Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-20

CHAMPION Co.-This c2mPany's claim: is siiua-
Ted on the side hill about one hundred wards west
Of IN, mouth Of the New Oregon ComPany's
runneL This rla:.L was located about the hrst OF
last January, AID contains fourteen hundred feet.
The company are now carrying on the develop
In1Gt OF thi- claim by means ~ smart "!lcu
they hare .uuS since the location was made. The
shaft is now about seventy feet deep, and tour Dy
eight in size. IL is timbrred part OF the way
auiy from the bottom upwards. Where 1t Is tim
b-re,i tyo-incG plank are used. and the SHAFT Is
divided bv . partition into TWO compartments.
ssrh .rur lee, square. The wOrkmen are now
engaged in running DRIFT from the bottom OF
the shat. to the southeast. IhIS Is now ao"nt
twenty feet in length, and is intended to DE run
forward 10 ;de ledge which Is supposed 70 lie Only
n short distance ahead OF where the drift IS now
run There has been no ledge found in the claim
vet but quartz which Is broken up and mixed
with blue clay. is taken ont Nesaw some whch
locked very well aud wis at least very GOOD IN
,iiratinpS Of approach to Il ledge. The quartz Is
,,1i,e and the CLAW with which il is mixed is
.ott. blue colured and mixed with sulPhurets aud
yyritrs Of iron. This shaft Is now down close 10
She water level and deep Is IL can be sunk
without the aid of machinery 20 take the wafer
cut.
\ DIRTY THIEE-TAis morning, Al the fire,
Lew De Forest. of Virginia Engine Co. No. l. one
of the brave boys who cane so MOLLY TO our
,s.,,nr left his coat in an omnibus standing in the
street opposite EeSey's Hotel Returning short
time afterwards. be found that the coat had been
stolen II the sccundrel who stole It "a ever round
he will receive a coat that viii keep his back
warm for q long riIne. Some Of our citizens
,,ar-s1 .yy 20 20 to Haas store and nj himself
rut with the best in the shop, but he declined
doing So The same dirty thief who took the
coat or some other Of the same kidney, entered
the house Of VIM. DolInan. and broke of the
-Tn1 nHHslT
H. c. Brooke left his pants in his room opposite
orr Office and on his return found the pockets
,t,ptiad OF about a hundred dollars. Nthe whelp
could have been caught in the act he would have
had 4 long neck at daylight Policeman House
bntiPr who was one of the first TO discover the
irs and rendered truly noble service in hastily
passing from one house TO another. and awakening
the occupants was also robbed OF purse con.
tanning about fifty dollars. During the heat and
excitement of the fire, he temporarily laid down
biz oyercoat in one pocket Of which was con-
tanned his purse When he returned the pockets
were rifed by some thief.
I-yFoRTuSATE.-Mr J. C. Brown lost a fine
gold watch and chain valued AT $50 during the
confusion caused by the fire last night. He had
prt If under his pillow when he retired TO bed, in
one of the houses the opposite side OF the street
from the fire. and when the alarm spread, ne eot
nm and went out he forgot to take his watch with
MIN when the buildings the opposite side OF the
street were burning; this house was so threatened
mat the furniture, beds. and so on, were taken
AWAY 10 a place Of salty. When ms oed was
-arr;ad off n il supposed that the watch dropped
ont. and was picked up by some sknlking thief
who was proving around in quest Of plumber
syEAEING THEFr-Durins the fire last
might. some detestable sneaking thief entered the
house of Mr.. Dolman. and broke the gold head on
from his cane. keepsake which be priced mos;
highly, The intrinsic value Of the cane mead was
abouf $50 but from the associations connected
with II its monetary value was not 1.-THE OF IT'S
value to him. May bad luck forever attend the
scamp who tookit.