Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-12-30

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Thos Stevens RS Gslge EBCutts
JFHall Gus Hill Capt Day
W Harrison Robinson
SECURING THE WATER.-The great
amount Of snow and rain already fallen
this season has pretty we'll saturated
the hills and mountains hereabout, and
In pretty much all the old tunnels run
for prospecting or water-procuring
purposes, even those which have been
dry for years, water has made Its APP
pearance and flows from them in
steady little streams. At Halls Laun-
dry, north Of Virginia, the old pros.
pecting tunnels which have furnished
the requisite supply OF water for wash
ing purposes, now give q much greater
flow than Is required. Some Of the
old tunnels about the head Of Crown
Point Ravine aud along tho American
Flat range have streams Of water flow
ing from them now, although they
have been dry for the last five or six
years. The Gold Hill and Virginia
Water Company arc providently en-
deavoring to cur and economic
this increase Of the water supply for
future use. The Enterprise says: In
all the hills about this city for miles
north and south, the water company
have tunnels thousands OF feet In
length through which they can draw
off the water rs it Is wanted. In order
that the water may not flow out and
run to waste before 1t Is needed, the
principal tunnels have built In them,
near the mouth, strong ~bulkhcads, BY
means Of which they can be sealed up
and the water kept back. These bulk
heads keep the water back till not only
the tunnel Is filled up but also all the
assures in the rocks and all the cav
crns with which they communicate.
BY this means the mountains them
selves are made to serve as reservoirs.
Where there arc old prospecting shafts
upon mountains into which the water
company have tunnels run, they have
bitches leading to them which lead
into them the surface water flowing
from melting snow banks or poured
down by rains. From these shafts,
some of them hundreds OF feet deep,
the water finds Its way into the mass
of tho rock composing the hill or
mountain and gradually and In the
course Of time into the tunnel by
which the mountain Is drained. The
company now have at their command
30 many Of these natural reservoirs
that we are not likely to have another
water famine in some years. Besides
making reservoirs Of the hills them
selves, the company have constructed
largo reservoirs upon the surface
wherever suitable flats can DO found
upon the tops Of the mountains. From
these the water Is gradually filtered
through the earth and rocks to the
tunnel or Is drawn off through q gate
for the use of mills and mines"
New SroRE.-G. II. Mallard Il Co.
have just opened a fine stock of paints,
oils, brushes, window glass, paper
hangings, window shades, sheetings,
lamps, picture frames, mouldings,
chromos, and other articles IN that
line, In the new fire-proof store No. So
South C street, Virginia, nearly oppo-
site Wells, Fargo IS Co.'S, all OF which
they propose selling ut Wholesale and
retail on the most reasonable terms.
Orders for painting, papering, glazing,
etc., promptly attended to. They are
also agents for Perkins & Houses
famous metallic non-explosive coal oil
lamp, the only safe lamp in use. This
lamp cannot be broken by any ordi-
nary means, and its peculiar construc-
ton Is such that It. Is impossible for
any explosion to take place, even
though the,most explosive oils are used
I'm it. Even should it accidentally get
upset or knocked over, the oil cannot
spill out Of It. This nowly patented
lamp Is all the 90 In San francisco and
wherever else It has been introduced,
and Mallard & Co. now for the first
time Introduce them iuto this Sec
ton. They invite inspection Of sam
ples at their store. Read their adver-
tisement In another column to-day.
BELcuER.-Thls famous and most
valuable mine still continues showing
better and better as further developed,
therefore tho stock Is higher than ever
before. At the ll00-foot level the south
drift Is in 2S4 feet, the face showing
good ore, assaying 500 per ton on the
average. The southeast cross-cut from
IL IN In 80 feet and the face shows q
mixture Of quartz and porphyry. Inc
south winze Is down IL feet, with good
ore ut the bottom. The wlnze 50 feet
south of the north line Is up III foet
and the face Of it shows good ore. Inc
north winze Is down IS feet, with It's
bottom In good ore. On the first floor
the vein Is stopped out loo feet south
from tho north line, and the breasts
are still In good ore. Tho second,
third, fourth and fifth floors are all
looking finely. Good ore In all direc.
tions. At the 900-foot level the a 3
cross-cut from the south DRIFT Is In ~
feet and its face still shows good ore.
CuoL1.AR-P orosr.-Only 175 tons OF
orc vas taken from this mine last
week. There Is plenty In sight, easily
got at and extracted, but the dumps
are full, and the state Of the road, VIII
not allow Of transportation to mill,
therefore Il Is proposed to suspend
operations for awhile-shut down.
Unless the roads get better soon, or
the railroad to the mills on Carson
river Is opened to ore transportation,
other mines will also have to shut
down. The detrimental effects OF this
long continued storm are beginning to
be quite perceptibly felt.
IScREAszp ADoRNMEST.-The Piute
squaws who range about town so fes-
lively apparently understand that this
Ia the holiday season, and many Of
them add to their personal attractions
by extending the ordinary brick red
flush of their dark cheeks all over
their entire countenances. They are
not half so sparing Of paint As tho
white ladies are.
No SERv1cEs.-we are requested to
state that tn ere will DO no services at