Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-11-01
Meadow Like Items.

o. CAsuALTInS.-We regret 10 nave
to chronicle several accidents which hap
pened on Thursday last, within a short
distance from Meadow Lake. The Pho
neer stage, coming up from Dutch Flat,
was upset and turned over about four
miles from Polly's Station. The accident
was occasioned by q large pile Of rocks in
the road, over which the horses were
driven. No blame attaches to the driver,
from the facts that the rocks had been
thrown upon the road BY a blast on the
line Of the railway, since the coach had
come over the route on its course down,
and q dense cloud of dust made by a pack
mule tram passing at the time, rendered it
impossible for the driver to see any object
on the highway. We are glad to learn
that no serious injury was done either to
passengers or coach.
On the same day another casualty CO.
Cured to Roberts stage, upon the Hen
ness Pass road, between Davis Station
and the Webber House, about 7 o'clock
in the evening. We get the following &C
coun, Of il from J. A. Brumssy, a passsn-
ger at the time Tho lead horses became
frightened at something in the road. and
with a sudden wrench threw the driver
from his seat, and under the wheels; the
rear horses then started and the whole
team ran away and turned over the coach.
Among the passengers Mr.. and Mrs.
Whittemore, Of this place, were consid-
erably bruised; the driver was slightly in
jursd; a MIR. Shafer, an inside passenger,
in attempting to jump out, received sew
eral severe cuts on the head and face; Mr..
BrumIey, riding OF the outside, escaped
without injury. .
On the same day, and upon the road
between here and Jaokson's Station, a
tsamster by the name Of ]. Findlon, while
in the act Of dismounting from n Of his
wheel horses, trippsd and fell. The
wheel, OF a heavily loaded wagon passed
over the unfortunate man, frightfully
crushing one Of his thighs. The injured
teamster was carried to Rowman's, where
he now lies in q very critical condition.
The EXCELSIOR MILI.-We yesterday
visited the Excelsior mill, and arc able,
from a personal examination, to state what
is has already accomplished and what may
be expected as the future results Of its
milling operations. This mill, as most Of
our readers are aware, started near the
first Of the month, but after a run Of a
few days suspended. Some alterations
and repairs were made, and On last Mon
day the machinery again partially started.
The stamps-twenty in number - the
blankets, lnd.the shaking tables, are at
work. The Eureka grinders and the pans,
Ave of each, are not at present employed,
but will start on next Monday. Thus far
the machinery has been worked only to
save the free gold the sulphurets being
concentrated and preserved. When the
grinders and pans are set in motion the
sulphurets will be put through them, and
then reduced by the chlorine process.
The results may thus be summed up: 1870
tons OF rock crushed In five days, yielding
Sl5 per ton in free gold, 81, $50; sulphu-
rets saved-frst class from blankets, 10
tons, worth S75 per ton, $3.50; second
class from watts below blankets, Is tons.
$50 per ton, 5000; third class from shak-
ing tables, % tons, S45 per ton, SLIPS.
Total, S4,725. The rock now supplied to
the mill is taken from the shaft to the
eastward Of the company's cut; it is a
species Of bastard quartz, Of a dark blush
color, showing little free gold, but with
about 10 per cent. of sulphurets. As
soon as a tramway, leading from the cut
to the mill. is completed, the batteries will
work on ore Of q superior quality. The
mill 10 now under the management Of Mr..
John S. Lloyd, q skillful ~amalgamator
and thorough mar Of business. Mr.. L.,
considering the machinery he has had to
work with, has accomplished wonders.
After visiting the Excelsior, we are still
impressed with the belief that the district
needs q first class mill, and that nothing
here supplies that want.
Coop REsuLrs.-Nine and a half tons
Of rock from the Empire claim, crushed at
the Winton mill, yielded $lO6 80 in free
gold. The sulphurets, amounting to about
one ton, were saved, but have not been
reduced. 1t is estimated that they will
give $50 to $50 in addition,
BULLION PROM TIKI U. S. GRANr.-On
las. Monday we were shown q bar from
the U. S. Grant mill, the product Of about
thirty tons Of ore from the mine, worth
$2,043.