Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-05
THE EVENING NEWS.

f,- tbsra il continuous line OF buildings,
shops and stores a. the way from TOWN u Il;
and even further below. Inc sapphire MI
WIS erected =. the iLt ant N!HtSs ut vt--'
and commenced running n MtEEh OF the
l,,o- yr1r. [, WIS hU.-s by -hr. George
pla;s,,,I :, well Shown rs the mechanic
vE, ba, erected most Of the hosting works
.r7rrG in this vicinity for the different min
;r.,- companies. and was, We believe, the FIRST
mill ne Iu:.i in the Territory. Il has been
running regularly ever since It was started, N
%. ard has Is stamps and - pans. The
stamps are very heavy ones, and axe placed
four in battery. making iUUr batteries IN
ALL Passing ~ the battery and descending
4 short flight OF steps, brought US to the
large room where the forty pans are set.
These are If kG0X's patent and u feet IN
diameter. The mill WIS - wogN when we
visited !; Yesterday, d, the nulierS were
moving. and the amalEIma;:ns room pre-
scented d view stirring scene. y cloud Of
steam rose from the WARM pulp in the pans,
and made i almost impossible 10 see an OBJ
icct across the room. Passing through an
alley, around the pans, we come TO the en-
gjne in the east part Of the building. The
engine is IL; - horsepower, w!la i cylinder
OF - inches bore and - inches stroke of
piston, and wj;a 4 governor and cutoff at
tachri. The boiler ! large, and requires
the heat IF abau. four cords Of wood every
twenty-f,ur hours, 10 keep up 4 proper
pressure oi steam 20 run the machinery OF
me mill. The mill has the capacity OF crush
ing alcg. p tons OF racN each day OF u
hours, and does Is an ,Nryase this amount
OF work. For tine past fifteen months It has
almost exclusively been iSyd for the crushing
OF thisd-c,u>S rock fron the Gould and Curry
Mine. We arc iniormr,, hv NJ. GtZ;uon. the
Superintendent ut this mil, that THIS Is not
tae only one which that company employs tn
work that class Of their rock. but that I very
large proportion Of the mills around here are
SIMILARLY employed. Al the thist-c.aSS rock
0: that gu.nc Is 1T to the various mills 10 be
crushed N shares, on wa.ch terms tHc sap
pairc Nj, has al. along been working. The
rock, although i the talr,. class, Is OF very
good Guul!tv. and good mills make good pay
or Of i. This mil. has the right to i stream
O. water from wEich II receives its supply,
and the expense II purchasing water -
which muuy O; the mills down the canon are
cnuDe.l-G - incur. they 10 not have 70 I'M
dsry2. The 1moUut q water which this mill
requires ~ supply the engine. the pans and
batteries. IS 4 constant stream Of about four
inches. The pans axe heated NJ the exhaust
pine f.nla the engine, which runs around
under, and connects wiki each pan, very
ingenious. simple and saving c0ntr:vance.
The mill appears 70 be kept IL the most per-
fec; order. The machinery i OF strong sub
scautial make and not very likely 10 give way
under the careful superintendent which the
mill appears 20 have.
KATE COMPANY.-The claim OF this Com
paav contains Pho fee, on the front ledge Of
Gold Hill! II was located in -. ard lies in
from: o.: the Mellow JlcNet Company'S ledge.
The hltc Company, soon aftrr rs claim was
located. entered into an agreement with the
LabC-Ius company - have the latter pros
pee; l., Tal> ;a.y dii by running drift
from inc foot Of their incline. The incline
was then iSl f.,t d,,u. and from that the
drift Ms yun a5ou. - feet 10 the east. Vt
:.bou: - feet from the incline. It entered into
Il ledge wajca !: 81; through and proved TO be
Upwards Of 10 feet in thickness. but conSid-
erablv broken W. After driving the drift
some distance further forward 10 prospect
cAe ground thoroughly, work was GiScon-
tinueG. The Kate CoNPauyarc now sinking
: shat. 4 few taer from the mouth Of the
Ia5or;rs Compauy'S iac..ac. The WORK was
commenced only few days ago. The shaft .
is / oy t. lee. in size, and a37Ut2O feet deep.
There are only Two men working ROW each
dav. hu: soon . larger force viii be pu; on,
and ne the Comnanv will drive work ahead
more lively. The incline from which the F.
DRIFT WIS run pitches - the west, but as the .
ledge lies - feet east Of that. it would bring
il very nearly under where the SHAFT is
started
SHoorGHG.-Ahout six o'clock this morn
ing, Mexican fired 4 Sho; a: enc OF his
countrymen in front Of the Fountain Head
RESTRAINT. on street. Virginia, withou:
hitting his mark. however. We do not know
what the trouble was between the two. The
whole thing was done very quietly. The
Mexican who fred the shot stood on the eros
sing. quite close 20 the sidewalk on which the
man fred ~ was standing. lie nret his shot
there very cOoliv, put his pIstol-an eight.
inch Coils revolyer-intO his Sca5bard, and
walked OFT. The ball from his pistol lodged
in 5oOt5ack's stand on the sidewalk.
None OF the police were in the vicinity At the
time. but Marshal Cooke and officer Clark
son, on hearing Of the affair, started out 10
looN up the Greaser.
SvDprS DrAru.-A man By the name of
Bob Saunders died very suddenly this fore
noon in Virginia. This morning he was
walkia. about town, apparently in as good
health as usual. He was passing along ID
street about 9 o'clock, and when nearly IN
front of Nacuire's Opera House, suddenly
became faint and dizzy. He seated himself
on a barrel that stood on the sidewalk and It
was soon discovered bv those passing that he
was diving. lie was taken into the Gould x
Curry saloon, where he soon after expired.
The Coroner was sent for, and about noon
an inquest was being held on the body. We
understand that the man was member OF
the gambling fraternity and much addicted
20 drinking.
SIlvER-We Yesterday saw some ore
ore did We say we might almost say Jumps
Of pure silver. from the Gould X Curry mine.
This stuff was of rather peculiar appear
ance. looking like Jumps Of sandy blue clay.
Al over and through this soft cIay;ey SUD
stance wires of pure silver were VISIBLE, run
ming through and projecting from the Jumps
like the hairs in piece OF plaster. II tAHy
find it much richer the company will have no
use for their big mill-they can just dig the
stuff out Of the mine and run It into conve-
nient bars. The company are sending oil an
immense amount OF bullion daily.
VIRGINIA Police CoURT.-Therc was
marked falling OF from yesterday IN the
number o. cases before this court this morn
ing, but then Yesterday was Monday, which
is ant % be the best dav in the week for OuS!-
ness in this city. The following was the
nnIv police case: Frank McSweagan, drunk
and sleeping on the sidewalk; fine $40
and costs, in default OF paymcr: he was sent
~, far nine DAYS. As Justice OF the Peace,
~ oFfcio, the following civil suit was this
morning commenced before His Honor,
Salvador vs.. Abbey, suit for S26 on book
account.
KEEP Or The Drsr. - The impalpable
dust which fills the air Of this region about
thirteen months in the year." is terrible
nuisance 10 all to whom neatness within
doors is an object. No door, or window, Is
proof against the insidious intruder. This
ran be all obvated by the Patent Metallic
Weather Strips, which can be obtained Of
Mr.. Nestor at Virginia City. See his adver-
tsement.
THE SAND SPRINGS SALT CoAPANY.-At
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