Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-01-18
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In which the rich float gold rock, men,
toned by us a day or two since, Is
found. A gentleman who has been on
the ground informs US that the same
character Of float as that found on the
original location occurs along the foot
hills bordering OH the valley Of the
Carson for q distance Of two miles.
Bowldersfof quartz several tons In
weight are found, which show free
gold, and which assay from $40 to $50.
The first locators are about to COM
mence operations looking to the dis
covery OF the ore In place. They Will
begin by running y deep cut or trench
back Into the hill. starting at a point
where the float disappears under the
debris from the face of the hill. They
expect to find the ledge, supposed to
be a "blind one. before running any
great distance. In case no ledge IS
found, 1t will still pay to gather up
and mill the float"
CooL.-We we're somewhat amused
at a little scene that occurred In Vir-
ginia. between two men who were sit
ting by the stove In the reading-room
of a certain saloon. "Oh, excuse me,
ST." said one. II didn't mean to spit
OH YOU" Never mind" said the
who had received the charge OF
upon the leg Of his %pantaloons,
1t makes 10 difference" IT don't,
eh ?" said the spi.ist, "then III spit on
YOU again." and he fired oil charge
No. 2. This came near bringing about
a battle. The man who had been twice
spit upon explained that although 1t
made no difference about the first spit
the second might make a Odd sight
OF difference"
A HUGE WATER PIpE.-The pipe
now being constructed for the Vir-
ginla and Gold Hill Water Company,
at the Risdon lion Works, San Fran.
cisco, will be one foot In diameter and
3 1000 feet In length. 1t Is Intended
to convey the water, which 10 to
be brought In from certain lakes
In the Slerras Nevada, across the
depression between the foothills OF
the Sierras and tho range OF mountains
OIL which our towns and mines are sit
uated. At tho lowest point between
the two ranges of hills there will be a
perpendicular pressure OIL the pipe OF
1850 feet, which Is simply tremendous.
Coal PRovINa A SUCCESS. The
Rocky Mountain coal has now been
pretty thoroughly tested for steam
making, and Is now considered cheap.
er than wood. The following conpa-
niles are now using the coal Ophir,
Julia, Hoosler State mill, Parke q
Bowie's mill aud the Belcher aud
Chollar mines. The two companies
last named use coal and wood mixed,
which Is thought to be better than the
coal alone. The Yellow Jacket Com
pany are also preparing to use the coal
under their boilers. Almost every
train brings In more or less coal.
WATER PRospEcrs.-Uuless we have
more snow than we have yet had this
winter, we may look for n great scare
ity Of water this summer, even for
drinking and household uses. Once
the water company get their water In
from the Sierra Nevada mountains.
the supply will be abundant for all
uses, but ir will be a long time before
that will be accomplished, as there is
still an immense amount of work to
be done in the way of fluming, ditch
digging aud pipe-laying. Meantime,
the present sources of supply will prob
ably have pretty much dried up.
DoISa WELL.-Charles A. Wilbur,
the young man who was so badly in
jured In the Crown Point mine last
Tuesday morning. is getting along as
we'll rs could be expected under the
circumstances. Owing 10 his under
lip having been split open he Is obliged
to live wholly ON spoon yictuals. His
head seems to have been injured. as he
Is "fighty" mt times. We called upon
him this morning and found him look
ing quite bright. He converses with
out difficulty, notwithstanding his
frightful wound.
MEArs.--Our meat markets are all
well supplied with choice meats Of all
kinds. Besides all the beef consumed
here, hundreds of heads Of beef cattle
are sent from ~ valleys to California
Fatter or finer mutton than Is to be
seen In our markets can be found no
where ON the Pacific coast. Pork, also,
we have In abundance and Of excellent
quality, but our people are not great
pork eaters. The Celestial residents
of our towns, however, are always
ready to 90 tho whole hog or any par
Of it.
OFF THE TRACK AND Or AoAIN.-A'
a freight train was going down thu
road, about / o'clock this afternoon
the rear car of the train jumped off Chg
track just after passing over the higf
Crown Point raviue bridge. 1t waltzet
about over the ties at a lively rate To-
about three hundred yards. cutting
some of them up pretty badly, when
1t finally struck the orc switch OF tn
Belcher dump and jumped back upon
the track again, aud went along just
as though nothing had happened.
BAD o SAM.-Those who ma!
have been wondering what had becom'
Of Sam Wagner, the w%ell-known Wiz
ginia bootblack and town crler, will b
sorry to learn that he had one Of hi
ribs broken by a fall and has been lait
up for about u fortnight. Sam IL get
ting along in years, being IS, and
not so sure-footed rs in his younge
days. Glen Berry attends the sho!
and does the shining" while Sam
OH the stocks for repairs.
RE-ELEcrEp.-We learn through
private telegram received last evening
that at the annual meeting Of tn
Knickerbocker Mining,Company, hell
Ia San Francisco yesterday, II. VS.
Mccullough, the present gentleman.
and efficient Superintendent OF tha
mine, was reelected to the same pos
ton for another year.
METHODIST CHuRcu.-There Will b
preaching at the Methodist Church to
morrow Sunday at Z o'clock p. N
sharp, by Rev. Il. Pearce. Subject
"Christ's Agony in the Garden.
The public are cordially invited to Al
tend. Prayer meeting every Frida
evening.