Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-01-31
H EVENING NEWS.

less from the early period OF the history o'
mining in washoe, there has at no tme
been such an anxiety felt with regard 70
the future prospects of the country as at
the present. When we look at the real
condition of the mincs-from the Sierra
Nevada, the farthest mine being worked
north. and the Overman south-on the
the Comstock lode. and find nearly nine
,en,hs Of the ores being taken from the
different claims, lying between the two
mentioned. coming from the upper works,
and in nearly all the mines in Gold Hill
from the surface. it can not be wondered
"a, why business Of all kinds is so very
dull. The croakers who complain of dull
times. even when business is extremely
lively. NEE, in squads with their brethren
and now find ample room for discussion
of their favorite topic: 1.-The country's
played out. :" and talk Of going TO New
Grenada. Montana, Excelsior, or some
where else but their energy and ambition
seldom ever allows them 10 60 off c street,
where they find free lunches, and occasion
ally some me-, through pity, asks them to
drink. This class Of men, who are found
in nearly all mining communities, are
not alone a bur,hen TO themselves,
but 10 every honest industrious man in
the country, and the sooner they leave the
country the better it will be for us. We
propose through this item TO explode the
theory Of THE country is played out.
Hale i N~orcross. one of the claims on the
Comstock lode, in which there has been
more swindling lone in specializing IN its
shares than any other which has come to
our notice, and which for the past hve
vea,s has been a constant drag to its own
ers in the paying Of assessments IS now
proving the salvation OF the country. The
Hale s Norcross under the Superinten-
dency OF Mr.. Moore, who for a long time
prior 10 taking tina, position. was foreman
of the mine, some five weeks since found
a body OF ore nearly six hundred feet east
of his shaft, q, a depth OF seven hundred
feet from the surface. II was however
almost impossible tor him to prosecute
further developments at leas, 10 any ad-
vantage, owing 10 the want OF air, con-
sequently from tina, time until last Friday
evening. he has been engaged III running
a diff, southwest TO meet the ore started
east. in the hrs; place thereby making a
circui, for the air to reach the point where
the ore was found. Since Friday evening
the vein has been opened north some hive
feet, the face Of the drift showing this
morning thirteen feet Of ore which as
saws variously from $50 to 1920 per ton.
The vein. from wall 10 wall. is about is
feet. and it is confidently expressed by re-
ports tina, its continuation through the
whole 400 feet-of which the claim con-
>.sts-is beyond any doubt. A drift has
already been run on it some 90 feet south.
and i, is found to be just the same as at
the point first struck. There is no doubt
as TO the vein here spoken Of being the
same as tina. which has for years been
worked oy the Savage Company. The
depth of the Hale s Norcross is nearly
three hundred feet greater than the lowest
level Of the Savage mine, and is clearly in
dicative of the ~permanency Of the Com
stock lode. Let those who have doubts
about the fact herein stated, go and see for
themselves-as we have done. We pre-
die. that if the body OF ore continues that
is now in sight (and we have no doubt 1t
willy, i, will speedily cause a revolution
in the share market, revive confidence,
and at the same time teach those who are
now respondent Of future success, that If
the want 70 find metal they must sink and
drift, about until they do find 1t, as the
Hale s Norcross has done. Some three
or four mills, we learn. will be started 10
crushing ore from this mine during the
present, week, the results Of which We feel
confident will allay all doubts about the
future Of the deepest mine on the Com
stock lode.
STRUCK WITH PALsY.-A few days
since a man by the name of Peter Guiatte,
an employee in the Yellow Jacket mine,
had wha, is termed a paralytic stroke, on
one side Of his body. destroying the sigh,
of one eye and the hearing of one ear.
The bes, medical talent was called in, and
every efFor, was made TO relieve the suf-
ferer, but all to no purpose. At this time
u Chinese doctor. residing in Virginia
City, was sent for, and on last evening we
were informed that the patient was much
better, having regained his sight and par
TALLY recovered the use OF his affected
arm and leg. Our informant says he Is
unable TO tell what the treatment OF the
Chinaman is, further than he makes his
patient take a pint Of red paint every half
hour. 1, is thought by the Chinese doc
tor tina, he can take his patient 70 Virginia
in three days.
TKAr SHOOTING ArFAIR.-The shoot
ing affair which we mentioned yesterday,
i, seems was not the murderous assassina-
ton as then reported. 1t appears there
were two claimants to a wood ranch. and
upon one of the parties going to the house
OF the other for the purpose Of having an
understanding in regard TO the matter,
they were fred upon by those inside.
Whereupon, those outside also fired. hav-
ing taken with them the necessary weap-
ons for their defense, in case OF an emery
ency. Four persons were shot-Milich
being the most seriously injured, but It Is
thought tina, his wounds will not prove
fatal. There will probably be an investi-
CATION Of the matter before the proper au-
thori,ies here. to-day or tomorrow. At
which time the real facts in the premises
will be brought out.
AUCTION SALBs.-Large sales Of second
hand furniture are daily taking place on
the streets. in Virginia. Many persons
having taken the Montana and New Gran
ada fever. are sacrificing their property in
order to follow that same bright phantom
which thousands before them have fol-
lowed, and which generally ends in dis
appointment. Go on friends. experience
teaches wisdom.
CENTRAL MrtL.-Central mill, Virginia
has been for some time past lying idle
bu, within the last month it has beer
thoroughly overhauled. and is once nor
in operation, and it is to be hoped tina
plenty of first class ore may DO found fol
reduction in this mill. We believe tina
nothing but first class ore can be worked
with profit in the Central mill.
GREAsISo uP.-This morning. we notc'
the majority of the Fire companies in Vir
,;p;a- have their hose stretched out on tn