Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-06-24
raE LITTLE CHIEF DAILY.

Tho Lssdvills (Colorado) Chronicle
gives the following lively skesch. relating
sundry startling incidents In the former
career Of George DAILY. now supsrin.
tsndent or manager Of the Little Chief
and other mines In that sxcitahls local.
ity. II will be read with refreshing
interest by all who knew DAILY here or
at Bodie. Perhaps DAILY wrote the
sketch himself ; anyhow here II is:
George DAILY has been where the strikers
were thicker and far moro demonstrative
than those Of Leadville. Once on . time,
out in Bodie eight hundred gathered 1t
his Office door with . rope and wanted 10
see him. He sat ct his desk writing dis
patches, with . Winchester In his lap.
They looked through the window and
changed their minds.
Throwing the rope over Q framework
standing near, they formed . moose In the
rope and let II swing In plain sight from
Days ONCE. Hs sent messenger ont 10
the mob with the announcement that he
was always ready for Q necktie festival. or
any similar fsstivity. but that on these
occasions he usually allied the position Of
door manager. that the one about 10 take
place could not 60 on unless he b made
door manager. There ~ . disagreement
In the report Of the majority COMMITTEES
ON the matter and the minority held the
fort. while the temporary gallows was
deserted. George hasn't been hung yet.
On another occasion, the bully Of Bodis
threatened Days life and rushed about
the town breathing ere and blood. DAILY
was In Ban Francisco and until his return
Bodie was In . fever Of alarm over the
wild conduct Of the bully. A soon - he
saw DAILY on the streets he became quiet
and peaceable. but the taunts Of his 1850
ciates forced him TO do something. BE
enlisted Q brace Of roughs and the three.
heavily armed. sought for DAILY.
The little man was Walking down the
street with . couple Of friends. one morn
ing. when he saw the bully and his pals q
abort distance ahead, evidently waiting
for him. His friends advised Q change oil
route. but DAILY kept straight ahead. When
he reached the trio his friends turned to the
left, but instead Of going with them. DAILY
wheeled 70 the right. struck the boss bully
with his open hand . heavy blow acros.
the eyes and nose. Before the brute could
stir the blow was repeated and blood dew
in every direction. Jumping around and
drawing his revolver. DAILY made . very
discourteous remark to the bully and In.
quired II he still wanted 10 fight. Cowed
and disgracsd the desperate slunk away
and left the camp.
Many othsr adventures OF . similar na'
turo have been passed through In MI.
Days experience. Single handed and
alone he fought and won the battle d
Bodie. aud his dag floated proudly to the
breeze night and day. Yet he 10 not {
fighting man. does not want to fight, AND
does not like 10 fight.
The above vsracious sketch should be
completed BY relating Days Virgins
City episode. II should tell about how
the Printers Union declared him to b.
q FRAT" and proceeded In q body to sx'
terminate him; how they marched to hii
job Office. ninety.ssvsn strong. headed
BY . delegation Of nineteen stalvart type
slingsrs from the Rosli9M Office; how
DAILY stood at the foot Of the stairs with
his coat Of waiting for them; how hi
grabbed them all, ons after the other,
and pitched them through . rear window
down into the back yard; how they held
. meeting on the spot and unanimously
elected him President Of their Society
and sent q committee Of the seven who
were the least hurt, conveying the actor
Of the meeting together with Q vote o.
thanks to him for not killing them; yes
and how DAILY masnanimously forgavt
them all on condition that they should
join the Red Cross and quit bucking .,
faro.
Without this little episode the Lead
vile sketch 10 tame and does not come
up to the mark and do DAILY justice. II
10 evident, however. that hs Is better
known In this section than he 10 in
Leadville.