Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-07-11
THE EVENING NEWS.

engaged on its shaft to sink one of smaller
dimensions to this depth. The hosting
has all been done by a couple of wind
lasses, until within the past few days,
since which time portable steam engine
has been used for the purpose. The en-
glne Is of about l4-horSe power, and is at
tached to the boiler and furnace much the
same as they are with portable engines
which are used at several of our other
mines. This one. however, is gotten up
expressly for mining purposes. 1t has
reel attached to the bed plate and engine,
so that the machine is ready for operation
about as soon as it is set down beside
shaft. All that has TO be done is TO stake
or bolt it down so that it will stand firm,
put pully over the shaft, the rope over
that, and commence. The machinery is
so compact, portable, and well arranged,
thatit can be set down by mine and put
in operation the same day.
The AsroR COMPANY are driving their
tunnel ahead day and night. showing they
have confidence in the merit of their claim.
The indications Of finding lead before
long are very good indeed. The outlay
Of money and the efforts of this company,
we believe, will soon be rewarded. The
rock continues hard but lately it has be-
come damp, and a stratum Of tiue-looking
quartz. recently struck, pitching to the
west, indicates that the main lead is not far
off, When the lead is found, an abund-
ance of water must be struck by the great
depth Of the tunnel. (now about $50 feet
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prize itself, if the weather is as dry and
hot as usual here, constantly increasing
the demand for It, both for our town and
mills. Success, we say, to every enter
prise carried on, in these times, with such
determined intentions TO develop our valu-
able mining interests. \ large number of
the old shareholders still hold their inte-
rests in this company. and have no great
desire to sell at present low prices for good
prospective claims.
New ENGINB.-The Savage Company
has its large new engine set, and will soon
be ready for operation. It is now taking
out splendid rock, and lots OF il. The old
engine which the company has been run
ming for q long time. and which is alto
gether too small to perform the work the
company has for il to do. is TO be thrown
aside, and this new one Is 10 be used in
is place as soon As It IS ready 10 run. The
company IS. in the meantime. pushing
work ahead on its new shaft. which il will
sink down to the ledge as soon as possible.
and then cree: heavy machinery there.
That shaft is 50 large, however, that |!
viii take long time 10 carry it down,
80 a. to work the ledge through it, and in
me meantime !: will be worked through
:he old shaft. The new engine now being
put up here is of sixty-fve horse power.
and Is used only for hoisting. It is, there
fore. of sufficient power to do an immense
amount OF work.
PAINFUL ACCIpEST.-At eleven o'clock
on Saturday night, really painful acct
dent occurred in the Gold Canon mine,
below Gold Hill. One OF the workmen,
named Richard Cook, while descending
the incline on the car, accidentally struck
his head against sharp point of rock,
which tore the scalp on the right side from
near the temple, width of from three to
four inches. entirely off the skull clear to
the neck. The wounded man was soon
brought up by his fellow workmen, and
the assistance of DR.. CASTOR called. The
man also sustained a very bad wound on
the right eyebrow, which had 10 be sewed
up. 1t required thirteen stitches to re-
place the scalp. Considering his severe
wounds, he is doing as well as could be
expected. He certainly made narrow
escape from having his head broke.
The CONSOLIDATED Company No. ,,
has taken the timbers out of its old drifts
which were run for the purpose of pros
pecting its ledge, but were not designed to
De permanent works. The timbers were
put in temporarily and are now nearly
as good as if Just framed. The shaft has
been sunk down some distance since work
on the drifts was suspended, but the other
dav, the company having sunk its shaft
about as deep as it well could go without
putting up steam hosting works, stopped
work on its claim. and intends to let it lie
idle until the water subsidies. As soon as
the companies near it have reduced the
water in their claims it will drain this one
and the work will be commenced again.
SPLENDID JEwELRY.-Mr. Max Levy
who keeps a neat and well regulated es-
adjustment opposite the Eclipse Stables,
in Gold Hill. informs US that he will sell
iewelrv, manufactured from pure gold and
Washoe silver, at prices far below those Of
anv other jeweller in the Territory, and
will warrant the articles to be just as he
represents them. His stock of ladies jew
elrv, of every kind and variety; his gentle
mems elegant watches, chains, rings and
breastpins, and the latest style OF clocks,
all are as extensive, and of the latest style.
as at any other store in the Territory.
Just give Levy trial, if YOU want bar
gains.
NARY AM CoNpANY.-The mechanics
who are to construct the hosting works
of this company commenced work on them
this morning. The engine and machinery
for the purpose has been purchased, and
will in a short time be delivered on the
claim. This company is sinking its shaft,
and has all the time back been using its
within for hosting purposes, but this power
is not sufficient to hoist rock and also take
out the water which all the time comes IN.
The shaft is now being sunk in the ledge,
and consequently the water comes in freely
through the open quartz when it is car
ried down below water level.
The CENTRAL HAwKEYE COMPANY has
quit the shaft which it started the other
day, and commenced sinking another one
few yards north from where the aban-
boned one was started. We could not
learn the reason for this change Of base of
operations, but suppose the first shaft was
left on account of the hardness of the rock
which was encountered only two or three
feet from the surface. If the company has
commenced sinking the new shaft in the
expectation of finding the ground softer,
we hope its expectations will not be dis
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