Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-12-06
H EVENING NEWS.

time the shaft was started there was
little or no water coming into the shaft
until they had attained a depth of 700
feet. While the men were at work with
but little water to annoy them, all of a
sudden a heavy stream burst out of the
wall some eight feet above them, COM
polling them to quit the shaft at once.
The work of bailing was commenced
then, but to little purpose, for they have
not yet been able to reduce the water
sufficiently to allow the men to 90 TO
work. 1t may be that the work
will have TO be discontinued until the
new works are put up, when the large
pump and heavy machinery which is to
be erected will be sufficient to clear the
shaft of any amount of water that may
be struck, to the depth of 1900 feet.
We are sorry that the water did not
keep away until the new works were
completed, as some 200 feet more in
depth would have been gained by that
time. All the mines in upper Gold
Hill are a~nxiouSly waiting the develop
ments which will be made by this shaft,
as it will do the hosting for the major
ity of the mines in the upper part Of the
Hill.
GOULD 4 CURRY.-This morning we
were down in the hoisting works of the
Gould e Curry. The new pump which
is run by n large Corlis engine, is in
full operation and works most beauti-
fully. From the size of the engine and
the ease with which it seems to do its
work, We should think the present ma
chinery would be sufficiently powerful
TO do the pumping TO the depth Of
twelve hundred feet. The new hosting
engine is almost ready 10 start up; when
it goes into operation it will make the
third engine in these works. The en-
gineS will probably make Il total of 300
horse power. The work of sinking is
still going on, and within \ few weeks
they will doubtless strike the same body
of ore found in the Savage.
INPRovENENTs.-Haight, of the Gold
Hill omnibus line, has been making
some extensive Improvements on the
old stone stable on E street, Virgin
ia. The old stable had become much
d%ilapidated, and stood only as u relic Of
early days, but since it has fallen into
the hands of Mr.. Haight it looks like a
new establishment. The roof has been
repaired, the floor lowered, an addition
built for housing his buses in, and
water privileges arranged to wash the
wagons, etc. Haight is NJ enterpriSing
man, and deserves the patronage of the
public. One year ago he had only an
old mud-wagon, and did his own driv-
ing through rain and snow. Now he
has a line of firSt-claSS o~mnibuSSeS.
EMPIRE.-ThiS morning the water was
hoisted out of the lower level of the
Empire mine and operations on that
level resumed. 1t will be remembered
that it was in this level where a new
body of ore was struck some few weeks
since, and of which we made mention.
For several days past nothing has been
done in this level, but now that work
has again commenced u short time will
suffice TO prove the extent of the recent
development. The Empire has been
n of the best paying mines in Gold
Hill, and will yet yield many big bricks.
But not quite as large as the one ice saw
the other day..
New DuxP.-In passing the Imperial
mine this morning we saw quite q num-
Der of carpenters ut work framing tim
bers for the erection of a new dump at
the old works of the Imperial. The
new one will be built after the style Of
the new dumps of the Savage. The
floor will have q pitch toward the front,
so that the ore will slide down to the
gates without having TO do any shovel
ing. In the old dump from three TO five
men are constantly employed IN loading
wagons, and with the new dump all the
teamster will havv TO do to load his
wagon will be to hoist the gate and the
rock will run in of its own accord.
BGGLE's Book STORE. - Yesterday
evening we were in the Post-Ofice de-
pot, and among the large assortment OF
books, magazines, pictorials and other
reading matter, we found an almanac
called Hutchings' Yosemite Almanac,
which has a large number OF perfect en-
cravings of views on the Yosemite. The
~engrayiugs are very perfect, and would
repay the person making the investment
twice over in the way OF fine views and
good engravings.
ARRIvEp.-Chas: Beckwith, former
foreman of the Chollar-Potosi, arrived
in Virginia this morning with his family.
For the last three months Mr.. Beckwith
has been sojourning in the Atlantic
States. but has again returned to the
land of sage-brush and silver. He will,
we understand, take his old position in
the mine, and make this his future nome.
We welcome back among us all good
men.
GRAND BALL. Last evening, at a
meeting of Engine Company No. 1, it
was decided to give a ball on New
Years evening. As we are one OF Four's
elbows" we hope to see a good turnout,
and we are satisfied they will do well,
"a Four is a company which has never
had any ~notoriety only as a deiuSer %
fires.
R,coy MISE.-This mine has again
resumed operations, under the direction
Of Mr.. Danley, formerly Of the Alpha
mine. A large amount of ore is being
taken from the mine, all Of which comes
from above the first level and one hun
dred feet from the top of the ground
Nor A CAxprpArE.-We are requested
by Mr.. Augustus Ash to state that the
report that he is a candidate for Chiet
Of the Fire Department OF Virginia Is
not correct, as he has no aspirations oil
the kind.
IoEy.-The streets of Virginia this
morning were a perfect glaze OF ice
Union street, from A to D, was extreme
" hazardous for even footmen, being as
smooth as a skating pond.
BrLLroS.-There was shipped from
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Gold Hill ONCE
,b;s afternoon, IS bars of bullion,