Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-01-19
THE EVENING NEWS.

,bered away up Crown Point Ravine yester-
day, to take look at the Tom Paine claim
Of which we had heard so much, and were
amply repaid in what we saw for the labor
which it required. This claim was located
on the 18th Of March; 1868, by parties resi-
dent here, and has been unfaggingiy worked
ever since, by means of a tunnel, which is
now two hundred and twenty feet long.
When the tunnel had reached a depth Of
about sixty feet, n ledge was struck, but as it
was of small extent and pitched westward
and towards the groupings for which they
were working, It was concluded that this was
but branch Of the main ledge, and it was
passed by. The tunnel runs almost entirely
through a hard rock-so hard as to require
the use of much gunpowder, and making 1t
impossible TO make more than about two feet
a day. The workmen, who are experienced
miners, are sanguine that they are now with
in few feet of the ledge, and are strong in
the belief that it will be a large and rich one.
So strong is this belief that, even now, feet in
the mine are held closely, and been sold as
high Us $40 per foot. The claim is east of
the rayine above Sandy Bowers mill, and
runs westerly from the American Flat road
10 the Ophir grade, under which the tunnel
now runs. The tunnel by the way, is a fine
one, almost perfectly straight, and is about
seven feet high by four wide. A substantial
track is laid along its entire distance to 4
trestle work, and splendid dumping ground.
At the mouth Of the tunnel there is black
smith shop, and accommodations for the re-
sidence of the workmen. Only four hundred
feet is embraced in the claim, and it is wor-
thy OF record that not foot has been ever yet
sold for non- payment of assessments. Over
5000 have been already expended upon 1t,
and there is no doubt but that n rich interest
will ere long be returned for this outlay. 1t
is chiefly owned by German residents Of Gold
Hill, and its able management reflects credit
on Mr.. c. Fiedner, the President, and Mr..
Louis 4. Houck, the Superintendent and
Secretary.
NELSON CONSOLIDATED GOLD AND SILVER
MINING CoMPANY.-The location Of this
company's claim was made at an early day
BY Mr.. Andrew Lawson. 1t can be said
OF him, that he is the only truly persistent,
thorough pioneer Of American Flat, having
commenced his work there, and pushed it
forward mainly BY his own labor, without
money, vet not discouraged, he has ut last
found that, for which he has so long and
faithfully toiled. The three lodges which
they claim, were developed by running tun-
mel commencing Just above the mouth of
Secret Ravinc. or, perhaps, it will be better
known BY placing it near American Rarine
4 little above Reeds Mill. The tunnel was
run $40 feet, cutting through three lodges,
between the second and third lodges, a side
drift was run l25 feet and turned again at
right angles cut through the upper and main
ledge, proving its width, at this point, to be
fifty feet, this drift was seventy feet under
the surface. This proved the certainty Of a
good ledge there; upon the strength Of this,
the company have now commenced opera
tions in earnest, (by sinking a shaft u BY 5
feet with three compartmentS,) in the center
of their claim. They claim 200 feet upon
the two upper lodges, and 1000 upon the
lower ones. They have the shaft down, at
the present timc~ifty feet, and are driving
the work as fast as possible, expecting to
erect machinery rs soon as the weather will
permit in the spring. This claim is thought
TO be on the range from the North American,
through the Baltimore American, and Oneoto
adjoining the last named upon the south.
The LADY RAcTEL.-The Lady Rachel
lead is situated in Desert District, south of
the Enterprise lead-one Of the first loca.
tions-and on the same range. There are
1000 feet in the claim and the lead is of the
same red quartz as is found in the other rich
yold-bearing veins of the district. The lead
was discovered BY Mr.. William d. Brown,
who, with a few others, located and named it
as above. Specimens OF ore from the lead
are literally filed with gold. Five pounds of
ore from the veia have Just been worked by
Mr.. Bigby, of American Flat, in small
prospecting pan, and large slug Of bullion
obtained. The bullion will be asSaycd to-
day, when the value per ton can be ascer-
tanned. 1t is thought that it will show some
thing ike 500 per ton. Another lot of l60
pounds of the same ore has been taken to the
mill to be tested. These small lots are doubt
less richer than the average rock Of the vein,
but il the unassorted ore will pay one-fourth
rs well, these mines are still immensely
valuable.
A WOLF SToRY.-Onc of the three wolves
we mentioned long time ago in the BHlle-
tn, or one of their relations, was killed BY
Mr.. Grove Adams, few days since. His
wolfship weighed fifty pounds, and measured
four feet from nose to tail. The skin of the
" critter" can be seen at the stable Of Mr..
DIN, on B street Its meat afforded feast
to a band Of Indians, who regard wolf-meat
rs one of the Injuries of their cuisine. We
call the attention of the Gold Hill NEWS to
this decentralization The menagerie of the
early day, We expect to hear that the singing
hen Of DAYTON has been fricasseed, the eight.
legged sheep made into a rago,f, and the bal
ance of the menagerie stewed, fried, roasted
or served up on the half she'll, at grand
fete Of the aborigines, at which Charley Par
ker will, of course, preside
SERIOUS AccIDENr.-Yesterday afternoon
about four o'clock. as Mr.. Alfred Rickett,
Superintendent of the Consolidated Compa-
ny's works, was at work on the roof Of the
shaft-honSe, the scaHolding gave way and he
was 2 &c ,itated to the ground. He fell
about tw nty-five feet, breaking the cap of
the LETT elbow, loosening all the teeth in the
left side of the upper jaw, and otherwise Sc
verely bruising him. He suffered severely
during the night, but was somewhat more
comfortable this morning.
MORE observation-disclosures wagon load Of
recruits for the First Regiment of Territorial
Mounted Infantry left for Fort Churchill this
morning. Since the people have commenced
aiding the recruiting officers with funds, the
work of raising this regiment has made more
rapid progress At the present rate, n
month or six weeks more viii complete the
regiment We therefore hope the people
win help the good work along by the aid Of
the '-siRewS of war."-BulEetiH-
JrDGE KELLoGG's Court To-DAY-Tho-
mas Welsh, charged with disturbing the
peace by pitching into ]. C. Kelly plead
" not guilty Judge Kellogg couldn't see it
and fined Thomas S12 50. ]. C. Kelly
charged with permitting the peace to be dis
turbed, BY standing and letting Thomas
Welsh pitch into him. plead "not guilty"
Judge Kellogg saw it, and let him go thence
without day.
The ELECTION IN GOLD HiLL.-The cleo
ton to-day has, up to the time of our going
to press, passed off rather plcasantly-al-
though We expect the anti constitutionalists
are ahead--but how far we do not know. 1t