Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-29
THE EVENING NEWS.


being drunk and disorderly, was dis
charged. John Smith, arrested by officer
Soule, on complaint of B. Schoenfeld for
assault and battery, was fined and paid
S25. Michael Daley and Conrad TougheS
arrested by officer Bulger for furious rid
ing through the streets, had their case con-
tinued till Saturday, July I'd at 2P.N NJ
Edward Watson, arrested by officer Bull
ger, on complaint of Bridget Walch for
assault and battery, was fined and paid
Sl5. o. Laughlin, arrested by officer
Wlcoxson for being drunk and disorder
", was fined $50, and in default was
committed to Hotel de Purcell for 25 days.
NJ. Figell, arrested by officer Bulger for
fighting, was fined $40, he paid $40 of
his fine. and was committed five days for
for the balance. A. Borelle, arrested by
officer Bulger for fighting, was fined and
paid $50. Civil Docket William Yea
sey vs.. Amanda Pain, suit in asSumpsit
for 1914 so, set for Thursday 3Oth, at
I'm.
AT Ir.-The Savage Company keeps at
work sinking its mammoth shaft. 1t is
now down 1870 feet. We are told that it
requires 500 feet of lumber and timber
to line the shaft for every foot that it is
sunk at the preeent rate, in which it is
being constructed. The company has i'm
mense piles of huge square timbers lying
about its yard, to be used in its shaft and
in the mine. 1t also has on the ground
portable steam-engine of perhaps l2-horse
power, which IL intends to use to hoist
with before long, and which II will con-
tinue 10 use in sinking the shaft until it
strikes water. Then, the intention is to
put on machinery which viii excel in
power anything yet erected along the
Comstock range. The great depth to
which this company has already gone, and
the much greater depth TO which it intends
10 go with its mining works, calls for
much more powerful machinery than has
yet been brought to this Territory for
mining purposes.
The Crown Point Ravine Company's
new shaft is down about forty feet. The
company keeps at work sinking il, but
has suspended work at grading, which
was being carried on for several weeks
past. The shaft is being constructed larger
than it was commenced at first. The
first few feet which the shaft was sunk
was large enough only to admit Of the
shaft being four by eight feet in the clear
after it had been timbered. That part
was enlarged, and it is now being carried
down thirteen feet long and five feet wide.
1t has not been timbered at all yet but
there is a large stock Of four inch plank
piled up by the shaft, which is to be used
TO timber it as soon as timbers are re-
quired. The company will timber its
shaft into three compartments, two of
which it designs to use for hoiSting pur-
poses, and the remaining one will be con-
Structed to receive pump as soon as one
is needed.
The BULLION COMPANY will lower its
pump to-day. 1t had it all fitted to the
frame ready to be swung off and lowered
away into into its shaft yesterday. The
pump will be placed in the shaft at the
depth of 400 feet. The shaft itself is $40
feet deep, but the drift through which
the mine will be worked will be run from
the shaft at a sufficient distance above its
bottom 10 leave good sump sufficient to
hold large quantity of water should 1t
be struck in the drift There is very lit
tie water at present, but it Is not known
how soon it will be struck. The drift
will not probably be run very great dis
tance at the depth at which it is commenc-
ell without striking some water, and 1t IS
to provide for such an emergency that the
pump is being put in.
CAPT. PLAIsrEAD has put gang of his
mechanics at work framing the timbers
for the town reservoir. There is an i'm
mense pile of lumber on the ground to be
dressed and it will take long time to do
the carpenter work necessary. The res
ervoir is to be lined with three-inch planks
and these are what the men are now at
work upon. The planks will be dressed
to line and have the under edge beveled
off and will not be grooved but will be
pressed closely together and spiked to the
outer frame. The planks will be pretty
well seasoned before they are put in and
will consequently swell enough to close
any orifce which may exist between the
planking when the water has been let into
the tank.
The Overman Company has put its new
ten-inch pump in its mine and will COM
mence running it to-day. Mining has
been suspended while the pump was being
put in, but will now be resumed. The
Shaft was sunk some distance below water
level before the company commenced put
ting the pump in, but now it can be car
ried down great deal farther. The pump
is large, and it has large engine to drive
it, and the water has to be raised only to
the tunnel which is about 200 feet below
the top of the shaft. It will therefore
with all these things in its favor be able
to discharge an immense amount OF water
ifneed be.
The great Elephant Reel which is be-
ing constructed at the Fulton Foundry
for the Gould and Curry Company is now
being turned off and finished. The cast
inss were made several weeks ago, but
there was no lathe in the Territory which
could turn them, and they have been "
inc in the shop, while the new lathe on
which they are being finished off was be-
inc constructed. This new lathe is capa-
bic of turning off castings which are 20
feet in diameter. Il IS much the largest
one there is in the Territory, and Is what
ia yery often almost indispensable here,
where so much heavy machinery IS used.
The HALE s NoRcRoss company IS
putting up its large new engine and
hosting works. The foundation for the
engine is laid but the engine has not yet
been put in its place. The boilers are
now being set in the arches. There are
two of them each about 50 inches In d.
ameter and eighteen feet long. They are
being set side by side in the brickwork
and are of capacity to generate steam to
supply prodigious amount OF motive