Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-20
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CROWN POINT CLAIN.-Work on this claim is
being carried steadily forward, despite the great
quantity of water which keeps crowdins into the
works. The shaft is $50 feet desp. drift has
been run from near the bottom OF it, in south
west direction, towards the ledge, distance OF
fifty feet The lower part of the shaft is thnbered
with four.inch planks, and the drift is timbered
all the way with sets of timbers one foot square,
which arr placed only about one foot apart; and
the sides and tops are closely Jagged and secured
The water comes in at different places all the
whole length of the driff, shooting and squirting
in through the small openings between the log
gingS The roar of the water down there is like
that of u cataract, and only suit impervious to
water will suffice to keep person who ventures
down there from thorough drenching. II has
only been by the most careful management of the
Superintendent. Mr.. II. Woodcock. and the ex-
traordinary exertions of the Foreman, Mr. S.
Caldrcn, that the drift has been carried thus far
The difficult part of the work appears now over,
for the drift has now come into very strong and
quite hard ground, and no difficulty is expert,
eneed in keeping il from eaving. AL the work
done is well secured and it will not be long be-
fore the ledge will be reached.
AGGRAVATED AssAULr-A difficulty occurred
this morning at the Centreville Hotel, in this
town, between the negro Cook and his Chinese
assistant in which the former resorted to pota-
to-masher for a weapon and beat the Chinaman
horribly about the head. The negro is III the
calaboose, awaiting the result Of the Chnaman's
injuries, which it is thought may possibly prove
fut.l
THE FLOUR SACK At SACRAMESTo.-Wednes-
day was a great gala,day at Sacramento for the
Sanitary Fund 4 railroad excursion, with
train of cars 1859 feet long, went out to Pine
Grove, and great jolliication was had. In the
evening there was a grand meeting Mt ia" Sixth
Street Congregational Church, and the famous
Flour Sack made its appearance, Of which we
find the following account in yesterdays Sacra-
mento Union
Rev DR. Anderson was introduced, and made
some brief remarks complimentary TO DIR. Bellows,
and congratulatory us TO the demonstrations OF
the day and their results. DIR. Bellows read
dispatch from A. B. Paul, of Gold Hill. Nevada
Territory. Also, u letter from Austin, y. r. res
pectiGc and recommending Gridly s. Co.'S famous
sack of -four, which had already been sold for
from $50, 900 to S35, 600, including town lots and
lots OF other things. J. II. Carroll was neatly
"roped in to serve as auctioneer 10 sell the sack
of flour. which lay on the desk largely labeled
The bidding went forward spiritedly, and the
property WAS disposed OF about dozen times,
netting for the evening S2,l50 The following
were among the several purchasers: Leonard
Goss. $3.50; D. o. Mills & Co.. O. d. Lambard,
aud John Arnold. each 500: e. Croker, r. I.
Brown, Captain Harron, Mrs. KlopenStine. and
several others, 500 each. The selling went on
till after eleven o'clock when the meeting ad. |
journed. the -four remaining yet in the hands OF
the sanitary Commission, to be disposed of here
after.