Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-18

A Visir III TnE BgiCuER NINE
Last week, Col. II. VI. Nesey carried
into effect hi, Ion. ~preconcel'ed pur-
pose Of visiting the famous Belcler
Mine, aud spent several hours la ex-
plorlng it, labyrin,han passages. Uncle
Horace endured the warm climate nj
the lower levels like u s%alamander.
evidently being DESTROYS Of emulsting
the Plus Aencas In his descent to the
Internal regions. il1 was pretty well
psiboilcd when he came up out OF the
mine. ard ready To take n bath. lie
makes the following succinct report
concerning the mine: The ledge, lac
says extends downward. 100 feet, lat
orally, from 100 10 200 feet and longi-
tudinally $50 feet. lie was told by
Superintendent Smith that a part OF the
rock encountered Ia the mine was very
rich aud some OF IL wasn't worth a
d-n. lie does not claim that his
report Il exactly accurate aud admits
that he was a little bewildered, aud
sometimes could not Keep the points OF
the compass. In making his way
Nhlbi-h Wv A'AA'AAAN Ih'NHNH
His trip wa n very enjoyable u aud
lie himself Is under great obligation. to
foreman Donnelly aud his ~subbrdinates
for eour;csies shown him during his
visit TO the mine.
MARROW EscArE IRON DGowSIsG.
Yesterday, shortly after the westward
bound train drawn by locomotive No.
IL, aud moving ut the rate Of 20 miles
AL hour. had passed the Brunswick
mill, the cross-besm Of the engine
struck an inebriatcd individual who
had been walking on the track and
threw him over an ~embankment into a
dam hard by. George Fee. the con-
ductor had the train stopped immedi-
atrly and at the same time. his broth
or. James Fee. who was on duty q.
brakeman. Jumped from the train and
succeeded with the assistance OF n or
two Others In dragging the drowning
man out Of the water after he had SUNK
twice, The devotse Of Bacchus, who
was nearly In an insen,ible condition,
was taken Oh board OF the train and
carried 10 Empire. where medical as.
sistance was procured for him. iiai
IL not been for the presence ot mlnu
and prompt action Of Mr. Fee tha man
would undoubtedly have been drowned
Az ExrR,oupiSArW CARA iinc
speclmcn OF the feline tribe makes Ills
headquarters at the office OF the Inter
national Hotel. In Virginia. and his
an,lc. afford a great deal OF amusement
10 the guests NJ the hotel. The animal
which /. a very large sled one, bears
the of .'Pcte." lie Ia at n jet
black color. and possessed OF superior
Intelligence. The clerks IN the oiiiec,
Joe Nelson and VIM. Gordon. are con-
tlnuaily putting up jobs on him. lie
holds out well against all their
Vaccinations and rather enjoys being
%tormented. lie has been taught n
crra, variety Of interesting tricks,
among which Il that Of catching \ piece
OF meat ION the ily," with one paw.
when couchel Oh the floor. ut a long
distance from the pitcher lie !,
built like u leopard. with n caudal APP
pendago very much exaggerated In
length. Pete" Il q great hvoriie
with all the attaches OF the hotel.
GEOLOGICAL GARpES.-Diy before
yeste rday Mr.. J. W. orndorif, OF Vir-
ginia City. sent out to Agricultural
Park the iir-t installmcnt 81 animals
which are to grace his geological gar
dens. Among them was a lively look
Ing lynx weighing iorty-tive pounds.
Mr.. Orndortf proposes TO collect at his
gardens all kinds OF f~our.iooted beasts.
People capturing bear or other specie,
of wild animals la the mountains, VIII
do well TO cooperate with him In
making the collection ~ complete a.
po,slbic. Mr.. Woodward, proprietor
of the Woodward Gardens, san Fran
cisco. has promised to furnish a num-
Der OF geological curio,ities from his
ys,t collection. A large number Of
ornamental trees will be set out on the
PREMISES TIL, Spring, and the Park
will DO made u most delightful place
OF resort.
GRAsp ASSIvER>Anr BALI" Our
readers will bear In mind that the 10th
anniversary ball of Liberty Engine
Co. No. |, Il 10 take place nc Miners
Union Hall, Gold Hill, on Friday
evening OF the present week. Liberty
Engine Company has the reputation OF
giving splendid terp,ichorcan enter
tainments. aud the present. II possible,
will be made more enjoyable than any
previously given by this excellent
company.