Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-09-13
THE EVENING NEWS.

of the day we are now to record that Of
new district, entitled st. Mary's, and sisr
ated about fifty-6ve miles from virginil
on the Henness Pass route and one mi
west of Jordan's Station. The lodges i
this district were discovered three yeal
since by parties who did not at that tim
know that silver was of so much impoI
lance as a mineral to be worked by IN
hardy miners. About two weeks sine
James Brennan. while prospecting anon
the hills and mountains of Excelsior Dis
trics, (Ss. Mary's is but twenty-five mile
distant.) heard something Of previous min
ing being done in this place, ard at ono
started therefor, and found a countr,
where not only four or Ave lodges crol
boldly for a parallel distance Of miles, bu
embracing n Of the finest and mos
heavily wooded and well watered district
in the country. besides being at a mucl
lower altitude than any Of the Sierra Ne
vada districts. From Mr.. Charles c
Whitehead We learn the following partic
ulars Nine lodges have so far been loca
ted, the records showing many men from
Storey county as locators. Two mill-site
and privileges, a large ranch, timber anc
ground for ditching. have also been located
and notices posted. The only work douC
on the lodges has been by blasting at the
base of the groupings, which are ten feet
in hight. A blast threw away many tons
of the groupings (Which can hardly be
distinguished from those Of the Gould &
Curry and disclosed a fine vein of ore,
which has been asSayed with most hatter-
ing results-even the groupings assay the
sum of 1927 so, while this ore at a dis
lance of two feet below will largely ex-
coed that sum, and what is most
wonderful. bear hardly q trace Of gold,
the rock being i~mpregnated with silver
s~ulphurets. and so nearly resembling
the ore from the mines in Gold Hill that
it would require an expert to distinguish
the difference. The lodges run north and
south, and the extent in width Is about
three miles, with numerous well-detined
parallel lodges. The district is in Sierra
county, and distant from Downieville
about forty-ive miles. A large party
from Downieville arrived in the district
on Sunday. including the County Clerk,
Judge Pratt, and other men Of capital.
who at once proceeded to make locations.
4 meeting was to have been held on Mon
day night for the purpose Of perfecting a
code of mining laws for the district, the
old mining laws of Sierra county being
unsul,ed to wants Of a latter-day mining
camp. Mr.. Whitehead has already erect
ed a building eighteen feet BY twelve, a
blacksmith shop, and in company with
Mr.. Brennan has three men employed in
building. mining, etc. He will return ut
once to St. Mary's, taking his family with
him. and superintend work on two or
three lodges, on which shafts will be sunk
in order to test their value a. a lower
depth. Some sacks Of the ore has been
brough, TO Virginia and will be worked
by mill process in order 10 determine its
actual value. Although we have no very
great desire to believe in all the marvellous
rich reported discoveries, yet we believe
that the new district will prove an ex-
cellens mining locality, for it is easy of
access, has natural advantages Of a supe-
rior order. and already has secured quite
a population for a place W weeks old.
FATAL AccIDENr.-Last night. about
IL o'clock, o miner in the Potosi Com
pany's mine, named Edmund Chopper,
was instantly killed while at work in the
tirs, level. The following are the ascer-
tanned particulars: Chopper was engaged
in blasting, and had evidently sat down
on the side of the drift, when a piece OF
rock. weighing probably 1000 pounds,
fell from overhead about five feet. striking
him on the head and doubtless crushing
the skull, besides cutting the chin and
breaking the left leg. His death was
probably instantaneous. Chopper was
about thirty years Of age, with no family,
and we are informed a native Of Laurence,
Massachusetts. A Coroner's inquest will
be held this afternoon by DR.. J. c. Tucker,
County Coroner. No blame can attach TO
any one.
IMPORTANT N Observation-Disclosures
in order to fully understand the nature OF
the ore found IN the different discoveries
made in our new State, it has been found
necessary to make a true chemical and
analytical assay, but as yet no o~pportuni-
ties or advantages for so doing have been
made apparent, until the the present time.
Conrad Wiegand, assayer. of this town,
has associated with him Mr.. w. L. Rick
ard, a gentleman Of much experience both
in Europe and North and South America,
in the above peculiar department of chem
ical and analytical assaying, and is there
fore now prepared to perform all opera.
tons in that line. This is a new and
important move in assaying and the public
will please take note OF it.
ORoANIzEp.-Las, evening the Third
Ward Union Club organized and selected
the following officers for the ensuing year:
President. Judge Turner; Vice President,
r. T. Smith Secretary. Andy Whittord'
They recommended as the voice OF the
Union men in the Third Ward, that J. w.
Hemingway be selected as a member OF
the Central Committee, vice Alex. Hunter
resigned. The Third Warders snuff the
coming storm, and are bound to be up
and at their posts. Storey county vii
never again be controlled by a traitor fac-
ton, for the Union men will suffer no
personal grievances to interfere with good
of State.
Music HALL.-On Monday and Tues
day evenings this ~favori,e place OF resort
in Virginia was crowded BY appreciative
audiences. The principal attraction was
the new burlesque of the hour, called 1.-The
Woodhunters"- new and live play on
the exci,ements of the times-and a mos'
capital ,ake-off on old Piper on KNOX OF
Hillyer, and on the Enterprise. Il is
worth seeing, laughing about, and drink
ing a glass of lager over. Walter Bray
appears as Piper, and that capital actor
and minnie, MCGOWAN, as Lawyer Hill.
yer. The burlesque will be presented
every evening this week.
CoRoSER's ISouEsr.-Coroner Tucker