Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-02-23

ANSA'y
IMPERIAL.-In our item of Monday
relative to this mine, wo were correct
enough in stating that the old upper
portion of the mine was shut down for
the present, but upon the authority Of
Mr.. Graves, the Superintendent, We
now state that the real reason for this
temporary suspension Of work at that
point is merely in order to secure bet
ter and more satisfactory milling IA
c%ilities, the dumps being all full of ore.
As to the new shaft, being sunk jointly
by the Imperial and Empire compa-
MES, that important work is progress
ing rs usual. and with excellent pros
poets. In the drift south at the lowest
level, they have been running for some
time in a fine body Of excellent look
ing quartz. This il in the Holmes
ground, belonging to the Imperial Co.
and they expect to intersect good ore,
as soon as they make q cross-cut. As
we stated In our former item, the pres
ent lowest level Of all, 1900 feet from
the surface, shows better indications OF
near proximity to bodies OF good ore
than those above 1t. Another level 100
feet below will be very likely to richly
repay the labor and expense Of sinking
TO il. The bottom of the shaft Is now
nbout 10 feet below the l,30O-foot level.
The last assessment levied, and which
Is being rapidly paid In, will aid very
materially In the coming develop
mcnts, and the company being on Il
firm and prosperous foundation. \ rise
in the stock may confidently DC looked
for at no distant day. 1t is the most
Important point on the ComStock ledge
for developments, so far as the Gold
Hill mines are concerned. Indeed.
that deep shaft is developing all the
other mines in its vicinity, and in all
fairness they should each contribute
their portion Of the cost. Whether
they do or not, however, the Imperial
Empire shaft and accompanying pros
pectiug operations 60 ahead. and will
continue until the anticipated good de-
posts Of ore are found.
SAD AND FATAL CAsUALTY.-About
6 o'clock this morning. the dead body
of George Daugherty, a young man
aged about twenty-six years, was dis
covered lying beside a flume used as a
sidewalk below the White House. in
lower Gold Hill. He had evidently
stepped or slipped accidentally off the
tlume, striking upon his head in such
manner al to break his neck, causing
instant death. There was also n small
cut above the right ear, but no other
marks of injury upon him. He was
last seen about midnight, in the vicinity
of where he was found. The place
where the accident occurred was some
three or four feet high, unprotected by
any fence or other precautionary
arrangement, otherwise the sad calain-
ity could not have taken place. Mr..
Daugherty was n native OF re
state of New York, and was III the
United States naval service during the
late war of the rebellion. He has been
n resident of Gold Hill for the last
four years, employed at the upper
meat market of Hon. l.. L. Fox, 10
whose wife he was a cousin. He had
also relations In san Francisco. a
Young man Of excellent disposition, he
was endeared to 4 large circle Of warm
friends, who deeply sympathize with
his relatives In their sad atfliction. The
body was taken In charge by Deputy
Coroner Hamlin, and this afternoon
Coroner Symons is holding an inquest.
The remains arc Enclosed In a metaiiic
casket, and will be forwarded to san
Francisco this evening.
FIRE Al AMERICAN FI.AT-THE BAY
STATE MILL DEsrRoYED.-About half
mast 0 o'clock evening before last the
well-known Bay State Mill. at Ameri-
can Flat, took fire and, in 4 short time
was totally destroyed. 1t has been
living idle for the last few weeks. The
~watchman In charge was in the act OF
filling a lamp with Danforth's non-eN-
nlosiye petroleum fluid, when another
iamp, filled with the same article,
from some unexplained cause took n
ton to explode. scattering the blazing
fluid around. The watchman was
unite severely burned by 1t, so that he
was obliged to get away as o rs pos
sible. rs other cans of oil near by also
took fire. He gave the alarm. but
nothing could save the mill. IL was
the property Of the Union Mill and
Mining Company. and worth between
S80,O 900 and sc, 1000. 1t was insured
for $iO.O 900 in the Pacific and other
companies.
HYMENEAL.-The marriage Of Harry
Shrieves to Miss Lou. c. fluffy. the
handsome and accomplished belle o.
Carson, took place pursuant to an
noi,ncement on Tuesday evening, al
the Catholic Church in Carson, in the
presence Of nearly five hundred iaale'
and gentlemen, the ceremony being
performed by Rev. Father Grace. Inc
happy couple came up to Virgins
after the ceremony, putting up at the
International Hotel, and last evening
they left for Reno. en- route for SAL
Francisco on q wedding trip.
GOLD HILL Town Lors.-we arr
requested by Senator Hall to inform
the people of Gold Hill, those Of then
who filed their applications for Gov
eminent titles to their town lots, tina
he will obtain their patents from tn
Land Office in Carson City If they vii
senG him their duplicate receipts. The
Register Of the Land Office has now OF
hand quite a number OF them. ouI
readers will see quite a number OF TIN
names of applicants on the first pag'
of the NEWS.
A CHANCE FOR A HoME.-The raff'
for the homestead Of the widow Dollar
will come Off at Gross & Gibson's sa
loon, on Monday evening. March Gtn
Persons having tickets Will please sci
them and deposit the money Win S5os
s Gibson, for the benefit ot the WHO"