Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-03-22
THE EVENING NEWS.

THE EVENING NEWS.
The BIC THING. Just now the rest
less, prospecting portion Of our population
appear TO be Il little undecided in regard 70
the exact location Of the " big tEinG the
big thing par excellence. Some are itS'','SH
otbe ooinion that it is oulv 10 b. i'uhG III
Arizona. others give Boise - rs '0S"'!'N;
while still others give Reese, humboldt an"
Jordan Creek. Bus, Notwithstanding tAat
,bay don't know exactly where II l., lheS are
ali r,in- after 'it--about the i>t OF April
a -T.,t many dream of sort Of teyTE Mc0g-
mn living somewhere to the southeast OF the
sxrlgred regions uG Reese. Here they love
10 imagine huge veins projecting from the
hills. all bright and giItcerinS with native
guild and silver. OF course, they tiN up every
other thinG-lu the Surroundings 70 SUIT.
They have streams for running mills, each
skir,ed 5v 4 meadow Of luNuriIut clover and
grass : springs buobliDG up il the ravineS,
wood growing on the hills. anu everything as
convenient - heart could wish. This Is as
thew see the unknown land n their dreams,
and they continue 10 dream Of ;h!S paradise
thew have bull, UP in their iguaglnatlonS, till
it seems 4 reality and not m E. Dorado OF
SuSaE hN u CIF&lst--- saA-'a- ~ Nta~ NN'NStSSS
fabric OF all visions. They come at last 10
tie arm belief in the existence OF what ~
first they merely imagined might be-thcir
hearts swell. - behold and tread these wI!dS
in whose paths no miners foot ever LEFT its
print. An outfit Is obtained and away thev
60 over rugged mountains, across arid .alkali
deserts. on and uU-ncys- stODplng-rcycr
diSeoa.ageG-iU search OF the golden gardens
OF ;heir LrCams-ItICr the big thing" OF
coarse these dreams are never realized, the
met1l!:ero"S paradise Is never found, but
many valuable discoveries are made, and It
IS owing % the restless spirits rowing and
dreaming on our frontiers that - much Is
known O! what few wears since was an I'M
explored wilderness, and that towns and
cities uOw stand in places but 4 short time
since the site Of Indian camps. or the uadiS-
turb4G home q the bowling wolf.
SyxrENcED.-J. ?. Cullen. convicted of
:nanlsaughyer in shooting Richardson AT the
time Of the grsa: ire in this city in August
last, was Yesterday morning sentenced in
the District Cuurr, by his Honor Judge
North. 10 two yecrs and six months rnpri-
S2n,neu:. with hard labor. in the Territorial
prison. \ petition. wi:h 4 long list G: names
OF citizens aOoenlHl IL sicTcrS, WAS present.
cd 10 the judge, rg4yins his Honor to make
his sentence - light a. possible. But the
Judge sad that while - fG.ly appreciated
the Selling oi humanity which prompted 50
many citizens 10 petition him in favor Of the
prisoner, and although he h0uDred them for
this humanity, VET h. could H.; consistently,
with What he ic.c - DC hi> dGly, make the
sentence lighter than h aud dGLS. There
was an immense crowd OF persons in the
court at the time. who appeared somewhat
Il h. -sr .-F- b, sane a.
d!l also the prisoner, vino, with his friends,
expected Imprisonment Tor wear as the
very Sali; OF MS SentsDce.-ER:srPrlSc
CoNriDENcE CoMrANY.-This Company's
claim is situated in the western part of our
town, and IS located on the front ledge Of
COLO HILL. The company have shaft $40
fee, deep, and are taking rock from drift,
which runs from the shat At depth OF 2I5
feet. This company had hae building and
hosting works erected las: winter. The
works were erected by M. Chamberlain and
are massive and solid. Ehc engine which
was bull; in san Francisco, is 4 reverse act
ing 2O-horSe power one, and 1T the rate Il IS
now Sscd. huls:S about i3j tons from the
ME every II hours. Th2 boiler which is
used 70 generate the steam IS ~ feet long and
Y inches in diameter. has t%o - inch dues,
and requires only OF 4 cord o. wood per day
20 raise enough steam TO run the machinery.
This mine though not one OF the Gold Hill
claims proper, promises yet 20 rival them in
richness.
VIRGINIA. PoLIcE CorRr.-The following
cases came before Judge Davepport's Court
this morning: John Doe, drunk and Gisor-
dSrly; lned $40 and costs. Richard Roe,
drunk and disorGerly; fined SIS and costs.
JOsephGs Doe, cousin - Richard and
John, above named, for 4 "technical"
assault, s. and costs: this appears 10 be a
cheap article OF aSsauit-we suppose i Is an
assault; in the Pickwickian sense. Case Of
ThoS. Devlne, for obtaining nlIney under
false pretences, continued till : o'clock this
evening. Mrs. Davis haS forfeited her bail,
and gone TO California. Tne Police Depart
ment should put Grape on their hats, for she
was thei- main standby" However dGll
the times, they were ALWAYS sure Of one ar
rest-Mrs. Davis. Drunk and diSorderly
had become chronic with her.
YEsuv;rs CoMHANY.-The claim which
this company are working is on .Ae south
side OF Mount Butler, i short distance above
the American Flat road. The company are
prospecting their claim through 4 shaft,
which IS in size three BY six feet. The shaft
is timoered with two-inch plank where the
ground is arm, and With three-inch stuff
where !, is loose or W.. The mine is worked
AZ present by means OF 4 wEin, and parties
now have a contract 20 sink q shaft to the
depth of three hundred feet. The company
are sanguine that they will strike it," and
are determined TO push the work as vigorous
IL as possible unit! i tells the story. Furth-
er north, back Lodges have been found and
this company think their chances o; finding
It the:e are very favorable.
CRUDE BULLIoN.-What is spoken OF by
the papers ofthis Territory as Crude bullion"
crude ''amalgam," ETC., IS the cakes Of silver,
and what other metals there are mixed with it,
as they come from the retJrts Q! the various
mills. II is sometimes in large square cakes
Of the same size as the pans which the ANAL
gam was placed for retUrtIag, aud again in
lamps Of no particular form. just as ii crum-
b!es up on being taken from the rctorts.
When very strong heat is applied in retOrt-
ing, the silver partially melts and ! so!id cake
is the result, where the heat was not so strong
the cake more easily breaks to pieces. This
retorted amalsam, whether in cakes or crum-
bled into Jumps, is the crude bullion as It Is
received By the assayers to be moulded into
sOlid bars and assayed.
Police CorRr.-Joan Harris, a one-eyed
individual from Virginia, was brought before
Judge Kellogg, this morning, charged with
being drunk and obStreperOus, and with
throwing tumbler in Harris saloon, contrary
to the form of the statute in such cases made
and provided, and against the peace OF the
people Of Gold Hill and their dignity.
John, the Cyclopean, was fined
bv His Honor in the sum OF so. John
preferred TO go to the calaooose ten days, and
live on chicken-pie. Being informed, how
ever, that the chain-gany was short a hand,
he managed 10 rustic" the saw-buck.
Ii annaars that offenders are likely TO be