Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-02-04
THE EVENING NEWS
Thursday Evenins---Fesruary a, 1859
USEFUL INvuNrloy.-An of our priu-

c'pal mining dumps are provided with
little shute or trap-door arrangements,
whereby teams of the largest capacity
are loaded in u minute or two, or in the
very shortest possible space Of time,
with little or no work /; yet the unload
ing Of the wagons ut the mills involves
q vast amount Of shoveling and hard
work, to say nothing of the time con-
sumed. The best idea in obviation of
this important difficulty is that of Mr.
s. +. II. SpurlinG of this town, rs eX-
hibited in q model he showed us yester-
day, of a wagon bed or box of his own
invention. The bottom of his proposed
wagon box is simply formed of II COM
bined series of plates of heavy boiler
iron resting on stout crosS-bars of iron.
These while the wagon is loaded are
held in position by a sort Of lever and
catch arrangement, which, on arrival
ut the place OF unloading, the teamster
II turn loose without leaving his seat,
10y a simple ''turn OF the wrist, thus
instantly opening, or allowing to open,
the whole bottom of the wagon box into
II series of holes or spaces two feet
wide, through which the whole load of
quartz must Of necessity dump itself by
the force of its own natural grhvitation,
without any exerlion on the part of any
body. We, as we'll rs others, might or
might not suggest improvements but
the principle is a good one, and we
doubt not it will be found effective in
its practical operation, and II saving of
much labor aud expense in the quartz
hauling line. Success to all such in-
yentions say we. Mr.. Squirting has also
invented an automatic grating arrange
ment to be used in mining shafts to
prevent men, timbers, dogs, loose car
wheels, or any other articles of the
kind, from accidentally tumbling down
into the depths. The safety gratings
will open and shut as the cage is pass
ing, aud remain closed a. NIL other
times. They can be used at all the va
rious stations of the mine us well us at
the surface. We hope At some future
time to be able to make more favorable
and lengthy mention Of these and other
Inventions of Mr.. Squirting.
MINING AcciDExr.-About c o'clock,
Yesterday morning, one of the cages ut
the Crown Point shaft with n miner by
the name of Mcdonald sitting on top of
q car load of ore, ~ accidentally run
up to the sheave 1T the top of the GAL
lows frame over the shaft. McDORald'S
right leg, in front of the shin bone, re-
ceived q severe cut, some seven inches
in length, from forcible contact with the
edge of the sheavc, otherwise there was
but little damage done. DR.. Hall was
called upon and dressed the wound.
The cause Of the accident was owing
to the great amount of hot mir rising
from the shaft and condenSing in the
form of thick clouds of steam, the
brakeman could not see the cage, al
though he is Il very careful man. lie
also was induced, by the signal struck,
to believe that this was merely u car
load OF waste being hUiSted, and did not
dream of n man being OF it. 1t was
merely one of those accidents which are
liable to happen in the best aud most
carefully regulated establishments, and
it was fortunate that no worse result
ensued.
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERs.-Thc fol-
lowing named persons were, on Monday
evening, February lst, installed as OIL
GERS of Silver City Lodge, No. 10, |. ..
G. T., for the ensuing term 5. Boutou,
W. q. T.; Susan Harley, w. r. II. s.;
Olive Bouton, W. l.. II. s.; Martha
Murphy, W. v. T.; T. II. Stone, W. s.;
Mary Lowman, W. a. s.; P. l.. Glea-
son, W. T.; Gsorge Sherman, W. F. s.;
C. +. Harley, W. NJ; Annie Bouton,
w. D. NJ; Edward Watkins, W. c.; A.
Armstrong, W. |. G.; John Opic, W. o.
G.; George Hunt, 2. W. c. T.. The
installation was public, and was attend
cd by q large and appreciative audience
composed of the citizens of Silver City
and vicinity. The exercises of the even
ing passed Oft very pleasantly, and all
seemed to enjoy themselves hugely.
CHURCH FEsTrvAL At NrRGINiA.-The
Methodist Church festival at Athletic
Hall, Virginia, last evening, was well
attended aud u most agreeable affair in
every respect. Tee Yankee kitchen, the
Postonice and several other institutions
were under full Roadway and were well
%patronized. No one is :mportuned to
buy tickets or anything else, and we
can assure all who think Of attending
that they can do so without making any
distressing expenditure Of coin. y
number OF tableaux were presented, and
tonight the song Of "Comc Home,
Father, Come Home" with tablearS,
will DO given with all duo effect, be-
sides which there will be music and any
amount of other plc"surable arrange
ments.
MoRE SNALL-Pox. - Town Marshal
Crandall informs us that Mr.. Bowen,
residing on High street, Gold Hill, has
broken out lightly with the v"rioloid,
and is now confined at home under the
caro- OF DR.. Hitler. Young Lyford, Mt
Fort Homestead, and Stephen Collins,
on the hillside opposite the Vescy
House, are the only positive cases in
the smallpox line we now have on the
docket in Gold Hill.
CRowS PorSr.-The East drift from
the l,lOO-foot or lower station of the
shaft, has progressed abOu; 40 feet, aud
is in very hard blasting rock. 1t is cal
culated that the west wall OF the ledge
will be cut about $50 feet from the
shaft, and to the cas- wall will be 10
feet further, or 800 feet in all. The
strongest hopes of the Crown Point mine
at the present time lie in the expected
rich developments at this lowest level.
elbow FOR Blow" To-SIGHr.-By-
rou's great comedy with the above title
will be presented for the first time ut
Piper's Opera House tonight. This
fine piece is pronounced by the press
and critics generally to be Byron 5
masterpiece. 4 choice dramatic treat
may be anticipated.
MoRx SNALL.rox AT SILyER.-Au-
nfhar caaa ns amo1lp, l.voIn,a, ;,c.lf