Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-08-26
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The Ophir Mining Company. BY its
officers In Virginia. have commenced
suit in rsplsvia to recover the ore. or the
value thereof. extracted BY Benjamin
Rowe and othsrs from q portion Of their
ground.
The complaint alleges that B. Rowe
and others have extracted thirty tons Of
ore from the 0phir Company's ground:
that said ore assays about $500 per ton.
and Il 10 claimed that fifteen tons have
been reduced and melted into . bar Of
bullion, which the eouplainants also
AJAX possession Of.
The papers were placed In Sheriff
Sheriff Hanks banda last evening. and
be. accompanied BY Deputy Sheriff No
Donald. proceeded to Bosssll's mill. In
Six-miis canyon. and levied upon all the
ore In sight. and placed the same In
charge OF . keeper. keturnitg. they
served like papers on Rove ct his house,
whore they found two tons Of ore that
10 said to ssssy $1,000. to the ton.
II appears that Rove bad Two part
nsrs 10 sssist him 10 working the vein.
which IL Ave feet In width, and. - seen
By the above showing. 10 remarkably
rich. They either believed they had .
right to the ore. or else we're very stupid
in managing the working Of u. They
had Q four.horss quartz wagon drive up
TO the spot, would all II hsspins full,
and Rovs himself would 60 along with
the tsamstsr and drive along 10 front
Of the Ophir Office on the way down
the canyon. OF course inquiries were
sst on foot to hod ont where the ore
Game from. When the ofacers served
their papers last night. which vas about
IL O'Clock. the msn offered no resist.
anee. In fact we're very courteous. and
even furnished beer for the officials. A
keeper also va placed In charge OF the
property there. II IL estimated BY some
that more than . small BONANZA has been
stumbled upon BY Rowe.
Oas OF Rovs's partners 10 his brother.
in.iaw. When Sheriff Hanks was ssrv.
Ing the papers hs noticed . rife and
pistol close ct hand. and asked concern
Ing them. The parties STATED that they
kept them for their v protection. ~
outsiders had been around and tried to
get ct the rioh ore streak which they
we're working.
u SHOOTING.
About 1880 o'clock this brsther-in.
Law picked up the rias. which II OF the
Winchester pattern, to load II. The
cartridge did not 60 In easily and he was
attempting TO force Il In when IL sI-
plodsd. the ball going out through the
barrel and the shell flying backward.
A the explosion occurred the keeper
placed there by the Sheriff IVES coming
Into the room with . lamp In bis hand
and the ooncussion put out the light and
broke the chimney. which somewhat
alarmed him and he waited but long
enough to nnd ont some q was hurt.
then stsrtsd for the Sheriff. not knowing
bat the shot Was intended for him. Be
turning. they brought . doctor along.
and then discovered that the shot VA
nrsd accidentally. The ball went through
the house without doing any damage.
A piece Of the shell. however. struck
the brother.in.law In the left cheek near
the mouth and lodged under the ear.
making Q large and severe wound. In
tn course IL severed the facial artery,
.--,tL A.. hlooI Aou,ad profuaalv