Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-07

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Mill Observation-Disclosures, the well
known dealer In music, fancy goods,
etc., ut Virginia, corner Of B and lay
Tor streets, makes n speciality Of tho
sale of salt. soda, blue stone, sulphurlc
acid and other mill chemicals. In this
department Of his business lie Is con-
nectsd with Rice. Duffy & Co. OF Car
son City, acid manufacturers, and a
large warehouse connected with llig-
gins store Is devoted entirely to the
storage and sale Of mill chemicals OF
all kinds. Salt and soda Of the best
quality and In any desired quantity.
direct from the lnexhaustible deposits
out on the eastern deserts, together
with bluestons, sulphurlc. nitric, mu.
ratio and other acids, ETC., a there
DO procured on the most favorable
terms. They supply the u. S. Branch
Mint ut Carson with all tho chemicals
required. and also most Of the mills In
thi, State. They are doing an I'M
msnse aud daily Increasing business.
Read the advertisements OF Higgins 81
Co. In this paper. VIZ clip the follow
lug from tho Carson Tribune Of this
morning Quite = town Is growing up
In the nelghborhood Of tho bluestono
and acid works. The building itself
l. Increasing vastly In proportions.
Since our last visit n new acid cham
Der, fifteen by forty feet. has been
h,,tlt ,,,,l an tho nth.r aida nf tho fac.
tory a room containing eight new boil
ing watts or operators. Mr.. Thomas
Smith informs us that two tons OF blue
stone are daily manufactured. and that
when the new tank Is completed, two
tons ofacid per day will be turned out.
The proprietors, Rice, Duffy & Co.,
are deserving Of much credit for their
enterprise ; besides, tho mandatory
has caused a large amount Of money to
be circulated here that would other
wise have been taken out OF the State.
MARROW ESCAPE From DEATu.-Last
evening, j. Il. Myers. carrier Of the
Virginia Evening Chronicle, came
within an ace Of losing his life under
tho following circumstances: 1t ap-
pears that the horse lo rides when dis
tributing his papers, has a chronic fear
OF the cars. Last night, while passing
along side OF q cut la the vicinity OF
tho Baltic Switch, the locomotive En-
plro came along aud frightened his
horse, which straightway commenced
.bucklng," aud forced himself aud
rider down an embankmcnt a distance
of about ten feet. Both fell PROSTATE
on the track. The locomotive at the
time was only about twelve or III
teen yards oil. Mr.. Miner, the en-.
glneor, at once reversed steam, aud
succeeded In halting the locomotive
just rs tho pilot struck the horses legs.
Myers, by supcrhuman effort, sue.
ccediug In freeing himself from the
horse aud rolled oil the track. When
the locomotive stopped, Myers found
himself alongside close to the "dri.
ycrs," with his hat under the lOcomo.
tive. The horse, although Ito was hit
twice on the legs, scrambled up and
took himself oil. In squeezing past
tho locomotive, he tore a piece Of flesh
oil his shoulder. The delight Of tho
engineer aud fireman knew no bounds
when they found that Myers had es.
capped a horrible death.
DEcEAsED.-It Is with deep regret
that we record tho death Of Mrs. Mary
whalehen, wife OF Thomas wlalelen,
residents Of Lower Gold Hill. Mrs.
whalahen has been n resident OF Gold
for only about four months. coming
to this place from Antioch, California.
During this short stay she las proved
herself q woman OF fine, tender SEN
sibilitlcs and cndeared herself to many
warm aud devoted friends. She died
on Wednesday last after n short Illness
Of pneumonia, aud was buried yes
terday.
BgSrrIr or MISS RoGERs. - Miss
Katherine Rogers will take n farewell
benefit at the Opera House mex, We'd
nssday night. A splendid bill Will be
given on the occasion. The principal
piece will DO tho beautiful play cntl-
tied "woman's Heart" written by
the late Miss Vandcnhoff. In the In
t.rluie will be given "Isola, the Blind
Girl" By Miss Rogers, and the enter
talnment will conclude with the highly
enjoyable comedy OF tho Trough Dia-
mond." The Washington Guard will
attend In a body, aud In full uniform.
SoiRrE AT SILVER ClrY.-James L.
Wilson, the well known teacher Of
dsncing, will give n grand solreo at
Armory Hall. Silver City, next Friday
evening. Admission, 81. Wilson has
opened a f~lrst-class dancing academy
Ia National Guard Hall, Virginia. aud
has a large number OF pupils. Being
a first class manager OF such fes.
tive occasions the solree to be given
by him at Silver City cannot fall to be
pleasing aud satisfactory to all con-
cerned.
FuSEnAI.-'rhe funeral Of Herman
Eikc, who was accidentally killed day
before Yesterday, In the vicinity OF the
inlet Of the Water Company's aque-
duct, was held yesterday at Oplir
City, where his family reside. Instead
OF at Oakland, as c%rroneously stated
last evening.
scuoor. IMBRooLLo. - Tile school
esmpllcations. In Carson,a are still being
discussed In the papers Of that city.