Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-07-22
THE EVENING NEWS.

AoAAAONS LalLOOC Iuu-
mel. We have recently heard, in many
places, OF the superior work done at the
Ogden-hence our visit, through the kind
invitation ofthe lessee and Superintendent,
Mr.. w. d. Farrand. The building is of
wood. substantially put together, and
eighty feet in length by forty in width,
and thirty feet high. The motive force is
one of Booths best steam engines, of Co.
horse power, fourteen inch cylinder and
30-inch stroke. The boilers (two) are
each sixteen feet long and ifsy-two inches
in diameter, with forty-two 3-inch fues.
1t requires about seven cords of wood
daily to keep up steam-force sufficient to
run the mill. Eighteen stamps in three
batteries crush about thirty tons of ore
daily, which passes from the batteries into
twenty watts from whence it is worked in
twelve Wheeler pans, thence to four S-feet
settlers. As will be seen, the pan caliber
is very large compared with hat of most
eighteen stamp mills, and the exceedingly
satisfactory results with which ore is
worked at this mill may be in part at
tributed to a very superior amalgamating
process. The tailings pass through two
small pans, after leaving the settlers, into
a huge agitator, which we believe is the
only one OF the kind in the State. The
pans make about twelve revolutions per
minute, and the muller" runs clear of
the bottom Of the agita,or and about three
inches above. This agitator reduces from
thirty to two tons, and some of the saved
substance we saw was evidently very rich
in silver, and we are informed that this
agitator-the invention of John W. Ho-
gan, the efficient foreman Of the mill
saves daily about $40 in mineral, which
before was lost in the canon. Finally,
five twelve-feet boxes, eighteen inches
wide, are lined with coarse mating, over
which pass the second ,ailings from the
agitator. These blankets are washed
every six hours, and all the s%ulphurets
are thus corralled. We found, upon a
close inspection of the entire machinery,
that the extreme success which has re-
Gently characterized the work of this
mill was not due to the rapidity or nice
ness of the machinery, but to the care
taken to save all the metal that is worth
saving. The lessee Mr.. Farrand, is the
inventor, and patentee for the "Oscillat-
lux <AIudlSdllldlOE UtlOIt ICACEICu " III
these columns, and in a short time will
have two of his machines running at this
mill. The ore being reduced at this time,
is from the Yellow Jacket mine, and en-
ploys thirteen men to do the requisite
labor in and around the mill. We passed
a very pleasant hour at the Ogden, and
are indebted to Mr.. Farrand and Mr..
Hogan for a courteous reception and hos
pitable treatment. We think the Ogden
one Of the very best mills on this coast,
both in machinery and economy of saving
precious metal.
SCAN. MAo.-Quite q little episode &C.
Cured in the monotony Of an every day
life, IN the vicinity of a populous mill,
within q dozen miles Of Virginia, yester-
day afternoon. 1t seems that the charac-
ter of a young lady, residing Whereabouts,
having been impeached by certain ques-
tionable parties, the former set to work to
trace out the cause of all the gossip con-
corning her actions; and having ferreted
out q certain married woman, near the
mill, as the offending party, sailed forth
TO demand a retraction OF the insulting
language applied to her, and the unwar-
ranted assertions so ~assiduously circulated
against her. Arriving at the door of the
habitation, the young lady demanded adj
m~ittance by the usual form of knocking;
but receiving no answer she tried the latch
of the door, and found it was secured on
the inside, which excited her suspicious.
Hearing suppressed talk inside, the young
lady decided on etfectinS an entrance ;
Selling a billet of wood, by q well direct
ed blow at the lock sundercd the fasten-
ing, and the door flew open. S%pringing
into the apartment q sight met the gaze of
our heroine not calculated 10 raise her
calumniator in the eyes of the neighbors
or that of the insulted maiden. Stretched
upon q couch, in dishabillc, lay the object
of her search. In the centre Of the apart
ment she beheld another of her accusers,
not allowed by law to occupy n closed
room with another mans wife, IN the
slight dress in which he was clothed, and
the countenances of each betokened the
immense horror they experienced in thus
being confronted in their guilt by one
whom they had endeavored to drag down
to their own level, in shame and disgrace.
Our fair lady, casting a look of indignant
scorn at the faithless pair, drew her gar
ments about her and departed, leaving the
twain to enjoy their discontinue, and
contemplate their delightful position, with
the full knowledge that her own character
was safe in the hands Of all such accusers.
Mourn LrNcoLS.-Mr. A. b. Paul left
town, yesterday afternoon, for kearsarge
District, where he expects to remain about
n month. He took with him portraits OF
Washington and Lincoln, which he IN
tends TO carry TO the top Of q mountain In
that district, said by the engineers who
SURVEYED the boundary line between Cali
fornia and Nevada, to be the highest point
of land in the United States. There he
intends TO erect a monument and deposit
the pictures, and christen the peak Mount
Lincoln, in honor Of our late President.
The mountain was given a different name
at the time of the survey, but the engineers
have consented TO change It, and it will be
mentioned as Mount Lincoln in their re-
ports. 1t is very appropriate that the
highest point of American soil should be
named after the man who stood highest in
the estimation Of the American people.
OPERA HousE.-Las, evening Mr.. Dan
Setchell as Asa Trenchard, IN the comedy
Of "Our American Cousin" made a de-
cided hit, and won shouts OF laughter
from an appreciative audience. This
evening, for the first and last time, he ap-.
pears ,in his greatest character, that OF
Captain Cutie in "Dombey and Son.
We have never yet seen Setchell in this
character, but the entire press OF Calitor-
MIA are a unit in their praise Of his define
alton Of the worthy Captain. Tomorrow
night concludes Mr.. Setchells engage
ment.
CIRcus.-To-night is the benefit even
ing of the charitable Fund of the Virginia
Fire Department, and we believe the last
night of Cook. Wilson * Zoyara's splen-