Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-12-28

New OPERA House FIooR.-The
new sectional floor which John Piper
has been putting into his Opera House
in order to turn it iuto II grand dance
hall, at will, is just completed. It
covers the entire parquette, also the
stage, making 1t much the largest,
h~and,omes., most convenient and best
dance hall or ballroom In the city. It
will be duly inaugurated as such to-
night, with a grand social ball, given
by the "bon ton" Of Virginia and
Gold Hill. This will be the grand
affair OF the season, and done up In
choice STYLE. Piper has had carpenters
nj work both night and day for the last
week or two, in order to have the new
floor ready for the occasion. 1t Ia con-
structed in the most substantial man
ner, of inch and a quarter boards.
three inches wide, tongued aud Rrooyed
together. Being made In sections six
teen feet long by four wide, 1t can be
readily taken up and removed with
great facility when the theater Is re-
Sulred for dramatic purposes, yet so
admirably constructed Is 1t that the
sections cannot be easily distinguished
in walking over 1t; presenting simply
n very smooth and even floor. To-day
Mr.. Piper is having q fine canvas COW
erinc or carpet made for this floor.
The entire cost of the whole, COM
p,ete, lumber, construction, materials,
etc, amounts to $1,000. This enterprise
on the part of Piper will doubtless
prove a paying one, for 1t will DO the
place for all balls, social parties or
fairs OF any account given hereafter.
There is room enough for everybody
and everything-supper tables, dress
ing rooms, hat rooms, and all other
conven;ences. The orchestra and spec
tators will occupy the dress circle, out
Of the way OF the dancers. Several
other balls will be given there before
the season is over. that of Washoe
Engine Company, No. 4, being given
there next Monday night.
The TALENT ARRrvED.-The Reese
River Rereille of the 18th instant con-
tains the following: "Red Wheeler
arrived on the stage from the railroad
this morning. He Is the auant coarear
OF the company Of blondes, the balance
of whom will arrive in q few days.
It has been whispered into our reporto-
rial ears that Mr.. W. has yielded to the
earnest solicitation of a large number
of our most influential citizens, and
consented to appear for one night only
with the Amateur Minstrcls, In his
celebrated character song OF Ten
Thousand Miles Away" In which he
will introduce the celebrated rum-mill
step. On Wednesday evening he Will
deliver an original essay OH n tight
rope before the Literary Society,""
1t will be rccollected that we made
mention Of Mr.. Wheeler's presence In
Gold Hill a couple Of weeks or so ago,
on a visit to this section from his native
country, White Pine, and it seems that
on his return he stopped 1t Austin,
where he was interviewed by the Rer-
ellie folks. John II. Dennis, Of that
paper, whom we presume was the
writer OF the above item, we happen
to have known In times past In the
California gold mines, when he was
an honest man, eschewing both news
papers and politics. We hope no
learned Wheeler that famous song OF
OF his about the old woman who had
three sons, "Jeffery, Jeemes and
john" with the Vance and Curtis &C
compartment and the Fort John back
step. "Ten Thousand Miles Away |"
Isn't deuce high to Dennis song and
dance. And then, Dennis, learn him
your good old midnight sercnade to
the Digger damsel, Olympia, whom
the boys used to familiarity designate
"Old Limpy.'
WHERE They WERE FouND.-The
place OH the Ophir Grade where the
two little sons Of Mr.. Jones were found
frozen to death. yesterday morning,
was about three iuiles the other side OF
the dollhouse from here, and within
abou. five miles Of their home they
were striving SO hard to reach. They
probably died on Sunday afternoon or
night. 4 dog which accompanied
them, coming home, was what induced
the father to start out in search Of his
little boys. They took the route by
Steamboat valley and the Ophir grade
because it was shorter, although but
little travelled. Had they come by way
of the Geiger grade they would have
been safe, there being so much travel
over it, and the stages and fast freight
teams passing over it every day. The
funeral of these dear little unfortu-
mates will take place at 2 o'clock r. N.
tomorrow.