Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-05-23
THE EVENING NEWS.

this, the young giant of the ComstocN'
We yesterday afternoon paid our second
visit TO the mine, and will speak OF the
progress made within the past six weeks
Descending the shaft to the depth OF three
hundred and forty feet, we reached the
first station, and were quickly in the south
drift where the ledge had first been cut at
the time of our previous visit. Since tnen,
q drift has been driven on the east wall OF
the ledge q distance of about thirty-hve
feet. and the paw streak "s,oped upon
for TWENTY-FIVE feet and timbered substan-
tally. From the point where the ledge
was frs, cut. the ore has been steadily
developing ITSELF widening to the south
west, and pitching with the clay wall 10
the cas-, at an easy angle. The character
OF the ledge is precisely like the whole
Comstock lode in Gold Hill proper, only
if ANYTHING, being more profuse in rich
sulphurets of silver, than any other ledge
AZ that depth. At the western portion Of
the drift, about fourteen feet in width,
there is running Il streak of black sui
phurets of silver that is maryellously rich,
and which indicates its presence as high
as the work as been stopped. The pro-
Sress made here is most satisfactory. and
the evidence of q nch ledge sustained by
testimony obtained two hundred feet be-
low, and on tie same angle of the ledge,
is confirmation almost certain of future
mine, that will add large amount to our
bullion shipments. Stepping again aboard
Of the car, down we glide distance of two
hundred feet, and reach the lower
level. where we find an immense amount
Of labor has been done within the past six
weeks. Work has been done in each of
the east, north and south drifts, the two
latter developing fair pay ore, and the
south drift connecting with the ground of
the Imperial Company, furnishing excel
lent air. In the east drift, however, at q
distance of ninety feet from the shaft, the
ledge was cut and run through to the
wall, distance of over fifty feet, and the
whole body of the ledge being extra pay
ore. with Innumerable pockets of the well
come sulphurets of silver and quartz
specked with gold. In this ledge pros
pecting shaft has been sunk TO the depth
Of thirty feet, each additional foot in
depth attained. developing richer ore than
that above. This shaft will be continued
until the water shall prevent sinking. The
ledge AZ this point is pitching at an angle
Of about forty-fve degrees to the east.
and IS distinctly developed and in direct
angle and pitch with the ledge at the 6rst
level. After looking through the entire
mine and receiving much information
from Mr.. Henry Donnely. the courteous
foreman, and the (Hale) affable Secretary,
We went to the surface. convinced that in
one year from this date the Alpha mine
will be second 10 none in Gold Hill
proper.
A CALL on PHILANTHRoPY.-ln Viz
sinia, every night, until the early morning
dawns, an innocent little girl, about ten
years of age, is employed to play the piano
in house Of prostitution, on F street, and
Of course is thrown into direct contact
with the women who live there. The
little girl is pretty. interesting, possessed
Of fine musical talents, and SAYS her
mother (Great God! what mother y
compels her TO go there and play nightly,
10 earn money. Already, her mind has
become tainted BY the lecherous example
Of those harlots and we call upon Chris
nan men and women, If such there be in
Storey, to rescue this little girl from the
impending fate that Is worse than death.
In the name of humanity, in the spirit of
compassion, we call upon men and wo-
men 10 look to the matter. We have
charitable institutions, and thousands OF
dollars are annually contributed for be-
nevolent purposes, and it IS the duty OF
the City Government to at once take
charge of this child and rescue her from
life of infamy.
SAD SleHr.-On Sunday, q man, i'll
Ihapen, palsied with disease, and bearing
the appearance of premature old age.
stopped Us on c street and evidently tried
70 speak. We took his ourstretched hand,
but il was several seconds before We re-
cognized our old friend. Charley Clintz,
who, it will be recollected, about six
months since had shooting ARRAY in the
Bank Exchange saloon. with John X.
Sale. Both parties were injured, Sale
being shot in the wrist, and Clintz having
both middle fingers shot from his right
hand. Clintz become parslizsd from the
effects Of the wounds, and we had, in the
hurry of life, entirely forgotten him until
yesterday-we saw him the wreck of the
elesan, man and genial gentleman we
knew six months ago. He can walk with
unsteady gait. but cannot speak or write,
and his physician informs US that he can
never get well. 1t is sad case.
ARa1vEp.-Tom Poo and his Chinese
friends, who started some weeks since for
Idaho, arrived in Virginia last evening,
the worst looking, most disheartened lot
of Celestials that ever chopped rice this
aide of Canton. Tom IS much enraged
and says: Dam Mclean man no let
Chinaman live in that section. Tom IS
foo,-sore, ragged, suDburnt, broke and
badly used up anyhow. The miners Of
the Northern country have sense enough
not 10 allow swarrns Of the long-talled
opium-eaters TO rush in and obtain the
best mines and work them.
OPERA House MELoDEoS.-This new
place of amusement, in Virginia, promises
10 be a success, and since the opening
night has been crowded with fun-lovllg
audience. The performance is Of su-
perior kind, and all vulgarity is studiously
avoided by Stephenson, the excellent
manager. Walter Bray, Woodhun, Flora
Bray, Carrie Chapman, Md'le Accosta,
Mrs. Wells, and others, appear nightly,
and mirth and wit characterize the per-
formsnees, Tomorrow evening several
new performers viii appear, fresh from
San Francisco.
New PuaP.-we saw yesterday at the
FULTON Foundry a new pump, being built
70. the Belcher Mining Company. The
barrel il ten inches in diameter, and car
ries an eiEht-foot stroke, capable OF lifting
an the water that will probably be en-
countered for a great depth. The work
manship is most excellent and like the
engines built by this concern for the Bull