Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-12-28
THE. EVENING NEWS.

CoovER AND STEPHENSON QUARTZ MILL
This mill is the pioneer OF this cis'rie''
and can almost be termed the pioneer OF the
Territory. 1t was built carly in the summer
Sf iSj0, and rs near As We can learn, was
started upon the same day that \. ID. Iaul
mill was: These two mills were the hrS'
ones built III the Territory. We well r.,
member the mi>GivingS that were cNP'csSeu
n that tinfe: as TO the quality and quantity
~ mart that was to prove these mills, rs
we'll A. the Territory, 4 success The cN-
ncnsc attending the erection of these mills,
The uncertainty Of supply of water, and the
scarcity Of wood made it question of I'M
portancc, whether the rock could stand the
pressure of thirty dollars per ton for crush
inr. But there were those that believed the
rock could pay, even ut that enormous sum
for crushing, and still have enough left To
pav other expenses. and a small profit 10 the
owners of the mines. Men that are here
now, and see the vast improvements that
have been made i'll raising, hauling ana
Working the orc, could hardly he made 10 be-
ticYc that amy doubts ever existed. rs to whe-
thcr the mines would pay. But in those
davS everything WAS decidedly primitive in
this locality. SO scarce were MI the nccc>Sa-
ricS of life. tcarly in the spring of 1850, when
freiuhtS were thirty cents per lb.), that we
we'll remember, upon concluding tn be our
own cook and di>h-wa>hcr, we went ITO
every store in The Territory To hrd L frying
pan, but did not succeed, until at last friend
was found with sufficient Ebcrality 10 make
rs a present of one, minus handle. This
difficulty WAS overcome BY getting the black
smith to make handle aud put it on the pan,
but, alas for human expectations, Just rs
We had got it filled, and placed over the fire,
btF came the handle. and left US in 4 worse
condition than ever, hut we lived through all
those trials, and hard times, and arc amply
repaid, in beholding the wonderful develop
mcnt and prosperity of our sage brush
country." Instead of six and eight horse
teams hauling tiyc and six tons Of rock ut i
time. wei hen only had one two horse cmi-
grant wagon with rickrty gear, and crcaklnS
wheels, haulin. quartz TO the first mill, that
was destined ~ relieve The doubts VI many
miners. The rock accumulated n the mill,
until the ground above II WAS wei. covered,
and i'm due time crushing WAS commenced,
and the rock not only paid. but WAS found To
be- quite rich. This mill has been steadily
pounding ont gold and silver from that time
To- this, only cca>ing work when II was mcccs-
sarr 10 make >Oulc Improvement Or repairs.
IL is situated Just below the Bclchcr dump,
and has : stamps, pans, = l2-hor>c power
engine, using two cords OF wood, and one and
one half inches of water per day, crushing
S. tons Of rock per week.
Com HUI MINING SvoCKS.-Ia>t weeks
stock market was dull to an extreme. The
only sale Of Gold Hill STOCKS being % shares
Of Golden Horn at 50. Alpha made no APP
pCaranrc in the market 1T all. Arizona was
hell during the week nj $50; Baltic n SlOo
u Sllu. Holders of Bullion advanced from
Sij - So, the highest bid being So.
Bcchcr MS offered NJ 81 500; Crown lOint
at so. Caledonia Tanned advanced from
SiD to 81. Combined EiIor, WAS offered at
So. Cru>u< stood firm at it, old figure Of
SlG'. Consolidated offered N 81: Dell ut
$40: Di,isrut ~ so. FORBADE y kicIrd At
$40: G,rhc ~ SID. Oac-half intcrr>; Gold
Hill aud Virginia Tunnel WAS oicrcd at 500.
