Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-12-15
THE EVENING NEWS.

I'LL, W sec now Things Were looking
We found at the Empire mine a pile o.
ore of about two tons, which had re.
Gently been taken from the new develop.
ment in this mine. The ore is almost
as fine as a sand pile, but on close ex-
animation it is plainly to be seer that a
large proportion of the ore is black sui.
phurets of silver. We were informed
by the Foreman of the mine that he had.
in consequence of the rough condition
Of the shaft, suspended operations in
the lower level, as it would cost more
to repair the shaft than the profits aris-
ing from it would justify. The new
shaft of the Imperial and Empire is at
present time at the same depth as the
lower level of the old works, at it will
cost much less to run a level from the
new shaft to the body of ore than to put
the old shaft in proper repair. Enough
has been done in this level to show that
there is a good body Of ore at this point,
and no doubt but that it will prove to
be an extensive one. Next to the En-
pire is the Eclipse mine and works.
For the past six weeks the embankment
in the Trench mine, which joins the
Eclipse on the south, has been dropping
of, gradually getting nearer and nearer
TO the hosting works of the Eclipse,
until about u week since the south wall
of the works was let down; and on We'd
nesday last the greater part of the black
Smith-Shop, on the southeast corner of
the works, caved in. We were
informed by n OF the oldest Fore
mru on the hill that the whole Of
Gold Hill proper, was gradually crum-
bling off to the Southeast. We want 10
see all the ore taken out for milling that
can be at the same time, We do not be-
lieve in putting the life Of any man in
jeopardy as much rs it is done by work
ing in some of the top ground mines Of
Gold Hill proper. Even while we stood
examining the banks. the whole thing
was on the move, and the loose dirt in
several places being disturbed kept rat
Ting down continually. And at one
time, just prior 10 rheH ace LEFT, there
seemed TO be q considerable motion on
q large portion OF the hill, so much so
that we were taken with II leaving.
Others, of course, will use their own
Judgment in the matter of mining. and
AS we are a reporter instead of u miner
we may be wrong, but we would not,
for all the gold and silver in Gold Hill
proper and we believe there are hun
dredS oftouS, work one day in one of
these pits. We were struck with the
remark of = miner who was looking at
the tottering condition of the embank-
ment. He said be would not work in
the pit below unless he desired to COM
nit suicide. The place is y dangerous
one, and TOO much care cannot be used
bv those employed in these mines. We
sincerely hope no accident will occur,
but we have little faith.
4 GoLp HILL RASCH.-The people of
this town are accustomed TO seeing the
quartz teams which haul away to the
mills the products OF our mines passing
and repassiag every hour of the day.
Few persons, however, give it a thought
where those teams are kept and cared
for during the hours of rest, or what i
takes to keep them in good, active work
ing condition. We had occasion, a day
or two since, TO pay a visit 10 Charley
Van Gorder's ranch near the old
hosting works of the Yellow Jacket
mine, and right in the heart Of the town.
Mr.. Van Gorder's teams, we believe,
do most of the hauling for this mine,
or at least y. large portion. On cSami-
nation of the Van Gorder "ranch, we
found that he has about eighty horses, in
use of and on, and runs fifteen wagons,
which takes fifteen drivers regularly;
besides about ten to fifteen more per-
sons employed by him in taking care Of
the animals, and doing other work
about the premises, such as cooks, wait
ers, CHORES etc.-a boarding house
for the hands being connected with the
ranch" To feed the horses, it takes
one ton of barley each day, the average
cost of which, the year round, Is
eighty dollars per ton-making the cost
of barley in q year $4,000. VI
hay, there is used for the same stock,
about twelve hundred pounds per day,
making ninety tons and thirteen hun-
dred lbs. of hay per year; which, at
S35 per ton, the average price, makes
S4,s06 so per year. Making a total OF
S34.0 O6 so per year cash, just for the
keeping of the horses of this one ranch
in feed alone, consisting of barley and
bay-to say nothing of carrots and other
vegetables fed in winter time: The
wages of the men, boarding them, fuel,
lights, repairs to harness and wagons,
shoeing horses, etc, ETC., must amount
TO a large sum. and of which we have
not time to particulariZe. We viii,
however, state tina. on this ''ranch' we
also noticed not less than one hundred
live turkeys-(they are kept where Chi
namen and other thieves are not hkeiy
TO grab them)-seven dogs and a fero,
cious s.bitch" with pups, two cows, and
about one hundred hogs and pigs. In
the parlor of the mansion OF the
"ranch," we had the pleasure of seeing
Bill Leet and Lem. Colbath-wel known
citizens. Mr.. YanGorder is q bachelor
without children-at least he says SO
and there not being any one OF the re,
male sex about the premises, we couio
not but conclude that otherwise Charley
yanGorder's "ranch"looked prosperous
INDICTED BY THE GRAND JURY.-fes
,erday the Grand Jury Of Storey Count!
found two true bills against each OF thu
parties. Lehman and Harris. The
Court ordered their immediate arrest
and they had their bail fixed at $500
each on each charge, making S6,oo'
each on the two charges. We are In
formed that the testimony before thu
Grand Jury is overwhelming and astoun
ding. The insurance was for S3,ooo
while the jury did not think the stores
contained So, 200 worth of property. A
last ~account the parties were GU
trying to raise their bondsmen. How
the thing will terminate we are unable
TO say, but shall await developments
That there is something rotten in Den
mark" is certain, and we hope they vii
find il.
FIRE ENGINE Co. No. At will b
seen by an advertisement in to-day
D that Engine Co. No. 4, will Civ