Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-08-12
FlsE.-Las, night abou, IL o'clock the

FiRE.-Last night about IL o'clock the
blacksmith shop Of the Yellow Jacket
north works was discovered to be on
FIRE, and in a very few minutes it was
enSeloped in flames, communicating ut
length with the of6ce adjoining, which
was also completely destroyed. As
soon as the alarm sounded, the entire
Fire Department was promptly out with
their machines, and u small deluge Of
water was turned loose upon the flames,
exercising a very apparent effect in u
very short time, although it was fortu-
nate that there was no wind blowing
at the time, otherwise the numer-
Gus wooden buildings in close
proximity might have suffered. As it
was, but little other damage was done.
Tit two buildings destroyed were sepa-
rated from the main hosting works
building only by a narrow street, so
the boys did extremely well 10 prevent
ing the fire from getting across into the
main building, which, however, got
considerably scorched. The contents
of the blacksmith shop were lost with
the shop, but in the office nothing was
lost, as books, desks, stove and every
thing were removed in good season.
There had been no FIRE in the shop since
4 O'Clock the previous afternoon, there
fore the cause Of the FIRE is not clearly
known. By some it is considered to
have been the work of an incendiary.
The great efficiency Of our Fire Depart
ment and arrangements for e%xtinguish-
ing hres vas very satisfactorily demon
strated last night. No common scrub
of a FIRE stands any show at all in Gold
Hill. Lincoln Hose Company No. 3,
down in the lower Ward, came up, but
did not have length Of hose enough to
reach the fire where. it was. They
would have been Of important service in
case the Gre had spread.
Rich ORE.-The Empire ledge, in
Meadow Lake District, Nevada County,
California, must be = very rich deposit
of collaborating ore, il We can Judge of
some specimens Of i, which have been
presented to us by 4 practical miner,
named Ravell, who took them out Of
the Empire Company's shaft this spring.
We have just had an assay made Of one
Of the specimens, by Mr.. August Smolz,
the private assayer OF the Yellow Jacket
mine in Gold Hill, and which we con-
slider as reliable as sould be made any
where, or by anybody, which certainly
reveals a fabulous amoun Of wealth in
the Empire ledge, if the quantity Of ore
Of this description exists to any extent
of which there is every indication.
The specimen assayed was . piece Of
ore about the size of half an English
walnut, of a yellowish color and porous
character, and the yield therefrom
was at the rate Of $93, go 81 per
ton in gold. The ~sssayer's certificate
and the metal taken from the ore is now
in the hands OF the editor OF the News,
and they can be seen by application to
him. There is a good deal going on at
Meadow Lake just now; many Of the
mining companies doing the annual
work on their claims, which is required
BY the local laws Of the district; other
companies, now that the snow has
melted off, are developing their claims,
and penetrating to lower levels; while
the mill companies are preparing TO
start up, and trying to solve the mys-
terry whether the rebsllious ores Of the
district can be overcome. Meadow
Lake, We predict, will be second to none
in California, within FIVE years, as a
bullion-producing section.
Our FIRE ExrISGUIsHER.-Chief Glib
son, Of our Fire Department, informs
us that at the ERE last night, Hose Com
p.nies Nos. l and ., with two strings Of
hose attached to the hydrants threw
two very powerful streams steadily for
the space OF twenty-five minutes through
inch nozzles, and one of the aforesaid
streams was continued to the extent of
forty minutes, yet the water in the res
ervoir was only lowered Jfre inches.
Our Chief sees to it that the reservoir
is always kept full, therefore, having
still nine feet seven inches more water
left in the reservoir after the fire was
out, and all the apparatus in complete
order, Gibson thinks he could use up
Just twenty-four such little old 6res, one
after tho other, if they'll only fetch 'em
along. As we said before, Chief Glib
son believes in keeping his reservoir
full and water works in order, for on
that depends the success Of any Fire
Department. or what use would be a
Chief without a full reservoir?
THEArRIcAL.-Piper's Opera House
was we'll filed last evening on the occa-
sion of the Odd Fellows Library ben
eft, every seat and all the standing
room being occupied. The entertain
ment was done up by the California
Mins,rels in their very best style, but AS
il was the same as we have spoken OF
so frequently, further comment from us
is unnecessary. This most excellent
company left on the midnight stages for
California, last night concluding their
engagement here. The Opera House
will now be closed until Friday evening,
when the Barrett-McC ullough Dramatic
Company appear and play n couple OF
nights. We understand that the Pipers
propose bringing up the Japanese troupe
from the Bay next. They would take
we'll, and be better approved and sup
ported than negro minssrelsy, even II II
is Of the choicest quality.
CHOLERA MoRBus.-This dread dis
ease has made its appearance among Ut
within the last few days, several case:
having occurred ut Virginia and som
few here in Gold Hill. The l~ateness il
the season and consequent nearer ap-
proach Of cold weather is in our favor
and the sickly period may not last long
A SALAxAxpER.-Some rascally in
ceudiary tried to set the Pavilion in thu
public square at Carson, on fire Sunda!
night, says the APpeai, but the Fir'
Department saved it. These attempt.
to barn the Pavilion are periodically
made but never succeed. Il wont burn
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