Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-07-10
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
Departures.

VALUABLE SAFETY CLUTCHEs.-The
best and most efficient style Of safety
arrangement for preventing cages
from falling to the bottom Of a shalt
should the cable accidentally happen
70 break, is that In use at the Crown
Point shaft. Other shafts have the
same kind In use, but those at the
Crown Point made by Sandy McAlar-
tin, the head blacksmith Of the works.
were first Of that peculiarly substan-
tial make and degree Of efficiency.
They are used OH the huge double
cages, same as they were on the single
ones. Yesterday morning the King.
bolt or eye-bolt in the cross-head OF
the CAGE to which the end OF the wire
cable IS attached. broke short OH While
too heavy car loads Of ore were being
hoisted, and were within 800 feet Of
the surface. Instead of falling with a
terrible crash to the bottom. tearing
out the guides, smashing the timoerS'
the cage, cars, and various other ar
engagements. liz its fearful descent, u
merely dropped n couple of incheS,an
there il staid. stuck perfectly safe anu
fmmovable until the cable, which 4
gone lyiuS up the shaft and over the
sheayes. was lowered again. attached.
aud raised the precious load safely to
Us destination. Had the safety clutch
"a Jailed to act, the damage. resulting
from the cage falling so very far, would
have been very great. n Is the Sc
ysrest test those arrangements nave
eve stood. aud 1t pleases Us to RECORD
their perfect success.
WARM.-It Is hardly necessary for us
to remark that the last day or two the
weather has been very warm-hot, we
may say. The thermometer here at
Gold Hill was IS degrees In the shade
Yesterday noon, and IS degrees at
twenty minutes past twelve Today, at
which time heavy clouds overcast the
sky and caused tho air to cool oil very
materially. Thanks TO the ruler OF
the weather. It never gets very much
hotter In Gold Hill or virginia. the
thermometer rarely attaining 100 de-
Crse,. Down in the valleys is where
fhey catch IL. The Carson Register Of
this morning says: Yesterday fore
noon aud ND to 3 o'clock p. ~. was the
hottest Of the season. AT lO:3o A. NJ.
Ia n Of the coolest stores III town,
the thermometer WAS at 30 degrees: In
the sun the heat was almost intolera-
bic. Towards evening the breeze
sprang up and all were happy
Coop INDfcNrIoNS.-We saw some
very line looking quartz yesterday
from the shaft Of the KnickerbocEer
mine. IL was taken from n ''feeder' OF
the main ledge. and bore traces oil ooth
silver and gold. Many OF these Iced
ara are now being cut through from
one TO five or six inches III width snow
mo that the main ledge cannot be a
great distance oil. and that It Is likely
10 prove pretty good when 1t is reached,
iudring from the character INC assays
OF these feeders.
u s. BRANCH MINT.-Four bars Of
"fne (pure) silver was shipped from
tfe Carson sIint yesterday noon, ae.
cording to the Register. weighing wv
pounds, and worth S1,ISG Is, TO the
credit of the Bank Of California, Viz
ginii City. Tho morning train took
away $4S,25I 81, IL gold coin of Car
0 Mint coinage, heins 4 return for
deposits received from the bank.
UNITED STATES LASD 0SsIcE.-
Adolphus Waltz. the new incumbent
of the Office OF Register at Carson. has
fixed up bis Office in fine style. IL Is
just large enough for the business and
NO waste room left, and Is really the
most compact, orderly looking public
institution In town. All matters per-
taining 10 United States land business
are now we'll conducted. So says tho
Carson Register.
IscoRpoRArIoN.-The Virginia Odd
Fellows Building Association have
fled with the Couty Clerk their certill,
cate of incorporation. The capitS'
stock of the Association Is S5o'Ooo
The following named gentlemen ale
Trustees: II. o. Addison, C:C. pat
terman, X. II. Taylor, G. n. Morrisou
and II. Beck.
IA SLIGHT Cold" CoCoHs.-FeW
are aware of the Importance Of check
ing a cough or "slight cold" which
would yield to a mild remedy, Out II
neglected. often attacks the lungs
Browns Bronchial rroches give sure
and almost immediate relief.