture. and the two ends slipped
past each other. This circumstance
was not discovered for some little time
afterward consequently, when he was
ut length able to rise from his bed, he
could not walk-the broken bone was
Tapped together and simply n yielding
cartilage formed between. Thus Il
remains at the present time, and the
poor man cannot walk q step. There
are excellent surgeons in our midst.
who would. with the most skillful
facility. make the requisite inciSion
exposing the bone, divide the cartilage.
by saving of from each a thin slice,
put them together properly and let
nature do the rest, giving the poor
ina as good u leg as ever in a few
months. But he Is also suffering with
pulmonary consumption, and therefore
i afraid to risk his life in the opera
ton. He desires to go to his old home
in England. where change Of air and
climate may give him better health
and strength; and then. should he die
under the specified operation to his
leg. he will die ut home, amid relatives
and friends. 1t Is a kindly thought
thus to raise the necessary funds, and
send the poor, broken, unfortunate
miner home. Mr.. Gerens is u good
man. and has a host Of warm friends
here. willing and ready to assist him
I'm this his hour Of need. John Piper
generously gives the free use Of his
Opera House for the occasion, and the
services OF his talented troupe simply
ut actual cost for salaries. The Gold
Hill Brass Band, the Cornish Glee
Club and the Virginia Glee Club all
volunteer their services as additional
attractions, giving II Of the best Ell
t~ertainments OF the season.. viii not
his brother miners Of Gold Hill and
Virginia contribute rs freely to this
.well-bestowed benefit a 5 anybody else !?
We rather think they will; for they
know not how soon some u Of them
may require similar assistance.
PIPER's OPERA HousE-The "Field
of the Cloth Of Cold" a very good bur
lesque, was played last night, for the
second time. The leading spirit fthe
play, personsted In Miss Sue Robinson,
was done excellent justice to. Miss
Katy Wilson, Miss Meredith, Billy
Robinson and one or two others also
did very well. Terrence might have
succeeded better but for a terrible bad
cold. Sue Robinson Is also rather
hoarse. The play will not be produced
again here. The Bonfanti ballet troupe
appeared for the last time, in a couple
OF pretty ballets which were much APP
plauded. as usual. This evening a
grand benefit Il to be given to Joseph
Gerens, or Garrens, a crippled and
needy miner, Of whom we make special
mention elsewhere. The beautiful and
successful burlesque Of "Kenilworth'
il selected for the occasion, beside.
which la Petite Wilson will appear IN
a fancy dance. the Cornish Glee Clut
and the Gold Hill Brass Band will give
vocal and instrumental selections, and
the whole will conclude with tbf
splendid comedy Of the "Tibku
Lover" We hope to see the Qpers
House densely crowded on this $spe,
cial occasion.
TAYLOR VS.. TINE. - RelatiH to
Johnny Faylor's great race agS Inst
time, to take place or Sunday nj t.
we clip the following from the Cars \
lppeGl Of this morning "Faylory
race. made in Virginia City to ride 30
miles In two hours, Is to be u on
Sunday next. at noon. over the Carson
course. play or pay. Taylor Is a noted
rider. having ridden 300 miles in Sac
ramento In Il hours; and he made 200
miles in 0 hours and G minutes at San
lose. lie is under engagement to ride
200 miles in 10 hours at Jerome Park,
New York. on tho 18th Of May next.
Faylor i. wise in selecting the Carson
track; and our lovers Of sport will
have an opportunity to witness one Of
the performances Of this extraordinary
horseman. In this race, which Is for
$500 a side, u. NJ. Daniels tkentuckh
of Virginia City, backs Taylor, and
James Orndorff, Of that place, puts up
q like amount OF money that he can't
do It.
REcoSsrRucr1oN.-The old Potosl
hosting works, near the junction Of B
and C streets, Virginia, which have
been in such a terribly dilapldated
state for some time past, twisted all
ont of shape by the extensive settling
of the ground beneath, are TOY being
very thoroughly overhauled and recon.
str,icted. The building Is being raised
up to a level and repaired, and all the
boilers, engines, reels, and other ma
chinery removed, In order to put IN
new foundations. It will be some
weeks yet before all the work is com
pleted and the works ready to go Into
operation again. Lynch's contract fol
extracting ore from the upper mine by
means of these works having expired
the Chollar-P otosi Company will here
after run the works on their own re
sponsibility.
Branch RAIRoAD.-The brancl
road to connect with the main track o
the Virginia & Truckee Railroad
whereby the ores from the yellow
Jacket, Kentuck and Crown Poin'
a be hauled by locomotive t
all available mills along the route, /
fast approaching completion. so far a
grading is concerned. Ten days NOR
work will complete this portion o
the Job. so our friend Hay thinks
Where the branch connects with the
main line. the ties and rails will b
Immediately laid, so as to permit a de
posit of wood and timber to be made
a. the depot established at the head o
Pctaluma street. Everything Is quie
on that street now, but the track ono
laid it will again be US lively as ever.
wAsnoE TNUMPHANr.-amison, on
Washoe billiardist, beat Rudolphe tn
other day in San Francisco. The!