Golden Horn tuctua,cd during the week
,hrnu.h every figure from - DOWN; lr,t, the
sale ,brNr mentioned uf 2iI shares at - be-
inc Il, lowest rbh. On SATURDAY il WIS he'd
=, ST. Golden Swan kept growing hrrncr
through the week, Standing al 81 Ou Nom
,ltv and closing ~ ~ On SATURDAY.. Gr.,u'
was offered at -. HIwkcyc stood at Sih
Harold - -. independent at 81. Iu>ti> to-
C!iucl from ~ u >S0. Jenny Lind WIS Of
frrrd NJ Sln. hnickcrh0ckcr WAS held at
~li IN Monday, bur drcliurd to Si2. ace
WIS held At ST.. Holders Of Leon adv .,nrrd
from ~ To- -. MARY Ann hUctu,tci dur
in. the week. falling ~ low ~ ~ hut Wis
held IN Saturday at 500. Ma>>i.'u >'o"h
steady -; -. North american at .$loa.
Rurk Island NJ - To- Sll. Stevenson kvhoc
at 80. Uuric sam II $40. OScrmum WIS
held at $50 on TUESDAY, but WIS utc.rd an
SATURDAY at SD. Holders ui Yolu advanced
,hcir asking pric" from $40 on Monday I"
S$2O on SATURDAY. Yellow Jacket was offered
Un TUESDAY NJ 81 hOl. but made no other ap-
pearaucc during tn week. In thS san
Fruuci>cr mprkrt an Saturday, Gold Hill
>,ocN> wcr' quoted ~ follows. .ArilumI, : 20
ss.hti: A',,hl NJ. ,. 50 asked: Bullion,
80 bill. - asked; BHlt!s, S!') hid, Sll0
asked; Gown Point Ha,in'. Slj asked;
Crr.>u>. SllD asked: G"ii,H Swan, 81
asked: G.idrn lIora, - - bid. 81 asked;
Original Il rwk"yr. So hiR buvcr - days,
So asked. h'iycr - days: Independent, so
asked. II>ri~. So bid. So asked; Mary
Ann. ~Inl asked; Mechanic, ~ asked:
North .Nrl .rictn. SOB: Ovcrman, SllO bid
huvcv - riuv<. $40 asked seller 80 DAYS;
Rock Island. - ID bid, ~ asked; StcSsn-
son krhNc, 81 asked; Uncle sam, $3.50 Did:
Yolu, 81 bid. so asked.
ALriA MlNE.-Thc hosting works of this
company are built in the ccntc7 of their
claim, which consists OF 500 feet Uf the Gold
Hill Ledge It i the extreme north boundary
uf what used to he called Gold Hill proper
The improvements upon this mine are en-
tcn>ivc, and were principally made during
last summer. They consist OF, first, 4 sub
s;antial main building, t. by 80 feet two >tO-
ric$ high. In this part, the shaft, hOl<tIng
works and engine are enclosed; the boiler
room 10 bv -, i back of the main p1rs.-
There i also 4 wing u bv IL upon the north
side. which is used for the blacksmith shop,
making I frontage of u feet they have en-
cavatcd 1 place in the hill by IL, which Is
used rs Il powder magazine, the shaft has
been sunk to the depth of bij feet; ut the
distance of 30 feet from the top OF the shaft
4 tunnel has been run toward the ledge, at
the distance Of % feet. this tunnel has Just
reached the front of the ledge, and We are
informed bv the Superintendent, that few
DAYS work will cut through the ledge, at
icaSt enough to develop its richness. The
company are now making some needed I'M
prOycmcntS for the better working Of their
mime, and when these improvements are cont
plctcd, and the ledge developed, We shall be
glad to note its progress. The engine in use
at these works is very neat one, it is y
horse power, and requires two cords Of wood
per day to run it. The shaft is Il large double
one, each compartment being q feet in the
clear, they raise about 2,jDD gallons Of water
per day from this mine, and employ ID hands
Mr.. J. :. Bates is Superintendent.
DESERT DI<rRIcr.-Wc convcrScd last
evening with Mr.. Fleming, who had just re-
turned from 4 second expedition to the lately
discovered District, near the sink Of the
Humboldt. known aS the Desert District
Mr.. Fleming is largely interested in the DcS-
crt Ophir ledge, of which we published an ac-
count some time since, and gave the result
of an assay of some of the surface rock
lie informs us that the lodges are very wide
in that District and As is usual here, grow