Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-11-25
THE EVENING NEWS.

At the foot of the hill We came to the Mar
lette mine, supposed to be upon the ComStock
ledge. : tunnel has been run in to the dis
lance of $50 feet. One ledge about sixteen
feet in thickness was penetrated at about IS
or 50 feet from the mouth of the tunnel, but
the company do not expect to strike their
main ledge until some 80 feet further into the
hill. As we assembled the road to the left of
the ravine, which winds along the side of
Virginia Hill, We came to the Wakefield
mine. Here 4 fine ledge some fifteen or six
teen feet thick is shown at the surface, and
the company have sunk a shaft to the depth
OF l50 feet. When it is down % feet further
they will drift through the ledge; and from
present appearances, when this is done, we
will have another rich strike" to record.
Passing on, and crossing the ravinc, several
abandoned claims of 1860 were pointed out
TO us--holes. in the sinking of which, the
owners had sunk their money. Another was
pointed out 1.-THE name of which we will
omit which was once "a promising mine"
There was 4 small strata which was exceed
ingly rich, and this was taken out and kept
carefully BY itself. Samples of it were sent
TO San Francisco and few tons were worked
in the mills here. mo Abundance" was
painted in large letters at the mouth
Of the tunnel, where the words remain to the
present day. 1t was one of those mysterious
affairs, and of course exceedingly rich. Those
in the secret sold out at from $40 to $50 per
foot Work was stopped in the tunnel and
drifts, and the works at their mouth stand to-
day dilapidated monument to the raScality
of men, and key to much of the dlStrust
which is so often expressed us to the mines
of this Territory. The road we were follow
ing led us to the works and croppings of the
Texas mine and abruptly terminated. Seat
ing ourselves upon cropping" we drew
our "Meerscham" and INDUCED. We smoked
and talked, gazing off on Carson Valley. Fort
Churchill could be distinctly seen, to the
eastward of which lay the % mile desert.
We smoked and we ruminated. At our
feet lay spread out the city of Virginia,
with its busy streets, its mills, its mines, and
its &c, 900 inhabitants, and directly beneath
us the works of the Texas Company. 1t is a
diaicult matter to decide whether this Com
pany have one or two lodges. 1t was taken
up as one lode at first, but thinking that
there might be a division of the quartz at
some point, another location was made about
one month subsequent to the first, claiming
front ledge, thus leaving no possible loop
hole for dispute or lawsuits in the future.
The first location was made upon this ledge
BY the Texas Company in July, 1860, and
work commenced Immediately, which has
been prosecuted from that time to the present
with more or less vigor. A shaft has been
sunk in the back side of the lode (Which is a
very large one), to the depth of fifty feet,
and tunnel 300 feet in length, penetrating
all the ground claimed by this company has
been run. At about 80 feet from the mouth
of the tunnel shaft has been put down to
the depth of 80 feet from the level Of the tun-
mel, and drift some 80 or 40 feet in length
has been run from the bottom Of the shaft
connecting with the works of another COM
pany for purposes of ventilation. Through
out all of these works the ledge gives evil
dence of being rich and extensive. About
loo tons of ore lies at the mouth of the tun-
mel, ready to 90 70 the mill, I crushing from
which paid about $50 per ton.
DEPARTURES FROM VIRGINIA THIS MORN
1SG-PER CALIFORNIA STAGEs.-Samuel
Fasbay. J. Matthews, Charles Leon, Matilda
Junson, W. S. Batchtal, ]. Brunade and c.
w. Mardan.
PER OVERLAND STAGE FOR REESE RIVER.
II. S. SNYDER, B. W. Hathaway, J. w. {.
Maxwell, Mrs. P. B. Wade and daughter, o.
c. Sauires, F. B. Keely, W. P. Harrington
and F. II. Woods,
PEn PIONEER SrAGEs-Mrs. ]. H. Sny-
der, John F. Crowley, J. Z. Hodgkins, Ed
ward Common, J. Mahoney, VIM. Richards,
H. G. Donnel, T. ]. Wata, John Gillespie, B.
f. Cox, S. Diner, John D. Shay, Leonora
Braach. John Sutherland, Charles D. Pastar,
" S. Higgins and John Gibbla.
ACCIDENTAL SHor.-A pistol was acct
dcntally discharged BY some person in the
recruiting Office on C street, Virginia, last
evening. The ball passed through the win
dows of that Office, across the street, IN
through the window Of the Sazarac Saloon,
and entered the lining. 1t is wonder that
no one was injured by this shot, as this por-
ton of street is generally quite crowded.
Officer Downey arrested the careless lndl-
yidual at once, and he gave bonds for his ap-
pearance before Judge Leconey this morn
ing.
COOP FOR CRoPPISGs.-We we're shown
yesterday afternoon certificate of an assay
made by H. w. Lasselle, from specimens of
ore from the groupings of the Pride of Amer
lea claim, which is situated in the American
Mining District, Humboldt. This assay
showed 20.65 ounces of silver, Of the value OF
S26 20 per ton Of 1000 pounds. This lode is
about twenty feet thick, and gives fair
promise VI an SNSS.'SNS
tunnel is being run, which will tap the ledge
at the depth of about l75 feet.
FoUR's BALL.-The ball and promenade
concert of this company at Millington's Hall,
last night, was largely attended, and was al
together splendid affair.". The two popular
Glee Clubs of the city, the Virginia and Ger
mania, were a marked feature of the enter
tainment, contributing no little to the enjoy
ment of those present.
JUICE wETHERILL's CorRT.-Seth Bow
ers and JOS Clark, charged with malicious
mischief, were fined the costs of Court and
placed under S 900 bonds, for six months, to
keep the peace, Schaarf rs. Protois, suit
brought on a note for $50, case went by de-
fault, and Judgment entered for plaintiff &C,
cordingly.
I INcoRPoRATED.-Sandy Bowers Gold and
Silver Mining Company, of Gold Hill Dis
trict, was Incorporated Nov. 18th, 1863.
Capital stock 100000, in 900 shares of
$3.50 each. Trustees-Wm. w. Bishop,
James Nee, John Foley and E. S. Rice.
Principal place of business, Gold Hill.
MORE AMALGAM.-"There was mass of
crude amalgam at Theall & Cos. bank this
morning that weighed" ETC., etc. Virginia
BtIetiH, last epeaiRg. will the Bulletin de-
fine the word "amalgani" and tell US what
" crude amalgam" isl
Mass MEETING.-Elsewhere in our paper
will be found call for Mass Meeting of
the Voters of the County to make nominal
ton for a Legislative Candidate to fill the