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

suneriutendent of this mine, we were SHOWN
through the whole length and breadth Of their
works which we were greatly surprised TO nnd
20 perfect and complete. The work upon their
tunnel WAS commenced about three years since by
a company of laboring men, and ii is really sur
pris;ng to see how they have prosecuted tils
work. with naught but bone, sinew anu uncou,
ouerable determination; TOR until quite receh"!
there have been no capitalists in the Complain
For L distance of six hundred feet they have had
solid granite rock which required blasting all the
WAY. Notwithstanding this they commenced
their tunnel at u large and convenient "ofN'io
size. regular gradc-barely sufficient 10 run OH
the watrr-and they have continued II all tue
,,ar 20 that il is now the most complete and per-
feet tunueI in this district six tooter can walk
tho whole length erect, without humping his head
ocaiDs, projecting rocks or tmbers. The car
trek has 4 board walk in the center, so that one
can walk in and out again with perfect freedom
from accident, danger OF spelling good suit o,
clothes rs is too often the case in most Of the tun
mel, in Silverland 1t is really pleasure TO take
4 walk through this tunnel The air SHAFT, which
:
furnishes an abundance of pure air, just cool
enough for comfort in the hottest days, and warm
enough in the coolest weather. Who Knows but
that this MAY be some day the tavorite promenade
OF Gold Hill pedestrians The mouth OF the run
mel * in the trSt rlyine directly east OF Coover u
Srrnb4Dsnn's mill The air shaft connects with
the tunnel one Thousand feet from the mouth, ut a
depth OF one hundred and sixty hve feet. There
the tunnel makes i slight turn 10 the weSt' ana
runs in 4 direct course TO the Confidence Compa,
uy's works in Gold Hill proper, where they will
strike IN. Gold Hill ledge more than three hun
dr,l t,.t ,,nder yrouod The tunnel when COM
Melted will be about two thousand feet long
The company were induced TO prosecute this
work by the indications of lodges lying east of
Gold Hill in fact, one ledge had been discovered
near Main street, before this work was com
mencsd Another object Of the company was to
drain the Gold Hill ledge, which they will
etfectuaLv do in few months as they
ar. now working three shifts, anu the rock Is
much softer than it has formerly been Owing to
the nOrtheriy course OF the tunnel, running nearly
naraI,.l with the lodges they did not md ledge
until in the vicinity of the air shaft. Here they
ran through the top OF their first ledge, which
certainly looks very we'll but like many Others,
situated in r;Ivinps, are low down, anu must be
sunk upon 10 be developed. There is not one
ledge that has the same appearance OF TINS one,
thar has been sunk upon 10 the depth OF nun
dred feet or thereabout bur has Increased in rich
We're erected upon them TO keep them clear Of
water, Three hundred feet i'll from the shaft,
they are now working, au,l hnd t!iat the rock Is
changing quite fast. Water is also increasing
every dav. until now they have quite nice little
stream running out of the tunnel. The SuperIn-
tenivut tells us that there are fair prospects OF
finding another ledge very soon. aud the change Of
rock aud Increase OF water cIrrOborate his state
lncuL This claim is Owucd almost exclusively by
Freuchmeu. They have never wished to make
any stir about it, because they are conndeAt OF
tilai success There never has been pubic SAFE
OF delinquent stock, notwithstanding they have
been TO enormous expense, and have worked
almost necessarily. This fact speaks volumes for
the enterprise, and confidence OF the Company,
and thorough management of its officers. They
have spared neither pains or expense upon any
part of their work. as is evidenced by their out
side operations. They have built quite neat
Office the shaft, and have graded good path
from there 20 the mouth OF the tunnel. They
have also graded L fine road from their dump, ulG
Rhode Island Mil. to Main street. and have taken
W 26J acres Of land commencing Ut the tunnel,
and extending south along the east side OF the
Canon, nearly TO the Foundry, and have built
upon thi, atrip of land four neat cottages As
these cottages are some distance from water, they
have provided an ample supply b. conveying 1t
from the tunnel i'll ditch nearly the whole length
OF their ranch, Us they call 1t. we do NOT
know Of Il Surrr investment than this company
CitClS illcti, any - LpL SdAGrJ 'A
If th.y shou.d not fud hedges that would pay for
yyJrNln.s. the water which they will surely get
". m the land they have will in time reTiuneriIte
them TOR all their trouble aud expense. Bat. they
dep nj principally upon the mine. as the ledge
wlica they have passed through Is Thought To
coItain ore rich enough to pay Tor working.
CROwy POINT MILL--The Crown Point Mil
is situated in Crown Point Ravine, Gold HILL just
in front Of the Crown Point Eedge. and like al
the mills bull, in early times, has been overhauled
for the purpose Of introducing the improved styles
OF ANAL gauating machinery. and for year past
has been in successful operation. The works are
superintendent by Mr. Woodcock. There are two
straight iron frame batteries OF four stamps each.
capable OF crushing from ten to twelve tons OF ore
per day. From the batteries the pulp is conveyed
in troughs to the settling tanks; and from these
shovelrd into cars whence it is run along an ele-
waited railway track and dumped directly into the
paus There are eight iron pans and six wooden
tubs with cast iron false bottoms, making four
teen in all. The heating is performed by the eH-
haust steam from the engine, whence 1t Is carried
in pipes alongside the pans and admitted into the
steam sham chambers beneath the false bottoms
Of the pans, through small injection pipes thus
effecting second use of the steam and ! proper
tlonate saving Of fuel The pans work on tho
same principle the Wakely, have the block
muller, and are geared underneath so that there
is no danger of the oil used upon the machinery
dripping into them and communicating the mer-
curry. After the pulp is discharged from the pans
il all passes through agitator or concentration.
situate Ut the lower end of the mill, for the pur
pose Of catching any quicksilver or amalgam
which may escape from rhe pans. The boiler, n
tubular one, is tfty-two inches in diameter by
fifteen feet in length. The engine is thirty live
horse power, and is kept in splendid order, re-
aecting much credit upon the engineer. The en-
CINE and fiy-wheel are inclOsed in room separate
from the remainder Of the mill. Work is not
being prosecuted upon the ledge at present on &C.
count of water, but the company expect to put
up their pump in about three weeks, when work
will be resumed The mill is at present crushing
ore from the Sandy Bowers mine.
Cones PULvERIzER.-Thef first pulverizer
of this character ever constructed in this Ter
ritory is now being built at Meade & Tasker's
Foundry, below Silver City. Its popularity
consists in the fact that it acts continually on
the coarser particles-thus efecting great
saving of wear and tear, as also Of motive
power, in producing similar effect, as COM
pared with other machines. With small
bower II will reduce from two to three tons of
ore per day TO an impalpable powder, and
more in proportion as the size of the particles
are increased This machine will, when in
work revolution in working ores
here, as all experienced mill men are well
aware that the finer the rock is ground, the
larger the Weld obtained from it. Its wear
and tear, and the power required to drive it,
are only nominal, when the work it does is
taken into consideration.
HOMICIDE BY A WoMAS.-A man named Chas.
Stiers was shot in Virginia last evening about