Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-01
THE EVENING NEWS.

porated company, composed Of only few
individuals, who have claim of 400 feet on
ledge in the southeast part Of Silver City.
The claim has been worked for some time,
and considerable quartz has been taken out
which has paid well. The claim was located
in go, we believe, and at that time was
worked considerably. In 81 and 90 very
little work was done. In '63 operations were
resumed with vigor, and have since been car
ried very steadily forward. A tunnel was
commenced on the ledge where it crops out
on the side of the hill, and runs along on the
ledge At that level some distance into the
hill. The ledge here, where the tunnel has
been run, is quite uniformly Of about eight |
cen inches in thickness. Ii does not exceed
two feet in thickness, any place which we |
saw, and we think that in no place it was |
less than foot in width. The quartz is of |
brown color, interspersed with black spots. |
Il produces mostly gold, and is quite rich. !
Ali the quartz in the veins has been taken |
out and crushed, with very favorable results. |
About thirty feet from the mouth of the tun- |
mel an opening has been made and shaft !
sunk from the side of il about twenty-five or
thirty feet deep. This follows the quartz
vein down, as the latter stands very nearly
perpendicular. and shows that it increases
IN width with the depth. At the top of the
ches wide, at the bottom of it-only about 80
feet below It is as much as two feet in thick
ness A drift has been run fiom near the
bottom OF the shaft short distance along the
ledge, finding it to be of increased size SO far
as il was developed in that direction. The
mine is worked very cheaply. The ground
is firm, and does not require timbering; and
the ledge, though small, is well defined and
easy to follow. The rock, what there is of it,
is rich too and this claim will, We believe
when more fully developed prove quite valu
able.
HALL CoNPANY.-This company's claim
is situated on the west side of Gold Canon,
few hundred yards northerly from Devils
Gate. The claim was located in 1860, and
contains 400 feet. In 60 a shaft was sunk
down in the ledge about forty feet deep, and
considerable quartz was taken out. From
that time, until work was commenced early
this year, little was done on the claim.-
About the commencement of this present
year, the company commenced 10 sink a shaft
on the lower hill side OF its ledge. This shaft
is about 100 feet deep, four by eight in size,
and timbered all the way down. There has
been no drift run from the shaft yet, but it is
intended to run one when the work has been
sunk down about fifty feet deeper. The
hosting is done BY means Of windlass; and
has now become very hard work and long
pull but considering the situation of this
mine, it is probably the cheapest manner of
working the claim. This company's ledge
lies along in the side of the same hill which
contains those Of the Lucerne and Echo
companies; and is probably continuation Of
one OF the same. 1t is not at present suth-
GENTLY developed to enable 4 person to tell
nf he
extent and value Of the ledge. We saw some
very fne looking quartz which was taken
from the shaft couple of days ago, and an
inspection of the groupings of the ledge,
made at the same time, convinced us that
this company will strike 4 good quality of
quartz when it runs drift from its shaft to
the ledge.
STRUCK IT RICH-The Milton Company
struck the ledge in their claim few days
ago. We yesterday visited the mine. and
saw the ledge which has been struck, and
have no hesitation in saying that it is rich. II
certainly appears so. 1t was struck in a
drift which runs west from the shaft, at the
depth Of $50 feet, and was first reached about
95 feet from the shaft. The drift is some
thing over 10 feet long, large, roomy, and
has been run BY Mr.. Mallet, the Superintend.
ent, in \ very short time for so extensive
work. About twelve feet from where the face
of the drift was yesterday, the first strata of
the ledge was struck. This was about two
feet wide, and of the white and blue color
which ,characteriZeS our best silver-oearlnS
rock. Beyond this lies stratum composed |
Of alumina magnesia and broken calcareous
rock, which is not more than TWO and half
feet in thickness; then comes the main ledge, |
which is of brown color, and from appear |
ances, we think it is rich. This brown quartz !
has been penetrated BY the drift about eight
feet, and there are yet no signs OF coming
through it. II is I compact, wel-dehned,
unbroken ledge Of quartz, and the Milton
folks may well feel confident that they have
struck It rich.
HALE AND NoRcRoss CoNPASY.-Thisl
company has lately been making some very
fine improvements around its shaft. II has
Just got a magnificent largs building COM
pleted, and is now making preparations to
put up two large and splendid engines. One
Of these will be the most powerful engine
used at mine in this Territory. Its cylin-
der will have a bore of 20 inches in diane
ter and its piston 4 stroke Of four feet. The
other engine although smaller than this one,
is vet a large engine. It is of fourteen inches
bore and thirty inches stroke. One Of these
engines is TO be used to hoist rock with, and
the other one will be employed to drive a
twelve inch pump, which the company Will
also put il its mine. When these works are
completed, the Hale and Norcross company
will have the best hosting works on the
Comstock rauge-
STAMPS REcEIvED.-There has been an
absolute dearth Of twenty-five cent revenue
stamps in town for some time, and IN cases
where it was necessary to use them, as on the
certificates Of mining stock, or other like IN
struments, It was usual to put on twenty
cent stamp and FIVE cent stamp, or make
other combinations to obtain the required
amount. We are glad to be able to state,
however, that yesterday James S. Dilley,
Federal Tax Collector, received large guam
tity Of twenty-five cent stamps, and Is pre-
pared to supply the demands Of all those who
desire them. This will give great relief to
persons who have been Inconvenience for so
long time, and an immense amount OF them
will no doubt be sold in short time.-Cnion.
FIRST CRrsHING.-The Jewett & Shepard
Company had three tons Of rock from It's
claim crushed at mill at Silver City, few
DAYS ago, which yielded Sl0l II. That is
pretty good-nearly 1874 per ton. The greater
proportion Of the yield was gold. An assay
by Mr. II. Harris Of the bullion, showed it to
be composed of gold and silver in the follow
ing proportions gold, so 81; silver, S3l 43.
Rock which pays as well as that gives large
profits, and where there is a large quantity,
will soon yield good dividend for the com
pany.
JACKSON CoNPASY.-This company is now
running a drift from its shaft towards its
ledge. The drift is now about forty-eight feet
long, and is being run in very hard rock.
The company is doing good deal Of first
class work. It has promising claim, and is
working it in a substantial and workman
like manner. The company has been grading
around its shaft, and is now constructing
road which will connect with the Ophir grade.
The intention now is to erect a building on
the spot graded, in short time.
GooD woRK.-The narrow piece Of road
below the Swansea mill-presenting at one