Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-12-15
THE EVENING NEWS.


They commenced sinking their shaft in May
last, and descended TO depth Of two hundred
aud fiftv-six feet. At depth of two hu ndred
and forty-Six feet, they commenced running
n tunnel westward At distance of ffty-six
feet west from the shaft, they struck quartz
and ran through a ledge of that rock, forty
feet wide. Next came mixed quartz and bed
rock distance of nincty-SiN feet, when they
reached the vein from which they are taking
their present rich quartz. This vein is about
twenty feet wide. The shaft has three COM
partmentS two of them, each four feet square
in the clear, for hosting; the other, two feet
and half by four for the pump: They have
two link motion engines, onjointly of about
twenty-horse power. The car and carriage
when loaded weigh about twenty-five hundred
pounds, and the hoisting apparatus is capa-
BILE of hOiSting hundred tons per day. Mr..
c. II. Beckwith is Superintendent. The en-
gines were started for the first time on yes
tcrday afternoon, about four o'clock. About
hundred invited friends were present, our
selves among the number. After the works
were in full operation, and several parties
had descended and assembled the shaft, wine
was brought forth, and a season Of hilarity
enSued. ToaStS were drank to the owners,
the Superintendent, the Engineer, the GOLD
HILL News, and others, and things passed
on SecUtdem GrteDl-aS it were. The Com
pany have big thing" and we heartily
congratulate them on their good fortune.
A. L. JOHNSON, TIE MISSING M,N.-The
Enterprise, of this morning, says that Nj.
A. L. johnson, the man whose sudden dis
appearance about three weeks ago gave rise
10 the superstition that he had been muir
dered, has been heard from. He is, or was
not long since, in Los Angeles, California.
\ gentleman who lives in San Francisco,
and who is well acquainted with him met
him in Los Angeles and stopped with him in
the same hotel for several days. Johnson
said that the climate of WaShoe not agreeing
very well with him, she had concluded to
come over 10 where it was warmer. When
this acquaintance of JohnSon's got back to
san Francisco, he saw BY the papers of the
Territory that Johnson was missing, that he
was supposed TO have been murdered, and
that 4 reward of $500 was offered for his
body dead or alive. Knowing that he had
seen the gentleman but.a few days before, he
was at loss to know what to think OF what
he read, so he wrote up to y. ?. Sheldon, of
the Pioneer Mill. Silver City, TO ask why 1t
was that n reward had been offered for john
son, stating NJ the same time where he had
seen him. So il appears that instead Of be-
ing doubled up in the bottom Of some old
shaft, with half i ton Of rocks on his stom-
ach, he is safe in California, taking rccu-
pcrative jaunt through the COW counties.
THE DAcorAu LEAD, PALMyEA.-On this
lead the Mon;ezuma Company have claim
OF 900 feet, and the Perkins < Arlington
claim on the south of the Montezuma, of
the exact extent Of which has slipped our
memory. The same vein crops out through
both claims, and we prefer calling 1t the Da-
cotah lead, though we believe, strictly, 1t is
only that part owned by the Montezuma
folks which is so called. The lead is about
five feet wide, and is perfectly defined. The
Montezuma CompanvS shaft is down but
about 81 feet, but the Perkins K Arlington
shaft has reached Il depth Of 100 feet. 4;
this depth the lead, which from the top runs
nearly straight down, dips slightly 10 the
west. Free gold Is 10 BE- seen in the ore, AMI
ASSAYS Of five hundred to one thousand dol
lars have Frequently been obtained. This is
only one Ut the mIny valuable leads now be-
iug opened in that district. There are many
others that are being rapidly developed. and
we have no doubt bHt the WELD o: the ore
from ne veins u)w being opened will he 50
good Is To- draw much capital to the district
next Spring. in spite of Reese River and all
l.
selling Ii re at i few dollars per foot-.ninCS
which. were they in this district, w0Uld bring
hundreds of dollars, where they now scarcely
bring tens per foot.
ORrGIxAL HNwxEYr.-This location, to-
cc,hcr with the H,wkcye Claims, Nos. and
>. WAS made early in 1850. Last winter Nos.
l and , wcrc segregated, lea' Rg the Original
on the north end OF the claim. The Original
claim now lis west Of the Bclch"r, CONF
rlnnsin- south OF Gown Point rIvine, AID
running south lll6 feet, there joining the
segregated claims which comprise SO feet of
th, Original claim. There Is still beyond
this. >,,l,h. I'D feet which belong 10 the ORR
rIaal. making in all l2}j feet. They have a
double shaft thoroughly timbered, down to the
depth Of PIG feet, where striking water, they
were Obliged 10 stop sinking for want Of con-
rnienccS to raise the water to the surface
Thus far, thcv have worked the shaft with
windlpSs AT the depth Of - feet they pass
ed through their ledge, which was 40 ut nrc
feet wide, showing very good quartz. They
have now commenced drifting from the bot
tom of the shaft. toward the ledge, and are
working every dav. The shaft is just over
the divide from Crown Point Canon, and be-
low the upper American Flat road.
IScoRpoRAriOSS To-DAY.-The following
companies filed articles OF Incorporation Ill
the office Of the County Clerk Of Storey
County: Mineral Point Gold and Silver Min
iny Company, Gold Hill District; capital
stock Sl6O. 900, in 1900 shares of 800;
TrusteeS-Thomas Harkin, Henry Rhersen
and C. keifFer; principal place Of business,
Guld Hill. Louisville Gold and Silver MIN
in: Company No. ,, Gold Hill District; cap
itll stock $4,000, in HOO shares OF SlOO
each. Trustees -ThoS. X. Street, J. II.
Jones, J. II. Stratus, J. S. Porter and Jno. F.
Miller. Principal place Of business, Gold
Hill.
The CoLBURS CASE.-This case still
keeps "bobbing around" 1t is before the
Courts, in some shape or other, nearly every
week. Yesterday morning they had it in
Gold Hill before Justice Kellogg, where it
vas dismissed for want of prosecution. Last
evening we had it here, before Justice Alvin,
in the shape of The People Us. j. 5. COlburn,
for drawing deadly weapon. This otfense
was proved to the satisfaction of the Court,
and Colburn was fined 800 and costs. We
presume we shall hear still more Of this
troublesome caSe.-E,Ge'prise.
LARoRISG CoMPANY.-Dclinquen stock
in this Company will, we are informed
by the Secretary, be positively sold to.mor--
row at one o'clock in front Odd Fellows
Hall. Those who are behind-hand with their
assessments will lose their stock to dead
moral certainty, If they do not come forward
before that time-last call, gentlemen.
ST. CHARLEs.-One of the members Of the
s.. Charles Co. called at our Office last even
ing, and exhibited some very favorable look
ing rock from that claim. He says that ac-
cording to their eaIeulaiinnS' they are now
the Company feel highly encouraged at the
indications.
County AsSEssMENTs.-Thea assessment
roll for the county will be turned over to Tax