Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-14
THE EVENING NEWS.

FkANluo ACROSS through the mountain which lies
on its north side, and between that and Gold
Canon. There is shaft, or asst might be called
an incline, down on the ledge from on the top of
the mountain TO depth OF perhaps ninety feet.
1t commences on the surface of the ledge and fol-
lows II down between its castings In some places
it : perpendicular in others il runs off on slope
at IN angle of forty five degrees. The rock which
has been taken out, contains considerable mineral
bnt il is too high mp on the mountain to be very
rich, Besides this mining work there is another
one being commenced \ place Is being graded
on the steep side Of the Ravuc just south of the
shaft where the company will run in a tunnel
This bank is several hundred feet high. and very
steep, and offers superior facilities to work the
claim hy means of tuuucL The place where
the grading is being done, however, is only about
- hundred feet below the brow OF the hill. Run
ming II tunnel So near the surface ~ that, when
the ledge can be traced way down below il two
three or four hundred feet further, looks 10 us
like Understanding labor, ike doing work, which
If done in another place would much better de-
Yclope the claim Il appears 10 rs that the proper
and best way to work this claim and develOpe
the ledge would have been to have stripped, that
j.. uncovered the ledge enough 20 have definitely
NScertaned its whereabouts rs far down the bill
il could readily have been done and after such
examination, 70 have commenced the tunnel at
the lowest point on tho side hill. where IL could
definitely have been determined where the ledge
lay. The ledge eau be traced down the side of
the mountain. by the quartz bOuljerS and crop
ping. for thTee or four hundred feet and has the
appearance Of being gaite large When this mine
is once well opened we have no hesitation in say
ing shat We believe it will De rich.
ECHO Co.-Thc Echo Company resumed work
on its claim abOU: two weeks ago. Operations
bad been suspended on it for some time previous.
owing TO the large quantity of water which came
into the shaft, which the gentleman superintend-
ing the mine at that time declared himself unable
to keep out without steam hoiStjng works. This
claim was located in lS6O and contains 1890 feet
1t lies in Gold Canon about u quarter of a mile
above Devils Gate. \ shaft has been sunk on
the east side Of the road on the claim, az point
nearly east of the Lucerne Compauy'S hoisting
works The shaft is now tnrty-two feet deep
and il four by eight feet in size, timbered all the
way down and divided into two compartments of
equal size. There i drift commenced at the
bottom OF the shaft which will be run west TO the
Ledge There is considerable water to contend
with, but il il kept ont with buckets hOiSted by
horse aud within. This claim once stood at a
very high ticurr and has sold in the market Is
high Is $50 per share. The rock which has
been taken from the shaft contains I great deal
OF gypsum, and very much resembles that found
in the Lucerae claim. which lies next to It, The
work j. being carried on under the suPerinISnd-
ence o! Mr. !. Fl. Jenkins. who keeps his office 1t
the mine, and appears to be doing the work with
q careful and steady hand There was = large
quantity OF water in the shaft when he Commenc.
e.! operations but that has been taken out, aud
the works OF the company Is now being carried
with yigor.
SrCCoR MILL-This mill Is owacd b. Messrs.
Stead & Mills and is situated in Gold Canon
abou, onc-third Of Il mile above DEVILS Gate The
mil has q battery Of fifteen stamps which work
In three ruortArs. The stamps each weigh about
COO pounds When new. and are capable of crush
iag. on an average. about llJ tons Of rock per
week. The amalsamatins part of the establish
rieut consists OF twenty four pans, which are each
five feet in diameter. These pans have wrought
i-na rims which We are informed are cheaper and
lust as SUci rs those made NJ east iron. The ma
chinsry OF the mill Is propelled by steam engine
of ab0u, thirty five horse power. This engine ia
Of the pattern Of those generally IN use The bore
OF the cylinder i twelve inches in diameter. and
il has :hrtv-twO inches stroke Of piston. The
boiler il ~ inches in diameter and - feet long,
This mill u now crushing rock EOr the Belcher
company. and has been engaged in working that
eompanys rock ever since last September. This
Is 4 very substantial mill and keeps pounding
away night and dav, never stopping except 10
clean up. II j. strongly made and free from those
DELAYS from the breaking machinery which so
often occur IL mills Of less substantial cons;ruc-
tiuu, or where there is greater strain on the
machinery.
