Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-03-13
MEETING or ri,E PIONEERS.

Pioneers vas held evening before last a
their hall ON b street. Virginia. Presi-
dent McMeans occupied tho chair. and =
goodly assemblags Of tho 'Old Boys
was present. There was very little bu.
siness to transact. therefore the meeting
was short but interesting.
The Lecture.
The special committee appointed to
arrange for tho proposed Lecture on
JAPAN" by Hon. Charles Z. belong.
for tho benefit Of the Society. WIS given
further time. The
Resignasiea
OF Will Thomas Us Vice President OF
tho Society was received and accepted.
and he having been elected to that Office
from Silver City. it was agreed that at
the next meeting the vacancy created
by the resignation Of Mr.. Thomas
should DO filed. and in 30 doing Silver
City. as represented in this Society.
should justly have the preference.
Li~auidasiss.
On motion the Board Of Directors
wcro given full power to liquidate from
tho funds Of the Society. with such as-
sistanco ~ they found eSpediont, u GER
tain noto Of 1000. against the Society.
due on the i7th instant. Tho following
interesting
D~snatisns
To the great cabinet Of the Society were
received. and ON motion u special vote
Of thanks Of the Society returned to the
donors OF tho anne
Three tarnntula nests from California.
Nv Mr.. Gcorgs Schwab. Of Virginia City.
THESE are among tho finest and most
really beautifui OF peculiar curiosities on
this coast. That formidable and dam
gcrous spider. half as big a. ones Est,
has its enemies. ono OF the worst OF
which is a certain species OF wasp. As
a matter Of protection to itself and
Young, il constructs n nico little nest or
fort, just beneath the surfnce Of the
ground. about the sizc OF a turkeys egg.
male out u mud, and lined with silk or
something like il. but the greatest poin.
L. the door or cover. This is Of an ex-
&C, circular form. with q nice little hinge
on ons side, with n spring which holds
IL quite firmly when closed. With its
-.ou. claws the big spider is enabled to
open the door to his house and 1t closes
after he or she gets safely inside. The
tarantuha Is u great brute among spiders,
hut is very juiicious in regard to de-
fensive sleeping or household arrange
monts.-Rsr.
Seven pieces OF old continental cur
rsncy. ragged aud worn, from two shil-
lings TO one pound in dsnominativc
value. and the latest date being 1862
over 100 years old. These were the gift
Of Frank q. Darlington. lately deceased.
who left them in tho hands Of W. ID. c.
Gibson. % Gold Hill. for presentation
to the Society. jus; before his recent de-
pirture for Europe. Mr.. Gibson pre-
scntci them in person, with appropriate
rolnarks.
4 line large photograph Of James Mar
shall. the discoverer Of gold in Califor-
mia, neatly framed; by II. L. blanchard.
Of Gold Hill. -.
In this connection Vice President
HOLMES remarked that he was formerly,
u photographic artist in California. and
had tho honor OF taking Tho hrst picture
II that Kind, MIR. Marshall ever had @-
ken.
This impeliod W. r. stewart 20 stA'o
that Jim Thompson snowshoe lhoml-
son-at the tr,t discovery OF how iH-
nous Comsiock Lode. brought to him
the first piece OF silver orc taken from
the lode. II was wrapped IN u piece OF
T~hompson's shirt.tail AMI now as a mat
ter OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL or Personai histo-
ry. he would like to get either n photo
graph OF Thompson. or a bit OF that
shirt.tail for the Cabinet OF the Society.
John q. Hrsmest Proposed ~ IN
Honorary Member.