Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-20
WHITE PINE ITEMS.
rFn,n The News Of saturdsy.l

From the NEWS Oh Sdturuky.I
MIsISa.- TherO is nothing new to
notice this week in mining affairs. The
regular routine of work is progressing
in our principal mines; the mills are all
kept busy, and large quantities Of ore
are accommodating on the dumps, besides.
The weather is favorable, and there is a
disposition to improve it 10 outdoor
work, though very little has yet been
done toward housing the mines for win
ter operations. The principal mines are
employing all the men they can work to
advantage, and increasing their force
from time to time, as they find oppor-
t~unities to do so. There are fewer idle
men on our streets. than at any former
time; and, in fact, should 100 good
miners be called for to start up two or
three mines now awaiting the completion
Of new mills, il would be very difficult
to obtain them. While work in the
mines of Treasure Hill is progressing
with unusual yigor and success, the at
teution of our miners is being attracted
to the Base Range, as inviting profitable
investments Of small means in the srec-
ton of small furnaces, at an expense OF
only Slo0 or 5000, somewhat on the
| Mexican plan, Several Of these simple
smelling works have been built recently
and put in operation, with very satisfac-
tory results; and we hear Of others to
be constructed. IF all that is claimed
for these furnaces can be realized
on thorough trial, it will work a
revolution in the treatment of base ores
throughout the whole silver region.
Smelling has always seemed to us the
most proper and economical mode Of re.
ducing refractory ores, as a fire assay is
the most perfect test of the value Of any
ore. But n objection have we thus
far heard urged against these simple
furnaces, and that is that the heat OBJ.
tanned is not always sufficient 10 mel,
the silver contained in the ore-the re.
suit being, a rich Stag in silver, while
the lead bars contained but little. This
would be remedied by experience, how.
ever and should the sing be found to
contain sufficient silver, it could easily
be extracted therefrom by ordinary mil
process. We hope to see many of these
little furnaces constructed in the distric,
this fall.
CONC Our FOR Wool AND COMING
BACK SHoRS.-In our admiration Of the
highwsymen in the valley, we can ap'
preciate q practical joke they played
upon on officer who had tracked some
Of them from Idaho, and vas in thu
stage for White Pine, hoping to fnt
them. They found him, and remorsely
compelled him to contribute.
PERsoNAL.-Joseph Angel, formerly
of Lyon county, but an e%uterprisiug pi
eneer White Piner, has for some time
been very sick, in Hamilton. His many
friends in Western Nevada will be glac
to learn that his health is improving
and he will loon be in his busy ways
again.
CHICAGO MAcHINERY.-0ne large foun'
dry and machine shop in Chicago hal
determined to enter the market in com
petition with San Francisco for the mil
work of White Pine.
Another MILL.-A 20.stamp mill i!
building in Chicago for j. W. Wadleigt
to be erected in the vicinity Of The
California mine. 1t is to be shipped II
time to be erected this fall.