Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-07-31

A VERY SMART JoxfH.-Frank
Thayer, up at Virginia, Is good me-
chanic, and has been foreman or SUI
p~erintendent Of the lioistlng and I'M
derground works of the Savage mine,
and other similar arrangements I'D Mt
Virginia. But he has outlived his
slnartness In that respect and degener-
ated into a curbstone joker. This
same Frank Thayer was our "good
authority " for that item In Saturdays
NEWS relative to a man being muir
dered down in Six-mile Canyon, be-
low Park & Bowie's mill. He DELHI
erately gave US the item to that effect,
and being we'll acquainted with him
we honestly believed him to be "good
authority" We asked him the name
OF the man and particulars regarding
the tragedy, but he said he did not
know. We at nce left him and took
our usual course under tine circum-
stances-sought the police and Sheriff.
We applied to Chief of Police Downey,
Sheriff Atkinson, Jailer Higbee, De-
tective Lackey and others, but neither
Of them had heard Of the murder. We
gave each OF them rs our authority
Frank rhayer, and they also consider
ing him "good authority" went to
the trouble Of inquiring into the mat
ter, Sheriff Atkinson even getting a
horse and going down the Canyon
having his trouble for his pains. of
course. The only item we could make
of it was rs follows: "a man was
foully murdered In Six-mile Canyon, a
| short distance from Parks g. BOwie's
mill, last night. So We were Informed
at Virginia this morning upon good
authority, yet we did not succeed in
learning any further particulars" So
much for Mr.. Frank Thayer In his new
role rs a smart joker. During our
reportorial career OF nearly eight years
OIL the daily newspapers of Virginia
and Gold Hill, this Is the first instance
Of our having been deliberately fooled
in that manner MI. Thayer doubt
less thought 1t to be n rich joke, yet
we fall to see any sense in it. Any
Internal fool nj create an excitement
any time and mislead the whole Fire
Department, by simply running out in
the street and shouting fire. A re-
porter picks up news items from all
sorts Of sources, and tries to get them
as correctly as possible-at least that
l. our style. Any Of Jul friends de-
liberately desiring to mislead us can
do so whenever they choose, in the
matter of giving information. yet it is
difficult to see any great smartness In
so doing. As to the trouble Mr..
Thayer put us to in the matter we care
nothing, although we do not thank
him for 1t, but We apologize to the
officers for the trouble we put them to,
promising that We will eve do 30
again upon the authority Of Mr.. Frank
Ihayer. Such an extremely smart
joker ought to hire himself out to a
Chinaman to pack stove wood OIL.
Fatal. MINING AccIDESU.-Richard
Stevens was instantly killed yesterday
about II A. NJ, at the north shaft Of the
Yellow Jacket mine, under the follow
ing circumstances: Stevens was with
another miner ut the S00-foot station
Of the Yellow Jacket mine. He had
taken a load Of timbers from a cage
which was sent down, and after doing
so, forgot or neglected to place a plank
across the gangway. rs Is usual, to keep
any one from accidentally walking DR.
falling into the shaft. He had a lighted
candle in his hand, and being at the
north side of the shaft, it is thought he
attempted to pass to the other side Of
the shaft for a drink OF water, through
the passage way provided around the
shaft, but made n mistake and walked
directly into the shaft. He fell 300
feet to the bottom. The body was re-
covered rs soon'as possible and taken
to the surface. The arms and limbs
were badly broken, the bones protrud-
ing. and the rear portion Of his skull
broken open from the neck nearly over
to the forehead. so that all the brains
were dashed ont, remaining upon the
side timbers of the shaft against which
the unfortunate man struck In falling.
Mr.. Stevens was q native of Cornwall.
England. single. and about 80 years old.
He was an experienced miner, and
had worked IN the Yellow Jacket for
some time. His funeral took place ut
noon to-day, and was attended BY q
large lumber Of warm personal friends
and brother miners following him to
his last resting place In the cemetery
at the north Of Virginia. Coroner Sy-
mons will hold an Inquest In the mat
ter this evening.
HYMENIAL.-As will be seen by no
tice under the appropriate head, Mr..
w. W. Barnes, formerly foreman Of
the News Office was joined in wedlock
on Saturday evening last, ut st. Johns
Church.
Stock SALEs.-The sales In the San
Francisco Stock Board last week az
prepated 81, S37, 800.