Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-03-25
THE EVENING NEWS.

the pleasure of visiting this mandatory Of
mining machinery. This establishment, as
almost every one knows, is situated IN Gold
Canon, about one mile below the town oil
Gold Hill. It is hardly three wears since
machinery was first used IN this Territory,
and already there arc three inUndVtcS ana
machine shopS here in operation, OF WHICH
this counts one. OF the nJher two, one IS
the Nevada Foundry 1t Silver CITY, the other
thr Fulton Foundry. on the divide, between
Gold uEl and Virginia. This establishment
was first started in the Fall Of 81. l, was
burned down last July, but immediately after
w4;ds ryhu.., on larger scale than before
The building now used is bulk OF brick and
stone. with walls - inches thick, and the
roof is Of tin. II is both substantial and
1re-proof. The dimensions are: length, 10
feet; depth, 20 feet; and 1t Is TWO stories
in height. In the center Of this large bull
ding is the furnace where they heat the metal |
before il is clSt in the mOuIdS, which are all
around in the large room. The furnace is 4
large iron one. and the tire is blown by a fan
thirty->ix inches in diameter. The arrange
ncuts are such that castings Of 5000 pounds
are readily made. The average aggregate
weight Of the castings made here is between
tve and sin tons per day. In the north end
Of the building is the machine shop, where
they have five engine latheS, and can turn
and .iuiSh OF castings ANYTHING less than
seven feet in diameter. Besides these, they
have wha. Is called palmer - the only
machine OF the Kind this side Of the noun
taiu>. Il IS used in finishing off plates, cut
r;ng grooves, and all work where the surface
j. l plane. \: the north end Of this shop is
the blacksmith shop. where thew have large
iorgcsand tS-iach bellows, by aid Of which
they are enabled 10 weld the largest shafts in
II use II any OF our mines or mills. One OF
the most interesting departments 10 vi>i' Is
the rlttcru room. Here n. around the wall
are the numerous patterns which have been
used or been made for future use, and in
room below Is another large collection OF
patterns 81 inSsniouSly contrlycd machines. /,
The machinery used here is propelled by an
engine Of II horse power. The number OF
men rmployed i 81, and the work they per-
form Is for both mines and mills. y great
amount Of repairing Is done, but very often
lob Of completely new wJry, comes to be exc
CUt-G When machinery is gotten up here,
the exact drawings and descriptions which
are necessary % be made when the order goes
to California can be dispensed with. The
machinery wanted can De made ready much
sooner, and all that convenience which arises
f-1Hl having the article manufactured near
vantage OF. The mines Of Nevada give her
reputation abroad, but our people should feel
more proud OF such improvements a these,
for they show our energy and enterprise.
PIONEER BoILER WORXS.-The great
amount Of machinery which is used in this
Territory has made the establishment Of
shpps where it can be made or repaired very
e., al fhpSA
ties VINO use i. The great number Of steam
engines in operation in oar mills and mines,
and the grea; number OF pumps in the latter,
LED - the eStl, .iShmeut OF the lfoneer
Boiler Works. = shop for the manufacture
OF all kinds of Sheut-lrou articles, but more
particularly for steam boilers and pump pipe.
The shop is in Cola Canon, about one mic
below Gold Hill. L was started in the win
ter o: ST., bu, did not GO fully into opera
ticr until June Of -. The business .! the
sanp mas been constantly increasing with the
Improvements OF the country, and VIII now
compare well with the eldest Shops o; the
kind On this coast. When We visited the es-
tablishmcn, YESTERDAY We found boiler forty
four inches in diameter, fourteen feet long,
with fartv-eisit tubes, three inches in dame
te.. nearly completed. This one is designed
:gr RiEby K Co.. at american Fiat. Two
more we're under way and will De finished IN
4 few GAYS, for the Overman Company Each
of these are foy'v-fuur inches in diameter.
sixteen fee. long, and contain sixty three
inch riUcS. These boilers have steam drum
th;rtv-SiX inches in diameter, and eight feet
long. Besides these pieces Of work there
were other jobs OF different AinGS being car
RED forward. The sound Of the rivetinS
hammers keep Up perfec: din. from which
We failed to receive much inspiration, al
though it was the din o. industry. Every
thing about the establishment showed careful
workmanship. and all the material used ap-
peared 70 be Of the best quality. There are
at present ten men employed in the shop,
and it can turn out such boiler as either uf
the Oyerman's in about ten days. Every
ching Of course has 20 be brought over the
mountains. and the wages Of labor are much
higher in this country than in California,
and OF course It is cheaper 20 bring boilers,
pipes, etc, from the latter place when there
Is plenty o! time. But as general thing
mining companies want machinery IN hur-
~ II they want 10 increase their steam
power, thew want boiler lmmediatsIv-2nd
then il Is much cheaper for them TO pay an
extra price and have good boiler made here
10 order, than to send 10 Sacramento or the
Bav and wal: ta-ee or four weeks longer TO
get one I few dollars cheaper; besides, when
inspection Of the parties for whom II is de-
signed, and alterations can be made II nee
eSsary or desirable.
CoPPERS CoWPNNY.-We Yesterday paid
visit to the mining works Of this company.
The claim lies a short distance west of the
Crown Point and Belcher claims. This is
an old location and was formerly prospected
bv tunnel running in from the lower part
OF Crown Point Rayinc. Last June the COM
pany started 4 shaft up on the hill, short
distance northwest Of the Belcher Company's
new works, where they have done good deal
Of work in prospecting their claim. The
shaft is 225 feet deep, and is 4XS feet IN size,
ti;nbcred with 3-inch plank and divided into
TWO compartments, each four feet. The
hosting is done by means OF horse and
whim. From the bottom of the shaft 4 dTlit
was run TO the west some go feet to prospect
the ground in that direction, and another ITO
feet east from the shaft, TO see what was there.
In the east drift 4 ledge was found about 20
feet from the shaft. The quartz is mostly too
light colored 70 contain much richness, but
there are seams Of darker color running all
through it, which looks as though it might
prospect we'll. The ledge is about six feet
thick and pitches TO the west AT an angle OF
sixtv-fve degrees from the perpendicular.
The company will commence to-day to sink
their shaft deeper, and will get down to the
ledge in few feet further. The prospects OF
This company are very encouraging, and their
diligence has the prospect Of meeting rich
reward.
HILLS Co.-This Company's CT aim is Of
1000 feet, which was segregated from the
Uncle Sam ST. claim. The latter claim was
located in SO. as m extension Of the Justice.
We were shown the top Of the ledge, which
has been cut through in grading for the
vybirn track 4 few feet west of their shaft.
The ledge is on the surface about twelve feet
in width, and pitches to the east at an angie
O: about % degrees. The ledge on the top
is of what is called - bastard quartz" and
does not contain much mineral, but is good