Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-04-28

A CONVENIENT RoAp.-The Virginia
and Truckee railroad, between Vir-
ginia City and Carson, seems to have
been built especially for the conye-
nienc CO OF the mines and mills. II
seems to US q remarkably successful
piece of engineering that the road
should have been made to pass within
a few feet OF nearly every mine on the
Comstock lode. This contlgulty, so to
speak, has proved a most fortunate
circumstances for those companies
which. since the completion OF the
road. have had to call into requlsition
new or more powerful machinery
for the development Of their mlnes.
The facilities for loading ore on the
cars at our principle mines, as also for
unloading the same at the Silver City
and Carson river mills, are extraordi-
narlly good. The portion Of the road
between Virginia City and American
Flat Is lined with coal dumps, from
which the coal can be conveyed to the
various hosting works with the great
est ease aud facility.
NEUROLOGICAL Palisade hotel
appears to place a high value upon Its
ablutionary convenlences. A few days
aimee aGold Hill lady, while travelling
on the railroad, had occasion to take
dinner at his establishment, and, on
stating that she wished to take = wash
before eating, was ushered into an
execrabls waSh-room, in which she
made an Intellectual attempt TO remove
the dust from her hands and face with
alkali water and insoluble soap. After
paying for her meal the proprietor OF
the hotel asked her II she had not for
gotten something, and upon her assnm.
Ing the negative, informed her that
there was an additional charge OF four
bits for the use of the room In which
she had performed her a~blutiouary
duties.
CuALLEyaE.-By reference to a no.
ticc In another column Il will be seen
that Patsy Hogan Of New York city,
who has recently arrived In Virginia
City, challenges any man on the Pa
citic coast without regard to NATIONAL
ity or color. to fight HIN according to
the rules of the prize ring for $1,000
and upwards a side. His challenge Ia
directed moro particularly to James
rrevilllan Of Gold Hill, whom he Of
fers to fight for any amount. combining
| his W weight to 12S pounds without
limiting Trevlllisn at all. Hogan can
be found at the Delta Saloon, Vir-
ginia City.
G.. II. o. C. MEETISe.-All members
Of this Club who take any interest in
its affairs, will attend the regular
monthly meeting, to Do held this even
ING at ~ o'clock. Business Of the most
pressing character must be attended to
Immediately. '.Hs
MAKING WAGES. "A number oil
mluers have been engaged for some
time past in cleaning rock from the
surface and upper levels OF the OLD
Empire mine. The rock is worked at
the Douglas mill, and yields about $50
TO the ton.
NUAnER OF VorsRs.-From an in
spsction of the registration books In
Justice wrlght's Office, We learn that
the whole number OF persons entitled
to vote at the approaching municipal
election at Gold Hill Is $50.
BEcoMrNa AMKRIcANIzED. = China
men who have been employed In
American families for any length Of
time have learned to discard the chop.
sticks, and seem to take to the knife
and fork quite naturally.
LUMBsR.-we are Informed that our
local dealers In lumber both in Vir-
glnia City and Gold Hill, are unable
10 obtain lumber from the mills last
enough TO keep pace with their orders
for building material.
INCREASE OF CArrrAL--All inter-
ested In the Dardanelle Mining Com
pany, sheuld read tho notice published
In our advertising columns to-day, re-
lative to the proposed Increase OF capi'
tai stock.
BUILDING IMPROVEMENT. - Charles
Barstow hasalready erected the Kitchen
portion Of his new house on the Divide
To-day or tomorrow he VIII com
mence the erection Of the main oullu'
Ing.
ALEXANDRA DELINoUENTs.-The de-
linouent list In the matter of the last
assessment levied by the ALEXANDRA
| Mining Company IS officially published
In our advertising columns to-day.
REPORTED FAILURE.-It Is rumored
that the firm Of Wilson & Brown, un'
~dertakers, Virginia City, have failed.
Liabilities. $4,000; assets not as yet
determined.
FnEIoHT.-The receipts of freight at
the railroad depot, Gold Hill, since
last report, were as follows: Two car.
loads OF lumber and two Of nerchan'
disc.
PAssEp.-At a teachers examina-
tion, held In Virginia on Saturday
evening, a first grade grammar school,
certificate was granted to Miss Annie
Dunlap.
JUSTICE CoURT.-No criminal ousi-
ness has been transacted in Justice
| Wright's Court during the past week.
The beauties OF chancery Courts still