Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-03-28
THE EVENING NEWS.

located in 80, and contains LOO feet. The
Company has had couple OF tunnels run in
their claim for some distance, which are not
now being worked The work now being
done on the claim is through third tunnel,
4 few rods northeast OF Browns saloon, on
the American Flat road. This tunne! Is now
in $50 feet, aud passes through three lodges
These. however, are not very well Defined.
They u-c Of good size, and contain some
very good rock, but they are considerably
broken up. The w0rkNen are now sinking
1 shaft AS in size down from the tunnel, 200
feet in from the mouth This shaft is now
90 feet deep, and down below IAe water level /;
consequently there is considerable inconve-
uienCe suffered from water coming into the
shaft The shaft. we are told. Is for prospect
inc purposes, and 4 drift IS u be run from It
when the shaft i run few feet lover. The
convenience and cheapuCSs Of thus prospect
ing the claim. We do not doubt, Is greater
than I would be - sink = shat from the
surface, because il the ledge intended to be
reached should not plv for working after il is
opened. or !; found rich. bE: - far from the
shaft rs 70 make il very announcement To be
worked through ;he shaft, the work done
would De about II good a, thrown away.
Consequently the loss nv this way of work
ing would be much less. Notwithstanding
al this, we dislike - see money thus saved
at the expense Of the heath of wOrkmen.
We noticed AZ the mouth OF this tunnel man
pumping on 4 bellows 10 drive air into the
works. We know from experience that such
arrangements never do much good, and gen
orally none at all. The air in 4 tunnel is al
WAYS bad ~ distance VI few hundred
feet, bu, il when the tunnel is in only short
distance a shaft Is sunk, or drift run from
il AZ RICH, angles, the effect s just dele
ferrous - ii It continued much greater dis
tance in L st-,,iSh, line. This company. II
they run drift from their shaft will have a
very bad place tor mea - work in, and We
would like 20 see them sink Ill air shaft BY
which 70 ventilatc their mine before they pro-
coed wiki that undertaking.
KNIcNERROCXER CoMPANY.-ThiS claim
we are told BY gentleman employed i'll the
mine, was located in 80, and contains 2,400
feet. The Company is now working the claim
by shaft. which is about FORTY rods west
ward from the North American Company
lower shaft house. and on the side of the
mountain looking south on American Flat
This shlft is txS in size. timbercd into two
compartments. and is % feet deep. For
the last twenty five feet. the shaft has been
sunk through hard blasting rock, and conse-
uueatlv the work has gone on comparatively
slow. At the depth OF $50 feet in the shaft. 4
ledge OF very fine looking quartz WAS struck,
which has since been passed through. Attn
depth Of 200 feet below the top OF the shaft, a
drift has been run, into which the wOrkmen
60 when they touch off i blast. This is a
very safe and convenient arrangement. The
work Of blasting Is always attended with
more or less danger. and particularly in 4
shaft where the room Is very small, and the
only way Of eGrcSs is u he hauled up in I
bucket; when the blast is put oIt III Sach
cases, the fuse is dampcned 70 make il burn
slower, and il is fred by q slow match; but If
the calculation should not be made right,
and the blast should 90 OF before the work
men were clear Of the shaft. the consequences
might bc fatal In this case the workmen
have 70 be raised only twenty-five feet. when
,hev can 20 back into the drift, and be in 4
place o: safety: and the danger IS very tri-
ding. The work Of thi, nine i carried on
5v aid Of horse and whim. \ well con-
<:ructed building has been erected over the
shaft and whiu, and I good sized blacksmith
shop 4 li:tle distance away. We consider
this one OF the best OF the American Flat
claims, and il is proving itself 20 be 50 by its
substantial Improvements.
SEgAsropoL DISrRIcr.-This District lies
abou. half way between Humboldt Lake and
Pyramid Lake. aid also half way between
Humboldt Lake and Truckee river. The
Lodges were discovered and the district or
canizeG only about three months ago, and,
considering the short time It has been pros
pectsd, 4 good many lodges have been found.
One o! the first men VINO visited this dis
rrict was Mr.. c. II Dow, OF God Hill, who
was sent out BY I company TO prospect for
them. He reached this district soon at : Its
discovery, and was among the first 10 locate
the lodges. He located thirteen lodges, which
in all comprise upwards Of nine thousand
feet The cinnabar mine which created so
much interest BY its discovery not long since,
is situated in this district. Mr.. Dow located
TWO thousand one hundred feet of this mine
for the company which he represented. On
his return 10 Gold Hill, about four weeks
ago, all the ground which he had located was
incorporated in one company, called the Sc
bastopol Consolidated, and Mr.. Dow has
since been sent out BY the company to more
thoroughly prospect the claims. When he
returned from prospecting he brought in Spe-
cimens of rock from the different lodges
WHICH UC 4bN4%EAs AIN 49," .aNhAA Wv
nabar mine. which were tested and found to
prospec, well. Taking all things into consid-
Grafton, we think the prospects OF this COM
pany to DC very promising.
JACKSON CoMPANY.-This claim is located
on the southern slope Of Mount Butler, and
contains 400 feet. Il was incorporated last
july, and since tina, time has been very
r., 81,
claim which IS 2i0 fee: deep, and at which
the Company has force of men at work,
sinking deeper. The shaft is ks in size in
the clear; is timbered with two-inch plank,
and divid,f into TWO compartments o. equal
size. The mine j. worked By aid Of 4 within.
A drift will soon be started toward the ledge
which lies upon the upper hillside OF the
shaft. A SHAFT was formerly sunk 4 short
distance directly down on this ledge from the
top, but was abandoned for the shaft, where
thew are working at present. The rock which
was taken from the ledge was Of I greyiSh
color, and was very good indication OF
rich ledge beneath. When the drift from the
shaft is fairly started, il will take but
4 short time 20 run It 10 the ledge,
which is thought to be less than hundred
feet from the SHAFT. The DRIFT will run from
the shaft at the depth of 80 feet, and 1t is
thought will strike the ledge upwards of 800
feet from the surface, as the hill where the
thaft is situated is quite steep. At that depth
the company expect TO find good pay rock.
We hope they may.
PEAvGNE DISTRICT. - This District lies
about forty miles northwest Of Virginia, and
is north Of the Truckee river. The route
which is generally taken by prospectors
going out TO that district from Gold Hill and
Virginia, is to 90 OUT on the Henness Pass
road as far as Huffaker's and across the
Truckee at Beal's Ferry, from which the dig
gings lie only about eight miles in north
west detection. We were lately converslng
with gentleman who has recently returned
from there. He informs us that there are a
great many lodges in the district, and that
they contain gold and copper, but very little
silver. Some time ago some rock was brought
tc this place and crushed, which showed a
very good yield in gold, but not enough to
~ at tha