Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-02-19

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RovER's DEALINGS WITH M'wonrHY.
In tho ea-ly Spring Of 1875, j. W. Rover.
while living at Lodi. California, learned
that +. J. Mcworthy desired TO mud q
sulphur mlno. Having heard Of the mines
In Humboldt, Rover wrote 10 Meacham 81
tho Humboldt House, IN the Central
Pacific Railroad. concerning the mine
owned by Charlie Wright. Meacham
replied that Wright still owned II. hut was
not doing much with It.. Rover then In.
formed Mcworthy that he, Rover, owned
. fine sulphur mine In Humboldt county.
Nevada, and showed him some specimens
Of sulphur. which he claimed came from
his mine. Mcworthy made arrangements
10 come and look at Il, and II 10 was -
represented agreed TO purchase IL. Rover
having no money Mcworthy paid his fare
10 tho Humboldt House. Rover there for
tho first time informed Mcworthy that
Wright owned 0 half interest In the
mine. and nothing could DO done without
his concurrence. Wright lived several
miles from the Humboldt House m the
river, 20 Rover:left Mcworthy Of the sta.
ton and went 10 SEQ Wright. Upon his re-
turn be told Moworthy that Wright would
have nothing TO do In the matter, and that
ARRANGEMENTS could be made 10 sell the
mino 70 Mcworthy. Upon this turn Of
Affairs McWorthy made preparations 10 re-
turn TO California. While waiting for .
train no was informed by Meacham and
| others that there were other sulphur beds
In that vicinity - good as Wrightis, that
had never been located or claimed by any
| one, and an old Indian who was staying
about the station was called, and knowing
whore such sulphur beds we're he was en-
gagged BY McWorthy to guide him 10 the
place. They. including Rover, took the
cars and went up 10 Mill City station a.
the starting point, and there, procuring
horses, McWorthy and the Indian wont out
10 tho place, and
M'woRTHY LOCATED the MINE
In his own lame. When Rover learned
that he was not included In this new loca-
| ton no was not . little put out about 10;
but having no money to get back to
California, Mcworthy engaged him to
work for wages In the mine. They went
| out 10 tho mine aud worked . few days.
aud then leaving Rover ct Charles
| Osborne's ranch TO await his return, Mo.
Worthy went TO Ban Francisco 10 procure
assistance and working materials. Upon
his return-in about ten days-he brought
I. N. Sharp with him, and . quantity OF
| ore sacks, provisions aud other things.
and all three went out 10 the mino to ex-
tract Q carload OF the mineral. After
working some time Mcworthy left Rover
and Sharp Of tho camp and went TO Mill
City TO procure more sacks, . wheelbar-
| row, tools, and other things required at
the mine, and 10 engage team TO haul
the ore TO the railroad. After he had been
| gone several days. Sharp disliking Royer's
| course, would stay with him no longer
alone, 20 left the camp and went also To
Mills City. Rover sent by him to bring
| him In, when he came back. q pair OF now
boots. When Mcworthy got ready To re-
turn 10 the mine, no procured Charles Os.
| born 10 haul them and their goods out TO
| the camp, or 10 the spring within about
four miles Of the camp. which was a. close
a. they could get with Q team. Osborn,
Mcworthy and Sharp arrived at tho spring
on the evening Of April 7th. 1875. Sharp
was sent into camp.
WHERE RoyrR WAS ALONE,
To tell Rover 10 bring the horse that was
there, tho next morning, and pack the
things In. Osborn and McWorthy re-
manned at the spring all night. and on the
,|nnt~1ssa or ,hir.v milo. distant leaving
w.yv.,,h. Lana =, tha snring Lhopi
NV =, ~. s,S novc, .rriveS Al lie .nrinv
Ia ,ha hor.o AMI Will McWortbv ne.
,n,n.,i n c,mn M .bout 2 O'clock =. N.
Sh.rn -. NO., ,hsre nover st.tcJ IN
Mcworthy that he had left Sharp hunting
81 wan, 40 ,bo .nri,y This n McWor.
.h.,. ...,.m.rt li,sr %ce,iing some,hing
-, p"ra, .nd McWor,hv went nm into
A.. - 90 -o,t N. worlipg a abort
s n.y. Mnwa,,sv La, Rover md wept Jown
~ az. ..mn ara .I.o vent IN IoeL FOR
~ ae es"p. MI ~ ,ha J,so.,,on ,h.,
nhAIp W. ~ n.a ,.I.n 40 hn',, o.,
ito'er sAid ohs'P nsa N" ILL.,
tne norse, 'u ~. I'M. ~. .nma ,imaa ho
m S rs o.m mv .na got .nnnsy. When
...a.aVu 80, rn.js .hor, sr,Jown
w va Jown ,sam; N. nina 7, rs,
Al This time that Rover says that
M saw N'woRrnY KILL SHARP.
However,, when Rover came TO camp,
Mcworthy appeared anxious about tho
| absence Of sharp, and told Rover that
| Sbarp and bo had some talk OF relocating
| Wrirbt's mine, and that perhaps SHARP
b.d gone over there 10 relocate Il. Rover
replied that Sharp hal said something
sbout that matter that morning, and the
| direction that Rover said he had taken to
hunt the bor.e being In the same direc-
| zion 10 Wripht's mine, Moworthy con-
clnds.i sbsrp hsd gone over 10 Wfight's
mine. and vould probably be gone ali
pigbt. Rover and McWorthy ate supper
,ogother AMI slent In Tho same he'd that