Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-02-06
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.

T Woods Mr. Tolls Mrs Geo Allen
Mr. Wolf Mrs. Blake ONetlastster
BADLY ScALpEp.-Yesterday MORN
ing James Ball, who attends to the Ca
bles and ropes at the Yellow Jacket
south hosting works, had occasion to
get upon top Of the cistern of con-
densed water at the rea Of the works,
kept continually ut the boiling point
by the exhaust pipe from the steam ell
CINE. While at work there the cover
OF the c~istern, having become rotten,
suddenly cayed in, dropping Mr.. Ball
into the scalding water. He struggled
most theoretically to get out Of that,
as we'll might be supposed. He called
upon o companion standing near to as
sist him, but the man appeared to be
perfectly paralyzed with horror at the
sight of a human being boiling alive,
and could not help him. Twice did
Balls hold break loose from the rotten
planks and timbers, but by the most
frantic efforts he soon managed to ex-
tricate himself from his horrible situa-
ton. DIR. Hall was sent for, aud at
tended him, and Mr.. Ball Is now with
his family at their residence on the Di-
vide. His left leg, right side, right
arm and abdomen are all severely
scalded-not deeply, but only S % that
the skin came of. His boots protected
his feet, and his clothing other parts of
bis body, and he was fortunately able
to keep his head, shoulders and hands
out OF the water. Ball certainly was
in a big streak of luck to get out at all.
He Is not considered to be permanently
injured-a pleasing fact to his numer-
ous friends, Mr.. Ball being u tirst-class
fireman, member Of Eagle Engine Co.
No. 8, Virginia, an excellent citizen,
and much esteemed by those who know
him best. May he o o recover.
MINISa.,AccIDENT.-Early yesterday
morning, as the night shit at the Chol-
lar Potosl was coming out, Mike Haw-
kins, while passing out through the old
Potosi tunnel, heard a loaded car also
coming out behind him. Being taken
somewhat by surprise, he did not sue
coed In getting out Of the way o o
enough, and consequently was Knocked
down and quite severely injured. One
Of the ribs on his right side was broken
and he sustained some pretty severe
bruises, but fortunately he was not Sc
riously injured. He resides In lower
Gold Hill, opposite the Rhode Island
Mill, and being rather a small man,
Dan Ford and another of his brother
miners took him carefully in their
arms and carried him down home.
Ford says he found him rather heavy
by the time he reached there. DIR.
Hall rendered the requisite surgical
assistance.
FELL Down A SHUTE.-Saturday
afternoon, about 4 o'clock, Richard
Pasco, working in the Savage mine,
accidentally fell down an old orc
shute a distance of about twenty feet.
He received a severe confusion OH the
back of his head, and was otherwise
considerably bruised. but not seriously
injured. DR.. Hall, Of Gold Hill, at
tended to his surgical requirements.
Pasco says his light was out, but,
knowing the locality he was in, he was
all right, as he thought, and would
have been had not that shute, which
for a long time wa kept covered, been
left open without his knowledge. Thus
1t Is that even the most careful m cS-
perienced miners are continually eX-
posed to unforeseen accidents.
NOT so DULL.-Those who think
that business Is dull up at Virginia are
mistaken. A couple Of weeks or so
ago a chap started a store on South c
street. full of goods, and had a fine
run Of custom before noo He did a
lively business, and at sunset sold out
to an enterprising man who made him
a good offer, was arrested ut h insti-
CATION Of certain meddlesome creditors,
passed that night In Jail, and the Sherltf
reopened the store next morning with
a crowbar. The creditors In Virginia
went and took their goods back, and
those In San Francisco had to do the
best they could under the circum-
stances.
ORPHAN HoME.-rhe Assembly on
Saturday adjourned at IL o'clock, and,
pursuant to resolution, most Of the
members visited the State Orphan
Home. The Register says the building
Is represented rs we'll adapted to the
purpose, the children neat, well disci-
plined and happy, and the only appar-
emit need of the Institution at present Is
a supply Of furniture.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bradley on
Saturday signed an Act to amend an
Act to consolidate and pay certain in
debtedness of Ormsby county. The
bin provides that evidences of inebted,
ness against the county shall cease to
draw Interest after the proper officer
shall have given notice that he Is pre-
pared to call them in.
WANT THEM.-A private telegram
from the President Of the San Fran
cisco Stock Board informs Us that an
invoice of the "silent alarm +" candles
"a ordered for the members OF the
Board, 70 enllSuteh tiIeuI 10 W N"
some of the stocks stand. Beany Irwin
has the official order to supply the de-
mand.
DEPUTY CoRoNER.-Coroner Sy'
mons has appointed Mr.. Hamlin as his
Deputy in Gold Hill, to take charge o
ali dead bodies who may have me-
their death by accident, and which
require a Coroner's inquest.
COMFORTABLE TRKvELrNG.-Owing
to the good state of the roads, Wells
Fargo & Co. are now running fine Con;
cord coaches between Virginia ano
Reno.
CHATTER OF AccIDESTs.-Acciden'
items have been rather scarce Of late,
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