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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-22
The Trade Dollar.

Congress provided at the last session
for the issue Of a new silver dollar
which ought to DO popular on this side
Of the country. 1t Is only to be issued
TO depositors Of bullion at their own
request. The Mexican dollar has long
been very popular, and has been ex-
tensiyely exported. The Chinese have
sent immense sums Of this currency to
China, buying the coin at a premium
over the American dollar. The Next
can dollar IA worth four cents more
than u gold dollar, but a premium OF
ivs cents has frequently been PAID LOT
the former to export.
The new silver or trade dollar Is to
be 900 fine, and to be worth five cents
more than the gold dollar, and one
cent more than tho Mexican dollar.
The Mexicans have recently put a new
stamp on their silver dollar, aud the
Chinese are a little suspicious Of 1t. II
the Mexican dollar can DO crowded
out by the new American dollar, which
Is Of a higher intrinsic value, a point
will be gained.
The value Of silver bullion would be
advanced II there WAS a large demand
for the trade dollar. But as 1t would
not come into general circulation here
so long as tho old coin Is abundant, the
| chief demand would be for export. Ii
ten millions In trade dollars should Dc
wanted within a short time. possibly
the silver miners would fill the &C
count, either by al advance Of bullion
or BY sending the same to be coined
into tho rrado dollars. F. Bulletin.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-22
gboresfc.~ Experience.

/. Putting a hoop.on the family -four
barrel is an operation that will hardly
bear an encoree Tie woman generally
attempts 1t before the man comes home
70 dinner. She sets the hoops up on
the end of the staves takes a deliberate
aim WITH tho rolling pin, and then,
shutting both eyes, brlngsthe pin down
with all the force Of one arm, while
the other instiuctively shields her face.
Then she makes dive for the camphor
and unbleached muslin, and when the
! comes home she Is sitting back OF
the stoye, while . burnt dinner and the
camphor are struggling for the mas
terry. He says II she had kept her
temper che wouldn't have got hurt.
And he visits the barrel himself,
and puts the loop on very care
fully, and adjusts IT. 90 nicely
to the topSof every stave, that only .
few small knocks;apparently are need
cd. to bring 1t down all right; then hs
laughs to hiuaself, TO think what q fuss
his wife kicked up over . simple mat
ter that only needed q little patience
to adjustftseif,- and then he gets tho
hammer, and fetches the hoop q sharp
rap on one side, and the other slide
fies up and catches him on the edge OF
the nose, filling his soul with wrath
aud his eyes with tears, and the next
instant that barrel Is flying across the
room accompanied with the hammer,
and another candidate for camphor and
rag is enrolled ir the great army that
IL Increasingly marching toward tho
grave.-Ddnbmy NeDs.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-22
why March 18th Is Celebrated.

Many people suppose the anniver-
sary which will be observed to-mor-
row, Is In honor Of the birth Of st: Pat
rick. This Is an error. as the l7th OF
March Il held In reverence by Irish
men Of every religious denomination
as the anniversary Of the death OF the
APOSTLE Of Christianity In what was
once known as the aisle OF Saints"
No historian or essayist has references
to the birthday Of st. Patrick further
than to regret that the day Of the event
was unknown. The country OF his ma
tiyity Is still doubted and 1t Is hardly
probable thst we shall ever be further
enlightened on that matter than we
are at the present time. st. Patrick Is
said to have died on the 18th Of March,
AL, and to have been buried In the
graveyard-now called churchyard-.
Of st. Patrick's church, In the town Of
Downpatrlck, In the county Of Down,
province OF Ulster. Ireland. His
grave Is still pointed out to tourists
and is held In reverence BY all classes.
st. joseph lMo.) Herald, March 18th.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-22

TIE old lady Perkins has sent and
got herselfa new top-knot and halls
dozen bottles OF hair "refrigerator,"
as she calls It. She says top dressin'"
Is all the 60 now-a-days-the best mode
Of self-cultivation. "Time was" says
she, "when old women wasn't played
out, but faint so no more, specially
here in Gold Hill and Virginny. Old
boys and old gals does very well, but
old men and old women don't stand
no show any more. All we have to do
Is to prink up, put on plenty OF top
drcssln' and newspaper jumpers, rub
n little chalk and rum on u faces,
and fax round q little lively, and we
take fust-rate. But you jest let US get
a little whltened out, yaller-facsd and
wrinkly, with no new sets Of crockery
teeth to keep mouths In shape, no
top nor rear dressin', and jest see
where we'd be. Even the old bucks
that rigs out In young bob-tailed coats
and goes after sweet fourteen wouldn't
know US at all. Jest look at ME. Only
ffty-six, and not q gray hair In my
head jest n rosy and plump all over
rs aver I was, and twice al sassy. Old
Blifkins hasn't gone to the expense OF
a new wig and swallor-tail jest on my
account. He ain't dead stuck, nor
nothin'. Oh! no, guess not; faint
me :"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-22
cerro eordo Mine.

