Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-06
THE EVENING NEWS.

eompany'S claim was located in March, 1850 and
contains . 300 feet on each Of two lodges. which
makes it a very large claim IL is situated on the
hill side west OF American Flat, and . short dis.
tanCe in the same direction from the American
Flat road. The claim has been worked AZ differ
eny periods since location. and the developments
which have been made have in the aggregate
amounted 10 quite extensive mining works The
first work which was doue on the claim was to
run tunne! into the hill a short distance below
the ledge. This commenced in 1890. and was
AZ that time run in a considerable distance. The
entire length OF tho tunnel we believe is 10
feet. Close by this tunnel Il shaft was sunk about
the same time. This shaft was, near rs We
could learn, for we did not so through II when we
visited the claim. of very slight depth and, AS
mining work Of little account The tunnel, too,
has been left. and not used for some length of
time The work on the claim has latterly been all
devoted TO the running Of another tunnel which
has been commenced further down the hill than
this one. II will have to be run much further TO
reach the ledge. but will strike il nj n much
greater depth The tunnel which is being
worked is by far the most extensive miniug work
on the claim IL was commenced ~ an early date,
bat not much was done on IL until work was
pended on the shaft and on the other tunnel IL
!. now upwards OF 800 fee; in length having for
nearly oue-half the way been run through hard
rock which required blasting and occupied much
more time 70 take out the same quantity than it
would if hai been soft enough 20 DC worked with
a
only. but the ground is sufficiently firm in all
other places 20 stand without support At
distance OF about one hundred and twenty feet
from iis mouth, the tunnel passes through
a broken up stratum OF quartz, which is of
siderable size aud if worked down upon two or
three hundred feet might, perhaps, be found well
defined In the tunnel it is ofuO value, although
some very fine specimens oiquar;z can be picked
on: various places. This is the only thing
which Appropriated 20 = ledge which has been
a - l. IL A.
tunnel when were there Il couple OF days ago,
the vorkIaen had found rock which very much
rsscmblei casing. and certainly was hard enough
for it. The tunnel is evidently close on a ledge,
although il will have TO be run much rs TWEEN.
" o. twenty-five feet to strike it il il lies where
Il Is thought 20 be from the indications 1t the
face above. Il surface indications are criterions
TO judse by. we think all who SO upon the claim
will pronounce lis prospects good And if the
theory, popular. that the lodges follow the
hill De ;ruc, itS location in reference 10 them is
also good. Mining down in that vicinity has but
fairly commenced. and we think that when it has
been carried little more extensively. it will
make some rich developments and the labor
pended will be repaid by rich strike.
MARLErr Co.-.Tnis eompany's claim is stu.
ated a: the foot OF Cedar HILL and is, we believe,
qai:e an old location. l; contains :, 900 feet.-
The claim was formerly worked by a tunnel
which was run into the hill from Cedar Ravinc
in a northweSlcriy direction The length OF this
tunnel is about 40 feet. IL has not been worked
since the shaft was started. The claim is now
being worked Sy shaft which is sunk near the
mouth Of the tunnel, and Is now down to the
depth Of 10 feet and has drift from il about
thirty feet. The shaft is small. At the top, for
shout thirty feet it i rnUui, and is not timbered.
The remainder Of the way 10 the bottom. it is
squared down and cUrSed with planks. Il is.
down ;heUc. about four feet square. The works
will De useful only for prospecting the ground,
AMI never will be good for working ledge
through if there is one found near it. that will
paw Besides being too small 20 be worked COZ
veniently. these kind of shafts are very bad on
account OF the imperfect ventilation which they
give 20 q mine. Al present il IS worked BY
windlass, which Is operated b. two men. The
pull is pretty long, but is made less laborious by
the woTSmen, by hosting small quantities and
BOOSTING oftener.
