Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-01-18
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by the time they had driven across the
Plains. but they would be thrown
into the shade by the modern ''mule-
puncher" Of average education. They
have mild and soothing oaths to yea
when all Is going we'll ; Others. OF all
exhilarating and exciting nature to
n,e when there Il q little pulling to be
done by the team, but when It comes
to a dead stick Ia the mud or a deep
rut, all the resources Of the art are
brought Into play. and the very air
turns blue, the poor mules shiver In
their skins, aud their hair Ia turned the
wrong way. Oath Is heaped on oath,
tackled upon oath and slid In between
oaths In q manner which renders the
medley quite incomprehensible to any
but the mules and the drivers them
selves. The mules are so well verseu
In profanity that they very well know
the difference between q common
friendly and encouraging oath and one
which Immediately precedes q fur.cut-
ting and fiaying scene, and govern
themselves accordingly. A mules
knowledge Of the English language Is
principally confined to such words as
arc not to be inflicted upon ears po-
lite. In this they are somewhat like
the Piutes, who always manage to
nick IN the bad words first. We well
remember a brave coming to u camp
fire in the hills beyond the Sink OF the
Carson In 1860, who was very proud
of his knowledge of the English Ian
guags. Squatting down by the fire he
smiiingly looked at the several mem
beers Of our party, and nOdding Ills
head In what Was Intended to be q
friendly and conciliatory manner,
said "D-.n the muskeeters!" This
he repeated several times during the
evening with evident pride, Shaping
his hands about his head and face with
great vigor aud activity. As there
was not 4 mosquito within ten miles
of the camp, We hardly knew what to
make Of the fellow at first. II seems
that he had been visiting y camp OF
emigrants ON Humboldt river. aud
having heard this sentence more fire.
auentIy than any other, had treasured
Il In his memory and brought it away
as evidence Of his capacity as a lin-
gust. Not another word OF English
could he speak. On the same trip
when about TO enter an Indian village,
a little breech.clouted red skin came
out to meet US and picking up a stick
he essayed to drive our pack donkey
into camp. "Whoa, haw, Cd d-n
you ?" he cried. and this was the ex-
tent Of his English, but we must say
his pronunciation was strikingiy anu
fearfully distinct. Could that BOY
have had the advantage OF a few les
o n under some OF Il teamsters, he
would long ago have been n Of the ex-
perts and would have been able to car
ry on an Ineligible conversation with
any mule in the land.
DEGENERATE BnAvEs.-rhe Piutes
encamped among the hills about this
place and Virginia no longer have
visions of the chase, o dream Of the
war-pa,h and scalp-taking. They have
thrown down the bow and gun and
taken up the saw and buck, and their
only raids are now made upon peace
full and unresisting wood piles. They
have learned that with a four-bit piece
they can get more meat than a hunt
with bow or gun would produce IN
three days. anu to their credit be IL
said, they are not too lazy to earn the
four bits whenever the opportunity
offers. The Indians In this nelghbor-
hood fare sumptuously every day,
while 1t Is very tight times with their
relatives who still stick to their favorite
baunts la the wilds Of their native hills.
For four bits they can get about rs
much cheap beef "a they can pack
away, aud then the squaws have about
them an insinuating way which causes
| the good housewife to come out ltber-
| ally with all kinds Of broken victuals.
The bucks all have good warm blan-
kets; the squaws good calico dresses,
Jackets, shswls aud plenty OF other
Clothing, while the little ones are all
fat, ragged and saucy. The Piutes had
no swords to "beat into p~lowshares,':
bnt they have done the best they could
In that direction with the material at
their command.
RoAps.-The roads In every direc-
ton are again In excellent condition
for teaming. Since the completion oil
tho Virginia and Truckee Railroad to
Reno. however, the occupation Of the
teamsters who formerly freighted over
the Geiyer grade Is gone. Few team:
now pass over the road, except those
of rauchmen, bringing In potatoes,
hay and other produce o tnf
rruckee Meadows, Sierra Valley ano
other agricultural camps In that direc'
ton. 4 few teams are running on the
Ophir grade, bringing In WOOD. etc,
from Washoe Valley. Most OF the bis
teams now In the country are engaged
In hauling quartz from the miues tc
such mills as cannot obtain their sup
plies by rail.
FIpEs.-Both this place end Vir
glnia have been notably exempt from
fires for the past three months. Thi:
Is the more remarkable, when we OBJ
serve the forests Of ~stovepipes protrud
ing from the roofs and sides Of fram'
buildings and sheds in all parts Of TN
city. 10 20 through the shabbier elias
of frame houses, one would think {
fire every day or two unavoidable
The ceilings are lined with cloth ane
paper, aud the roots and all aooul
them most excellent material for TIT
kindliug of a fire. being dry as finder
Eternal vigilance and a sheet OF I'll
around each stovepipe Is all that keep
these ragged, baggy cloth ceilings iron
proving the starting point oil destruc
tive CONGREGATIONS.
DErIANcE.-Work has been resumed
says the Appeal. upon tue Defsn
mine situated some S or Q miles fror
Carson aud TX miles due east from tn
Mexican dam, and owned BY = numoe
of gentleman In this town. They hay
n shaft down over 100 feet. Last Sum
mer the workmsn came upon a YER
rich deposit which WAS Afterwards los'
Drifts have been run at the three othe
cardinal points without success, an
:. now they have two men ut work upon
drift completed to a distance OF 10 rec
east, in hopes o. refnding the BODY
ore of which the promising deposit
supposed to be a part.