The large steam pump which Messrs.
Belshaw s. Beaudry design for their
new water works is on tho ground,
saws the Inyo Independent OF March
l5til and in q very few weeks will BE-
In place and In full operation. This
hump Is to force the water up a hight
Of 700 feet, after which 1t will be con-
yeyed through some five miles Of pip
Ing to the furnaces, having a total
GRADS OF 100 feet. The town and
works arc now supplied from snow
wster,:but this source will soon 30 ex-
haustsd. when packing on mules or
Surros will have to be resorted to keep
the fusnscss running until tne pipes
are Ia operation. 1t Is feared tne am.
mails referred to will be incapable OF
performing tho required duty, on 40
count at tbs zipozoo. which Il particu.
larry rough on the burros, the
which it sends hence.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-22
The Coming Nevada and Arlioha
SurvevS,

from tho St. Louis Globe, xEteh 1877
Lieutenant George NJ. Wheeler, u. s.
Corps Of Engineers, in charge Of the
survey and explorations In Nevada
aud Arizona, Is to be in the field be-
fore the latter part Of May. He was
to be ready In the early part Of that
month, but tho amount Of office work
necessary In order to prepare the maps
and report OF last years work has de-
layed him. His delay will number,
including the escort packers, drivers.
etc., about 175 persons, while last year
he had only 100. The expedition Of
last year surveyed q territory comprls-
ing over $1,000 square miles, making
the distance travelled something over
5000 miles, while In 1871, 1850
square miles were surveyed, and be-
tween 1000 and 5000 miles travelled.
The party will be divided into from Is
to 40 smaller parties, having general
points of rendezvous, thus covering .
wide section of country. Besides these
smaller parties, there will be three
others, wholly independent Of survey
ing duties, whose work will. be to es-
taSlish and accurately determlne as
trouomical stations, which are to be-
come the basis Of proving the working
results of the surveys.
The appropriation for the work OF
1917 was $50. 600, but Congress, seeing
the good results OF the outlay under
Lieut.. Wheeler, has increased the
amount for this year to $4,000.
The party will consist Of Lieutenant
Wheeler. In charge; Lieuts. Marshall
and Hoxie, United States Engineers,
assistants and executive officers ; Mr.
N. s. Severance, Secretary and Eth
nologist DR.. II. Q. Yarren, Assistant
Surgeon, u. s. A.. Naturalist ; Mr..
Klstt Principal Clerk and Topogra-
pher; Hospital Steward, Brown. U.
s. A., M~eteorologist; j. H. Clark and
w. w. Maryatt, Chief Astronomers ;
Louis Nell. Chief T%opographer /; G.. X.
Gilbert, Chief Geologlst. and II. w.
Henshaw, Collector In Natural Histe-
ry, aud their various assistants In each
department.
The expedition of last year secured
great numbers Of specimens OF birds.
several Of them being very rare, and
one never before found except In the
Arctic regions; also, mammals, fish,
ores and many relics ofthe Aztecs and
Indian stone-age. Three hundred aud
twenty-five photographs were taken
aud Of these, one hundred and twenty
five large and one hundred and ten
stereoscopic views lin duplicate) have
been just prepared to send to the
Vienna Exposition. Many important
fauts regarding the food fishes Of Utall
aud Arizona were ascertained, and
that part of Lieut.. Wheeler's report
concerning them has been transmitted
to Prot. Spencer Baird, United States
Commissioner Of Fishes, who will In.
corporate It In his forth coming report,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-22

