Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-14
THE EVENING NEWS.


prize fight between Patsey Daley and Bill
Davis, for $1,000, came off this afternoon, be-
tween and o'clock, at Riley's ranch, three
miles from Gold Hill, on the American City
roadt to Carson, aud as report has it, at the
exact point where the counties of Storey,
Ormsby and Lyon meet. The place, in fu-
ture, will no doubt, be known as kind OF
Boston -Four Corners"-a notorious hight
ing rendezvous for all the shOulder-StrikerS
ofNew York and other cities. At Riley S,
the battle ground for this fight, an enclosure
was made OF boards Is feet high, in the centre
Of which 4 ring was made, about twenty-five
feet square, in the usual style Of prize rings.
The enclosure was filed by about 200 spec
tators, the price of admission being 81 50
there being ut least a dozen newspaper re-
pOrtcrs present. At | o'clock, Daley came
within the enclosure, and in about twenty
minutes Davis came in. Both parties were
warmly received as they flung their hats into
the ring Daley appeared in the ring with
Harry Gribbcn and W. Dewar rs his seconds.
Davis had rs seconds Sam. Smith and James
Carter. The rules of the ring being read by
Capt. Murphy, they stripped for the fight.
At this point Of the fight, betting seemed
ql.ite brisk; sums Of ten 10 two hundred dol
lars being offered and readily taken. Davis
seemed 10 be the favOrite, although Daley's
friends were around. The seconds tossed up
for the choice of corners, which was won by
Daley. At two o'clock precisely. both com
batants walked up to the scratch, shook
hands, retired few steps and then "waltzcd
in
Round First.-Davis was evidently anxious
to spar a little, but Daley seemingly didn't
like play" so he sailed out with his right,
arI hff Davis IN the nArl. nnyis mo hack
on Daley with several tremendous blows, one
of which struck and peeled the left cheek
bone Of Daley about the size OF two bits.
First blood for Davis. Davis fell over, and
his seconds carried him 70 his corner.
Round Second.-Time was called by the
referee. Both parties came up boldly.
Daley considerably bloody, with a lump the
size of small walnut on his forehead, and
evidently rs "mad as 4 hornet. Davis
right eve was turning rather blue, and he had
several scratches on his neck and face, but
blood seemed scarce. Daley seemed anxious
TO finish the business, rushed at Davis rather
ferocIOuSlv. rather than scientifically. Davis
hit Daley a tremendous bat on the nose, which
made the claret fly in all directions, and fol-
lowing up the advantage, SOcked three more
peelers into the same vicinity, which caused
Daley 20 fall under the ropeS-but not before
he had given Davis one or two severe blows
on the COB.
Round Third-Both combatants came up
to time. Daley seemed rather dim in eye
sight, but gave evident signs of 4 determina-
ton 10 win, If possible. Davis was very ac-
tive, and Daley closed in on him. This was
the most severe round Of the hght-a num-
Der of very hard blows passing between Them.
-Four more rounds were fought, in each Of
which Daley was knocked down. Daley was
very severely punished, and at the end of the
seventh round, his second threw up the
sponge, and Davis was declared the victor.
There was no other fighting on the ground,
and everything passed off decidedly pleasant
to those who attended-therc being not less
than perhaps three thousand people on the
ground.
GEM CoHPANY.-This companY's claim is
situated on the west side OF Gold Canon and
nearly opposite the SAPPHIRE mill. 1t was To-
Gated in May, IS, and contains 1000 feet.
Soon after the location was made tunnel
was commenced in the side OF the hill just
south of the Overman company's lower dump.
Work has been carried forward on the claim
without intermission ever since it was COM
menced about year ago, and the claim has
been very well prospected and opened. The
main tunnel has been run go feet IN nearly
southwest direction, and has already cut
through one very good looking ledge which Is
about seven OF eight feet in thickness. This
was found about 80 feet from the mouth of
the tunnel. After il was passed through the
tunnel was continued on about l20 feet further
and then work on it was suspended and the
company commenced sinking an incline on
the ledge first found. This incline is now
being worked on, and is down l02 feet. II
followed the ledge down sixty-nine feet and
found it to be at that depth much improved
in quality and larger and better defined than
it was above in the tunnel. At that depth
the incline left the ledge and is now being
carried down in the casing but its foot at
present is supposed to be only six or seven
feet from the ledge. There was some rock
taken from the ledge at the depth OF sixty
seven feet which was tried, and found to
yield at the rate of S24 81 per ton. That
certainly was not bad rock, and when the in
cline is sunk down about 200 feet the company
expects there will rock be found which will
paw fol- working. The first part of the tunnel
was run mostly in hard rock where no tim
bers were required, but after it passed through
the ledge it came into different formation,
and the tunnel has here been Itimbered for
about fifty feet in very substantial manner.
The remainder Of the tunnel has required no
timbering and therefore none has been done.
The incline has been timbered all the way.
There has been some water struck in the
claim but not enough to prevent working.
Everything appears to be well regulated and
the work which has been done appears to be
substantial and well applied.
The FOURTH OF JULY.-The Fourth will
be celebrated in this city in grand style.
All the military and civic companies will be
out for parade, and no pains will be spared to
make this the finest celebration of this great
American day of jubilee ever held in the
Territory. Grounds will be fitted up on
North c street, between c and d, on the site
of the old Patio works. There is a large
spot of vacant ground in this place, and the
platform for the orator, orchestra and others,
will be erected in the centre Of the lot, while
seats for the ladies and spectators in general
will be arranged one above another on all
sides Of the square. The elevation Of street
above the lot at this place offers peculiar ad-
vantages for such an arrangement OF seats.
A considerable amount Of work Will be re-
quired in leveling off and filing up this piece
Of ground to make it suitable for the occasion.
-Enterpr1se.
JUSTICE Co.-This company is working
its mine through its old shaft, and taking
out from twenty to twenty-five tons of pay
rock per day. 1t also keeps three shifts Of
men at work on the new shaft, which it is
sinking at its new building, where it intends
10 erect machinery. This new shaft is now
about hundred feet deep. At present the
work on it goes along very slow, oil account
of the hardness of the rock which it is being
sunk through, which all has to be blasted
H., nm
have 70 undergo here is occasioned by con-
siderable quantity of water, which constantly,
comes into the shaft. This company has all
the timber on the ground, ready to erect
heavy hosting works, which is intended to De
done as soon as its machinery arrives, wnlcn
is on the way from below and is promised
to be delivered by the 18th Of this month.
ENTERPRISES CoHPANY-This company is
driving its tunnel along rapidly, although 1t
still continues in blasting rock. 1t is now