Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-11-20

early II they wish to get GOOD ones, or
not to be crowded out entirely.
SHOOTING CoMrETIrIoN.-There Is at
the present time the greatest COMPETE
ton Imaginable between the members
of the military companies who are to
contest in target shooting for that $500
brigade medal, on Thanksgiving Day.
Every day some ofthe most ambitious
shootists Of the Nationals, Emmets or
Sarsfelds are out practising at marks
In the ravines near Virginia or Gold
Hill. Down by the lower Gould u
Curry dump Is tho favorite practlcing
place Of the Virginians, and squads Of
them infest the place every day, shoot
Ing In all directions and tearing up the
hillsides and sagebrush at a fearful
rate, to the terror Of surrounding In
habitants, or any stray goat or jackass
so unfortunate as to happen along In
the way. 1t Is said that bullets can be
shoyeled up by the w~heelbarrow load
anywhere along the gulch. At moor
to-day Dan Ford, the big ramrod Of
the Emmet Guard, and Jim Tricise, OF
the Nationals, also q crack shot, went to
the aforesaid locality to shoot at a
target on a bet Of $25 a side. Dan got
away with it, putting five shots into
the target to Jim's ne. Some famous
shooting Is expected to be done at the
contest for that much coveted medal.
EASTERN MAILS INTERRUPTED
Owing to heavy snow storms on the
railroad no Eastern mails have arrived
Mt Virginia and Gold Hill for the last
day or two. A telegram from Chey-
enne yesterday says: "All the tele-
graph lines are down east of Grand
Island. The snow storm Is reported
to be the worst that has occurred In
that section for years. The Union
passenger train, due here yesterday at
l2:40 p. NJ, arrived at l p. NJ. to-day,
twenty-four hours late. The train
from the West, due here at l:2O P. N.
yesterday, arrived at Z p. NJ, and Is
still here. The storm commenced on
the night of the 10th. Only two or
three inches of snow fell here, but the
wind Is high, and 1t has drifted badly.
Nine inches Of snow fell in Denver.
It Is still storming east of Cheyenne,
and the lines are temporarily inter-
rupted."
LAST CHANCE. The day for the
drawing of the great Louisville (ken-
tucky) lottery is close at hand. There
will be positively no further postpone
ment, as tickets enough are already
sold to insure the drawing to come OIL
on the day appointed, aud all agents
on this coast are ordered to close onsi-
ness and make returns on the LIST OF
December-a week from next Friday.
J. X. Myers, the we'll known travelling
newsman. Is an authorized agent for
selling tickets in Virginia and Gold
Hill. He will supply those who wish
as long rs he has any tickets left. He
sold the ticket In the Omaha lottery
which won $1,000 ut Virginia last
week, and expects to sell similar good
prizes In the Louisville lottery. For
further particulars see advertisement
In another column.
More DRAMATIC ATTRAcTIoNs.-The
famous and popular actress, Miss Ar
nette Ince, will make her first appear
at Piper's Opera House, under a
weeks engagement, tomorrow even
ing, supported BY James Garden, the
talented actor from the California
Theater, who comes by permission OF
John Mccullough, manager. MIR. Car
den made a very good impression with
our theater-goers during his recent en-
at the Opera House, and Is
the very one to support Miss lnce:
The play selected for the opening night
Is marie Stuart" and the cast will
embrace the full strength Of the Opera
House company.
REDUCTION OF CHARaEs.-At the
Of H. F. Rice, Superin-
tendent Of the United States Branch
Mint, Carson, the Secretary Of the
Treasury has reduced the charges for
parting bullion under 800 fine to two
cents per ounce, the reduction to take
place from and after to-day. This
range of fineness embraces most grades
Of bullion Of the State, and the reduc-
ton will be quite a benefit to depos-
itors at our Mint. So says the Carson
Register.
New ScHoor.HoUsE BEII--A new
bell, purchased In San Francisco, was
duly mounted on the roof Of tho Gold
Hill public schoolhouse this forenoon,
and rang Mt noon for the first time. 1t
weighs about two hundred pounds, and
cost $50. Its tone Is mellow and Pc
differing from the locomotive,
fire alarm, and other bells in town,
and therefore Is easily distinguished.
This bell has been much needed, and
is.a desirable acquisition.
OK THE RoAD.-rhe locomotive I.
E. James, taken to pieces at Virginia,
n few weeks ago, and transported to
the Reno section Of the Virginia and
Truckee Railroad, was put together
again at Steamboat, and since last
Tuesday has been running regularly
over the road between there and Reno.
The James and Storey are the two 10
now employed on that d.
vision transporting passenger and
freight trains.
BIG LoAp.-The Nevada, Tom Clark
engineer, hauled on Saturday last,
eleven loaded cars and caboose from
Carson to tho Mound House, including
In thirty-seyen minutes.
How Is that for high?
REruRNED.-Governor L. r. Brad
ley returned to Carson on Saturday
from his ranch In Elko
county. He has not yet quito recoy-
cred from his late illness.