Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-15
NEVADA MEMS.

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The Eureka Sentinel has this. which
will prove interesting to John China
man; Jim, o Piute Indian who haunts
The kitchen doors OF Eureka and does
odd Jobs for the householders In return
for sundry favors in the way Of eatables,
declined q proffsrsd meal the other day.
explaining that he was not hungry.
Seeing the look Of surprise that stole
ever the faco Of the donor at the un.
looked for rejection, he explained as
follows: ''Fool Chinaman he bling roast
pig glsbeysrd! Ingin catch 'em. Jim
eat EN-; too good Club for dead man.
he no want EN-" Jim has been feast
ing Of Of the pious offerings OF Cslss.
tails to their departed countrymen. and
was in high glee over the simplicity OF
the barbarians.
The Austin Rsrvik says The sud
den advent Of cold weather caught Mr..
Indian mapping. he having not yet put
his house In order and exchanged his
linen ulster for n beaver overcoat lined
with seal skin. The old man and his
wife and his son and his daughter. like.
wise his aunt and his mother In law.
turned out Of their wickiup early this
morning, and the whole family might
have been seen shivsripg over the bon.
fres built on Main street Of the rubbish
swept out from the stores. Last week
tho noble red son Of the forest elevated
his y and uttered al unssemly ejacu
lation when offered work; to-day he
goes around pleading for a chance to
chop q little wood. saying: Heap cold;
me heap dam hungly."
The Silver Slate says Mr.. Phillip
Clsgg. who resides In Jordan Valley.
left home q week ngo In n private on
veyance with his wife. whom he intend.
ed to take to San Francisco for medical
treatment. her health having been I'M.
paired for several months. She grew
worse on the road. and night before last
died at Bakers Station. at Willow creek.
The remains were brought here for bu-
rial. The bereaved husband Il left with
two small children. tho youngest only
ton months old.
The Elko Independent Of Wednesday
says: After a windy. disagreeabls day
yesterday. II commenced TO rain about
. O'Clock last evening, aud rainsd at In.
tcrvals all night. which had tho effect OF
thoroughly laying this dust, purifying
the al, and producing a feeling OF o.
h~ilaration in all air-breathing creatures,
and II 10 not unreasonable TO suppose
that the fishes also may feel relieved az.
tor the long period Of drought through
which we have just passed.
Operations at the Richmond reduction
works are being carried on at n lively
rate. The two furnaces are steadily ai
work reducing ore. and the quantity Of
bullion turned out exceeds the anticipa-
tons OF the managers. The refinery
will start up to-day. and shipments Of
lead and silver will follow shortly.
Tho tax upon the net proceeds Of bul.
lion from the Eureka mines for the
quarter ending Juno 30ih was Sss2 Is.
OF this amount the Eureka Consoli.
dated paid over 800 Of the total tax col
lected.
At woodfori. on Thursday evening,
an Indian named Jack. while speaking
To some white men. was taken with q
1T Of coughing. and burst a blood vessel.
lilo blsi 10 death In two hours.
Footpaas are getting hold and numer-
Gus in and around Eureka. On Thurs
day evening q man named Dunn was
knocked down and robbed on the road
from Ruby Hill.
Uncle Bob Poulke, who met with Ill
accident ut Bodie some time since, is
not dead US reported, but is rapidly ".
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