Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-11-06

AT MEMO.
Nothing hardly but tho sound Of the
hammer and saw is heard in all parts
Of town. The work Of e~Xcavating for
the new stone and granite building Of
Becker & Knust, adjoining the Ma
sonic Hall. commenced yesterday. 1t
will be l5x50, and 10 feet in the clear.
This will be the first building OF the
character erected and Knust Is happy.
The brick block to be put on Virginia
street by Norton, Lake, Chambers,
Nathan. Sunderland and others will
front 1877 feet aud be 60 feet deep.
These parties will be ready to CON-
mence work In a day or two. Barnett
IL Bro. are busy at work constructing
new stores adjoining their brick. Jim
Chambers and DIR. Hutchinson have
their buildings nearly finished on the
east side of Virginia street. |. b.
Marshall's big frame building on Com
mercial Row Is rapidly assuming
shape. Dave Mcfarland aud William
Hoffman are to put n brick jointly on
their lots. John Sunderland has his
building all set and Is ready for bus
iness. Capt. Gibson, on Commercial
Row, has started work on his, and so
also have many others, and within a
month we shall hardly be aole to per-
ceive tina there ever was q fire IN
Reno. Vacant lots are to-day. on
Virginis street and Commercial Row.
selling for more money than they
would have brought with the buildings
on before the fire. Such Is the faith In
the future permanency OF Reno
Reno Journal, Noe. D.
PERrLExISG.-Our old-time friend
Mr.. A. c. Hay, who makes his head
quarters at present in Virginia City,
has had considerable trouble in regard
to his correspondence, for several
weeks past. owing to the fact that
another gentleman Of the same name
and initials has taken up his residence
In that city. When Hay had come to
n satisfactory understanding with his
double, a third A. C.. Hay turned up.
the latter hai!inS from London. Eng
land. so that there are now three
Richards In the field making postal
affairs still more complicated.
PopcLAR LEcrURE.-We take pleas
ure In announcing that Rev. T. IL. Nc
Grath will repeat his celebrated lee
ture upon Poverty and Social lne.
QUALITY" In Miners Union Hall Gold
Till, on Saturday evening next, at Z
O'Clock. lie will discuss the subject OF
monopolies, politics and society III
general, In his usual mastery style;
The reverend gentleman Is a profound
thinker, aud Is In perfect rapport with
the great army Of iaboring men. Go
and hear him, by all means.
MErEoRoIoGIcAL.-rhc snow storm
predicted by weather sharps, for some
unaccoun.able reason, failed to put In
appearance last night. The weather
to-day has been June like but earth
ouaky. Two slight shocks were no
ticsable In this section yesterday. INT
a heavier one early this morning.
The earthquakes will undoubtedly
have a tendency to purify the atmos-
phere. The thermometer ut midday
indicated n temperature OF Gu degrees
iu the shade.
BULLION SmPMEST.-rhe Dayton
stage, which Is almost invariably top
heavy with furniture and hardware.
when making the return trip from
Virgins, had for ballast in going
nortbward, last evening. over $3O,OOo
worth of silver bullion, which was
sbipped from Mr.. Harris assay oliice'
in Silver City.
DtsBuRsENESrs.-The employees OF
the Belcher Mining Company were
maid or yesterday. The disbursements
mads by the company for labor during
the month of October amounted to the
band.ome sun, of $4,000. The pay
roll Of the Yellow Jacket Company
for the same month footed up Si''oVo'
Bs1cuEn DIvIpESD.-At a meeting
OF the Board Of Directors OF the Beiel-
err Mining Company, held in san Fran,
cisco Yesterday, a monthly dividend OF
Al n share was declared upon the capl-
tal stock of the company, aggregatihS
S4l6. 600, payable November loth.
The new boilers purchased by tue
Oyerman Company are already II po-
sition, and the foundations ior INC
same are nearly completed. ne
Oyerman hoisting machinery Is
among the finest and most powerful 70
be found anywhere on the coast.
ASSESSMENT LEvIEp.-rhe Darda-
nells Mining Company have levied an
assessment of one dollar per share. Sec
official notice in another column.
EARrueuAxE.-A heavy earthquake
of about four seconds duration oc-
Cured In this section at 10 minutes
past four this morning.
Conference.-The Caledonia Mining
Company finished the new compart-
mept of their shaft last night.