Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-03-04
THE EVENING NEWS.

EttleuDeTSu Suule VI sduit IVA 'A'''
been worked at the mill near Marklerille,
and reported almost worthless, or at least
that the gold was Of poor quality and so ar
ficult TO amalgamate that 1t could not ne
worked by any process other than by hre
ASSAY. We are glad to be IN possession OF
facts that entirely refutc this stateneht'-
YESTERDAY, at the Rhode Island Mn, We saw
one and three-quartcr pounds OF this rock
crushed in a mortar and washed IN a horn,
aoalramated without the least difficulty, and
ratorted. leaving a fine lump of bullion some
what larger than pea. All this we know to
be true, FOR we stood BY and witnessed the
whole operation. The bullion was taken to
Mr.. Harris and asSayed, and found TO con-
tain S53T 2O-l00 to the ton, principally gold,
the ASSAY proving the metal obtained from
this rock IN be worth thirteen dollars per
ounce. Il should De remembered that this
was not FIRE assay from the rock, but that 1t
was obtained from the ordinary working pro-
cess. From an old friend and acquaintance
who came from Monitor, and was one Of the
DISCOVERIES of Boulder Hill and other valua-
DE ledgcs about Monitor, we learn the follow
ing interesting facts: The wagon road is
completed from Marklevillc, by Diamond
Hill and Mount Bullion, to Monitor, and two
daily stages running, connecting these
hourishiug towns. An omnibus Is also on
the way from Gold Hill, and will
be run between Markleyville and Monitor.
On the 18th Of this month newspaper to be
called the Alpine Chronicle, will be published
in Markleeville, and BY the last of this month
or the first of April the Siirsr Prospectus
will be published in Monitor. One Year ago
these towns were unknown, and now they
have a sufficient population 10 warrant 4
.r,,l e,,pyort ,,,l SDa Eall Soy on.
rerpriSe. Only six months ago there were
but three or four women in Monitor, and on
WashingtOn's birthday, the ODD of February
last, thirty ladies' gathered together there to
celebrate that "happy day." of course,
sufficient number of gentlemen were pres
ent 10 cause the ball" TO pass off pleasantly,
thus proving the rapid growth and prosperity
of our eastern mountain slope. The abun-
dance of the best of wood and water surround
ing the districts in this section OF country,
makes the locality superior TO almost any 9TH
ers upon this side of the mountains. Newere
shown some splendid rock, from the Amerl-
can and Florence lodges, in which native sill
yer and pure gold were plainly visible 10 the
naked eve. High up in the mountains, pure
air, snow water and mountain forests make
the Alpine region 4 peculiarly healthy and
pleasant place 10 live in.
Lively TIMEs.-Yesterday there was TO
be seen an unusually large number Of teams
on our principal streets. Many Of these
we're mountain Schooncrs from Califor-
MA, loaded with provisions and merchandise
for business houses in the city. In the
crowded state of our streets Yesterday we
have tirst glimpse, as 1t were, of the rush
and hustle soon 10 come upon us 10 the
spring and summer trade and travel TO the
Territory. The winter quiet OF our streets
must soon give way 70 the bIocEaGeS, the
crash and roar, Of summer. The rush 10
the towns and mines OF this Territory is
bound 10 be great. People who are living
here, If possessed OF the slightest business
tact. are making money. People in Cali
fornia are beginning to know this, and from
all the little, old, played out towns they are
beginning 70 wend their way eastward over
the Sierras to the fresher mineral fields OF
the Eastern Slope. The press of California
don't altogether like TO see this exodus and
are careful not to publish any thing favorable,
if they can well avoid It, OF Washoe. But
Us all of no use, the people are bound to
come, and We say come on. We don't care
particularly about having 4 rush from the
cow couEties-let them stay at home and
raise turkeys and potatoes for us but let
those of the mining towns who half the time
don't clean up "water money" come over
and try their luck in the new gold and silver
fields living 20 the eastward OF the Sierras!-
There is room enough for all; ii not here,
elbow-room can certainly be found in Esme-
ralda, Reese, Humboldt OF Boise.-Enter-
prise.
YELLOW JACKET CoMPASY.-New hoist
ing works have just been commenced upon
this company's ground, and will be comples-
ed in the same thorough and workmanlike
manner, as the former finished on the first OF
January. The company is sinking shaft
a, the head Of the incline. The new works
will be placed over this. The shaft is already
down sixty-fve feet. In size it is thirteen
and oue-halt feet in length, and Eve feet in
width, inside Of the timbers, divided into
three compartments. The timbers used in
It's construction will be four inches by twelve,
and fourteen feet and two inches in length,
as the shaft is deepened they will be six
inches by twelve, OF the same length The
works finished short time since, will be
used in taking the pay rock from the incline
until the shaft is completed. The manner
that the engine, the floor of the building in
which the present hosting works are, and
all the gearing are kept, is a model OF neat
ness Everything is in its place, the en-
tire floor is carefully swept, and there are
no piles of dirt and dust or pieces Of wood
scattered about to interfere with ones loco.
motion. We have lately seen some exceed
ingly fine ore from this mine. The genuine
blue sulphuret of silver was plainly to be
seen in nearly every specimen examined BY
US. This mine is bound very soon TO become
one of immense value.
FALSE ALARM OF FIRE.-About II o'clk
last nigh. there was an alarm of fire in Vir-
GINA. The interior of some one of the large
are-proof stores on street. 4 little north of
the International Hotel, was supposed to be
on fire, as several declared that they could
smell a FIRE smouldering somewhere. Nearly
all the engine companies in the city were on
hand, and the smell was finally traced to the
store of Elkus & White. After laundering
AZ the iron doors of this establishment for
considerable length of time, they were open
ed from the inside and Marshal Perry
10 the great establishment of the SIRE lad
dies" made his appearance at the door and
ordered all hands TO stay out of the store, as
there was no FIRE inside. This caused some
words between the Marshal and the Chief Of
the Fire Department, out as tnere was no
6re-nothing but a badly smoking stove-in
the store, the Marshal was no doubt right In
not allowing promiscuous crowd to rush IN.
As the boys found no FIRE. they enjoyed them
selves for a while in playing upon the crowd
with couple of streams of sinking water.
There was Of course few incidents-the
most striking one was that in which fire
trumpet came down upon gentleman's head
and cut Il very ugly cash. The fireman to
whom the trumpet belonged was arrested BY
officer Downey.
MEXICAN CoNpANY.-The Mexican Com
pany, in Virginia, are about to commence
sinking a new shaft in the bottom level OF
their mine. It is their intention to go loo
feet deeper than what are at present their
lowest works. This will make theirs the
deepest Of any works on the Comstock lead.
Thav have lately taken out n laroe amount of