Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-12-10
THE EVENING NEWS.

1OLO 1UNSEL.-Ne yesterday tooh
walk into this tunnel, and found it some
thing more of an undertaking than we hac
expected. The work upon this claim was
commenced early in the Spring Of 1861, and
has been progressing without intermission
up to the present time. The tunnel CON-
meuces close to the Federal House, and Is
now in seventeen hundred feet, some dis
tance west of the Ophir Grade. Two hun
dred feet from its mouth, the tunnel strikes
the old Smith & GoodShaw incline, and
pushes through the Gold Hill ledge, which Is
here one hundred feet wide. A little turthe,
in sets Mr.. John Chinaman in all his sleepy
glory, engaged in the very useful aVocatlon
of Turning wheel blowing air through a
pipe or box, to supply the miners with treSn
air. We note here that the box made OF
boards, used in this tunnel TO convey the alr,
is quite an Improvement upon the TIN pipes
which are generally used, as boxes do not
rust and fill up on the inside as tin pipes do.
The company'S first ledge was struck at 4
distance from its mouth OF six hundred feet.
Not finding the rock very rich here, they
drfted north and south upon the ledge, and
attempted 10 sink deeper, but werf prevented
By water. This is 4 pretty wide ledge, con-
tanning white decomposed quartz, with sui
phuretS and traces of silver. Three hundred
feet further in they have run through the top
OF another ledge, which, we are told, assays
$500 in silver to the ton. Some of this rock
certainly looks very rich. All that seems
necessary to be done to develop good ore up
on these two lodges is to sink deeper on them.
The company, however, have thought best to
run on until they strike their third ledge,
which they think is but few feet ahead.
This company have pursued their work under
difficulties that would have baulked men of
less will and determination. As nearly all
the members are men of quite limited means
they have done the most Of their labor them
selves, without any outside capital. Most OF
the wav thev have had to work through Solld
granite rock, but now are IN kind OF slate
rock, which is harder than any vet passed
through. They use forty drills per day, and
are only able 10 make about one foot IN
twentv-four hours. Much praise is due to
men who, in a country like this, will live year
after year and delve in such dark, dismal
"holcs in the ground" never falteriug, but
pushing forward with determined energy, an
energy which no i'll success for the time be-
ing can check, but which must and will even
tua!ly win. There are very many about here
who are prosecuting their work in the same
determined manner, We wish them every sue
cess and the realization Of their fondeSt hopes.
The Virginia Water Company are using the
water from this tunnel, Of which there Is
good supply. The tunnel most OF the way
IS of good size, and straight, and II will take
but little additional work when they strike
their ledge, to put the tunnel in first rate
working order.
DESERT RocK.-We were shown to-day BY
Mr. Fleming some specimens OF rock brought
by him fror she Desert District and from
ledge takci. up by him in company with
Messrs Denny, Nesey and others. The
company is called the Desert Ophir Lead
Company. These specimens were taken f:om
the surface, and from an Assay made by Il.
W. Laselle, shows to the ton of 2,O10 pounds
OF rock, silver Stt II and Gold S25 y. The
ledge i eight feet wide on the surface and
has been taken up by the above company to
an extent OF 2,200 feet. These mines which
are about Seventy-hve miles from here, are
causing considerable stir, and these speci-
mems would seem 20 justify confidence that
that district is TO be among The important
ones OF the Territory.
IxSucrRE.-Many OF the sidewalks on the
Eastern side Of the streets Of Virginia are
vcry insecurcly proppcd up. In some in
stances they are for hundreds Of feet held up
nv slender pieces of sawed stun Lwhlch Is
very weak at III" beSt) twenty and thirty feet
in ienr,a. Some excitement will occur one
OF these lavS, which will attract an unSuS-
pectiug crowd of people upon one OF the man.
traps. aud We shall have fearivl accident to
record.
THE New TuEATER.-A large number Of
workmen are engaged in fitting up this new
place Of amusement. The scenery and up,
>ho,s,orv work is fast nearing completion, ana
the building will be ready to throw open 10
the public in few weeks.
THE MAsSILLoN. - This Company have
struck most excellent rock. After running
their tunnel distance OF three hundred and
ftv feet, without arriving at any satisfactory
rasult. they have turned back, and at dis
tance of two hundred feet from the mouth OF
the tunnel, have commenced sinking smart:
The ledge here is very narrow at the top OF
tno tunnel. being only from eight to ten
inches wide, but widening rapidly as 1t goes
downward, being at the bed OF the tunnel
about fve feet wide. 1t is at this point just
below the tunnel bed, that the specimens
shown us were taken. The Company feel
highly encouraged at the indications.
SPLENDID PREsENT.-Deputy Clerk Hale,
OF storey county, was Oi A"~'~J
recipient of a magnificent gold watch and
chain. valued at $3.50, at the hands Of n.
w. Winton, our efficient and Yentlemanly
County Clerk. The present was intended to
represent in a limited degree the apprecla-
ton which the ability and integrity Of Mr..
Hale had engendered in the estimation OF Mr.
Winton. The present was we'll merlted, and
we hope its recipient may live many years
before it shall pass as memorial into the
hands of the little Hales to come.
JUDGE ArwILL's CorRT.-The following
cases came up for trial in the Justices Court
this afternoon: Levi VS.. kelser; Dan MOI,
rissev VS.. w. V. Churchill; Han6rldge and
Tennison VS.. Laura Richie; Jno. Harrington
VS.. Edward Walsh; j. B. Coomos VS.. Sher-
wood 4 Stroder.
A PORTION of A street, between Taylor and
Union streets, has been macadamized within
few days past.
THERE was no business transacted IN the
Probate Court to-day.
THE report heretofore circulated that Mr..
Jerome Davis, of Yolo county, California
was killed by Indians on Walker river. is in,
correct. He is alive and well, and expected
TO arrive in Virginia in few days.
SEVERAL recruiting offices have been open