Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-09

A MiaHTY NlMRoD.-This morning
we had the pleasure OF making The
acouaintauce Of a tall frontlerSmin by
the Ia me Of Samuel Siiliman. better
known IA Rocky Mountain San.'
He halls originally from New England.
and |. a cousin Of B-ujsmin Siilinan
Jr., Professor Of chemistry In Yale
College. sam" Wa horn In the year
1912 and consequently ISL yeaiS ct
age. though In appearance he i not
ever 80. He il q feet IA inches in
HIGHT, nnl can lift l0O0 pounds.
svoirdupnis. hit W weight being
about 100. Sam hat led quite IN
eventual life. IIr came {" ST. L"ui>in
1888. In 80 he explored the head
waters Of the Yellowstone riref. In
IL hr WA shaken up by the big earth
quake which occurred In New Mexic"
In '43 he visited the Walker river
country; al.o Carson aud Eagle valleys
lie spent n number ut years IN the
Rocky Mountain. hunting bear, anu
from til. circumstance he gets ILL.,
Of Rocky Mountain sam
lie was at Salt Lake long before the
arrival of the Mni mons; was well NC
onaIntrd with Kit Carson run with
him In S.nte Fc. aud hunted with him
In the Yellowstone country. SAN
Il a great bear slayer. He killed 10
grizzlies IN the Rocky Mountains. I"
which number Is more mu-t he added
which lie fell la with la the Sierra
Sryadas. Sam says he Il going Z"
start oil another bear hunt about the
miadle Of October. sun Il Il chivairic
aud eccentric individual. In converse
ton with some gentleman hr dropped
the remark that lie did not care I"
take the advantage Of n bear hut wa
always willing To give him n fnir show
for hi. life. Ills present abiding place
Is Ia Alpine county. CALIFORNIA;.
A NEW DopaE.-A celebrated mix
ologi.t OF Virginia City, who Is one OF
the head, Of the Fire Department
went this morning to all the livery
stables la that city 10 procure a team
10 90 10 the picnic. but faiied III get
thug one. This fact gave {" Ills ferti'e
brain nm idea tor Il good joke. and he
accordingly asked all hi. friends that
he met To accoinpSny him TO the picnic
grounds, and ~ he was a little lame.
his friend. were started otf to get the
husyy. Go to any of the livery sta.
b,e.," said our friend; ''lll pay tor the
team. they all know me-" Aud OH
started the Innocent victims In NIL
DIRECTIONS In search Of n team which,
Of course. they failed TO obtain. an'i
--.t ..,.., ..ny.r.l wtth nerSDlrA-
tlon. and report that Fact. HE Joker
aud a few Of hiS friends STOOL On tile
corner aud enjoyed the sport hugely.
ARUNAwAY.-rhi hi morning Il young
gentleman belonging In Virginia City,
and who was DESTROYS OF attending the
,,cpjc to-day. hired n livery team aud
,iroys down to Charles Haubs' lodging
house. In Lower Gold Hill. for MA girl
He thought II unnecessary TO hitch the
IAN during the short time required
for him 10 20 Into Oh. hon.e anu ap'
praise the young lady OF his ARRIVAL
I'm hi. ABSENCE. however. the team oe-
came frightened aud started up Maln
street nc a br~rak.neck pace. AS they
were ps.siny tho vesey House at u
v.ry rapid gate ex-rnwn Marshal
B.rry ran out aud caught them on tue
Az. Neither the team nor tile buggy
sustained any damage.
A Qurrr TowS.-Gold Hill was
nearly deserted to-day-nearly every
body having gone to the picnic. a
number OF the principal mines were
.hu, down for thu day IN order to give
the m,ners an opportunity to enjoy
themselves. Our Court. nre hung up.
chlet Il gone. aud Il dlsconsolaie
reporter VANDERBILT about the streets
solitary aud alone, searching In vain
for items.
RELIGIOUS INrEILioEScE.-'ro NOR
row Sunday evening. Rev. I. II Nc.
Grath.ihe celebrated rulrit orator. will
lecture IN the Methodist Church. In
Gold Hill. taking for his subject
"%Splrituali.m VI. Maierialism." The
reverend gentleman /. an earnest. wide
awake aud progressive preacher. He
will. without doubt BE- greeted With .
}all hop's.