Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-11-24
THE PIONEERS.
Meetiax OF the OLD Boys Last ESen'
tng-A variety OF Basis<ss Trans
negel.

The Society Of Pacific Coast Pioneers
held a regular meeting last evening al
their hall on n street, Virginia. President
Taylor In tho chair.
Samuel Mcfarland. Of Virginia. and A.
Hall. Of Lake City, MciOc county Cali
f.rnia, applied for membership. Referred
to the proper committee.
Several bills wsro read and referred TO
the Finance Committee.
The Committee ON Sick roported tue
accident TO Ira =. Parke. The case was
announced a. more hopefui than ~hen ~
first reported. p.o,...o
In r,gard to the application OF Professor
/ Cop.. ~ Philadelphia. for fossils IN the
nos.e.sion 81 the society. Professor Frank
Stewart reported that he had written IN
~forainr the gentleman that hc ior-
vanl Inc euriosities on condition thai they
a. returned safely. and at Professor Cope's
~expSnse The rcport was accepted.
CHRISTMAS RAIL-.
The Committee ON Entertainments was
mn, ready to report. but President Taylor
stated that he had had 4 conference with
,h. member. Of the Committee, aud they
hal agreed that II would be well not to
too soon. A ball about Christ
mas time would no doubt net the Society
a eool sum. Colonel Taylor requested
the members Of the Committee TO meet
with him at his Office at 2 o'clock on Nat
urday afternoon.
ron II CABINET.
Professor Stewart gave the following list
Of donations 10 the Society since the last
meeting:
Alargs and beautiful specimen Of agat-
izoi confer. taken from the Centennial
mine. in Nevada county. California. 400
feet below the surface and from . tunnel
$50 feet in length /; presented by Major
Downie.
A large ani exceedingly rich specimen
Of black sulphuret silver ore from tho
bonanza mines. The donor did not wish
to give his name.
A specimen u pctriiioi wood, from the
Dayton mine la Lyon county, and taken
seven feet below the surface; presented by
William Mclaughlin. Also, a rich speei.
men % old Ophir ore; also, a mass OF
weeds covered with Carbonate OF sofia.
taken from a water-box In q tunnel In
Silver City ; also, some rich ~sulphurets
aud gold and silver specimens from the
ArgonAut mino in silver City ; also sew
eral coins. ~.
A very rare anil beautiful specimen Of
~snlphurets Of copper. with quartz hexAS.
snal crystals from the copper mines OF
Japan presented by Mrs. Q. 4. DE Long.
A copy ~ a work entitled "Tho Metro
politan improvements, or London In the
Nineteenth Century" elegantly illustrated
with fine sngravings OF the buildings and
grounds Of the city /; presented by John
I.osssau.
A very handsome pair Of snow-shoes,
beautifully ornamsnted, presented by. w.
T.. Bennett. foreman of the Belcher mine.
The Professor stated that Mr.. Bennett has
a very fino collection " minerals which he
will present to thy Pioneers when a proper
cabinet l. prepared. 4 vote VI thanks
wa. extended 10 all the donors.
A letter wa. received from +. n. storsr,
now in Hartford. Connecticut, condolin:
with the society IN the untimely death OF
Mr.. dc Long.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Judge Adki.on being eallei upon. enter
tanned the Society with a good. little speech,
in which he expressed the pious hope that
some old bachelor member would peg out
soon and leave the Pioneers enough money
~ paw oil all their Indebtedness.
W. ID. 4. Gibson pointed out the neces-
sit, Of the Society obtaining a cabinet for
their growing collection OF curiosities. II