Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-05-20
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IiuiSg, Milling. TaiIiugs, Etc.


HI6ile or so north of Gold Hill, and
just north Of the Virginia part Of this
locality, is SiX-mile Canyon, where
many of our best mills are located,
and where, like Gold Canyon, below
Gold Hill, numerous men find employ
ment in tailings-saving operations,
mining, etc. We paid a cursory visit
to that well-known locality 4 day or
two since, and found plenty of mate
rial for n square newspaper item. The
all-prevalent sagebrush impaired n de-
sirable fragrance to the pure, cool
morning air, and no foolish birds
strained themselves singing from the
hard-lOoking rocks OH the steep hill
sides. Little vegetable gardens just
below Virginia looked green and nice,
and afar down the canyon, when we
arrived within the confines OF Flowery
District, bright yellow flowers beamed
In little isolated ornaments on the
broad, rough mountain slopes-those
pretty flowers Of the old, familiar
dwarf sun-flower sort, something
smaller than dinner plates. There
was contention and strife, yes war, in
SIx-mile Canyon n few months ago.
between parties striving for water and
tailings rights-war that resulted In
pistol shooting and blood-but that
cruel wal Is over, and all was quiet on
the occasion Of our visit save h busy
rumble and puff of the quartz mills,
and the dull ripple and splash of the
muddy little stream FORMULATING the
rough, rocky bed Of the canyon. But
lot Us leave the poetical for the prac-
teal.
TAILISGs sLUICISG.
I'm the early days of Washoe, the
tailings Of the mills were allowed to
Il to waste. Although known to
carry Off with them 4 large proportion
Of the precious metals originally con-
tanned In the ore, yet no one cared TO
take the trouble to ave these tailinSs,
or try I'll extract the wealth contained
tllf-in fact, hardly anybody a
! any idea how to do it. Now extensive
series OF sluices, with blanketed bot
toms, save the rich sulphurets from the
muddy streams flowing through them'
md dams and reservoirs OF all sizes are
constructed in every favorable locality,
10 settle and catch not only the heavier
sands and sulphursts, but the "slime
or sediment, which Is largely COM
nosed of the rich chlorides of silver.
I'm fact. from one end of the canyon TO
the other there is n continual sue
coss;on of sluices, dams and other
tailings-saving arrangements, giving a
large number of men good, steady re-
munerative employment all the year
round.
pARKR 4 BowIE's MILL.
The several mills located along the
CANYON, except tue Gould " curry;
now dismantled and useless, are all
steadily running OIL ore from the Com
stock. but the one of which we wish
especially TO make mention is the tall
incs mill of Parke It Bowie, situated a
short distance below the Gould y
Curry mill. 1t Is In 4 favorable local
ity where the confluence OF side n
yons or branches just below, give n
fine opportunity for a huge reservoir
where they collect an immense amount
of tailings. This and other dams and
tailincs-saving arrangements keep
their mill constantly supplied with the
desirable material to run on The mn
Is situated directly in the middle OF tne
canyon, and is l20 feet by 40 feel IN
width. 1t is two stories high, that is
TO say, the requisite machinery and
mans are situated OH the ground floor,
while above them, under the same
roof, Is a strong bridge, which extend:
from one side Of the canyon to the
other, upon which heavy teams drive
with loads of tailings which arr
dumped down where it is the mos
convenient to shovel directly into tht
pansLa well devised, laGor-savins
arrangement. BY means OF n series
Of large and peculiar fashioned pan;
and settlers the tailings are WORKED
and concentrated. and the precious
metals extracted therefrom, the whole
Of the machinery being driven by ;
small engine of about 25-horSc power
They work about 100 tons of failing,
per day Oh the average, giving EN-
ployment to 65 or 20 men. Parke (
Bowie's mill isa practical, entorpriSin!
institution, and presents quite a for
midable appearance fromany direction
LADY BRYAN
During the last year and 4 half thi
famous mine has, through m~ismanagc
ment and consequent legal dlficultie:
fallen considerably into d~isrepute {; ye
the mine itself is really a good one
and having got into other and MOI
iudicious hands, free from all incun
6rance, it Is being now properl
worked, and its real merits and cap
bilities rightly developed. The ne
mill built by the proprietors OF Il
mine was completed and started IN
operation a year ago last Septemoe
at which time we paid 1t a visit, NJ
also went through tho mine. own
TO the difficulties mentioned above,
few months later all work was 81
pended In both mill and mine, al
both have lain idle ever since until
few days ago, when work was resum
under the new pro%prietorship and ma
agement. On the occasion Of our prt
ent visit, by the invitation of Mr.. Ow'
Monahan, the foreman, we took a