Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-18
THE EVENING NEWS.


August. and contains about 400 feet. 1t is
worked by a tunnel, which runs into the hill
west Of tGe American Flat This tunnel
commences 4 few wards below the American
Flat road, about forty rods north of RiSby'S
Mill. This work was commenced soon after
the claim was located. and has been con-
tinued ever since. NJ. Armstrong has a
contract to run the tunnel - tae ledge. and
is now pushing the wOrA forward night and
dav. with two shifts OF wOrEmen. The tunnel
runs in L Straight line To the westward ITO
feet, when branch Of one branch turns 10
the southwest, and runs in that direction
about seventy feet. The main tunnel also
runs straight on from this pOint some dis
lance. Both these works came into ground
81 wet and soft that il could only be worked
by using false sets vi timbcrs and breast
boards. The work became SO diSagrecable
and slow that both these parts of the tunnel
were abandoned. and dyift WAS started from
the place where the one running TO the south
west WAS commenced. and run TO the north
west, the distance OF about O. feet. Not
striking the stream of water which was found
before. is course was then changed, and it
was run toward the west again. 1t has con-
tinucG this course about lSS feet, and is still
being driven forward in the same direction.
For the past t!ity-fyc feet the tunnel has been
run il has been passing through L stratum OF
quart. which Is q! dark brown waterv ap-
psarance, ami quite hard and tinty. Ii evil
Oeut.y.> not very rich 1t thIS depth, but il is
large, and may prove rich when worked down
upon 10 L greater depth. The tunnel is TIM
bsred most Of the way, and Jagged overhead,
and in places whore the ground IS such as to
require il. the sides are also Jagged. The
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Is bccomin. quite close. which is much more
50 than ii the tunnel had been run straight
forward all the way. The work will be
pushed forward Is rapidly rs possible until
:ac main ledge is reached, which is expected
- be IN running the tunnel about one hun
bred feet further. This claim has had rs
much work done on it as any claim down
that way, and stands as high in the market.
The company has shown 4 fair amount Of
energy in the development OF the claim. and
will, we hope, strike 4 rich lead when they
get to their ledge.
Roam FROM SILVER To AMERICAN CRY.
\ road IS being bull. through American Ra-
vine from Silver City 20 American City. The
distance through that way between the towns
will be ONLY about the same - it is from Sill
Yer 70 Gold HILL. The work is going along
quietly. and about one-th:rd of the distance
through the canon Is already graded. The
road Will be completed u soon aS the mines
Of american Flat produce rock 10 be crushed
1t the mills below Silver, il It Is not dond be-
fore. There i but very slight ascent most
OF the way. and 4 stream o.; water has its
course by the side Of the grade all the way.
[. Will make ! short cut of between these
two places. When the people wish TO 90
ircm one otthCse towns 10 the other, they now
have 20 ~ around Uv way Of Gold Hill, which
masses the distance Travelled twice as far rs
i i by this roUtc. Another thing this road
will be very Servicca5le for is, 70 the claims
which are situated il the canon where It
passes. and until the roads are built, will
have no way Of iag:e>, or esrcss, except
footpatn along the SIDE hill.
Pleasant PLNcE.-Whilc taking stvo.'
down over the corner part Of American Flat
the ether dav, we suddenly came upon the
ranch of Ne>srS. Labouchcrsc X Nichols.
Il i situated near where the canon which
rams down from the Fiat 20 Silver City COM
m=nceS, and contains a50U: rwenty-Seven
acres. Twelve c: which are under cultivation.
They are jus: putting in their crops and the
We. irrigated, Ruely cultivated spot with its
little patches Of green vegetables just shoot
ing cut Of the rich. dA:Ip, black soil, IS al
most as refreshing II . person who has for
months seen CEsy the grey sage LcUSI, As Is
al OASIS to l Sahara Traveller. These gentle
myu located their ranch il 80, and also the
water they Use for irrigation, ,iJ are now
TeaD:ng -jch harsestS ana VIII, 50 long as our
mining towns continue TO flourish.
AMERICAN FLAT N '6o.-American Fla;
presented quite as much Of scene OF ex-
c;temsut in 60, As !; is dciug 1t present.
The surface of n. the eastern part, was
worked for gold, and quite successfully.
With plenty OF water the miners made from
eight - ten i, liars per day to the man.
The gold WIS mostly scale. and mixed with
quartz. 1, was believed by the miners to
come from quartz leads further up on the
FlaI. and great many Of the claims which
are now being worked down there, were To-
Gated then, and as much or more work was
done that summer than has been done down
in that part Of the district all the time since,
until last fall, when the excitement down
raat way WAS renewed BY the striking OF rich
Eock in the Uncle sam.
WIRE CABLE FOR THE CEESUs.-The ).
+. Bulletin OF Saturday says: y new style
Of wire rope or cable for mining purposes
has lust been maJ,e at the wire-rope works
Of A. ). Hallidie s Co., North Beach. The
rope is made fat; is three inches wide; by
half an inch thick; and is 300 feet in length
lin two DartS.D Il is the first Of that shape
ever made in California. Il is TO be used for
4 hosting rope by the CrpSus Gold and Sill
Yer Mining Company AZ Gold Hill, y. I.
By its fiat shape, great advantages are eN-
pGcred 10 be obtained. the cable being not
only stronger. but bv winding Hat on the
barrel of the windlaSS it gives better COM
Iaand OF the tub in lowering. The weight OF
the cable is ,29I pounds; its cost is $1,000.
ANOTHER FIRE ALARM.-About u o'clock
to-day there was an alarm Of IRE in Viz
ginia, and some OF the engine companies got
out their machines. The alarm was caused
bv 4 rs, fight on \ street. Some OF those
near to where the fight occurred sung out
Fight" and started running, when persons
al a distance, misunderstanding the cry,
called out " fye :" The noon whistles conf
menced blowing about the same time, and
for time there vas considerable excitement
ALMOST \ FmG.-About ! o'clock last
evening small frame building, standing in
the western part of town, just below the
American Flat road, came near taking hre
from the burning out of SCOT IN the stoye-pipe.
|, blazed aercely for q while, but before the
roof caught it was discovered by some Of the
neishbors, who got upon the house and ex-
tinSuished the flames.
THE WEAruER.-The weather for upwards
of a week past, has been delightfully."- pleasant
and spring-like. The trst-rose OF SUMMER
l - ,tnIi-btfrtl plar pf the brush de SQge,
will soon permeate the desert air" Of this
delightful. romantic, and truly solid region. Of
the Pacific coast. The forests are also be-
ginning to look green and gay-and all nature
will soon flourish like a green bay tree.
SHOOTING SCRAPE.-A couple Of shots
were exchanged between some parties las.
night at the Old Bowery Theater, Virginia
The shots on neither side took effect: The
trouble occurred at sometime after midnight,
after the performance was all over. The par