Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-02-15
THE EVENING NEWS


ANOTHER MINING MrsrrYicArIoN.-It
has become the regularly established
custom in the mines along the Com
stock, whenever some pew and interest,"
ing point is reached in the development
of a mine, to shut the workmen down
and not allow them to communicate
with the outside world ut all until such
time as the Trustees or other powers
that be are fully satisfied as to the true
value or worthlessuess of what is im-
mediately to be found in the ledge.
After these insiders" have taken ad-
vantage Of their knowledge by manipu-
latiug the stock TO their satisfaction,
they very charitably allow the other
stockholders in the mine, whose inter-
sSts they are sworn to faithfully guard
and protect, know something about
what has been going on, by letting
the men out Of the mine. OF course
this shutting men down in II mine now
a.days does not always indicate that
something rich is struck, but On the
contrary, in some instances, it has
proven a." bulling ruSe on the part
OF those aforesaid stock m%anipnlators to
initiate the price Of stock, when there is
really no new development of ore to
Justify such imitation. We do not say
that such is the case with the Imperial
Empire folks, just now but certain it is
that tho miners were shut down in the
mine on Friday evening last, and al
lowed no communication whatever with
the outer world, which state Of affairs
still continues at the present time
ample sleeping accommodation food,
etc, being sent down to them, and
whatever in that line they may require
from day to day So well arranged is
this stock specializing operation that
even the station men were removed,
and perfect strangers putin their places,
in order to preclude the possibility OF any
concerted signals carrying private in
formation being communicated from the
miners to anyone at the surface. These
miners will probably be kept shut down
for a week or so longer, until the TruS-
tees, having accomplished their objects,
will kindly allow the balance OF the
stockholders TO have q better show than
they have at present, unless somebody
having vital interests ut stake hould
get out \ writ of habeaS corpus for some
one or more of the miners now restrained
Of their liberty, and thus ascertain the
real state Of the mine whenever they see
fit. The latest we know OF regarding
the critical points of the mine was up to
Friday evening, when the concern was
closed. At that time they had got
through the east clay wall nj the lower
or l,lo0-foot station west and were just
entering the ledge. At tho l,OOO-foot
station drift west they were just cutting
through the east clay and would Soou
also be into the ledge at that point. a
streak of high grade ore is already de-
yeloped and known TO exist next the
east clay wall, below the 90O-toot level,
near the Alpha line, several feet in
width, and this body probably extends
down to and will be struck in the atore-
said lower levels. That's what's the
matter with the Imperial-Fmpire now.
Colcord, the ''encrgetic aud Efficient
who superin,ends those subterranean
operations, has \ portontiously mystic
rious roll to his witching eye as though
pregnant with private dispatches from
the lower world. Saturday evening as
Greentree, the trusty Superintendent OF
the Imperial Company, came dashinS
excitedly up Main street in his buggy,
through the mud, we stopped him and
innocen,ly asked if he had anything to
report. "No, not n dam thing, replied
he, and drove of ut n splashing rate.
Something ponderous is about to trans
pire. "Look out for the engine when
the bell rings"
MAILS AMI RAILEoAD.-A telegram
wa. received from Reno Rt o o'clock
this morning, by j. II. Latham, Esq,
Wells, Fargo & Co.'S agent at Virginia,
which SAYS "a pony will arrive at
Virginia with Saturdays San Francisco
letters about | o'clock P. ". to-day.
Railroad will DE open tomorrow so that
passengers can get through without
trouble" This is gratifying after
being cut off from CALIFORNIA;, except
through telegraph, for n week. The
railroad will be better prepared to re-
sist snow storms and ~avalanches proba-
bly next winter, but it cHnnot be looked
upon rs particularly reliable just yet,
when we consider that the recent storm
was the frs; serious one OF the season,
and nothing TO be compared with those
OF last winter.
WEEKLY BULLIoS.-Thc following is
statement of the amount OF bullioa
shipped or received for assay during
the past week From the Office of Wells
Fargo 4 Co., in Virginia, there were
shipped 2,0S9 pounds Of bullion, valued
at S55,9l6 So. From Virginia, by
the Pacific Union Express : Compa-
ny, $33. 5o7 % Of assayed bullion.
The total shipment of bullion from
that city for the week has been
1885 pounds, valued at SS9,423 sc.
Bousield L Co. received at their Office,
in Virginia, for assay, 37,O4l ounces.
The SrAGEs.-Wclls, Fargo Il Co.'s
stages and express and those of the
Pacific Union Express Company leave
Virginia daily, as usual, at the regular
hours, Tor Keno. lucy puSS ouN Noui
Virginia and over the Geiger Grade on
runners The passengers departing and
arriving at present, however, owing to
the continued blockade on the Sierra
Nevada, are principally those bound for
White Pine and the East.
NoRE SxALL-pox.-Sinco Friday last
the following cases Of smallpox have
developed at Gold Hill: williNmsI'cd
ding, sent to the county p~est-house
Mr., Perkins and Mr.. Van Burghen, both
being cared for by friends at Isolated
cabins outside of town; Thomas barK
n light case of varioloid, went to 'Ir'
oinin to be cared for by friends in a IA
Sorable locality. We have sti' SIX
ease. Of the disease in Gold Hill.
OK rag STREET AGAIN. We are
pleased to notice that P. ]. Jocelyn,
who had his arm broken and was other
wise severely bruised and injured by a