Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-24

Mention OF the hrst discovery and
appearance Of the new comet, - OBJ
served In this section. vas made In the
GoLD HuL NEws Of yesterday. and Nj.
Thomas Powell. IN old residsns Of Gold
Hill. now employed v Waterman al the
Overmsn works. has the honor 81 being
the hrst ~ announce such disoovsry,
which be did in the following brist com.
m~unication publishsd In the News Of
yesterday:
Eprroa Nrws: A comet has made its
appearances In the northeast. saw IL yes
tsrday morning about s:i6. and thi. morn.
ing I saw 10 . little before 8. Il 10. near
the middle or center OF the constellation
Auriss. The tail. I should judge. Il about
twelve degrees long and very wide.
4 telegram from San Francisco Of
yesterdays date. pubtshsd In the Enter
pris Of this morning. says:
Aeomst va reported discovered In two
places In the Eastsrn States last night.
Il was sean here early this morning BY
Professor Hanks. II vas seen 1t Bodis ct
4:so 4. H.. where the nucleus wa we'll do
fined, and with Q brilliant tail. II was
observed at Tombstons. Arizona, at I A. n,
with the nucleus apparently half the size
Of Q full moon. The tail II fan.shapsd
and very brilliant. All dispatches stats
that the comet was northwest northsrly.
heading northsast. and Just. above the
horizon.
The following kilograms have also
been received from the East:
R~ocHxsrxR. N. Y. June as.-ProfsssoE
Swift has received dispatches indicating
that another great comet has bean disoov-
| cred by L. L. Edwards. Haverford. Pa.
and Edward L. Larkin Of Windsor, Ill.
It IL in CONSULTATION AurigA and very
large.
AKRON. Ohio. June 3s.-A large comet
was observed hare this morning.
CzIoAoo, June 2S.-Reports from sew
eral points In this and other States say the
comet was plainly seen this morning. II
vas also seen In England.
The San Francisco Post OF yesterday
says the comet VA seen from that poin'
yesterday morning for the frat Tina
Il gives an recount Of the discovery. Ant
also q wood cut describing II. Thus !
will be . that the comet was diseov'
cred BY Mr.. Powell OF Gold Hill on'
morning sooner than Il was either Ess'
or Wsst. He therefore claims whatsvel
Of merit there may Be In the discovery
The EStspriss Of this morning follow
suit In mentioning the new discovery
and says:
II the comet was hrst seen here the indi
yiduAl Who frst made public the fact l
entitled 10 Q reward Of $500 a. the dis
ooverer. 4 standing reward of this sun
II offered by Warner q Co. OF Rochester
New York. for the discovery Of every new
comet In 1881. II may b that the parties
here have forfeited their claim 70 the 70
ward BY not promptly notifying Professor
Swift Of Rochsstsr. But 10 may not 70
b too late 70 do so.'
A. before stated. Mr.. Powell "Ars
made public the fact" In the News o
yesterday. and nov he says he shal
claim that reward. One or two oths'
parties, since his communication ha
appeared. also claim to have seen th'
comet Wednesday morning. but Mr.
Powell was indisputably the hrss Il
"maks public the fact Of his discover.
through the public press. The Virgins
Chronicle Of last evening made mention
OF the comet having been seen yesterdo'
morning. but Powell discovered II twenty
four hours soonsr-M morning before
therefore vas the original discovsrsl
In his communication to the News yea
t.rday he stated the time Of discovery q
S:l6 A.. ~. but this was according :
the time kept at the ovsrmsn works
which II fifteen minutes ahead Of h
regular time. which would make II
o'clock.
Mr.. Powell IL an old. we'll known ant
respected citizen Of Gold Hill. and ha
paid considerable attention to the stud!
Of astronomy and Observance Of tn
heavens d night. therefore the suddsi
appearance Of this brilliant visitor at
tracted his attention al onoe. a.
simply claims the merit Of being tn
original d~isoovsrsr. Also the reward.