Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-05-25

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ceived In handsome style by Yellow
Jacket Engine Company, No. :, at
their hall, n few doors below tho NEws
office. They were invited In. and par
took OF refreshments, after spending a
few minutes At which. the new steam
fire engine Of Yellow Jacket Com
pany being run out. both steamers
were taken down to the Rhsdc Island
Mill, where there Ia plenty OF water
aud a GOOD place for practice. Nonu-
msutsI's steamer was fred up first,
and In just seven and one-half minutes
had up 20 pound. OF steam to the
square Inch. Taking water at the
tank near the mill, she threw 4 spien-
did stream through . lii-inch nozzle
| about 200 feet up the steep road,
wet the center Of the bridge which
| crosses the road at that point. She
| did also splendid execution aftcrward
| ,hrouy an inch nozzle. Yellow Jacket
| engine was next fired up, and had
on twenty pounds Of steam In just
seven minutes. Using the same siled
nozxlcs she threw nearly as TAR as her
antagonist. Some Of the spectators
claimed that she threw fully as far,eut
there was no such a thing as arriving
nj any correct or approximate meas
uremeut, rs q very snpropltious side
| wind prevailed. Both machines, how
ever, did splsndldly aud showed very.
satisfactorily what tlsy are capable OF
doing In case Of lire. Monumental ia
SUBSTANTIALLY bui!t, second class 'Clapp
& Jones"mschine aud works very pow.
srlully aud we'll. Her weight 70 6,3VO
lbs. without water or fuel. yellow
Jacket engine weighed yesterday,
loaded aud ready for Immediate ac-
ton. $3.50 pounds. She Is q third
class NJetrsrs" machine, aud n pref
| tier worker never was rolled out OF the
shop. Although the trial yesterday
was not a decisive one, yet from the
working aud achievements OF both
machines compared. Ii was the gen
| eral opinion that OF the steamers Of
Storey County, Monumental 10 boss"
and Yellow Jacket Il next best. Gold
Hill has n sort OF a family Interest
In the excellent machine from tho d.
vide, aud feels disposed to braS a lit
| tie upon both steamers. Mr.. Barley,
foreman Of Monumental, aud Mr.. Les
ter, foreman OF Yellow Jacket, both
msrshalsd their forces In good shape,
and Chief McMsrtin did honor to the
occasion as General OF the brigade.
| Superintendent Jones, OF tho Crown
Point mine. appeared 10 take quite an
Interest In the trial, 1t being conducted
4 Il 60 n al. IAN.a r.st.l.nssa anH
treated the boys TO refreshments.
Tho.. Gallagher also kindly furnished
horses TO ..aul yellow Jacket engine
up the steep hill TO their house. Fol
which couTtssiss, apprecistlve thanks
are given. Monumental Engine Co.
brought a six. hsrsc team along with
their machine. At Yellsw Jacket
Engine House a rest WAS taken, also
soa.o more refreshments both solid
aud liquid, aud 50 well were the Mon
umentals pleased with their enter
tsinmcnt that they took 4 healthy DEL
egation Of the yellow Jackets along
up home with them, and treated tb-in
right Hospitality Ia return.
l;EArisa AND SHOOTING ArRRAY.
At about IL o'clock Oh Saturday even
Ing last an alteration occurred at the
Baltic Switch between four Portuguese
men, named Emanuel Silva, Frank
King. Antonio Olvardo and j. King
para, which resulted Ia Kings getting
y terrible head put OF him and In the
| shooting Of Olyarlo by King. The
following Il a brief narrative oil the
affair: King was employed by the
railroad company a, watchman at the
Baltic Switch. aud lived In 4 small
house hard by. Silva. who Is n mar
rici man, lodged In the same house.
Beeoming Jealous Of his wife he LETT
his family ON Thursday last and went
to live with his brother-ln-lsw. J.
kingpara. who resides la Lower Gold
uill. Ills wife remained at Kings
house during Thursday and Friday.
On Friday evening kingpara went to
Kings and carried away a young son
OF Sllya's and endsavorsd to Induce
the mother to leave the place aud fol-
low her husband, which she was un
willing TO do. On Saturday evening
the three men already named, weht 70
Kings house. In regard 20 what SUD
ssQuently transpired the Ieports are
conflicting. King states thAt tney as
saulted him, knocking MIN dewn nha
beating and stonlng him unmsrciiully.
He further states that while on the
ground lie fired at Olvards hitting him
Inst above the let groin. The other
msu say that they went to Kings
house for tho purpose OF ge.',ns Ins
woman away, snu ,na .I,h q vlsw
the chile along - ~ n,h.r In ca.e
OF returning nun w !, ..s,.I l,hsv
their mission WAS a..,s..or
maintain INA n.s "ay nMccr.
aud brought on "e fnn. .y,sstsS
Tom iiarsin anu Aoo III ,n 1. sTsir
all of inc par',es sng.E'u M nj.
Oivardo was aIiowsu y. Dr
home. where ne Was .s. aD,,ion
Kirby. Tue po.to, ne .o,s sstsi.
that the wounu WI, ny p'V,h shIo.
The piston Dali ieaseu - .~.
mlnai cavity anu nas no. yes 80 .ory
traeted. Mug pIssenssu ',ay nj.
appearance on nls al,''a, !" ,,is,sd
scalp being oauiy snu ar....S i.
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