Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-03-31
THE EVENING NEWS.
tuesday EycnlnE,".-...Mnrch 81 iSoS1

of ,he new subterranean workings At
the Imperial Empire new works. Step
ping upon the cage, we were qu'eS'!
lowered TO the 900-toOt level, opened
not long ago from near the bottom OF
the shaf-a " sum2 of twenty feet IN
depth being left below the 9OO-foot level,
for pumping purposes. In opening THIS
new level, u large and roomy Sangway-
the most spacious nc have seen IN any
of the mines on the ComStock-has
been made, extending from the SHAFT
forty-onc feet west. This gangway is
abou, seven feet high in the clear, fifteen
feet wide next the shaft, and IS drawn
in to a width of nine feet at the west
end, where it BRANCHES into two driitS,
which wcfe commenced last evening,
diverging q little to the right and lett
from the gangway in the direction OF
the respective mines of the Imperial "nd
Empire companies These drifts are
each six aud u half feet high, oy
four and n half feet wide in the
clear. Each company assumed COM
mnnd of their respective drifts last
evening, and in each, three shifts OF
hands are employed-eight.hou shifts,
three men on a shift-iudependent OF
the car men aud other employees. The
work is being very enersetieally prose-
cutcd, and the east wall OF the ledge
will probably be cut inside OF thirty
DAYS, when new aud rich develope-
ments may reasonably be expected at so
great Il depth. The gangway Is hoored
with boiler iron, allowing of he cars,
loaded or otherwise, to be slid about IN
turning them towards any requisite
direction. The sides and roof are very
strongly supported by immense timbers,
the caps overhead being two feet thick,
and evidently strong enough Tor all mat
is required OF them. The progress OF
development in the drifts of which we
speak will be watched with n vast de-
gree of interest during the next thirty
days, aud already, in anticipation, the
prices of stocks in all the mines IN that
vicinity are materially advancing.
ANOTHER MINER ISJURED.-Alas! how
often DO we have to write the above
heading to q local item. About six
O'Clock last evening, John Carlisle, a
miner employed in the yellow Jacket
north mine, was descending the shaft
on the cage, when about half way down,
the cage stuck fast for = moment or so,
allowing several fathoms Of slack cable
90 come down upon it. Suddenly the
cage became looSened and fell, bringing
ap at the end Of the cable with great
violence. II WAS At once perceived ut
the surface, from the violent jerk, that
something was ~wrong-and the cage was
Immediately hoistcd. Mr.. Carlisle was
found upon it inSenSible. He waStaken
To his cabin near Fort Homestead, and
DR.. Webbcr sent for, who came and
rendered all due surgical assistance.
One or two small scalp wounds were
found, but his inSenSibility was evident
ly produced by viOlcnt ~concuSSion OF
the brain otherwise he was apparently
but little injured. lie remained insen-
sible for some hours, but ut last ac-
counts was tolerably rational, the DR..
however thinks his chances for recovery
are very limited. This accident seems
10 have bsCa one of those unforeseen
calamitieS where no one was to blame,
but to which the toiling miner is con
stant!y subject, even in the best reSula-
ted shafts or mines.
Another MINER l~SJURED. - Larry
Mulligan, u miner working in the 900
foot level, at the ImpcriRl-E Empires new
shaft, about 10 o'clock last evening, was
knocked down and had his right hip dis
located by the falling of n mass Of rock
nnon him. lie was taken to the WASH
ington House, on the Divide, where DR..
Bryarly. assisted by DR.. Webbor Of Gold
Hill, and pr. Cleburue. mt 10 O'Clock
this forenoon reduced the dislocation-
that is 10 say, put the joint back into
its socket. These accidents to miners
are somehow getting to be too cpidem-
icallv frequent, occurring ut the rate OF
about a dozen a week. Such calamiticS
TO u miner working for his regular four
dollars a day, reduce the average of his
wages most wofully.
4 BITTER CUP.-From DR.. Gates OF
the Sacramento Drug store, No. l3i
south C street, Virginia, VIC were pre-
seuted about u week ago with agcnuine
West India quaSsia goblet. II has been
in use as q drinking cup in our office
ever since. The potent wood OF which
it is composed, imparts II pleasant bitter
% water or anything clse'drank from 1t,
also q fcrocious'appetitc to all who thus
use il. Our printers were all suffering
with dyspepsia, but now they candigess
raw dog, horse, brick-bats, or anything
else. The restaurant keepers say they
will have TO raise the price of grub on
us or else take down their signs.
For CHrEp OF PoLIcE.-W. S. Ed
wards, and Thomas o. Jackson, are an
noanced a. candidates for.the office oil
chief Of police for the city Of Virginia,
Their cards can be seen in another
column together with that'of George
Downey, also a candidate for the same
position. Mr.. Edwards has held the
office of chief for the last two years, and
if reelected will fill it with the marked
ability aud integrity rs heretofore. Mr.,
jackson is a new candidate, spoken very
highly of by his friends, aud will b'
strongly supported. All three are eS
c~ellent men for the position. "io'
pays your money aud you takes you
choice"
MEETING LAST NrGHr.-The Theate
was filed with Union men last evening
sixty new members joining the Club
and a wide awake feeling evinced b.
"
all. Judge Baldwin spoke for an hour
in an eloquent and forcible manner
that was well received and ~applauded
At the close of his remarks, q resolution
of thanks was unanimously adopted
Next Moiday evening Hon. B. G. Whit
man was announced rs the speaker
and the Glee Club expect to make thei
make their first appearance.
DExocR,rIc NOMINATIONS. At tn
Democratic Convention held in Virgini
on Saturday last, for the nomination G