Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-12-29
n EVENING NEWS.

III ANh
mine is located a short distance oe'o"
Gold Hill on the American Flat toII-roau'
The claim was located in 'o''' oy
Belcher L Company. During us early
history it was a bone OF contention ana
WAS sold several times at Constable sale.
Finally. however, good paying ore was
found and the Belchcr o became one
nt,La ~sayor;te mines OF Gold Hill. For
ron. ,;me il continued to pay large
E,;Ss,Js and the stock attained a high
So hut. like many of our mines, the
IT, body OF paying ore which is found
,rnm the surface TO u depth of 500 feet,
han to fail other levels were sunk
and the same character of ore found as
has beea found in all the other mines
on the Comstock. The Superintendent,
Mr.. Lambert, became satisfied that Il
greater depth must be attained in order
10 pass this barren strata, and at once
commenced to sink. The necessary
machinery was erected TO prosecute the
work, and At the present time the shaft
Of the Belcher Company is the deepest
in the State, having attained Il depth of
300 feet. The last hundred feet was
sunk in the west wall rock and is very
hard, all blasting ground. Several levels
are being run into the ledge At different
depths. The lower or 9O0-tect level is
now in about 100 feet, but owing To the
sharp pitch OF the ledge it is thought IT
will require q tunnel OF 500 feet to reach
the ledge, which will bring them nearly
under the Rhode Island mill, on Main
street, lower Gold Hill. Nothing as yet
can be told Of the appearance of the
ledge or casing in the lower level, as
the tunnel is still in the west wall rock,
but in some OF the levels above the indi-
cations are very tiattcring. By the use
of machinery, excellent air is kept in
the mine, although it is exceedingly
warm. 4 double shift of eight-hour
men is kept employed in the lower level,
il being so hot that it is impossible to
work more than \ few minutes at a time
without stopping to rest. We are in
formed that il is not uncommon TO see
the workmeu with perSpiration running
over the tops of their boots. We have
no doubt but the time il near ut hand
when the Belchcr will again take her
place among the leading mines OF Gold
Hill. and spectators in stocks Will be
finding fault with themselves because
they old not make investments while |
stocks were cheap. But II is but right
that those who bear the heat and bur-
den of the day should receive the pay.
RECORDERS CouRT.-John Wilson, ar
rested By officer GarriSh for disturbing
the peace, was found guilty, and fined
$50 and costs Of Court, which were $50
more. Here the defendant Swore that
it was a robbery, and His Honor hned
him $50 more for contempt OF Court.
II is not best for t~reSpaSSers against the
law TO get too smart. nor TO insult 1.-THE
lion in his den" Had it not been for
McGinnis, the Jailor, who hurried him
out as quickly as possible, there is no
telling where the matter would have
ended, as the prisoner waXed roth and
His Honor had his Judicial integrity
touched.
Losr HIS BoorS.-Yesterday after
noon we were in Lower Gold Hill, on
some business, and made Il very narrow
escape from being mired down. While
coming up Main street, we saw a boy
about s years old, attempt TO cross the
street: the Door little fellow in making
an effort TO extricate his feet from the
mud drew both boots off from his feet.
4 large boy went to his assistance and
corried him out, and then got his boots
for him. Boys under ten years old
should not be permitted TO go in the
streets until the dries up. Had there
been a team coming down Yesterday the
child might have been killed.
HrGH-ToxED. - Mike McClusky and
McCafferty, of Gold Hill, being fond Of
sport, such rs is known as cock-ight-
ing. have each procured Il large game
cock, which they intend to pit against
each other for 500 each. McCluSky
calls his "Senator Nye, y and McCaiferty
has named his =. Governor BlaSdel.'
The chances are that the two chickens
will draw a large crowd, having such
distinguished names. McCatferty has
another splendid rooster called The
Child's Wish" which he pits against
the State.
JusrrcE's CoURT.-The preliminary
examination of Mcnamara and O'Neil,
is being held in Virginia before Justice
Addison to-day. As the hour for the
trial approached, a large crowd assem-
Med AZ the Court room. The Court
House was soon filled as long a person
could force themselves in. The prison.
ers were brought into Court and doubt
less would not have committed Such a
rash act as the one with which they are
charged, had they been as clear OF
chain-lightning whisky as they were
this morning.
" = CYrRcH.-There will be preach
ing iu the VI. E. Church, Gold Hill, to-
morrow, at IL o'clock 4. N. and P. ~
Sunday School and Bible class as usuh!.
Next Monday evening the NJ. h. sunday
School will have q New Year Tree and
other interesting exercises, consisting
of speaking and singing by the school,
and tableaux. All are cordially invited
TO attend.
To BE SUNK DEEPER.-The Yellow
Jacket Company in Gold Hill intend
sinking the south shaft of their famous
mine one hundred feet deeper. A new
reel has been placed in position and
other machinery prepared for the pur-
pose, and the work of sinking will soon
be commenced.
SAsBArH.-To-morrow will be the
HOLY Sabbath-the last one in the year.
Let everybody who possibly can do so,
90 to one or the other Of our churches
We shall 90 to St. Johns to hear an
other one of those beautiful holiday
sermons, by the Rev. Mr.. Lathrop'
TON CoLExAS.-Many will be pleased
20 learn that Tom Coleman now does
the agreeable at Mike McClusky's Thea
ter Saloon, Gold Hill. Tom is pleas
ant gentleman and has many friends;
-, yri.o :, ,,ch a pleasant youth n