Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-01-16
n EVENING NEWS.


this mine. Stepping on the cage I'M
word was given, and away we went
down. down, as smoothly rs though w
were making the descent in an oil well,
for the shaft, was in splendid order. Not
lar was TO be felt: but u strange sensa-
tion seemed TO be creeping over US, as
though we had hold OF an elcctrifyin Z
machine. All was darkness and still as
we went down. save the passing Of a hole
in the wall with a light in it, and shortly
s,,erward We were brough, to our senses
by having administered TO US u shower
bath Of the coolest water We have felt for
u long time. But OUT deliverance was
near at hand the cage slackened its mad
dened descent, and safely landed US on
the lower level Of the mine. Here We
found a large opening, twelve feet wide
and about thirty feet long, ,imbered in
the most substantial manner This OPEN
ing is made for the purpose OF having suf-
tcient room 70 shift the cars near the
shaft. From here We proceeded almost
due south two hundred feet. Here u
number Of workmen were engaged in
making the first opening in the ledge on
this level. The ledge at this point is 80
feet wide. and looks exceedingly well.
Black sulphurcts OF silver are 10 be seen
in nearly all the ore, and many stratas
run through the rock that are almost pure
s~ulphurets; in fact, we think that the
lower level of the Alpha, which is $50 feet
below the surface. looks quite as well as
ANYTHING we saw in the mine, and will
comp.r fayorably with ANYTHING in Gold
Hm. and we have no doub, thar, when
the ledge is fully opened in this level. de-
velopments will be made that will bring
this mine up 10 her Outstanding figures.
Returning TO the shaft, we again stepped
on the cage and pulled q string, and up
we went ninety feet to the next level,
where we again stopped and examined the
ore in this level, which resembles tina, on
the lower level, but we think Of an inte-
nor quality to ,ha, found below. An in
,ermediate level is being started between
the third and fourth levels, which shows
some excellent ore. This ore is run down
"A chute tina, extends down to the lower
level. Leaving the third level. we were
hois,ed 10 the frs, level. Here also we
found considerable ore OF = superior quail
ity in fact some of the ore in this level IS
what might be termed first class Comstock
ore. After satisfying our curiosity and
making all the Investigations we could,
We once more stepped on the cage, wrung
the bell, and in a few seconds were once
more on the upper side Of mother earth.
This mine /. being worked from a shaft
$40 fee, deem, the hrs, level being $40 feet
from the surface, the second 44O feet, the
third $40 and the fifth $50 feet from the
surface, In the first level the drift from
the shat, runs west in order TO strike the
ledge; in the third, $50 feet cas-, to the
and in the fourth, 200 feet 10 the east.
Tbi. is occas;oned bv the dip OF the ledge
N the ea,, We also found but little
work had been done on the ledse-the
rrea,er portion OF the ore taken out has
been done oy merely making preparation
- = =, LIB NV bOs over mo.
Jucsd GOOD ors. there are thousands of
tons of i, now ready to be taken out, for
the openings IN the ledge at each level are
but triHing in comparison to the vast
amount OF ore stiII remaining Inc m'he
at present gives employment 10 hity men,
but will soon employ many more. Inc
hosting is done by a IO-horse power en-
gine-the steam being supplied by two
boilers, ole large and the other medium
size. We were told that the company ue-
sign starting up their mill, on ore from the
lower level, IN q few Gays, ana We ma!
expect 70 hear good results. Inc COM
pany W the Pacihe MIL wh'ch IN us
last run OF SUI tons tocN "o'Aeu 'opy'
IT. u a'Sa.IN SNSr IT, ,,o.t.
he Of GOOD cheer; il the uresen, figures
s., not doubled within the next month
~ will miss u guess. we are under
isa''ons TO Messrs; DonneiIy ah1 !ta:e
the a'tehuohs SHOWN us, anu
''hoef'ui oisP'a! OF Eoou "a'u'e
>" 'f'hS all our ques"O"S'
,ooXs LIKE OLD TIuEs.-Last even
,o,o sboy, ssvar,l ounces of Gold
=
D! MIS- Hohhe' ""'eH We" '"' "
from South America by her nephew VINO
wen, to that country last February. He
reports !, q richer country than California
ever was even IN her most paImy uaSs'
sa'.o M'.eS oaIN, ~ peO pa hN, to,v
Sb;,o ,onyIc ,ba,n He also states thu,
mechanics are much needed. The gold
shown us appears the same rs that usually
called lead gold in California-being fiat,
and nearly Of the same size. This gold is
worth, according to assay, over $40 per
ounce. These mines are located on the
Choco river. near Bsrbaco Tumsca being
the sea port.
FgSr.x MEETING. - The Gold Hill
Circle Of the Fenian Brotherhood met on
Sunday evening last. The roll being call
81 .s rrs.ert Minutes Of
d mo",;D, rosd and adop,ed,
" p'.'Ious te"s -ss"na1 from beO6.
Important uoeuueh,''' ar ,ho
quarters were teau "
t.red and carried Re,o!red, Tha, a vote
of thanks be rendered to the citizens of
uoIa hi''' ior 'het MoeiaI sHS :.
IN tne cause 0, t,.s1 Na.Oh""'!. :ad;uss
tu,s ~ - ,Se GoIS
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