MAY QUEEN CLuN.-This claim is situated in
the ravine about forty rods west of the Clinton *
Hubbs Companys shaft There is shaft down
upon il 10 the depth Of about 30 feet. This shaft
came on to ledge AT about two feet from the
bottom, which there only about four or i've
inches thick, but in sinking on 1t the TWO icet
more il was found TO widen out about foot (
This quartz was taken out and laid by itself on
The dump. IL is Of light grey color and looks as
Il Il might be rich. The Company Is now run
ming drift 10 the east 20 where the main ledge
lies The ledge comes near the surface OF the /
- 4 ,.,-sh md from
the shaft for considerable distance. II Is sup !
posed 20 lie about twenty twenty five feet east
and TIE drift is run about fifteen feet. The ledge
found in the bottom Of the shaf is probably
spur from the main one. and il the latter be as
rich in proportion as the former appears TO De-
.his will prove valuable claim.
DE WITT CLINTON CLAIM.-This claim is stu
ared in Gold Canon just little ways below the
Justice claim There is u tunnel being run into
it from the east side Of the road, which is now 200
fee, long Mr. L. C. Lyon has a contract TO run
il 100 feet and has about eighty feet yet TO run
20 complete his contract. The first fifty feet the
tunnel was run has been timbered. but the rest
par: Of the way the ground has been such as not
to require it, and it has not been done About
$50 feet from It's mouth the tunnel passed through
4 stratum of quartz, and clay, which some OF the
workrren believe 10 be the top of ledge, put
which appears 10 Us to be very faint Indication
and not Of much account The main ledge wheh
the company claims and which the tunnel IS being
run to- lies west further and will no doubt prove
good when ii is reached.
VIRGINIA POLICE CoURr.-The following
cases came before Judge Davenport, this morn
lag: ]. C. Dubaldbuss, arrested by officer Byrns,
for committing . nuisance was DISCHARGED on
payment Of costs John Doe, L. HcCarthy'
Bruce Garvy and - Kirby, arrested by officers
ClarksOn and Williams for disturbing the peace,
eases set for hearing at o'clock this afternoon
Thos O'Brien, arrested By officer Grier, for SELL
ing towering shrubs and plants without license,
discharged. the Judge Feeling that II would DE
well 10 encourage the sale OF these things in the
city. A. Burns, arrested by Buger for disturb
ing the peace. fined SIS and costs, in default OF
payment was committed for twelve days. John
Kelly, arrested by officer Hays for disturbing
the peace, discharged
TAXING A NEW START-The Lucerne Com
pany has lately recommended work in the shan
on the east side Of the road on the north end ofts
claim The shaft is now down about 80 feet,
and frift is being run from the bottom of IL 10
the Ledge which lies short distance 20 the west.
There has been considerable quartz and gypsum
taken from this shaft and drift, which very much
resembles that found further south in the main
ledge. l, is thought that the ledge at the north
end will be of better quality than the part further
south, and contain less gypsum.
AT HoME.-Among the arrivals from Califor-
MIA. day or two ago, was e. W. Pease, Esq, and
lady. Mr. Pease is our worthy and efhcien, Town
Clerk and had been TO San Francisco to buy the
pioe for the new water works. His matrimonial
aspirations were unknown to his most intimate
friends prior to his leaving for the Bay. Good
luck to him
STRUCK THRoUGH.-The worknen in the Jus
tice Mine, while running DRIFT at the south end
of that claim yesterday, struck through into the
works OF the Independence Company. We I'M
derstand that these two companies have for some
time been showing their strategy under ground IN
irving TO head each other off. but have never be-
fore come together.
NEW MILL-3Ir J. B. Jones, o. Silver City, IS
building new mill in the lower part Of that town.
to be run by water power. The mill VIII De
small twill contain battery of three stamps
and have two amalgamating pans. The water
wheel is nearly completed and the little concern
will be in running order in a short time