Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-06-22

A SICK BuxrSEss.-Some of the round.
ers Of Virginia City have tumbled to .
new racket. when by chance or rough
gambling Mr.. Tough gets . few dollars,
the frst thing Is 70 invest part Of II In faro
checks-always pstronixing tho quarter
check" games, which are dealt expressly
for the benefit Of the poor. Dropping be-
hind tho crowd, Mr.. 7. slips the bones In
his pocket and sherries or In . leisurely
manner. The next thing he strikes IL .
"haif-check" game, where the remaining
trade dollars In his possession are
changed for worries representing. fifty
cents each. Monsieur Le Tough hangs
around for . time, making bets here and
there and picking up everything he thinks
no can get away with. Home player OBJ
jects 10 his stealing $40 bet, when he be-
comes terribly Indignant and angrily
passes In his chips, cursing his luck and
wearing that ga gentleman don't have .
chance W get even any more" The dealer
IL generally glad 10 get rid VI 30 unprotta-
BILE . customer and silently wishes him in
perdition ~ he sizes up the checks and
throws out the coin. The gentleman
goes on winner. Such occurrences ~ this
do not happen often. but once In . while
the boys get In their work, and generally
sre insufferably proud 81 their achieve
mentz.
woop AND LuxBKR.-Colonel J. q. Fair
returned last evening from his visit Of In
spec.ion Of tho saw.mills, lumber fumes
and timber ranches In the Sierra Nevada
mountsins owned by the company which
he represents. Mr.. Fair found everything
In excellcnt order and says the work goes
on M regularly and 10 a. well managed o.
mining Al the Consolidated Virginia. The
amount Of wood being sent down the hume
Iust now Ii something immense. II Ia he
ing nut in n the rate Of nix cords IN Ave
minutez. and easily average me cord o
minute. They run over 5000 cords every
day. The amount Of wood and timber on
hand IL almost incalculabls. and tho de-
utruction Of the forests necessarily great.
~ ons S sni.h SO formerly covered
with 4 dense growth Of trees. until II In
almost ~ smooth o. your hand. The tops
are chopped Into wood y The bodies con-
yertcd into lumber ana umpe,s, I"rIe
Ia 4 great amount OF snow suIi u tne
MONTANA, and u Is 30 hard ina norseH
can travel over II without INCONVENIENCE
The company expect 70 get out more lum-
Der. wood And mber TINS SEASON '"Ah !"
y 81.
Rior.-John anu Thomas nhatuh "e''
yesterday arrestcl. In virginia ciiy' ON .
charge Of riot, they and two or three other
men having demolished the house Of
Daniel Warrington, situated In the
nsirhborbood Of the Masonic Cemetery. II
sec,ns that In the absence Of Harrington
they put lever umaer ss no". e.. MI,
ahsn /, tisttened ont and was ieft a com.
80 .rsct Tbs grounj. n appcsrs, on
INA ~ hou.e stood Il claimed by some
" ! nsr,iss Concerned In il demolition.
Ths 10 Sh,rons viii have a hearing
before Justice Knox at O o'clock this even
Ing.
Wan yop Tur rounru OF JpLy,-J. ID,
x.-,.w :, an. po-,,r.s .,or.. Cola
..l' ne - :,
a.. q, Al, .,,.. .nd mice. Ho has al.o
Iust received q Ane lot Of ladies' and gen.
tlemens' watches, which he will sell stn
reasonable rates an any house In the
eGnn ~, ,nr ,u.,sn .nJ opslSs,, c"a.. =
ouire.
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AsS'asH. Div ou, w
- 90. soid a, .-..,gus.,. ala Az.
5sy FOR $1,000, The frame building
~ IA 49, s--es non M.