Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-05-12
MEETING or THE PIONEERS.
Applieasiss ssr Nssnsership-Dess-
tieas-The Annual Ptesie-Eides
W. ID. q. 0ibsss 90 ths frsas-
Old Ttsne aong.

A regular semi-monthly meeting Of the
Society Of Pacific Coast Pioneers was held
ct their hall ON d street. Virginia. last
evening. In the absence of President II.
II. Taylor. vice-President J. W. Noyes oc'
cupied the chair. Tho
APPLICATION ron MEMBERSHIP
OF +. II. Brown. Of Virginia City, Was re-
ceiyed and referred 10 the proper commit
toe. The Committee ON Sick and Finance
reported. after which the following
DONATIONS
To the Cabinet and Library OF tho
Society were reported as being received
since the last regular meeting;
Peter Hopkins. San Francisco, an Amer
lean dollar Of 1900. q very rare coin and .
most valuable specimen for which the
donor paid si2 50. and for which he had
refused $50.
samuel p. Duxan-Threo cigsr'boxes
full OF beautiful specimens. many Of them
very rish and exceedingly rare.
Anthony Fox-A $50 Confederate note.
W. ID. Shepar,l-The Piute skull dug up
on Is street, Virginia. few months since.
seymour Pixlsy-A copy Of the first
certificate Of tho Buckeye Club OF Viz
giniA City.
III. Cohen-A beautiful specimen OF coral.
J. Loryea-A gnarlcd bucksye-canc from
the San Cruz mountains. California.
Joe stswArt-An English twenty-eent
niece from Hongkoug aud Mexican half
dollar.
George paly-American half.dollars OF
1923. 1850 and 1884. and aquartsr OF isSo:
George r. Coleman-Halves OF ls25 and
1885.
Marx Fe-ny-Copy Of the Ulster County
New York. Gs,,hs of Saturday, January
4. 1900. In mourning for the death OF
George Washington, which occurred Do
cember 10. 1923.
On motion, the donations were accepted
and vote of thanks rendered the donors.
A special vote of thanks was directed to be
sent N Peter Hopkins Of the Grand Hotel,
Ban Francisco, under tho seal Of tho So
ciety. for the valuable donation made by
him.
TIE ANIMAL PICNIC
OF the Society was now taken into eonsid-
sration and discussed at considerable
length.
A communication was read IRON u H.
sproule, rendering the Bowers Mansion
and grounds 10 the Society for their annual
picnic. Received and filed.
On motion ~ W. B. shepard. the Chair
man was authsrixed TO appoint q commit
tee Of i've, whose duty 10 should b. to as
certain the probable costs and expenses for
cars, music, printing. etc., for the annual
pienic. and report at thu next meeting.
On motion of Mr.. Pixlsy. this commit
Toe was authorized. through It's Chairman
they we're really to report. aud tho Presi-
dent 10 call a special meeting Of this Society
10 hear and act ON the report.
The Chairman then appointed rs mem
bers Of the committee Messrs. W. ID. Q.
Gibson, Anthony Fox L, d. S'o'er' a'' y
Tyrrell and Frank Morrill,.
II was universally eonseded ,ha' ~ ,s ,ns
prssent hatn I'M S,,..s ~, ,ha g 80, sean.
nnaa'e, 49,, ~ I NV nj sni every endeayor
mail. ,o make IL pay.
Brother Gibson thought that less cars
must be run. and that they must De got
cheaper. II cost last year too mueh tor
music and printing. All these thihss must
be obtained a. cheap as p1ssio'e. ,.,
Farmer Treadway' AZ whose ransh' hsar
Carson. the picnic wiii probably " nsu'
Abou, the middle OF next month"; sAi1 no
would do whatever the rest o. ,he .% s,, oo,,og
considered he ought 70 10 IN 'ne ,na ,na,s., hs.,
and would help the anair along 20 VI. ~ ~
Of his ability. lie threw a,n oas NM m,,S n ,hs
snee. .hA' w -. an, some In their way.
Society might help our sou. ',,n !" ,,aoa,a % ali
George DAILY saii ne svutd ~. ~. ole.
the tickets the Society ~an'oa 'o' '"' P''
mic. u. A..
All DOten sall he wOQld uOuAto si Wv