Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-12-07

Surr DowS.-The Silver City Times
Of this morning says: The Cherokee
was "shut down" last Tuesday on a
telegraph order from San Francisco
directing Superintendent Hillyer to await
the coming OF Mr.. Hobart before doing
any more work. Mr.. Hobart is there.
fore daily expected here. II is likely,
however. that the Cherokee will be
worked through the Dayton shaft. This
will involve the starting up OF the heavy
Dayton machinery. and probably u 70.
sumption Of operations in that mine.
SurRo TuSSkL PAY RoLL.-The em.
ployes Of the Sutro Tunnel Company
were paid of last Thursday. The pay
roll has averaged $4,000 for some
months past. but 1t will probably reach
Sl5, 900 TO SIS, 900 for some months to
come. as the cutting out Of the drain
and the shortening OF the shifts will
compel q very material increase in
the working force. About n hundred
men ara % employed in and about the
tunnel.
MISUNDERSTANDING VI. Thornton
has assigned to the Europa Mining Com.
pany. in consideration Of S2.s39 so. n
certain certificate Of sale, executed by the
Sheriff Of Storey county to said Thorn
ton. OF the mining claim OF said Europa
Company. and authorizing said sheriff
to deed the premises TO said company.
He has also quitclaimed to said COM
pany all his right. title and interest in
the Europa claim.
HAED To KiLL.-A. Bordeaux. aSilver
City miner. was caved in on several
weeks ago. then he had tho rheumatism.
typhoid fever and three doctors. In the
face Of all these dangers he lived and
went to work the other day. Ho carries
his hand in q sling just now. his ''pard"
having hit ii with a sledge hammer.
Deaths next assault may come in tho
shape OF M earthquake.
orPIcERs ELEcrED.-M the meeting
Of Amity Lodge. No. 4. +. and A. NJ,
held in Silver City on Thursday evening,
the 9th instant. the following officers
were duly elected to serve for the ensu.
ing Masonic year: j. NJ. MsGinnis.
W. NJ; W. +. Frame. s.. W.; ID. Meal
lister. J. W.; j. q. Young. Treasurer;
/. Hans, Secretary.
Work REcoMNxScED.-Felix Lacrouts
has secured permission to work the
Emigrant claim through the Cherokee
incline. and began work yesterday. EN-.
ploying about ten men. lie is working
at q point about twenty feet above the
100 level Of the Cherokee. and following
u stringer OF rich ore which he thinks
will develop into q paying body.
A Liberal SocIKrY social dance Is to
DO given for the benefit Of Rev. T. ii.
McGnth at National Guard Hall. vir.
ginia City. Friday evening. December
18th. Brother McGrath has done much
for the benefit Of others In this com-
munity, and deserves something hand.
some in return. See advertisement.
AND now the oldest inhabitant" Is
looking wise. and prognosticaiing con-
corning the weather. The buds on
the cotton. woods. growing on q street,
Virginia, are swelling u ~ II 1t were
Spring. The weather sharps say this IL
an indication that We are not TO have n
very hard Winter.
ALEX. MCKENZIE, the new superin-
tendent OF the Sierra Nevada, was sere-
naded last Thursday night by the W ash.
ington Guard Band. The boys were in.
vited in. and q short time was spent in
social converse. Mr.. Mckenzie is pop
ular among the musicians.
JuDoE Z. c. Cook has removed his
courtroom from Gibson's upper rooms
to the winterbauer building, across the
street. William Cook, the newly elected
Justice Of the Peace for this township,
will probably keep his Office in the VIM
terbauer building.
The show window Of the hair dressing
establishment OF Mrs. Smith. u colored
lady. North @ street. Virginia City. was
broken into by burglars last night. The
thieves obtained a few pieces Of jewelry
OF little value. No arrests.
MACHINERY for the Bodio mines is
being sent from the Comstock almost
every day. Our founders and machinists
know better than anybody else just what
is needed in mining machinery.
TuK Enterprise man, who holds ten
shares Of wells.fargo. puts on rs much
style nowadays as his confrere. who q
few weeks ago boastsd 200 shares Of
Sierra Nevada.
The California Mining Company has
declared q dividend Of 81 per share,