LONDON IN THE DARK.-It may be
aaid with almost literal truth that Lon
donors have not seen daylight this
week. To-day, however, the darkness
has been even worse than on Monday
and Tuesday. Up to noon 1t was i'm
possible to dispense with gas and can
dies. On the south side of the Thames
the darkness was excessive. The rail-
way stations were lighted up exactly
As at night. There has been no great
amount Of fog, and traffic has not been
seriously interfered with In the streets.
on tho railways, or on the river.-PaN
Mall Gazette, FEB. 19M.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-22
"H6Aers."
"Ysn JacauelIn." the spicy cor

EVAN Jacquelin," the spicy corre-
spondens OF the Reese River Rereile.
In q recent letter to that paper, says:
Do you know what a masher Is? l
didn't until yesterday. was down at
the Bank Of California, drawing my
regular five hundred for the days ex-
penses, when = friend remarked: LET
us 20 up Kearny street and see the
Washers" always pretend to know
the meaning OF any term l hear ex-
pressed, but I kept up a hill OF q
thinking a. to what In thunder .
masher could be. I thought 1t might
be some new-fangled name for q hood
lum, that might Fit q fellow a mash In
the ear but treasured by the absence
Of any indication Of fear on the coun-
tenance Of my friend, I went. When
we got up on Kearny street, ! beheld
an endless stream Of ladies filing up
and down the street. Lots OF them
were pretty, and moro lots OF them
were as homely as a board fence; seine
of them were dressed to kill, and some
were not dressed at all-that Is, not
way up p use s,,,h the string
sisng .e.,n IEs. Ssrs some Of the
OIL ismln,ne ts,Iow. ~ svsr blamed
Pte'.,esa y HE svss on. They
my hasisd Soo.. Stunning neck
Wo.e .n II. which said: bid YOU
tles, shu al crestnra az
aver see - p.e. ;hs mashsrs' Kear.
ihese auGs' WIZ =..men,ds an Saturday
ny stree IS . uniting, and
alternoons ~. s,.h off ro a Sunday
the young iaa,es ,a Vs., o lad ~ hooks
Schooi library anu SJ Sawn tbs Urea
ana then scu.i up s" S;,t.rs nf CHARITY.
looking Is u,eeN ssIa th.m and waik
ana tns ms ssun !, scr,ne a tree
pun m viii Nose With whom
III. No, hesors acquainted. oh,
.ney VIZ y. ' IT, ~ hs n masber! but
.uid d not Ssln thintino how nice some
o = 49, wnmid loor mssblne the head
~ : SsI,, T TSev Sronn themselves In
81 t;o ncs,nrss On the street corners,
"It,'slo ~ and,biv "Den,'d II tina;
snu fe" 49, a;ri.n hen She look,
aius PS9osy ~ ,,,,h art nj
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-22

That recalcltrant old Modoc chief.
Captain Jack, Is both digni6ed and
shrewd. In all his responsive negocl-
atoms for peace he has universally de-
sired to consult with only frst-class
men, mono OF your ordinary army off,
GERS, but travelled gentlemen ; those
who have "cone a long ways" Like
JEFF Davis, too, he wants to be let
alone. He doesn't believe much In
women's rights, however, a he ex-
presses his conviction that squaws may
be good enough at cooking. digging
roots, and all that sort OF thing, bnt
for political or diplomatic purposes
they are not worth the knife to scalp
them. Captain Jack had better keep
away from this section. II he wants to
save his back hair.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-22
"eivs the Squads a Show"

Grace Greenwood has heard n little
story about plous old lady in Cali
fornia who was for a long time Ill with
q complication Of desperate diseases.
and prayers on her behalf were re-
quested In the evening prayer-meeting
ing Of her church. IL was stated that
she was very low, and that she was
only kept alive by eating the tenderest
squads about three q day, and all the
young pigeons In the neighborhood
seemed likely TO be inundated on the
altar Of her prscarious existence. One
evening, after the usual solemn request
had been made, followed by the usual
statement In regard to the poor lady's
diet, a plain spoken deacon arose and
said ; Brethren, we have long been
importuning the Lord to restore our
good sister to health, but It doesn't
seem to be His will, so I move that We
intermit these prayers and give the
squads q show"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-22

The New York Mail says It Is said
that a pistol has been invented BY a
locksmith In the Tyrol which can be
discharged twenty-five times In a min
ute, and kill somebody every time.
Why not distribute these freely Ia New
York, merely for tho purpose Of ascer-
tanning. once for all, who Is Insane and
who Is otherwise? This question would
be speedily settled, and the ane people
killed off out Of the way. Then there
would be no more need of courts and
iuries.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-22

