Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-07-25

nasslnS uoaee w eaauuo
to certain oil paintings, executed within
the last few weeks. by Mr.. N.
a. standish. Express Agent for
Wells, Fargo 4 Co., in this town.
Two of his most recent paintings. Of
which we desire to msko special mention
Al the present time, arc very meritorious
works Of art. They are each two by
thres feet in size. and painted in oil COL
orr ON canvas. One Is q copy Of the
,ne picture by Butman, representing q
sc.ns on Columbia River. Oregon-a
will and most beautiful river scene
with cascade. lofty mountains and 30
companying surroundings and the
other is q picture copied from
nature. by the artist himself. Of
Emerald Bay. Lake Tahoe. This.
ali who have visited that en-
chanting locality. will recognize at
opce a. u truthful and correct picture.
The view was taken from the point at
the north side Of the entrance TO the
beautiful Bay. and shows not only the
BAY itself with its emerald shadowed
shores. and Captain Dicks island. and
Ben Holidays lovely Summer resort
in the far distance. with the cool
sparkling cascade leaping down through
tho dark. steep ravine beyond, richly
yerdant with trees and shrubbery. but
the rough. gray rock-bound mountains
on either side. in all their towering
grandeur. r very excellently repre-
scented. Even the struggling pine trees
growing in the elefts OF the rocks, with
splintsred and decaying trunks standing
OF lying here and there are not neglect
ed. The picture Ii 4 very correct and
m~eritorious n in every respect. Both
pictures are colored to nature. and not
overlrawn in any respect. even the snow
peaks being delineated with n modulated
degree Of n~aturalness, 80 10 speak. mono
too often met with in even more preten-
tious efforts. The perspective and other
artistic points. show a fine appreciation
ami natural conception on the part Of
the artist, and the details OF execution
indicate ability OF no common order.
Mr.. Standish makes no p~retsnsions a.
an artist, and has only tried his hand in
this line during his few months
residence in Gold Hill. merely a. a pas
time 10 while away his leisure hours and
crafty n natural taste. He never re-
ceived any instruction whatever in draw
ing or painting. and all he knows in that
respect 10 through self-instruction. Mr..
Standish is evidently q natural artist,
and certainly elcels some whose names
have been professionally before the pub
lie for years.
MINING IN CoLonApo.-we make the
following extracts from . letter received
by Mr.. Fleming from his son Alexander.
II il dated Rio La Plata. Colorado, July
9Th. 81 am we'll; Mt present
AN working 10 men in our ditch; they
take their pay in water. / expect TO
commence taking out dust this Fall.
Our water. when ready for use will be
worth $500 q day. i have had = pretty
rough time and have had TO struggle
hard TO keep from starving. We have
some fine lodes, many OF which show
the native gold. The placer claims be-
longing TO yourself and Benton contain
more gold than We can all pack. After
the water is on. 1t will keep me hopping
To keep up work on our lodes and claims.
l think more Of this country than ever.
The big rush Of gold hunters is over;
they rush out as fast as they come in.
Emigrants who come here without any
grub, or any knowledge Of mining. go
away cursing the country. Six furnaces
are already on their way to the mines. /
have not hal any beef To eat or whisky
To drink in seven months. Give my re-
CARDS to all the boys. ALxr.
A RouoH TussLK.-A few minutes be-
fore the arrival Of the passenger train
last night. two drunken individuals
staggered into the ladies' room OF the
railroad depot, Gold Hill, and made
themselves obnoxious by using obscene
language in the presence Of some ladies'
who were waiting for the train. Officer
Rogers ordered them 10 leave the room,
which they refusedto do. A posse conf
tdhts having been summoned TO his as
sistance officer Rogers proceeded TO ar
rest the parties. Alively tempus ensued.
one Of the inebriates making an unsuc-
eessful attempt to get Rogers hand In
his mouth. The united efforts Of .
dozen bystanderu were required TO con-
TSss ~" wsra 10 he trieJin Justice wrieht's
en-, ,h;s st,srnoon mon A charge of
S;s,n,h;n, ,hs ne.ee.
D~rscHAsokp' Morris s'oihse, VINO
was he'u "
Jury on h ~ oaum;,,sJ In .st,;nc
Are 10 Zimmermsn's building, No. 90,
soutb q street. Virginia City, was yes-
terday taken before the Supreme Court
at Carson on a writ Of habeas corpus.