Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-04
THE EVENING NEWS.

New OREGON CoMPANY.-This company
continues to drive work ahead with its usual
industry and spirit. The company is work
ing in its tunnel, sinking in its shaft, and
rapidly completing its new building, which
is To cover its new hoiSting works. This latter
is already inclosed excepting where the doors
and windows are TO so in, and 1t will make
very imposing structure, situated as II Is, on
the side of the hill, hundred and nifty feet
above the road, aud fronting down that way.
IL IS composed OF ! large upright and wing.
and the company intends TO make Of II wei!
finished building. The shaft is now about
one hundred and forty or forty-hve feet deep, |
and consequently wants sinking only thirty /
or ;hirtv-fiye feet to bring It down to the tun-
mel This latter mining woch Is beng re-
t!mbercd, and put into working order to be Z
ready for use when the shaft comes down I.
through. AZ preSen; the ar IS close II where /,
the men are AZ work. and fresh air has to be |
blown in there by l bellows but as soon as
the tunnel and shaft are connected there will
be plenty of good air, and the mine will not
suffer Tor want ufvCntiiatiUa. There is every
reason 20 expect that this company has an
excellent ledge. and one that will pay well
when !, has been opened 10 4 good depth
There has already been some very good rock
taken on: oi this claim, but none that has
been saved for the purpose OF working
When the new machinery i put up We e1-
pee: i wi. soon begin TO bring cut pay ore.
VIRGINIA POLICE CorRr-The following
cases came up for hearing in Judge Daven-
ports court this morning Moses Donald,
co.oreL. charged with petit larceny in steal
ing pair OF old breechcs, discharged fox
wan; o. evidence. The prosecuting witness
-. ~ hvrnNhNs. In
whether the niger took chem OF not, but
was satisfied that somebody got them. Mat
Murray. lighting, forfeited So deposited for
his appearance. Jerry Patch, fighting, fined
so, paid. John Williams, fighting, fined
so. Afterwards arrested Coz threats against
life, 0u complaint Of his wife, held to bail in
the sum Of 500 10 appea. and answer On
Monday morning next, at 10 o'clock, in de-
fault Of procuring hail in said sum, WIS sent
to the city jail. VIM. Carberry, fighting,
discharged; It appearing that he WAS merely
eiectiuE i dJSCguerly person from his house.
Warrants have been issued for the arrest OF
A. Hennely and six or seven Others, for mis-
chieyoUs mischief. in tearing down fences,
etc. Another Squa5b.e about city lot.
CONSOLIDATED MOUNTAIN CoNPANY.-
Work is all the time being carried forward on
ta:s claim. l: is now being done BY contract.
All the work is at present devoted 70 sinking
the shaft, and nothing has for long time
been done in Tie tunnel. The SHAH Is now
ITO feet deep, and IS being sunk now, rs Il
has been nearly the whole way from the top,
in 4 hard formation OF trap rock. All the
rock has 70 be blasted 20 break II loose, and
for some time there has been considerable
water coming in. so that this manner Of ope-
rating has been attended with considerable
l., 1nS y nee
hoiStinE purposes; but the company has
whim erected on the ground, al ready 10 put
into operation. This, we suppose, will soon
be put % use. and the most slavish and diSa-
grecab,e part OF the miners work De done by
horse power.
ABEL x KEY.-rhiS company continues
70 work two shifts OF men, each day, in its
claim; one to run the main tunnel ahead,
and one 70 drive branch tunnel, on, rs It
NAV be termed, drift, to strike the front
ledge. The main tunnel is $40 feet long,
and still continues in hard blasting rock
which makes progress slow; but the work
men have during the past few days been
gradually coming into softer formation.
In the drift the workmen have for 4 consid-
cradle length oftime, been having good pick
inc, and have been able 10 drive work ahead
So rapidly, that the drift has already been
run 50 feet. Both these works are expected
10 be close on the TWO lodges for which they
are being run respectively; and the company
seem determined 10 reach as soon as posi- I
BE.
OSEoro Co.-This company mas lately
been putting ups water blast at the mouth of
the tunnel whereby plenty Of fresh air is
forced into the further end Of the tunnel, and !
the mine is BY this means well ventilated. !
The company use the water from the Scott
Consolidated tunnel, for this purpose. As
there is now plenty OF good air, in the tunnel, /
work IS being carried on day and night with
out incermiSsion, and the tunnel is being
driven rapidly ahead. It lately passed
through a stratum very good looking quartz
but it was not stopped TO prospect that vein.
Il will be pushed ahead until the ledge, struck
in the upper shaft, is reached, which will be
done in I short time.
EMPRESS CO.-This Company is now run
ming 4 drift 70 the north from its shaft. It
was commenced only a few days ago, and is
started from the shaft at the depth OF about
l25 feet. We saw some specimens of the
rock at the claim yesterday, which showed
native silver to the naked eve, in numerous
places and as these pieces of rich quartz
were living n random all around the shaft,
we presumed that the ledge from whence they
were taken was large rs well as rich. We
were afterwards informed that the Company
intends hereafter TO save the rock which IS
taken out. and have it worked. 1t certainly
looks as If it would pay.
GLOBE CoMPASY.-This company's drift is
now about 100 feet long, and is being rapidly
driven ahead day and night BY three shifts Of
workmen. 1t is now being run in good pick
ing rock, so that it goes rapidly along. This
drift is run from the shaft, al the depth of no
feet, into the HILL so that the further 1t is run
the deeper It gets, and as it Will have TO be
driven ahead fftv or seventy-fve feet 70 reach
the ledge, the latter will be struck more than
200 feet below the surface. Everything about
this claim seems 10 be substantial, and all
the work seems to be done in 4 substantial
manner. The managers Of this company's
business, we think, show good Judgment IN
proceeding in this manner.
PRIDE OF AMERICA CoMPASY.-This COM
pany is now running another drift from its
shaft. This one starts at the depth Of 229
feet. Il has not been run far, as It was
commenced only last Monday, but 1t Will be
driven ahead without intermission or delay
until the ledge is reached. Il is now down
as deep as its neighhOring companies are in
thei- claims. and when it reaches the ledge
with the drift, will probably ind as rich rock
IS either Of them have found. This com
panv has some good mining works and it
has fine prospects ahead. 1t promises TO be
one of the first claims on American Flat.
NAVIGATION CoHPASY.-This company is
again at work sinking its shaft. 1t is now
100 feet deep and at present in hard blasting
rock. There is considerable water coming
in all the time, which makes it somewhat
more difficult 10 get the blast of, but by care
fully covering the cartridge and fuse with
wax, thus making them water proof, the diff
hculty is in a great measure avoided There
have numerous blasts been put in so, but we
have been informed by the workmen that
none Of them have missed fire.
la MoTTE Co.-This Company's tunnel
is now about $50 feet long. 1t is timbered
most Of the way, and for the last fifty feet