Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-06


GREAT SOFA MINE. = Some two
miles north of the Sand Springs road,
and 50 miles east of Virginia and Gold
Hill. Is an immense and apparently
inexhaustible deposit Of almost pure
soda. 1t is owned by parties in Car.
SOL and Virginia, who rae 1t in the
manufacture OF soap, anu also supply
quartz mills with 1t as q chemical
agent in the reduction of ores. They
also supply it to drug and grocery
stores, where 1t Is sold for washing
and other purposes for which common
soda is ordinarily used. II is free from
all earthly matter, and consists OF 80
per cent. soda, the balance being salt
or something of the sort. The deposit
Is in the midst Of an alkali fat of some
II acres I'm extent, and ut the surface
II appeared only about three feet wide,
or rnther more like 4 soda spring tEln
anything else, the pure article forming
in 4 crust ver and o ne STRONG
watery solution. Upon digging be-
meath this. however, the solid soda was
discovered in a defined mass like a
quartz ledge. A shaft has been sunk
beside it to the depth of 80 feet, from
the bottom of which a drift has been
made 25 feet into the vein or deposit
Of soda, without getting through It.
In fact yery little is known OF the
depth or extent Of this huge deposit OIL
soda, except that there Is apparently a
million tons or more OF it III sight.
The enclosing walls oil each side are
very distinctly defined, and are simply
composed of a dark, heavy. compact,
iron sand, strongly impregnated with
soda. This deposit is as singular as II
is valuable. and goes to show how lit
tie the varied and ineShaustibie re-
sources Of our young state are deNei-
oped - yet.
MArS STREET. SrNTroS.-The new
railroad station at the crossing Of Main
street, Gold Hill, next to Stern & Sons
store, is nearly completed. 1t consists
Of n substantial platform, some six or
ten feet in width and three feet high,
extending the entire length OF the
store at the northerly side, n VIII
constitute q very convenient place Tor
the loading or unloading Of freight,
castings, etc, by trains stopping reSu-
larly at that point. The front OF the
platform describes n handsome curve
r C:reclan Bend, conforming with the
rad. and the construction is under the
sole supervision Of Captain Peter Nye,
tho we'll known carpenterial architecl
and builder, from whose shop on the
opposite preciplce a fair view Of the
station can be obVained.
Reserved SKY FOR THE OPERA
We are requested by Mr.. Piper to
state that reserved seats can now be
secured for either Of the three night;
Of the grand Brignoli opera season,
transpiIng next Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday evening, OH application al
the box office Of the theatre. n very
large number Of seats are already
secured for the season-three nights
but there are plenty of good seats left
The time for securing seats Is short,
therefore all who would secure gooc
mes had better apply at once. Per
sons ut Dayton. Silver and elsewhere
by merely te~legraphing or writing u
John Piper, can have the best procura
BILE seats reserved for them.
GoISG TO LEAVE Us.-Rev. l.. Case
for some time Pastor of the NJ. L
Church in this town, has received
call to a new field Of pastoral labo'
over in Sierra Valley, California
whittier he departs this evening. Dur
ING his residence here In Gold Hill n
has ably and conscientlously per
formed his ministerial duties, attend
ing faithfully to the true spiritua
good of the soul and the PRONUNCIATION
Of gospel teachings, and now the ben
cdiction Of many a Christian heart
and the good wishes Of q large circl'
Of warm friends 90 with him. May hi
place here be Is well and honestl.
filled.
V. s. T. r. R.. TINE TABIE.-In on
advertising columns to-day see the neS
time table of the Virginia aud Trucke
Railroad. Until further notice, pas
Senger trans Will lctNc N1rsou Wv
for Virginia and intermediate point
Mt s O'Clock \. NJ, and will leave Col
Uill for Carson NJ or about 1 O'Clock !
N. For the accommodation of II
pubiic, the omnibusses of Hampton
cos line, for Virginia, will conne'
With trains from Carson nc 1850 A. n
mt Main street station, Gold Hill
They will also leave the ~Internatioa'
Hotel, Virginia, ut $50 p. NJ. to co
nect with trains leaving Gold Hill nj
p. N. for Carson, Empire, etc.
THE NEW DRor CuIruS.-The ne
drop curtain, at Piper's Opera Hons
being painted by MI. Charles Roger
"a in an advanced stage toward COT
nletion. The design Is Avery pref
and appropriate one, being an all
goricai painting, representing .
sscond Of Coles celebrated pistnr'
ser;ss of THE Voyage Of Life VIII
completed it will form not only q nj
nsinting but a capital addition to q
attractions of the Opera House.
srRrse-rlxE.-The weather at I
,rcsant time Is more like spring tn!