Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-04-17
WHITE PINE ITEMS.
Hrom the Empire, April 1871

cover the number of discoveries in tue
district. The lodges vary from one to
twenty feet wide, aud some have been
reported of forty. The character OF the
is the same us here-limestone
formation, with all the lodges dipping
into the mountains. The country is
finely wooded, and water can be got
almost anywhere by sinking. There
are about 400 people in the district, and
the commisSariat is cheap and excellent,
as the Mormonsare readily able to reach
it. Within six miles of Montezuma,
the principal town in Patterson, there
are timber groves Of cedar and noun
tain mahogany. Up to the present time
the lodges have o been us fully de-
veloped as the inhabitants have wished:
But facilities have recently been re-
ceived which have enabled the miners
to fully satisfy themselves Of the great
mineral value Of their locality. The
road TO Patterson is u good one, with
ample supplies of wood and water.
Montezuma is improving rapidly, and
the value of town lots is approaching.
Mr.. Murphy assures us that as Recorder
of the District he has seen develop
meuts which argue the happisst future
for the place. The cave of which we
spoke u few days since, some five miles
west of Moutezuma, seems to he very
similar in its passages and construction
to the great cave of Kentucky. 1t is
replete with chambers Of curious and
interesting structure. Stalactites two
fee. in diameter pend from its crystal
ceilings, aud the whole cave, rs far as
explored seems TO be one Of those great
marvels in nature which strike the G
| plorer with awe aud admiration. There
are supposed to be seven hundred pass,
ages, leading to as many chambers In
this vast and gorgeous cavern, and Mr.,
| Murphy, who has explored il 10 only O
small extent, thinks that its subterrane.
Gus chambers underlie the entire Buck
skin or White Mountain range. Ii SO,
the save will prove to be the largest
known.
Thorough prospecting in the district
cannot be done ut present on account
of the depth of snow on the mountains
but tho developments 10 far are, we are
assured by Mr.. Murphy, such as to place
the prospects of Patterson in the FROM
rank Of mining localities. Wells. Far
90 & Co. are going to send stages to
Patterson every Monday morning, and
both expresses will establish Offices
ut Montezuma.
Joseph B. Holt, the young man who
was shot about ten days ago at Monte
yuma, by parties in the camp whom he
had assaulted, died on Saturday mora
ing. He was n son Of DR.. Holt, q well
known physician Of st. Louis. He lost
his life in II desperate and incorporate
effort to destroy those of men who had
never injured him.
HAMILTON Cry 0rFIcERs.-B. W.
Field, City Treasurer; D. W. Perley,
City Attorney George Lanoureux,
City Assessor and eS officio Street Com
missioner; Thomas j. P. Lacy, City
Surveyor: W. II. Kncrr, City Marshal
and ex oficio Tax Collector; 0. s. May,
City Clerk ]. 7. Cram and Lee B.
Matthews, policemen.
BUILDING IN HAMILroN.-The sound of
the carpenters hammer is heard in all
directions Of this little city daily, and
every morning the improvements are so
clearly visible that even II close locker
out for improvements is almost aston
ished Mt what has been accomplished
the day before and on the morning of
his getting out Of bed, if he rises late.
Let II resident depart from here to-day,
and return in three weeks, and he will
hardly recognize the town, so rapidly
are improvements made. The price of
lumber is from $500 to $500 a thousand,
and the question to lumber dealers is
never what the cost is, but whether the
necessary materials can be procured.
As all the lumber yards here are be-
sicged daily, their supplies on hand are
not large at any one time but the
quantity passing in and out of each one
during every twenty -four hours, il cor
rec,ly measured, will account for most
Of the building going on in our midst.
The arrival of about so, 900 feet Of Car
son lumber will account for the rest Of
it.
ACCIDENTAL SHooTISG.-Geo. Hurst
was showing y pistol yesterday to some
persons in the Magnolia Saloon, when it
accidentally went off, the bullet barely
escaping the head of James Eddington,
the barkeeper, some of the powder
burning his face. Les Blackburn, who
was standing near Hurst, had his face
in too close proximity to the pistol and
he was slightly injured by tho "cciden-
tai shot.
Coon AssAYs.-We saw Yesterday q
certificate of two assays made from ore
from Patterson District. The rock was
zen, to Colonel l.. D. Ineo!dSby, of this
city, the writer re%marking that he
didn't know whether there was any
thing 10 it or not, and therefore wanted
il nssayed. He sent specimens from
two ledgcs-named respectively the
Mills and the Scfamlin-,he former
aSsaying Sl,4sl Is, and the latter
S232 %. The rock was from the
surface in both cases.
TuE You've GIAYT.-This is the name
of u mine in the process of opening
which gives promise of great prolific
ness iu tho precious metal Of this
region. 1t is owned by Aessrs. James
W. Booth. William 7. Hanford, Cor
uelius Taylor and Henry Young, who
are assiduously engaged in developing
it. We have specimens before rs, from
II blast made yesterday, which VIC con-
slider rock of u very superior and rich
character.
CIVILIZATION vERsUs BaRBARIsM.-
Yesterday au Indian dog appeared on
Main street, of this city, and was in
pounced upon by two civilized
which were soon reinforced by
about n dozen more. The Indian
was not disposed to combat all
his ASSISTANTS, and so he skillfully
managed TO get out Of the fight aud ran
from them all.
ExcILLsSr AssAY.--We saw yester-
lay the assay of some rock from the
yulturc mine, which reached $500 81.
rhe ore had been tested by General
aud was brought from the Troy
District.
Coop TME.-Wells, Fargo & Co.'s
.tagc from Elko arrived yesterday morn.
nc at 7:2O, ahead Of all other stages.
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