Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-04-27
THE EVENING NEWS.
WASHINGTON Drsrsrcr.-Tbi, mo-r;n,

time of the discovery of our great silver
vein. During the summer Of 1883,
while on a prospecting tour, he discov-
cred the lodges Of Washington District,
but kept his knowledge to himself.
When the excitement about Wilson Dis
trict was started, he concluded Il was
not safe to trust his secret any longer,
So, in company with a few friends, he
went out and located the principal leads.
Four Of the lodges located are the Amer
lean Eagle, Silver Star, Washington and
Poor Man. We saw specimens from all
four lodges. The ore contains little or
no gold, but assays from S65 to $500
per ton in silver. Tho quartz 10 lively,
and looks like good paying ore. Mr..
Henry Mitchell, Of Virginia, a short time
since returned from the district and
brought specimens Of ore from all the
claims Of the district. We were shown
some chunks Of bullion taken from ore
by Mr.. Burklin by simply pulverizing
the rock and melting it in . crucible
with no other lux than boraI. From
the Il pounds of rock there was not less
than half m ounce Of bullion. Mr..
Mitchell says the smallest ledge he seen
was not less than four feet WIDE and the
largest at least IS feet wide. If the ore
is as rich as it looks to be, Washington
district will soon be one Of the first out
side districts Of the State. The District
10 located 20 miles from Wilson's and 80
, from Aurora. Arrangements are being
made to erect . mill as soon as possible.
The road to Washington from Gold Hill
and Virginia is almost perfectly level,
the mines being near the east Walker
river. There is An abundance Of nut
pine wood, and any quantity Of water
power. A great many persons are 6nd-
ing their way to the district.
FLOOD IN Crown PoiSr RAvIS..-Yes-
terdsy afternoon we took 8 trip up
Crown Point Rsvine to see what dam
age the food had done. During the
forenoon it WAS reported in town that a
portion Of the Bowers mill had been
washed away, and other extensive dam
ages had been done. On examination,
we found that such was not the case, as
no damage had been done to the mill
further than the ditch which conveys
the water around the mill had broken
away and washed some gravel into the
battery room. The ditch was promptly
repaired and all WAS safe. There were
at the time Of our visit about 200 sluice-
heads OF water coming down the Canon.
We Jaw large b~oulders, which would
weigh several hundred pounds, rolling
down the gulch forced BY the weight Of
water. There is more water now COM
ing down the gulch than ever was
known before. At The Kentuck mir
the water proves q great annoyance
from the fact that the soft ground on
the surface leaks q great deal Of water
that runs into the shaft, causing them
TO keep hosting almost continually.
Nearly all the snow at the head Of the
rsvine is now gone, so that the water
will soon cease and all will be right.
NAN ISJuaEp.-Mr. Cummings, Presi-
dent Of the Miners Union of Gold Hill,
was Slightly injured yesterday BY be-
ing cayed on while a, work in the Chal-
lenge mine. Af the time, he was run
ming IL drift 20 intercept an old drift.
He was aware he Was lower than the
old one, and was running up to find It,
when al Of q sudden the whole top Of
the tunnel fell in on him, knocking him
down and bruising him badly, although
further than being sadly bruised no
other damage was done. Mr.. Cummings
was very, fortunate or he would have
been crushed to death BY the great
weight Of rock that fell at the time.
Men working in the mines should use
great care. Many marrow escapes are
made every day among our miners, yet
many are seriously injured some have
arm broken, some legs, and others are
crushed in such q manner as TO mako
life q burden ever after. Life is said to
be very uncertain, but in our deep mines
it is doubly so.
Ho, FOR PINE GROVE Pony King
starts out with a fine coach on next
Monday morning, for Pine Grove, Will
son District and he says he will make
the trip in a day-returning the next
day. If he finds it practicable as to
time, he will make the trip regular
leaving the International Hotel, in Vir-
ginia, at 6 o'clock every other morning,
the Gold Hill Exchange at 81 o'clock,
and 20 by way Of Silver City, Dayton,
Ell Dorado Canon, and Wellingtou's
Station. Prospectors will do we'll to go
over and see Pine Grove and Washing
ton Districts, before venturing away off
East to Silver Bend and other out-ot-
the-wsy districts. Judging from what
we have heard, from good authority, we
believe Wilson and Washington Districts
to be far richer than anything that can
be found either in Silver Bend or Pah-
rsnagst Districts. Besides they are
near the center of trade, supplies, and
the great mining interests OF the State.
ODD FELLOWS BALL.-Lsst evening
the Ball given at the Athletic Club
Rooms, in aid of the Odd Fellows Lii
brsry Association, wasa complete sue
cess, and ono Of the most agreeable at
fairs ever given in the city. The hall
was full, but not too full. The compa-
ny present Was gentecl and socisble. Al
the time we looked in we did not see an
s'odd fellow" there, for every man had
n lady leaning on his arm.
OPERA Houss.-This evening there
will be something extra good at the
Opera House. Three pieces, all good,
specially for Saturday night-sn entire
new thing. For tomorrow night, an
attractive bill. Come out boys and
have a good time. Max is doing his
best to please the public, and he 10 de-
serving of patronage. Last chance to
sec Mr.. and Mrs. Stone.
LArs.-The stages by the Bonner
Lake route did not arrive in Virginia
last evening, until after 10 o'clock. This
il ocasioned by the bad roads between
Cisco and Crystal Peak. The stages
arc running full all the time, as will DO
seen By our lists of arrivals and depart
ures.
RELIGIOUS NorIc..-The Bsptists will
hold divine service every Sabbath at the
District Court room, B street, at 13P.
y. Preaching by Chas. R. Klein. SUB
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