Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-03-13

MOOR, NulCu Will Ivut ~ y kSSo dBesst
probably 500 q month or moro. and o
much longer hall on the second floor
than was the former one. With very con.
venient hallway and ants.rooms In
front.
STILL BLocrApEp.--The v. & T. Rail.
road is still blockaded with snow at
Lake View In washoe Valley. Yester.
day four locomotives and the snow.plow
wero or the track at that point. Last
night two Of the engines were got back
on the track During the night tho
wind blew q fearful gale In the valley.
filing In the cut at Lake View ~ badly
an ever. No train was sont out from
Virginia last evening. A large force OF
snow-shovelers are hard ct work at Lake
View, and Il Is hoped that the blockade
will shortly DO raised. Later-since
writing the above we learn that the regu.
lar passenger train for Gold Hill and
Virginia left Reno yesterday morning on
time, but was stopped by the snow block.
ade at Lake Wow. The train returned
TO Steamboat where Il remained during
the day, going back to Reno last night.
The road IL now clear OF snow, but one
OF the locomotives ditched Of Lake View
forms such an obstruction OF itself that
q temporary track had to Be built around
Il In order to allow the trains TO pass.
Tho track II was thought would DO com.
pleted at $50 this afternoon. and the
passenger train Is expected TO arrive
here at $50 this evening.
The SPELLING misunderstanding 70
previous announcement the concluding
photographed contest Of the season wal
held at tho Central school house fold
building) on Saturday evening last. The
following Is q list Of words proposed In
tho final contest for the championship:
Religious, s~acrilegious, sanotify, putrefy,
sheayes or shives (pullsy wheels). infsl.
lible. indelible. fllipoen, fusel.oil. gstta-
BILE, idyllic, tithable, froe or frow ian In.
s,rument used In irving shakes), It'll.
late. moneys. ~stanchion. exclamation.
vermilion. o%culist, plaics. sterility. stump.
tyrannical. laboratory. forenenst. Pro-
fessor Baker. one OF the teachers In the
Gold Hill public school. and Harry Beck.
OF Virginia City, missed FIVE words each.
Their papers contained the fewsst errors
aud accordingly they were declared
champions. the prize money being di.
vided between them. A third man. be-
on the Divide, came very near
dividing the honors with the above.
named gentlemen. He missed dve words
and o hall, having stated In writing that
''fusel," In fusol.oil. was spelled either
with an re" or IN 81" Professors
Kent anu Lister acted as referees.
SLAUGHTER OF TIE ISxocESrs.-Ths
10 O'Clock train from Carson, last evsn-
ing, ran over a COW near the north end
OF the Fort Homestead tunnel. Just
before finding the COW, the train
passed over q small dog. cutting him
evenly In two parts. u hall lying
one side OF the rail and tho other
half on tho other. He was probably
barking 80 loud at the COW that he could
not hear the train coming. Another
small dog was similarly slaughtered near
tho railroad depot o day or two since.
A goat whilo attempting to cross tho
track In Virginia yesterday was knocked
out of timo by one Of the switch engines.
Tho Piutss are feasting to-day.
PHYSICIAN AND SuaoKox--Dr. A. E.
Kosby. whose professional card appears
In another column to-day. 10 recently
from the East and Erope. and 10 brother
to Mr.. Kosby, the gentlemanly book
keeper and accountant In Frankels bro
ker's Office. DR.. Kosby ID o well read
and highly educated gentleman In his
profession, and will be found an earnest
and competent assistant In q . Of sick.
ness or accident. He has concluded to
settle down TO the practice Of his pro-
iession in Gold Hill. and will doubtless
succeed we'll In his new Geld. Once
and residence on Pioneer street, corner
Of High street.
MrrkonoLoorclL. Tho atmosphere
hereabouts was raw and chilly to-day.
Old Eolus appeared to be on the ram.
page. Tho god OF storms held high
on the top Of Mount Davidson,
and on the Divide, during the greater
part OF the day, the wind blew . per-
feet hurricane. Passengers BY tho Sll.
yer City stage complained OF having .
very cold ride. BY way Of variety, nj
wero treated TO an occasional
furry Of snow this afternoon.
Onr SHrrxxSr.-About 10 carloads
Of ore on an average are shipped daily
over the Virginia and Truckee Railroad
TO tho Silver City and Carson river mills.
The Consolidated Virginia mine II sup
the Kelsey. Trench. Eureka, Msr.
rimac aud brunswick mills; the Bslchsr
tho Santiago mill ; and tho Grown Point
The Mexican mill.
Mn. SMIrn. Superintendent Of the
Belcher mine. IL Of the opinion that The
cables, which were In the rope
house at tho time Of the late FIRE. sus-
tanned bot slight injury. The wire ropes
which sustained o similar baptism BY
Gre, at the 0vermsn mine some time
since, were found to b uninjured.
"AoRAniAS."-n you will comply
the established newspaper rule and
,end your real name. your we'll written
communication may b published.
Your name il not OF purse required for
publication. bat merely a. q guarantee
81 good faith. etc.
How TO SAVE Moxxr.-Purchass your
furniture. bedding. carpets. lounges.
.pring mattresses, etc.. Of r. W. Grant,
he well.known furniture dealer. Main
'trest, Gold Hill. just above the NEw
,fice.
v. & T. TRAns.-At present twenty
'our trains daily arc running over the
Virginia & Truckes Railroad between
Virginia and Carson. a
Assfsxxrsr.-An assessment Of ten
,snts per share b levied BY the Virginia
City Coal Company, delinquent on The
l2th Of April neat.