Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-07-13
THE EVENING NEWS.

mencement Of work of this new mining
company on their claim. This company
was recently formed by Mr.. Apple, who
owned seventy-hye feet of ground which
was segregated from the south end of the
Belcher claim, three or four years ago, and
the Midas Mining Company, which owned
eighty-ive feet, also segregated from the
Belcher about the same time. and lying
between the Apple ground and that COM
pany's claim. The new Company, there
fore has q claim adjoining the Belcher on
the south. consisting OF lG0 feet OF ground.
On both the Apple and the Midas ground
were shafts. On the latter were substan-
tial steam hosting works, and extensive
buildings. On the former the hosting
has heretofore been done with q within.
The working of the mine will be done
through the south or Apple shaft but
the machinery Of the north claim will be
used to do the hosting, "arrangementsh av-
ing been made by which the rope from the
sheave Of the pithead of the Midas shaft
works, is carried over the shaft Of the south
claim, where it raises and lowers the
bucket. The arrangement is simple, and
mOEhS Alht q NllulllLs ~ OaoA oAAAPAI Va
u pully just below the sheave, around
which the rope makes n right angle, and
from which it runs of TO q pithead over
the Apple shaft, which is a hundred feet
20 the south. The reason for using the
south shaft at present is because it is larger
and is dry. II is composed of three COM
partments. each three feet and nine inches
by four and a half feet in size in the clear,
and is substantially tmbered with four
inch timbers. 1t is two hundred and forty
feet deep. The Midas shaft, though $50
feet deeper, is not 50 large or well
constructed, and il wet. The Com
pany therefore use the south n
This shaft, too, is in the ledge. 1t is, Mr..
Apple informs US, now in the brown
quartz which is found all along on the
Comstock ledge, near the surface. The
indications are that it is nearly through
the brown strata. and the expectations are
that i, will be through that and into the
rich blue quartz below before 1t has been
sunk much further. The company has
appointed our friend the "irrepresSible
and successful Bob Apple, Superintend-
cnt of their affairs, and he has appointed
Dan Schneider, for his foreman. Two better
men for the respective positions could not
easily have been selected. Yesterday
afternoon about 2 o'clock he started up
his machinery in the presence of a large
ompan of owners and invited guests, for
whom he had provided a substantiallunch-
con, and several dozen of the best cham
payne, and amidst the popping Of corks
and hearty good wishes of those present,
mining operations were commenced which
are to place the Segregated Belcher among
the dividend paying mines OF Nevada.
DEADLY WEAPoNs.-The practice Of
carrying concealed deadly weapons is very
general among the floating population Of
Nevada, and it needs a little special legis-
lation 10 a, once check the amount Of
crime and bloodshed which necessarily
results from the indiScriminate using OF
weapons, US they are almost invariably
used in q moment Of passion, or when the
unfortunate holder labors under the bale
full influence Of TOO much whisky. Not
only in such cases are the parties wrang-
ling or seeking each Others lives, in danger,
but the quiet citizen. who peaceably pur-
sues his way, unmoles,ing any one. Is as
liable to BE- struck by a random bullet as
is anybody else. These reflections were
the result of Witnessing a row between two
men on South Z Street, Virginia, when,
with a large crowd gathered, one drew a
III -shooter. and was barely stopped from
firing into the dense mass OF men by the
prompt interference Of some friend, who
caught the pistol Just in season TO prevent
murder. We should like TO see q law pro-
hibiting the carrying OF all concealed
weapons.
VIRGINIA FIRE Observation-Disclosures
ing the recently elected delegates from the
several fire companies Of Virginia assem-
bled at the rooms of the Common Coun-
Gil for organization. Each company was
suffered q seat TO its delegates, excepting
Confidence No. 6, who sent two sets OF
delegates. President Wilson was unani-
mously reelected TO the honorable po-
si,ion of President of the Department. and
responded most e~loquently TO the declara-
ton of the fact. \ tote OF thanks were
extended 10 the President. and 10 Secre-
,ary Harry McDougall after which the
Board adjourned until next Tuesday even
ing, at which time the contested election
of No. 6 will be decided, and n Secretary
elected for the coming year. The follow
ing gentlemen are candidates for the po-
alton Harry McDougall, George +.
Vosberg. Tim Shea and \. F. Mckay.
ExcsLsIoR.-Alf. Burke, just returned
from a visit 10 Excelsior District, reports
everything extremely lively out there, the
fame of the vast riches of the district hav-
ing attracted quite a large crowd OF for
tune hunters from California and Nevada.
There are three embryo cities already laid
out, named Richport, Meadow Lake City
and Wightman's Camp. \ butcher shop
is started in the mines, where beef Is sold
ut fifteen cents a pound, and provisions
are cheap at the stations on the road in
the n~eighborhood. There are plenty OF
miners at work. and something of extra
ordinary richness will soon be developed.
Union.
BuRNED.-rhursday the steam saw-mill
Of Mr.. Eastman, situated about four miles
from the crossing of the Truckee ut Stone
< Gates, was burned. The boiler of the
engine exploded with tremendous violence
and the rcpor, was heard for miles. The
mill has been built but a short time, and
was cutting lumber from the pineries in
the vicinity of Lake Bigler. We learn
that the property was uninsured, but that
4 new mill will at once be erected.
CoRPoRArIoN.-rhe following incorpo-
ration was filed in the County Clerks
ofice:' Kearsarge Mining Company capt
tai, $3.50, 900 term, 40 years number OF
shares, 5,40O Of 800 each. Trustees, J.
H. Mills, J. B. Winters, y. P. Sheldon,
4. B. Paul and c. W. Tozcr. Principal
place of business, Gold Hill.
OPERA MELoDEoN.-The melodeon was
we'll filled last evening with n pleasant
looking crowd who know where TO 60 for