Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-07-24


COLLINS NEW QUARTZ MlLL.-Some
months ago we published II description
of a peculiar style Of quartz mill pro
jected by Col. j. A. Collins Of Virginia.
Since then he has made a working
model of his mill, which we saw this
morning at the Virginia Planning Mill,
corner of Smith and d streets. The
model is very neatly and carefully made
and some three feet long BY two or
three feet in hight, reminding one, with
its elevators, screws, bands, pulleys and
gearing, of a threshing machine
on a small scale. The crushing
principle applied is that OF Il heavy
cast-iron wheel moving backward
and forward with alternate motion
across a heavy iron crate bed. The
quartz being introduced under this
wheel by an ingenious system OF feed
ers, passes between the CRATES ;
thence is passed into a revolving screen,
from which the coarser PARTICLES BY
Of an elevator are taken up over
the top Of the mill and emptying into a
hopper, are again passed under the
wheel. The fueness of the product CON,
of course, be regulated by the quality
of the screen used. If required, the
screening process cal be disconnected,
and the mill used simply as a rock
breaker, reducing ore to q convenient
size for common mill battery purposes.
By a peculiar arrangement, any required
weight is applied at the top OF the mill,
directly upon the upper edge OF the
wheel, to a great degree regulating the
effectiveness of the crushing process.
This little model has the capacity for
reducing ore to the necessary degree oil
fueness for the grinding and amalga'
mating pan, 1t the rate OF fifty pounds
an hour and this with only a little
crushing wheel Of six inches in diane.
ter. A regular practical working mill
Of the kind on a large scale, with q
crushing wheel six feet in diameter,
would smash up quartz at the rate Of a
hundred IONS or more per day ; in fact,
the limit to its capacity is hardly cal
culable. The model can be seen by
those interested in such matters, on APP
p~lication to Col. Collins.
HEALrHy.-More healthy localities
than Gold Hill and Virginia are hard to
find in the United States. While read
ing among our telegraphic news Of the
scores of deaths from sunstroke in the
East, smallpox in San Francisco, and of
sickness and death in other parts OF
the world, we are able complacently
to look about and congratulate our
selves on the comparatively temperate
weather, and healthy climate we are
enjoying. Very few deaths occur ex-
cept as the result of accident, or per-
haps improper medical treatment. The
measles prevailed L a considerable ex-
tent o few weeks ago, but it was
not Of q very malignant or fatal
form, and has pretty much disap-
peared. We hear no serious COM
plant Of the cholera morbus or other
summer diseases, as yet, and few cases
Of severe sickness Of any kind. The
weather at present is certainly very
warm, but nothing to be compared with
that Of California, New York and other
populous points. Pure air, and other
advantageous circumstances are decid-
edly in u favor, and people from less
healthy localities may come here TO re-
side with IMMUNITY. We must not,
however, begin to crow too loud, for
who knows what may turn up before
the season is over. We are only
speaking of the way things are at pres
emit in that respect, and have but little
fears of ravaging epidetnics, as the sea
son is pretty well advanced toward the
cool fall weather, which sets in early
here.
IMpERIAL-EMPIRE.-The damages sus-
tanned by the recent clutch breaking
accident are nearly repaired, and as
soon as the new clutch arrives from San
Francisco it will be put in place and all
20 on as before. Everything will be
working right again the first Of mex
week.
How Is THAT ?-Our friend Bittuer
has received q letter from the East, di-
rected to E. Bittner L Son. This looks
a little singular, Bittner being a single
man. We asked Charley Watson what
o was meant, and Charley says he
'scan't see it !" neither III Bittner-a'
least he says he can't.
GOULD l. CuRRY.-The Bonner shan
of the Gould l. Curry Company is now
about 1000 feet deep, at which depth
indications are looking very favorable
Some very good ore has been recently
developed in the old surface working;
Of the mine, which is now being active
ly mined out and sent to mill.
Coop YIELD.-The July receipts o
the Savage Mining Company, from the
LIST to tho 2lst, aggregate $ll4,5O9
About 1850 tons of ore per week is now
extracted, averaging $50 Al per ton.
0PHIR SHAFr.-The new shaft Of the
Ophir Company is now down to the
depth of about $50 feet. They hav,
comparatively little water to content
with, but find the rock very hard.
"JEENs PIPES" CoNISG.-Stephen c.
Massett will arrive at Virginia mex
week to deliver his very instructive ant
amusing lecture, entitled "Sixty minute!
in Japan and China"
ButtIoS.-Gold Hill Branch ASA,
Office of f. Ruhling b Co., received thi
morning for melting and assay, +,63'
ounces crude bullion.
ScAyr SuppLY.-The mills at Silve
CITY have been rather ~scantily supple,
with ore of late, but most OF them ar
all right again to-day.
Crown PoISr.-The new drift at til
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