Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-05-04
SACRAMENTO ITEMS.
From the Record Of r.sterd.Y.1

A DkRINa AND DASaERous RmE.-
When the yardmen went IN examine
the condition of the wheels and trucks
Of the cars in the train which arrived
from the east this morning they dis
covered safely slowed away upon the
forward truck of the last car a man
covered with dirt. He was quickly
hurried out and escorted to the office,
where he was questioned as to his pres
ence there and his reasons for being
there. He said his name was James
Hodge ; he had been to Virginia City
In search of work, which, not being
able to obtain, and having no money,
he walked down to Reno and from
thence to Truckee. At this point he
took a board, and after placing it from
the brake block to the iron rod across
the truck, he got on this. board unoD-
served, and holding tightly oy feet n
hands, rode from Truckee to this city
ll9 miles-in this perilous position,
where the giving way OF q single nut
or screw would have sent MN to.a nor
rible death. He was asked II 1t was
rot a hard place to ride, and answered
that 1t was, but much easier than walk
ing. Some remarked that 1t was
a wonder he hadn't smothered to death
with the dust, to which he replied that
"it was rather dusty for quite a piece"
an assertion fully corroborated by his
appearance. The officers of the road
offered him n pass to San Francisco,
but he did not wish to 90. He has
checks for trunks which he left ut one
Of our hotels, and for which no came
here. A longer ride in q more difficult
or dangerous position, we think, has
never yet been made in safety, and be-
cause he did arrive all right 1t Is no
reason that others should try It, for the
c,iailees uie more tlla'l eq'uti aSi''ist
thcir iiiaNi'S the saihe riue US "eii'
EXPLORING PARTY.-Among the pas
sengers on the Eastward-bo und train
yesterday afternoon were Lieutenant
Wheeler, U. s. A, and a party Of
eighteen scientific gentlemen, COM
prising botanists, biologists, topogra-
pliers, surveyors, etc. The SUM OF
$4,000 was lately appropriated by
Congress for the purpose Of exploring
certain portions of Utah, Arizona and
New Mexico. The party above re-
ferred to has been formed for this pur,
pose, and Will be under the command
OF Lieutenant wheeler. Az camp
HaliecK they are 10 DC furllshea Win
an escort Oh tnaity men, anu utter
llaklng u prU lily ! iot tie "TRIP, .ne
eApiola'.on WI w ~. ui iH ouni-
me'i1eu' anu ~ ,Eh 10 onp.ot T. WI. s1tJ
SIX .lioiI'its. Are lou'9 - eHPeeeeT W
oe south Iroih Enmp Lialieck 70 fort
MohaVe, on the Col9raGo river, IN Ari-
zona' anu thenco wa Fort Crltteiueli
ana Apache fasS lCaMp apaclel 10
Fort Wingate, III New Mexico.
TRAIN DELAYED by TIE HEAT.-The
passenger train over the Sacramento
Valley Railroad, which should have
arrived here ut fifteen minutes past II
O'Clock, did not reach the depot until
1880. A portion Of the track between
Brighton and Freeport station a been
rclaid with the rails closed tight to-
gether, and the heat caused the iron to
spring ut n point some six inches
iiohi " "oii1o'iS'' No'iSNi"y
became necessary to stop until the rail-
was Strengthened, thereby causing n
delay of twenty minutes, and n failure
to meet the Westward-bound train at
Brighton to transfer passengers, etc.,
for San Francisco.
RIaIrTr.Y PUNIsHED.-Last evening
q man called at q house OH Third street,
between L and N. on some business,
and during the course of his visit made
some insulting remarks to the lady Of
the house, whereupon her husband
proceeded to "put q head" on him.
Comedy was added to this drama by
u drunken man standing near rs the
husband had the insulter upon the
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