Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-05-09
EXTENSIVE FILMING OPERATION

INTENSIVE FLUMING OPERATION
The Virginia and Gold Hill Water
Company have entered upon q new and
quite extensive undertaking, the object
being to bring the great amount Of
water now running from the Ophir
mine to Gold Hill. The water will be
brought in a flume all the way, passing
along the lower part Of Virginia to the
Divide where the first railroad tunnel
passes through, at which point a tunnel
some IS or so feet lower than the rail
road tunnel, and 7S5 feet in length is
required. This tunnel will be four feet
wide, by six feet high, and was COM
menced upon at both ends OF Friday
last, the contract calling for its compile
ton in As days, at s. so per running
foot. A good commencement is made,
and the work is being energetically
pushed forward day and night, work
ing three eight-hour shifts. A second
but somewhat shorter tunnel has to be
run through the hill where the second
railroad tunnel passes and then the
flume will be led arouDd the easterly
side OF Fort Homestead, coming into
the lower portion Of Gold Hill. By
this new arrangement the Supply of
water so much needed at the upper
portion Of Virginia, this season espe-
cially, will be kept there, and the ne
cessity for pumping up hill obviated.
Water will be water before the next
rainy, or winter season, sets in.
CELESTIAL. FIRE SQUELcHRs.-About
I o'clock last evening, at Virginia an
alarm offire proceeding from the Chi
nese quarter called out all the fire lad
dies with their machines. \ small
frame house belonging to sam Sing,
took fire from the explosion Of a stray
fire cracker and was blazing away at a
lively rate. Knickerbocker, No. 5 was
the only machine which got down
there, as the conflagration was squelched
by the Chinese before e that engine
got there. George Downey's long
tailed Hooks had got afoul of that
burning house and completely demol-
ished it, tearing it down and dragging
it to the four parts of the compass,
before the flames could get 4 fair
show at successful operation. Those
Cinnamon worked like devils, swing
ing their axes, and tearing away with
claws, teeth and toenails ina perfect
frenzy of desperation ludicrouS to be-
hold, all hands chatting and yelling
like fury. A fire in Chinatown always
creates more energy. noise and general
fuss than anywhere else in creation.
VERY Rich ORE.-At DR.. Cornell's
drug store, Virginia, this morning. we
saw in his cabinet 4 piece Of the rich
est horn silver ore ever taken from the
famous Eberhardt mine, White Pine.
It weighs between eight and nine
pounds, and is nearly the pure metal,
being about 90 per cent. silver. 1t is
perfectly malleable, and can be sawed
up like so much lead. A gentleman
Just in from White Pine brought 1t
with him. Few persons ever saw SO
rich a piece of silver ore.
A MARROW ESCAPE One of the
miners at the Caledonia mine this
forenoon sent up q lot Of picks from
the 20O-foot level to be ~sharpcned.
| When the tub had nearly reached the
top, somehow n Of the picks caught
against the side Of the shaft and fell.
| He heard it coming and lodged, but
one point hit him on the front part OF
his left shoulder, inflicting an ugly but
not serious wound. DR.. Hall dressed
it for him.
DR.. BRoNsoS.-This gentleman Is
able to appear once more OIL the street
and attend to his patients. He lis
rather dilapidated as yet from his re-
cent severe injury, but not permanent
ly SO. He will De all right shortly.
MORE Rich ORE SHIPPED.-Breed
s. Crosby's teams hauled two heavy
wagon loads Of rich sacked ore from
the Gould Il Curry mine, yesterday,
to the English mill at Reno, for re-
duction.
Hot WEATuER.-The thermometer
stands at eighty degrees in the shade
here in Gold Hill to-day. Iced bever-
ages, linen coats and straw hats are IN
demand.
New SUPERINTENDENT.-C. Z. Bat
terman, Esq, Of Virginia, is appointed
Superintendent Of the Gould & Curry
mine, vice =. Deidesheimer, resigned.
IMPERIAL AssEssMENT.-Au assess
ment of s. per share was levied OH
| Saturday last bythe Imperial Mining
Company, delinquent June 10th.
Ice, Ice Charley Fosters team
| supplies Gold Killers every morning
with clear, pure ice, which is quite COM
| Portable this hot weather.
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