Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-07
THE EVENING NEWS.

Is in Virginia District. Il is an old location hav
ing been made in 1859 or 1850. but the exact date
we arc unable to give. 1t contains $500 feet on
alsdSe which runs very nearly north and south.
The ledge at no place crops on; above the sur
face Of the ground but it comes TO the surface a;
great many places, and has been uncovered at
different places between the bottom OF the canon
and the top Of Mount Davidson. Il the
canon about half mile west OF the lower end,
which comes out from between the rocky sides Of
Mount Davidson and Mount Butler. Just west of
the Crusus Company works and from there il
can be traced up the mountain side to within
about one hundred feet OF the top. In fact, At
about that distance from the top, place has been
worked down on the ledge few feet, and some
splendid rock taken out; and up still further,
the very crest OF that high mountain, a shaft has
been sunk nifty or sixty feet, and some very good
rock taken out, which now lies OF the dump.
The peak of Mount Davidson Is the center of the
claim, which extends down 20 the ravinc on the
north side and 20 the bottom OF the canon on
the south Besides this shaft there are four tur-
Deis on the claim. but only two of them are now
being worked. Those which are worked arc the
only ones we were in when we visited the mine
few DAYS ago. Those are the two lower tunnels
The secoud one from the bottom of the canon is
now in the distance OF about 200 feet II starts
in near the ledge, and runs north about 800 feet
then bears Oft in 4 NN.w. direction. IL runs this
direction so or 20 feet. when j: comes 10 the
ledge. which has been followed in 4 nearly due
nOriherly course Il l;t!e over 90 feet further
Near the end Of this tunnel 4 branch runs 10 the
northwest, TO follow q lcdgs which has been found
running of in that direction. This is about 100
feet long Besides this drift, there is another one
which runs TO the Northeast from the main tunnel
further back towards the mouth. Il run
considerable distance but as there was no ledge
found, nor any Indications OF one, in that direc-
ton, i has been abandoned and is Of no interest
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have been run mos: OF the way in hard blasting
rock. and where the work is now being carried on
IN the southwest Drift, the rock is unusually hard
So much for the work done. The ledge was first
struck in the main tunnel SS2 IeSt from It's nouta
The ledge here, and the rest 81 the way wherr u
has been followed by the tunnel. is composed OF
brown and blue, lively looking. hard quartz, and
produces. when reduced, mostly gold, very little
silver being found in II. The ledge Is confined
between walls OF har,l granite, and is quite uni,
form in width all the way II has been developed
Its average width is, we should say from what
saw. about two and half feet. but in some
places it is rs narrow a. one and half feet anu
in Others il IS four tive feet wide; but these are
exceptions The ledge followed by the north
west tunnel. spoken OF above Is more irregular in
thickness than the other and is also u different
rock in appearance and production II IS ola blue
and dark grey color. not 20 hard as the other, ana
produces mostly silver In some places Il Is only
few inches thick. scarcely traceable, and al 9TH
Eve feet in thickness. There have been about
two tons Of rock taken from these lodges where
the tunnel and dr,:ls have been run. which have
been crushed. and several tons more have been
taken out which have not yet been worked, but
which are being saved. and will be worked when
there is a larger quantity taken out. The lower
tunnel starts in at the bottom Of the canon sew
eral rods east OF this cue. and much lower down.
Il i loG.sr than the other one, and has not yet
reached The ledge. When Il does strike the ledge,
Il will strike /; about 200 feet lower than the tun
mel next above. which have just described.
A considerable quantity of water has been found
In the ground and the !unnel has been run
through ground which easy 10 pick nearly
all the way. There has no; yet any ledge been
struck In this tunnel. and i Is not expected that
any will be found until it reaches the main ledge
under the other tunnel. Several drifts have been
run from this main work 20 the north ard east but
no ledge has been found in them, and they are OF
little Importance 20 the company o. any one else,
This claim is under the aU.e superintendent OF
Mr.. II. \. Hawkins who Is driving the work along
rapidly a. possible. The company has ledge
which i not large but which Is r.ch near the sr'
face and will probably be found richer still IN the
lower tunnel than it Is in the one next above it.
