Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-04-25

o BENTLEY. VIM Bots. Lapham.
orr on A FURLoUGH.-W. IL. Smith,
otherwise Hank Smith, the popular
foreman of the Crown Point Mine,
leaves this evening for a flying visit
over the big railroad to his relatives
and friends in the east and Canada.
Mr.. Smith has been q highly respected
resident Of Gold Hill, and foreman of
that famous mine for several years past.
A thoroughly capable, energetic, prac-
teal miner, he has won for himself the
respect and esteem of his employers,
rs well as those who worked under his
command. Always at his post, active
and diligent in the discharge of his
duty. he never shrank from positions
of danger. or sent men where he would
not 20 himself. Especially do we bear
in mind his GOODNESS, daring, good
Judgment and promptneSs during the
trying scenes Of the great mining ca
lamity of u year ago. Never for an
instant did he relax his vigilance or
most strenuous efforts, on that fearful
occasion. to save the lives ofthe doomed
miners down amid the horrors Of those
deadly subtcrrancan depths, while
there was the least hope Of any being
yet alive. The foul gases, exposure,
and ~incesSant efforts of that trying
time, had their effect upon his health,
and he has suffered from it v since.
Well can the company afford to grant
him 4 furlough at the present time, al
though it be but q short one. The trip
will do him good. May it prove q
pleasing and satisfactory IL to him in
every respect, and his return be safe
and speedy to the large circle of we'll
wishing friends he leaves here in the
happy land of silver bricks and sage
brush.
MINING AccmENT-ARM BRoKEN.-
Yesterday forenoon, George Peters,
who attends to the pumps at the
Crown Point mine. and Gordon Ross.
a station nan, were being lowered
down tile shaft, in III empty 4 on
the cage, when from some unexplained
cause the car happened to catch against
one of the side timbers Of the shaft,
and Peters was thrown with great
force upward against the croSs-head OF
the cage, breaking his right arm, and
falling down again upon the cage he
was badly bruised about the lower part
of the back. Ross escaped with slight
bruisc or 20, and managing to catch
the bell wire he signalcd the engineer
who at once stopped the cage. When
they got the car to rights again they
were hoisted to the surface. DIR. Hall,
who set Peters arm, found 1t had sus-
tanned a compound fracture above the
elbow. Z portion of the bone being
driven out through the skin. 1t IS Il
very bad break, but is doing we'll so
far.
TRucxGE MEApows.-Thc Enterprise
saws the grass seems rather backward
in the Truckee Meadows this spring.
Notwithstanding the warm weather
that has prevailed. This backward
ness appears to be owing in great part
10 the light supply Of water from the
mountains, rs wherever the ground Is
wet the grass is coming up green. As
there is Very little snow in the noun
tains no rush Of water may be looked
for this season, and the hay crop Will
doubtless be very light the alkall
crop. however, bids fair to be as good
as usual on all the lower ranches, It
being over half an inch deep already
in many places. There is not much
good farming land in the Meadows,
and their value is for the hay they
produce and for grazing ; many cattle
and horses are still running upon the
various ranches between Browns Sta
tion and the Truckee River, but they
will presently be removed from u
hay ranches.
ACCOMMODATING. We appreciate
gentlcmanly accommodating courtesy
Whenever and wherever we expert
ence it, hence it is but simple Justice
on our part to acknowledge our IN
debtedness OH many occasions toSBii-
lings, THO popular driver OF buy
Wilson'S Carson stage, for favors Q
ceivsd. Especially do we appreciate
mis- accommodating kindness i'll walt
ing sometimes for several minutes
while We rush the Carson edition OF
our paper through the press, thus IA
voring u patrons rs we'll as ourSelf.
Billings will so to 4 good place when
he dies.
MERCHANDISE. - Immense wagons,
and trains Of wagons, drawn by long
strings Of animals, are daily arriving
from Reno, freighted with merchan-
disc brought over the big railroad from
California or the East. These huge
s.prairic scliooncrs," with their no
merous "back-actions" attached, are
quite \ lively feature OF washoe life,
and so many OF them on our streets
denotes anything but dull business on
the part Of our merchants, who are
. evidently getting i'll their spring and
summer stocks Of goods.
TARGET EXCuRSIoS.-The Emmet
Guard, of Virginia, are having n lot Of
new uniforms made, and about the
middle of next month they propose
ooiuy on n grand target excursion to
Carson. Tho company is III inc on
5ition aud is 4 credit to the volunteer
militia of the State.
CARSON MINrD Rors.-New quarters
and halves have made their appear
opce from the Carson Mint. All de-
scr;nt;ons of United States Pill have
now, we believe, been minted here, eX,
centine dimes and half dimes gold
dollars and copper OF nickle COINS.