Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-03-22
THE EVENING NEWS,


made full report thereof, but last even.
ing IN company with Hon. John b. VIM
tiers, the President and Superintendent of
the Company, and Hon. Charles W. Tozer,
we made moonlight ramble among the
iaoynnthean excavations of this the finest
mine of Nevada. We will report only
what Improvement and development has
taken place since our last visit. The lower
level has been stopped up" in the west
ordt for number of sets of timbers, on
the same quality of ore then in sight; and
the ledge continues TO pitch at about the
same angie. But drift has been pushed
due east TOR distance of about sixty feet
from the shaft to the clay wall, which is
SO prominent feature in the grand devel-
opment OF the vast ledge of the mine being
formed az every depth thus far reached.
Where the ledge and wall joins (and which
mas been reached within the past two
days., body Of tho finest ore vet found,
and twenty-eight feet in width is being
opened, the same being huge masses of
ossck sulphuretS of silver of a similar
though richer character than the ore at
the two hundred and eighty feet level
ABOVE. Another shift running southwest
from the shaft under similar drifts at the
hrst level, also discloSes the same stratum
Of ore that first made the mine a paying
institution, the ledge in both drifts between
taeSe levels Vet remains 10 be worked
Northwest OF the shaft, SIX galleries
have been raised through the pay ore.
and 70 the width OF about sixty feet,
and vet above, At the west, south and east,
no limit to the ore has vet been reached.
Connection between the two leads has
bscn made on the line of the Burke ground
~ the north. and climbing up ladder, we
reach the point where the mine al the
north is being worked through the Michi-
gan shaft. A. this point we again find
the ledge as rich and plainly developed as
IN the southern portion OF the mine.
Passing by ladders for distance of fifty
feet to the first level, we proceed through
long drift recently pushed to the north
east. and here again we find the twenty
eight foot ledge one hundred and twenty
feet above the ledge struck in the east
drift Of the lower level. according to the
pitch, or about eighty feet vertically,
and perfectly developed for a distance of
more than three hundred feet in length.
At once the suggestion forces itself to the
mind, how vast is the quantity of rich ore
IS Yet untouched by the pick. Any per-
son who desires 20 calculate the amount
could do 50 from our stated facts of dis
tance-Calculsting ton of ore for each
thirteen cubic feet, he will at once see that
enough pay ore can be obtained on this
streak alone 10 run twenty mills for two
years. Again, in the west drift we find
the other pay streak, which, branching
from the shaft, is found to widen out as
you 20 down on the ledge. One of the
screaks running diagonally across the
clam. the other bears on the east clsyv !,
pitching strongly to the east, and beng
richer, if possible, than the first. Passing
through the timberS, We enter drift
eighty-fve feet in length, running north
west TO connect eventually with the
works below. on the line Of the Burke
ground, and here, again, we find the same
ledge cut, As at the level, eighty feet be-
low. In every portion OF the mine the
Iimbers are most perfectly set, and in no
place show the mark of any strain at the
joints. The reason is obvious-the man
ayers filing in the spaces between the
timberS with third class ore, which Will
eventually be excavated and worked when
milling does not cot more than half the
presen, amount of money. The incline of
the old works is being filed with the
same kind of rock. and the timbers are
being taken out, and as they are perfectly
sound. are being used in the new works.
do IN y,1a a asf Hra dbl
lars each, have been used, and are as good
a. new. On the first level eleven sits
have been stopped up, and the ore at
the top looks as well as where the ledge
was first cu:-and the question is, will it
hold out 20 the top: Why not: About
3I5 tons of ore are being raised daily, sup
plv!ng fourteen mills and AZ least four
hundred men with work. We wish We
had dozen claims Of the same character
in Gold Hill district.
UNCLE SAM HOSTING ORE.-The En-
.erprise says the Uncle Sam Company,
day before yesterday, commenced sending
ore for crushing to Risby's Mil, Ameri-
can Flat. Yesterday, teams were still
busy hauling to the sane mill. This be-
gins TO look like business. AS the Uncle
Sam is on the extreme end of the Com
stock lead, and the farthest point south to
which all are agreed that the great VEN
has been traced, this is q matter of much
interest to all claimholderS beyond, in the
direction of American City. II the ore
now sent to the mills BY the Uncle Sam
paws well for cruShing-whlchi it is almost
certain to do-great exertions will be made
during the coming summer 10 trace the
Comstock still farther southwark. It Is
thought that the next to ind it will be the
Baltimore American: beyond this claim
the Rock Island Company stands as good
q chance. perhaps, as any other to tnd the
Comstock continuation. We are for many
reasons glad TO see the Uncle Sam hosting
ore-rire Ia Uncle Sam
REcoRDER's Court, VIRGINIA. - The
following business was transacted this
morning: One Mr.. Brown, arrested by
officer Higbee, for being drunk and sleep
ing in the street, was fined Sl5 therefor,
and in default of payment was committed
for seven and a-half days. Mrs. Kelly, OF
the Crystal Peak House. was arrested for
committing malicious mischief, by break
ing things generally at that point-the
Amazon is on trial.
APPoISTMENT.-Wel learn with pleasure
that our friend VIM. E. Hale, has received
the appointment of Notary Public under
the new regulation. This is one OF the
selections worthy to be made. for Hale is
not only an amiable gentleman, but from
his position in the Office of Wells, Fargo s
Co., may always be found by business
men in business hours.
Doc F1eHT.-Quite a crowd was at