Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-16

has a claim situated on the side Of the hill,
west Of American Flat road, aud about half
WAY between Reeds and Rigby's mills. 1t
was located July l6, 1858, and contains l,3OO
feet. The first work on the claim was done
last summer, ana was a tunnel, which was
run into the hill few rods above the road.
This was started in gentleman's garden,
and after it had been run about p feet, it was
abandoned, and this spring 4 new one COM
menced, which is started ON level with the
track Of the road, and few rods further
south than the other one. This tunnel is
run into the hill the distance Of l20 feet. For
the first half Of the distance, the tunnel is
not timbered, but for the remainder of the
way the ground is so soft as to require heavy
timbers to support the top and sides. There
is little stream of water which was struck
in the breast of the drift which threads its
way ont at the mouth of the tunnel, through
4 little trench cut down on one side Of the
tunnel to guide its course. This is very
well constructed piece Of work. 1t is high,
straight, and in that part which requires it,
well timbered. The work has evidently been
done BY miners who understand their buSi-
ness. No ledge has vet been struck in the
tunnel, and the company expects TO run 1t
considerable further before one is struck.
There can be but little doubt of their finding
ledge, as the claim is situated on j good
range, and the only important question to be
solved by the accomplishment of the work is
whether it will strike the ledge rich enough
10 pay.
BALLARD Co.-This is new company.
II was organized for the suppose Of mining
down on American Flat, about six weeks
ago. Its claim is of 1900 feet which are To-
Gated on the north side Of American ravine
near where it is crossed BY the old CarsS
road at the lower part OF the Flat. 1t is
re location being on the ground which was
taken up by another company, in 1870.
There was 4 shaft sunk BY the first locators
in thrt wear, to the depth of about forty feet
but, rs the shaft was abandoned, and no
work had been done on Il from that time
until this company commenced operations,
it had become filed up ten or fifteen feet,
with sand and gravel. The new company
commenced shaft four by eight feet in size,
Il few rods north ofthis one which they sunk
down only few feet, and then left 10 work
on this old one. When the deposit OF sand
aud gravel, the collections made BY the shaft
during the past four years were taken out,
4 tea-kettlc and other relics of former times
were exhumed from where they had been left
b. early gold seekers. All around where
these two shafts are sunk, the surface Of the
ground has been worked for gold, and the
traces Of bitches, and the banks Of washed
gravel, are now plainly 10 be seen. The
company think from appearances, that the
ledge lies between the two shafts which they
have commenced. AS soon as they get down
below the surface seventy-five or eighty feet,
thew will run Il drift to the north east, and
south west, TO fnd it and ascertain its exact
location.
ANOTHER WILMA whim has just been
erected at the Apple claim, which will be
used until the steam hosting machinery,
which Mr.. Apple has gone below to order, is
ready TO put in operation. This claim lies
next south OF the Midas, and contains, we
believe, seventy five feet. II is owned en-
tirely by Mr.. Apple. There is shaft on it
to the depth of 1876 feet, which is well tim
bered with three-inch plank and divided into
three compartments. The shaft was tim
bered with the intention that the pump, when
put mo the claim, shall be placed in the
centre Of the shaft, and that compartment
was made smaller than those at either end.
L has since been determined 10 place the
pump. which will be ordered, with the engine
in the north end of the shaft, and the work
men are now engaged in moving the mort par.
t!tiol about ten inches further towards the
end Of the shaft which will make the two
compartments nearest the south end Of the
shaft, each four BY four feet square, and the
one in the north end, where the pump is to
he placed, about four feet BY two feet and
half in size. AS soon as this machinery is
fairly At work and the mine opened, We ex-
c1o
which is a segregated portion Of the Belcher
ard has the same rich ledge.
JUDGE KELLoGG's CoURT.-An action was
tried in this Court yesterday, which possesses
considerable interest to the miners Of this
District. The Wisconsin Mining Company
sued the Gentle Annie Compan- for fOrcibie
entry and detainer, in taking possession OF a
tunnel belonging, as Is alleged, to the plain
till. An investigation OF the evidence showed
that no force was used by the Gentle Annie
Company, although they detained the premi-
seS contrary to the wishes of the other party.
DEFENDANTS counsel made motion for non
suit, upon the ground that the evidence
showed that the title 10 real estate was III
rolved, over which the Court had no juriSdic-
ton, and that the action should consequently
be one in ejectment. The case was ably ar
gued By counsel, and on due elaboration by
the Court, the action was dismissed at Plain-
ti:f's costs. We have understood that a suit
will be Immediately commenced in the Dist
riot Court to trv the validity of the WiScOn-
sin Company's title. Mr.. Gilchrist was cOun-
sci for plaintiff, and c. E. Delong for defend
ant.
FENCING CLrB.-In Virginia they have
Fencing Club. with Mons. Chauvel, who is
said to be the best swordsman on the coast,
as teacher. It would appear that our two
friends, Mark Twain md Dan De guile,
have little faith in the old saying, that "the
pen is mightier than the sword" as they are
taking lessons daily in the use of the latter
weapon. 1t is said to be highly amusing to
witness a set-to between these two rooS-
ters," they sometimes get so terribly in
earnest. Then do their blades describe
wicked circles. and their noStrils breathe
forth wroth. We understand that Dan came
out i one OF these conflicts minus several
buttons and one shirt sleeve, and that Twain
was in an almost equally dilapidated state.
We should not be surprised il they, one Of
these DAYS, met with the fate of the Kilkenny
cats. A number of the Professors scholars
are becoming very expert swordsmen.
eastern Crown POINT CoxPANY.-This
company claims the first ledge lying east Of
the ledge Of the Crown Point Company, and
are now sinking shaft which they think will
come down on the ledge at no very great
depth. The place where the shaft is being
sunk is BY the side of the lower American
Flat road, about fifteen rods south Of the
Crown Point Mill. The company has made
a cut into the bank BY the side of the road,
and their shaft is being sunk from that place.
1t is now down only few feet, having been
started only a short time ago. 1t is made
large enough, so that, when it is timbered, it
will be four by eight feet in the clear. The