Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-25
THE EVENING NEWS.

SuNcook MILL.-Yesterday afternoon
We accepted an invitation for a ride from
our friend Mr.. Bassett, aid leaving the
spires and minarets Of the City of Hills
behind us, in double-quick time found
ourself at the famous Gould & Curry mill,
and thence up the canon to the Suncook
mill, the subject Of this homily, which is
located in Seven-mile Canon, about two
miles from Virginia. The mill is for the
reduction Of ore to gold and silver cur
rency, and the motive power consists of a
3O-horse power steam engine, direct ac-
ton, and patent cutoff, which is supplied
with steam by boiler forty-two inches
IN diameter by twenty-four feet in length,
and the whole constituting one of the finest
motive powers we have ever seen. This
engine drives four batteries of four stamps
each, crushing large amount of ore daily.
The ore passes from the batteries to three
tanks. occupying the space of twenty
seven feet in length by eight in width,
from whence it is transferred to thirteen
common matchmaking pans, six feet in
size. for further reduction. Two Hep
burn pans are located at the west portion
Of the building, with which is. connected a
Seven-toot settler, which saves all the min
eral which escapes the pans. The slum
from the pans and first tanks runs by
pipes and cutters to the rear of the mill.
Two large tanks corral the slum, which
is again passed through the pan process in
IN order to extract all the metal therein.
Connected with the mill is blacksmith
and carpenter shop, bountifully supplied
with all requisite materials. A large
smelling furnace, for retorting the ANAL
gam is also attached to the mill. In or
der to supply the mill with sufficient
amount of water to run the engine and
pans, q shaft seven by fourteen feet in size
has been sunk in the rear of the mill to
the depth of thirty-ive feet, and will be
continued TO the depth of fifty feet, and
a drift will then be run into the hill. and
it is expected that large supply Of water
will be obtained. Already large stream
of water has been struck, and the prospect
is excellent for ali that is needed, The
Suncook" is working Savage ore, with
most satisfactory results, and Mr. Bassett
evidently knows how to run mill.
A >TRISG OF CASUALTIES. - Taylor
street, at the corner of B street, Virginia,
was prolific of items this morning. Acct
dent No. was large wagon heavily la
den with quartz, which slipped down the
hill, and the lower wheels catching in
rut, the wagon was tipped over, and the
quartz diffused quite generously in the
vicinity. No material damage was done.
A few moments later another quartz wag-
on ''Sloughed" into the gutter just above
the cngine-houSe of No. 8, and broke the
axle. Lastly, a milk wagon got to sliding
around rather too loosely, and tipping
over the aqus-lacteal-chalki6ed fluid,
safely sank into the yielding, icentious
snow.
The REsULr.-The billiard match be-
tween Messrs. Hobart and Flint, came off
yesterday afternoon at the Washoe Ex-
change Billiard Saloon, Virginia, and was
a four ball carom of five hundred points.
Tip. Orndorf officiaued as referee, and
large crowd witnessed the game, which
was won by Hobart by ninety-seven
points. The time occupied was about two
hours. The largest run made was by Ho-
bart. who scored twenty-seven, and beat
Flint with ease. The playing was very
ordinary. but as both are amateur players,
and made the match to see which was
"chief," everybody is satisfied.
RECORDERS COURT. VIRGINIA.-The
following business was transacted before
Judge W. H. Davenport, this morning {:
John Doe, arrested by officers Clarkson
and Hurst, charged with having commit
ted the singular crime of being drunk and
disorderlv, was mulct in the gross amount
of $40. Appropos of being d. d., most
every good man has been dreadfully de-
lighted chats what d. d. means), ever
since the lishtnings in charge OF " Aora-
hams emmisaries darted the plains
across, bringing joyful tidings of the fall
of rotten-hearted Charleston.
THAT SALuTE.-Throughout the length
and breadth of the United States loyal
gunpowder will burn willingly to-day in
honor of our recent conquest of the incu-
batting headquarters of treason. black and
damnable. We believe that Virginia and
Fort Homestead will have belched forth
as loud and patriotic thunder as will any
other spot on our country's shores. The
stars and stripes are flying everywhere IN
the country, and hallelujahs Of joy ascend
TO heaven from every truly loyal heart.
Acc1DExr.-This morning the coach of
the California Stage Company overturned
in a canon about two miles from Virginia,
severely bruising Mr.. John Quintanna
and one other passenger. Mr.. Q. returned
10 Virginia, and when we saw him this
morning was evidently injured more than
was to be seen externally. We under
stand from him that the driver acted very
humanely after the accident, but Quintan-
ma was either afraid to ride further, or so
seriously injured as to be unable to pro-
coed.
WENT orF-JERKED BAcK.-A man got
out of the county jail yesterday by break
ing his irons. Sheriff. deputies, Marshal,
aids and policemen in pursuit. Clarkson
of the police, found him in hen-coop,
and captured him-thief was pathetic
had a wife and four beautiful urchins-
Clark hadn't any such institutions, and
was cold-hearted-man returned to jail
where he knoweth fle-Clarkson enti-
tied to great credit-gets it. The world
still rolls-that's all.
AHARD HEAD.-Yesterday, work.
man named James Gallagher, at the Sun
cook Mill, in Seven Mile Canon, while at
work in a shaft. being sunk near by, a
large pick which fell from the bucket, a
distance of nearly twenty feet, hitting
Goiiieber on the skull. The pick was un-
injured. and so was Jimmy.