Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-09-05
coMsruck PAPERS mo 5.
A Hard wiater aud its Results.
From the San Trsneisco Mining and Scientin,
Prrsu

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A Hard Wtuter and It's Results.
From the San Yrsneisco Mining and Scientific
P~ss
Thu Winter of 1859 commeneed carly. M
mucb "A A foot OF snov having fallen Al
virginis Civ nm tbe Oh M yoys1bcr. anil
i,p,nnch tbis form wa. .rccosioJ 4, sov.
raj wesls ~ nIeas.nt ,x.s,hsr sha W;ntsr
az, toliovaJ rss a ssv.,a orr a. va, NO,
more than \ DOZEN comfortsbie homes hal
I.,.n mn, nm AZ yirc,nis Ci,v .nJ noiJ
Hill. rh.retor. ,ho s.vsr.i Irndrad al.
vent,,rer. who hsd g,thsrsd a. ,hs mine
wsrs com,clIea 40 live anil ioiee IN Tent.
csnvas hnr.es mud aud s,ona hrilt buts
snJ .rch o,hsr ,smrors,, NO. a. could
ha c=onstrnctsj from The ruSe AMI scsniy
material M hand. there being very little
lumber 10 be raj. some. Tbose moan,
were moi very Abundant bnrrovej Indian
issbion I'm iirt-coyered holes dug In the
vronnd wh,Ia . s.w avan sn,,,J sbslter IN
sbe month"; ~ The ,unnsl. that hsd been
$3.50 sas N. .,,,a. m.
nnhi;c ,-aSs;ng'ho"as. W. Ts,s we'll nstronizeJ
n",i.,p .ass - =, - Won 40
,ha an"rs h.v;ns h.sn r%,,,i1sd Tor .la.n.
;no nnrno.as Ia ,hs.a Mace rows ~
h,, S rp..hin, tom Noor I" ceiling ons
1--we ,hs ",hs, rsn sropna ,he side..
with /. liar extending tbrourh the center al
tbe bniiding, cacL III tbese shelf.iike bunks
he,n. tnrnis,sJ Will n cosr.e h.v m.,tre.s
and : iimi,sJ spnnlv ~ WOODEN blsnket,.
M ni.h,. chair ,,blss and counters
were made 40 10 service a. bedsieads,
| For this sort Of accommodation ono dollar
per night was eIacted. dodgers being
charged half.price for the privilege OF
spreading their blankets on the moor.
nuuuicu ihso ,heso .eh us .hn sins.
tories, mo wes'nsr Ia'n ay III ~
stormy Ahu ihsense,y vo'a, 49,. ~ ar
suffering was eAPcr,ehceu on,pie wy VII
yer WAS over nor weIc NC unhApp.
dodgers permi!teu aiways 70 ENJOY even
tins sort OF shei'er without ihsrrupuon
and disturbance. freqneniy inc gaies
that came tearing uowh MOUNT Da'luson
WOULD, III Tue middle .o' Ine hisn', Win
All weIe wrapt W A",,'s,uniyer uIea"S
OF ricn croPPinBs. ol..A u,puniers anu
wiro s.I,er' wv ~ un'NIs Ahhuun .Aa. .ns
uormi'ory; or 'aA.hs ~ w oou,,. 'uIn 'no
tnihg INSIDE OUT 'sVihs ,hc hAPi.ss
sleepers exposed 10 inc peinngs OF tne
pitiicss storm, 10 Apply describe the
scenes thai attended tue sudden uncover
ing OF these embryouc SILVER miners.
bowling and swearing "a they sought 10
screen their haii-nAked persons nnder ths
hutteriug fragments OF Their ~disruptured
tabernacle or hssteneu On through the
storm In search OF shelter elsewhere
would require the pen Of Q Dickens.
A HOPEFUL crowd AND A WINTER EMIdA-
TioN-uIoH PRICES OF PROVISIONS AND
~PaoyESpER.
p,, o,v,,h.,.ra;r. ,h.,r r,.o,.h,o
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a.. r., NJ. r',S 5,.h" sanaIo aar.h,
NV" .nsa.. =" c.i,sosn.
