Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-10-30
THE EVENING NEWS.
Wednesday Evenius,--..oct. 80, 1857.
CRowx PoIXr.-Last evening we paid

CroWn Toint company. through IN
kindness Of Mr.. Smith, the geutlemanl,
Foreman Of the mine, we were shown
through the works, and furnished will
many particulars regarding the new
works. The main building is 90 by II
feet, the boiler house is 80 by 10, anC
the blacksmith shop is l6 by 80 feet
The main building is ceiled throughout
with nicely dressed and beaded lumber,
giving it n handsome finish. The boile,
room is supplied ut the present TIME
with two large boilers, and within
few weeks will have two more; so tina,
when it is necessary to scale one set
eau can be supplied by the others
These boilers have adjusting pipes be-
tween the two, forming q set, so that
each boiler contains the same amour,
of water at all times. The fine machin'
cry in these works are more worthy Of
note than any other thing connected
with them. The machinery Of these
works consist of two hosting engines
Of forty-fve horse power each, and a
pumping engine Of n hundred horse
power. The hosting engines are of the
old style, but are very complete and
easy to keep in repair. 4 brake is ar
ranged to work on the h~y-wheel Of each
engine, so that the engineer eau, with
his foot, stop the cage in an instant
when il is being lowered. These engines
are what is known as ''reyerse engines, y
and do both hosting and lowering ;
although no steam is used in lowering
the G it being done by n light pres
sure on the brake. Both cages a be
hois,cd from the same level with one
engine if necessary, it being done by
slipping in q dri~ving-wheel, which is on
the shaft Of each engine, ready for use
in case OF necessity. The average speed
OF hosting is 600 feet per minute,
although they have hoisted 200 feet
per minute, with great case. The
pumping engine is of the Woodruff
4 Beach pattern with Wright's patent
cutoff, and is without exception as fine
a piece of working machinery as we
have ever seen. Il gives more power
with the same amount Of steam than
any engine ever invented. The cutoff
is y most complete piece Of machinery,
dispensing with the slow drag usually
attending the cutoff of other machinery.
This engine does the work of pumping
the water from the shaft At the depth of
40 feet. The water IS pumped on top
Of the building, and is used in the boil
ers, and at the Rhode Island mill, TO
which place it is carried in pipes. Dur
ing next month Il " bob will be put
in at the 400 foot level, so that the work
will be lighter on the machinery. The
pump is so constructed on the large
spur wheel as to give the engine not
less than 400 horse power on the pumps.
This engine is kept running about two
thirds Of the time. The old mill has
been torn away, and the ground it occu-
pied will be filled in even with the floor
Of the new works, which is ten feet
higher than that of the old works. The
design is TO fill up all the ground below
the works to y grade with the floor OF
the new works, combining the waste rock
on the north aud east sides by a heavy
stone wall, which will give a fine oppor-
tuuity to build self loading dumps TWEEN
" feet in hight. When ouce filled in,
il will make an abundance Of room for
timbers and wood. The manner in
which the Crown Point is being man
aged reflects much credit on Captain
Taylor, the Superintendent, and on Mr..
Smith, who has justly won q reputa-
ton for good 6naacering and indomita-
BILE energy, as well as being a irst-class
miner and gentleman among those I'M
der him.
The CuArNss FANiLY.-Last night
the Chapman Family made their first
appearance before a Gold Hill audience,
aud n slim one at that. Strange to say
there were but As persons present,
counting dead-heads aud all. The en-
,ertaiumen, was much ~applauded, espe-
cially the singing Of Tony, who GER
excels as u comic singer and will
prove a favorite wherever he may go.
All of his singing was much a~pplauded
and he was encored on each song. Mrs.
Chapman shows fine talent as an &C.
tress, but told US she would rather play
FIVE thousand people in the city
of London than before the audience
present last night. Truly, u people
are no very a~ppreciative, or they are
short of change, or there would nave
been q better house last night. This
evening Uncle Toms Cabin will be pre-
sented' and we are informed by those
who are good judges that 1t is most e1-
cellent and will give entire satisfaction.
Tonight let Gold Hill redeem itself.
II is true that the end Of the month 10
here and money is scarce, yet Gold Hill
can furnish a good house TO see a GOOD
entertainment for one evening at least.
Go and see the performance and take
your wives and your flames.
PrpER's.-A good paying house last
night, Notwithstanding the attractions
elsewhere. We are confident that young
John Piper and his aged brother are
Going to do we'll at their new enterprise.
The performances were in an eminent
degree satisfactory. The two negro
acts in the second part were CONFUSING
proceedings. Johnny Tuers is most
proyokingly humorous niger, ana
Browns coal yard was hunted and iouno
in the drolles. dialogue and business
possible. The ducking Of Rosa was q
rich performance. The closing piece
was even better presented than on the
night previous, and was rapturously aP-
plauded. In it, Miss Kate o Neil gives
some exquisite bits of singing, and
Rhosdes and Foster make the play
highly entertaining. Miss Jennie Nor
ton, in her new song and dance is gain
ing favor nightly. Go and see the new
doings, tonight.
BLACK Caoox.-Situated on the CEN
trail stree. of Virginia city, convenient
of access and comfortable when you get
into it, presenting a list of performers
Including Buckley, Murphy, Sptigg',
and Miss Ida May, Josephine, DeCour-
cey, and Others, and others, n others,
how could it we'll be otherwise thar
that there should be a grand coneisve
every night. This night you are atee-
tionately invited to attend, if you desire
to see sights presented nowhere else on
the face of the earth, or uuder the eartn
far as is a~scertained. A free and
easy time at the "Crook" tonight. II
you are weary or want to see u lawyer,
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