Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-31
THE LONGEST FENCE N AxrucA.-

The LONGEST FENCE N ANER1cA.-
The other night a rancher living near
Dayton, was coming up from Truckee
Meadows, horseback, when BY a blum
der on the part Of the horse he struck
the wrong road and got down OF the
race track three or four miles north of
Virginia. It was a fearfully dark
night and 1t was about midnight when
he passed through the opening In
the fence inclosing the track and fol-
lowed on around the inside. It was
only a mile around, ana finding 1t
a pretty nice smooth road for a noun
tain country, he spurred up his old
nag and made several heats over the
course before It struck him that he
might be wrong. Then no got on and
found a board fence BY the roadside.
He rode awhile longer, got of and
found 1t again. After another heat he
once more succeeded In finding that
same fence. He thought by this time
that some house must be not far oil, so
he commenced shou Ing. Clarkson, who
lives and attends to the track heard
him several times, now near by aud
again far of. After q while he con-
cluded to get up and strike q light.
As soon as ne did so, our rancher rode
directly for It. Says he, "What sort
of a dam place Il this? I've been rid
ing oil night over a smooth road, close
to the longest fence In America. l
thought I was somewhere about the
Summit House, but must have got past
1t forty miles back. Never saw such
a long fence. Where In hill I'M ~"
ClarEson told him and he doubtless
felt better, more especially when
Clarkson gave him and his horse a good
feed, and a place to rest until
daylight, when he left In a highly
thankful mood, looking back all the
time, and swearing again and again
that it "jest was the longest fence 10
America"
TnE BALI. To-MoRRow NIeHT.-
The eleventh grand annual ball Of
washoe Engine Co. No. 4, Virgihia,
which takes place at Piper's Opera
House tomorrow evening, will, with
out doubt, prove to be the finest, most
popular and recherche affair Of the
season. Being strictly an invitation
ball, meme but acceptable guests will
be present; therefore, nothing could
be more perfectly agreeable and salts
factory to all concerned. Yet 1t will
not be an exclusive, bigotedly high
toned affair, where only the cold
hearted, stif-elbowed elect-elect will
be present. 1t will simply be the
same as the annual balls heretofore
given by that we'll ordered, gentle
manly organization have been.
SCTRo TUSNEL.-Last evening, for
the first time, the Sutro Tunnel was
lighted with gas. We regret that
press OF business compelled US to de-
cline an invitation to be present on
the occasion, but we will endeavor to
obtain a synopsis of last evenings pro-
ceedings ut the tunnel to lay before
our readers, says the Enterprise Of to-
day. There has been a little too much
gas and blow about the aforesaid tunnel,
from Its first commencement down to
the present time. Something a little
more practical Is both needed and re-
qulred. The mining shafts along the
have already penetrated be-
low the level of the Sutro Tunnel, and
without the aid Of gas. either. Give
US something besides gas, friend Sutro.
SERIOUS INJURY.-The many friends
Of John S. Young, late proprietor of
the Brooklyn Restaurant, Virginia,
who went East a short time since, will
regret to learn that Mr.. Young, In
stepping from a car In Chicago, had
one leg caught in such a manner as to
seriously disable him. After lying by
In Chicago eight days he continued
his Journey to New York city, where,
at a consultation Of physicians being
called to examine the wounded limb,
it was decided that he must lose the
leg, 4 conclusion that John would not
for a moment listen TO, positively re-
fusing to have the limb amputated.
We have not learned the final result.