Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-02-24
THE EVENING NEWS.

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STILL THEY CoNE.-A new company has
sprung up and brought to light one Of our
Oldest locations in this district. The Richie
lieu Mining company has lately been incor-
porated with the intention Of developing a
ledge already well known, as II Is on the STAN
dard range (the old Comstock), and If we
NAV be permitted to Judge BY appearances,
they NAV not be wrong in their expectations.
One prominent feature in this claim (which,
bv the BY, is rather extraordinary, seeing
that il is in Gold Hill Ravine) is that there
is no law suit pending upon it. To resume
the work the company has this day given
contract 10 prosecute .he tunnel twenty-five
feet with the privilege of stopping said con-
tract should the ledge be struck before, as it
is daily expected-the tunnel being now in
distance of los feet in an almost perpendicu-
lar hill, where they expect TO reap the re-
ward of their labor and patience-and if we
may Judge by appearances and assays of the
groupings they certainly will come ont first
best. We hope so anyhow.
KNIGHT MINING DIsrRIcT.-This district
lies in Churchill county, about thirty-fve
miles northeast from Gold Hill. The lodges
were accidentally discovered BY Mr.. VIM.
Knight OF this town, about three years ago.
No prospecting was done on them, however,
until last summer, when 4 company Of pro-
>pectorS went out there, organized the dis
trict, and located the Knight x Day Compa-
mics claims. Since that time, large amount
OF prospecting has been done in the vicinity,
and large number of Lodges discovered.
The above named companies have shaft
down on their claims to depth of one hun
bred feet, and the work Of drifting TO the
ledge IS being carried forward with the great
est energy. The Champion Ledge in the
District crops out from one to six feet, is
about eight feet in width, and the groupings
assay from forty dollars to several hundred
dollars per ton. II these lodges prove as
rich below rs they indicate above ground,
this will soon be leading district.
RED MOUNTAIN DISTRIcT.-This district
is located about eleven miles north of Vir-
ginia, near the Truckee River. Yesterday
there was a big meeting OF the miners of Red
Mountain and Truckee Districts, for the pur-
pose of consolidating the two districts, which
was done, and the name of the Red Noun
tain District was retained for the two as con-
Solidated. Seven or eight wagon loads Of
persons left Virginia Yesterday morning to
attend the meeting, ana il was seeing all these
persons leaving for Red Mountain that gave
rise to the story on the streets Of big
strike in that direction. Washington City is
the modest title of the town they are about to
lay ont near the Truekee. There are said to
be some promising leads in the district A
toll road has been surveyed from Virginia to
Washington City, and is to be completed,
ready for teams in 80 days.
THE BELCHER WORKSHOP visiting the
Belcher claim to day, we found the welkin
ringing with the sound Of the hammer and
axe. Huge tim6ers were scattered about,
and the work was going on apace. All labor
upon the mine has been stopped, and car
penters are busy putting up hosting works.
\ very firm foundation has been made
The flooring timberS are six inches BY twelve,
Joined firmly together-upon these are Sleep
erS, placed few inches apart-size, fourteen
BY twenty-four inches two enormous si,ls,
twenty inches square rest upon these. No
thing but an earthquake can disturb such
heavy timberS so Solidly joined and bolted
together. The work is being hurried forward
as eNpeditiouSly as possible. From the well
known mechanical skill and energy of the
contractor, it will be thoroughly and rapidly
done.
PAUcrrY OF ITEMS.-How quiet the town
is! We wander about in vain for an item.
There is no startling tragedy, no adroit con-
fdence trick, not even an exhibition of mus
cular proweSS. Have the recent acts of the
Vigilance Committee so Gained the swell
mob, that the lion and the lamb can lie down
together, Or is it the weather, or the vigil
lance of our police officials that has quoted
the temper and holds in subsection the Vi
cious3 We know not the cause ; we incline
TO the belief, however, that the recent sum-
mary punishment of the murderers in Aurora
has had wholesome restraint upon the bold,
bad men in our Territory.
JUSTICE Arw1iL's Court, VIRGINIA.
The following cases were before this Court
this forenoon: The Alban Gold and Silver
Mining Company, rs the Virginia Hill Gold
and Silver Mining Company, continued to
March LIST; Goldman rs. Barber aud Nougues,
suit for 800 on book account, Judgment by
default. Lannihan rs. Mr.. and Mrs Canty,
set for hearing at y o'clock; Newfeld rs.
Delbandy, Judgment by default; Samuel rs.
NathanS, suit for SSl on book account, hear
ing at O'Clock.
THE UNCLE SAM.-Painters are at work on
this claim, engaged in granting the hosting
works in imitation of oak. The sillS, verti-
cal timbers, and braces of the works above
the floor are very neatly grained. 1t gives
cheerful appearance to the whole building,
seemingly ightenS the toll of the, laborer,
and eyinces taste and iberality on the part of
the Superintendent and Trustees. The en-
gineers are having private apartment built
g. tLo,,, ,Dd q, small huildino is unjn, I'M
adjoining the hosting works.
GooD News FOR THE MINER.-The San
Francisco dispatches say that the supply of
blasting powder is ample and prices have
receded very decidedly. An ample supply Of
blasting powder is as necessary to the deyel-
opment Of our mines rs is good supply of
tools. Il is hoped that our merchants will
lay in Il good supply, and that we may never
again see such times as we saw 4 few weeks
since, when the article could be obtained for
neither love nor money
DESERT DIsrRIcT.-A friend of ours saw
4 gentleman, recently from this section, who
showed him piece of quartz sprinkled all
over with minute particles of gold. There
was one piece in the specimen as large as
pea. The lucky locator says there are many
claims that indicate large amount of gold
bearing quartz.
JrRORs.-This forenoon the names of
some two hundred persons were drawn from
the assessment roll to serye-all that are not
legally disqualifed-at the next term of the
District Court as jurors. Every tenth name
as they stood on the roll was taken. This
mode Of drawing jurors was in compliance
with petition from the people.
IMPRoyE4ENTs.-Ac considerable amount
of building is already being done in Virginia,
Notwithstanding people do not feel altogether
sure that we are not to have some rough
weather yet. Many small private residences
and few very good buildings are being
erected.