Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-02-07
THE EVENING NEWS.
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4 SxELEroN DISCOVERED on TIL

A SKELETON DISCOVERED ON TIT
SUMMIT OF CEDAR HnI-WHo WAS IT:
Last Saturday some workmen en-,
ployed at the surface groupings Of the
old Sacramento mine, On the summit
Of Cedar Hill, just north of Virginia,
discovered the remains of a human
being lying among the loose rocks,
partially covered with old clothing,
stones, etc, and they had shoveled
away several Of the bones before they
discovered what it was. On close eX'
animation 1t proved to be q skeleton,
which had evidently laid there n long
time, probably for years and it was
entire, with the exception of the head,
which could not be found. The cloth.
ing was all rotted to pieces, and moth
ing was found by which the remains
could be identified, except an ambro.
type portrait Of a middle aged lady
and gentleman, sitting side by side,
No one seems to recognize the picture;
1t Is In possession Of Coroner SymonS,
and may possibly furnish a clue to the
recognition Of the remains, which by
order Of the Coroner were brought to
Wilson & Browns undertaking estab-
lishment, B street, Virginia, for proper
interment. The skeleton was lying
partly on its side, and was evidently
that Of an ordinary sized man. Near
it was the remnants of an old mattrass
and ragged clothing, weather worn,
and apparently once rolled up in a
bundle, "a a short piece Of rope, prob
ably used to bind it, lay beneath or
close to it. The great question Is,
whose remains are these, found In this
bleak, elevated situation, and so long
lying almost within the sound of the
city's busy hum, yes, and where miners
and others have passed almost daily !?
Was this some poor p%rospector, falling
exhausted within sight Of comfortable
homes, aud willing relief, or was he
the victim Of some foul murder? Who
beside God knows?
FATAL MINING AccIpENT.-AbOut
one o'clock this morning, George l..
Tralise, n miner in the lower Savage
mine, was accidentally killed by fall
ing 300 feet to- the bottom of the shaft.
He was working at the 9th level Of the
mine and came to his death in the
same sad way that so many others have
done before him. by running 4 loaded
r car into the shaft by mistake,
thinking q cage was ut the station to
receive 1.-THE car jerking him down
with it before he had a chance to let
90. The body was ut once recovered,
and found to be terribly broken up,
the features being so horribly mangled
rs to be past recognition. He was
about 35 years of age, and a native of
Cornwall, England, where he leaves a
wife and three or four children. He
had been Mt work In the Savage mine
for the last year or two, and was a
very able and experienced miner, Of
industrious habits, and possessing
many warm friends. No II seems to
be blameable for this truly sad acci-
dent. An inquest will be held by
Coroner Symons this afternoon. and
the funeral will take place ut 2ls
o'clock =. N. tomorrow, from Wilson
& Browns undertaking establishment,
ON B street, Virginia, under the aus
pices of the Miners Union, Of which
he WAS a member.
T'HosE STOLEN SHIRTs.-In our issue
Of Saturday last we stated. on respecta-
BILE authority, that the night previous
some low-minded, thieving vagabond
broke into the locker ut the hall of
Liberty Engine Company, No. l, and
stole all the red shirts belonging to the
company. Now respectable authority
No. informs us that this Is an Internal
humbug; that those other fellows put
up a Job to get possession Oh those
shirts (which were only red excursion
shirts, and not the regular ones OF the
company at all, which are blues and
divide them among themselves. In
order to checkmate. those conSpirators,
he quietly opened the locker with a
kew, and removed the shirts, II in all,
TO 4 place of safety. and the company
can have them when desired. y week
after he took them these wicked con-
s~piratOrs broke open the locker, ana
finding the shirts gone, now make q
bic- blow over II, in order to cover up
their roguery. Regard only for their
respectable connections prevents him
from publishing their names. Whata
fortunate circumstance 1t Is, thus 10
have such an honest, upright, prudent,
religious man In . fire engine conf
pany.
HourvARp BouND.-Chas. L. Booth,
whom everybody here knows as one OF
the real good boys, composing the
choice human points In any commu-
nity, left on the stage last evening, 70
take the ears at Reno, bound for MS
old home In Galesburg, Knox county,
Illinois, where he proposes to stay II
he can be contented after his long alb
sence from relatives and friends.
Charley Booth has been a resident OF
Gold Hill since 1861, and has worked
steadily and faithfully as head carpen-
Ter Mt the Yellow Jacket mine about
seven wears. 1t Is speaking well Of him
and his friendly, gentlemanly quail
Ties. TO saw that he has no enemies, anu
more real friends and well wishers
here than most anybody we know oil. 4
large delegation of whom were at the
stoSe office TO see him of and II hin
Cod speed, amid heartfelt regrets NJ
parting. Long and well may you
prosper. Charley.
NOTICE TO oUrslpRRs.-Relatiye to
the grand pigeon shooting match which
Is to take place tomorrow. at the base
hall ground, Virginia, Messrs. Gibson,
Allen. Atwood, Sweetapple, Harris
and Osbiston publish a notice In our
advertising columns today, over their
XVI signatures, duly warning all out
siders not to shoot any Of the pigeons,
either inside or outside Of the match
ground, ON peril Of being arrested BY
he special police OH the premises, the
pigeons being the private property OF
me shooters In the match. The out,
siders referred to had better take heed
In order to keep out Of trouble.
HANDSOME BULLION SupMESr.-We
learn from Charley Woodwork, the
accommodating clerk Of Wells, Fargo
& Co. of Gold Hill, that there were
Skinned from this office, last week. one
hnnaredand twenty-slS bars ofbnllion'
Of the assayed value Of $l29,22O "
4, nraftv ooOl for one week