Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-07-08
THE EVENING NEWS.

oti'eh Lh@SLuncKS IS on the ROAD, ana Is all
expected to arrive this week. The boiler
which has come TO hand is a large one, "a
feet long, and has two large fues running
through it. There is another one of the
same size on the road, which will be here
IN day or two. These two large boilers
will be capable of supplying an immense
amount of steam. The engine, we under
stand, Is very large one. of upwards of a
hundred horse power, and the other ma
chinery is in proportion. The company
has splendid building to receive its new
machinery, and when the latter is ready
for operation, the JuStis Company will
have the heaviest and most finished hoist
ing works in this district, unless some
other claim puts up works to Surpass it
before that time. There are none such
now.
The GOLD HILL AND VIRGINIA Tunnel
COMPANY IS putting in sluice boxes below
the sites of the sets of timbers which sup
port the top and sides of the tunnel. There
are about 500 feet more of the boxes to
90 in. As soon as the company gets its
shaft down deep enough to connect with
the tunnel. it will recommence work in
the latter and again drive it ahead. and it
cannot be carried far without striking
considerable water-aS much, at least, as
has been struck in the Caledonia tunnel,
for this one runs nearly under the latter,
and about $50 feet deeper than that tunnel
is. 1t will, therefore, probably drain off
most of the water which comes into the
Caledonia tunnel. which, at present, is
some six or seven inches.
THE work on the Enterprise tunnel con-
tinues to be driven ahead. The two
miners who have been working there for
some time past are working there still,
and drive the tunnel slowly but steadily
forward. The company has had consid-
cradle hard rock 70 run through, and that
has DELAYED the work; but nv perSever-
ance the tunnel has been run until it is
now nearly to the ledge. The latter will
be struck before long. Il crops out on
top of the ground, and the tunnel Is not
in far enough to reach il, if it stood per-
Dendicular. but As the ledge pitches into
The hill, the tunnel will have 10 be run so
much farther than the groupings as the
pitch Of the ledge carries il from the line
OF the perpendicular.
The RoxRY CoNPASY'S tunnel continues
in the hard rock which the workmen en-
countered several weeks ago. They have
pounded and blasted, and picked and
>wore, but without avail. 1t sticks 70
them vet. The work must be done never
theleSs. The workmen have contract
and they are bound to perform it, let the
rock be as hard as steel. They have their
contract well under way and are working
vigorously, and making as great Roadway
~ possible 10 complete it. In the rock
which they are now working. the tunnel
cannot be driven over one foot per day,
and TO drive it that far requires the hard
est kind Of work.
The MIDAS COMPANY has struck water
in is drift, and is now using its pump.
The company will probably be taking out
pay rock in short time. Its claim IS on
the same ledge and adjoining the Belcher,
and its shaft is down considerably deeper
than the one that company has been sink
ing. We can see no reason why, when it
opens its ledge, it should not take out as
rich or richer rock than that company'S
mine is now Welding. If rich rock is
struck, it will not be long before this COM
pany will be paving larger dividends than
anv claim around here, for this one is so
small that every foot can be worked to adj
vantage.
THE PIuTE MILL.-This mill, building
in the lower part of town, is being put up
as rapidly as possible. The frame, 60 by
100 feet in size, is being erected. aud will
all be up BY Saturday night. When once
erected. it will not take long to enclose it.
In the meantime, while work on the frame
is going on, the mechanics are busy pre-
pairing for the machinery. The heavy
timbers for the framework of the batteries
are being erected and framed, and the
wood work for other portions of the mill
machinery is receiving its share of atten-
ton. This mill will probably be ready to
run by the first of September.
RECORDERS Court, VIRGISIA.-The fol-
lowing business was disposed ofthis morn
ing: John Doe Cohn, arrested on COM
plant of Isaac Phillipson for assault and
battery, was fined and paid Sl5. L. F.
Beatty. arrested on complaint of Pat. Hol-
land. for assault and battery, had his case
continued till tomorrow, at loan. Pat.
Holland, arrested by officer Larkin, for
assault and battery, had his case continued
Till tomorrow, at 10 A. NJ. Billy Gardi-
ner, arrested on complaint of Martin, for
malicious mischief, is now on trial. Civil
Docket-Treat 4 Strauss, action on &C
count for $50, set for July II, at - NJ.
The UNCLE SAM SENIOR COMPANY is
drifting to its ledge. About week ago,
it struck quite a long stream of water,
which made it necessary to use four horses
to work the within. One horse would be
used at a time. and put through at the top
Of his speed for three hours, and then
changed for i fresh one, TO be rushed
through in the same manner. The water
which was struck then has in great
measure abated, and is easily kept out by
the within worked at the ordinary speed.
The company is expecting every day to
strike the ledge.
The BELcHER COMPANY continues
work on its new dump, and although it
is taking a long time to construct it, it
will be a tremendous large one when
completed. The company was to COM
mence taking out rock through its shaft
this week, but we think it will not get
around to it. The dump is not ready to
receive it, at least, and therefore, we pre-
sumo the company will continue to run
its pay rock out through the tunnel to its
old dump.
NEW WHIM. - The Tyler Company,
Washington Ledge, has lately put up
fine, new whim. 1t has not yet been
used, but will be ready to-day. This
company has been working steadily along
Ill he ti-na SiDra hard tirnaS rarse6 nearly