Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-27
A COnEr BOON.

OH DVVA"
Now that the public mind has become
ssmsvhst familiarizsd and acquainted
With tho new comet discovered by Mr.
Thomts Powell. OF Gold Hill, last
wednesday morning. and the excite
msut has ~measurably subsidized. another
ysrv .lieibls comet has putin an appear.
aues. Il was arst noticed BY several
parties early on Thursday evening. sp-
ps.rins like . spray Of northern light In
III. northwestern horizon. Last even
ipe d dark still more Of Il vas seen.
and Il promises TO develop into a.
brilliant Q suesess a. Powsli's comet
has been thus far. Il u fsvossbly
mentioned also In the Eastern kilograms.
SIN another comet Il also reported to
have bssn seen last night In the north
szn section OF the heavens. That quar-
ter Of the world Seems to b unusually
prolific In the comet line at present.
Neither Of these brilliant heavenly
visitors game hsraldsd BY ofaeial An
nounesmsnt. and they are q much OF .
surprise to the sstronomsrs - to the
rest Of the world. They seem to b
travelling In . crowd By themselves. -
10 wsrs. and the duration Of their pres
snes will be best known alter they are
gone. They offer . very agreeable vari.
ETY. from the chronic Terrestrial monot-
ouy, however. and lovers Of the ssnsa-
tionai In that line are especially thank.
full. Ksplsr. the famous astronomer.
cave his opinion to the eject that the
celestial space ID - full Of comets a. the
80 10 Of Ash. and that comparatively
few Of them ever come within range OF
the telescope. According to the most
srudits astronomical calculations. one
Of these celestial visitants should come
within range Of q earthly vision ~.
cry three or four years or less on the
average. No regularity in this matter.
however. 10 figured upon. except In the
case Of q favored few. whose ooursss
amid the cycles Of time have been cal
eulatsd and defined to Q certainty. AL
the othsrs are like the present ones. m
rslisbls. and afflicted with . sort Of
..ssar route erooksdnsss." - Il were.
A printed circular from the Warner
Observatory. Rochester. New York, ~
ssivsd BY mail on Saturday last. gives
the following eometio information. which
viii b Rad with interest BY al at the
present time:
II sppsars that still another comet has
iust been discovered by DR.. Gould. Dirse-
TOR Of the Cordova Observatory. Argentine
Republio. South America. This comet
SONS 70 b the great comet Of 1907. and
a located In the constellation ofths Dove.
right ascension Q hours and destination
south so degrees. II IL not visible from
this latitude and not known yet that IL will
b. although 10 10 likely to b a. the comet
Of 1907 was distinctly seen. No spprshen'
sion need Be had over the unusual appear
sncs Of comets during the present year q
they do not possess the power TO work In
Jury upon the earth or any other planet.
Il 10 pleasing to know that this 10 60
ing to b. . good year for comets. and
stll more 20 to bs assured that "thsy
do not possess the power to work injury
upon the earth or any other planet"
Thereby has always hung . tale; .
luminous tale ; . tale Of doubt and pos
sibls disaster.
According to latest scientific calsula.
lations and evolved understanding .
s,mst 10 . sort Of bogus star. . long
failed light With no Ore. . brainlsss head
and soullsss body. . fierce moustschs
and no backbone; . huge sbystsr en-
boiimspt that might hit the earth square
sbsam 1t ,hs rate Of 1000. 900 knots .
second. and yet only seem Ike . dry
Gan Francisco fog gone sstrsy. But .
comet will always Be . popular ssnsa-
lion whenever Il puts In an appearance.
and will always Be judged strictly upon
IT. merits. The following extracts from
communication received will serve to
show the critical opinions Of leading
people In the East rsesfdins the comet
proposition, carefully supprsssine nance:
0ALxxA. June ~.
third tsrm Of this thing would Be -
disoouraging - Q Cork reception. and -
unsatisfactory - Conkling's yindieaton.
o. Q. CAM.
0lAx1lcY PAlx. June 20.
About Q to Z. Il Won't hold out sixty
pounds TO the bushel. Could sssily loss .
bsr'l Of money betting on II.
st J. T-to-s.
oAlsox CITy. June ~.
no nutximsnt In EN-, my con.
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