Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-01-23
Reese River Mining Items.

The following items of mining intelli
gcncc are from the Rereille, of last Tues.
day:
WILDWOOD TrNNEL.-We are informed
that a few days since large ledge wa:
struck in this tunnel at depth Of neal
two hundred feet below the surface. Thi:
tunnel is situated near Amador. w
have been shown some of the quartz taker
from this ledge, which looked quite well
resembling very much the blue sulphuret'
which are taken out Of the Comstock
This strike has caused considerable stil
for several days past.
The Fountain mill at Jaeobsyille is now
living idle for want of rock to crush. Thi:
mill Is capable of crushing and amalga.
mating eighteen tons IN twenty-foul
Aours. As great quantities of rock is ~
nc at the mouths Of the many shafts il
his and the neighboring district, that vii
BAY well for crushing, it is to be HOPED
hat enough will be brought forward t.
;eep all the mills constantly running.
OREGON MILL.-We visited this mil
he other day, and found steam up ant
he stamps rafting away. A number O
tons of rich-looking quartz were on hand
The foundation of the battery in this mil
is upon the bedrock, and it is of COURSE
rs solid Us it can be made. The timber.
used are also very strong. Everything
about the mill is arranged for convenience
and endurance.
EssEx.-A quantity of rock from thu
Essex was lately crushed, yielding al thu
rate of $500 per ton. This was from
rock taken below the water line, and wa:
worked by crushing and amalgamating
1t is supposed that it would have worked
and paid better had it been previously
roasted.
CIcERo.-We understand that one o.
the owners of this ledge is now i'll San
Francisco, from which place he will start
in few days with pump to be used III
the incline sunk on this ledge. When il
arrives work will be Immediately resumed
and we may then expect some returns
from this promising ledge.
New DIscovERY.-We were shown
yesterday a fne-looking piece of quartz
from ledge recently discovered in the
Smiths Creek range of mountains, about
eighty miles to the southwark of here.
The ledge is said to be forty feet wide and
crops out fifty or sixty feet above the sur
face.
MARY AND EMMA TuNNEL.-We under
stand that good-looking, well-dehned
ledge was struck in this tunnel few days
since. The tunnel is now in near two
hundred feet and runs into the hill just q
short distance east Of Cedar street.
REESE RIVER CANAL.-Work upon this
enterprise is being pushed forward rapidly
and the prospects now are that it will be
finished considerably before the first Of
April the time fixed in the contract.
Speed the work.
NORTH STAR, LgDeE.-Work is being
vigorously pushed forward on this ledge,
and large quantity of quartz is being
taken out daily. Aconsiderable amount
of it is also being crushed, as fast as ex-
tracted, at the various mills.
H1LDRETn's MILL.-During the latter
part of last week this mill was engaged in
crushing rock from the North Star ledge.
This week, we understand, it will work
some from the Union No. 2.
SAVAGE LEDGE.-A very comfortable
house has been erected over the mouth OF
the incline sunk upon this ledge, and the
work is being vigorously pushed forward.
Some fine-looking rock is being taken out,