Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-07-19

STARTED ITS HoIsrINe WoRKs.-The
Jewett s. Shepard Company commenced
operatious with its new hoisting-works
Yesterday for the first time. 1t has been
busy constructing them for several weeks
past, and has been hurrying up the work
so as to get them running as soon as pos
! sible. They were completed and put In
operation yesterday morning about ten
| o'clock, and the trial which has been
made of them thus far has gone TO prove
them efficient to perform all the work
which the company has for them to do.
The power is supplied by portable steam
engine, similar to that of the Miantono-
moh. 1t has q frame reel and brakes,
similar to those in most of the hoisting
works at the various mines in the district.
The company has been working away to
the best advantage it could with. a whim,
all the time it has been putting up the ma
chinery, but there was so much water
which had to be hoisted by that slow pro-
cess. that little Roadway could be made.
The shaft, we believe, is now between 2+0
and 250 feet deep, and with whim, but
one bucket of water or tub of dirt could
be raised in fifteen or twenty minutes. but
with the new machinery, tub of dirt or
bucket of water which a horse could
hardly have raised at all with whim, Is
jerked from the bottom to the top OF the
shaft in less than minute. The water
was all taken out in a short time after the
machinery was started yesterday, and the
work of sinking the shaft was resumed.
The intention of the company, we under
stand. is to sink down to the depth of at
least 800 feet before another drift is to
commence, at which depth there are great
reasons to believe an abundance of pay
rock will be found.
LAYING THE CORNER STONE oFN ST.
JoHN's CHURcH.-LaSt evening there was
very large assemblage present at the,
ceremony of laying the corner stone of the
new Episcopal Church of St. John. The
rites and ceremonies prescribed by the
Church service were performed by the
Rector of St. Johns Parish, Rev. 0. w.
Whitaker, assisted by Rev. +. S. Rising
of St. Paurs Virginia, and Rev. Mr..
Reilly of Carson. The ceremonies con-
sisted of prayers, the reading of psalms by
the clergy and people, the singing of
chants and hymns by an excellent choir OF
ladies and gentlemen of Virginia and
Gold Hill, an eloquent and impassioned
address by Rev. Mr.. Rising, and the de-
post within the corner stone, Of the fol-
lowing articles: Holy Bible, Book of
Common Prayers, Storey County papers,
Sacramento Union, Silver Coins of the
L. S. Legal Tender notes, Postage and
Internal Revenue Stamps, q list of officers
of the Church, History of the Parish,
History of the Sunday School, List of
Mining Claims from the Ophir to Ameri-
can Flat, names of the Architect and Con-
tractor, and an Invocation of Gods bles-
sing on the Church and community, writ
ten by a lady of the Congregation.
Printed copies of the special service for
the occasion were distributed among the
audience, who very generally participated
in the singing and responses. 1t was an
interesting and impressive occasion and
drew together an attentive audience,
greater in number than, perhaps, ever
listened to religious services in the Ter
ritory.
Mss HowARD's BENEFIT. A testi-
monial for the benefit of Miss Virginia
Howard will take place tomorrow even
ing, at Maguire's Opera House. We hope
it may prove a subtantial one.