Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-02
THE EVENING NEWS.

is situated in the American Flat District
the new District which was recently Scgrega-
ted from that Of Gold Hill. 1t WAS located
in the spring OF go, since which time 4 con-
siderable amount Of work has been done on
the claim. The claim lies on the north side
Of Secret Ruyipc, and just short distance
northwest Of the American Flat road II
contains 2.O0G feet on four lodges. We yes
terdav paid I visit 20 this CLAIM, IN company
with Mr.. George SweESOn anu Mr.. cooper.
From Secret Ray.uc, about thirty rods north
Tom Reeds Mil, the company has run
,,UneI into the hill. 70 the north, the distance
OF $50 feet. This tunnel Is the place where
the FRS, work WAS done OF the claim in 60.
The hrSt hundred feet of this tunnel which
WAS run at IN early day was not properly
tirlbcred, consequently while the work was
standing still it cavcd in some places. But
this has been rcmedied by cleaning out the
loose earth anu strongly timbercd. and closely
llrylnG the tunnel, through It's whole length.
The timberS used are 5y S inches in size,
and the sets are four AID 4 half feet wide ut
the bottom, three and . quarter At the top,
and SIX feet high. These sets are placed
about hvc feet apart and the spaces between
CLOSELY Jagged wiki TIVE inch plank. About
2OO feet from the mouth Of the tunnel. II
passes through 4 .cdse full. fifty feet IL width.
THIS ledge i passed through only about fifty
feet below the surface. l: Is considerably
broken up, and the quart Is much mixed
with cIlv. The owners are very sangUiue in
the belief. that by going down hundred and
tiy or two hundred feet deep on the ledge,
!, will be found well defined and rich. We
are yeyv strongly inclined - the belief that
they are correct in their opinions. The COM
vany have already commenced - act Il the
matter. They have sunk shaft about 10
roGS northeast !CDm the U,outE Of the tunnel.
This shaft Is now 50 fee: dcen. Il : four by
) feet in size in the clear, and t:ubcred with
inch plank into two compartments OF equal
size. 4, The drp;h OF ABOUT t.'y fee, water
was struck in the SHAFT. and atter sinking Il
about ten feet deeper. work wa> discontinued
and now tbs company has SCvera. men enga-
ged III grading around the shaft to 'laNc
level on which to erect wh;m. rs soon rs
this piece OF machinery i put up work will
Be resumed on the shaft. \ contract has
already been .c: 70 SiuE the shaft lQO feet
deeper, which will, when completed, make
Us entire dcp,h l5O fee. The company
think chat at that distance down the ledge I.
will be struck by the SHAFT which, As the B
ledge stands At an angle from tn" Perpcndic-
ular, has been started On one side ii It for F.
that purpose. Close By the shaft and tunnel
the company mas L house built, which some
OF the workInen uSe for lodgings anG whlchIS
also used rs an Office. About 200 yards UP
the hill, in u uorta"riy direction !, another .
shaft which thi, company has bceu sinking
a. strike the fourth ledge Of the series which .
taev claim Tai, shaft i U! the same dimen-
sions as thc;g ouHer, but i 10 feet deep.
About 30 fee, from the top G:lft i run TO
the west. 30 feet or more, which Is closely .
Jagged overhead, and, from the bottom OF the .
shait another drift Is run 20 ne east, about
IS feet We would mention here thar there .
Is somethia. cf 4 strife between thiS company
and the san Francisco company. which has
sunk 4 shaft Just by the side o.: tGIS one,
which vii. probably crow iJtN l law suit. 1t .
Is not our business - give decisions concern .
ing questions OF title TO different mining
claims. We visit mining claims 10 ascertain .
facts relating ~ mining. and Ne leave queS-
lions Of law to De decided Gy the courts after
a fair hearing. We viii say this. however;
the One0to company has an advantage OF the .
San Francisco company.iu possession torthe!r .
shaft j much lower than the one which that
company Is sinking. and Yesterday the shaft
Of the latter company came fairly and square
" down upon the plank covering ot the Gri!t .
which the uaeo;0 company has run 20 The
west. We are informed that until quite re-
Gently when the company let the contract 10
sink their shaft deeper, and also - run their
tunnel 300 feet further, they had fo- I long
time. Sept about twenty meu constantly en-
ployed IL mining on thci. claim. The !nl-
provsn.sn,s which this claim has rlaGe GER
tainly mcri. praise. The Indications which
they have 4: diiEerca; places on their claim
where they have done wo-H. surrey pred:c;
success, and this we wish them, n the high
est degree, for we know b. the manner N
which thew have made improvements that
corresponding advances Will be made rs the
company grows rich.
A VISIT TO THE Fulton ForNDHr.-
knowing the great iu;ereS: which Is felt by
our mining population in the improveNentsf
which are made in This country, IN the con-
structlon Of such works. as these, we took
time 10 pay a visi. 70 this foundry and ma
chine shop. Il seems almost impossible that
there should hav" sprung up i'll our Territory
N three or four years, such requirements for
machinery as would build mp and keep busy
three large fOUuGrieS and machine shops IN
our narrow canon. within three miles X one
another Yet, this IS the case, and, with al
the capacity they contain Of turning out
work, nearly all their time and power Is de-
voted TO making repairs on machinery which
has been set up and worn out or broken
within that time. This shop is situated on
the Divide between Gold Hill and Virginia,
and a. the time we visited II, presented 4
scene Of busy industry, which IS rarely equal
ed even in this thriving country. The Yari-
Gus departments Of the institution, we found
crowded with as many craftsmen as could
work 10 advantage. Every where ali round
was seen pieces Of machinery some IN the
whom the HlSFtnr from
the moulds, some bright and smooth as the
lathe could make them, while here and there,
werelving pieces Of machinery brought to
the shop for repairs. Let US first commence
with the pattern shop. The place for the
exercise OF constructive aud inventive genius,
for exact work and good mechanical taste
This Is IN the second story Of the building,
and over the machine shop. Around the |
sides of the large room used for the depart
ment, shelves are put up which are crowded
full Of patterns which have been used aud
which have been made for future use. They
are patterns OF pumps, OF cylinders, OF cross
heads, of pistOnS, OF c, gwheeLs, Of reels, OF
puleys, of friction wheels, and OF five hun
dred other things, which are used in making
I'D machinery. The workmen in this shop,
are now employed in getting UP the patterns
for the engine and pump which are TO be
made here for the Bullion Company, and
which, when completed, will be the first en-
CINE and the first pump ever constructed in
This Territory. The valves OF this engine
will be something different from those in use
in other engines, and will work in such Il
manner as 10 admit into the cylinder double
the amount Of steam at the commencement
of the stroke, that is admitted after the pis-
ton has been started, and, also, to allow
freer exhaust. These improvements are the
Fh,F Of
the pattern shop. We do not profess to be |
much of mechanic, but it appears to US |
that this new invention should work exceed
ingly well. In the room below, the machin- |
iSt work Of the establishment is done, here |
the rough castings are pot on the lathes and |
finished off smooth and exact. There are !
two large lathes in This shop, and another |
one is being constructed which will swing as |
much as % feet. This one will be set in a |
shop which is now building in connection |
with the one in use, and which will be used |
for similar purposes. In a large room east |