Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-23

| their hall, on b street, Virginia, iast
evening. first Vice President Noyss pre-
siding In the absence OF President
Tyrrell. The minutes OF the last meet
ing were read and approved.
DIRECTORS NxxIrSo.
The Secretary also read the minutes
OF the Board Of Directors. held August
9th at > p. NJ, at which insurance on
the hall and furniture to the amount Of
SO. 900 was authorized. aud the
Librarian was instructed TO keep q hst
Of all books coming into the library. and
TO label all specimens. These minutes
we're also approved.
Vice President Dotsn reported on the
case OF Brother Gibson OF Gold Hill.
Mr.. Doteu had met the fiayed brother
and be could not come TO the meeting.
He was considerably dilapidated yet
from being towed along @ street. vir-
ginia. at the time Of the runaway. but
his much laceratsd hide was healing up
and no hoped to be barkel over - we'll
a. ever alter q while. His strains and
bruises were better and be was waiting
TO get to be a. tough % ever 30 that he
could come up and hold his v with
the rest Of than.
Brother Baker reported DR.. Holmes
ont. He hal gone down TO bowers
Mansion and had been TO Carson and the
last heard OF him he wa playing croqust
on the lawn and doing we'll.
~xIvKRsA CELEBRATION.
Secretary Storsr reminded the society
that the annual celebration Of the Pio-
nsers' would come before another meet
ing and asked Whistler the members
wished to celebrate. While all consid.
cred that . big demonstration under OF.
isting circumstances would not b I'D.
visible, still no one felt like allowing
the day to pass unobserved. Finally. on
motion Of Brother Baker u was resolved
to meet on the evening Of the 9th oil
September (ths date OF the admission OF
California into the Union.) at 7:30
o'clock. and have q jollincation In the
ball. Subsequently w. w. Tinker. ].
y. Hall and Anthony fox were appointed
q committee 10 arrange for the celebra-
ton.
FROM cARiBoo.
Under the head OF "Good Of the So
cisiy' Vice President Dotsn called upon
Brother Q. ]. Adams. an old stand.b
member Of the Society who had just
got back from way up north, TO relate
his experiences.
Mr.. Adams said he had been mp In
British Columbia and had seen the sle-
plant from trunk to tail. He had been
on the coast since March. lSi9. and In
1862 had run on . steamer up to that
section. aud much gold bad been brought
down. This came from the creeks. and
the wHshings were. rich. and therefore
he was prepared to think highly Of the
quartz. and had gone with others to see
the country.
A rwESrr.srANr I'LL
Had been sent up from San Francisco
at q cost OF $4,000 for freight from
Victoria TO Baskerville In addition TO an
outlay Of 50, 900 for the machinery.
The mill had been all dumped down aud
lay in q heap. The British Columbia
Mining Company had tried TO rope In
Yankee capital and had been roped In
themselves. He did not believe the mill
would ever be set up A. there Wa not
quartz ledge in the section which would
pay 50 per ton. A scientific man
named Realta had examined aud con-
demnsd the country for mining pur-
poses. and some Of them up there
wanted 10 hang him but they did not
dare to do IL for hs told the truth. This
man had tested their quartz and the
rock went but 81 55 per ton.
THE ouSrn
Was q hard. Wild. cold section. On the
10th Of June Il showed for two hours
thsrs as hard % he ever saw Il In the
Sierra Nevada Mountains. The fakes
fell fast and as big as hity-eent pieces.
The land Was swampy. Even on the
top Of the mountains was moss and
when you tread on Il you 60 down into
the water. There was . fns road lead
ing up there and fine water and fine
beef. but q very bad use Wa made Of 1t
In cooking. He was glad to get back.
That Cariboo country was good country
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