Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-09-21
MrsISe T1nnEs MANUFACTURING.


of mining timbers. says the Carson Ap-
peal, WAS erected some three years ago,
md IL situtted juSt Esst Of town OH
the Loyejoy ranch, aud so near the
railroad. that che cars load IN a side
track that pisces by. and close to the
building. This enterprise vas started
aud Is owned by a combination Of gen
tlemen Interested In mines. mills. aunl
the V. & I. X. K, and figures largely
In the development Of the mines on the
Constock lode by greatly reducing the
expense Of framing the timbers used In
all those mines; for Il l. estimated that
n machine working III hours \ day.
will do the work Of forty mechanics.
It requires but five operatives to do this
work. and they need not all be skilled
workmen. From the cars the timber
Il taken Into the building In which u
large circular saw Is running. passed
to and cut OF about the right length.
by n man whose business 1t Is { oper-
ate this saw. 1t il then taken by two
laborers to the trainers, laid upon this
heavy Iron frame which revolves on Il
hinge one-quarter Of n circle. Here II
Is hastily measured. fastened solid In
place by two screws, aud then passed
by the operator 10 this unique aud
complicated portion OF the machine,
who, with his hands OIL the relns.
drives with Ms much ease and precision
rs n skillful horsenian cxn drive q well
trained steed. When all Is ready he
turns his timber loose to meet the
knives and saws that are to make
It ht for use In the mines. In It.
passage IL first encounters = COM
plication Of revolving knives and saws,
combined In such u manner that thu
saws cut the shoulder OH each end Of
the stick at any length you wish. aid
ut the same time the revolving knives
cut the wood ont at the proper depth
Tor the tenon, and IL cut Just alike NJ
the top and bottom of tile timber AT
the same time. The operator then
passes 1t on TO n pair OF circular saw,
one OF each end. aud It Il cut of true
and Of the reqired length. The INA.
chinery Is then reversed, the timber
run back. the carriage containing Il
revolves u quarter circle and Is run
forward again to meet the knives aud
saws. passing through the same process
"a before. It Is then run back, and Is
II complete mining timber, ready for
Use. The screws are looSened, the TIM
Der loaded OH a car at the door and
shipped to the mines. Its capacity for
ten hours labor Is about 40, 600 feet.
The machinery Is driven by n steam
engine. and the chips and sawduSt
falling into an opening below the ma
chinery, pass to the furnace aud are
used for fuel to keep up the fires. The
machinery Is perfect la all Its parts.
and the enterprise q success 40 its OWL
ers aud a great benefit TO the miners.
In 1875 the Inventors, MeSsrs. Hook
holzer & Denver, erected q similar
establishment at the Savage mine Ia
Virginia City, and we arr Informed
that 1t saved the mine $4,000 In a
single year. The erection and Ope-
rating OF these works In Carson Is a
double saving to the mine-Owhers, the
greatest OF course III difference In the
cost of machine and hand labor; but
another considerable item Of Import
aiice Is the freight TO the mines from
here. On framed timberS there Il no
dead freight, while tinbers shipped
whole aud worked at the mine are sub.
ject 10 much loss In cutting up. Tie
owners OF this enterprise are meeting
with splendid success, rs they deserve
10.
EprTu O'GoRMAS CoMISo.-Every-
body has read about that beautiful and
talented Mis-, Edith O'Gorman, the
Escaped Nun. and what she endured
during her convent lite. She has been
lecturing In California for some time
10 large and Interested audiences, aud
next Tuesday she will appear al
Piper's Opera House, Virginia. aud
deliver her celebrated lecture, entitled
Life In a Convent" For further
particulars see advertisement In AL
other column.
U. s. BRANCH MtSr.-The total
amount of mixed bullion, gold and
silver, received ut the Carson Mint
yesterday. wa- 1893 ounces. sent from
the Comstock lode for melting aud a.
.sy. On the same day $4,000 quarter
dollars. together with $1,000 dimes
were colned. By Virginia and rruckee
Railroad this morning. the Treasurer
Of the Miut shipped to the Bank Of Call
~ifornia. Virginia City, six bars Of un-
parted gold and silver. worth together
$l5.505 50. going to the credit Of the
Crown Point mine. Gold Hill.
DENOUNCED THEM.-At the Gold
Hill First Ward Grant and Wilson
Club meeting. last evening. Hon. A.
T.. Hay. who WAS OIL the jones Enter
prise slate for delegate tn the State
Convention, made u lively speech, de-
nouueing the whole arrangement.
RETURNED. - Colonel Abe Curry,
who left Carson OH the goth Of August
last a. a delegate to the Red Mems
National Convention, held at Nash
Vile, Tennessee, on the 4th Of the
present month, returned from his trip
yesterday morning.
ST. JOINS CHURCH. GoLp Hull
Divine service Will be held In St.
Johns Church tomorrow evening. ut
~ O'Clock. Rev. Bush 5. Eastman
Will OlhcLIte. All are cordially in-
yited 10 attend.
DEMOCRATIC CoSyENTIoS.-The Sto-
rey County Democratic Convention
will be held next Monday ut Miners
Union Hall, Virginia, commencing at
~ o'clock 4. ".
QUESTIONS ANswERED.-The cues