Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-02
CRows PoNr.-Many of the readers

GROWN PoINT.-Many OF the readers
Of the News no doubt are interested in
the many improvements that are being
made in Gold Hill. Therefore, we pro-
pose in to-day's issue to give soma idea
to our readers Of the immense expendi-
ture Of money that is being made on
the mine Of the Grown Point Company.
Since the location Of the Crown Point
mine up to the present time, the whole
work Of hosting and pumping has been
done with very Indifferent machinery,
but at the present time new and power
full machinery is being put in position.
The dimensions of the works are as fol-
lows, to wit: Main building 40 by 80
feet, aud "a feet high; the square boiler
house 10 35 by 40 feet, and Il feel high;
the blacksmith shop is 20 by 40 feet
and IL feet to the square; carpenter
shop 35 by 60 feet and l6 feet high.
The works are supplied with four tnbu-
lar boilers SO inches in diameter, 'l6
feet long, and containing 81 tubes, zach
Of four inches; two hoisiIg engines, be-
ing one for each reel and having a pow
er Of 50-horse each, and to be geared
with quick motion; n pumping engine
of l2O-horse power. This engine is Of
a new patent and called the Beach 4
Woodruff engine. This will be the hrst
one of this style ever put up on the Pa
cifc coast, and comes here with an ex-
cellent reputation. The amount OF cut
tone in the foundation amounts TO
5000 perch. The erection Of these hne
works is being done by Mr. j.. f..
Thompson, we'll known to every Neva-
dan as one Of the best architects ever on
this coast. When completed, the Crown
Point will be second to none on the
Comstock, and will add much to the in
triusic value of the mine. h motto OF
this company seems 10 be "what is
worth doing is worth doing WELL" The
works will be in running order some
time during the month Of September.
The Crown Point is entitled to much
credit for the substantial and costly M
provements they ar putting up on their
mine.
Boy ACCIDENTALLY SHoT.-Iesterday
afternoon, in this town, about 1 O'Clock,
a 10Y named Ford, aged 10, was acct
dentally shot by n boy named LaFlower.
Ford vas in 4 separate room from La
Flower, in the row of buildings imlne-
diately north OF Crown Point street, on
the west side of Main street. LaFlower
WAS " swapping " the pistol, which Ford
told him was not Notwithstanding
through the thin partitiou-wall. The
pointing" Of the pistol was entirely
accidental,-lt not being Intentionally
pointed toward the room in which Ford
a 4 loaded barrel vas discharged,
and the ball passed through the partition
into Mrs. Ford's house and struck her
boy in the back, below the shoulder
blade. The wounds II severe one. The
wounded youth, nor his parents, attach
no particular blame TO Latiower. But
BOYS should not be allowed to piay with
pistols. We are informed that nearly
every boy of fourteen years Of age and
upward, in this town, owns a pistol,
and many OF them carry these weapons
,D,Jl rry sham 70 srbooI aud con-
ioaaea-earrs 'ue" " 'euoo'' "
s'an'I!' he' 'uiS % . "atns W P"o
rents 10 ioroiu p'S'o' P'"'"e' !" ''""'
by their children
THE FEsryAL.-At the Theater, last
night, the Ladies' Festival opened first
rate and everything passed of pleas
au,ly-,he pecuuiary returns being fully
up to what was expected. Tonight
there will be another pleasant party
and many will attend who were unaoie
to be present last evening, and a gay