Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-01-09
OK a TnAxr.-Items of in.erest, be-

out in search of something new. Inc
first place we brought up at was the
Cole tunnel, situated at the base Of &c.
dar hill. The tunnel is being run to
strike q ledge located near the summit
of the hill. From Mr.. George Eellis we
gather the following facts concerning
the mine and tunnel. The mine was
located on the goth day of June, 1850 by
the Eellis Brothers; a shaft was at once
sunk to the depth of 40 feet, at which
point one assay of S24o was found, the
bullion having two thirds silver and one
third gold. Stock in the mine in 1861
went up to $3.50 per share. At this
time 270 tons of ore was milled which
gave a result of from Sos to $2Sl per
ton, the upper tunnel was then started
and run in taking the ledge 300 feet be-
low the surface. At this point the ore
was not found of sufficient value to pay
for milling but was from 20 to 40 feet in
width. An attempt was made to sink o
shaft in the drift but at % feet so much
water was found that it was found to
be an impossibility to do any thing.
In May, 1858, Mr.. Geo. Eellis was ap-
pointed Superintendent of the mine
and at once started the present tun-
mel known as the Cole Long Tunnel
The work from that to the present time
has never stopped for a single day. At
one time a small strata Of quartz was
struck from which nearly all the water
that supplies Gold Hill and Virginia
comes, at a distance of 1900 feet. A
few DAYS since, while Mr.. A. Robinson
and Jack Plumley were at work in the
tunnel, one of them picking on the face
of the drift, and the other loading the
car, one discovered the face of the tun-
mel giving wayand sprang back, showing
the car along with all his force, the
other man seized him by the pants and
out they came with railroad speed, with
the laundering of some three hundred
inches of water behind them. They
were fortunate enough, however, to
keep ahead until they got out, but bad
~ frightened. We, in company with
Mr.. Eells, went into the tunnel l,4O0
feet, where the air became so bad that
it extinguished u lights and we were
compelled to return. We found large
rocks scattered through the tunnel, and
the car track and sluices all torn up as
though there had been a river passing
through the tunnel. There were, when
first tapped, not less than three hundred
inches of water flowing out for several
hours. At the present time there are
about 200 inches of water coming
from the tunnel for the last twenty-four
hours, it has not decreased in the least.
There is u sufficient quantity of water
now flowing to supply any number Of
mills, as well as both Gold Hill and
Virginia with an abundance for ordinary
purposes. The real Importance Of the
strike, in a water point Of view, IS hard
to estimate. Mr.. Eells feels satisfied
hat they have now struck the main
ledge, and will open it as soon as posi-
BILE, although it will take q month to
damages and get to work again.
Below the car track in the bottom OF the
is a large ~sluice, which serves
two purposes-one to carry OF the wa
ter and the other to supply air in the
There is a strong current OF
Air passing in through this box and out
1t the tunnel, keeping the atmosphere
fresh during the whole time; but since
he great rush of water the boxes have
been bursted in many places, so that
he draft was spoiled, and the result IS
hat bad air is now in the tunnel, but
he work Of repairing is going on with
III dispatch. Mr.. Eells certainly de-
serves great credit for the manner IN
which he pushed forward the work
the dull times, but energy is
nearly always rewarded, and we hope II
will be in this instance. One thing is
if the present amount Of water
continues to flow from the tunnel they
have as good a paying institution as
here is in the State. For q long dis
below the tunnel the water has
tut a channel in many places ten feet IN
width and from six to eight in depth.
Large sluices will be put in by the Wa
ter Company and the water taken care
Of, within q few days.
PRIMARY ScHooL.-Yesterday after
we paid a visit to the Primary
School in Gold Hill, under the control
of Miss Barnstead. The school was
quite full, although there is still room
for a few more. We heard all the chill
dren ~recite, and have only to say that
parents have great reason to be proud
of their children, for we heard the chill
dren answer questions that few OF the
parents know any thing about. This IS
a most excellent schooland is conducted
in a most excellent manner
Observation-Disclosures Jack Hayes, OF the
St. Charles Market, Gold Hill, yester-
day sent us a large, fine and fat sirloin
such as he keeps on sale at
his market. Finer beef can't be found
in the world. That steak was mt for
any newspaper editor.