Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-22
THE EVENING NEWS.

THE Lucerne Company continues taking
out pay rock at its north shaft. In its main
works it is running drift to the north, and
has driven it in that direction along the ledge
lT5 feet from its shaft. There is small
quantity Of water coming in all the time in
this part OF the mine, but il Is easily taken
out by the pump on its short stroke. There
has not been 4 great dea, of pay rock found
in that part of the mine lately. The richest
rock which the company IS n present taking
ont is found Just south Of its main hoiStiug
works, and quite near the surface OF the
ledge. This is being mostly put up in sacks,
and is very rich. We Yesterday saw small
piece of the soft rock which IS being mined
for, pulvcrizcd and washed, which showed an
uRQUesti0uably rich prospect. TIC free gold
i'll il Is very abundant. This rock must pro
Gucc well. L. certainly shows that the Lu-
ccrnc Company has rich rOcS IN Its claim
vet.
KEYSTONE CoMrANY-This company has
commenced driit from its shaft At the depth
Of 100 feet. It was commenced last Monday.
The shaft is over l70 feet deep. and has not
Vet struck any water. but the other shafts in
the ncighborhood have ali struck water much
nearer the surface than this one is drifting,
and il Is expected that soon rs this new
diff strikes the ledge it will also strike wa
ter. For that reason, the company deter
mined to commence the drift some distance
above the bottom Of the shaft. so rs 10 ,eare
4 rump below to receive the water, should il
he struck. The rock where the drift IS COM
msHCed is quite hard, like that which has
been found III the shaft for the last sixty or
seventy feet. The work Is therefore neccSsa-
rily SLOW, but 1t IS expected that as soon Us
the drift is run I few feet further, il will
strike through the hard stratum in which it
now is, and can thea be run much;norc rap
idly until the ledge is reached.
SHINING IN AIR SHArr.-The Gold Hill
and Virginia Tunnel and Mining Company
has commenced sinking an air shaft 10 its
its mouth. This VIII bring II down within
few feet of the face Of the tunnel, the latter
being run $50 feet in all. The air had become
=" close in the face of the tunnel that q candle
would not burn, and it became necessary to
sink this air shaft for purposes Of ventilation.
L is only few DAYS since !: was commenced,
vet the wOrkmcn have sunk it about Swenty
nve feet during that time. Il is being sunk
III ground that is firm, and therefore requires
no timbcring. The boys will have it down to
the tunnel in three or font weeks.
MOUNTAIN TEoyr- Our worthy Police
Judge, S. II. Robinson, has been rusticating
for 4 few days over at Silver Mountain. He
returned last night, and brough; with him 1
quantity Of delicious mountain trout, which
he caught with hook and line in the beautiful
brooks near Silver Mountain. He very con-
siderdtely presented this Office with 4 mess OF
them. These Speckled mountain trout are
decidedly palatabic. Our contemporaries over
in the Silver Mountain country must live
we'll, Judging BY the righteousness of these
trout. Suppose brother Folgcr, OF the ChrOH-
irle, remembers US mex time he goes fish
ips.l
JvsrIcE Co.-This company continues to
take out a5ou: p or 50 tons Of pay ore per
day, from its upper shalt. and continues
sinking its long new shaft where it contem-
plates erecting machinery. II Is having its
new building painted. The front is receiy-
ins coat OF white. The roof is being COW
cred with coat OF red tre-proof paint,
and both add to its appearance and util-
y. The company has splendid building,
ard We understand, will soon receive an en-
CINE 20 match to put into il, 70 WORK the new
shaft.
LAND 4 Co.'S Mil IS progressing finely.
The roof is now nearly all OF, and the build
ing is nearly all enclosed. The work both
inside and out, is being rapidly carried on
by large gangs of wOrkmen. The steam
boiler, part Of the machinery, shafts and
gearing. and number of mor,ars, are alrea-
dy on the ground ready for Use. The re-
mainder of the machinery and the engine are
exps cted to arrive soon. and the gentlemen
who are building the mill intend to have It
finished before the first OF August, il posi-
bic.
The Roxby Tunnel still continues in the
extremely hard rock which it has had for the
past sixty feet. The wOrkmen are enabled to
drive the tunnel only about ten feet per week
at present. The tunnel IS now $50 feet long.