The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-10-29
SANlFRANCISCO.
Subscription tor Virginia City
Sufferers.

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ciic Stock Exchange has started sub
sCriptiOn for the Virginia City sufferers
and expects to raise, $4,000 or $1,000. ]
meeting was held tonight at the Palac
Hotel, at which Senator's Sharon AM
Jones, Mayor Otis and many prominen
citizens were present. A committee wa
appointed 10 concert measures OF RELIEF
1t is stated that the insurance on tn
Virginia City property has been great!
underestimated, and that the total losse
OF the companies cannot fall much shor
OF S2,000000. 1t is feared that one o.
two local companies may go under,
Aspecial to the Gail this evening say
that the Gould & Curry mine is full o
gas. The men cannot go down and worl
is stopped in the mine.
Mr.. Mackey, Of the firm Of Flood {
O'Brien, says that no ore will be hoistec
from the damaged mines before spring
that this throws $2,5OO miners out Of EN-
ployment that 5000 people will leave
here, and all that is now needed Is money
to transport them.
INTERVIEW WITH JOHN MACKAY.
VIRGINIA CRY, October 28.-I have
just had Il A. NJ an interview with John
Mackay. He says: | have been through
all the mines this morning and they are
all right, There is no gas or fire In any
way connected with Gould Il Curry's
mine. When the old side shaft was burn
ed, which is now used rs an mir shaft
for the Andes mine, the gas went
through LatrObe tunnel and worked its
way into the mines. That gas Is now all
gone. Work will be commenced on tho
Gould & Curry mine tomorrow or the
day after. Work will be commenced in
the way Of hosting ore In the COnsoli-
dated Virginia mine within sixty days,
and in the meanwhile about 300 tons will
be hOisted daily through Gould & Curry's
shaft from the Consolidated Virginia,
and we will employ about 300 men i'm.
mediately. We have been employing on
the Consolidated Virginia ZOO men,
Four hundred OF these, together with
those employed at the Consolidated Vir.
ginia mill, must remain. II the Ophir
had not been burned we could have hoist.
ed through their shaft as well as the
Gould 4 Curry. Things look more cheer
full to-day than they did yesterday, and
by spring everything will be running as
vel, ii not better, than II did before the
fire. Many mechanics and laborers will
have to go to California and return in the
spring but this they would probably
have done even II no fire had taken
place.
THE RELIEF FUND.
SAN FRANCISCO, October 49, The
work Of obtaining and forwarding relief
to Virginia City has been going on vigor-
ously to-day, and several thousand dol
lars have been collected from the citizens
and corporations. Clothing, blankets and
provisions have been forwarded. Favora.
bic reports OF the condition Of the mines
have been received to-day, and II had the
effect to create much more hopeful
feeling in business circles.
MORE CHEERING PROSPECT.
SAN FRANCISCO, October 2s.-A dis.
patch from Virginia City says matters are
much more cheerful. The women are
doing the noble work Of relieving the dis.
tress. Large numbers Of men are already
at work clearing the ground and rebuild.
ing. Work Is commenced on the Ophir
shaft, and men are clearing away the ruins
Of the Consolidated Virginia Works. One
engine was found to DO good. The record
vault Of the Court House Is being dug out
Of the ruins. The Bank OF California Is
being cleared away. Besides workmen
have been engaged for private parties
A number Of firms have resumed bust.
ness. The insurance adjusters are hard
at work. The liabilities, as far rs can
at present be aScertained, are about ST.
100000.
The prisoners held for petty olIenses
were sci free; the others were removed
to Carson and Gold Hill.
A meeting Of lawyers was held to-day
10 make such arrangements as the ne
cessities Of the case demand. A com.
mittee was appointed to call a meeting Of
the county next Thursday to consult in
regard to re.constructing the county
building and to petition for an extra
session Of the Legislature 10 provide for
cases arising from the destruction Of the
records and municipal institutions.
Slight fall Of snow about noon; more
threatened.