Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-17
THE EVENING NEWS.

located in March 1864. Its object, as its
name would indicate, is both to carry on
mining in lodges Of its own, and to tunnel
the ground so as to assist in the working Of
other claims. The company located and
claims 1000 feet on each of three different
lodges, masking it l2,CO0 feet Of ledge in all.
Work was commenced Immediately after the
claim was located, and has not been Sus-
pended for any length of time since. The
result Is that the company has one OF the
longest tunnels in the Territory, and we be-
heSe the longest one III the district IL COM
mences in ravino few rods east of the
Rhode Island Mill and runs in a direct line,
nearly north, the distance of l,O9O feet
About 15 or so feet from the face Of the tun-
mel, an air shaft has been sunk to connect
with the tunnel for the purpose Of ventilla-
tion. lts sunk from where the company's
office stands on the side Of the hill, lust east
OF the Gold Hill Brewery, and is about l20
fee, deep. \ branch tunnel has Deen run
from the main one at a few feet south Of this
point, in i nearly due west course, the dis
tancc ofabOut jli feet. This NAV properly
be called the main tunnel, for it Is much the
largest Of the two, the distance from the
face Of II 10 the mouth Of the tunnel being
full 1920 feet. The face of this drift in the
tunnel is now about ~ feet south of the Com
on a short distance further, and then drift
viii be run north along the main Gold
Hi, ledge IN the direction of Gold Hill pro-
per. At this point the work is 100 feet be-
low the surface Of the ground, and when the
contemplated dylft Is run on the same level
as far north as the Consolidated or Eclipse
mines il will be from 32j to $50 feet deep
Il will be run through to the hill, and con-
meet with those mines as soon as arrange
nents are made with those companies whose
claims are there, which will make it an OBJ
Ject for this company 10 carry on the under
taking. All those companies have more
or less water in their shafts, and now
have to hoist it 10 the surface of their mines
to discharge it, but by connecting their shafts
with this tunnel the water would have to be
raised only 70 its level, and DISCHARGED into
it, thus saving the continual expense of hoist
ing i the remaining distance, which in most
eases is between 800 aud 400 feet. \ drift
has already been commenced, and is being
run 20 the south for the purpose OF connect
ing with the mines, and draining them down
that wav. About half the distance which the
main tunnel has been run, has been in hard
granite rock, but at about 500 feet from its
mouth it struck a softer formation, and soon
after come upon its first ledge, which is about
e;gh: feet wide, and runs nearly north and
SUM Al SS44tlAA pSsAL siA4SS, a. - VI SASN
color, but it has large spots, deposits Of rich
sulphuretS, which present 1 black or dark
brown color. \ number of assays nave been
made OF the rock from this ledge, which have
all ranged between ST. and SS3. The lowest
ASSAY ever had was at the former figure.
This certainly is 4 good general Weld for rock
which has been taken from only l20 feet
below the SurfaceEas in this case. The tun-
mel. which is being run on directly north,
al Id Of
further prospecting It. This part OF the work
10 in softer ,ground, and is well timbered.
The branch tunnel, too, which has been run
ives; from this point, is timbered nearly ali
the uay, and for a considerable distance Is
secured with lodgings, as well on the sides as
overhead. This branch tunnel passed through
u second ledge about three hundred feet west
III the FIRST one, but rs that part of 1t was
closely logged up when we visited the mine.
We were unable to examine its character. but
we're assured that i: was good. Connected
with the mine, the company has splendid
mill site on the east side Of the Gold Canon
road, lust above the Sapphire Mill and also
4 lot Of l39 acres of ground just above the
Imperial Mill. This latter loc is splendid
location for this companyS purposes. The
water from the tunnel, which Is now I stream
Of about one inch, and constantly increasing,
is conducted around the side Of the hill from
:he mouth of the tunnel 10 this place, and
Sill make i. desirable location for the cree
ton of mills. The work on this claim is be-
ing vigorously prosecuted under the sUperIn-
tendence Of Mr.. F. Caappelet, who resides
4: the mine, and is always present 10 see that
the work is going on and done in good order.
He is driving the main tunnel, the branch
tunnel and the drift ahead night and day. and
doing all the work in the must substantial
md no
which this company has are very superior,
and It is one OF our best prospecting claims.
NEW CHURcH.-Father O'Reilly, the indie
iatigable church builder, has his new church
fairly under way. This is the first church
built in Gold Hill. and should be, and we
doubt not is, greeted with hearty welcome
bv our people. Il is not very fattering 10 our
town 20 say that, although we have popula-
ton of several thousands, and are what might
be called 4 rich community, though we have
4 score Of mines paying their thousands and
tens of thousands in bullion every month,
and a score Of mills which cost each from
$4,000 TO 100000, we have never had
church in our town. There has been Divine
service held ut different places quite regu-
larlv b. different denominations, but until the
present edifce was commenced no building
for such purposes was ever begun here. The
Rev Father, in this case, when he attempted
the undertaking, designed putting up more
spacious and elegant structure than the one
now building; out the sudden crash Of the hard
times coming, this plan was abandoned, and
the construction of church on 4 more hum
bic scale was commenced. Father ORlley
purchased the residence and lot Of Mr.. Dag
non and the lot adjoining 1t, which are STU
ated by the side Of the Gold Canon road
r -. Ia hnE
taken down the back wall of the building,
and put on an addition running west a suf-
rcient distance to make the entire length OF
this part of the building 90 feet. From this
new addition Il wing has been added, which
extends 20 the north some 65 feet. The altar
will be placed on the south side Of the main
building, fronting the north wing, so that
the oratorv will command every part of the
church. When completed, the church Will
be CAPABLE of accommodating from SIX hun
dred 10 seven hundred persons. The whole
building is now enclosed and services will
hereafter be regularly held in 1t each sun
day. 1t is the design of Father OReilly to
erect a large brick church on this ground as
soon as circumstances will permit, which
will be capable OF accommodating all the
Catholics under his charge, which now num-
Der about 1900, and which are rapidly in
cTeasing.
CoPPERs Co.-This company is drifting
south on It's ledge and in doing so finds the
latter 10 improve in appearance, size, and
quality. A short distance south ofthe shaft
IS n ridge, or rise OF ground, and when the
drift came under this, the ledge was foand to
rise correspondiugly. 1t has been found to
be almost universally the case that when
there is a raise in the surface OF the ground
through which a ledge runs, that the ledge
also raises; and this, in nil cases, whether
the ledge crops out or is blind one. Hit is
nfthe former kind, the groupings are as high,
and usually show much palmer, and more
conspicuously, than those in the hoilows or
lower ground. In the case OF blind lodges,
like the one this company is prospecting
when they are followed along by drift from
under hollow to beneath hill or the re,
verse, their strata are almost invariably found
50 -. and fall with the undulatiOnS OF the