Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-12-20

arsase' Tbs same writer advises very
Strongly to have the flesh side Of
the leather soles OF boots and
shoes outside. This facilitates very
greatly the application Of grease for
the preservation of the leather, since
tie pores are so much larger ; and also
hermit the introduction Of fine sands
or iron filing. which increase the re-
sistance to wearing. Furthermore, II
the moro compact portion OF the
leather be outside, when the outer
LAYER Is worn away, it leaves the In
terror In a soft and tender state, which
abrades very rapidly. Whereas II the
soft side DO first exposed, 1t may DO
protected as above mentioned, n
when removed leaves q compact layer
even when worn down almost to the
thinness of paper. 1t Is also stated In
the article quoted that the neck part Of
the skin of sole leather, contrary to the
common opinion, forms the most dura-
BILE soles for shoes, especially when the
flesh side Is exterior and suitably satu-
rated with wax and grease. The prin-
cipal fault that this leather has, Is tho
slipperiness which It often acquires
when worn on the grass. Shoe soles
prepared and treated In this way are
not only more soft and flexible, but
are said to be cooler in hot weather.
ANOTHER CAvINa EPrsoDE-A DEEP
CELLAR SUDDENLY DEvELopED.-At
an early hour yesterday morning two
or three colored citizens Of Virginia,
residing in n small frame house at the
west side Of E street, and a short dis
lance north Of Taylor street, were sud-
denly aroused by a terrific laundering
crash beneath their dwelling, shak-
ing up things like q first class
earthquake. They ran out In their
shirts, and In a state Of terrible COLI
sternatlou, thinking in their half-awa-
kened condition Of mind that the great
millennium was come sure enough.
They looked all around, but saw moth
ing, and found nothing unusual, so
after awhile they veitured back again.
When daylight came, on examining
beneath the house they found that a
cellar Of unknown depth had unox-
pectcdly developed ITSELF a cellar
they had never dreamed Of being
there. It was an old prospecting
shaft, which had been covered up
with planks and earth, and the
house was built directly over It.. The
planks had become rotten, and the
rain and melted snow flooding beneath
the house had made the earth too
heavy for the rotten planking, so the
whole thing caved in as described.
Fortunately the shaft Is smaller than
the house. Anyhow, those darkeys
don't live in that house any more.
They have evacuated the premises.
No such deep cellars as that for them,
If you please.
SHAFT CAvrNa SENsATroN.-About
4 o'clock an old prospecting shaft,
about IS feet deep, situated directly
In the middle of the old Bowers grade,
back OF the Yellow Jacket south works,
caved in, creating quite a sensation
among the neighbors, who thought q
young earthquake was happening.
This shaft was securely covered, some
years ago, with strong planks or tim
bers, with an adequate depth Of earth
and waste rock on top Of that to make
the road all right and secure for the
passage of the heaviest quartz teams.
The timbers and planks having Mt
length become rotten, the earth above
it, saturated by the rain aud melting
snow was too heavy for 1t to hold up
any longer, so the whole gave way and
went down to the bottom with a jolly
crash, leaving a fine large opening for
teams or anything else trying to pass.
Kelly, the milkman, drove along de-
liyering milk as usual last evening,
and stopped his horse and wagon d.
rectly on top Of the SHAFT for five or
ten minutes. 1t had not got ready to
fall just then, otherwise there might
have been lots Of split milk to cry
over. Town Marshal Harkin thinks
the shaft will have to DO filled up.
SENSATIONAL CAVE AT VIRGINIA.
The B street end Of Douglass new
three-story building. at Virginia, now
nearly completed. caved In with a ter
rifle crash about l o'clock this MORN
ing. The building runs through from
C to b streets, and the B street en-
bankment, some Il or 10 feet high at
that point having become saturated
from the rain and melting snow, slid
down against the end wall of the build
ing, carrying 1t In and demolishing 1t
to the hight Of the two lower stories.
Fortunately the building was not yet
finished and occupied, otherwise the
damage might have been much more
serious. The occupants and dodgers In
the big brick buildings adjoining 1t on
the north were much alarmed, thinking
It was an earthquake, and tumbled out
of their beds right lively. The en-
bankment in question was not we'll
supported at all, being only held up
or confined to its place by a light brick
wall. It should DO supported by tim
bers or something substantial.
RAILROAD RspA1Rs.-Strong gangs
Of men are employed all along the
Virginia and Truckee Railroad, be-
tween here and Carson, doing their
yery best to repair the damaged places
as quick rs possible. With the excep-
ton Of the blockade In the Vivian cut,
near Carson river, the worst damage
is confined to the section Of the road
between American Flat and virginia.
From the progress made In clearing
and repairing the road, 1t Is thought
| that a train may possibly get through
in two or three DAYS. The Vivian cut