A workman, while repairing n OF
the outer venetian blinds of a fashion
establishments missed his footing and
fell into the'street. .Acrowd gathered
around him and raised him up, when
1t was found that he had only received
a few. slight oontusions. Meanwhile
one Of the servants brought him a cup
of water. Making q wry face. the man
said : '.Only water! From what hight
should have to fall to get a glass OF
hear po IAa.as
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-22
N PoPULAR ERRoR.
The spanish word sierra seems to be
.Ao,t q. ~ensrallv Misunderstood as 1t


The Spanish word sierra seems to be
about as generally misunderstood as 1t
Is misapplied. In beth writing and
speaking OF the Sierra Nevada, 1t Is
very common 70 sec the "Sisrras" or
the "Sisrra Nevadas" used. Be-
ing strictly a Spanish word, the
literal trauslation Of sierra Is .
ridge or range OF mountains. It
also means q saw, and In fact 1t 10
meaning, Webster defining serrated As
nearly an English word with tho same
notched, like the teeth Of aw ; the
word sierra, therefore, As applied to
the saw-like appearance Of a LOFTY
ridge Of mountains each mountain-top
representing a huge saw-tooth, 10 emil
nently appropriate yet 1t would be
evidently incorrect to apply the term
to anything less than the entire range.
Nevada signifies snowy, and thus 81
ezra Nevada, literally translated, sig-
nifes snowy ridge Of mountains. 1t
Is, therefore, easy to % that Nevadas
or Sierra Nevadas could not Be proper,
but, on the contrary, highly Improper.
The blunder is simply an American
ism, and should be avoided. We no
tice that one Of our California contem-
poraries collates Its news from this side
Of the mountains under the head OF
lover the Sierras," which Is incor-
rect, as there Is but one Sierra Neva-
da. Were there more than one, the
proper term would be: Las Sierras
Nevada-not tho ia or lasl Sierra Ne
vadas.
"Sierras" Is proper enough as ap-
piled to different ranges or ridges Of
mountains; rs for Instance, the Sierra
Nevada, the Sierra Madre, and other
sierras mentioned In the world. Joa-
quin Miller Economically entities HIM
self the "Poet Of the Sierras." or, at
any rate, he acqulesces In the name.
II this applies to his roamlngs at large
Ia both the Sierra Nevada and the
Sierra Madre, down In Mexico, all
right. but II only to either one or the
other, decidedly improper. As, how
ever. It probably applies to both. 1t
IL may be correct. The blunder Of
which We speak Is an exceedingly
common one, decidedly American, and
yet Is 20 easily understood when sx-
planned that we hopo to see 1t avoided
hereafter as a popular absurdity, which
Il il.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-22

RICH STRIKE.-We understand, says
the Reese River Rereiile Of March 10,
that a body Of rich ore has been struck
In the North Star shaft at the 300.foot
level. It has not yet been sufficiently
worked to develop its extent, but pres
snt appearances indicate that 1t Is the
same chimney from which such a large
amount Of rich ore was extracted BY
the Savage Company several years ago.,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-22

A preacher, whose custom 1t was to
indulge In very long sermons, ex-
changed with one who preached short
ones. At about the usual hour for dis
missing, the audience began to 60 out,
until all had left, when the sexton,
who had stood 1t US long as he could,
walked up to the pulpit stairs, and said
to the preacher In n whisper, When
you have got through, lock up, will
you, and leave the key at my house
next to the church,"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-22

The Gallery for April has arrived,
and as usual Is full ofgood Interesting
reading matter As an egg Is full Of con-
tents. Among the contributors to this
number are Bayard Taylor, Joaquin
Miller, Justin Mccarthy. Philip Quill
bet. Richard B. Kimball, j.. w. De
Forest, Rupert Grahame, Edgar Faw-
cett, Lady Blanche Murphy, Mary lie
Ritter, Mrs. Annie Edwards, Kate A.
Sanborne. and others. The GALAXY Is
deservedly a great literary favorite.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-22

GRACE GREENWOOD thinks there arc
a good many Pharisees who have de-
nounced the Credit Mobilier because
they didn't have a hand IN II. "It Is
tho boy who can't get on" says Grace,
"who cries, .Cut behind y"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-22
a INSANE ASYLUM
VIRGINIA CITY, NEVADA.
THE DATE OF DRAWING.

