Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-06
THE EVENING NEWS.

drifting to its ledge which it soon expects
to reach. The claim is situated on the north
side Of Crown Point Ravine and nearly di-
rectly north Of the Original Hawkeye claim.
II was formerly worked from the bottom Of
the Ravinc. An incline was run down from
the SIDE OF the road north west of the Crown
Point mill, until it reached the water level;
and then drift was run westward from the
foot OF that work to the ledge. These works
not being very convenient for the purposes of
working the claim, they were abandoned, and
the company commenced sinking the SHAFT
through which they are now working, on the
side OF the hill near the Bowers mill road
This shaft has been sunk more than 200 feet
deep, and drift commenced ut the bottom
of It, which Is being run 10 the south west In
which direction from the shaft the ledge is
known TO lie. It claims ledge living back
OF the Yellow Jacket and Gold Hill claims,
and one which is supposed BY some parties
10 be continuation OF that one claimed and
worked BY the Uncle Sam and Mary Ann
companies. Whether 1t is the same one or
not can now only be proved by similarity of
rock, and the supposed similarity OF range.
But the question can be finally settled, only
bv running drifts along the lodges TO see il
thew connect and If the lodges are one and
the same.
New OREGON COMPANY. - This Com
pany's engine is now on the road from Cali
forn.a, and is expected to be at the claim in
about week, and some parts of the ma
chinery are expected to arrive the latter part
Of this week. The engine is of 4O-horSe
power. 1; will be Immediately set up. and bv
the time !; Is ready to run, the shaft which is
sinking above the tunnel will have come down
through and connected with the one which
has been sunk beneath IT, The depth from
the top Of the shaft to the level OF the tunnel
Is about $50 feet. and the shaft which has
been sunk from this latter work is about
sixty feet. 80 that when the former comes
down to the tunnel and connects with the
latter, the whole depth Of the shaft will be
about 2tO feet, and with one exception will
be the deepest shaft on the Hat. This claim
IS situated on the range OF the ledge which is
supposed TO run through from the Uncle Sam
TO the west side of American Flat The shaft
is sunk directly on the ledge, and some very
fne quartz has already been taken out. Il is
expected that all that IS now required to be
done 10 obtain pay rock is TO 90 down below
water level, and this will soon be done when
the new machinery is once put in operation.
\ great deal Of interest is felt in the success
Of this Company by the owners of " feet" in
that vicinity, as this shaft is a key TO unlock
the hidden secrets Of the value and course of
the Gold Hill lodges down that way.
Crown PoINr RAvINE COMPANY. The
grading which this Company is having done
BY the side Of the Bowers Mill road for
place TO put machinery, is ROW nearly conf
p.eted. The Company will sink l shaft at the
place where this grading IS being done, which
will come down and connect with another
shaft which has been sunk from the tunnel !
watch has been run from the bottom Of the
ray:rc below. The shaft which was sunk
from the tunnel was carried down only
short distance, when il struck so much water |
thu: operations in that way had to be suS-
pended. The Company then set to work TO /
prepare fer machinery. which we understand !
will De brOuch; from California rs soon as /
the preparations for receiving it can be COM !
2,eted. The claim has already been pretty /
thoroughly prospected by its tunnel. and the /
Company is now going 1t the work. and to /
the expense Of erecting machinery with 4 .
p-etty clear knowledge OF the worth and value /
q; the claim.
SUDDEN DEATH.-A man named HenneSen /
died very suddenly Yesterday in saloon in
town. He was sitting in chair, and APP /
peared to be asleep, when the bar-keeper, |
taking hold Of him to arouse him, he fell .
heavily 10 the foor He was picked up and |
carried out into the air, when he died in /
few moments. He had been in the country
but a5ou: week, during which time he had
worked for c. Brohan, tailor. He was well |
enough. apparently. in the morning, although .
slightly under the effect OF spree of the pre-
ceAing night. He was single man. aged
about 81 years, IN Irishman by birth, and
had formerly resided in Fiddletown, Cali
iornia.
DANGERors.-The street was Yesterday in
slippery condition, from the effect Of body
O; water which had been turned on the night
previous, and quartz teamsters had peri,ous
times descending. One individual who started
down without the customary ShOc, had 4 mar
row escape from destruction. Had he been
seriously injured, he would have received but
little sympathy from the by-stlnderS. II a
man, by his laEinesS or foolhard!ueSS. sees tit
10 risk his own life, let him do SO but he
has no moral right to murder helpless oruteS
in the manner in which We have seen il done
on several occasions. 81
CENTRAL HAwXEYE CoMPANY.- This
company, which resumed operations few
days ago, seems to have gone to work in ear
nest Il has already taken out large guam
tity OF earth and rock, and continues to run
il out OF its tunnel at 4 rapid rate. There is
quite large stream OF water all the time
running from the tunnel, which can be used
to operate water blast, If the air in the tUE-
mel becomes close, and the company requires
the use Of one TO ventila;e the mine.
The ELECTION IN YIRUINIA-The cleo
ton in Virginia was passing off very quietly
in Virginia this forenoon. Astranger would |
have been unaware tina: anything o: import
ance was traaspiring. The people may
warm up and become little more enthUsI-
astic this afternoon, but we are Inclined TO
think this will prove throughout one Of the
tameSt elections ever held here-which It
should not be, as it is really one OF great i'm
portanCe.
EUREKA CoMPANY.-This claim is being
worked steadily along, and some very good
looking quartz continues to be taken out.
This company is now down at pretty good !
depth-over two hundred feet-but with the .
aid of good within the hosting work is done =.
easily and rapidly. This claim sustains the /
character Of one Of the most promising pros |
pecting claims in this district.
DRIFrISG.-The Uncle Sam, Sr. company
is running drift to its ledge from its shaft. |
The latter work has been sunk as deep as |
possible on accOunt0f water, and a drift is |
being run which will cut the ledge below |
water level. The company expects to run /
the drift some distance yet to strike the ledge
and it will probably be about two weeks be-
fore the drift will reach il.
ENGINE TRIAL.-Engine Company No. 3,
of Virginia, have completed the work of re-
pairing their engine, which was very badly
smashed by running into 4 cellar about
week ago when going to FIRE, and will give
her trial this evening, at six o'clock, Oh B
street.
REESE RIVER BrLLIoS.-This morning
222 pounds Of bullion, worth $500, from
Austin, Reese River, passed through the
Office of Wells, Fargo & Co., in Virginia. A