Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-06-02
Woop ScARclrY.-Dry wood Is a

WooD SCARcITY.-Dry wood Is al
present in good demand in Washoe
Valley, at better prices than were OBJ
tanned last year, but the supply is
quite limited. Fearing the effect upon
prices liable to be produced by the
completion Of the railroad to Carson
City, and near to the lumber. and tim
Der regions in the vicinity of that
place, the owners of the timber ranches
In the hills bordering upon Washoe
Valley cut but little wood last winter,
although the weather was most favor
able. Transfers hauling from the
towns in the valley say that q ready
market could be found there at the
present time for at least 6,0O0 cords OF
dry wood, whereas there are but a few
hundred cords In all the hills. The
wood coming from Carson is also prin-
cipally green, and there is, In conse-
quence, much swearing among the fire.
men and engineers Mt all our hoisting
works and mills. Hardly enough dry
wood can be obtained to serve for kind
ling. Most of the wood now in Use
must be boiled down before 1t will
burn. Next year ut this time dry wood
will doubtless be plenty, but unless we
should have another such winter as the
last the Washoe Valley wood dealers
will not obtain the prices now offered,
rs great quantities of wood will be
driven down Carson River. So says
the Enterprise.
RErURNED.-Hank Smith, the we'll
known and energetic foreman Of the
Crown Point mine, Gold Hill, returned
yesterday morning from his visit East.
He was only gone five weeks, yet so
little time Is consumed In travelling
nowadays, that he saw lots Of things
and more too, and had considerable
time to spend with his relatives and
friends In Canada and elsewhere. He
came away too soon to take a hand in
the Fenian war. 1t was commenced
and concluded since he left. Hank
looks healthy and rather improved in
personal appearance by his trip, and
finds plenty Of warm friends to give
him a hearty welcome back.
PERsoNAL.-J. T.. Goodman, pro-
prietor Of the Eaterpri;e, was down to
Gold Hill to-day, looking at old fami-
liar faces and places. Among other
relics collected In his Eastern and Eu-
ropean tour he showed us the best eN-
ecuted photograph we have yet e e of
Mark Twain, and also II of his wife.
She Is a better looking woman than he
is q man, and beneath her portrait are
these badly scrawled words: "Auto-
graph Of Mrs. 5. L. Clemens, written
BY her husband, Mark Twain"
Orr ON AEUKLouGH.-J. Ii. Latham,
the well known agent Of Wells, Fargo
& Co., at Virginia, leaves this evening
with his family on a tour to Europe.
His assiduous and unremitting labors
in the discharge of the duties Of his
position demand a respite and vaca-
ton, which object will doubtless be
satisfactorily attained by this excursion
trip. Mr.. Latham's numerous friends
wish him q very enjoyable trip and safe
return.
Roll OF HONOR Of the Virginia H.
termediate School for the month Of
May-George Morrill,, BENZ. Nicholson,
Carrie Henderson, Hattie May, Mary
Daily, Jennie Dexter, Ernest Pe1ey,
Helen Bristol, Clara Squiers, Fannie
Delevan, Cora Pefley, Marcus Fred
ricls, Hattie Henderson, PAUL. Proc
tor, Louisa Flick, Carrie Edicks and
Rosa Miller.
A BIG BIcwER.-The Enterprise
states that a lady residing in Washoe
Valley says n fearful tornado will
sweep over that part of the State this
summer, destroying much property.
She can see 1t in her visions, and says
the sight Is fearful. She does not know
how soon 1t will come.
The WEATHER To-Day. - Cloudy,
clear, trying to be stormy, but not
making out the last fizzllngs OF win
ter.
Cool AZ A CucUMBER.-Green cncum-
bers made their first appearance in our
markets during the late snow storm.