Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-12-18
THE EVENING NEWS.

hlCh ohE.-EAb Ah'
small showcase on the counter, is 10 De
seen a piece OF ore taken from the lower
,eveI of the Crown Point mine which
will weigh four or five pounds. The
snecimen is decidedly rich, being prin-
cipally composed of a mixture of black
sulnhurets of silver and native silver.
Il Is hard 10 tell how rich the mines are
going TO prove, for every day seems to
reveal better ore. All the claims from
the Imperial 10 the Crown Point, that
are working on the lower levels, are
finding even better ore than has ever
been found in them At any former time.
Some of the mines have been compelled
to stop work on the lower levels in con-
sequence of water and the inability Of
the machinery to free the mine of it.
At the same time, this difficulty will
soon be overcome, As large and power
full works are being built, so that the
mines will be kept clear Of water, even
If twice the amount is found that now
exists. In fact there is not a pump in
II mine, from the Bullion TO the Yellow
Jacket, and the only method Of freeing
the mine of water thus far has been to
bail il out with 4 tub. II could hardly
be expected that II mine without 4 pump
could be worked 10 u greater depth b
600 feet. The Yellow Jacket, in both
the old and new works, has pumps, con-
seGuently they have never experienced
any Inconvenience from the water, but
have gone down 10 the depth desired
with comparative case. Great fears
were entertained regarding the perma-
nency of the mines on the Comstock
some twelve months since, but the re-
cent developments in the mines OF Gold
Hill, aud in the Savage and Hale 4 Nor
cross, etc, have settled that matter in
favor of the mines, showing SatiSfacto-
rily that the greater depth attained the
better the ore proves to be. There is
NJ the present time more confidence IN
Comstock stocks than for years past,
although they are not near so high.
This arises from the fact that at this
time the people are not wild with eS-
citement, but value a thing according TO
its actual merits, and not from some
wild visions they may have based on
the pictures painted by designing bro
kers. Many of our mines are showing
at this time more and richer ore tnan
they ever have done, and are being
worked with more system and have
better prospects.
Which, JuDAs?-There is a good joke
saoat. occasionally, at the foot OF Mount
Davidsou-on either side of the Divide,
Gold Hill or Virginia; and the last one
we have heard, was related in our pres
ence yesterday by Brown or Schimmer-
horn, we forget which. 1t will do to
tell in our local column. Politicians
will remember that several months ago
the Copperhead party Of this State were
highly jubilant over the prospect oil
holding all the Federal offices on this
Coast-the Administration having con-
cluded to turn out all the Union men,
and appoint in their stead the meaneSt
of the Copperhead family. lin several
instances it actually did SOL \ certain
..Old Smarty," from Virginia city, was
after the Indian Agency; thought he
had all his traps set; was looking for
his commission every day; but it did not
come. Delays and anxiety were IAN
gerous So the expectant Cop. got an
idea in his head that he had better go
and see the Indian Agent; perhaps he
might find out something. So he went
to Carson, and found Mr.. Parker. Says
the Cop. boldly, and with brass enough
in his face to make a stew-kettle for old
Winnemucca, why, how do you do,
Mr.. Parker: I'm glad to see you. Sorry,
Parker, but your head is of. You
should have swung round the circle.
Have you got my commission yet as
your successor? Your head is off, sure.
/ would kiss YOU if your head wasn't
off" well" says Parker, "if my
head is of, | can assure you my foot
isn't. So you may kiss that il you
want" Old Smarty didn't do it; nor
has he got his commission yet. He, he,
ha. ha! Nor is he likely TO get it. |
my policy" is changed. 1t has swung
enough.
MAN KILLED.-Yesterday a man in the
employ of the Savage mine by the name
of Nicholas Roach, while at work be-
tween the fourth and fifth levels, fell a
distance of twenty-one feet, and striking
on his head the skull was badly frac-
tured. Drs. McMeans and Bryarly were
called in but were unable to do much,
"A the man was evidently fatally in
iured. At 81 o'clock in the afternoon
death put an end TO his sutterings. Inc
majority ofthese accidents occurthrough
the carelessness of the men themselves.
They gradually become accustomed to
occupying dangerous positions until
finally they will stand on the very verge
of some chasm where a breath would be
sufficient 10 throw them from their bal
ance and precipitate them into the dark
abyss, perhaps Fifty fathoms below, with
certain death as the termination. Even
in such places as this our miners become
careless and do not seem to reaNze tneir
situation /; and, as a result, we have 70
record a mining accident from n 10
three times every week.
IxPaovISo.-Our neighboring town OF
Silver City is improving very rapidly IN
the way of buildings. At no time WITHIN
the past three years has there been so
much building going on as during this
fall and winter. All the mills are en-
ployed, and business generally, is good.
4 large boiler factory is being built in
the lower part Of the town, and things
around Silver are. once more looking up.
It is an old saying, in order to make a
good town it should be burned down q
time or two. This is good logic, as by
that means all the old rookeries are dis