Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-19
THAT TuNsEL Jop.lTbe work Of

n hundred feet, and all that loose mass
had to be either removed or tunneled
through. To remove It would have
been an endless rs we'll rs q dangerous
job, as more would have caved
from all sides as fast as any was
removed, and to carry such a large
tunnel through such a loose, moving
mass OF rocks and earth seemed equally
difficult and dangerous. Besides this,
the fire which burned out the timber
ing had made the tunnel too hot for
any one to work In. As fast as It
cooled off, the debris was removed
from the northern section, and the re-
timbering carried forward as fast rs
men could do It, until the great caved
portion was reached. The most skilled
miners In the country were employed,
those who had run drifts In loose earth
before and knew how to do II, and the
work was carried forward In the most
thoroughly systematic, workmanlike,
and judicious manner possible. ''Spil-
ing" was driven ahead into the loose
debris, the heading at the roof being
carried forward In advance of the
rest, and every foot of the ground
thus caught up was secured with huge
timber supports placed so closely to-
gether that men could but just squeeze
through between them. Slowly but
surely was this mode OF operation car
ried out, till at length the unbroken
roof Of the south end was reached and
all was safe. After that the removal Of
the balance OF the obstruction was q
comparatively easy task and quickly
done. IL was about two months from
the time of the fire before the trains
passed through again, aud during that
time neither money nor labor was
spared in the least. No railroad COM
pany ever had a meauer or more ex-
penslve job on their hands than this
company. who,.as well as the skilled
workmen they employed, are dcserv-
Ing of the highest degree Of credit for
the well directed energy so successful
ly displayed, contending, as the CON-
pany also was, again t other serious
and unforeseen obstacles resulting
throughout the road from this ex-
pensiye and terribly embarrassing dis
aster. "All's we'll that ends we'll"
UNnEALTuY.-rtis continued dry,
pleasant weather, Is not only unusual,
but really unhealthy. The water sup
ply grows less and less very fast, and
people. especially here In Gold Hill,
where It has failed almost altogether,
have to send outside and have 1t hauled
in by the barrel. Gallagher manages
to find some water somewhere. not ut
for other use. with which he sprinkles
the dust Of Main street, and It looks
now as though he would have
TO keep on doing it through the year.
The Righteous ones among US have
prayed for rain till they are nearly
prayed out, and after Christmas the
wicked will start In aud see what they
can do at it. There is more catarrh,
rheumatism, colds, pneumonia, and
other diseases In that line than ever
before ; the doctors are getting fat and
rich, aud the undertakers jolly. The
decrease In the supply Of water seems
to be just in proportion to the contin.
ucd increase Of the population, and
the new water works to bring that
important element from the Sierra Ne
vada mountains cannot be completed
any too soon.
FUSERAI.-The funeral Of William
Hamlin, who was killed by a heavy
timber falling from a wagon upon him
near the Imperial Empire hosting
works yesterday afternoon. took place
ut 3 o'clock to-day, FROM Larlviere's
undertaking establishment. and the re-
mains were decently buried In the
Gold Hill Cemetery. His brother In
San Francisco, who was telegraphed
to, replied that he could not come;
therefore Mr.. Gallagher, for whom
Hamlin was working at the time he
was killed. personally arranged for
burial at bis own expense, and the
other men employed by him-team-
sters and otherS-attended the funeral.
MuLs.-Of the mills situated on Six
and Scven-mile canyons, the Sierra
Nevada C2O-stamp) mill is crushing So
ton, of rock per day. The company
is engaged at the present time In put
ting In two new boilers. The Mariposa
az Stamp mill Is working on Hale q
Norcross rock and crushing AZ tons
daily. Evans t5-stampl mill Is crush
ing II tons Of Savage rock every day.
The Land I20-stampl Is working on
Chollar rock, aud brushes 40 tons daily.
The Winfield mill Is doing its usual
amount Of work. as also the Nevada.
Nearly all Of the mill-men have to
skirmish considerably to get wood
enough to keep their mills running.
SO says the Enterprise.
The SPELLING MATcu.-The much
talked of spelling match between the
various public schools Of Virginia and
Gold Hill. il to take place at the Third
Ward school-house, Virginia, on Sat-
urday, instead Of Friday, as heretofore
announced. The prizes offered by Mr..
Keyes for the occasion consist Of a
beautiful and valuable gold star and
two silver bullion stars, only n prize
will be awarded to any one school.
Who wins the highest prize, the golden
star
FROZEN UP.-The present cold WIN
try weather has not only detrimented
the water interest Of Gold Hill and
Virginia by freezing up the supply,
but the milling interest is also sutfer-
ing from the same source. Owing TO
the hard. freezing nights on Carson
river, the mills are not able to run
more than twenty hours out Of the
twenty-four, having to walt several
hours every morning for the ice to
thaw out. The Santiago and Merrimac
mills have had to suspend operations
entirely-also the mills about Dayton.
Bro LOT OF TURKEYS COMING
A telegram last evening from Nc
Gurn, who is out In the Salt Lake re-
gion skirmishing after turkeys and
other Christmas doings, says that he
has secured 80, 900 pounds Of the finest,
latest turkeys ever shipped to nus
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