Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-10-08
THE EVENING NEWS.

facts relative thereto: At the present
time the company are taking out ore
through the Central shaft. which is sunk
on the line between the Ophir and Cali
fornia claims. about sixteen hundred tons
Of which, mostly third class in quality, is
taken from the fourth, fifth and sixth sta
tons of the south mine. which works
from fifty to one hundred and twenty
dollars per ton, large quantity of the
same being available. At the time the
Ophir Company leased the Central Com
pany's works the lowest depth attained
was about four hundred feet, since which
time, under the management OF the Ophir
Company, the Central shaft has been sunk
one hundred and fifty feet further, and
will be sunk fifty feet more, making total
of six hundred feet. The original shaft,
four hundred feet in depth, was ''cribbed'
up, but the additional work has been tim
bered in -four feet sets" with II inch
squared timbers, making solid and SUBJ
Slantial shaft work. So far the material
drifted through has been barren quartz
or decompoSed lava, but little water
being found, and that mostly from the
cross drifts of the main south mine. When
the depth of 600 feet may be reached.
drift Will be run in northerly direction
IN which direction the managers are con-
hdent a rich ledge will be struck. and
from present indications we are led to
coincide with the opinion. In the eth
gallery Of the main mine, drift has been
driven to distance of 500 fee, from the
central shaft in 4 northerly direction, this
drift is by Il feet in dimensions. Sub
sequently timbered, and if striking the
main ledge will be raised TO meet the
mammoth north shaft, which has been
sunk 10 distance of go feet, at which
depth rock of so hard a quality was
reached as TO forbid farther prosecution of
the work az this time. II seems to be a
conceived fact, that the success of this
company in striking their original ledge
in the drift from the bottom OF the lower
level, which will be reached in few
weeks, will have huoyant or depressing
effect, as the case may be, upon all other
claims upon the Comstock lode. We hope
the company may meet with a realization
Of their most Sanguine expectations. \
large amount Of new machinery, to be
used for hosting and pumping by the
Ophir and Spanish Companies, through
the Spanish shaft, has just arrived, and
consists of one enormous engine of one
hundred and fifty horse power, with three
boilers, each tifty-two inches in diameter,
eighteen feet in length, and each having
forty-two hues. This engine will drive
an enormous fy-wheel. eighteen feet in
diameter, which will run two lj-inch
pumps. which will keep the mine clear of
all water Two double engines for hoist
ing, of sixty-tive horse power, have also
arrived, beside 1900 feet Of ErSt quality
of wire rope, which IS conceded TO be the
kind to be used for safety and durability.
This machinery will be erected in short
time, and will, We think, assist materially
in the development of the pioneer mine OF
this Territory. At present about 80 men
are employed at the mine, which number
will be materially increased. and we be- !
ieve the mine will, under the manage !
ment of its present efficient Superintend- !
ent, Mr.. Wilder. again take front rank
in the Comstock class.
SUMMIT MrLL.-Last evening we paid
visit to the Summit Mill, which has just
been built on the site Of Gould's mile,
which, it will be recollected, was burned
in April last. The new mill, which has /
arose upon the ashes OF the old building,
is one of the best constructed in the Terri
tory. 1t is 80 feet in width by 80 feet in
1arnr>h arA ED,sha1 afsar fha
proved pattern. \ superior 60-horse
power engine drives the stamps and ma
chinery. At present but fifteen stamps
are employed, but in short time five
more will be running-making a total OF
twenty stamps, which will crush on an
average, twenty-five tons of ore per diem.
The ore is wet crushed, and is conducted
from the batteries into sixteen huge watts,
from whence it is passed into nine OF
Wheeler's improved pans, for anal gam
ating, and three large settlers finish the
process on the tailings. The whole mill
is constructed with view to the economy
of labor, with the exception OF the place
for the reception of ore at the batteries,
which we think might easily be more con-
veniently arranged. The mill is owned
by Messrs. Mason, Gashiviler & Carroll.
and is under the immediate superintend-
ance of Mr.. o. 5. Carroll, to whom we
are indebted for his politeness in giving
the necessary information relative to the
same. At present this mill is crushing
ore from the Chollar mine. with the most
satisfactory results. Eleven men are en-
ployed, and additional help will soon be
required. As a whole, the Summit Mill
is one of the finest in Nevada.
BrRGLARY.-In Virginia, last evening
the cabin of Mrs. Rosenbaum, situated on
E street, was broken into and robbed of
the following property: Fifty dollars in
coin, from the dress pocket OF Mrs. Rosen-
baum; gold watch and chain, from
trunk; two gold Lockets, and pair OF
gold sieve buttons. The husband of Mrs.
Rosenbaum, was absent from home. 4
little girl, about five years of age, was
swoke by the burglars, and told her
mother that papa" had got home; but
the mother did not wake up, and the
thieves decamped with their spoils. We
are indebted to officers Soule and Patter-
son for the above particulars, who were
applied to in the premises, but who, not
having the power TO arrest, since their re-
moval from the Police force, were unable
TO render any aid in the detection of the
rieves, although strongly suspecting the
guilty parties.
The GREEN CoMPASY.-We are in
formed by Mr.. oullahan, Superintendent
Of the Green Co., that on Thursday eve
ming, he struck a new and unexpected
ledge, with westward pitch, from which |
he took some average rock, which he had
assayed by H. Harris, of this place. The
returns show, per ton of 1000 lbs, 1852 |
silver and Sll3, ID gold, making total, |
per ton. of $l1s,65. From the old ledge, |
which is silver ledge, with Eastward |
pitch, an assay shows, to the ton; of sill |
yer Sl9,74 and of gold 1921; total $780, |