Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-01-07

actress was called before the curtain
amid storm of applause. This unusual
compliment, however, Is accorded te
her every evening, . mark Of high
favor with q Washoe audisnce. This
evening The Long Strike, a new piece
here, and said to be Boucicault's great.
est sensational drama, will DO presented
for the first time, Miss Price assuming
the character of "Jane Leroyd," sup
ported by q powerful cast. Secure
seats early If you would avoid the
crowd. We sincerely congratulate Miss
Price, as well a. the management,
upon her very great success. She has
played to full houses all this week, and
will doubtless do so all next week.
Her true merits rs one of the best
actresses ever visiting this section have
fully stood the critical test, and her
further success is completely assured.
MINING MArTERs.-Stocks have been
very lively the last few days, with
considerable sales, showing excellent
and increasing confidence In our mines.
The Savage s. Hale s. Norcross lower
levels are looking better than ever, the
recent ore development at the lowest
level Of the Crown Point Is improving
as further Investigated, and the Vel
low Jacket mine IS also yielding aud
looking exceedingly we'll at Its lowest
working levels. Some of the other
mines are looking unusually well and
encouraging, and added to the salts
factory circumstance that the largest
dividend ever realized on
the Comstock in any m day was de-
clared day before yesterday, by the
Chollar-P otosi, Hale & Norcross, Vel
low Jacket and Sierra Nevada, pros
poets for the present and future look
comfortable. This Yellow
Jacket dividend Is the first disburse-
ment Of the kind since March Is, 1869,
when IS per share was paid. The
dividend announced for the following
month was rescinded, in consequences
of the fire disaster at the mine, which
in April, 1869. The Chollar-
Potosi mine has an abundance Of rich
ore to run OIL for a long time to come,
and discoveries of new bodies may
constantly be looked for. The Decem-
Der receipts foot up to nearly $40O, 900,
and a large surplus remains IN the
treasury after paying the present large
dividend, to be carried over to the next
months dividend. The last run Of 2S
days (December) by the Mexican mill,
Carson river, on ore from this mine,
yielded 4 800 pounds Of bullion, worth
1925, 004 06. The mill Is driven BY
water, and contains a stamps and "a
pans. Its capacity is at present l36
tons; with q better supply Of water
40 tons could easily be reduced by the
same machinery.
SANTA CLAUs.-The children Of Gold
Hill had another visit from Santa Claus
last night-what Is known In the
Church as Little Christmas-St. Nicho-
las this time paying his special respects
to the children connected with st.
Patrick's Sunday school. The festival
came off at Miners Union Hall, which
was filled with children Of all sizes,
and older ones In abundance, to enjoy
the gay and festive ceremonies. Two
large Christmas trees had been erected,
to accommodate the Christmas gifts
Santa Claus, with his team of
brought to town, besides a
platform full Of presents for
no room could be found on the
trees. The exercises consisted of mu-
sic on the piano forte by Professor
accompanied In a beautiful
song by Miss Mary Cashion and
Mary Ann Timmins, Of st. Mary's
School, Virginia City. The distribu-
ton Of the gifts then commenced,
the direction Of the Rev. Father
Clark, which was continued for half an
hour, when another beautiful song wa
sung by the young ladies above named.
After this more gifts were distributed,
when an intermission was ordered, and
Mrs. Sauer and Miss Lucy Berthier
sang a most cheerful song, which was
accompanied on the piano by Professor
Sauer. More gifts and more music by
the ladies, with the Accomplishments
Professor Sauer, Mr.. Brakeman
and Mr.. Stein. The exercises and
gift distributions continued until ten
o'clock, aud WAS one of the most
pleasant evenings we have seen In Gold
Hill for a long while. May old st.
Nicholas come to see all our good chill
dren every year.
BuRRALL's.-AtW W. II. Burrall's well
known Pioneer Bookstore, corner Of c
and Taylor streets, Virginia, can be
found a splendid, extensive, we'll ar.
ranged and varied assortment Of books,
stationery, toys, fancy goods, pictures,
picture frames, school books, etc. Bur
rail- IL In constant receipt Of fresh new
goods In his line, and his prices never
TAIL to suit. Burrall's news depot and
circulating library Is always well pat.
ronized, and he also stamps initial
paper and envelopes to order. Being
also notary public, and Commissioner
of Deeds for California, he Is prepared
and ready to transact any business In
that line. Read Burralrs new adver-
tisement In another column to-day.
MORE WATER Being forswarned
by the low stage Of water consequent
upon the recent dry season, and in
order to provide against future contin.
gencies of the kind, tho managers o.
the Mexican and Yellow Jacket mills,
at Empire, are having q substantial
fiume built to conduct the waters Of
Clear creek, flowing through the north
portion Of Carson City, into the big
iiume which supplies those mills,
This water has heretofore been allowed
to run to waste into Carson river, but
now it will b sffsctually utilized,
The new fiume Is to be three feet wide
by two feet deep, and constructed o.
two-inch plank.
A "Doa-doNE' JoKE.-The Carson
Register of this morning says: "a
troop Of dogs left town yesterday after
aoon, going in 4 southerly direction,
each one looking back at his tall as b
toddled of. This strange hsgir1 i
supposed to have been caused by thu
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