Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-09-07
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES .

MAKING Coop PRoGRESs.-We learn
from the Enterprise that the Virginia
and Gold Hill Water Company are
making excellent progress in the work
Of grading for their tlume OH the
dividing ridge between Virginia and
washoe valley. They have graded
about live miles of ground. The water
will be brought across the valley from
the Sierra In i large iron pipe, and no
grading will, be required until the
water reaches the highest level on the
ridge and passes from the pipe into the
flume. About fifty men are engaged
i'm grading the bed for the ilume, and
the work will 500 be completed. The
pipe which is to carry the water across
Washoe valley will be OF heavy boiler
iron, and will be made upon the
ground. At the lowest point there
will be a perpendicular pressure OF
LOO feet. At this point extra thick
iron will be used and extra pains taken
In the construction.
PRIZE LIsr.-The following is a list
Of the prizes shot for at the National
Guard target excursion to-day, in adj
dition to the company medal /: First
prize, a gold watch. valued at 800 ;
second prize, gold chain. $50; third
nrize, silver watch, $35; fourth prize,
amethyst ring. SIS ; fifth prize, silver
goblet, $40 ; sixth prize. moss agate
studs, $lS ; seventh prize, castor, $50;
eighth prize, onyx sleeve buttons, Slo,;
ninth prize, onyx ring, $li tenth
prize. butter dish, So ; eleventh prize,
one set of studs, $40 twelfth prize,
leather medal and spectacles.
New Boor AND SHOE SroRE.-The
Metropolitan Boot and Shoe Store
opens to-day on c street, Virginia,
nearly opposite the Post-ollce. Mr..
Noltmeier, the proprietor, offers for
sale q we'll selected assortment OF
gents, ladies', misses and children'S
boots, shoes, CATERS, ETC., all OF the
very latest styles aud patterns, togeth-
err with all other articles usually 10 be
found in q tirst-class boot and shoe
store, Fashionable boots made to or
der, and repairing done neatly. Pri-
ces among the most reasonable. Gold
Killers are especially invited to call
and examine Noitneisr'S new goods.
SELF DEFENsR.-rhe Coroner's jury
in the matter of the killing Of James
b. Gibson, at the Double Springs
House, near Genoa, on the 10Th OF last
month, rendered a verdict to the fol-
lowing effect : 1--WE fluid that the name
of the deceased was James Il. Gibson,
aged about 80 years, that he was 4 ma
tive OF the State of Ohio, and that he
came to his death by 4 pistol shot fired
by Theodore Hawkins, and that said
shot was fired In necessary self-defense
by said Theodore Hawkins"
CARSON MlNr.-'rhe following is the
official exhibit OF the business OF the
United States Branch Mint. Carson
City, Nevada, for the month of August,
1872, furnished by Henry Il. Bostwick,
Chief Clerk:
DEPOSITS. Onncss. Ials.
Silver, s,5iaVW 2'b.sso IL
Total 3.tia:+6l $3,s.2oS 5
Coinage and bars exesuted..........SSa's0 v
REWARD OrFERED.-In Il adver'
Using columns to-day Woodruff u En-
nor offer a reward Of $1,000 for the re-
coyery of the bar of bullion worth
nearly g, 900, which was stolen from
their stage at Steamboat Springs last
Wednesday night. Five hundred OF IL
will be paid for the recovery OF the
bar, and $500 for the conviction OF the
thief.
FOURTH WARD CLUB.-A most en-.
thusiastic meeting Of the Grant and
Wilson Club Of the Fourth Ward, on
the Divide, was held last evening
The meeting wal addressed BY John
Here ford.