Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-12-19
THE EVENING NEWS.

raised in this Territory Is progressing hnclv.
1t will certainly, at all events, not suffer be-
cause OF the incXpcricncc OF the officers 10
whom its command has been entrusted. d.
NJ. HungcrfOrt the Colonel, is an cxpc-
ricnccd and brave soldier, as has been proven
ON many hard contested battlefield. So
long ago a. 1871 he held commission in
the New York State militia and in rs,
WIS one of the first To raise and offer 20 the
Government 4 company for service in Mex
leo. In that country he participated in all
the battles from Vera Cruz 10 the capital,
and WIS wounded in one of the battles in
front OF the city of Mexico. He came to the
Pacific coast 1t an early day, and came to
this Territory rs Major of the troops sent
here from California in the Spring of TO, to
protect the inhabitants against the Pah-t;cS.
In this campaign he came up with and de-
fcatcd the >,vagcS ut Williams Ranch and
Pyramid Lake. Soon after the first BATTLE of
Bull Run he returned 10 the Fast, and was
at once appointed Lieutenant Colonel of
New York regiment, and served with il all
through the famous and disastrous Peninsula
campaign OF Gen. Mcclellan. ReSigniug. he
came 10 California and sought for authority
to raise 4 brigade for active service, but WAS
prohibited from 81 doing by the Circumlocu-
tinn OEicc. Returning to this Territory he
again turned his attention to military mat
tiers and when Gen. Wright made a call for
additional troops from this Territory, Gov.
Nyc at once rendered the chief command to
Col. HunScrtord, who, if thorough military
knowledge, long experience, and undoubtcd
personal bravery are good cri,crio,>, wOuld
seem to DC the right man in the right place.
A> 4 token of the admiration of his brethren
in arms for his gallant service, Col. Hunger
fnri ,,.,s rN~NS.,,-.N - .,r Nnrt- with =
guld-hiltCd sword, on the ScIbbard OF which
are engraved the names OF the battles i'll
which he was engaged. They are in the fol-
lowing order: Vera Cruz, Nucva Rancho,
CcrrO Gordo, AmaZOGue, CnHtrcraS, ChGra-
hu>ca, ChCpuitCpec, Garrita dc Bclcn, all IN
Mexico. Williams Ranch and Pyramid
Lake, in Nevada Territory; and (ounS>
Niu<, Yorktown, Bottoms Bridge, Fair Oaks
and Malvern Hills in the peninsula campaign.
The Iicu,cuInt-C oloncl, \. y. {. Williams,
though yOGnL man, i an experienced SOL
dicr. Tie i i son Of Gen. Williams, OF Nr-
ginia, and WAS educated At the New York
Medical Cc..cgc. He entered service IN the
present war, on the 29th OF April, 1851, as
Assistant Surgeon. lie WIS appointed on
the >tarf uf Naiur-Gcucral Richardson from
the first battle + bull Run till the General
was killed at Antictam. Subsequently he
WAS Major in the celebrated regiment OF
Bccdan Sh1rp~hOo;crS. L:cutcnuut-Cnlonc
Williams has the commentators OF Fight
iug Joe" Hooker. and uf other culiucnt
commanders in the Army of the Potomac.
All the other officers, 81 far IL appointed,
have also had military experience, though
not always ia the tented field. Captain VI.
L. IIa<,ctt. Co. {, WAS born in Ireland and
educated in New York. He WAS Il member
oi the 9TH Regiment. New York State Mill
tia. in lNt1. Was one OF the found rs of the
noted 69,h Regiment. He came - San
Francisco in 1851, and took an active part III
the organization OF different military compa-
nirS in that city, ana more lattcr,y III this
Territory assisted in the organization of the
Wa>hoc Guards, in Virginia. Ot the other
Officers VIC shall probably Spc1k 81 soon A.
we learn flctS concerning them. ~ the rep
utatipu of oar Territory Tor StlcCl will III
measure he entrusted to the keeping ~ this
regiment, il i well that oUv people should
understand who are the men 10 whom lt>
management may be entrusted.
ErLcuEE MINr.-rhi> miro, which is
proving To- be one OF the best in the Territory,
was among the first locations in Gold Hill.
Considerable work WIS done on it in the
>unma: Of 81. In 81, the present tun-
mel WAS rUu nearly II the ledge. when. by
reason II funds running low, the work WAS
STONED. and hu, lizzie WAS done upon the
claim uaril last winter. when m incline was
commenced upon the ledge where their within
house now stands. and run down in the ledge
70 4 point sixty feet below the lrre. OF the
tunnel. Through the Kindness OF the super
iptcndcn-. Mr. Douglass. we were shown
through the entire length OF the conipanv'>
works. and were greatly surprised TO see the
amount ~ work that has been done in the
rninc. The tunnel Is six hundred fee; long,
i well timhcrcd. and strikes the ledge ii thc
foot Of the incline. 0r rather above the foot,
snmc sixty feet. There are l.DI9 feet, or
shares. in the claim. \ drift o feet long
has been ran along tn ledge 10 prove its
identity. n against other claimants. ~ we
pa>ScI along This drift from the end of the
tunnel To the shaft. on either hand We could
see the glirrcring ore, And the ScrIptnrat III
junction Thou shalt not covct We found
rather hard TO obey. Ouv TO think ~ stand
ing on 4 solid mass OF gold and SlLrcr-bc1r-.
ing quartz. conscious of being surrounded
with untold millions, and then expect man
not q wish that he could have Il portion ot
tits "ag'in natur, and must not be en-
pccted of any resident OF this Territory.
While passing through this DRIFT we came 20
4 place carefully covered with boards which,
when removed, revealed hole just large
enough for I man 10 pass through. We
were not Informed why this was left 50 small,
but our own private opinion Is. II was because
the gold and silver at that point WAS 80 pure
that. like the copper mines vt Lake Superior,
il could Not be chi>clcd or picked ont only by
such IN OUTLAY of time and labor, that It was
not profitable to work 1t. From this drift
the ledge has bccu cut through IN many
places, proving it To he from forty 10 one
1 ~
nrc convinced that this ledge IS rs rich ~ the
,i,.heSt in this, or Virginia. district, for now,
ut the depth of l15 feet, they are taking out
As rirb rock a. has ever been found IN
Wa>hoc. and the average Weld per ton Is also
as much n the Ophir or Gould X Curry. In
the face Of these facts, why may not Gold
Hill be ~ important place rs any III the
Territory 1t certainly will he by another
season. There is shaft upon the south end
Of This claim $50 feet deep. \ person can
start from the bottom of this shaft and follow
the ledge 10 the shaft OF the Crown Point
mill. The COMPANY employ forty men IN and
about the mine. They use more timber IN
their underground works than any other
claim in this district. The company have
taken ont as high rs 10 tons per dav, but now
the Weld is only some % tonS-workinS
through their tunnel. The Bclchcr, ltgcn
and Knh-i-nuor tunnels, the Fuller shaft,
Bclchcr shaft and incline, all connect with
the drift before mentioned. atfording an
abundance of fresh air, and making it
Il pleasant and healthy mine to work in. One
thing has been proved in the working OF this
ledge, and that is that the water in It docs
not find its levci-thc formation being COM
ract enough 10 hold il in many places they
found water. and when they sunk ten or
twenty feet lower found none. Mr.. +. Nc
Vicar Is foreman.
The WASuoE SrArLE.-Thc staple COM
modify of Wa>h0e is silver bullion. This
only she sends away to pay for whatever she
needs that she does not produce, or produces
in quantities insufficient to meet the demand
of consumers within our own borders.
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