Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-08-10

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Stories.
from the S. F. Chronicle OF yesterday
There Is but little news to chronicle
Of the diamond discovery and excite
nient. Tho Original Diamond Discov-
cry Company are perfectimg their ar
engagements for sending out their ex-
petition. to tile diamond zelda. A
large number Of applicants. who are
not only willing but anxious to join
the expedition. presented themselves
at the office Of the Secretary yester-
day. So many application. have been
received that the Secretary has conclu-
ded that they have men enough from
whom to select the number required
for the expedition, and ho has decided
not to receive any more applications
A LADY VOLUNTEER.
Among the applicants who present.
ed themselves yesterday was q widow.
who expressed her desire to accompany
the party into the untracked wilds
with her daughter. She said she
wanted to 60 to Arizona In hopes OF
lettering her lot, and It had occurred
to her that 1t would be we'll to travel
with this party for safety. She was
very earnest and seemed bent OIL going
10 Arizona. even II she had to 60 alone.
She offered to furnish her own outfit
and pay all her expenses, and only
wished to accompany the party for
safety. The leader Of the party says
he has no serious objection to her
going with hls party If she Is willing
TO take her chances, and rs che |. de-
termlned to 20 she will probably be
blooming In the Arizona desert III a
few months, or %perchance her flowing
tresses may adorn
THE wIawAA OF cocHrsE,
| Or some other untamed savage Of the
| desert, but that Is her WI affair. The
Trustees Of the company met yester-
day, and appointed three Of their num-
Der q committee to arrange tln pre-
liminaries for tho expedition, and de-
eide upon the number Of which It shall
be composed. the time Of starting and
the route 10 be pursued. Miner ex-
presses his preference for the route ny
rail TO Denver, and thence with a pack
train, to the diamond fields, and 1t IA
probable that this route will be select
cd. Each man will Le provided with
two mules, Il Henry rifle, blankets.
cooking utensils and all the necessary
outfit. The committee ME yesterday
and discussed the matter, but did not
reach any definite conclusion. They
will meet for that purpose again TO.
day. and will report to the Trustees OIL
Monday. The expedition Will un-
| doubtedly start within ten days, as
Miner is waiting somewhat iinpa-
tiently to get away, aud the men are
already to start IA o q rs they c-n se-
cure all outfit. Miner says he believe,
EVERY WORD or FoH's STORY IS TRUE,
But after reading the latter's story, he
Is still Of the opinion that the diamond
fields discovered by him ars the same
ones now claimed by Harpendlng.
Roberts & Co., and that after visiting
them happening went North to the
place where Fox made his discovery.
He says the place where Fox dlscov.
eyered diamond, Is IN the same locality
that he discovered and reported upon
In 1851. A story Is In circulation OH
the street that McCullum, who accom-
panied Miner on his expedition last
Year, gathered = large sack OF what he
supposed TO be jewels in the rough, aud
sent them to u man III this city. who
furnished his outfit, aud that these
stone. have been submitted 10 n sclen-
title test aud proved entirely worthless.
! Miner discrelits the story, and says 1t
Is being circulated In the interest Of
Hsrpendiug & Co., for the purpose OF
d~iscouraging persons who think Of &c.
compsnying him, and defeating his
contemplated expedition. III CONVEX
sation with u Chronicle reporter ysster-
day, Mr. Roberts said: rhere Is
not a bit OF truth Ia this story OF Fox
not a particle. TheSe stories are made
up for the purpose deluding excited
and credulou. people and cheating
them out Of their money.