Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-10-12
Prrcu OF THE oRn BoDIEs.-we

Enterprise copied it this morning,
crediting in n sort of left-handed style
TO the News, but adding remarks Of
its own at the bottom, with nc quota
ton marks to show where the Enter
prise part came in, therefore making 1t
look as though the entire item came
from us. We would not object were 1t
not that our contemporary advances
an idea we do not indorse, and which
would stultify our record In the NEWS
Of the past four years, relative to the
pitch of the ore bodies at this end Of
the Comstock. Here is the Enterprise
portion Of the item "Ifit Is true that
the ore body is widening to the north
ward, and we see no reason for doubt
ing the correctness Of the survey, 1t Is
a proof that the great deposit Is only
beginning to be developed. Its a we'll
known fact that heretofore all bodies
of ore found in the Comstock lode have
pitched to the southwark at a consider
able angle, therefore, as the eXplora-
| tions made thus far show no sign of
this dip having set In, so much greater
must be the body Of ore in Crown
Point and claims to the southwark; or,
in other words, the further north the
ore body extends, the longer 1t will
remain within these claims. We can
hardly think that 4 depth has been
reached at which o new law prevails,
and that the pitch Of an ore chimney is
turned from southwark to northward."
| Now the fact of 1t Is that We have
| always stated, upon the authority Of
mining men, 10 we'll as from u "
personal observation, that the ore
| bodies of the ComStock this side Of the
Divide pitch aorthUnd, a theory the
Crown Point development simply sus-
tains. The ore-bodies north Of the
Divide pitch southwark, while those
south of it pitch north or, as we have
In times past compared it to the
branches Of a tree, with the main
trunk deep beneath the Divide. 1t Is
not impossible that the grand top or
heading OF. the great ore-body may be
in the Belcher, and finally be found to
| pitch away downward and northward,
extending even through the kentuck
into the Yellow Jacket mine.
MYsrEMoUs BURoLARs-TnEY GET
SHOT AT, AND LEAVE THEIR CARD
Also THE PREMIsEs.-About 2 O'Clock
yesterday morning burglarious raid
was made upon the rear end Of the Co
lumbus Brewery, on Main street, a
few doors above the News Office, by
two suspicious characters, perhaps es
capped convicts. Pete" a resolute
and substantial German, who works at
the brewery and also sleeps there,
heard the fellows about the rear door
OF the brewery. which was left open In
order to cool off the watts. He pulled
on his pants, and as soon as he made
his appearance the men ran away.
Pete went to bed again, and In about
half an hour afterward heard the same
rascals again. This time he grabbed
| his trusty six-shooter and rushed to tho
door Just in time to see the alarmed
d~esperadoes running away again. Pete
blazed away 4 shot after them, when
one of the wretches stopped and threw
up his hands, singing out right Justify,
"for Gods sake don't shoot! my wife's
.toppin' up here" and then started up
the steep hillside toward Fort Home
stead like 4 mountain sheep, while the
other burglarious flend ran of down
the canyon ut the rate of a rod to the
lump. Pete feels quite sure he didn't
hit either of them. They returned to
their wicked efforts no more, so Pete
reposed on his laurels and his revolver
and slept the sleep ofthe virtuous and
the brave. Along in the forenoon, Mr..
Davis, the chief proprietor, found a
bottle of fine old Cutter whisky in n
corner Just inside the rear door, evil
IDENTIFY left there by those rascals.
There it was, duly labeled and corked,
never having been opened. What those
burglars were trying to do about that
end Of the brewery, where there Is
nothing to steal, Is difficult to under
stand, and how they came to leave that
bottle Of choice whisky there Is the
greatest mystery out.
Rich ORE-STRIKE IN THE BEIcnER.
Day before yesterday afternoon ore OF
extraordinary richness was struck at
the 1,1OO.foot level Of the Belcher
mine, and VIC saw some taken from
the new development this morning
which Vas very rich in both black
sulphurets of silver and free gold. IL
assays all the way from S2OO to $l.'Vo
to the ton, and the free gold Is plainly
visible to the naked eye. This rich
ore strike Is ut the extreme south END
or face of the drift ut the 1,lOO-foot
level. IFS feet from the Crown Point
line. The great ore body Of the mine
Ia continuous to that distance, and
how much further "no man knoweth."
The ore had been growing a little
poorer the last few days previously,
and this rich ore was found by making
n slight turn to the eastward, where
the main body evidently lies. The
Belcher mine Is now looking better
than ever, and the milling returns ior
the present month will DO better tnan
last. The pulp assays at the petaius
ma mill show u greater proportion OF
gold than heretofore. Belcher STOCK
Is good to have.
A PH1LosopHER.-C. A. V. Putnam,
of the Enterprise, who had his leg
broken by a fall, on the evening OF the
recent great fire at Virginia, is still
living on his back at DR.. Bronson's
rooms, opposite the Enterprise office.
He takes the situation like q phi!oso-
pher, although it is easy to see oy his
Whitening beard and hair that the long
confinement Is telling upon him. he
is cheerful and his spirits are good; so
there he lies as comfortable as could be
expected, smoking good cigars, cogita;,
ting upon the vanities of this wicked
world, and studying out good things TO
say and write when he shall get INTO
the editorial sanctum once more. lie
looks a little sanctimoniou. now; ex-
cent when lady friends call on him,
which is every hour or so. his leg Is
doing finely, and Put Will navigate
the Streets on an elegant pair OF
crutches before long.
LADY BRYAN.-A day or two since
four tons of rich ore from this mine
was sent to the Auburn mill, at Keno
for treatment and reduction by the
stetefeldt process. 1t assayed $40 to
$780, - ;f n Yields what it ought