Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-11
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From the News of March 9Th. !

lfrOm tue NcWSO haINu ObI.l
WELL DIGGIyG.-An illustration of the
great richness of this district was given
during the past week. MessrS. Mastca
& Arlington, at Menken, engaged two
men to sink a we'll in Mazeppa Canyon,
near their establishment. After sinking
to the depth Of about fifteen feet, a
ledge bearing n rich body of ore was en-
countcred and located rs q mine by the
well-diggers. OF course no more pro-
gre,s for the purpose proposed could be
made, and u now locality was sought.
Here again, after sinking q few feet,
another rich vein was struck, claim
made and we'll abandoned. This was
TOO rich q place to devote to furnishing
water only, and in q moro distant local
ity it was concluded to dig the we'll.
Sinking has been resumed, but with
what result we arc not advised. Whs-
ther the diggers will strike silver, gold,
greenbackS or water, cannot be told,
but n wealth of either seems possible.
GREAT EXCITEMENT On Tuesday
last, some miners working in one of the
old locations on the Base Metal Range,
came upon q mass of ore rivaliug in
purity and value the best Of Treasure
Hill. The ore found was brought to
town, and upon assay proved TO be
worth from two to three thousand dol
lars per ton. The story Of its discovery
soca became noised abroad, creating 4
great excitement, and on Wednesday II
rush of prospectors, spectators, sur
yevors and town locatorS, commenced
for the locality. This rush continued
through the week, and every day hun
dredS made the trip to the new diScov-
cry. The point is about one and . half
miles northwest of Treasure City, al
though BY the road leading there it is
known under the various names OF
Northern Light Hill, Chloride Flat No.
,, and Base Range, but q town has
been laid out and named Babylon.
IMPORTANT DIscovERY.-One of the
most important discoveries ever made
in Nevada was reported in this city on
Monday last, being that of a bed Of
coal, or bituminous shale, situated
about six miles east of US. Two beds
or veins are reported, one being fifteen
feet in thickness. The country rock is
carbouifsrous limestone, underlying
sandstone, and with these features the
finding Of n good body OF coal is very
probable. The shale burns for II short
time very freely and with q bright
flame.
GOLD DIscoySRY.-Quite q stir was
created in the ncighborhood Of the Eb-
erhardt mine a few days since, by the
discovery Of native gold and silver in the
la Monte mine, which is located about
two hundred and fifty feet north Of the
E~berhardt, and runs parallel with that
great vein. The ore extracted contain
ed beautiful specimens, showing both
gold and silver in considerable quanti-
ties besides the usual ores of the latter
metal. This i. the first instance of
finding gold visible in the rock, tina.
has com to our notice.
Nav TowS.-We understand that
some residents of this place, on the
first Of March, located q new town site,
to be called Pocotillo. 1t is on the
eastern slope of Treasure Hill, near the
Pocotillo mine.
New HorEL.-Wc learn that Nr. Pol
lard, late of tho Bonner Lake House, is
about TO build q hotel at Hamilton, soon
to enlarge into a grand and c~ommodious
establishment.