Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-07-12
THE EVENING NEWS.

resounded like the bursting of an eleven
inch bomb in their midst. When they
rushed out of their houses to learn the
cause, a column of flame and smoke sixty
or seventy feet high was seen shooting
out of the ground couple Of hundred
feet north of the New Oregon Company's
new hosting works. Of course the timid
were frightened, and thought the day of
reckoning had surely come. but it was
SOon observed that the flame was issuing
from the shaft which the Gentle Annie
Company has this spring been sinking
there, and the knowing ones suspected
that it was not another NesuviuS, but a
huge bonfire in that company's shaft
Slndled at the suggestion of somebody.
1t was understood by many that an I'M
foreground war had been going on between
these two companies, and there had been
an eruption expected for some time past.
The companies ran their works together
several days ago since which time the
Gentle Annie Company has not driven
work ahead as rapidly As it has hereto
fore. The explosion took place and the
shaft commenced burning early in the
morning and continued burning all day.
At first there was terrific blaze of fire
but whenFhe company 5 workmen arrived
they threw down dirt and deadened the
hire. but could not eNtinguiSh it. II has
continued burning ever since, and will
probably not be stopped until all the tim
bcrs are burned ont. The shaft was about
lT5 feet deep. timbered all the way with
three-inch planks, At the cost of about
-, 900. II is not known how the fire
originated, but it is thought 10 have been
set in the morning by some person.
RECORDERS Court. NIRGISA.-The
following business was disposed of this |
morning: James Malone. arrested on COM |
plant of Mary Balou for assault and bat
terry. forfeited his bail, S2j. John O'Neil, |
arrested BY officer Shepard for fighting |
was fined and paid $40. J. &. Schoelcr, |
arrested bv officer Shepard for fighting. |
was discharged. Dick Turpin. arrested |
by officer Lawton for being drunk and |
sleeping on sidewalk, forfeited his bail Of
$50. ChaS. Friedman. arrested by officer |
Soule for violation of city ordinance, was
discharged. Vim. Johnson. arrested on
complaint of J. Alvarez for falsely repre-
senting himself a. the Sheriff OF Storey |
county and thereby getting possession Of |
"a valuable mule. was discharged on this |
charge and was fined S2j for contempt of |
Court. Billy keisor, arrested on COM
plant of Juana Sanchez for malicious
mischief was discharged. Wm. Dreher, |
arrested on complaint of Michelome for |
assault and battery. was fined and paid |
$50. James Morteze, convicted yester |
day OF fighting came into court and paid
his fine of so. Civil Observation-Disclosures
McCullin vs.. Geo. Atkinson. action in
unlawful detainer set for July 22d ut y
o'clock.
New OREGON CoNpANY.-ThiSc company
is cutting down the shaft which it sunk
from its tunnel before it commenced work
nn the shaft above. The surveyors made
wrong calculation when they measured
the ground. and consequently the upper
shaft, which was started according to sur
Sev. proved to be about two feet one side
~ the lower one. The company is now
cutting down the side OF the lower shaft,
10 make it conform 10 the upper one. The
work on the machinery above is being
steadily driven ahead. The furnace for
the boiler is being erected, the foundation
for the engine laid, the hosting works
painted, and the various httipgs-up which
are necessary to be done TO put machinery
in working order, are now being attended
70. The frame work which the company
has erected Is strong, substantial and well
arranged; the engine Is of forty-horse
power, and is amply sufficient 10 do the
hosting necessary to sink the shaft TWO or
three hundred feet further down. AS
soon as the setting of machinery, which is
now being done, IS completed. 1t will be
ready TO run.
An IMMENSE BLOCK or SILvgR.-We
Yesterday used as writing desk block
of silver weighing nearly two hundred
pounds. Our desk was worth just S4,-
232 OS. The huge lump OF silver to which
We allude was the contribution of the en-
ployees of the Gould \ Curry Mining
Company to the Sanitary Fund. We saw
i at the establishment Of Mr.. +. w.
Schultze, where the following inscription
was being engraved upon it in beautiful
characters: NJ ). Sanitary Commission;
from the employees of the Gould & Curry
Mining Company, July 18th. 1861" This
IS the largest silver brick ever moulded IN
the Territory. II is altogether too big TO
be called brick, it is block Of silver
big enough for the foundation of build
ing, and on such foundation may We
build.-Enterprise.
OFFICERS ELBcTED.-The Turn-Nerein
Society, at their last quarterly meeting,
which was held last Thursday, elected the
following officers for the present quarter
Edward Shaefer, President; Fred. Beg
man. Secretary; Leopold Mayer, lst
Treasurer Louis Wagner. I'd do; Fred.
Crhl. Turnwart Fred. Marohn, Zeug-
wait. The meetings of this Society are
always well attended. and more or less of
Us members meet every evening in their
spacious, wel-6tted new hall, TO practice
gymnastics and have a good social time,
and every two or three weeks the Society
gives social dancing party.
BOILER ARRIvED.-The steam boiler for
the Omega Company passed through town
to-day, en- route for the company's claim
on the Divide. 1t is large boiler. We
Judge from It's appearance that it is eight
cen feet long and fifty-two inches in dia-
meter. 1t appears to be good piece of
work. Its weight is 6,447 pounds. The
steam drum and smoke-stacks also accom-
panied it. We are informed by the team
.ter who brought this one over the noun
tains that the boiler for the Minerva Com
pany was shipped from Sacramento the
same day that this one was started, and
has either arrived or is on the road.
The KSICKERBocKgR COMPANY has sus-
pended work on its upper shaft. This
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