Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-06-27
N;llnafG Gold Hill.

1actS COnCeIHluS thS'
from the superintendent or clerk OF each,
and we consider ourselves fully warranted
in saving that the statements concerning
them can be relied on as being correct.
The list comprises all the Gold Hill mills.
GRANITE MILL.
This mill is owned BY the Parke Bros,
and is under their superintendent. II
has sixteen stamps and eight Wheeler pans,
and can work % tons of ore every "a
hours. The power is supplied by As
horse power engine. There are Al cords
of wood used per day at this mill, and 10
men regularly employed.
ECLIPSE MILL.
This mill is situated IN the upper part
Of Gold Hill. and is owned BY the Eclipse
Mill and Mining Company. 1t is super
intended BY Chas. Forman. The Eclipse
has Is stamps, eight Hepburn pans, is
driven By 50-horse power engine. and
crushcs on an average 90 tons of ore per
day, There ia used at this mill four cords
of wood every "a hours. Employment IS
gwen TO 10 men.
COMET MILL.
The Comet Mill is situated in the ives,
part of the town Of Gold Hill. One half
of it is owned by New York company
the other half by Kirkpatrick and Rhodes.
II is superintended by Mr.. L. U. Goliath.
The Comet Mill has l6 stamps and 81
Brevoort amalgamating pans. 1t has
working capacity of 20 tons OF ore per
day. The machinery is driven BY As
horse power engine. There is used at this
mill FIVE cords of wood per day. and EN-
ployment is giveL to eleven men.
BOWERS MILL.
This mill is situated in Crown Point
Ravine. 1t is owned by Mr.. and Mrs.
L. S. Bowers, and superintended BY Mr..
James Livingston. II has 90 stamps and
80 common style muller amalgamating
pans, and has the capacity of crushing %
tons of ore every 81 hours. The mill is
driven by 65-horse power steam engine,
and requires about FIVE and a half cords
of wood per day. II furnishes employ
ment 10 fourteen men.
CROWN POINT MILL.
This mill belongs TO the Crown Point
G. & S. NJ. Co., and is situated in Crown
Point Ravine, at the Company's claim.
The mill is superintended by Capt. T. 6.
Taylor, who also has charge Of the Com
pany's mine. 1t has stamps, II pans,
35-horse power engine, and works on an
average about 81 tons Of ore per day.
The engine which runs the mill also does
the pumping from the mine. When it is
running nothing but the mill. about three
cords Of wood are used per day--otherwise
about four. There are eight men regu-
larly employed.
UNION MILL.
This mill. situated in the lower part Of
Gold Hill. is owned by Tregloan s Co..
and superinteded BY Capt. John White.
I, has battery Of - stamps, and has II
matchmaking pans. The mill works, on
an average. about twelve tons of ore per
day. I, is driven at present BY 20-horse
power engine, but larger one is soon to
be put up. The mill furnishes employ
nent for nine men. Il requires the con-
sumption of three and half cords Of
wood per day.
GOLD HILL MILL.
This mill is owned BY the Gold Hill Q.
VI. and VI. Co., and is superintendent BY
F. Chappellet. Il has Il stamps and 81
common amalgamators, and two Of Far
rand's Patent Oscellaung Amalgamators.
This mill has capacity for working Is tons
OF ore per day. Its engine is of 36-horse
power. and requires three cords Of wood
every "a hours. There are Is men en-
ployed.
srEvESsoN's MILL.
This mill belongs to Mr.. C. c. Steven
son and IS superintendent BY him. Il is
situated in the lower part of town. ard is
next below the Gold Hill Mill. II has a
Howland's Battery OF s stamps, IL COM
mon pans, l2-horse power steam engine
and brushes on an average tons of ore
per day. There are men employed, and
two and quarter cords of wood used
every "a hours.
RHODE ISLAND MILL.
This mill owned BY II. B. Potter, I. V.
Barney and Geo. L. Smith. and ia situated
in the lower part of Gold Hill. II is
superintended by Mr.. Potter. 1t has rs
stamps; and twenty fleet matchmaking
pans. II has the capacity for working 80
tons of ore per day. II is driven BY As
horse power steam enging and gives per-
manent employment 10 Is men. There
are five cords of wood used per day at
this mill.
SAPPHIRE MILL.
This mill is situated in the lower part
of town. and is owned by the Sapphire
Quartz Mill Company. The Superintend-
ent is F. Chappelet, Esq. 1t has l6 stamps,
and at present has 40 pans and works 20
tons of ore per day, but in few weeks
| will have sixteen more pans added to its
amalgamating machinery, when its work.
ing capacity will be increased TO rs tons
per day. It has 40-horse power steam
engine, uses four cords of wood every "a
hours, and gives employment to IL men.
PBrALuxA MILL.
| This is an eight-stamp mill, owned by
Mr.. A. L. Greeley. 1t has Is common
muller amalgamating pans. 2o-horse
power engine, and is capable Of working
! IL tons Of ore per day. There are two
and three-eigbts cords of wood consumed
at this mill every "a hours, and employ
ment is furnished to eight men.
IMPERIAL MILL.
This mill is owned by the Imperial Sill
yer Mining Company, and is under the
charge of Mr.. VIM. D. Gray. It is one
of our largest mills, having A stamps and
"A pans. The stamps are placed in FIVE
circular batteries. The mill brushes on an
average 80 tons Of ore per day. 1t is
driven by 45-horse power engine, and
gives employment to 20 men. There are
consumed at this mill six and half cords
of wood every "a hours.
EMPIRE MILL NO. 2.
This mill is the property of the Empire
NJ. s. ". Co., and is superintended by Mr.
Biyins, but under the general superin-
tendence Of R. T. Graves, Superintend-
ent Of the Company. 1t has 10 stamps.
IL Wheeler pans, and works 80 tons OF
ore per day. There are seven cords OF
wood consumed every twenty-four hours.
XARYsvILLI MIL.
This mill 10 situated about three-fourths
of a mile below Gold Hill. It is owned
by John Rule, VIM. T. O'Neil and /.
Glazier s. Co. Mr.. 0'Neil is Superin-