Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-12-30

No EASTERN MEIL.-We have been
deprived Of our regular mail from the
East for over a week, owing to the
snow blockade on the Union Pacific
Railroad, and the prospect for a
through mail from that direction, at
present, Is not good. Both passenger
and freight trains are s~now-bound and
discouragingly held In duranee BY this
chronic blockade nuisance. Yet 1t
seems that such annoyances cannot
well be provided against, and may DO
confidently looked for every season.
The Central Pacific has only a narrow
belt of snow country to pass through
in crossing the Sierra Nevada, and that
section Of the road Is protected BY
strong sheds where there Is the heayi-
| est fall Of snow, or most danger from
drifts and slides. The Union Pacific
crosses a territory for at least 500 miles
which has an elevation Of 5000 feet
above the level Of the sea, rising to
5000 feet at one place, and subjected
TO frequent snow storms In the Winter
season. All along the road are built
snow-fences for the purpose OF break
Ing the drifts, but these are only a par
tial, and, in fact, very slight and IN
effectual protection. It Is Impossible,
over such q wide belt Of snow country,
to protect the track from drifts, and
even in an ordinary Winter IL Is pretty
sure to be occasionally blockaded.
TIE VIVIAN Cur AGAIN BLocKADED.
Last night another heavy land slide
occurred at tho Vivian cut, on the
Virginia and Truckee Railroad, near
Carson river, filling 1t 90 as to conf
pletely blockade the passage Of trains.
Locomotives and trains with q strong
force Of mon are at work at each end,
clearing out the debris as fast as pos
sible, and uuless 1t Is worse than rep
resented trains will DO able to pass
through it again tomorrow. No
through trains either way to-day, those
running being merely engaged In the
repairs all along the road.
ORE YrELD.-Last week 700 tons of
ore was taken from the Hale & Nor
cross mine and 1000 tons from the
Savage mine, the latter assaying
$27 20 per ton. The dumps Of both
mines are now full, therefore but little
orc Is now being taken out. There Is
some talk Of the Savage suspending
operations for awhile until ore can DO
again transported to the mills. There
Il plenty OF good ore developed In the
mine, but 1t Is not ~expedient to take 1t
out at present.
CLEARED OFF.-The long continued
storm, eliminating in the heavy. blus-
terlng snow storm Of yesterday and
last evening, cleared of at an early
hour this morning. To-day the u
shines bright and clear, and the wind
Is occasionally from the northward.
Last night the Gold Hill pigs slept
with their tails pointed due north, and
this morning the Enterprise editorially
prognosticated q heavy continuation
Of the storm, consequently 1t cleared
OF.
Delicious BEEF.-Neighbor Fox, Of
the Gold Hill Market, has presented
us with a large and delicious roast Of
fine fat beef as n New Years present.
There Is plenty more Of the Same kind
left, ready to be cut and sold to order.
Wo will venture to say that no market
on the Pacific coast has its shainbles
hung full of more beautiful beef than
can be now seen in the market next
door to the News office.
The SrAGEs.-Woodruff e Ennor's
stages with passengers, mails and ex-
press arrive at Virginia from Steam
boat about l o'clock p. NJ. each day at
present, and leave again for Steamboat
at 2 o'clock r. II. The cars to Reno
arc running regularly, but only by
daylight.
ANNUAL. MEETING.-As will be seen
by official notice in another column to-
day, the annual meeting Of the Gold
Hill Quartz Mill and Mining Co., for
the election of Trustees, etc, will DO
held on Monday, January 10th, ut
their office In San Francisco.
LIBERTY ENGINE Co. No. IA spe-
clal meeting Of Liberty Engine Co.
No. l, Gold Hill, is called for to-mor-
row at 2 o'clock P. II. All members
are requested to be promptly on hand.