Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-24
THE EVENING NEWS.

ported inch mining oistact situated abou
twelve miles north of Virginia, and whicl
on account of its peculiar geological form
alton was christened Red Mountain Min
ing District. About seyenty-Rve claim:
were at once located on the numerou.
groupings that were distinctly traceablt
for long distance; town called Wash.
ington was laid out; number of mining
cabins erected, and prospecting was al
once commenced on large scale. The
Immediately following hard times acted as
wet blanket TO the enthusiastic fires Of
discovery that burned so iiercely. Nearly
all the prospecting was stopped-the own
ers of claims not feeling able to advance
money to properly open the same. mostly
on the chance of the claims eventually
proving good. One company, however,
(who had caused assays from the crop
pings TO be made, and with most crafty
ing resultS,) continued to persevere in the
work of development, and that claim was
named the Daniel Webster. OF this claim
we propose to speak more particularly.
Among the trse locations on the side of
the mountain, the claim consists of 2,4OO
feet on the ledge, which crops distinctly
the whole length of the claim. A tunnel
was at once commenced. and at this date
has reached the distance of PIP feet-the
hrst $50 feet was run through sohd wall
of blue rock, when strata of blue clay
was reached, which being run in few
feet merged into a streak of broken quartz !;
then came the blue clay-and the last few
feet have been in peculiar strata of gray
iSh quartz, peculiar TO the Comstock ledge
rs prospected in Storey county. These
different stratas~ are evidently "feelers "
TO the ledge, and like ali indications of our
best lodges at an early date. are pitching
to the west. The company feel certain of
striking very rick ledge by few more
fee: of drifting. Four men are (and have
been since July LAST at work pushing the
tunnel night and day-the work being
under the direction of Paul CopperS,
to whom We are indebted for these
particulars. Immediately south of the
Daniel Webster, four claims of one thou
sand feet each have been located, the
whole now being consolidated for the
purpose of prospecting their claims. From
= survey made by Mr.. Ostrom, it appears
that these lodges are in direct line north
of the groupings of the Comstock ledge,
and all assays made from the groupings
have invariably shown q yield of from
eighteen to forty dollars per ton. These
consolidated claims are 10 be at once
thoroughly prospected, and when the
Webster" cuts their ledge, which will
be a, a deuth of 800 feet from the surface,
a fresh impetus will doubtless be given to
mining throughout the district, and the
vast benefits accruing from which are hard
TO be estimated at this early hour OF incu-
baton. The reason why these mines will
prove of great value is obyiouS-even II
the ore should not prove of such vast
value per ton, it is probable that CORES
pondinsly large bodies Of the same, which
will Weld from twenty to forty dollars per
ton, will be found, the same can be taken
distance of one and one-half miles TO
creek which affords ample motive power
for at least ten mills, of thirty stamps
each. At a distance of two and one-half
miles how the waters Of the Truckee
river, afording innumerable mill-sites.
By working the ore by water power, so
large a saving will be made in the cost OF
reduction as to make rock Of no value in
Virginia fortune to the owners. If exist
ing in large quantities near the mills. For
example, if ten dollars per ton paid for
TRANSFORMATION can be saved, mill work
ing thirty stamps would make net gain
per diem of $500. Wood in profusion
abounds on the surrounding hill-sides,
and pure water is to be found in natural
springs, or BY sinking short distance.
Al in all. we have "great expectations
of Red Mountain, and expect to chronicle
a rich strike in few days.
4 New SEAL.-As an active member of
the heightened Paregoric Club, we were
the recipient last evening of fac-simile
of the seal adopted BY the club. The pre-
senta,ion was made by the worthy Presl-
dent, James Root, Esq, who made many
sensible remarks, the most touching of
which was the closing hint to take about
a dozen drops in paregorical sense, sup
ported on our right flank BY Rev. Mr..
Birdsall, and on our left by Charley
Parker IA scriptural scene by the way),
we deploved ourself into hollow square,
and AT once were filed with the usual
parceorical remedy. We could only shed
tears (set strangled) and murmur in win
ming tones, Heaven bless you, bless you,
bless vou." The design is very ingenious,
representing Jack Wilde seated at sump-
,uous board. surrounded BY paregorical
luxuries, such as champagne, lager beer,
Hayana's, meerschaums, ETC., etc., his
broad face glowing like York's when
blowing eornet solo. Underneath the
device, in scroll, is the inscription IN
Latin of loud Ridis," or literally,
"Why do YOU laugh:' Directly under
meath are the words, Virginia, Nevada,
while at the top of the seal IS the inserlp-
ton, Paregoric Club, 1865" The whole
affair is of an unique character, and Will
be treasured BY the recipient as happy
memento of the genial souls who are the
worthy founders of so bene6cent an insti-
tuition as the " ParegoEic Club.
SEVERE AccIDESr.--Last evening about
eight o'clock, gentle man by the name OF
Adam Simpson fell on the sidewalk, on
c street below Taylor street, and broke
his leg. Drs. Watts and Morrell attend
ed upon the sufferer, and the fractured
limb was set and the man conveyed to his
lodgings. Our sidewalks are very slip,
pery, and person should be cautious and
guard against accidents of the kind.
ALARM OF FIRE.-Last night an alarm
of FIRE in Virginia got the fremen, and
every one else. on the street; but happily
it proved false alarm. This morning
an alarm was given, on account of hire on
the roof of a small cabin. The tre was
nut out without much damage. No.
engine was promptly on hand.
MATCHED. - Foy and Cooper were
-. ;.h, CO.. apothsr Ismill "