Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-01-05

proud distinction for the Belcher and
Crown Point ; while others 90 30 far
as to swear that the Pictou will be the
banner stock Inside Of a month. II IL,
however, n tact patent to the most Oh.
fuse stock dealer, that the banner stock
In the way OF clothing and gents fur
nlshing goods Is that Of Banner Bros.
corner OF q and Taylor streets, vir-
ginia City. They have got a ''corner"
on clothing. therefore sell at bedrock
prices regardless OF the higher rates OF
other dealers. The Banner Brothers
are not ''bulls." but have always been
the most inveterate "bears" In the
clothing market, to the Immense
disgust Of other dealers. All who
have sold themselves "short OF
clothes In order to buy mining
stocks, had better "realize," make q
''clean up" aud then invest In the
Ranner stock II they would secure
good dividends In the way Of increas-
ed responsibility Of appearance, influ.
ence In society, and all that sort OF
thing. Banner Brothers do not deal
la "wild cat" or shoddy clothing, but
have an immense stock OF the very
best OF what all men OF whatever sta
ton In life need. Invest In Banner
stock.
Is DrLEMMA.-In coming up on
the train from Carson last evening, VIC
witnessed a highly amusing spectacle.
Directly north Of and n short distance
from the American Flat Tunnel. there
L. a very steep hill Of considerable al
titudc. A narrow trail runs along the
| side OF the hill to the summit ut an
at an angle Of about forty-five degrees.
1t so happened that y squad OF cattle
started to 60 up the trail at the same
momentt that another squad commenced
making the descent, and consequently
they met midway. The trail was so
narrow that none OF tho cattle could
turn out, so as To get by tho others
without rolling down the steep de-
cliylty. n distance OF several hundred
feet. Each particular OK or cow eem.
ed to comprehend the situation per-
fectly, aud was puzzllng his or her
brains rs to what was best TO be done
| under the circumstances. The last We
saw of them the situation was I'M
changed. Whether a compromise was
effected, or how the matter was set
tied, we are unable to state. but We
| opine that the lower party, which may
be considered the weaker one, In all
probability had to back down." The
awkward dilemma In which tho UNI
sophisticated animals were placed, has
many parallels In human life.
MILLING SrArIsric.-ws CLEAN tho
following particulars concerning tho
operations OF the Brunswick mill
from the annual report Of the Superln-
tendent. This mill, owned by Messrs.
Jones It Hayward. Is u Of the finest
In the world. lt Il situated, IL will be
remembered. OH the Carson river, q
short distance east Of Empire City. IL
has % stamps, and Is run by water
power. Its full working capacity being
100 tons per day. IL Is supplied with
ore entirely from the Crown Point
mine. During the year 1873 the
quantity OF ore crushed at this MILL
amounted to $500 tons. The cost OF
labor. Including construction, was
$50. 23l. The number OF cords OF wood
used was y1l ; quicksilver used, 1913?
pounds, at q cos: OF $5i.2lG cost OF
castings. Sit,79J sulphate Of copper
used. 4a,i2O pounds; miscellaneous
expenses. so. 1000; amount OF bullion
produced. Gt,a00 pounds. The capa-
ala. - sh. t..A nFI.nr .ntll. In lhn
neishborhood, the Morgan and Mexi-
can, Is respectively 50 aid ITO tons
per day.
PIrER's OrzRA HousE.-The Tenn
pletons gave their concluding enter.
,ainment Mt the Opera House last
night. We can say with pleasure that
the series Of performances given by
this company during the last two
weeks have far excelled any that have
been presented la Virginia for n long
time. The farewell benefit referred To
was an ovation to tho ladies OF the
company. aud to "petlte Fay" In
particular. The performances COM
menced last evening with the great
English play Of Faithful Wives" or
.'Still Waters Run Deep" In which
the acting OF Alice and Isabel Temple
ton gtye great satisfaction to tho audi.
ence. We hope the Teinplston troupe
will pay Us another visit before lesv-
Ing the Pacific coast, rs they have
made many friends here who will give
them a warm reception whenever they
may choose To come. This evening
they will appear again at the Carson
Theater.
rnE ADuuNric.-All have read with
pleasure and interest Of the beautiful
goudolas, guitars and t%roubadours Of
the Adrlatic, but these did not refer to
the Adriatic saloon. z street, Virginia
City, kept by Henry Stephens, u OF
the most genial and gentlemanly men
you would wish TO meet with any
where. lie knows how to keep a sa-
loon properly. and his har Is therefore
supplied with only the choicest bcver-
ages aud stimulants. lie also passes
out \ fine cigar. such rs good smokers
appreciate. Call and see him.
BROKER. - II. S. Eells, formerly
President Of the Cole Water Company
ut Virginia City, and a gentleman
well and iavorably known both here
and In San Francisco, has become an
active member Of the firm Of X. Z.
Page Il Co., commission stock brokers,
san Francisco. All who know him
will have great confidence In him In
his brokering capacity.
WASHINGTON GUARD THIS EVENING.
IA will be- seen by official notice In
our advertising columns to-day the
annual election OF the Washington
Guard. Virginia. will take place this
evening at ! o'clock, sharp. Every
member should DO promptly on hand