Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-04-24

close OH the first OF November.
Coal DUMr.-The dimensions Of the
new coal-dunp which has been erected
in rear Of the Imperial-E Empire Hoist
ing Works are as follows: Length, 81
feet width, 10 feet hight OF lower
side, Is feet. Its capacity is In the
neighborhood Of 5000 bushels. When
heaped up, and when the apron Is filled,
its capacity will be increased nearly a
hundred tons.
A Two-BIr JoKER.-One Of the
boarders at Pete Becker's Gold Hill
Restaurant, this morning, noticing the
omnibus passing up the street heavily
loaded, remarked, "See there, Pete,
whats all those men in the bus going
I'D to Virginia for?" "What for? 2"
says Pete, with n sly twinkle In his
festive eye. "for TWO bits; what do
you s'pose?"
PASSED THRoUGH.-Jesse, the young
son Of President Grant, was unable to
come to Virginia and Gold Hill the
other day, rs was announced, but with
ex-senator ex-senator Cole passed
straight through over the Central Pa
citic railroad to San Francisco. He
was joined at Reno by his uncle, Dent,
who was here.
PIUTE EScAMPMENT.-The attention
OF members OF Piuts Encampment No.
3. 1. o. o. F., Is called TO the notice in
our advertising columns to- day, re-
questing them 10 meet ut their Hall to-
morrow, at IL o'clock A. ~, for the
purpose of receiving Pioneer Eucamp-
ment No. l.
ORE SHIrAENT.-Yesterday 1l6 tons
Of ore were sent by rail from the Com
stock mines to the various mills in this
vicinity-distrlbuted as follows: Eure-
IA, % tons; Brunswick, 81; Santiago,
10; Mexican, 6; Morgan, Is; Frank
lin, 8; Merrimac, 6; Vivian, .; French,
8; Nevada, IA.
AccErTADLE.-We return our appre-
ciative thanks to Mrs. j. J. Musser,
formerly Of Carson, but now residing
at Auburn, California, for a most
beautiful boquet OF flowers, received
through the %pollteness Of Hon. A: e.
Hay, who arrived this morning from
Auburn.
RErURSEp.-George Hauck, one of
our old time citizens, known to lots OF
Gold Killers, who has been abroad for
his health the last year or so, returned
this morning. de brings back his old
smiles and finds lots oil old friends to
shake hands and take q smile with.
TowN REsERvoIR.-The work Of ex-
cavsting tho ground for the new reser-
voir, on the Divide, has been COM
pleted. The side walls Of the same
will be topped out with a two foot
wall of brick aad the whole will be-
made water tight with cement.
The wEArnER.-rhe weather to-day
was s~uperlatively fine. This circum-
stance, taken In connection with the
fact that there has been a general ad-
vance in stocks all along tho line OF
,hs Comstock, makes everybody feel
tolerably good-natured.
REo1srRArIoN.-At the time of u
going to press, III. NJ, the names OF
nine hundred persons, entitled to vote
at the approaching municipal election,
had been registered by Justice wright.
1t will be borne In mind that the time
tor registration expires ats Pm. to-day.
In OpERATIoN.-The new pumping
machinery of the Imperial Empire
Hosting works has been placed In Po-
sitien, aud, when put In operation this
AFTERNOONS, was found TO work very,
successfully. At present 1t is operated
to the depth Of 1900 feet.
BACK AeArS.-Col. John Ii. Mills
and his estimable lady returned home
from Washington this morning, having
had a very enjoyable trip. The Colo
mel looks as honest and in~corruptible
as ever, Notwithstanding his long So
iourn an the Federal Capital.
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS. Joseph
Broad is erecting a neat aud substantial
residence on the Divide on the site OF
the old Garden Valley louise 10
morrow, or next day, Charles Barstow
will commence rebuilding on Ia burnt
district. E--~
PRICE OF LUMBKR.-At present ium-
Der is retailed in Virginia and Gold
Hill at the following rates Common
brands, $40 per thousand; clear lum-
Der, SO; heavy lumber from TO
$37 80; redwood shingles, u on, and
$6 so for pine.
yIRpES's CoNplrroN.-Last night
yirden passed a restless night. AT
times he was slightly delirious. This
morning, however, aud during the gay
me was quite comfortable. 1t is thought
now that, with careful nursing NJ
m1y recover.
Coal FOR THE SurRo TuSNEL.-We
learn that large quantities Of coal are
being hauled to various shafts along
the line of the Sutro Tunnel. ms
looks as though working operations are
to be resumed ere long.
DEL1souESr.-The delinquent list
in the matter of the last assessment
levied by the Confidence Silver Mining
COMPANY, Is officially published III OUT
advertising columns to-day.
STREET SrRrNxLlSa.-rhe water
cart man was around this afternoon
irrigatlne Main street. He don't give
the dust any show whatever.