Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-10-04
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new gus apparatus, which the popular
Gas Machine Manufacturing Company"
have for some ,imc past been putting in
Mt Pipor's Opera House, Virginia, was
entirely completed Saturday evening.
aud found to give tho utmost s%atisfae.
ton. This Company-which has lately
been Organized, with Ira 4. Parke,
President; Wilkio Darling. General M
psrintsnicnt; +. A. q. Gearing. En-
~rineer; and Jno. Clinton. Secretary
had a great many Obstacles to contend
with in getting the apparatus ut the
Opera House 70 work to its ontiro salts
faction, as II was tho first manufactured,
AMI some minor defects wcro ut tho
commencement unavoidably overlooked.
When the theater is reopened the public
will bc surprised TO sec the difference bc-
tween the quality OF gas now and that
inst furnished by the new gas machine.
ono grand point in favor Of the "Popu-
lar Gas Machine" is its cheapness.
Where Mr.. Piper formerly had to pay
from SO to $l20 per week for gas used
at tho Opera House. his bills will here
after not exceed S25 or $50 per week.
This Is a great saving, and well worthy
Of being taken into consideration by
large business houses and tho public
generally.
RusAwAY.-Tho splendid buggy team
driven by George Emmett. took fright in
front Of Pete Bscker's bakery ON Main
street, Gold Hill. about ir. NJ, Satur-
day. and despite the efforts Of Mr.. Elm.
nett to hold Il In check dashed furious
IL down toward the lower end OF town.
Nr. Emmett was thrown out OF tho
buggy near Ramsdell's blacksmith shop.
and considerably bruised. but his in
iuries are not Of n serious nature. After
Mr.. Emmett was thrown out Of the buggy
the horses kept on down the street until
they got 10 the Rhode Island mill where
they ended their rae in n OF the
tailings tanks. After being got
ont Of their close quarters, It was found
| that one Of the horses had broken his
| right foro leg. Being an animal worth
$1,000, his owner determined 10 try and
save him. lie was therefore placed in o
sling over night. and yesterday Doctors
| Kirby and webbsr examined the broken
limb, but found II could not DO saved.
| The animal WIS therefore killed.
DnGRlN or Coin HILL. - q. W.
Morse, Agent Of the National Insurance
Diagram Company. is at present en-.
gagged in making n draft Of all tho prin.
cipal houses in town. lie gives a min.
ute description OF each, whether II Is
brick or frame. lined with cloth aud
papcred, or hard finished, the number
| OF windows In each building. width OF
| streets and other facts. by which In.
surance companies can tell what risks
| they will have To incur in insuring any
| building on the diagrams. Various
agents aro employed in making diagrams
| Of all tho principal towns in tho United
States. These are Autographed and dis
iributci among tho various insurance
companies throughout the country. thus
enabling each to keep posted.
Ur IN Tux womp.--Tho last time,
previous to Saturday, that the flag was
hoisted ON Fort Homestead. tho halyari.
used for the purpose, was broken.
Before the flag could be hoisted Satur.
iay-on the occasion OF the demonstm-
lions in celebration Of the rc-opening Of
the Bank Of California II was necessary
to reeve a new ono through the block at
the head Of the ilas pole. Several in
effectual attempts were made by some
Of tho boys to ''shin il" up tho pole,
and IL appeared as IL the idea would have
to DO abandoned. Fortunately word was
t~elegrnphed TO Virginia and A. 8.
Guinea, a young man accustomed 10
that kind Of thing came down with q
pair Of creepers aud accomplished the
job in short orisr. lie received S25
for his services.
SrxrL RAILs.-A force Of laborors nro
engaged at present in ro-layins the V. 4
II. railroad track with steel rails be-
tween Carson and Mill Station. In
washoe Valley. The road is now laid
with steel rails oil the way from Vir-
ginia to Lake View.
srKnnA NEVADA ASSESSMENT. An as
sessnsnt Of 81 per share Is levied by
the Sierra Nevada Mining Company,
delipausnt November 9th. See official
notice iu our advertising columns to-
day.