Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-12-21

DAMAGES ON THE CARsoN.-Carson
river is reported to be higher this
morning than It has been since 1858,
and considerable damage Is done to
the various milling arrangements
along it. The Mexican dam has
broken away, the head race or ditch
supplying the Vivian mill Is washed
away, the Santiago mill Is in danger,
the water Is rolling over the head
gates of the Brunswick dam, and the
large ditch leading from it to the mill
Is in q demoralized condition. At
Dayton the river Is high enough to
flood a part Of the town, and the
bridge Is In imminent danger Of being
washed away. Other damages are re-
ported 10 the mills, and q huge amount
of tailings are washed away. The
flood is a disastrous one.
SUSAN B. ANTHoNY.-This widely
renowned advocate Of woman suffrage
and the true rights Of woman arrived
at Virginia this morning, and will
give a lecture there tomorrow evening
at National Guard Hall. Her subject
will be 1.-THE Power Of the Ballot
It will be a lecture replete with lively
interest to all who are honestly Will
ling to accord to woman what truly
and righttully belongs to her, and IL
Illustrating the justice of her claim to a
perfect equality with man, morally,
socially and politically. She Invites
honest skeptics In the matter to hear
her argument aud Judge for themselves.
The usual price Of admission will be
charged.
Cor CAUGHT OUT.-Harry Shrieyes,
the we'll known conductor on the Vir-
glnia and Truckee Railroad, started
out from Carson day before yesterday
morning, with the locomotive Virginia.
to see how far he could 20 over the
road, but finding the Vivian cut block
AIDED, he started back toward Carson.
Meanwhile the track was washed away
in another place, cutting of his return,
so he had to wait tor repairs, and did
not get back to Carson till yesterday
noon.
ACCIDENT At THE AUBURN MrLLs.-
Last Wednesday, says the Reno State
Journal, Mr.. Kirkpatrick, employed
at the Auburn Mills, met with q pain
full accident. While working about
the running gear Of the pans the Index
and middle fingers of his right hand
were caught In a cog wheel, crushing
them so that amputation was neces-
sary. DR.. Allen amputated tho fin
gers, taking them on just back Of the
third joints.
WILDCAT AND Doc CoNrEsr.-To
morrow evening, at the arenic cockpit
on North c street, Virginia, next door
to the Union Brewery, a gladiatorial
combat will be presented between a
huge wildcat and q fierce bulldog, or
rs many dogs as choose to get whipped
one after the other. The cat was cap
tured near Carson, and Is rs big as
both those cats which fought at the
Opera House.
TRYING TO CAvE.-The huge walled
embankment, twenty-three feet high,
Mt tho west side Of the Yellow Jacket
south hosting works, shows very
serious signs Of caving, from the satu-
ration of snow and rain water. 1t Is
propped up and secured as far as pos
sible by heavy timbers, and It Is
thought this will prevent its fall. II
will have to be reconstructed.
PRoeREss OF RErAIRs.-Ths Crown
Point switch Of the Virginia and
Truckee Railroad Is cleared of the
banks caved down upon 1t, and the re-
pairs along the main track are pro-
crossing better than at first antici-
Dated. As soon as the Vivian cut can
be cleared trains will be able to run
through to Carson from Virginia. This
will be In a day or two longer.
SURFACE WArER.-Quite q stream
Of water Is flowing into the Yellow
Jacket mine, through mines Of Gold
Hill proper. No difficulty Is expert
enced in pumping 1t out however.