Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-15
the TRIP TO HAWTHORNE.
The sale 81 Lsss-ssme Paa asa
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and Accidents.

The sale Or Lsss-ssms Tas ana
Csssia cradle Asssr - Isesds.ss
asd Academia.
From those Who accompanied the q.
cursion to Hawthorne yesterday We learn
that the journey there was quickly made.
the roadbsd vas remarkably even and
the cars glidsd along ii smoothly - II
on m old well.worn track. The scenery
along the road is nothing extraordinary.
and is the same found everywhere In
Nsvads-big sandy fats. With here and
there Low brown hills not half covered
with q stuntsd growth Of ssgebrush and
crossword - until Walker Lake 10
reached. The lake itself IL . pretty
sheet Of water. but - nothing green
grows around ito borders u has none OF
the romantic beauty OF the sisrr. Ne
vada mouutsin lakes, and IL 10 not likely
that tourists or plessurs-seeksrs VIII 60
far out Of their way to visit 1t.
TIE AUCTION.
At about 1880 the sale Of lots COM
menosd. It was nrst stated that the lots
would bs pu. up .. 500 each and pur.
ehasers could bid any amount over that
Tor choice corners, bat later In the day
lots were sold a low a. SIS. The prin-
cipal BUYERS we're residents OF Bodie.
Csrsonites invested their money Q
lots. and the Cemstockers expended Q
stilI lees amount. However those from
Storey county who did buy. generally
bought the favorits lots. Lonkey 4
Smith, OF Virginia. bought four lots, and
for one Of them paying $l96-ths best
price that q lot sold for. The average
sum realized per lot was about $l45.
Before the auction commenced lunch
was eaten and as everybody had Needed
the caution Of the railroad company
there were lots Of sstables and turntables
for all. As there were no houses or
trees and no shade Of any kind to pro-
tect the excursionists from the MONDAY
rays OF the sun, Q number were prepar-
inc to eat their lunch in the GERS. when
Superintendent Yerington ordered the
coaches locked and taken to the side
track, which was quite q distance from
the towusits Of Hawthorne. n the
lunches were eaton In the sun. Aftsr
the auction was well under way many
sought the cars for shade. and found
sh.u loeksd
SOMEWHAT Q oUT
BY this they did not hesitate to break
the glass and slip the bolts on such oil
the doors a. were fastened that way. To
gain an entrance to three OF the coaches
BY means OF railroad ties leaned against
the side, was but the work Of q few
moments, and before the tranmen could
rsmonstrats the seats were all hlied.
When one OF the employees did object he
was threatened with iorcible eviction.
Then Superintendent Yeripeton appeared
and mildly remarked. Is hs noticed the
condition Of the new coaches, which
were all scratched up, that 'for ten cents
be would switch the coach and leave The
whole mob" However. he didn't do II
and all went well till he found his own
car monopolized. when be became
vrathy, aud made oil leave the car who
were In il. saying that "the Virgins
fellows could not run the entire train
Carson folks we're going to have ont
coach" That settled 10. and the re-
turn trip Wal begun and matters glidsd
along a. smoothly a. on the outward
trip. TIE train reached Gold Hill at
1906.
NOTES AMI rScrpESrs.
During the day the usual number Of
practical jokers showed themselves.
Their iavorits amusement yesterday was
passing loaded cigars. wv. Plant,
compositor on tbs Virginia Chronicle, was
ons OF their victims. and had the palm
Of his left hand 90 badly burned that he
will not be able to work for . day or two
Ed. Niles Of the Carson Times also has
cause TO remember the explosive cigars
Charley Leeate. Of Virginia, has mol
vet returned. The last seen OF him h'
was making tthnho ohoes'Sss o.
aboard, but he bad tarrisd too long aitel
the signal was given.
Daniel O'Connell. Of Virginia, 70
csived credit in some quarters for taking
with him the finest hamper on th'
ground, but Major Otsy says Dan. only
contributed three bar spoons and . stici
Of taffy to that hamper. -,
Various gambling games were carried
on after the excursion train reached
Hawthorne.
Eight drinking stands-too rough
fashioned to be called ssloons-wer'
found where liquors were dispensed.
AN ACCIDENT.
Some one. said to be o Chinsman whit
had boarded the train at Hawthorne
either attempted to jump and fell from
the train or lost his balance aud wen
overheard near Gillis station. The trail
men knew nothing OF the accident unit
twenty miles this side Of whore 1t oc
Cured, and then did not stop. Th'
party who fell Was seen to attempt Il
rise, but seemed to DO unable to do SO
The man at Gillis station was observes
: approaching the injured person ~ thos'
on the train lost sight OF the spot.