LUSrRE Co.-This company il sinking shaft
!; the mouth of It's tunnel on the south side of
Cedar Rayine. II is now down about forty feet,
and is not ;imjered any of that distance yet, but
i. is the intention of the company TO commence
iim6ering /; Us soon a. j; has sunk il few feet
further. The work has been done with a refer
ence 20 doing 80. and che shaft has been far
made four and I half feet wide and thirteen feet
long which will admit Of its being tiInbered with
three inch planks and then be four by twelve feet
in size in the clear. The claim is old location,
and has heretofore been worked by tunnel.
which has been run into the hill more than 500
feet with very little result more than large eI-
penditurc of money. There is large uumoer OF
claims up this way. which are in very nearly the
same condition. and brIoUg 10 companies which
have had just about the same experience.
ANOTHER AccIDEyT.-This morning. 81 abou:
O'Clock. another ore Of those sickeuinS acci.
dca,s occurred. which entirely Of too frequent
occurrence in this vicinity. In the Tyler shaft,
Washington CompGny's claim out American
Flat, man named J. Iurto was hard At work,
when the bucket used for hosting purposes slip
ped from the hook and tcll 10 the bottom Of the
SHAFT a distance OF nifty feet striking Nurto on
the back aad side, severely bruis.ns him, and for
4 time knocking him scnse!esE He was brought
no By his fellow woTSmsn u soon as practicable,
and surgeon sent for. He Is considerably in
iu-cd. but not dangerously 50. Miners should be
more careful and - the hooks whimS, and ropes
now in Use are too insecure let the worSmen,
whose lives are endangered, refuse 20 work until
safe ones are provided
v1ReIxIA POLICE COURT. The following
cases were before Judge Davenpor:'s Court this
morning: Joe Bowers, drunk and disorderly-
disturbing the pcace-forfei;ed S25. deposited for
his appearance A. Mclaughlin, drunk and
Sleeping on the sidewalk, fined 50 and costs; IN
default OF payment was committed for six days TO
City Prison. John Rourke, Thos. Marvin and
John Waylan. furious riding; case set for hearing
at = o'clock this evening. Rockfelt, drunk and
dis0rderiy. fined $40 and costs; paid and was
discharged Pat Nagin, fighting, fined SO and
costs: paid. Happy Jack. drunk and disorderly,
IS and costs; in defIult Of payment was commit
ted for six days 10 City Prison, which will, per-
haps reduce his -Teat exuberaacc Of spirits TO
reasonable bounds
ST. CHARLES Co.-This Company since it
struck the ledge in its tunnel has been running
4 drift along it 20 the north. As the drift fol-
lows il that way the ledge is found to increase in
size The place where IL was first struck by the
tunnel was evidently very near the top, and had
the tunnel been run but 4 very little distance
further south than il was. it is quite probable
that the ledge would not have been discovered at
all The cres: Of the ledge appears to rise win
the hill. keeping Just about far beneath the
surface all the way. We hope it will prove as
rich a. anticipated II il does, it will draw some
attention the mines situated in that vicinity,
and bring into public notice the claims around
there the merits OF which do not appear now to
be known.
Row N CoURT.-A witness on examination to-
day in the District Court, in the trial Of the case
Of the Justice Company VS.. the Independent, was
asked By Col Williams one of the counsel, il he,
witness, made a business of being witness in
mining suitS2' Witness replied mo, that he dis
ANtG pttuS up otAoEt L-lsAL 4SA VI
This being taken as personal by the Colonel, he
raised his cane to whale away" at the witness,
when the latter knocked him down with 4 chair.
The bloody row was stopped by the Court.
PUTTING Up NEW BUILDISG-The Hale &
Sorcross Company il putting up new building
over IL, N ming works. The frame is nearly all
put together. and is 10 feet long BY 40 feet wide
/, il so much larger than the one which has been
used that il il being erected over ii and -neloses
the latter. When it is finished it will make
splendid appearance, and compare favorably with
any Of the buildings for mining works erected
anywhere along on the Comstock lode.
During the greater part of the day storms have
been visible from Virginia far out on the deserts
20 the eastward The view in that direction was
grand during these showers of rain, or snow
most likely snow-as the clouds swept along in
columns like an army of shoStly giants, hiding
all the distant mountains, excep, where here and
there we caught . glimpse OF some black peak
through gap in their array.
ANOTHER wHIM.- The Eureka Company
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