THE DATE OF DRAINING.
II, THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS
a having been completed for the saie OF tnS
rsmsInder of the unEold tickets In the State OF
Nevada Gin Concert. under Act Of the Legs.
lsturs, 1 am now enabled TO definitely n1 inc
day Of drawing. The drawing and distriouton
OF prizes will positively take place on
SATURDAY, JUNE II, 1873,
Ar Pliers Opera House, Virginia City,
Nevada.
In the sale of tickets and in making their
returns agents will govern themselves accord.
ingly.
ID. L. BLANCHARD, MANAGER.
WELLS, FARGO e. CO., Bankers, Vir-
ginln Cay, Trensurer.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-22
Ticket. son. by Express, c. O. D., II desired.

s4s5 Cash Prizes, amounting to........$2S.o6
This Legal Enterprise Is Endorsed. BY the
highest authority OF the State and best business
men. Over one.hal the tickets taken before
October LIST. The limited number on hand will
be furnished those who apply first. Money can
DO sent by mail, In registered letters, Postofdes
Money Orders, or by express. All prizes Will
BE- paid In full. Agents wanted. For full par
ticulart address
j. n. PATTEE,
General Manager, Omaha. Neb.
w. A. SEARLES,
General Agent for the Pacific Coast,
Pc. Box 3T7. Virginia, EeY.
FRANK EDWARDS,
Local Agent, at Harris Brothers, No. Q South
street, Virginia City, or at the ONCE. No. q
South C street. Jas I'd
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-03-28
xeaal Aotirrs.

claim to lot IL, block Il. Monroe survey
Eureka, with improvements, two houses.
Also lot in rear OF Turner House, Mccoy
survey, Eureka, with Improvements, u
frame house. Tax, s23 10; delinquenc!
81 81 total. SIS IL.
lanes Whalen, also possessory claim
TO lot ). block Is, Mccoy survey, Eureka.
Tax, s. IL; delinquency, IS cents total
S. 81. 1890
Henry Wilson. also poSsessory clam 10
lot 8. block -, Mccoy survey, Eureka
with improvements, a frame house. lax,
lg25; delinquency, 81 9S; total, s2llS.
y. ID. ANDERSON,
District Attorney of Lander County.
JOHN II. EMERY, Sheriff.
February, A.. ID. 1873. ITO L"
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-03-28
the eureka Sentinel.
What Might Have Been.

Says Mrs. Swisshelm in the hide
pendent: AT the time Mrs. Sur
rat sat before her judges, chained
like wild beast and subjected to
gross insults from the men and
women who gained access to the
show, there lived in Washington
fourteen women who did the
nation the great honor to sit for
their pictures at an expense TO the
people of $4,000. The pictures are
all on the inside of the dome of the
Capitol. Thirteen of them exhibit
the originals in a plentiful lack OF
drapery, throwing their limbs
about with the freedom of young
colts in a clover field, playing ring
around q rosy with General
Washington. They are supposed
to be the most fitting representa-
tives Of The thirteen original
States, while the fourteenth is
doing Venus. taking a bath with
Neptune. aud had come up to take
a look at the weather and left her
clothes in q deep sea sounding.
Had one of these charming crea-
lures sat in Mrs. Surrat's place the
first time that heavy chain clanked
with the motion of those superbly
rounded limbs, the judges would,
no doubt, have ~bethought them
that the prisoner might be securely
kept by something less than a log
chain. Had she been gorgeously
attired in purple velvet, with "A
love of a bonnet made to initiate
a pansy,' instead of sitting heavily
yelled in deep mourning, and had
the face, instead of being a model
of motherly sweetness. been that
Of the glaring Venus, the hand
might have been dyed with the
blood Of twenty men, all Presi-
dents, and no American man could
have been found to place a hempen
noose around the voluptuous
throat"
The new social equality law Of
Arkansas has already had a big
hole knocked into it by the
Memphis and Arkansas River
Packet Company. Said company,
rather than admit the cOlored ele-
ment to the cabins of their steam
ers, have closed the some and
refused to receive any but deck
passengers. The st. Louis Repu6-
licun maintains that their rights
to do this, and even to invite such
Of their deck passengers as they
may choose to share the cabin
with their officers, cannot be qUes-
tianed under any OF the numerous
amendments to the Constitution,
nor under any of the queer laws
passed forth enforcement thereof.