Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-09-02

seeth inscrutable for the moment, put believe
me, friend Of my heart, they are all designed
to produce certain effects, and il we but wait
in patience we shall discover the wisdom
thereof in the fullness Of time. d.
COPPER MEETING.
The subject Of copper smelling seems to be
attracting much attention from our miners
and capitalists Of late, and I think it quite
probable that within the next two years we
shall become independent Of European ope-
rators in this line. It seems preposterous
that we should pay such enormous sums for
bagging, hauling and shipping ore to San
Francisco, then send il all the way to Swan
sea or Liverpool to be smelted, when we
might save nine tenths Of the expense by
working it directly at our mines, having in
most instances all the facilities, including
fuel, Immediately at hand. Thousands Of
tons Of rich ore which have barely paid the
enormous charges thus brought against them,
have LEFT our shorHB to be worked abroad,
and our country Has thus lost the entire
benefit which it should have derived from q
heavy outlay Of capital and labor. This
thing ought to be and must be stopped. An
old miner named Haskell is now running a
small eupola furnace, much like that used in
a common iron foundry, 10 Mariposa county,
and producing from Is per cent. ore u l2O
pound bar of copper SO per cent. fine, every
hour. The whole cost Of his apparatus was
less than $1,000, and he iS now building a
more extensive furnace in this city. His
fuel Is charcoal, which costs him one cent
per pound at the mine. The Planet and
Great Central mines Of Arizona have been
shipping ore here which yielded from 2O3 to
63 per cent, averaging 40 per cent. and over,
and yet the expense was no great that 1t has
hardly paid. They paid SS per ton freight,
BY river and sea alone, and when the cost Of
bagging, hauling and ~reshipment to Europe
was added the splendid ore was almost eaten
up BY expenses. ! am informed that both
these companies, and others, will erect fur
uaces on the Colorado ut an early day.
THE FAIR. -.
Spite Of all the drawbacks, the Mechanics
Institute Fair is still drawing splendidly, and
the Association will net; not less than
$l5, 900 clear prof, from this exhibition. The
cost Of the building not having to be deducted
from the receipts as it was last year. This
will clear the Institute Of debt, and leave 4
uauusOue ihaIBlu ONei J" 'usuiceA lShsce'
THE DEVIL STANDS BY HIS OWN.
You will remember the row which was
raised over the appointing Of Felix o'Byrne
as Quartermsster Of the Eighth Regiment
California Volunteers BY Governor Low, the
Court Of Inquiry which followed, and the
smotherinE Of the finding Of that court
(which was against him) BY politicians ut
Washington. Well, o'Byrne got his Office,
and was in hot water ut once OF course, owing
to his pruclivities, which proved %unconquer-
able. A Court Martial was ordered by Gen.
Mcdowell, he was convicted Of diSobedienco
of orders, in procuring credit OF the Post
Commissary and refusing to pay-conducs
unbrcoming a gentleman, in lying, ETC., etc
and neglect Of duty, und ordered dismissed
the service. But the old adage holds good.
General Mcdowell, finding that Major Nor
ton had expressed the opinion that the fellow
should never have been appointed (beforc
being placed on the Court, %diYapprores Of
the finding, and orders n new Court Martial.
so far, Felix is slightly ahead, but it may in
terest your readers to know that additional
charges have been preferred against him, aud
that he is now in a fair way to learn that " it
is a long road which has no turning" unless
be succeeds in getting 4 lot Of whitewashers
on the Board. SIGH is life! [Phelix has
been dismissed from the service, BY order Of
the Secretary Of War.1
Adios, AMIoo.