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


From the Independent, November 1sth.l
STRANGE Bur TRUE.-Tommy Atkin-
son. we'll, known to the people Of Elko,
has been engaged In the sheep business
during the past summer, about ten
miles from Elko. In the month OF
| June twenty-five head mysteriously
disappeared from his flock, and after
searching the country for weeks, came
to the conclusion that II not destroyed
by wild animals, they had found their
way Into some butchers stall, and,
per consequence, lost to him forever.
Last week his surprise was great to
learn from a friend In Lamollle valley
that his sheep had been corralled there
under the following circumstances:
John Walker, a resident Of the valley,
had noticed the appearance Of a band
Of sheep on the hills several mornings
near his farm, chaperoned by an AMI
NAL that appeared larger than an ordi-
nary buck, and he concluded to take
his rifle and prospect the situation.
After making a circuit Of some distance
he got close to them unobserved-about
100 yards-and discovered that the
animal was a buck mountain sheep of
immense size, and, taking deliberate
aim at him over tho backs of the ewes,
brought him down at the first fire.
The animal dressed eighty-flve pounds;
his horns were each nearly two feet
long, and he stood. nearly the hight Of
his body above the other sheep. The
ewes proved to be, as above stated, the
property Of Tommy Atkinson, and
were lost last June. Seven bucks that
went away with the band were run of
by the wild buck, but we're found q
few days afterward IN the foothills,
and driven to Mr.. Walkers farm.
The COMING WINTER.-The would
be wise among weather-mongers say
there Is every indication Of an early
and severe winter. But they say 80
nearly every season-so do the wood
and coal dealers. Among the "sure"
indications in the East of q severe
winter, we learn from our Eastern ex-
changes, Is the immense crop Of chest
nuts, hickorynuts, beech and butter
nuts, from which It appears that Ma
ture, foreknowing the coming Of a
particularly long as well rs unusually
cold winter, kindly provides an extra
supply of food for squirrels and other
rodents, to say nothing of the vast
droves OF hogs In the South and South
west that live almost entirely upon
mast. Already In some sections Will
ter has uttered Its warnings. There
have been severe snow storms In
Omaha and Wyoming; snow in Maine
and New Hampshire; snow squalls
In Boston and elsewhere In New Eng
land, and In Idaho, Oregon and our
own State. Well, II the generally
predicted cold winter Is coming. 1t
brings at least the n consolation that
there will DO plenty Of ice, which
ought to DO sold at reasonable rates
next summer, and will afford an excel
lent opportunity to our young people
to mako love OH skates.
STRANGE noises have been heard
during the past week, which sounded
like the rumblings OF distant thunder,
by some supposed to be caused by cleo
trlcity; but whether from causes In
the clouds or by a commotion In the
bowels of the earth, none can be found
to explain. But certain 1t Is that the
springs In this neighborhood flow
ffeer, and the water In the hot springs
is one or two degrees warmer than 1t
was a week ago; and as we have
neither heard Of the bottom Of San
Francisco falling out, nor China pop
ping I'D, conclude that the phenomenon
Is one peculiar to this region.