Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-09-14

A PLAQUE ANoSo THE HoRsEs.-A
disease called the farcy. which isa di.
seass OF the blood. allied 10 the CHAMBERS,
is causing the death OF many valuable
horses in and about Truckse Meadows.
During the past four days Breed K
Crosby Of Virginia City have lost work
horses to tho value OF $1,000 that were
turned out to pasture at Glendale. In
the last week about forty horses have
died OF the disease In the localities men.
toned. Some animals hare also died
up In the mountain pasture ranges. It
Is said that the blood Of the animals APP
pears to turn to water. This produces
q species Of dropsy In and about the
breast and neck. To tap the sick anil.
mails kills them, and II not tapped they
die.
Tur Bro SHAFT SrARrEp.-Ths big
shaft OF the Gould 4 Curry and Best 4
Bslchsr mining companies has been
started, and two sets Of timbsrs have
already been put in. lis Of three com.
partmsnts. The pump compartment 10
B feet by TX feet In size, and the two
hosting compartments are each 4 feet D
inches by 8 feet @ inches. Adonkey
hoistinR engine will b set up to-day.
and the shalt will be put down a. fast
as men and powder can send II. The
new shaft il over 1000 feet east Of the
present Gould L Curry works.
Isrrx1pArIos.-Much indignation was
expressed at certain Of the polling pre-
cincts to-day because Of the ~stsiioning
Of persons with paper and pencil at the
polls to ask oil sorts OF questions OF the
voters as 10 their residence, business.
etc. 1t was moro the n In which
the questions were put than the quss.
tons themselves. There was much win.
dictivsness shown In some places. and
men were intimidatsd by the presence
OF these people. u Is generally consid.
cred sufficient for the clerks Of elections
to keep lists Of voters.
To SAN FRAScrsco.-Alex Cohn. the
popular and sntsrprisins dry goods msr-
chant Of Gold Hill. left last evening for
San Francisco. He has gone for the
purpose Of laying 10 . large and select
supply OF Fall and Winter goods. Cohn
Is never behind 10 anything. The ladies
know this, and patronize him accord.
inolv. Look out for somsthing new
when he returns.
The Comstock admirers OF gallant
Ben. Butler are naming their ~favorits
beverages in honor Of him. A iosmine.
breezy schooner Of bssris now called IA
White. plumed Navarro" and vhisky
straight IL designated % 0 "Fiery Ru.
pert" Ben. has soms eloquent advo
Gates in this community.
ARTICLES Of incorporation have been
fled in the office Of the County Record.
Or by the Mexican Mining Company :
Trustees-M. Hubbard. President ; j.
P. Moore, Secretary o. H. Bosart, r.
II. Rodgers. Charles W. Rand. Capital
&c. 600. ]. b. Trsadwsll, superintsnd.
emit.
Tnrnr was certainly one good thing
about the primaries In Storey county
to.dsy-ths music Of the Warrington
Guard Band. We are getting lots Of
good music on the Comstook these days.
but when Il comes to brass. the Wash.
ingtons are o little ahead.
J. P. MKrzora yesterday nlsd In the
Recorders ofios . notice Of location OF
the Garrison No. Q mining claim. oom.
prising 1000 feet on the East Comstock
ledge. situated southeast OF the powder
house.
JAMES MoGorY has lost o check on
the Bank Of California for $500. Il 10
good for nothing. a. payment has been
stopped. Still he would like 10 recover
II. See advertisement
JOHN BRIoos. In consideration OF 81.
has decided to the Scorpion Silver Min.
ing Company that certain mining claim
known As the Asassiz Lode. Virginia
District.
ISrrnEsrrD PAHrrn will remember
that . meeting Of the Storey County
Mechanics Union will Be held this even.
ing in Miners Union Hall. Virginia.
TIE employees at the Brunswick mill,
Carson river. yesterday sent In eS3 a.
thsir contribution for the yellow fever
sufferers.
LIZ. McoovAs has been appointed
Deputy Sheriff.