Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-01-14
THE EVENING NEWS.

EXPIRE CoNPANY's MILL.-The follow
ing description Of the Empire Company s
Mills is given BY the reporter Of the Enter
prise: Empire No. 2 mill is situated short
distance below Gold Hill, and just above the
Narysyille mill. The main building Is 10y
by so feet in size, with wing for ooiier anu
engine rooms 20 feet BY 20. There are four
batteries of four stamps each, and two large
stamps for breaking large Jumps OF ore, eacn
weighing l,500 pounds Inc pup from
the batteries is received IN eight large
settling tanks, each holding twelve tons.
From these tanks the pulp is taken to the
matchmaking pans, 81 IN number. Inc
pans are feet in diameter, and are Of the
Co.'s ( Lambert and Wakely patterns. Out
side the mill are two large concentrating tubs
through which the washings Of all the pans
pass, where some metal is caught that would
otherwise be lost. Near the mill stands
small frame building, which is used as re-
tortinO room, and which contains all the fur
naees needed in this department The
engine used in this mill is 50 horse power;
the boilers are 15 feet long, in diameter,
and contain A 3-inch tubes. The mill works
on the average % tons of ore per twenty -four
hours, burning about FIVE cords OF wood. by
crowding, they can crush so tons OF ore per
day, but 25 tons is their regular days work.
The company have large supply OF wood on
hand, and any amount Of extra machinery.
They own lot often or twelve acres of ground
several other small buildings, have boarding
house so BY 10 feet is size, and two stories in
height, with a basement under the whole
building. This mill has Just been thoroughly
oyerhauled and is now in excellent working
condition. 1t is very conveniently arranged,
everything going down from floor to hoor.
Empire mill No. is situated on SiN-mile
Canon, about threc-quarters Of n mile east OF
this CITY. We ought TO have described 1t be-
fore mill No. 2, but as we visited It last 1t
must como last hero. The main building Is
20 by 100 feet; it contains twenty stamps,
81 Wakely pans and 2 Wheeler pans. The
wing containing the boiler, engine and retort
rooms is on the west side Of the building, and
is 20 by 100 feet The carpenters shop Is
on the east side Of the main building, and IS
100 feet in length by II in width. There Is
u basement story under about hall OF the
main building. The machinery Is driven by
a Corliss engine of S0-horse power, and the
steam is furnished by boiler 20 feet long
and Sc inches in diameter. About five cords
of wood are used per "a hours. About the
site of this mill the company own lot of
p acres of ground, around which they have
Il board fence. Mr.. W. II. Bevins is the SUI
rerintendent of both mills. Near mill No.
2, they have 4 large barn, 80 by l20 feet in
size, which contains stalls for eighteen
horses, an Office 20 by 80 feet, divided into
convenient rooms and splendidly furnished,
and some smaller buildings. The affairs OF
the company appear to be in n splendid con-
dition. They are in u situation to raise al
most any amount Of ore from their mine;
they have a six-months' supply OF timbers on
hand and over 200 tons Of extra castings,
also wood, chemicals and all kinds of stores
The capital stock of the company is 81, OOO,-
600, and on this they have been paving
dividend of three per cent. per month until
the last month, when the surplus funds were
used in buying winter supplies. Mr.. Graves
thinks that in 4 short time they will be doing
three times us well as they have ever done.
The last feet sold in their claim brought
$4,000 each-and were cheap ut that, tho
persons outside Of the Territory may not
"a see it." There are many other things we
might say about the works and prospects of
this rich and powerful company, had we
space, but we have said enough to let out
siders see that we have companies here that
they have hardly heard of that handle mil
lions every year. Why, the Superintendent
of this very company pays out every month
from ST, 900 to $4,000.
AMERICAN FLAr.-Within the last few
weeks stocks in the vicinity of American Fiat
have absorbed the attention Of brokers al
most altogether. Recent discoveries, and the
superstition that the rich lodges extending
through Virginia and Gold Hill reaches fur
ther on towards the south, is the cause of
the present excitement, for which there Is
evidently reasonable foundation. New To-
cations arc being made every day, and sur
ycy for town has already been made and
recorded. Certain il is that the recent deyel-
onmcnts of the mineral resources on the
west side Of Gold Hill will eventually cause
the town IL grow in that direction, and the
best investment that can be made IN the
opinion of many is in surface ground there
aboutS. The growth OF Gold Hill, during
the coming season, will no doubt be greater
than ever before, and, at its present rate OF
progress, that district Will soon be ahead OF
Virginia even. From present indications
the spring trade has opened in American
Flat stock at least, and il the reaction is not
temporary, fortunes will be made before the
are free from snow and the tide
of immigration sets in from California II
is certain that the majority Of claims in this
locality have a greater intrinsic value than
they are at present held at, but owing to the
want of capital there is danger Of the mar
kct becoming glutted. For this reason
number of stockholders are selling at a low
figure, while others, equally as wary, are sat
iStied to hold on and wait for the full deyel-
opment of their mines. II must be evident
to any one that the mineral resources OF the
Territory are much too extensive for the cap
tai that is kere ut present, and that many
mines will not sell for what they are worth,
for years to come. Holders in stock In
American Flat, who are willing to sell out at
n mere nominal price now, may discover,
next season, that they have disposed Of in
terests in mines equally as valuable as the
best in the market.-URi0n-
EXPLORING ExPEDlTIoN.-An exploring
expedition is being organized in Virginia,
which offers inducements to the adventurous.
Its objects are explained in the prospectus,
as follows " We, the undersigned, propose
TO organize a party, to consist OF one hun
dred men, for the purpose Of exploring and
for gold, silver and other metals,
between this city and Arizona (overlandl.
Each member of the party will furnish his
own horse, blankets and arms, and any per-
son who pays to the party the sum of hye
hundred dollars, will be equally interested in
the profits of the expedition. Menied men
have already promised their support, and
from the immense field we have to operate
in, there is no doubt Of the entire success of
the enterprise. The company necessarily
has to be large, in order to guard against
surprise or Indian attacks, because it is well
known that gOodly portion Of the country
over which We have to travel and prospect, Is
infested with Indians hostile TO the whites.
Louis Lepage, who will act in the capacity Of
guide, speaks most Of the languages of the
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