Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-11-11


a recent visit to the Belcher mine we
had for company Mr.. William WEIGH,
a man Of extensive mining experience
and who, for many years. was foreman
at the Gould and Curry. Seeing that
we did not feel exactly at home in the
mine he very kindly took US in charge.
In climbing up the immense sets Of
ladders we noticed that he halted &C.
casionally at the landings In order to
allow us to regain u self-po'session.
We did not understand 1t then but we
10 now. We felt terribly ashamed
Of our unsteady legs as we staggered
through the various drifts Of the mine.
IL was \ sort of mystery to US how
welch, who is a veritable Hercules,
could have SO much compassion for our
feeble self. Suffice 1t to cay, he dealt
with us kindly. but it is not Of this we
propose to treat. They tell a good
story on Welch% concerning an incident
which happened while he was foreman
at the Gould and Curry. Shortly after
the close Of the rebellion. It will
be remembered, Vice President Col
fax and Albert ID. Richardson did
the Pacific coast together, hating
for several days In this section.
During their stay In Virginia City they
paid a visit to the Gould & Curry mine,
of which at that time Mr.. WEIGH was
foreman. judge Sandy Baldwin re-
quested that the visitors DO taken d.
rectly to the bottom OF the mine. from
whence they were to make their way
back to the upper levels by Q OF
ladders. The party held out we'll until
they came to the last ladder, which
was eighty feet high, when Richardson.
who had not entirely recovered from
his incarceration la a Confederate
prison, began to show signs OF ex-
hsustion. He was the first n to
commence the tollsome ascent, grasp
ing the iron rods Of the ladder with a
tenacity born of fear. Dir. WEIGH,
who was the hindmost climber, no
ticed, when about half the ascent had
been accomplished. that Richardson's
strength was falling rapidly and thar
| he was liable to fall off the ladder.
| Hurrying past the others, he got under
| Richardson with his broad shoulders
and actually carried him up out OF the
mine. Richardson In his work enti-
tied Beyond the Mississippi" has a
wood cut representation Of the ladder
WAY, but makes no mention OF his un-
| pleasant experiences In the mine nor
of the manner In which he made his
exit therefrom. On reaching the sur
face Colfax remarked peevishly to the
| conductor Of the party Mr.. wells,
| all these people treat us badly where
| ever we 90" MI. Welch who was too
tired himself to enjoy being found
fault with. retorted as follows: mt.
Halifax. we have done all we could to
make your trip a pleasant one." "My
name amt Halifax" answered the IT.
ritab!e Vice President. "Neither Is
mine Wells" replied the i~mperturba-
BILE foreman.
TrrER's OrERA HoUsR-rnE WOMAN
IL RED To-NIGmr.-An immense con-
course Of people assembled at the
| Opera House last night to witness the
presentation OF East Lynne" Miss
Cathcart's impersonation Of the char
acters Lady Isabel and Madam Vine
was magnihcently grand. Mr.. Oar.
rell as Sir Francis Levison was fault
lessly correct. Mrs. Charles Edmonds
as Miss Carlyle achieved a great sue
cess. 1t Is hardly necessary to
particularize where all the performers
did we'll. During the last act an In
FAINT, taking hiS3e from the situation,
made himself obnoxious to the audi
ence and to the stage people BY setting
up a feeble wall. The best actors are
always In dread Of episodes OF the
above description. Owing to the fact
that a large number OF people have
EXPRESSED a desire to see the Intensely
thrilling play of "The Woman In
Red" it will be given this evening,
Miss Cathcart, as Rudiga, Is unequaled;
Let "rhe Woman in Red" be greeted
with a crowded house.
CHECK Losr.-A certificate OF de-
nosit for 800, numbered 1913, drawn
bv the Bank Of California In favor o.
Jobn RYAN, Is lost. Payment OF the
same has been stopped. The finder !;
requested to leave the check at the
Rank. Sec notice elsewhere.
Rr,,,prSo IMpRovEMENrs.-rhe Union
boarding and lodging house, kept oy
Mrs. Faylor, Just above Miners Union
Hall, Gold Hill, Is being Thoroughly
renovated and repaired.