Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-07-25
THE EVENING NEWS.

we visited the Belcher mine and thor
oughly inspected its myriad tunnels
shifts and slopes, and will speak of tn,
vast work that has been done within 81,
months. At the depth of two hundred
and sixty feet we reach the first working
level-and here allow us to say that the
shaft of the Belcher is almost perfect in its
construction, and the heavy iron cage
glides as smoothly down the guides as is
possible, and renders the trip not only
pleasant, but desirable-while in some
mines we visit, the catching, falling, slack
of rope, and the sharp twang Of the same.
as the cage again brings it taut, TO say
nothing Of a sort of Jeff. Davis feeling
around the throat, makes the descent both
dangerous and unpleasant, unless a fellow
wants to take the chances Of keeping on
in his descent until a very much lower
level Is reached than is comfortable to
mine in. We commend the Belcher shaft
it is worthy. But, as Se,chell says, we
wander, At this level, and about one
hundred feet from the shaft, a very rich
vein of ore is now being worked, which is
at least forty feet in width. The work Of
"~stoping" has attained an upward dis
n Of about one hundred feet, and as
we climbed the inclining "shute" and saw
the perfectly defined vein of ore which
exhibited itself at every stroke OF the
miners pick, it seemed easy to superintend
such q mine-but afterwards, when we
visited hundreds of feet Of prospecting
shifts, we changed our base, and con
cluded it would be fur easir to report one.
This vein will be worked up even to the
top, if it continues 10 berich in sulphurets.
II is most peculiar in formation, lying
quite fiat, but favoring a southwest direc-
ton and bearing the appearance OF fire.
quently accumulated sediment in distnc-
tive layers-somc richer than Others, but
all very rich in the glittering black sui
phurets of silver. From the level below,
and directly on an angle Herewith,
this vein is being worked up TO connect
with the first level, and the character of
the vein there is much the same as where
we first inspected it. At the second level,
u distance of three hundred feet from the
: surface, we found many familiar timbers
and winding drift, spoken of before; but
away to the north and east, for i've hun
dred feet, and nearly to the north line OF
the company's ground, we pass through
walls of clay and granite TO where the
lead had just been cut, and which, when
thoroughly opened, may prove 4 very
valuable deposit. The ore there was OF
the usual richness, and though hardly
penetrated seemed to be widening with
every stroke of the pick. We trust this
new strike will be prolific with good re-
suits. We passed back through almost
interminable windings 10 the shaft, and
down we 60 to the third level, four hun
dred and twenty feet from the surface.
The drift here is just opened, being in but
about thirty feet, cutting the clay wall at
that point. Here a vast tank, for pump
ing purposes, Is being erected OF massive
timbers, TO which q lift pump will raise
the water, and a force pump, now being
manufactured. will force the water into
the new drain tunnel, one hundred and
fifty feet below the surface, whence it will
pass 10 the canon below, through six
hundred and forty feet of the s~traiShtest
and finest tunnel in the State. The work
OF sinking is being steadily progressed
with, and the main shaft is now down
five hundred feet, and when forty feet ad-
ditional depth shall be reached, four new
levels will be simultaneously opened, and
thus a vast amount Of labor can be done
ut once, and a large quantity Of ore hoist
ed daily. We were particularly impress
cd with the system of mining only the
pay streak, and were also an admirer OF
the " filling in" system adopted from the
first, and which good results may now
be seen in the timbers, which stand straight
and unwarped, though black with age.
In both systems there is an unmistakable
economy that must commend itself TO the
careful observer. The company have re-
Gently purchased several acres OF adjacent
ground, and now have a large place for
depositing what refuse ore is not used in
filing in old drifts and levels. y small
stable has also been constructed, and
every necessary addition is characterized
by q strict eye to economy, and yet liberal
enough for practical purposes. We passed
an hour in company with Mr.. John Lam
bert, the Superintendent, in visiting the
newly opened mining sections OF the claim,
of which we have spoken, but have omit
ted TO speak of the vast work going on in
other portions before particularly de-
scribed. In six months we believe the
Belcher NINE will pay bigger dividends to
stockholders than any mine on the Com
stock ledge.
LErr.-The charming Worrell Sisters
left on Sunday last, by the Pioneer stage,
for San Francisco, where they are under
an engagement with Magure to play at
the Opera House, succeeding Pauncefort
at that establishment. We have witnessed
their performances with much pleasure,
and their acting certainly gives proof OF
careful study and proper conception Of
character, which, with a few years OF ex-
p~erience and proper training, will develop
them into actresses of tirst-class merit.
We predict a glorious future in store for
them, and trust their engagements hereat-
ter will be as successful as the one they
have Just completed with us during
which, they have made hosts OF friends,
whose well-wisheS accompany them.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CoNcERT.-The school
attached TO the Methodist Episcopal
Church of Virginia. propose giving a Sun
day School Concert tomorrow evening at
the church, for the benefit of the Organ
Fund. 1t has been the desire of the pas
tor to procure q suitable instrument for
the service, and as the children expressed
a wish TO assist in obtaining the necessary
funds, the concert was proposed, and is to
be given for the accomplishment of that
object. We hope friends Of the little ones
will assist them in their laudable under
taking, and crowd the church on to-mor-
row evening.
EXCELSIOR DIeGrNGs.-John j. Roberts
runs a four horse stage from Ingram's old
station. at the junction of the Bonner
Lake and Henness Pass road into the