Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-01-02
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hlNlN6 "uhhS OE NOLO I1lLI.-
Those who suppose Gold Hill to be sort Of
one-horse suburban appendage Of Virginia
city, and whose knowledge Of the place is de-
rived from being dragged slowly up the close,
narrow and steep street thereof on their way
70 Virginia, after dark in a Stage-coach. have
very little idea Of the vast mining operations
here carried on, and of which so little is said.
We were going to say "quietly carried on, -
but such is not exactly the case. There is
roaring and rafting; humping, a whist
ling and screaming and yelling, and thun-
dering of blasts here from morning till night
andkall night long. The only quietness there
is about il, is in the little that is said about
the locality abroad. Swallowed up in the
total of &" washoe," of which our nciGhboring
town is the metropolis ard commercial CEN
ter, the world IL large, which takes an inte-
rest in waShoe, only occasionally hears or
thinks Of Gold Hill, as one Of the many Sill
ver-bcarinS hills in or about Virginia. 10
obtain an adequate idea of the extensive MIN
inS works Of this place, one needs to take
advantage Of 4 fine day such as 81 conf
menced with yesterday, and go as we did,
hish+,p on the side OF the mountain back of
the yellow jacket works. One secs then,
what he had no idea of when down in the
cramped street; the size and extent OF this
town OF Gold Hill and has n fine birdS-eye
view Of the whole gorge. From the lofty and
imposing works of the Bullion, Surmourted
with its tall flagstaff browning the summit
of the divide and marking the northern line
Of the Gold Hill District, down to the Pioneer
Foundry crOuching low down at the further
extremity of the gorge, there Is an unob-
structed view of the town itself, its hosting
works, and mills with their tall black smoke
stacks, the innumerable whimS, tunnel
mouths, shafts and dumps, and all the Access
series of the heavy character of mining here
carried on. Commencing at the northern
end, there are on Gold Hill proper, nine
Stcam-hOiSting works in distance Of only
seven hundred and twenty-five feet. These
are the works Of the Confidence, Imperial,
Consolidated, Eclipse, Empire No. l and
No. >, the Alta, Alpha, and Michigan Com
panies. Immediately south of these are the
works of the Yellow Jacket Company, and at
some distance farther below, those Of the
Midas Company. We are not at liberty to
give the statistics Of these works, separately
but can give them in the aggregate. These
eleven mines employ collectively engines Of
3l7 horse power, consuming ninety-one cords
of wood per week. Dav and night these
worAs are in operation, hOiSing pay-rock, de-
briS and water, keeping pace with the labor
of the tOiling swarmS of miners IN the cav
ernS far below. In addition to these are almost
countless whims and windiaSses, performing
slowly, bv horse power and man power, the
same kind Of labor at the numbcrlcSs shafts
where prospecting is being carried on. Many
of these cOmpanieS-haye struck their lodges
and finding satisfactory results, FIRE only wait
ing for the settled weather of spring and
good roads across the mountains 70 import
cIm-machinery for their mines. Within
the distance, and in plain view, as above
stated are fifteen mills, to the thunder Of
whose stamps our ears are accustomed BY
night and by day, and to the yell of whose
whistles we daily wcud our way TO the house
where hashi is. These are the mills known
as the Granite, Eclipse, Sandy Bowers, Gold
Hill. Union, COoyer & Stevenson, Rhode Is
land, Sapphire, Crown Point, Come ct, Scarle,
Douglass, Marysville, Empire and Imperial.
These mills have engines of an aggregate of
$50 horse power, driving POS stamps, burning
weekly 3l3 cords of wood. using 2t5 inches
of water, and crushing an average Of l45l
tons of quartz. Farther down the canon
than the eve can reach, and beyond where
the range Of vision is shut in BY hills; down
20 and upon the Carson river, are scattered
other mills. One of these, the Rock Point,
We described some days since, as alone crush
ing | 800 tons of rock per month, the product
Of the Imperial mine at Gold Hill. The fore
going statement of the mining works Of
Gold Hill is derived from Information derived
from visiting each Of them and making the
memoraRda on the spot. We shall continue
from time to time to give such statistics of
the several mines separately, As those in
charge are willing to have made public.
There is at some of them an uRwillingneSs
TO have notices OF their present condition
published. These are generally mines and
works in an incomplete but advancing state
and they prefer to defer any notice OF them
until they have everything in proper shape.
The coming spring will make vast aceessionS
10 the amount Of machinery in operation.
We have given, however, in the foregoing
brief glance, sufficient account of the works
in this district TO convey to those at dis
tance, or who have not had an opportunity to
visit them, something OF an idea Of what
constitutes the mines Of Gold HILL
NEw TENR's.-The first day of 1864 was
cmphatically an excellent one, so far as
splendid weather was concerncd-and ey,
erybody appeared to enjoy it. The good old
kniekerbOcker custom of New Years calls
was observed almost as generally as in New
York. But though Bacchas WIS not ignored
in the general festivities, we saw but CON-
paratively few who appeared overcome BY
TOO devout worship at his altar. At Virginia
there were but four cases of drunkenness be-
fore Judge Leconey-S. Hays; E. Welch, ].
Davis and J. Finnegan. The two latter were
paid each $40. Though there was more Or
less Fourth Of Julyish uproar, there was but
little really disorderly conduct, and few dis
plays of pugilism. Altogether the new year
has entered on its career IN pleasing man
ner. May longer acquaintance give no oc-
casion for changing our first impression Of
1864! -
The WEATHER.-The Union of yesterday
says. the lovely, spring-hke brightness of
he winter weather thus far, must be sub
ject of general remark. But few, IL any, of
tany Of the present inhabitants Of Nesada
Territory have seen the like of it; yet, ac
cording to our recollection Of statements
made BY adyenturers here in the years Of
1856, 81 and IS, those winters were iden-
teal with the present, and it is said that old
Mormon residents (now gone) aver that all
winters from 1852 to 1859 were Of the genial
kind now upon us If true, we are naturally
led to surmise that there is periodical re-
eurrence Of severe winters, occurring with
SaSh SUING
ed meteorological cause worthy of inyestiga-
ton. But we shall see, perhaps, whether
this singularity is real or apparent"
LADY BRYAN.-Good ore is still being
taken from the Lady Bryan mine There is
no sign Of the deposit petering out. A gen.
tleman who has had much experience in the
mines Of Mexico has been sent up from be-
low to examine the lead. He is well pleased
with the lead, having examined it on We'd
nesday. The company viii shortly commence
mining on grand scale. They have a splen-
did site for a mill, and can obtain wood at a
cheaper rate than most mills in this vicinity,
owing to their proximity to the Carson river.
SNART.-A wise young man will have an
examination before Judge Leconey this after
noon for smashing in the door of Spanish
cyprian last night. In asking for warrant