Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-03-17

FARK TO rHE BLACK hiLLs.-A great
many are inquiring as to the price Of tick
cts TO the Black Hills. For the general
information Of our readers We will state
that tickets by cars and stage to Dsadwood
City, via Cheyenne or Sidney. can be pro-
cured at the Offices Of the Virginia and
Truckes Railroad Company In Virginia or
Gold Hill, for $il0 In currency. The dis
tance from Cheyenne 10 Deadwood City Is
$50 miles. or two days ride by stage. Per-
sons dssirous Of going to Cheyenne can
buy q third class ticket 20 Omaha for $40
currency. which can bs disposed Of on ar
irving at Cheyenne.
Acknowledgment Byrne is spoken
Of - . prominent candidate for the Office
Of Chief Of Police Of Virginia City at the
next municipal election. Captain Byrne
has q host Of friends who would DO glad to
see him In that position. He IL . shrewd
| t~sristics seldom combined-and II elected
would make . first-class Chief. II Is not
known. however. that he will consent to
have his name used ~ . candidate.
PLAcEn MNIso.-L. 4. Tark and John
Cornwell have posted q notice laying claim
to what they call q relocation Of the South
silver Hill placer ground. It Is situated
In Gold Hill ravine. embracing forty acres,
and extending to tho Devils Gate. The
dirt on top pays fifty cents to tho pan.
The present owners intend to work the
claim by ground sluicing, and operations
will be commenced in earnest some time
next week.
E~xoSERArEp. - Something over two
months since Fred. Cooper shot ]. X. Al.
len in the leg during . dispute about min-
ing ground near Dayton. Cooper was ar.
rested this week by Sheriff Cooke, having
kept out Of the way since the trouble. On
Wednesday he had an examination before
Justice Hickey Of Dayton n was dis
charged, II appearing that he acted In sclf.
defense, his own life being In danger ut
tho time he fired the shot.
JUSTICE BuLLios.-The Justice bullion
shipments last month were as follows /:
February IS. s59.2i2; February 2s. S2.-
100; March 2. 10000; March 0, SLASH.
Total, $23G, 2s3. The following will show
the amount Of bullion shipped by the
Justice during the past six months: Sep
tember, Sl4t.OO0; October. Sl1t,0OO;
November, sisO,OO0; December. s2I6,5O0;
January. $23G, 400 February. s23G,2s3.
Total. $~i.2is.os3.
A SLICK BraaAR.-Jsmes Parkes Is tho
name Of . man who has been driving .
lively business In begging among the
| people Of Virginia City during the past
few days. by the use Of bogus letters he
has managed 10 raise enough money to
keep himself roaring drunk most OF the
time. The police gathered him In last
| Thursday night. and he will go to Jail for
q few days TO rest from his labors.
CHURCH STATEMENT OF AocouSr.-Ths
Trustees Of tho Methodist Episcopal
Church In this town publish q statement
in our columns to-day relative to the re-
ceipts and expenditures In the matter OF
selling the old church property and build
ing tho new church. II shows good man.
agement. and q very good prospect OF tho
church soon being out Of debt.
The Union Mill and Mining Company
are working at present $50 animals, under
the supervision Of Robert Mcdonald. The
teams are principally employed In hauling
wood and ore 70 the several mills In the
vicinity Of tho Comstock. The Empire
Suts m,h Mi. ~ u, ,lo r.nvon'
an cholI.r ore.
...ossm.n, NJ thirty
49,.
cent Per sharo Is ie'ieu ny 'n' h"'
booker Mining Company. delinquent on
the 2ist Of April. and one Of fifty cents per
share by the Lady Bryan Mining Com
Pehy, ~ nv an. IN oar nj.
Ys,,i.inv eoinmns TO-DAY.
ON ". LofsAchAs mas oeen apPo,h~u
Deputy Narshal OF Gold Hill Precinct.
Nr. Saunders, In making the appointment.
revokss all other commissions ho may
nave ',saed. ~ ut noiS I'M sor ,ma wear.
and his public record as an efficient officer
10 we'll known TO all.
r.. r,wx M,,.u,,-J q. Dunlop
~"-A",- - A.. ,..,,.
places himself square'y ps'o.s "e p,.p''
y sandld,te isr the once =, aonn ma.
can Se ssen in our advertising columns
today. He is we'll qualified for the posi-
ton. and will I'LL II satisfactorily in case
no should b elected