Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-06-10

uISItiiSS -OV y1ANSt So o
stationed just In the edge Of the grove.
The target was Of tue usual style and
size, the bulls eye" being eight
inches square, surrounded with u three
inch ring two feet five inches In diam
eter. Each member Of the company
had three shots, and twenty-seyen hit
the target. Forty.eight shots were
put Into it in all. twenty-one Of which
were inside the ring and two into the
bulls eye. Private Hanlon made the
best shot. hitting an inch from the CELL
tire, and Private Nevln the second best,
his being about two Inches from the CELL
tire. Some other very credltable shoot
ing was done, but owing to quite a
strong westerly wind which prevailed,
the latter part Of the time, the majority
of the shots struck to the right Of tho
centre.
The Victor.
Private Dan Mahoney was adjudged
to be the winner Of the highest prize,
the system of counts " being adopted
instead Of string measurement, and he
having put two shots Into the RUG and
one Just outside. This makes the fourth
year In succession that he has thus car
ried off the highest prize at the annual
target excursions OF his company. He
Is the envied of all the shootists, and
the ladies all regard him rs a perfect
Nimrod, and many grleve that he Is
married.
The Leather Model
Was won and claimed by Private Dan
Lyons. We do not know whether 1t
wa Dan Ford, or Ned Dwyer who
killed the poor little goat browsing on
the hillside away to the right of the
target by wild shooting, or whether
there. Is any truth in the story. Any
how Lyons Is proud to have got some
thing out of It. Several Of the COM
pany were close after that first prize,
and Pat Shea swears that he will have
it next year. The following, includ-
ing the donors thereof, Is q full list Of
Tho Prizes.
Gold watch and chain, worth $500,
by Hon. j. p. Jones; silver pitcher,
by VIM. Sharon diamond ring, by
Barney Clark; silver brick, by Tim
Cronin ; suit Of clothing, by Banner
Bros; pair boots, by VIM. Mooney /;
cigars, by NJ. j. Monahan gold ring,
BY Gen. C. C. Batterman ; inlaid silver
teapot, by NJ. NJ. friedrich basket OF
wine, by ii. X. Mitchell ; basket Of
wine, by Kennedy & Mallon ; pair Of
vases, by Wilson s. Brown Greeley
hat, BY Joe Stewart /; basket Of wine,
by Cooley u Butler ; pair fine sleeve
buttons by L. +. Kelly ; case Of wine,
by Chas. Daley; IL years subscrip-
ton TO Chronicle, by Bean & CHM;
pair sleeve buttons, by Geo. Downey ;
gold chain, by Mike Lynch ; fine pic
ture, by +. W. keyes ; pair boots, by
Martin Ford I; pair boots, by Daniel
O'Connel ; Greeley hat, by DIR. Conn ;
Grant hat, by 5. Siinonds; Grant hat,
by Judge Young; Grant hat, by Ben
I.ackey Greeley hat, by A. NJ. krutts-
schnitt; silver watch, BY JAS. Kelley;
pair fine pants, Jos. Barnett ; $40 In
coin, by Thos. Atkinson !; $40 in coin,
by |. l.. Requa ; $40 In coin, by Father
Manogue ; $40 In coin, by w. Wood
burn ; s. in coin, by DIR. McMeans;
gold cross, by Hays Il Neyin pair Of
1no pants, by Rouis Bros; pair Of Ok
ford tics, by Gundlach; silver brick,
by Hon. Jas. Phelau; pair sleeve but
tons, by G.. II. Dana; silver spoon,
knife aud fork, by Major G. f. Fer
rend ; leather medal, by j. P. Smith.
IaeidentaI.
II all the soda and other bottles so
thiokly strewlng the ground in all
parts of the grove should take root and
grow, bottle trees would be thicker
there than any others. As to that
matter, bottles lined the railroad track
on each side. showing the track Of the
excursion. Taken rs a whole, this x
cursion and picnic was a grand success,
and one Of which the Emmets may
we'll be proud. The number Of people
on the ground vas fully 1000 or more.
One-third Of whom were women and
children, Besides those who came
down OH the excursion tram, thore
were two or three hundred more who
came In carriages from Virginia aud
Gold Hill. There wero probably 500
from Carson City, and many also came
in carriages from Empire, Genoa and
elsewhere.
Homoward.
Shortly before 6 o'clock T. NJ, the
ex~cursionists all left the grove and
wended their way down to the cars
which we're waiting to take them
home, aud amid cheers and waving Of
handkerchiefs and hats rs they passed
the various farm houses and stations
along the road, the train came through
from Carson flying, leaving there alter
Q o'clock and arriving at Gold Hill
about ~ o'clock, where after a stop
long enough to leave the Gold Hill
norton of the crowd, the Virglnians
passed on homeward amid voclferous
cheers. All the festive excursionists
got well Drowned by the sun, and ey-
cry one Is from two to five shades
blacker than they were before, except
Glen Berry, who attended the fruit
and leo cream stand.