Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-08-11
THE EVENING NEWS.

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Durkee, who last evening returned from thi
new mining region, that everything there i
lovely and the goose hangs high. There ar
now from a thousand to fifteen hundred PEG
pie IN Summit City, and crowds are comins
IN every day. Mule teams with merchandise
and OK teams with lumber are constantly
arriving; and Tuesday evening, when Mr.
Durkee left, the machinery for 4 six-stamI
quartz mill was just coming into town. Tit
frame Of this mill had already been erected
and the water-whcel completed, and n large
force Of workmen were ready to commence
putting up the machinery as soon rs it was
unloaded. The mill, it was thought, would
be ready to commences crushing rock in abou,
two weeks. Mr.. Durkee, together with q
party of severa. other Gold Killers, were in
the district about 4 week and pretty thor
oughly examined the country and the numer-
Gus different lodges in the vicinity Of Summit
City, and also for several miles out Of town.
They are very faycrably impressed with the
appearance Of the lodges, and are imperative
in their declarations that il the lodges are as
rich below as they have been found to be on
the surface, they are ahead Of anything yet
discovered. The miners working there all
have the greatest faith in their value and
permaneuce. During the day they dispense
through the mountains, working their claims
or prospecting for new ones, and at night
come into town, build huge bonfrcs, around
which they congregate and relate their days
experience, recount their adventures, EMU
merate the rich strikes made, and build high
in air their golden castles. They are 4 happy
set, with their golden prospects. The Cali
fornia Company have taken out and sacked
about q ton Of rock, which is now on the
road coming into Virginia. When Mr..
Durkee and his party returned they passed
it at Webber's Station. Il will be in and be
worked at some Of our mills in a few days,
when we shall know Of the results.
OuTRAGEous.-This morning one of those
occurrences which makes u persons blood
run cold was rc-enac,ed opposite the Eclipse
mill. BY gross neglect, or sheer ~laziness, a
tcamster named Blinn, driving 4 six-horse
team belonging to Mr.. Rowland, drove out
from the Bacon Company's dump with n load
nf eight tons Of quartz, and started down the
steep grade OF Main street without putting
4 shoe under the wheel Of his wagon. As a
natural consequence, his brake gave way
under the unusual strain 10 which it was
necessarily subjected, and the full force and
weight OF the wagon came upon his team,
forcing them down the street at 4 fearful rate,
and finally pushing them over a tirc-plug and
down the bank by the Eclipse mill, killing one
and breaking the leg Of another, which after
wards, Of course, had to be killed to end its
s~ufferincs. The brake gave way where il mad
not been well welded; but that is no excuse
for the driver, who could in five minutes
have put on 4 shoe and removed all danger
of such an accident. II is highly %reprehensi.
bic for any driver to imperil the lives not only
of his animals, but Of individuals, BY start.
ing down through Main street with loads Of
quartz, depending solely on his break as a
means Of checking the speed OF his wagon.
Fortunately, the wagon in this case brought
up against a FIRE plug. Had it not done so it
would unavoidably have gone among \ crowd
OF teams jus, below. and done great havoc.
We hope this is the last case OF such care
lessness we shall be called upon TO condemn.
NEW Hois1ISa woRxs.-The Yellow
Jacket company have commenced making
preparation, for the erection Of new hosting
works at the Princess shaft. 4 short distance
northwest OF the shaft they are now working
through. The new works will be temporary,
being erected for the purpose Of hosting
from the mine while the company are re-
pairing the shaft through which they are now
working. The engine will be OF 3j-horse
power, and is the one formerly in use ut the
company's mill down on the river. It will
take no very great while 10 make the repairs
necessary in the old shaft but it was thought
best to put up the engine which the company
has on hand, as the expense would be light
and thera would then be no delay in the
working Of the mine. This Princess shaft is
in good condition, and connects with the
mine AZ n point which makes il very con-
venient for use, and when the machinery is
once erected can be used TO advantage for a
long time hereafter.
PIONEER BOILER WoRXS.-Nearly oppo-
site to the Pioneer Foundry, Of which we
spoke yesterday, is located the Pioneer Boiler
Works, owned and run by Moore & Co., who
arc capable Of manufacturing any required
size Of boiler, pipe, or other sheet-iron work.
We visited the establishment, and found that
it possessed all the necessary machinery,
such as punches, shears, rollers, forges, etc.
10 make 4 firSt-clasS institution OF Il. Re
Gently, some excellent work has been sent
from the Pioneer Works, among which may
be mentioned two boilers for the Bullion
company, one for the Succor mill, one for
the Marysvillc mill, besides 4 large lot Of
pipe, from six 10 thirteen and one-half inches
IN QlaulekeE, Is uIlAN DCluS LlailAoSNuACA'
This is another branch Of home industry, and.
we hope 10 see it as we'll as all other expert.
men,s Of Nevada mechanics practically sue
cessful.
ALL Notwithstanding the alleged
scarcity Of ore, all our mills appear to be
busy. We are inclined TO believe that rumor
has mis-rcprescntcd facts, and made the
scarcity appear much greater than it really
is. Min men do not hesitate to build new
mills, and they, therefore, derive no fear
from the repeated assertion that :hc Com
stock lode is /" petering." A splendid mill
is now building in Gold Hill. Birdsall X
Carpenter, arc building largely At Dayton,
and the Yellow Jacket company are adding
extensively to their Morgan mill. Mrs.
Grundy, evidently, is wagging her tongue in
tee interest of unprincipled "bears" and
money sharps. When mills keep their bat
,eries running they undoubtedly are not out
Of rock.
STEAMBOAT SrRISGs.-We learn from our
old friend Stowe, the proprietor Of the Steam
boat Springs Hotel, that the water-works Of
the s~ulphurous regions in his vicinity have
lately been playing unusual freaks in the
shane of new outbreaks and loud growing at
long-pent confinement. The large spring
continues to iutermit with accustomed regu-
larity; first sinking far down the yawning
chasm that recks with steam, then coming
with race-horsc speed and hurting jets Of
boiling foam far into the air. These springs
are 4 wonderful freak Of natures handicraft,
and should be visited by everybody, being
but a short distance from Virginia. over an
easy grade.
New MILL.-Mcssrs. Genard & Fancherie
keep work moving with II rush on their new
mill, in the lower par, of town, and already
have i. incloscd. This mill will work rock
by dry crushing, an entirely different process
Is is claimed that by this process more gold
is saved, and rock can be worked much more
closely than can be done by stamps in wet
crushing, which is the method used IN pre-
pairing the ore for the pans in all the ordi-