Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-08-25
THE EVENING NEWS.
NoyTI, orARrz MrIL.-We Clip from the

NOVEL QUARTZ MIIL.-Ne cup nom the
Enterprise the following description Of the
new mill to be erected by the Scandina-
Wan Quartz Mill Company, which fled
its certificate of incorporation last Mon
day. They have purchased a site for their
mill at American City: Our readers win
remember that few weeks since we pub
Gshed description of a quartz mill of a
novel style, the invention of Mr.. Phillips
Wilkins, a Norwegian by birth, which
mill he proposed to drive by horsepower.
The mill to be erected by the new COM
pany is the wilkins mill. 1t viii contain
one hundred and twenty stamps and be
operated oy eight horses. The mill is
very simple, being nothing more than an
upright shaft supporting a large wheel
something like the drum of whim, with
inclined planes attached to the outer cir
conference of this wheel, which inclines
lift the stamps; all of which stand in a
circle about the wheel. The following
gentlemen are the Trustees of the new
company; V. Ressayre, Geo. ". Tron-
SON, P. c. Peterson, George Hofner and
III. lesson. They will at once COM
mence preparations for the erection of
their mill. 1t will be the greatest novelty
in the shape of q quartz mill ever seen In
the Territory. The inventor has beau.
tiful model of the mill, which we have ex-
amined, and see no reason why the mill
NAV not be all that is claimed for it. They
say they can make rock paying $50 per
ton pay well in this mill.
SAMUEL W. LANsroN. This gentle
man died yesterday morning, from wounds
received near Silver City, about a week
ago, when he was run over by heavy
team with which he came into collision.
Mr.. Langton was well known here and in
California as the founder and head of the
express firm of Langton s Co. Mr..
Langton leaves a wife, three children, a
mother and brother, with host Of old
friends and acquaintance, to mourn his
untimely death. His body was yesterday
morning removed to Carson, and to-day
consigned to its long resting place-being
buried under the auspices of the Order Of
Masons.
MACHINERY FOR THE MINBRvA.-We
perceive by the S. F. Cal that the seventy
horse power engine and hosting gear or
dered by the Minerva Mining Company,
Gold Hill, has at last been completed, and
may be seen at the San Francisco Machine
Works. This is doubtless the finest en-
CINE ever. constructed in San Francisco,
and is well worthy of inspection by such
as are conversant with machinery, and
able to judge of mechanical excellence /; it
is beautiful enough for a parlor ornament.
A HORRIBLE DREAM.-We yesterday
heard legal gentleman say that he came
near dying ofnightmare the previous night.
"You must have had very bad dream"
said a person who was present Bad -
you bet it vast was horrible !" swell
what did you dream ;" asked two or three
who felt curious to know what appeared
so terrible to the gentleman. ~ dreamed"
said the lawyer, AZ had been appointed
Judge in the place Of North !'-Enterprise.
BELcHKR MINE.-The Belcher Company
have not been taking out much ore lately
on account of an accident to their mach
inery and owing to the quantity of water
found in their lower level. Last week
they broke the Urge cog wheel used in
driving their pump, and it will be some
time before it can be replaced.
BULLION SH1PPED.-Messrs. Wells,
Fargo S Co. shipped yesterday morning
1854 pounds of bullion, worth, according
to assay, S4l,25O 50.
CkRD.-We call attention to the card,
ITO the Public" signed by Messrs. Bur-
bank and De Long in our advertising CO.
lunns TODAY.