Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-01-19

groom, assisted by his W sons, and
the piano playing. In which little Miss
Minnie Rison took n part. IL was the
midnight hour when tie guests. stand
Ing la social circle, sang "Auld Lang
Syne," "Sweet Home" aud when
Johnny Comes Marching Home"
and then all hands, ladies rs we'll
as gents. escorted Johnny and his
sweet bride home to their residence OIL
the opposite side Of the Canyon. IL
was one of the snowlest, awkwardest
kinds of . trip, down and up hill
through the deep snow. but all were
re.olute aud accomplished tho journey
successfully. With many q friendly
word and parting salutatlon the merry
guests finally LEFT the newly married
couple TO their fate and dispersed
happy and content to their homes.
Our ON Lucx.-Some Of IA readers
may possibly have passed through eI.
periences similar to the u We are
about to relate. 4 short time ago two
young men, whose relations with eacl
other were Of the most friendly char.
acter, happened to be so%journing TEN
porarily In Virginia City. One Of
them was passionately fond OF gam
bling. aud on a certain evening Dor
rowed and lost at faro all the money
hi. comrsde had with tho exception oil
a dollar aud a half. The party Of the
second part. concluding that he could
not stake his friend any longer, bought
"a pound OF soda crackers and started
Tor san Francisco on foot. The impe'
cunious individual We have Introduced
20 u readers arrived at Reno nj an
early hour on the following morning.
The traveller pushed resolutely ahead,
and la due time arrived at the snow
sheds on the summit Of the Slerras.
The night Waterman, who was sur
prised TO see a stranger cropping bis
way through the tunnel at n late hour
OF the night. ascertalning that the
stranger was In Strengthened circum
stances. he Insisted upon his accepting
all the money he had In his possession,
amounting to two dollars and a hall.
The plucky pedestrian refused TO nc
cept the proiiered loan. but profited oy
the advice OF the watchman In making
his way through the tunnel, which
was five miles long. The Waterman
gave the traveller a heavy walking
cant and instructed him how TO
make his way through the tunnel ny
tracing his course along the track
with the aid OF the zane. The timer
ant reached Sacramento In due time
with his funds still unexhausted. In
Sacramento he found friends who iur.
ui.hed him with sufficient money 10
complete his journey.
A WELCOME GUEsT.-George Eolls
surprised the NEWS ollce by his sud
den presence this afternoon. IL was
like a iuddy beam Of genial sunshine
breaking through the gloomy chill
wlntry storm, for all Of Us know
George. Everybody In Virginia aud
Gold Hill knows or has heard Of
George Eells. lie IL a matter OF record,
and one OF the perquisites Of the coun-
try, so to speak. Not to know him
Il to be Ignorant Of the sagebrush,
the Comstock and Its belongings. 10
the regret OF everybody, George lett
hero a couple Of years ago, and went,
with his estimablc wife aud family, to
become a ranchor over In California,
near Napa. There lie has lived In
clover and .timothy. amid the flowers
and tall barley, working enough to
keep him Ia good, robust condition,
and now the genlal-souled granger,
having got In his crops all right. felt a
longing to sec his old stamping grounds
once o IN tho land OF sageorush.
So he came over and Is going about
shaking hands With pretty much ev-
erybody hs meets. for George has more
friends here than anybody ever had.
lie will stay n week or two, or more.
lie Is at home.
Now DO Br REAsoSABLI.-Just stop
and think a moment, whether II 10 bet
ter for you to Invest the few hard
earned dollars you have In some utter
ly worthless mining scheme. where
the chances are ten TO u that you
will lo.e the whole In . weeks time,
or II YOU do not lose II. have to come
down with your monthly assessments
until ruin stares you In the face ana
you are obliged TO sell at a sacrincc Of
t~hrcc-fourths Of your original Invest
ment, or whether 1t IL not policy. Is
NOT wisdom, Il not, In fact. a duty you
10 yourself and family to invest
that money In something real. some.
thing that has q value, In a piece oil
Ianj, A town lot. something that the
bulls aud bears cannot give another
turn and wrench from the grasp OF
your toil.hardcned hand. Think oil
lila. and then read the advertisement
of savings Investment Company, puo-
Ii.b.d I'm another column, and reason
with yourself whether IL Is not wiser
10 buy yourself the foundation OF a
home In the suburbs OF rich ana
growing city, than to take the chance
of utterly throwing your money away
.Jusr wuAr You NEEp.-Just what
need, this cold, blustery
Winter weather. 1, 4 nice. warm' COM
Portable SUIT Of good clothing saen ~
Coin & Isaacs, proprietors I 1s
White House clothing store, 20. ~
south C street. virginia, are onerlng
az such reduced prices that no one neeo
90 without II, no matter wm1..e'
Stocks are up or down. Their Winter
stock jus, opened comprises every va,
riety OF the choicest goods, ranging
from the finest dress and business sun
for men and boys, down to hats. cap,
boots, shoes. overshoes n ruooe'
gools Of every description. NO Y
toner ever leaves the store dissa'isue"
Give them n call.
HEAVY FALL. or SSow.-we learn
that on Saturday last the snow attain
ell a depth OF twelve feet on top oil the
Sierra Nevada mountains.