Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-11-16
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for generations been wrestling with
theories about the interior condition Of
the earth. the majority Of them agree
ing that after reaching . certain point,
the heat Is 80 intense that everything
Is in Q state Of fusion; or. at least.
would be. II subjected to less pressure.
AL these theories are knocked into
q cooked hat. for has not Sutro de-
elared-and he cannot tell q lis-that
the interior Of the earth 10 an immense
sea OF boiling hot water. He also
stakes his reputation on the pre-
diction that the seq will be
struck at the 2800-fo level Of the CON-
stock mines. The best OF Sutro's story
l, that this sea Of boiling water car only
lie cooled and the ground rendered work.
ibls by an air blast through tho Sutro
tunnel. said blast to be produced by the
water power Of the Carson river. lie
lakes no allowance in his calculation
tor the time. somstimss extending over
several weeks, when there is scarcely
water enough in the Carson river to fur.
iish power to pull a setting hen OF her
lest. Il may be. however. that he in
tsnds standing at the entrance Of the
tunnsl and taking the place Of the blow.
or himself during that time. Should
that DO the case the project is. perhaps,
more feasible than would at first sight
appear.
Tue coDE.-Two young bloods who
lave been reading yallsr covered novels
till they have become saturated with
the spirit Of the chivalric sons Of the
funny South. had a triiing misundsr.
standing about . game Of cards or some
ether highly important Transaction the
ot.er night. in Virginia. The aggrisved
Iarty sent a challenge to msrtal COM
lat to the man who had offended him.
which was accepted on tho condition
that the party OF the second part be
paid sl5 owing to him by the chal.
l,nging party. The young gent (of
course everybody would know he was
very young without such being stately
10 reported to be q good shot. and his
fare TO secure the debt owing him BE-
lore he kills his man. shows q sound
financial mind. even II IL il q little soft
on the honor question. The matter 10
Known to the police. and should things
assume q serious aspect. the strong arm
u the law will no doubt DO interposed
10 prevent either Of the noodles doing
larm to each other.
PKNsoSAL.-our County Clerk. W. q.
Thompson. arrived in Virginia this
morning from q visit Of a few weeks In
California, during which time he took
10 himself . bsttsr-half. He says
that during his absence he has been
living on the fat Of the land and fsols
twenty years younger than he did three
weeks ago. II aplacid exterior In any
index Of . serene and happy mind, the
| change in his life has been Of untold
Lenedt to our friend. He left Mrs. I.
1t her parental home in Dutch Flat,
until he could procure a suitable res
iience in tho remnant OF Virginia. The
irtimate acquaintance Of Mr.. Thomp-
ton, Who entertain the opinion that he
cant keep q secret, were much aston
ished when they received q note from
linn the day after his marriage an
nouncing that he had gone and did 1t.
md are now Of the opinion tnat he is .
.siy dog. after all. The maiden name
Il his afianced was Miss II. E. A.
Cooke.
DoS'r LIKE Ir.-Since the report was
published in the NEws OF about a week
tso. stating that Professor Berlinsr had
estimated tho number Of pianos des-
iroyed in the FIRE at Virginia at sixty. hs
Las been beseigsd with inquiries about
them until the subject has at last grown
iaonotonous, and he wishes his name had
| not been thus prominently brought be-
| Ioro the public. He has even gone 30
:ar. we understand. as TO breathe O wish
against the welfare Of the one who in
,erted the item. That's alwaysths way.
\ reporter in a spirit Of b%enevolencs
that ought to DO appreciated, slings in a
few words about some acquaintance,
thinking be will DO pleased; when in q
few days along comes that supposed
friend with all the milk Of human kind.
ness in his bosom turned TO vinegar and
heaps q mountain Of abuse on the de-
,eted head OF the Knight Of the Quill.
USrsrAL wrlrHKR.-Ths San Fran
,iscans who happened to be in Virginia
last night must have felt as II they were
till at the Bay. as the whole town was
or several hours wrapped in a dense
og. very similar TO tho customary
heather in San Francisco. Re.ors day
lrsak the fog had dispersed, and the at
!aosphers Was clear and dry. as usual;
l,ut of TO the east the clouds that en-
yeloped the city during the night Ind
tsttled in the valleys, which. to one
lifted with q vivid Imagination. aP-
cared not unlike one vast ocean OF agt-
iatsd water, the various mountain peaks
,tsnding forth like islands In the sea.
The sight was 20 unusual as to excite
Comment from all the old residents oil
he city.
UsrruL REcRr.-ln view OF the dis;
Ease that is now affecting the horses in
his section. tho following recipe, taker
rom the Lexington Gd,,te. may DO oil
interest to the community. DIR. Hall.
q this town. says that ono OF his horses
showed unmistakabls symptoms Of ths
disease q few days ago. but that after
he administration OF two or three doses
q the medicine he wa entirely relieved.
The following Is the recipe: Dissolve
ono ounce Of sal ammoniac in n com
non pail full OF water; give this quanti'
~ three times q day for two days. In
nine cases out Of ten this, we are As
.ured, Is q SURE cure. The remedy Is
cheap and certainly worth q trial.
A TALE OF Two CIrIrs.-A picture
with the above c~aptionis on exhibition
IN many Of the windows on @ street,
Virginia. That prolific cause OF fires.
he kerosene lamp. stands forth Promi.
iently in the picture, which Is intended
20 represent the destruction OF Chicago
md Virginia. II might have been more
appropriately called tho tails OF two
,o.s, a. those useful q~uadrupeds stand
iorth prominently. In looking at the
picture the spectator is forcibly reminded
II the Chinaman's graphic descrip'