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VI" La '. a..
~ " anI,as - IN n ~ ~. N h.'a IN,
unsy ~. a.. hai,asss 49, ,-nnI, H.
sp,,"s, "hse ~. .s.. ~ a.aI
apie, on s.e a,app A.an.go 'u' nj" am
.he Au'sn' y. soos .sH 10y ~
,hA' hau 1ecn sa.u u, nnr. =.
NM :" M ,ia,, H. nn,aradS ~.
.nr- m nna ",n. ~ ~,
.amooss ~ s,'e.. ~. 80 ~, ~ aso,,anaan, ~ csi,'
49, 49,. mn,,a a. sn,i...,inn Ian,
.oi..a sn., W. a. .p. AZ M.
w .,oSs >. ,La nv minn. J.. "monn'
.on.e'u Nv Nv ~" a. onn
'e9 ny 'ne ,nu :, aP'i Aoou' x,vVV.
- m sanln.,ix ronsh Tha W;n.sr
pcv"lne use,u'u.! ,o"s1' ".n,
.nJ J r.o,i,, M a.,,v %.o,,,ar. H. c.rsnn
~ .hj,,l, .n.onis hss, NO, hsy,ng
expected such q large Influx OF population
nor anticipated 50 hard q Winter. had
hx es,heriny more h.y md rsising moro
farm produce than usual. Having their
attention absorbed by mining matters
tbey had. in fact. made hardly AZ great
proyision of this Kind as In ordinary years,
The was, there soon began 10
hc a Jesr,b m the c~ommoJities. The prioes
s5vancing IN enormous rates before
staring Usy. for example. Mold Al the
rato ~ four and Ave ami harley at nix and
eicbt hundred dollars pcr ton. proyisions
az ali Linds bcing slso excessively scarce
and dear. MANY Of the horses and two
Nil. "a ,ho c.,tIe in the eountry died
from .,.,vstion. The simplest fare. such
~ hsrJiv mora than sufaced 10 keen life
In III IoJy' coat tho miner threc.fold
NOR han The most iuIurious living
would ID In California. believing, how
oyc, ,h.t relie, would come with the
anr;n, al, horo ,be.c burdens and de-
r,s,iors brsyelv. Knowing that sup.
NJ. - II, tinJs yo,id Ia rushed In from
ip..t,orni. a. soon ss the mountain be-.
..a.a..s,hi. 10 ,.cl ty.ips. tber, WAS m.
~" r,nnr,r ~ comnisint.
Wv
THINGS oEr A sEr.bAcE-M INDIAN WAR
yooLisuLY prous n pIsAsrHousLY
,vn,n
While All were mus nopeiu. Inu she.s
M wer1 even y ill., ..oi,.p In, s.,si
occuir.u oh' ~ A.. wsn, ~. i,,,ie
ssen nh, .nd nsse,ic,I sen.e on thc
.u,,'ns ..i.i.,,b s~.,,, of,.r IN ji..
aster alike 10 individuals n the conimu'
nifty A. large. Ine'e were na. v,ini.
son fi,,er, VIZ ILL., vrs',,.,enmth
Guy, ihree protners nann,u ",ia', ~Io
there KEPT = sor. o, puIh nouse, .n.,a
repniahon LOT sluare ass pe,ns tnns
o' tne oes.' among ". p,a.sI..
imPu.ea ~ '"., 49,. .h,nn .hais
tue Ihaians NJ s'os ,us ~, ~,
sluaws. on WIFI 49, anA.M. .n,wo.
enerisneu ,o~aiu .ara ay .mIs.
NY A"si'lns our! o oPPos.lIn.g
70 oc avens'a LII !. I'm SNswn
y, oho ~ 49, n'n, ~,
iooo, sma IN =, sa'asss s...vneu VIZ
mouse ., me' !, rnmhsr A"d so~ ane o.eu
iiS.. ,hrno ~ ,Ss.c wsv ,rsn.
oar. msre,v .%,onnino ,hsrs a~sr