Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-01-14
FROM WILSON
PINE Grove, jan. 9, 1868.


FRIEND LYNCH IAN opportunity pre-
senting itself to send you II letter, l
embrace it, just the same as your assis-
tant would n nice young lady-if he
could get a chance.
Corrections.
Generally it is not a pleasant duty to
make corrections, but it seems to be
necessary, and l can't say that it is
humiliating this time. My last con-
tanned several blunders, and lest my
reputation for veracity should be
shaken, l will rectify my former mis-.
statements so far as l am able.
First. I said December was Il tickle
month and not to DO depended on.
Positively that was not so. For rain,
snow and wind, for floods and frost, no
month in the calendar ever kept up a
more even lick than did December. For
thirty.oue consecutive days there was
nothing but one regular storm. To call
| December a tickle months was nothing
more nor less than SANDER, aud blush
to think Of it.
Secondly. When | said the Midas conf
pany would send $50 tons of orc to the mill
half first and half second class-and
that one would work about 500 and
the other S35 or $40, | committed just
so many blunders. There were Ia tons
worked-60 first class and 81 second
class. The former paid between $40
$3.50, the latter S6l-avcraging about
| S94 per ton. For fear of being caught
again | will say the above figures may
DO slightly changed, but not much, by
the assayer's report on the value of the
bullion. I beg pardon Of the Midas
Company individually and collectively
for disappearing. If I'd said tho
COMPOUNDED rock was good for $1,000 to
the ton, it would have went $4,000,
anything to make me tell q lie and be
unlike Mr.. Washington. The fact is,
Pm not a Yankee and never attended
guessing school.
Thirdly. The Wilson Company's mill
has not started yet, but it is ready and
will-sometime. If it never steams up
I'll swear l won't apologize or take
back n single word, for Wilson or any
other man. won't, by "go,h."
Considering the above, it will DO well
enough to stop right here, for fear
another apologize letter becomes neces-
sary. I'll risk II few items anyhow,
and the reader, now that he knows I'm
the unreliable, can make due allowance
for my statements.
Mills and Milling.
The Midas rock, referred to above,
was worked at the Pioneer mill, and the
stockholders in Pine Grove are pleased
with the result, and so will those in
Virginia be when they sec tho brick.
When l said Bourne, Superintendent of
the Midas, was "making it mighty lively
for the pay ore in his mine" hit the
nail fairly on the head, but if William
insists on it., I'm willing to beg his par.
don. The mill Immediately commenced
crushing for the Wheeler Company, and
will run through upwards Of n good
many tons, which will pay don't know
how many dollars. There, now, that's
q safe statement, and within 50 so Of
the exact amount.
The arastra mill is running on quartz
from the Wilson mine, taken out by H.
C. Toombs & Co. The ore looks we'll,
and Gov. Crosman will do his best to
get all the gold out Of it. His previous
success warrants me in saying this.
Damages by tho Storm.
This camp was not injured to any
great extent by the recent storm. From
$1,000 to $500 would cover all the
damages, SO far as I know. The most
trouble seemed to be in getting rock
and wood to the mills. The scarcity Of
wood was an oversight that will not
occur again soon. Philosophically
speaking, the District will be benefited
moro than it was injured BY the snow
and rain. It has been demonstrated
that all tunnels must DO timbered for
some distance.
Washington, / am sorry to say, was
not so fortunate as Wilson District.
The East Walker was unusually high,
and nearly all the town Of Washington
was swept away-only one house and
the mill, l am informed, being left.
Thus in a few short hours was IN en-
bryo city destroyed. Before the flood
there were three houses and two tents.
The damage along that branch Of the
river was considerable, MS most Of the
ranchmen looked for an open Winter.
Houses, grain, hay and stock all had to
suffer. Who was injured, or to what
extent, I have not been able to find out.
On the West Walker the damage was
fully as extensive. All the bridges were
carried away or injured so much that it
has been dangerous for even a footman
to venture across. We have been suf.
ferers in this way more that any other.
This camp is out of powder, fuse, steel,
candles, etc., etc., and have only had
two mails for about q month. "Pony"
King, in attempting to cross the West
Walker at Hoey's bridge, four miles
above Wellington's, lost one of his
horses, by it being drowned.
Personal.
D. Wellington, Of W~ellington's Sta
ton, in going to Aurora, had his feet
frosted, and so badly, I nm sorry to
say, that he will probably lose q part Of
one. Prof. Chas. Isenbeck is now in
camp, and will likely stop here or in
Washington District for some time. He
is well pleased with tho indications
hereabouts. ScRIB.
A Cole CAMP correspondent of the
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