Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-09-06

from the 0rossds ~ Telegraph
--SarsasIds Agaia v~iessrisss.
The Miners Unions Of Virginia. Gold
Hill and Silver City bald their grand
annual picnic at Trsadway's ranch.
Carson, today. The weather was all
that could be wished. It was . little
susty last evening and during the night,
but the morning gave promise Of q day
Of exceeding comfort in short. just the
kind OF a day to mako . picnic. with Its
dancing. Its games. and its general en-
joyment. desirable.
ASrIcrPAroRI.
To say that the people were eager to
participate in the picnic Of the miners
but isebly expresses it. So anxious
indeed were they that many took last
nights train to Carson and more took
horses and buggiss early In the morn
ing. In fact. everything In the the Nv.
cry stables capable Of making . fair
trip to the grounds and back was char.
tered weeks ahead and the surrounding
country was laid under contribution TO
furnish ~conveyanoes for those preferred
to control their own.
ron THE TRAIN.
The hour for departure was fixed at
7.A5 from Virginia and 8 o'clock from
Gold Hill. The streets Of both places
we're lively to the eye long before the
time mentioned. Picnics may DO much
alike, but the Comstock never sent Q
likelisr crowd down into the valley than
she sent today. II was Q picnic OF
Drawn and muscle. Of strength and ssil.
ity. a. well a. Of grace and beauty.
There are few places In the world where
such men can Do turned out. The Q
with which they shouldsred babies and
picked up lunch baskets and marched to
the depot was rsfrsshins.
OFT Yos TIE GROUNDS.
The crowd was 20 great ct the depot
in Virginia that II was impossible to
start punctually on tune. But the gath.
sripg was jolly and the waiting anything
but tedious. The band played and the
Gags waved; the soldiers gathered and
marched and oountermarched and every.
body was happy. 1t was after 8 o'clock
before the train wheels trundled, the
crowd huzzaed, the band struck o i've
lisr strain, the few who remained about
the depot and along the line OF the track
waved their Adisus and the Jolly crowd
was of.
TIE Train.
At Gold Hill the excursion was vel.
coined by the noisy demonstration pc.
culiar to mines and hosting works. The
people could not make noise enough.
and 90 they invoked steam power and
made the whistles do II. Five passenger
cars and seventeen prepared fats consti.
tuted the run from Virginia, and three
passenger coaches and seven fats were
added at the depot here. One passen.
ger car brought up the rear. and the
Others were In front; and as they moved
Off the appearance along the windinss Of
the road was more than usually interest.
ing. Other cars were taken on at the
Silver switch. and away went the crowd
for the valley.
LATEST IRON TIN GROUNDS.
At lao the following dispatch was re-
csivsd ut this ofics:
Carson. Sept. 6.-Put up the Dag ;
the SarsAslds are again victorious.
The shooting commenced Immediately
after the arrival Of the train. There
was good weather at frat but Q stiff
breeze sprung up soon after. making 1t
difficult to hold . gun. Following are
the scores:
ssrsAeld Guard. 500 Washington
Guard. $50; Emmett Guard. $40; Carson
Guard, 332; National Guard. 27l; Mont
gomsry Guard. 2i7.
The reserves are now shooting In the
midst Of Q regular Carson wind storm
equal to Q Washoe zephyr. Prepare.
tons are being made for the races and
other athletic sports. The pigeon shoot.
ing will commence at 2 o'clock.
The reserve was won by the Carsons.
Scores: Carsons, 1876 ; Nationals. 100 ;
S~arsAslds. l57 ; Emmets. l55. The
other reservs teams declined to shoot
out, having no chance to win.