The pay rock which has been taken out has come
from where the exploring shafts and tunnels have
been run. and 10 particular aiivn;.on has as YET
been devoted TO taxing ii OUT When there Is, =
will we think be attended with profitable results,
JENNY LIND Co.-This Company's claim was
located in April 1860. I; is the side Of the hill
no-thrves: of Americaa Flat. The Company
claims and is working ;he same ledge which the
Globe Company has north OF it. and its claim IS
we believe IN extension ofthat Company claim
The first work which this Company did on the
claim was 10 run tunnel from ravire at the
south end Of Il. This tunnel was run about
two hundred feet, but did not reach the ledge The
Company some time after doing that work began
a shaft near the ledge ut the north end OF the
claim. This was sunk a short distance and aoan-
doued Another one was started little way on,
and in short time forsakcn. Nearer 70 the CEN
ter Of the claim. and about 200 feet east OF the
ledge, the company afterwards commenced an
other shaft, WHICH has since been sunk down lis
feet. Il was started in January Of this present
year, and work has been carried forward on II
ever since, bat the rock IS so hard that progress
has been slow. The shaft is four by eight feet IN
size in the clear and timbered all the way down
with two-iRch planks. and is divided BY Parti'
ton Of the same sized PlanSs into two eompart
ments Of equal size. The company do not in
tend 10 run any drift from this shafs unni
10 has been sunk n least so feet deep. Inc
ledge is about 300 feet Yves: Of the top OF the smart
on the surface and from developments which
have been made on the Globe claim. which ls
north OF this is supposed 20 stand pitching 10
the east at an angle OF nearly forty hve degrees.
The bottom Of the shSft therefore Will De very
the ledge if il does not come on 10 It at the
depth Of 30 feet This ledge crops ouI on the
top for considerable distance on this claim and
shows the whole length Of the adjoining claim
on the north. The groupings are white and grey
quartz, and give promise of ledge OF good quail
~ beneath, but we do not think the ledge VIII De
found very large This claim has not created the
same e1citemen. which other claims down that
way have done probably from the fact that the
WORKS have all been carried through hard rock,
and have not constantly been passing through
strata of quartz, which were good for nothing
hFfs
comes down to the ledge, the quartz viii be found
in body, well defined and we think Of good
quality such as will pay.
A NARROW EsCAPE-A man who was work
ing IN the Globe Companys shaft, had very
narrow escape from being crushed by bucket
Yesterday lie had only just gone down when
one Of the workmen above let a bucket sup rom
his hold and fall down the shaft, which il more
than hundred and twenty feet deep. When it
got away and was falling, the man above,
frightened almost 20 fits, shouted warning 10
bis friend below. Fortunately for him, the shaft
was large with partitions nearly all the way
down. under which he lodged to the other COM
par,rnent when he heard the shout and saw the
danger and the tub strIck harmlessly by bis
side We are told BY gentleman who saw the
affair, that after the man who let the bucket fail
shouted, he started from the shaft and stood away
several yards for "a much as three or four min
bound By spell, rot knowing whether the man
below was alive dead. but expecting. Of course.
that all that remained was mangled corps
mass Of QuiyerinS hesh. Imagine what relief it
was when he heard the well known yoire below
cursirg such carelessness. This certainly was
narrow escape. and all parties concerned may
feel themselves fortunate that Il was so.
Dos CARLOS Co.-This company Is row tim
beriug is shaft II has been employed at this
work abou, week and it will take about week
longer 70 finish Il. The shaft is SO feet deep and
was sunk all that distance without having any
timbers put in The work Of sinking was sus-
perded when il reached that depth and all atten-
ton directed 20 the timbering, which wSs com
raeueed a. the bottom OF the shaft and is being
carried upwards About 40 feet has been compile
ted The tinbers used are three inches in thick
ness, the side planks g. feet long and the end
pieces four feet one inch in length. They are
framed 20 fit each other at the ends. and when put
,.,h a. teayss the shaft Eour nv eight feet in size