Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-17
THE EVENING NEWS.

EXCELSIOR Co-Ths company locate,i its claim
about the first of last July and Incorporated the
10th day OF the same month. The claim is of 800
feet on each side of two lodges, and 800 feet a
third one. The work was commenced soon AFTER
the claim was located. and has been carried on all
the time but three DAYS since first started The
result of all this constant application ana assSiu
Gus toll. is a splendid tunnel more than Go teet
in length. This tunnel is commenced u few yards
below the American Flat road, about u quarter of
a mile beyond Rigby'S Mil, 1t runs in nearly
due west course into the hill, which hes at the
west The tirst 40 feet of the way il is run in
rocky gravelv alluvItl soil From there it has
been run in formation more tough and compact,
but which ia hv means hard About 3OO feet
from the mouth Of the tunnel. it passes through
stratum Of mixed aluUina, magnesia and quartz,
and is only about five or six inches thick at the
top OF the tunnel but increases IN thickness rs 1t
goes down 50 that at the bottom IL IL more than
two feet wide IL pitches the east, do she
strata Of the surrounding formations, at an angle
OF about fifty degrees from the perpendicular.
About Que hundred feet beyond this, is another
stratum composed Of nearly the same ingredients
IL the first one, but with a greater proportion OF
ul;lrtz This stratum or ledge Is about thirty
Zee, thick well defined and pitches 20 the cas- at
about the same angle rs the hrSt stratum spoken
OF After passing through this ledge, the tunnel
eNterrt ANFtl4AI4tu d
thing which hal Vet been encountered The rock
which was first entered was a kind of stealite,
which extended short distance. and then changed
into a harder formation Of a calcaTiOuS nature.
This formation extends 10 within about Is feet of
the face OF the tunnel, and then gradual chan cS
- quart and becomes charged with Su. phret> oi
iron Al the remainder OF the way, which the
tunnel has been run, has been in quartz fOrpa-
ton Its course seems 20 be diagoualty across the
ledge il running west while the course of the
ledge is aboQt north east and south west The
quality OF the quartz has improved all ;he way
which the tunnel has been run into it and now the
face of ;he tunnel is in the best quality Of quartz
which has vet been found And rs it has not vet
passed through il, it is fair 10 presume that the
ledge Is both OF good quality and very large
From the place WHERE quartz was first struck in
any quantity. the tunnel has been run about 81
feet through successive strata of quartz The
first two three of these strata were consijcrD-
bly, mixed with magneSia: but the las: is Of
light colored quartz. which is almost wholly un-
mixed with any other kind OF rock. All this vast
body Of quartz is loaded with sUlphureJS of iron
and copper: il is all beSpaugtel with II, and in
nearly all parts of the ledge it occurs in such
masses. that quantities OF twenty, or twenty
pounds can be readily taken GU, together. which
arr fully half pure SulphUrets When the tunnel
reached the last strata which il has entered,
stream of water burst out which continued 10 run
for several DAYS, but has since become exhausted.
This quartz does not contain she iron su.phurets
in such masses as the other strata do, but they
are nevertheless disseminated all through it,
The quartz is rich in gold and silver, a. well rs
copper and iron. We were yesterday shown the
certificate ofa guantitve assay for gold and sill.
yer, made by Mr. H. Harris uf this town, OF some
Of the rock from this stratum, which yielded az
the rate OF $500 30 per ton in the follow
ing proportion. gold S4S9 59-Silver 1910 IL
This is large Weld of precious metal 10 the tou
and il the rock were TO be worked it would I'M
doubted.y pay some profit. AZ present the COM
pauv Is saving the best Of this quartz and u Il
lies there in the tunnel il looks ike great mass
OF almost pure black sulphurets. This company
has q large ledge. IL has been penetrated here,
diaguualy % or 20 feet and the face OF the tun-
mel must now be about 30 feet in direct line
from It's foot wall. How far it is from the hang
ing wall further explorations only cGn tell II
pitches 20 the northwest a an angle OF abOu; IS
degrees and crops out on the surface OF the
ground above the tunnel, where it can Dc traced
some distance, and is there nearly hundred feet
wide Fit proves rich enough 10 pay tor WORK
ing the depth of the level OF the tunnel 1t can
not but prove very valuable, and thd; speedily.
