Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-06-17
THE EVENING NEWS.

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The d,x was mos, beautiful, and seated
behind Hobart's nasS, we were qn'eAF
wh,rled over the winding grade 10 the
town of American Flsr. where the bay
State" j. SITUATED. The building Is httS
by one hundred feet in size, substantially
framed and covered. On the front are hSe
batteries, containing twenty three stamps
weighing each seven hundred and my
pounds. The quartz is unioaded immeo'-
atelv in front Of the batteries. ard requires
but little labor to feed with ore. Atter
the ore has been crushed to sufficient
fneness to pass through fine wire screens,
j, il carried BY ~poutS 10 large >lum watts,
directly below the batteries. of which there
are nineteen. six feet square. with perto-
rated sides connecting each with the other.
The rulp i thence shovelcd into twelve
Wheeler pans. where. after due process, II
is passed into six 8 foot settlers, through
spouts. where again the tailingS are allowed
70 pass away through boxes down the
canon 10 a point where they are corraled
for future working. when the same may
become profitable. After the requisite
amalgamating in the settlers. the ore and
quicksilver taken from the bottom
where il o. course sccumulafeS. and the
amalgam Is thoroughly cleansed by run
ming through a small pan irs"niously
constructed for that purpose. Then II Is
taken 10 the retor'. which i set IN build
ing a short distance 20 the south OF the
mill. and melted into crude amalSam. The
.etort i 8 very fine one. capable of melt
ing one thousand pounds at heat and Is
firmly set in solid masonry. From the
batteries in the mill 20 the settlers the
works are arranged on the style Of grad
usted scale. each pan and settler being
run through separate bal'ing from the
main shatr. and 50 constructed As tn per-
NIT an unob>tructsd passage beneath in
case OF anv repairs being necessary. The
number of SETTLERS is unusually large IN I,
ratio 10 the pans, hu; the superior returns /
of the mill demonstrate the utility OF the I
same. The motive power is fine seventy !
Ave horse power engine. with thirty->lx !
inch stroke Of piston and fourteen inch /
cylinder. rhe steam for which il generated |
in a new boiler Of extra capacity. heins /
sixteen feet in length and fity-six inches !
in diameter, and Of the best manufacture. /,
The engine consumes daily about eight |.
cord. of wood, which il brought directly |
20 The furnace over a tne track. on which /,
runs a car of capacity Of abont one cord,
thus saving the usual labor OF handling
twice. The whole machinery connected
with the establishment is of the latest i'm
proved patterns and best manufacture.
Near rhe mill = fine rank of water for
~ \ Nf
Try Of three thousand gallons, while in the
ba~ement pure spring of sweet, cold
water bubbles increasingly from the stony
bank. furnishing fine supply for drink
ing and culinary purposes. In a room
adjacent 10 the battery department may
be seen large supply of stores, consisting
OF iron castings. SHOES, acids, oils and
other articles usual 10 quartz mill. The
amount of ore crushed daily exceeds thirty
tons, furnishing employment to twenty
Ave men. all of whom can claim American
soil for 8 birthplace. and loyalty for a
heritsgp. After thorough inspection Of
the mill. which We conceive to be the !
aneSt in the State Of its capacity. we ad- !
journed to the office and partook of some /
sanitary fluid of an eShilarating nature. |
Lit prime cigar. babe the gentlemanly |
Superintendent (whose name we unfor- /
tunately forget alden. and passing ,
through the quiet streets Of the once |
hnuriShing camp-yclepf American City
climbed the grade. while benea,hr AIRED the
stamps. shrieked the whistles and sounded
the machinery Of Gold Hi mines and
mills, and in due time were in the me-
tropolis of Nevada. Our visit was a
pleasant one, and instructive, at least TO
our<elf.
Festival At DArToS.--We are re-
oues,ed 10 state that there will be
Church Festival and Old Folks Concert
At Doyle's Hall, in DAYTON. on next
Tuesday and "wednesday evenings. The
entertainment will be gotten up BY the
ladies Of the VI. E. Church of thar place,
and will no doubt be splendid, for the
DAYTON ladies are famous for their success
in getting up fairs and concerts. Tickets
for both evenings are only one dollar ; so
the expense will not be very heavy to COM
mence with.
FATAL AccioESr.-Am man, whose name
was unknown, stopped at the Nevada
Sta,ion on the Overland Route. and |
wanted to procure passage 10 La Plata on |
the stage. The driver informed him that |
If he would lie over one day and clean out !
a well at the station he would give him |
his passage. The man consented. went |
into the we'll and commenced his work. !
when the walls of the we'll caved upon !
him, killing him instantly. He was about !
thirty years o. age, and an American.
TIE Opera House Melodeon was we'll |
allied again last night with an appreciative
audience. who could not avoid admiring !
the excellent entertainment. Virginia has |
long needed a first.elass place for light !
entertainment, and now that Mcguire has |!
furnished the necessary talent, the people (;
are coming literally 10 its support. A !
splendid bill will be presented this even !
ing for the numerous admirers.
We call the attention of the members Of |
the Gold Hill Gymnas,ic Club to the ad-
ver,isement in another column Of the
meeting this evening. The hall has been
frted up with new furniture and appa-
ra,us, and is now ready for the Club. !
The boys have got everything necessary
for the training of their muscle, and are
eager to organize and begin.
Rich RocK.-We saw at the Interna-
tional Hotel, Virginia. yesterday. some
very ans specimens of ore from the Silver
Wave Ledge. Mountain Wells District.
The rock IS highly impregnated with cop
per ore. but carries with 1t large guam
tity of silver sulphurets. The ledge has
bpen sold to New York Company, and
mill to crush the ore Is in process of erec-
ton.
NEW AND NECESSARY. - In Virginia
billiards have become one Of the prime
,musements. and Flint s. Co., Of the
Wsshoe Billiard Exchange, in order 10 be
up with their patrons demands. have pro:
cured, and to-day put in place, splendid
new French taole. OF the most delicate
cushions and best manufacture.
Far PoRK.-We saw last evening at
the butcher-shup of Treat s. Strauss,