Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-10-23
Numerous people here in Gold Hill
rrmemhsr lack Shsnherd. for Jack had


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Numerous people here in Gold Hill
remember Jack Shepherd, for Jack had
numerous friends in this community.
not only among mining men. but all
classes Of society. For some time he
occupied the responsible position OF su.
pertinent Of the rope aud cable depart
ment nj the Crown Point works, and was
also employed In positions Of similar re-
sponsibility at other principal mines.
A year or two ago Jack took anotion to
10 TO England, where no had rich rel
ntives, and with them he has been u s
ticating ever since. But his genial soul
always cherishes happy remsmbrances
II Gold Hill and the many good friends
he made here. Ii was his home Tor
years, AMI he knows that II he were here
to-day he would receive good. friendly.
heartfelt welcome from his numerous
old friends and companions. Ashort
time age. Bill Lee. otherwise known as
Mr.. william Lee. Superintendent Of tho
Prospect mine, received . letter from
him, dated ut Douthcwaite Lodge.
Kerbysids, Yorkshire. England. from
which we are kindly permitted to extract
the following:
should have written you before this,
but l have been waiting to nee and de-
eide whether I should settle in this
country or como back to Gold Hill, and
really, 1 find il hard TO arrive at any
satisfactory conclusion. am pretty
well fixed In ono way. yet not in others.
I live well. and move among the aristoc-
racy, yet I meet with q great deal o.
flummery which I never liked or never
will. Since I have been upon this
rich. broad estate. l have been trying to
make myself useful and stir things up
generally. and rs you might naturally
suppose. l turned my attention first to
prospecting. following up some iron in
locations on some moor property be-
longing TO the estate. used for grouse
hunting. followed q large vein. with
a tunnel, about two hundred feet,
showing some very excellent orc.
reaching up to forty per cent. OF
metallic iron. II was q surface vein.
however, giving a very low average,
therefore we abandoned II, very much 10
my disgust. for with an outlay OF capital
TO the extent Of $4,000 we could have
sunk and got other and better veins
below AS they lay nearly horizontal. 1t
Is n very great neglect and loss To- let
such q source Of wealth lie idle, but then
folks are No COMPOUNDED slow here. i
often tell them so. and that they are not
lik. US Americans; thoy lack specula'
hon and the true spirit Of enterprise.
But they say they do not like going in
on an uncertainty.
This Summer l have boen attending
tn a large wood ranch on the estate, all
oak wood. telling. chopping and bark
peeling. think the working classes
hero are very comfortably fixed, and
their wages are nuch better than they
used to be. Last Winter I could take
NO part in hunting OF shooting by rea.
,on Of my eyesight troubling me. but
hope to do better the coming Winter.
Occasionally l SO fox hunting. but
have TO be very careful in riding this
fast stock, as I find ii "a little risky and
difficult TO clear a iivs-rail fence. or
hedge, with ditch ON each side. 80 i
don't care to rush the buck much just
vet. The weather has been very pleas
ant. not too hot. and plenty OF amusc.
n,ents going on; lots Of agricultural
fairs. with plenty Of young ladies' and
hno stock OF all kinds. I also find
plenty Of good trout fishing IN the
brooks surrounding the estate.
But now n word or two for old Gold
Hill: with all her drawbacks, love her
still. 10 God spares me. whether
inally settle in this country or moi. i
shall some day make n trip to Nevada.
and take n run with tho old bsys on the
old stamping ground. How's Hob
Marshall. and Dick Nagle. and billy
Clark? Is Hank Smith still running
tho Bslcherl What is Archie and
Hugh Mcdonnell doingf Is Ivy
Fulton and family well? And Abraham
Booth. how is his eyesi:ht'
lie was very bad when I left.
Tell Ei. Harris no ought to DO here and
SEQ the partridges. pheasants. hares,
rabbits and grouse ON the estate. The
game sales amount TO $1,000 every
season, outside OF home consumption.
Where IL Gus. my old partner. and has
Ben Hazeltinc got rich yet? Give my
kindes, regards to all the boys. and with
plenty Of the esteem for yourself i re-
main, Yours truly.
JouS SnKruxnp.