Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-01-23
THE EVENING NEWS.

hall, and contains, perhaps, thousand acres
OF land, in slightly undulating plateau,
with high hills surrounding it, and is well
calculated BY its natural advantages for the
hrgcst city in Storey county, which we hon
estly believe viii be its destiny within the
next Eve years. We will enumerate few
of what will be the advantages of the new
town First, nature has supplied a number
of large springs which bubble from the sides
Of the mountain on the west, which will
afford pure and wholesome water in album
dance, conducted in pipes to the top of the
highest five story building which may be
built in the place, either for culinary or sani-
tary purposes, or to protect the place from
injury BY fre-besides which the supply will
be amply sufficient to afford irrigation for
gardens, and fruit and ornamental trees
about family residences. Second, there is no
locality that could possibly be more healthy.
Third, it is situated near mines that are be-
coming developed, which are likely to prove
as rich rs any that have been discovered at
Virginia or Gold Hill-for it is pretty gene
rally conceded, BY practical miners, who are
supposed to know what they say, that what
is known in Virginia as the Comstock ledge,
extends along the north and west side Of
American city, As an evidence of what
is going on in the neighborhood, we believe
We are within the bounds Of truth when we
state that there are as many incorporated
mining companies who are now sinking
shafts, running tunnels and putting up build
ingS on their works, within sight of Ameri-
can Flat, rs there are similar corporations in
the whole Of Virginia District. American
City has been surveyed and laid out in lots
and blocks, the streets running east and west,
north and south, with a large park in the
centre-upon which will be built, perhaps,
the future Capitol of the State of Nevada.
The owners Of the new city intend donating
this park with several other blocks, in addi-
ton TO the sum of $4,000, to the State, con-
ditioned that American City shall be the flu
ture capital-and the chances are decidedly
favorable that the offer will be accepted. The
names Of The streets running east and west,
are: First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth,
Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth.
The streets running north and south, are
named: Carson Avenue ION the wcStl, Silver
street, Stewart Avenue, Washington Avenue,
South Central street, North Central street,
Virginia Avenue and Broadway Avenue.
The proprietors of the new city are Messrs.
G. NJ. Norton and Thomas Hardy. Lots can
now be purchased at very reasonable rates,
provided buyers will agree to build on them.
We predict that in 1--WE years from now Amer
lean City viii be as large as Virginia is at
this time.
SPLENDID YIELDING. Rigby, who has
mill On American Flat, has just made sec
ond test by mill process of ore from the Lady |
Rachel claim, Desert District, which is |
quite as satisfactory as the one first made |
Eight pounds of the ore was worked in a |
small prospecting pan and yield at the |
rate of $500 per ton obtained. We saw the |
slug obtained from this eight pounds of ore |
and should judge it to be about two-thirds |
gold. We also have been shown specimens |
Of ore from the lead, which show large |
amount of free gold, the body Of the rock |
being covered and filed with red oxide of |
iron. Parties in this city are making ar
rangcmcntS to take out 4 mill, to be erected |
on the Truckee, within eight miles Of the
mine.-ERteIyrise.
The PILOr CLAIN.-This claim, which is
attracting some attention among spectators
just now, is located at American Flat. 1t
Is the south extension of the Navigation
company's ledge. The company have had a
shaft sunk to the depth of IS feet ; have built
blackSmith-shop and shaft-house, and other
convenienceS-though they have been at |
WOrk OUT lew u1NS, eNluCS
to put things through Their prospects are |
Such as gives them reasonable grounds for .
hoping for "big things" when their claim |
shall be fully opened. We hope they may |
secure their piles" every mothers son OF
them.-BWAetiA.
OrrSrRIPrED The Menken and her |
wild horse Of Goat Island, are coming The |
Young gentleman who does the local Of
the Enterprise is in ecStacics at the bare men !
ton OF the fact notwithstanding he says he |
has seen on the banks of the O-hi-oslll such |
shows " outStripped - Danuel de guile,
YOU surprise us-we are amazed at your adj |
ventures on the banks of the Ohio Bet
ter view the Menken-she don't dive
nary time. 1t amt her forte; besides the
weather is too cold to dive. The show is not
intended for exhibition oaGer water.
A DrEL-ALMosT.-Two B street "sports"
had quarrel yesterday, at Virginia, on mat
tiers political, and they forthwith resolved to
settle the thing by a resort TO the duello.
Accordingly, at o'clock in the afternoon,
they proceeded, with friends. to Silver Terrace,
where the ground was staked off; but before
bullets were sped the hish-toned "chiv.
apologized to his I" Yankee adversary, and
thus matters were ended.
BULLY Rocx.-We were shown to-day
certificates of two assays Of rock from Canon
CITY, Reese River. The first, from the Poor
mans Claim, showed, to the ton of 1000
pounds, Sl,270 Is silver-no gold. The
second, from the Malakof claim, showed, to
the ton, s., S72 OF in silver, and Sc, 1855 Sc
in gold-total Sl0,03S IS. Great is the
wealth of Reese-aecording to the science of
figures.
COOP FOR SORE EYEs.-We saw most
beautiful silver brick at the the assay Office
of H. Harris, this morning, which was worth
$1,000. 1t was extracted from the Conf
dence mine in Gold Hill. Harris is now
fixed with aSSayins apparatus to accommo-
date every customer in Gold Hill.
The LADY RACHEL ORE.-Mr. Rigby,
proprietor of mill at American Flat, has
operated on one hundred pounds of ore from
this claim-croppings-and found it to con-
tain bullion, chiefly gold, to the amount of
800 to the ton. The Lady Rachel is one
Of the recently located clanns in the Desert
District.
KILLED IN MISE.-A Welshman named
John Church, was killed yesterday afternoon
by falling from bucket into an air-shaft of
the Great Central Tunnel Company. He
was about 30 years of age.
CoXNIssIoSED.-E. B. Blake, formerly
First Lieutenant in the Fourth Regiment of
California Volunteers, has been commits
stoned Captain in the First Regiment Of
Nevada Volunteers.
MAGAZINES, PERIODICALS, ETc.-We are
under obligations for a bundle of Eastern
papers, magazines and periodicals from the
Post Office News Depot. Plenty more of the
same sort left.
MORE THAN ToS.-wells. Fargo & Co.,
Yesterday morning shipped thirty-two bags
of bullion, which weighed 2, 3i5 pounds, and