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

ful row occurred last evening just west of
the site of the new Episcopal Church now
building, Immediately after the ceremony
of laying the corner stone of that edifce
had been completed, and before the spec
tatorS and those who assembled there 10
assist in performing the ceremony had all
left the ground. A Chinaman had dehy-
cred bundle of wood at the house of an
Italian from Cork named Crocker; for
which it seems he had not received pay.
Last evening in company with some hve
of his countrymcn. evidently but one
wanting money or 4 tight, came TO the
house Just aS the aSSCmblage at the church
was breaking up. and demanded his pay.
lie did not get it. Some high words oc-
CURED, which were soon departed from
for blows, and the man Crocker soon
found it necessary to retreat INTO the
house. the door and front of which re-
ceived a furious yolley of wood, stones,
every missile at hand likely to demoliSh
them. which the enraged CcleStIals could
bring 10 bear against it. y number of
men near BY at this juuctUre sailed into
the frav and the AsiaticS were soon de-
moralizcd, excepting one duck eater who
had mounted the bank in front of the
house and was making great efforts to de-
molish the door with billet of wood.
Crocker. who inside, had armed himself
with shelalah at that time opened the
door, charged out, and soon disabled this
division of the enemy'S force. BY this
time the police arrived upon the ground
and captured four of the beSiegerS and
also took the defender of the castle in
charge. No one We believe was severely
injured except the Chinaman who so mad
" btSieged the door. He had severe
cash cut in his head. AT almost any
other time the affair would have been in
some degree ludicrouS, but last evening,
men and boys, Just under the restraint OF
religious ceremony seemed determined
10 make rs much tumult Us possible, and
for time with shouts, yells and impreca-
tons, made that part Of town perfect
bedlam.
CENTRAL AMERICAN CoNrANY.-T This
company commenced running drift from
the~bottom of its shaft towards its ledge
last Saturday. The shaft had not been
worked in for several weeks prior TO the
commencement of this drift. The work is
now being carried on by one shift only.
Before it was suspended, some time ago,
TWO shifts were employed They were
engaged in sinking the shaft, but now, as
that is down, the company is not 50 anx-
ious about hurrying the work ahead. The
company has got good shaft. fits drift
i aS well constructed As its shaft has been,
the company viii have its mine well
opened. We do not know what the dis
tance from the shaft to the ledge will be.
but we Judge that it will be Mt least 75
feet. The ledge on the top of the ground
j. about 80 feet northwest from the shaft.
1t probably pitches into the hill at some
angle, but ut what degree from the per-
pendicular il is impossible at present TO
determine. In all probability the angle
is sufficient TO carry it at least % feet from
the perpendicular. The true position Of
the ledge at a level with the top of the
shaft is known, from some developments
made bv tunnel run from near where
the shaft is, long before the latter was
commenced. This light has been OF great
service TO the company to guide 1t IN its
subsequent developments. 1t Will not be
long now until the drift will be in to the
ledge. The company expects to strike 1t
rich enough 10 pay at that depth. That
Is not our expectation. We are OF the
opinion, from the experience Of other COM
panies in the same neighborhood, that 200
mt least. and perhaps 800 feet will have to
be attained to bring out pay rock. The
experiment, however, only can tell, and II
nav is not found in the first drift, some
thing more will be learned of the ledge,
and the shaft can be sunk deeper, and the
depth which IS necessary can be attained,
and the only loss that viii be suffered by
the company will be that Of running the
useless drift.
New OREGON CoMPASY.-This compa-
ny has quite number of mechanics at
present at work putting up the machinery
at its claim. Within .he past week the
furnace around the steam boiler has been
built, and the foundation for the engine
laid. The millwrights were yesterday
busy putting the boxes for the crank shaft
n run in, in the timberS which are laid to
support them. and preparing to put IN the
reels. The maehiniSts were cleaning and
putting together the various parts OF the
engine. If nothing happens, the machinery
will be ready TO run in the course OF eight
or ten davs. In the meantime, while this
work on the machinery Is being done, the
company has miners busy in its shaft
.Seuaring down that portion of it which
was sunk below the tunnel, to make 1t
correspond with that sunk from above,
By a wrong survey, the company COM
rneueed its shaft above the tunnel, which
was designed 10 connect with the one be-
low. about two feet out of the line OF the
latter, and consequently the lower shaft
has 10 be all overhauled and one side OF 1t
cut down and the other filled up to make
It correspond with that above. As soon
as the steam hosting works are ready for
uSe, the company will commence SINKING
its shaft deeper. 1t IS already down to
water level, and at that point the quartz
has been found to change from the brown
10 the white and blue quality, which IS
found in our best mines. The probability
Is that the company will not have to go
far to get good pay rock.
REcoHDEE'a CoURT, VIRGINIA. - The
following business was transacted before
this Court this morning Mrs. Rapper-
Dot. arrested on complaint Of her hus-
band. for assault and battery. was dis
charged on payment of costs. MIR. Rap
oerpot, arrested on complaint of his wife
fer assault and battery, was discharged
on payment of costs. F. Goodtriend, ar
r,.sted for violation of City Ordinance No.
81. was discharged. Mary johnson, ar
re,sted on complaint of Julia Cummings,
for being drunk and disordeIly, was dis
charged, and costs taxed to Julia. John
Kelly. arrested on complaint Of b. Col
con. for assault and battery, was dis
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