Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-08-31

CABLE DREAMING ACCIDENT AT TIKI
CRowN PorSr MISE-A GESUISs SAFETY
CAGE.-About 5 o'clock this morning,
at the Crown Point mine, Gold Hill, q
car load of ore was being hoisted, when,
lust as the a 2 was about 20 feet above
the sO0-foot station, the cable broke
next to the reel, and Of course imuedi-
ately ran over the sheave Of the hoist
ing frame and fell down the shaft. Had
the cage been Of the old style, without
safety attachments, it would have fallen
with its load 300 feet to the bottom OF
the shaft, destroying both cage and car,
and perhaps jumping out Of the guides
IL might have done also expensive in
Jury to the timbering OF the shaft. But
this was one Of those very substantial
and excsllently patterned safety cages
in common use at that mine, made oy
Alexander McMartin, the head black
smith Of the works, and OF which we
gave a full and critical description in
tho NEws a few weeks ago. A better or
much scverer test Of their efficiency
than this accident could hardly have
been devised. The safety attachments
worked to q charm. The strong eccen-
trio wheels revolyed with q lightning
like ~quickness Of action, just enough to
allow the stout teeth OF their inner seq
meuts to dig into the wooded guides,
and thus the cage with 1t, load
was instantly stopped and held
rs firmly as though resting on the Dot
tom of the shaft. Even the stout cable
nearly 900 feet Of it-weighing about
a ton, coming laundering down upon
the strong iron roof Of the cage, tai'ed
to dislodge it or do it the least damage.
A man might have sat there on top OF
the load of ore perfectly protected and
safe. It did not take long 70 get up the
cable and hoist the cage to the surface,
when Hank Smith, foreman OF the
miuc, and others made an examination
of the shaft, just to see what damage
mirht have been done. They found
everything all right, and on critically
inspecting the place where the cage
s,opped, found that it could not have
fallen any at all, for there were simply
the distinct deep marks made by the
safety teeth into the wood, with no
laccration or tearing above or below.
Some idea may be formed OF the severe
tes, 10 which the safety arrangement
WAS subjected, when it is considered
that the cage itself weighs about
900 pounds, u car 500 and its load OF
ore / 200; or about 1900 pounds in all.
Add 10 this the terrific force and weight
of about a ton Of cable falling upon it
from such a hight, aud all must coneede
that this is n genuine safety cage, n
effects the specific object for which 1t
was made. The cause Of the cable
breaking is not precisely understood,
but it is supposed to be owing to a de-
feet in the material, as it was nearly
new, having been in use but two or
three weeks.
C%ouSrEErkIr GREESRAcEs. Among
tho other novelties that have reached us
since the completion Of the great conti'
mental railroad, says the Enterprise Of
this morning, is a batch of countertei
s~reopbacks. Our people are not in the
habi, Of Yery closely scrutinizing green.
backs. therefore are liable to be imposed
upon. The first inquiry u tue ome
in A saloon or other public place by the
clerk or bar-keeper is, "How much are
preenbacks worth to-day - They hardly
glance at the paper presented them
more than merely to see that it is green
and TO note the denomination. A man
who ei;es his uamo rs Daniel Collins
nasssd n number Of couuterfeit $40
areepbacks in Carson some days SINCE,
also n number 10 Gold Hill, amounting
in the aggregate, we understand, 70
about $500. He was arres,ed'a day OF
two since in this city and taken 10 Gar
son, where he had an examination
before Justice Waltz, when he was heio
to answer in the sum Of 81 1000, and IN
default Of furnishing that amount o
bail WAS committed to Jail. II is DOUBT
full if the State authorities have Juris.
diction in the case. We are informed
that the Deputy United States Marshal
mas q warrant, issued out Of the United
States District Court, for arrest, csm'
mandiug him to appear tomorrow
Wednesday, before Judge Baldwin fol
a preliminary examination. lie will
probably find passing counterfeit green
backs no fun.
The MARrIsxrris.-rhe famous Mar
,ine,ti troupe make their frst appear
auce at Piper's Opera House mex
Monday evening, September 9Th, Jude
two weeks engagement. Never harinI
been here before, and being somethinj