Il certainly contains the greatest aggregation Of
sulphuruus minerals which we have ever seen.-
Although the bulk Of silver SUiphurctS and gold
il small compared with the other minerals Vet
the ledge Is rich in these ores, and they will pro
badly increase their proportions 20 the others, in
ratio TO ihei= depth on the ledge.
RIGBY's MmL-This mill is situated by the
aide Of the American Flat road on the west sile
Of the Flat 1t is quite Old. having been one ofthe
first which was erected over there. 1t * situated
near the mouth OF a raviue which comes down out
OF the mountains on the west, and down whIch
runs little stream which formerly supplied the
mill with water bur which has lately tal.eai IN
some degree and rendered il necessary 20 look
elsewhere for supply. The needful article i OBJ
tanned from the NcMunus and Williams tuaneI
FROM which it is conveyed in pipes - the J Ill
This mill. though it has delapiGdtej a'peiIr'ce
on the outside is in good CONDITION W. nir and
keeps pounding away ~ the silver rock which Is
deposited al IFS dump 10 be worked IL has
battery of 10 stamps There are two mHr'arS and
ave stamps 10 each mortar. The ama.samatlnS
department OF the mill consists Of i've 81 VARIES
patent Amalgarnalors and four of the common
kind The mil Is capable OF crushing @ld work
ing about II tons ofrock every twtnty-t IT hours.
The engine which Is used TO run this Mill as
made in the Eastern States, and Is sim e. sir''aS
little piece Of work The dimensions OF he cy m
der are nine and half inches diameter and twc1ty
inches stroke and works up TO rs high IS Thirty.
i've horse power. When the mill is dol : its e.
ular work il requires the heat Of about iour c'tds
of wood every tweuty-four hours TO Keep r9
sufficient pressure of steam. II is now worN.ns
rock for the North POtOsi Company. lie rocS Is
rich. and we are told that IL will propaliy pa US
much as 500 Der ton. There is pothi : sly iSh
about this mill but everything is substantial. rs
reputation, which has heen acquired D. three or
four wears Of business, stands high, and il Is con.
sd-rd one of the best mills Of its size to be found
any where around.
JUSTICE Co.-This Company has got its new
building nearly inclosed, andwhen it is compl"ted
il will be one OF the finest mining buildings in
this district. The main building is 10 by 90 feet
in size On the south side is q wing which IL ~
by 10 feet in size, and the north side IS another
wing which i 20 by 90 feet in size and altogether
makes a very large building. This building Is TO
cover the new hosting works which the company
will soon erect. and for which the machinery Is
now ON the road coming over from California;
The machinery will be set at work at the new
shaft which the company Is sinking MS smart
is 10 feet deep timb-red with four inch pi2nSS all
the way. and divided into three compartments
which are each by feet in size in the Gear
II il a substantial and splendid piece of work. In
the old shaft and diggings the company is stall al
work taking ont about p tons OF rock per
dav. The rock which is now being taken out Is
of the same general appearance as the hrst pay
rock which was hoisted from the mine. When
the new shaft is sunk through TO tue Ieuge; me
Weld from the mine will be greatly Increased CT
account of the better facilities which Will tnen oe
had for taking it out.
TIE FAULKNER MrSE-we paid visit to
this mine few days ago The claim consists OF
sixteen hundred feet and is located on the hill run
ming in an easterly direction from the North
American mine and is Just west of the Clinton &
Hubs The claim is on the same range with the
DarClanelle and Consolidated Companies The
Faulkner company is now sinking shaft OF nifty
which Is now thirty feet in depth, with excellent
Indications for striking ledge Of gold bearing
quartz. and perhaps one ofths rich silver hodges
for which several companies are now hunting in
the same range. The company was Incorporated
in April with capital stock Of 5000, Goo, and has
among It's stockholders some men OF considerable
means and enterprise, who will doubtless push
the work, so as 10 fully develop the mine within
a wear. Let the stockholders come out with their
assessmen;s-(we notice that the Trustees re-
captlv levied one Of dollar a foot and we will
guarantee that Faulkner stock will be up among
me big figures when it comes before the public
stockholders.
VIRGINIA POLICE COURT.-The following
cases came before Judge Davenport this mooning:
Ipgpash, arrested BY officer Soule, drunk and
sleeping on the sidewalk. fined SIS and costs in
default of payment was CO.. united for six days
n T. I.owman, arrested by Bulger, arrested on