Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-10-02

A BLowER.-Schultz, the "eye wit
ness" from whom we got one of our
accounts of the capture of the four
conyicts near Walker river the other
| day, proves to have been something Of
q blower. Mr.. Burgess, the gallant
| ranchman who was chief captor
| on that occasion, called on us Saturday
desiring US to rectify our statements
little. He says the other ccount which
we published at the same time with
that of Schultz, was substantially cor
rect, but that as for Schultz being an
"eye witness" or indeed having any
thing to do with the capture, 1t was no
such thing. Schultz was not even pres
ent, but came along with a team from
| Columbus, and did not arrive at the
| ranch till some fifteen minutes after
the prisoners were brought In. All
the part he took In the affair was
to ride In the wagon and help guard
the prisoners till they got to Dayton.
The capture was effected by Burgess,
a white man named Healey, who was
working for him, and an Indian boy.
They were mounted on horseback and
overlook the convicts three or four
miles from the ranch, on an open
| plain and pointing their guns Mt them,
| made them surrender. Clifford OBJ
iected. and desired to know by what
authority" they we're thus stopped.
by the authority Of this rifle" said
| Burgess, land II you don't drop that
shotgun id quick, I'll drop you."
Clifford obeyed. By this time five Pr
u.es, who also started out, armed and
mounted, with Burgess and compan-
ions, but who had Jagged behind, evil
IDENTIFY afraid, came rushing up brave
! enough now that the danger Of fight
ing wa past. The convicts afterward
tried to bride Burgess 10 let them 90,
but he couldn't see 1t. He received 5000
at Carson on delivery of the prisoners
$500 tor one and 5000 for each Of the
other three-and has gone home to his
ranch. He thinks he will get some
more Of them, as they are likely TO
happen along his way. Schultz told
his version Of the affair everywhere he
went, and to ourself in the presence Of
n dozen others. According to his ac-
count he was the coolest hero of the
occasion. and the thing might have
been n dead failure but for his moral
and physical support. Schultz had
told his story so many times that he
believed it himself and enlarged upon
it every time. We expect by this
time he has changed his name to Bur-
CESS and Is Dragging about pocketing
the reward. He can beat old FalStatf
himself at blowing.
"MARcuING ON."-We learn from
Superintendent Yerington that on Sat
urday morning the locomotive Ormsby
crossed the Virginia and Truckee Rail-
road bridge at Reno, safely, soundly
and healthy (all honor to our local
architect and builder, j. F. Thompson.
ESQ., and ran out the track, south Of
the Truckee river, half a mile, the dis
lance which the iron had been laid.
We further learn that the grading Of
the road ia completed to Steamboat
| Springs, twelve miles south Of Reno,
and the track-layers are now at work
putting down the ties and iron at tho
| rate of half to three quarters of o mile
n day. This brings the railroad sta
ton twelve miles out from Reno, and
within ten miles Of Virginia. DR..
| Geiger is now building a splendid
turnpike from the foot Of the Gelgcr
Grade c to Steamboat Station, and
arrangements are being made with
Woodruff & Ennor. the stage men, to
receive their passengers for Virginia
and Gold Hill at Steamboat Station,
by about the Goth OF October.
F1ouT.-The first Of the Fall fights
In Gold Hill came off to-day. Two
residents met at an uptown clothing
store and after a few preliminary re-
marks, sailed into each other good.
The way pants, coats, trunks, hats, V a
Uses, and all that sort OF thing, flew
about, was refreshing to contemplate.
Both were arrested.
FINE BUIIDISG.-Tim Cronin, the
well-known contractor, commenced to-
day the erection of q large new brick
building, for White & Croker, on
South c street, Virginia, south Of the
Tahoe House, In the burnt district. 1t
Is to be eighty feet front by fifty feet
deep, and Is intended for a row Of five
stores, or places of business.
BOARDING HOUSE WASTED.-A lady
at Virginia having much experience
in tie business is DESTROYS Of renting a
good lodging house In Gold Hill. Any
one hero having such to rent Will find
it to their advantage to read her adj
yertisement in another column to-day.
EMPIRE AssEssMENT.-The last as
sessment levied by the Empire Mill
and Mining Company Is now delin-
ouent. There are 1900 shares in the
| Company, and the assessment amount
ed to $l4,40O, of which all but about
$4,000 has been paid up.
COUNTY HosPrrAL.-On the lSt OF
September there were in the County
Hospital seventeen patients. During
tho month nineteen were received,
seventeen discharged and two died.
leaving seventeen now under treat
ment.
AaGEGArE.-The assessment Of $l5
per share just levied by the Gould &
Curry Mining Company, amounts TO
So, 900 in the aggregate. This VIII
pay for a large amount Of prospecting.
GOULD & CURRY AssEssMESr.-An
assessment OF SIS per share is levied
by the Gould & Curry Mining Com
pany, delinquent OH the I'd Of Novem-
Der next.
OCTOBER TERM.-The October term
Of the District Court, at Virginia,
commences to-day.
CAUGHT IN THE Acr.-M. F. Waller