Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-11-22
THE EVENING NEWS.

rated, The town of Chrystal Peak had
been laid off lin the immediate vicinity Of
which the groupings of coal were discov-
ered), distant from Virginia about twenty
EIGHT miles, on the Dutch Flat and Hen
ness Pass road to California. The COM
many claim thirty-siX quarter sections Of
land, and have went TO work and sunk
shaft to the depth of thirty feet, striking
vein of coal eighteen inches in thickness.
Afterwards an incline was run on the
Groupings, which show on the bank of the
Truckee to the distance of two hundred
feet, the whole distance being run through
a strata of coal, the vein pitching into the
hill at that distance. what is termed in
collerieS. "coal-water was struck, on
the surface of which, a substance akin to
kerosene oil hoated IN large quantities.
At different point, and two miles higher
up the river, another shaft was sunk to
the depth OF fifty feet, striking a bed of
foSSilitferous matter, consisting of ocean
shells, sea-shore gravel and sand. The
depth where this deposit was struck is
about two hundred feet above the level of
the Truckee Meadows, and seems to indi-
cate the existance of an oceanic deposit at
some remote date. At the above men
toned depth water was found so plen-
tiously as to be again driven from the shaft.
Not at all discouraged, a tunnel was
commenced in a ravine some distance
lower down the hill, and after being driv-
en- to the distance of 100 feet, q seam of
camel coal was cut, .ffty-tOoo feet IN thick
ness, which, like all other seams hitherto
found on the claim, was discovered to be
pitching to the general basin of the
Truckee river, and at an angle of about
fifteen degrees, About forty tons of coal
has been taken from this tunnel, which
was to have been shipped to Virginia, but
which has been set on fire, and burned
with such intense heat that it was impos-
siule to save but small portion of it.
About ton of this coal was brought to
Virginia yesterday and deposited in front
OF the store of Bernhard Franz, where we
saw portion of it placed in a common
stove and set on fire. It burned freely,
and exuded an intense heat, smelling
strongly of gas. But very little cinder
was left, and the result was satisfactory to
all who saw the trial. This coal has also
been tested at the gas works, and found
to yield a good quantity of gas. The
company propose to erect at once suitable
hosting and pumping machinery, and
sink to a greater level, at which point
they will be prepared TO furnish large
quantity of this highly necessary staple,
which we believe will soon become of i'm
mense importance to the State. ANY one
feeling incredulous relative to this matter,
can satisfy his credulity BY going to the
store of Bernhard Franz and examining
the coal for himself. We are indebted
to the Secretary of the company, Mr..
Cutie, for the above interesting particu-
lars.
PoLIcE REPORT, GOLD Hull Before
Judge W. y. Hall, business getting dis
tressin " dull of late, fighting whisky
probably all " gobbled up" about election
time. Since last report, nearly month
back, John Doe, that incorrigible scamp,
got drunk which cost him all the change
he had left Sl2 so; r. Roe, Esq, anus
ed himself with an assault and battery,
court irtimated in gentle and persuasive
tones that S25 would be the " amende
honorable" cash paid and account ba-
lanced. Thos. Connaught, drunk, charg-
ed him $40, fees for nursing till morning,
security given for liquidation, and Doc
tor T. Johnson turned him out GONZALES
cent. Robt. Mullin, disturbing the
a. peace and dig" wanted jury, got one,
but it cost him $50. John Collins, drunk,
acknowledged the soft impeachment, and
got off for $40. Thos. Thompson, reg
ular d. d., left $40 as an earnest of future
good behavior. John Payton, slightly
inebriated, an innocent cuss, got off for
81 so, all he had left. J. White, being
too tired to wend his homeward way AM
further, " laid him down to Sleep" with
his head on the curb, expensive luxury,
$50. J. Sheehan. disturbing the peace,
ETC., belEgerent cusS, court assessed him
S25, not having il, went down to cage.
4. W. Mcintyre disturbed the peace,
which cost him S25. Officer Householder
went into Court and asked for trial, hav-
ing cut a man who attacked him, while In
the discharge of his duties-held for ap-
pearance in the sum of $4,000, bail fur
nished-ried in due time-Jury rendered
virdict without leaving their seLts, exon
Grating him from blame. Johnny Payton
again drunk, was charged Sl5. this time,
was out of the needful, sent below to pick
chickens for Mr.. johnson. John Doe
drunk, decidedly, wished to go home to
Virginia City-being man of money, and
pleasure-deposited $30-for appearance,
but forgot to come back to see about 1t IN
the morning.
MYSTERIOUS DGsAPPEARANCE. Last
evening little daughter of Mr.. H. Woolf,
aged about eight years, who was living In
the family of a German who used to keep
q saloon at the corner Of D and Union
streets, but whose name we cannot
ascertain, was sent out after basket Of
shavings not returning for long time,
a search was instituted which was entirely
unsatisfactory, no traces of the little one
being found, and although vigilant friends
have been constantly in search OF the
missing child since last night, up to this
writing, no traces of her whereabouts
have been had. The matter excites con-
siderable interest among our citizens, and
horrible rumors are afoat, in which the
name of a man, recently elected to an
honorable position by the people of Storey
county, is mixed up with accusations too
horrible to mention. For the manhood
of humanity we forbear to mention this
persons name; but, should these awful
insinuations prove to be founded on facts,
a case of summary law would be justifi-
able.
ANOTHER FATAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
one of those dreadful accidents in our
mines, which have become almost of dai-
" occurrence, happened last night about
II o'clock, in the Imperial mine. A
bucket, weighing four or five hundred
pounds, either through accident or care
iessness, fell from the top of one of the
shafrs a distance of four hundred feet,