Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-12-19
ABOUT THOSE FROZEN FEEr.-we

published an item in our Mondays Is
sue, stating that Henry Neil, an en-
gineer. had his feet frozen at the Ari'
IONA s. Utah works while on duty.
Yesterday we published a note from
j. G. Grant, foreman Of those works,
denying the statement saying that the
man could not have got his feet frozen
there. as the place where the engineer
sits Is warm and comfortable. Mr..
Grant, however, proceeds to make per
sonal remarks and reflections which
Mr.. Neil considers perfectly unjust
ifable, and, therefore, called upon us
to-day desiring US to publish the cor
rect statement of the matter given oy
himself, as our first item was not OBJ
tanned from him at all. but from an
outside source. Mr.. Neil's statement
Is this He went to Virginia on Sat
urday evening to attend a CLUB OF
which he Is a member. He returned
to the Arizona & Utah works Sunday
evening. intending to 60 on duty at y
O'Clock As usual, but did not arrive un-
I'll ten or fifteen minutes past SIX. and
rot at ..seven o'clock" as Mr.. Grant
states. As to the freezing OF his feet,
Mr.. Neil says that about 8 o'clock that
evening his feet feeling very core he
took oil his boots, and subsequently
rubbed his feet with coal oil. They
became so much swollen that he could
not again get his boots on, but had to
put on a pair Of large shoes to walk
home In In the morning. DIR. Manson
found that the feet were slightly
touched with frost. aud that the coal
oil application was detrimental. MIR.
Nell was, however, sufficiently re.
covered last evening to go on duty as
engineer again as usual. lie thinks
his feet must have been frost bitten In
walking down from Virginia, as he
had on a pair Of light boots. AS to
the personalities thrown OUT by Mr..
Grant in his note, lie thinks them per
fectly unjustiflable and not all called
for, and advises Lin to be q little less
hasty the next time.
SAINT MARY's ScnooL.-Yestcrday.
in company with Mr.. Burke. we paid
n visit to the new school building err
ected in Virginia City last Summer by
the Sisters Of Charity. The school ed.
iiice-3% stories In heights staunch-
ly built and complete In all Its ap.
pointments. The cost Of erecting the
same was somewhere In the neighbor-
hood of $4,000. Nearly the entire
basement has been fitted up as a play.
room for the children during stormy
weather-a capital idea. In 1t they
can run aud romp to their hearts con-
tent. At the time of our visit the lit
tie girls ranging In age from six to
nine were induStriously engaged In
learning the art Of sewing. each one
being provided with a square piece OF
muslin. The dormitory, on the third
floor, is with hardly MI exception, the
finest sleeping apartment in Virginia
City. The room is well ventilated aud
Is kept scrupulously clean, the bed
spreads being rs white as the driven
snow. The school.rooms on the first
and second floors, are well lighted and
provided with all the conveniences OF
black-boards, globes, etc. AS we en-
tered one of the school-rooms, a re-
citation was being conducted In geog-
raphy. We were permitted to inspect
some maps drawn from memory, BY
the young misses. aud we found them
very close approximations to the out
line Of the country they were intend
ed to represent. The entire insti.
tuition seems to be managed admirably
throughout. Sister Fredrika, who Is
at the head Of the school. does not APP
pear to be imbued with narrow-minded
sectarianism, but Is rather n large
hearted p~hilanthropic woman. who be-
lieves that it is just as essential that
children have good food, suitable rail-
ment and 4 passably good education,
as 1t is that they be instructed In spir-
itual matters. Protestant as we'll as
Catholic children arc admitted Into
the school. The Sisters at st. Mary's
are doing a good work, and are de-
serving of 4 warm support from the
people Of Storey county.
The Dsprn OF LAKE TAuoE.-As
many items have been published aud
exaggerated stories told relative to
the actual depth Of Lake Tahoe, we
are pleased to be able to lay before
our readers the following series of
soundinss made on the lake BY John
Mckinney, so well known as an expe-
rienced navigator Of those romantic
waters, and resident OF the western
shore Of the lake
Locality. Feet deep.
Emerald Bay, five miles east, and
Yank's station, six miles northeast. q. . 900
Emerald hay, one-fourth mile northeast. $50
Rubicon Rocks, Ave miles east, and
Emerald BAY, Ave miles northeast........ ISIS
Rubicon Rocks. two hundred yards east. $50
Rubicou Rocks. six miles northeast, and
Sugar Pine Point. five miles east by south 1.5OC
Sugar Pine Point, one mile south, near
shore Tou
north ................ -. $500. 1,5o6
Sugar Pine Point. five miles northeast. 1,5iC
Blsckwood, 1--WE miles t.............. l,S0l
Blsckwood, one. fourth mile cast -. ..... Tt
Tahoe CITY, four miles east by south..... 1850
800 Min n,. half ,.tt, a.af r-J