Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-07-21
THE EVENING NEWS.

A'Ss "dS OLSSudIStUs Jerry 1uOHIstSS aL-
rested by officer Green for fighting, was
fined and paid S25. Mr.. Navarro, ar
rested on complaint of W. Gaus, for
threatening to do bodily injury, was placed
under bonds in the sum Of 800 to keep
the peace for six months. A Frenchman,
arrested by officer Soule, for being drunk
and diSorderly, was fined $50, and com
mltted for ten days in default. Clvll
Doeket-McLaughlin & Root vs.. Hughes
ct alS.-Judgment for plaintiffs by confess
sion. Jurisdiction settled.-There has
been for long time past doubt IN the
minds of many of our citizens concerning
the jurisdiction of Judge Davenport IN
civil cases. This doubt was however this
morning dispersed by decision Of Judge
Ferris of the Probate Court who decides
that the CITY Charter creating the ONCE OF
CITY Recorder, who shall be by virtue of
his Office ex-oticio Justice of the Peace, is
Dot contrary to the provisions of the or
gsnic act concerning the Judiciary of this
Territory. and that the City Recorder is
Justice of the Peace and has the same ju-
risdiction as other Justices of this Terri
tory.
PREPARIHG To DRrFT.-The Original
Hawkeye Company has got its shaft down
TO the depth of 500 feet and is now pre-
pairing to run drifts along its ledge. The
first set of timberS for that purpose was
put in Yesterday. The company expects
to take out pay rock right along now,
without delay. The rock at the bottom
of the shaft Is such as will probably pay
for working, and by drifting along the
ledge either way, the company will pro-
badly be able to find plenty more of the
same kind. There is not much water in
the shaft to trouble the workmen now
There is not so much as there was several
weeks ago, when the shaft was not near
so deep as it is at present. The company
has good looking ledge, and is bound
TO get pay rock either at this level, or by
going some deeper for it. We believe
from the appearance of the ledge that it
will pay for working at this depth.
The Belcher Company's new dump
will be completed in a few days, and the
drift from its shaft to the ledge will also
in short time be opened. and then rock
will begin TO be taken out through the
shaft. The dump which is being made IS
a very large one, and if 1t is not all COM
pleted BY the time the connections be-
tween the shaft and ledge are made, part
of it can be used. One end of it is nearly
finished now. The floor will have TO be
laid in the other end before It can be used
The shutes are not made for any part of
the dump yet, but they can be put in at
any time. The frame work-in fact all
the work which has been done on it-has
been of the most massive and substantial
kind. and when it is completed, it will be
the best dump in the district.
The Central Hawkeye Company con-
tinues sinking its shaft on the side hill
west of the Midas hosting works. 1t
has got down with it about thirty-fve or
forty feet and is now making good head
way. The ground IS quite hard where
the shaft IS being sunk. The shaft has
not vet been timbered. The ground is
dry, and so firm that it does not require
It, and no timbers will probably be put in
for some time, unless the shaft comes into
a different formation which will require
It. 1t is not likely to do this. The ground
through which it will be sunk for the trst
$50 feet is so well drained by the mines
in its vicinity that there will probably be
no difficulty experienced from looseneSs,
and it will not have to be kept timbered
as close as it would if wet. ..
The Fair Play Company has struck in
to hard rock with its shaft, and is making
great exertions to drive the latter down
rapidly, but its progress is nevertheless
slow. The shaft IS now sunk about 100
feet, and IS timbered down to near the bot
tom. It is being sunk now in trap for
nation, and it is found necessary TO blast
out all the rock, in order TO make any kind
of Roadway with the work at all. 1t Is of
course not necessary to timber this part of
the shaft. The sides are solid walls Of
rock, and require no support. The COM
pany is expecting to strike through this
hard stratum every day now, and when it
is done, expects to come into ground that
is wet and soft.
UNCLE SAN Co.-The Uncle Sam Com
pany keeps at work sinking its shaft. 1t
is now down TO much greater depth than
il has ever been in its mine before. A
drift will be run into the ledge, and rock
will be taken out before long. We
expect 10 see rich rock from this mine as
soon as a new drift is run in, and the ledge
fsirly opened. The company IS not now
using its pump. There is but little water
to be taken out, and what there is, is
hoisted in the tubs with the dirt. The
pump is ready for use, however, but the
company intends not to put it into opera
ton until the drift, which is being con-
srcucted from the North American claim
20 this one, is completed. "a
The Mary Queen of Scott Company's
tunnel has attained the length of $50 feet.
1t is timbered but small part of the way,
the remainder of the tunnel being run in
hard rock. The face of the tunnel at
present is in among huge granite bould-
ers, which all have to be blasted out to
be removed. The work IS therefore slow,
as is always the case when every inch of
rock which is moved has to be taken out
by force of powder. There has consid-
cradle water been struck recently, which
comes in through the creviees in the rocks,
which, together with what was found be-
fore, makes a fine stream which flows out
of the mouth of the tunnel.
ANOTHER contract has been let on the
Astor Company's tunnel, and the con-
tractors are now at work on their job.
The tunnel is upwards Of 800 feet In
length. 1t still continues in hard blasting
rock, but lately that of different quality
has been struck, where more water Is
found, and the boys are of the opinion
they are coming into a softer formation.
They hope they viii, and so do we. The
tunnel has been run through hard rock,
nearly all the way thus far, and the COM
pany would not at all complain if it should
come into softer formation.
The OvERNtAN COMPANY continues to