Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-05-30
~ESMERALDA ITEMS.
from the Esmeralda Unlon.I

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PHILADELPHIA Co.-The "New Phila-
delphia Reduction Works." located a
few rods below the large spring below
town, are rapidly approaching compile
ton. The works are enclosed by q
wooden building 3Ox60 feet in dimcn-
sions, and the machinery being all Of
the most approved kind. In connection
with this building is n boarding house,
containing four rooms, for the accom-
mediation of the hands in and about the
works. 4 fine grade leads from the
works to town, where the Company's
boarding house for the men that work
in the mine Is situated. Directly in
front Of this building the Company have
a large pair Of platform scales, for
weighing ore; farther up the street is the
office, a brick building, lG132 feet, con-
tanning a twelve hundred pound safe,
for the preservation of the papers and
other valuables belonging to the Com
pany. In going up the foot of Last
Chance Hill, above the Wide West mill,
the first objects that attract the eye are
the Philadelphia hosting works and
coal house. The above described prop
erty all belongs to q company Of Phila-
delphia capitalists who have been ope-
rating here about a year.
THE JUSIArA MrSE.-The Juniata mine
is again being worked, after lying idle
for several weeks on account of the
melting snow, which filled the mine
with water. Mr.. Winters is here with
his family, and intends remaining until
the main shaft is down and the mine is
put in good working order. The shaft
is progressing finely, and in about three
weeks will be below the old works,
where a large body of fine ore was left.
No fears are entertained rs to the per-
manency and richness of the body.
Coon TINEs.-In our quiet commu-
nifty it is becoming Il rare occurrence for
us to chronicle a fight, and since that
memorable event, the famous prize fight,
VIC have not heard Of a single blow be-
ing struck until this week. We have
been privately informed that a few
passes have been made.
Owens RIVER COUNTRY. We have
conversed within the past few days with
several gentlemen just from the Owens
River country, one Of whom has lately
been over the mountains, and they tell
US that California with its boosted crops
cannot surpass this section in the pro-
duction Of cereals, and corn, potatoes
and vegetables of the finest quality a
be raised. A grist mill has been re-
Gently erected by a Mr.. Bell, at Fort In
dependence, and is turning out as fine
-four as can be produced on the Pacific
Coast, and another mill is being erected
on Bishop Creek, by a Mr.. Nelson, Of
Visalia, and in addition to these i'm
provements orchards and vineyards are
being set out. Our informant says that
about one thousand acres of wheat, ff-
teen hundred acres Of barley, five hun
dred acres of oats have been sown this
season, and from FIVE to forty acres Of
corn can be seen on each ranch, be-
sides other productions commonly found
on n farm. II seed could have been
obtained at reasonable rates many more
broad acres would have been sown. A
better grazing country cannot be found
this side ofthe Rocky Mountains, and yet
a larger market al be procured here as
soon as they Ear furnish us with -four,
and other products as cheap or cheaper
than they can BIO brought from Calfor-
MIA. As soon as the railroad is COM
pleted over the Sisrras it will be much
cheaper for the Owens River population
to freight their goods through Aurora
than by Los Angeles. Then will be
seen long trans of freight teams supply
ing US with provisions and returning
with merchandise. We predict a glo-
rious future for the fertile valleys which
lie at the feet Of the majestic Sierras.