Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-26
THE EVENING NEWS.

located on the west side of Gold Canon, a
short distance northerly from the Justice and
Clinton K Hubs claims. The claim is
quite large. 1t consists of 1000 feet on each
of 1--WE lodges, four of which are called re-
spectively, RONby Ledge No. |, ,, 8 and 4.
The fifth ledge claimed, is an extension OF
that worked by the Justice Company. This
location was made early in 1868, and is now
considerably more than a year old. IL has
been worked most Of the time since the loca-
ton was made. A tunnel has been run into
it from the ravine east Of the road. 1t Is
now S25 feet long, and is one Of the finest
tunnels which it has been our fortune to see
in this district. 1t is very large, high, wide,
and well constructed. IL runs in very
nearly due west course from where 1t
is started, and is as straight as
line throughout its whole length. The hrst
l25 feet which il has been run, is in an allu-
vial soil, and the tunnel here is well timbered.
The remainder OF the way has been through
rock of different degrees of hardness and
character, from the most compact trap to the
rottenest quality of mica schiSt. Most Of
the distance which il has been run from where
the rocky formation was first struck, has
been in quite hard rock, and all that distance
has been in such formation as will stand
well without the support Of timbers. The
tunnel passed through 4 well-dehned ledge
az about 80 feet from its mouth, which is
about 1--WE feet thick, and pitches to the
west at an angle of about forty-ive degrees.
The east or foot wall is 4 stratum of blue
po,ter's clay, about four or five inches thick.
The ledge produces mostly gold. 1t is cut
BY the tunnel only short distance below the
surface, but, nevertheless, the rock is of
very good quality. We saw some pounded
up and washed yesterday, which produced
gold BY that rude method. We have no
doubt but that BY going down on the ledge
hundred feet or so, pay rock could be OBJ
tanned. Besides this ledge. the tunnel passed
through what is reasonably supposed to be
the top OF another one, which lies further
east, nearer TO the mouth Of the tunnel. At
this place large mass of broken up quartz
is passed through. II lies between beds OF
trap-rOck, and has dyke of the same kind
OF rock, penetrating it near the center. This
quartz is not of so good quality rs that OF
the other ledge, but it presents good evidence
Of 4 well defined and rich ledge below. The
work on this claim is being done by contract.
The parties who are now working have con-
tract 10 run the tunnel 600 feet. We under
stand that the company Is composed OF only
a few men, and that it is their intention to
push the work vigorously ahead, until tbs
tunnel has cut through all the lodges.
DoUGLASS & CoMPASY'S MILL.-rhis mill
is situated in Gold Canon, about half mile
below our town. 1t is one OF the old settlers,
having been erected in 1861. Since that time,
it has. with but few days of respite, been
pounding away on rock from the different
claims here and at Virginia. For long
time, il has been working rock for the Belcher
Company almost exclusively. Il Is now
crushing for that company, and every week
turns out large masses OF bullion for II. The
mill has ten stamps. They work IN two
morcarS-ive in each mortar. These stamps
are yery heavy, and are capable Of crushing
from fifteen TO eighteen tons Of rock per day.
An average week S work is one hundred tons.
The matchmaking part of the mill consists
Of twepty-four pans, which are arranged IN
four rows, the two first rows each containing
seven pans, the last two FIVE pans each. This
department of the mill is of sufficient capa-
city 70 thoroughly and closely work all the
pulp which the stamps can furnish, and DO
the matchmaking part OF the work SO etfec-
,ually that there IS very little value Left in the
tai,ings. The machinery is propelled BY
twenty-Six-horSe power engine. This mil Is
well arranged. 1t is conveniently situated
to receive ores from this and the neiGhboring
district, and internally it is so arranged that
very few men are required to manage 1t. We
always like 10 see good mining works and
well-arranged mills, and we were well pleased
with this one when we called there yesterday.
CEHrSRvILLE CoNpANY.-This company
is now sinking its shaft deeper. Its depth
at present is about eighty feet. The work is
being done in very substantial and work
manlike manner. In fact, II is necessary
that il should be so, for there has been
great deal of water TO contend with for long
time. 1t is now, however, steadily failing,
and there is not near so much now as there
has been for some time back. The shaft Is
four BY twelve feet in size in the clear, is
timbered with three-inch planks, and divided
BY partitions into three equal-sized compart-
ments. The mine is worked night and day.
Three shifts Of men are employed, and
horse and whim are used to hoist the dirt
and water. The work Of sinking has been
slow most Of the time since the shaft has
been begun, on account OF the water but, If
the water continues 10 become less, the work
will go on more rapidly in future.
VIRGINIA Police CouRr.-The following
cases came up for hearing in Judge Daven-
ports court this morning: NJ. Kelley, ar
rested by officer Downey for drunk and dis
orderly conduct, was fined So and costs,
which he paid; the gay and festive cuss had
merely charged on muleback into 4 d" Cheap
John" establishment on street. Joseph
Simmons, arrested BY Bulger for being drunk
and committing a nuisance, was fined s. and
costs, which he paid. Leary, fined yester-
day, came into court and paid Sl3; Mitchell
did the same. A Chinaman was arrested
this morning BY police officer Downey
for stealing a horse from fellow Celestial
He sold the horse for S35. He has not yet
had his hearing. The police business has
been growing beautifully less during the past
three days.
GREENBAcK INCIDENT.-We heard of two
incidents that occurred in Virginia yesterday,
which illustrate the injury the agitation of
the greenback currency question produces,
BY taking money from circulation. An Irish
woman presented a certificate Of deposit az
the bank, and awaited with nervous trepida-
ton the payment. She clutched the coin,
and when it was securely slowed away, re-
marked, "And sure they towld me ye'd pay
in greenbacks." At another bank, huge
Irish laborer called for his deposit, and when
he had il safe in his brawny fist, remarked,
"Bedad, and yell not pay me in yure dirthy
paper" And no Bank will.
NAY QUEEN CoNPASY.-This company
commenced, last Monday, to sink its shaft
deeper. 1t is now down about fifty feet. A
stratum of quartz was struck in this shaft at
the depth Of about forty feet. It was, when
trst found, only a few feet in thickness, but
in sinking down on it, it has been found to
be larger below; and about ten feet below
where il was first struck, the company stopped
sinking and commenced to run drift to the
east, but after running it in that direction
some twenty-five feet, that work was sus
pended and operations in the shaft again
resumed.
BANKERS PosITIoS.-That there may be
no misunderstanding on the part of the pat
lie Of Storey county, we are requested to
state that all the bankers are united in an
association, which, by their rules, requires
payments Of coin deposits in coin, and no
change in currency which NAV take place
wears hence, will permit them to pay legal