Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-10-20
CALIFORNIA ITEMS.

The San Francisco Cal OF yesterday
says: The recount In the contested
election cases was resumed at Q o'clock
yesterday morning. and the Second Pre-
cinct OF the Fourth Ward, representing
BOG votes. was finished by noon. The
result stood Nunan 429, Rogers 4i0.
Hardy 40. Burke i37. Joachimsen 49,.
Ransom i62. Nunau lost I vote. Rog-
ers gained }, Hardy lost @. Burke gained
2, Ransom gained l; no change for
Joschimsen. In the afternoon the sin
gle precinct In the Fifth Ward was count
ed, resulting as follows : Nunan 27O.
losing l ; Rogers 1913. gaining l; Hardy
26s. gaining I Hurks 500. losing ] (;
Joschimsen $40. gaining l; Ransom
37i, losing /. The court adjourned
until to-day at 9 A. N. The recount VI
the i've Wards shows the following
changes from the Official returns certi-
fed to by the Board Of Supervisors :
Nunan gains 9, Rogers gains 2, Hardy
loses 10. Burke loses 8. Joachimsen
loses 90. Ransom gains 2.
A man named James Clark. about 90
years Of z e was drowned In Middle
river, at James RAGS ranch. on Satur.
day. He had been In the employ OF
Nj. Rae for about two weeks previous
TO his death, aud was known on Roberts
| Island rs n laboring man that had been
| working on various parts OF tho island
during the progress Of the reclamation
works. Mr.. Rae left his ranch Saturday
morning for o short stay. and on his
return in the afternoon he discovered
| Clark's hat floating In the river near the
house, but the owner could not be
found. The finding Of the hat led to
the institution OF q search. which re-
suited in finding the body on Monday.
The Reading Lndepmdeni says OF the
present terminal town ON the California
and Oregon Railroad: "Rsading Is a
town Of youth aud great hopes. The
town site Was chosen In 1872, and the
last five succeeding years have only
confirmed the earlier faith Of those who
were present at her birth. When the
Reading grant. which Is now In market.
is divided up aud sold; when the avail.
able spots Of orchard and vineyard land
on the upland slopes and In the em.
bracing hills are all occupied. then the
fair village Of to-day will be a growing
town. healthful and prosperous"
The San Francisco Alta Of yesterday
a y Two painters. named john
o'Bri,n and Timothy Dyer. the latter
residing at $50 Mission street. were ad.
mitted to the City Receiving Hospital
yesterday afternoon, for treatment for
injuries received by the fall Of q scaifold
at a house at the corner Of Mason and
Clay streets. O'Brien's foot was hurt,
and Dysr's back. II appears that these
men got ON one end Of the stage. whom
the frs-wall gave way. and they were
precipitated to the ground. The third
man escaped.
The Nara Register says We were
shown this morning by DIR. Stllwagon
u large rock crystal. weighing abou,
three pounds. taken from q hillside In
the mountains Of Nevada. The hillside
was on one side OF a canyon. and oppo'
site it is u hill covered with green trees.
The crystal was projecting from q bowl
der. and by some process known only TO
nature, the whole scene. colors and all,
has been Autographed in the face OF the
crystal. and looks very natural. The
doctor says he has refused its weight In
gold for 1t.
The Chico Record Of the 18th says
Yesterday morning W. j.. Oliver, who
has been working for the Stern Flumt
and Lumber Company at the Belmont
Mill, had his head crushed between tive
logs. The injured man got up and
walked some distance, his only com
plant being that the part OF his head
which had been caught panied him. DIR,
Stansbury was sent for, aud examined
the patient. but he gave no hope OF bis
recovery. This morning divers body
was brought to town, he having died
last night.
The Hazard mine. near Michigan
Bluff, will start up next week. The
building and works which were destroy
ed by fire last Winter are being rebuilt.