Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-03-23

first set of timbers were put in on the
25th day of January, 1867, and at the
present time the shaft is 200 feet deep
The rock through which the shaft has
been sunk has been blasting ground
nearly all the way. There are three
| compartments in the shaft, one i've feet
square, and the other two FIVE by four
and a half fee, each. The timbering is
the same as that in the South Yellow
| Jacket and all large works of the kind.
This shaft is located further east than
any other on the %Comstock, being near
" or quite ~one-fourth ola mile east OF
| the old works of the old works OF the
company. The ledge will not be struck
by a perpendicular shaft in less than
| 200 feet, and perhaps not short of
| 400 feet. Since work was started it
has never stopped an hour; while the
frs, part of the shaft was being sunk
with a wiudlass to do the hosting, an
engine and reels were put in place,
which does the hosting. The reels
are large, and are those which use fiat
wire rope. The bucket is brought up
from the bottom in u trice. While we
were there Mr.. 4. j. Chamberlain, who
has for many years been engaged in
building hosting works and mills in
this State, showed US the drafts for the
new hosting works and ore house. The
size of the buildings are as follows:
Main building for hosting machinery,
ETC., &c by 100 feet; carpenter shop SO
feet wide and 60 feet long; north wing
east half. IS feet wide aud so feet long
for office and blacksmith shop; west
half of north wing 80 by so feet for
boiler. The ore house isofthe following
dimensions: 100 feet long by % wide,
with FIVE compartments and two chutes
each for letting the ore from the dump
into the wagons. The principle on
which it will be built is the same as
that of the Savage, being a ~self-loading
dump. Mr.. Chamberlain, who drew the
plans, and who will we presume, super
intend the erection Of the works, has
already made out bills for 2l0 900 feet
Of lumber and l25 900 shingles, as we'll
as for several tons Of nails. Some idea
may be formed Of the expense in erecting
one Of our large hosting works by the
number of square feet of ground cover
ed by them. In the works Of the Hale
4 Norcross the building covers $500
square feet, and the ore house 1900
feet, making in all, ll,s6o square feet.
In addition 10 this, there will be me-
chinery amounting to not less than
SIPS, 900, making the total cost Of the
improvements, together with the money
paid for sinking the shaft, nearly $780,
900. Yet the profits of the mine will
pay all this in a very short space Of
time. Nearly all our leading mines are
either supplied with extensive hosting
works or they are in process Of erection.
The Comstock has sufficient works now
on il to prospect the ledge to 1000 feet
in depth, and we sincerely hope it will
be done, and if there is nothing at that
depth let US know it, and if there is rich
ore down there let US have it.
SILVER BESD.-0n yesterday we were
conversing with a gentleman from Silver
Bend District. He thinks it will, in
time, prove one of the richest mining
regions in the State. The Buel claim,
and both extentions north and south,
are very rich. On top, the ledge is
about four feet thick, and st so feet in
depth, the ledge is IA feet thicA, and
shows much better ore than what is
found on the surface. There will be a
grand rush made for the new district in
the Spring. He also says the Twin
River country has some excellent lodges
in it, and when developed, will yield a
large amount Of bullion. From present
prospects the gold mines Of Walker
River will add a great deal to
the mineral wealth Of the State.
The prospects of the Comstock are still
good. So it seems that the State is
looking up. As a proof of the increas-
ing wealth Of the mines in the interior
of the State, see the large amounts OF
bullion that is coming in every day.
In fact the noted old Comstock lode bids
fair to lose some of her laurels, and if
they get d sufficient number OF mills in
operation, 10 work their ore, we would
not be at all surprised to see this por-
ton Of the State laid in the shade.
Well, Gold Hill and Virginia are willing
that a dozen districts should spring up
that shall overshadow them, as they
would relieve this portion Of the State
of the heavy burden Of taxes which it is
now compelled to pay in order to sup
port a State government.
A TURKEY RANcH.-There is a Turkey
ranch down at Empire City, belonging
10 two men from York State, named
Edgington and Neary. We have lately
heard a description Of it, from a man
named Young, who says it is great
Improvement on the sold way" of rails
ing turkeys. The ranch was stocked
about a month ago-Neary going over
20 Carson City and buying the stock.
On untying the fowls and letting them
run, Edgington discovered that out Of
fourteen, twelve were gobblers-Neary
insisting that, only reversing the Nor
mon doctrine, the turkey family were
properly proportional. Edg;ngton has
not,been able to "see itin that light" in
sistiug that a gobbler is a gobbler all
the time, and that gobblers are seldom
known to lay eggs-leastwise, not at
Empire. Neary has also built a roost
six feet high, for the geese belonging to
the turkey ranch-the roost pole being
only an inch wide. Neary has been
training the geese for a week past to
try to make them believe that a certain
s~tep-ladder, leading to the roost was in
tended for them to climb up. There
seems to be a good deal Of demoraliza-
ton among the turkeys-aud Edgington
swears by all that's good and bad, that
Neary must reverse the plurality OF the
sexes.
vARrrrY.-"variety is the spice OF
life" If such is the case there is a
great deal of spice in the weather for
the last "a hours. There has been sun
shine, as warm and pleasant as Spring;
north winds, as cool as Greenland; then
snow; then rain; and finally hail. What
a climate! We speak only for Washoe.
NurrARY.-The DAYTON Guard will