Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-05
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Browns station, Steamboat Valley,
near the foot Of the Geiger Grade, says
our item Of the other Gay giving an
account Of the sad death Of the two
little Jones boys by freezing, on the
Ophir Grade, rather unjustly reflects
unon him where we blamed the peo-
r.s of that station for allowing those
g.Iildren to leave In such u severe
storm. He says when the boys ar
rived from their fathers ranch In
Truckee Meadows, on horseback, driv-
ing two COWS and two calves, they
would have gone or IN the storm but
he obliged them to stay at the station
that night, and next morning they
pleaded so earnestly to be allowed to
90 on, that he consented, OF condition
that they should go by way of the
Geiger Grade. where he knew they
would be safe, there being houses
along the ronte and teams and
travellers occasionally passing. They.
said they would do so, and left, one OF
the boys carrying 4 calf across the
saddle in front of him ; but after get
ting well away from the station they
turned up tho valley and went by way
of the Ophir grade, where they per-
ished, and no teams or travellers pass
Ing that way. their bodies wero not
discovered till a couple OF days after
ward, by their father, in search OF
them.
NEEDS LEvEILSG.-C street, Nir-
ginia. is in an extremely uneven state
at present, and very disagrceable Us
we'll as unreliable for all passing We
hicl.s. Upsets of sleighs are frequent,
and wheeled vehicles have a rough
time of it. If the property-holders
along the street or the city authorities
would set about n hundred Piutes,
bucks and squaws, at work shovcling
the great drifts Of snow from each sue
into the middle and leveling OIL II
street generally, 1t would be put into
passable condition rs b street is at the
present time.
FIREMEN'. ELEcrIoN.-At a regular
meeting of Knickerbocker Engine Co.
No. 5, held on Wednesday last, the
following officers were duly elected for
the ensuing six months: President, T..
c. Smith ; Foreman, W. Pennison ;
First Assistant, L. Hughes; Second
Assistant, G.. w. Hapbridge; Record
ing Secretary. F. ID. Plunkett ; Finan-
ciai Secretary, f. c. Masel ; Treasurer,
Hugh Kelly Steward, G. W.. Han
bridge. The company nominated D.
L. Bell for First Assistant Engineer.
In THE SSow.-On the 30th ultimo.
says the Carson Register, Jerry School,
ing, State Treasurer of Nevada. tele-
srophcd froia Hugo, Kansas, on the
beaver Pacific railroad, that nc a
then been snow bound there Tor SIX
DAYS. and would be at homc rs soon rs
the cas- could get through, Nothing
has been heard from him since, anu
we Dresune he ia tloundering a0out n
the Rocky mountlius on snow-Shoes,
looking Tor 4 clearinghouse.
The KENTUCKY LorTERY.-List OF
the prizes drawn in this Louisville Lot
terry were received here yesterday.
Mrs. Kent, wife Of Kent, the jeweler,
At Virginia, drew $1,000. No. 3,21S,
which drew the highest prize, $3o,Ooo,
was originally scut 20 the agent in that
city for sale, buG most people were
after lesser num".rs. 1t was not SOLO,
but sent back anu .fterward SOLD III
Nashville, Tennessee.
A RErEXrER.-Day before yesterday
some of the locomotive On the Viz
cinia and Truekee Railroa1 were hay
ing lively times with snorplows about
American Fiat. buckiEc through the
various snow drifts along the track.
Conductor Jenkins says the Nevada
ran mile heats and repeat several
times at orc big drift before she got
through.
BELcuER DIvIDESD.-A dividend Of
ten dollars per share Is this day de-
clarcd by the Belcher Mining Com
pany, payable on the 10th instant
next Wednesday. This Is the first
Belcher dividend, and we understand
will be followed up regularly here
after. Good plan. Good mine.
LIBERTY HOSE ELEcrIoS.-Onicial
i.,tice is given in advertising COL
umns of the regular monthly meeting
of Liberty Hose Co. No. l, Gold Hill,
70 be held this evening. Election OF
officers and other important business
will be on the docIc5.
Nor REGuLAR.-The trains over the
Virginia and Truckee Railroad are
being run altogether by telegraphic
instructions at present. Ihey VIII nH'
be able to run on regular scheou'e
time for a few days yet.
GOLD HILL PUBLIC ScHooLs.-Ihe
vacation terminating this week. the
Gold Hill public schools will reopen
next Monday, at the usual time.
scholars will please take notice II be
ready.