Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-10-24
THE EVENING NEWS.

had the pleasure Of meeting and convers-
ing with Mr.. A. Stevenson, who has re-
Gently been to California completing ar
rangements for the winter run Of his mill.
Mr.. Stevenson is one of the pioneer miners
of Humboldt, and has done much towards
developing the mineral wealth Of that Sec
ton of country, which, through his efforts
has begun 10 attract considerable atten-
ton, both here. in California and at the
East. The first OF last July, work was
commenced on the mill, which Is located
in Sacramento District, on the river, and
near Arabia District, about thirty-fve
miles from Star City, by the road. The
month since, and has made two or three
most satisfactory "cleans up" Its mo-
tive power is a fine forty-fve horse power
engine, and boiler eighteen feet in length,
forty-four inches in diameter with forty
four 3-inch hues. At present ten stamps
are crushing ore, but ten more will be
added. Six Narney pans, three "a feet
settlers and three Of Prater's concentra-
tors comprise the amalgamating capacity
of the mill. Fifteen tons of ore are being
crushed daily, affording employment to
ten men. The mill and two mines-the
Montana and Lima promising ones)-
are owned by u New York corporation.
under the name and style Of the Nevada
Gold and Silver Mining Company. The
-Etna ledge was located in 1868, since
which time over $50 feet of shafting and
drifting has been done, mostly through
hard rock, but opening u fine body of ore
at the lowest level. At the surface the
lead was five feet in width, at the
depth of eighty feet had narrowed to two
iaehes, but at the depth of one hundred
feet has widened to more than its original
size. The ore is Of black sulphurets Of
silver. and exceedingly rich. The Mon
tana ledge wa located last spring, and a
shaft five feet four inches square has been
sunk a distance of seventy-fve feet, and
will be continued to the depth Of one
hundred feet, when hosting works, with
steam pewer, will be erected. An incline
has also been run 4 distance Of e~ighty-6ve
feet in the castings Of the ledge, which,
when cut, as it occasionally has been, dis
PLAYS rich mineral. When fifteen feet
more in depth shall be reached, a cross-cut
will open the ledge for working. The
groupings OF the Montana are thirty feet in
hight and eighteen in width, and are being
worked with a return Of from forty-fve
TO sixty dollars to the ton. A blast is
daily put in the ledge, and sufficient Of the
same is loosened so that two men can pre-
pare enough each day to supply the mill.
II is to be expected that the ledge will be
much richer at a greater depth. Mr.. Ste
venson has purchased and shipped for the
mill two additional pans, one settler, and
one co~ncentrator, which. when in place,
will increase the capacity Of the mill to
the reduction Of twenty ons Of ore per
day. 4 large stock of chemicals, pur-
chased Of Rice & Livermore. of Virginia,
has been forwarded, and the very best ac-
counts of the Nevada Company may be
expected. We congratulate ourselves and
everybody else on the favorable aspect of
all outside districts, and particularly those
of Humboldt and lone counties, for we
believe that our mineral u are but
Just in the childhood of development.
Cor HOME Too SooN. - Somebody
we say somebody, because we don't know
who it was, you know-somebody who
has a pretty wife and a bosom friend (of
the male persuasion) went to Sacramento
on business the other day, or so. He did
up his business with such alacrity that he
got home two days before pretty little
wiley expected him. No matter that it
was very late at night when he arrived, he
had a night key, and knew how to find
his way through the house. He would
steal upon pretty little wiley and surprise
her with q kiss. OF course the virtuous
dear would scream and cause a great COM
motion. but then it would be all right the
moment she heard the well-known tones
Of his manly voice. He stole in. .
His wife's ~head-sweet, demure, loving
wifey's head reposed upon the bosom Of
his bosom friend. . " There was
a sound Of deviltry by night-there was
good practice in the manly art of self-de-
tense. When the green curtain fell "hub-
by" lay demoralized in a corne Of the
room, amid the wreck of the washstand
and furniture, and I" bosom friend " might
have been seen leaving the house with all
his store clothes under his arm. Sich is
life-in Washoe.-Enterprise.
ANOTHER TERRIBLE AccIDESr.-This
morning about I o'clock, a miner by the
name of Phelan met with an accident,
which may result in death. The accident
occurred at the Mexican mine, as follows:
Phelan and others were going to work,
and on the way were forced to climb a
ladder in a shaft. and Phelan, the last OF
the number. when up about twenty feet,
with some picks on his shoulder. by some
unaccountable cause lost his hold on the
ladder and fell. An iron strapped car was
directly beneath, and he struck the same
on his right side and broke several Of his
ribs, besides receiving other injuries. DR..
Bryarly was called at once, and 1t is feared
particles of bone penetrated the lungs,
as considerable hemorrhage has been con-
slant since the accident. The man IS
severely injured. and it is a matter OF
chance as TO his recovery. In this case
no blame can attach to any one; but we
must again extend a friendly caution to
miners to use more care, and we trust we
may never again be called upon to record
another fatal mining accident.
THASxs.-We were the recipient of a
present from our friend Tom Finch. for
which he has the tenderest considerations,
etc. Tom keeps a nice saloon, just below
our office. and anybody who needs
ouenching can be accommodated in excel
lent style BY calling at Toms old place:
Besides, he has the largest and finest lot OF
cutlery. fancy goods and the Pures. meer-
schaum pipes in Gold Hill. All Of which
will be parted with for a consideration.
OWING to some misunderstanding on
the part Of the Town officers, the tax oil
L. Lyford, on the Fort Homestead prop
ert,, was not repaid at the time It was
ordered RENTED. Mr.. Lyford, no doubt
began to think that honorary donations
were not as profitable as might be sup
posed. II is made all right now. however
The Treasurer has been ordered 10 pay the
money forthwith.
COMPLAINT was made at the meeting Of