Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-04
MrsE.-R. l.. Higgins.

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60 Arizona & Ctah.l....... ........i IL
VALUABLE MISE.-R. l.. Higgins.
the well known music store mar ut
Virginia City, has Sen ia n sample OF
the salt which Il being produced from
the mine owned by himself and part.
ner. Jsmes Duffy. Esq Of Carson.
The mine Il situated about IS miles
southeast from here. In the Walker
River region. at the head Of Mason
Valley. and In what might be termed
surface digyings. The saline deposit
Ia covered with q few inches Of drift
sand aud dirt. so that n person passing
over IL would not suspect what lay be-
meath. The deposit itself l. from n
TO two feet In thickness and easily
shoyeled up pure and clean into sacks.
Beneath and about three feet from the
surflce lleS y hard pan Of stitf blue
clay. In taking out the deposit, 1t is
dug down 10 this clay bel In trenches
three or four feet wide. These I'LL in-
side OF t~wenty-four hours with seepage
from the sides. which very shortly
c~rystalize., forming n better deposit
than the original. It Il jusL three
fonrths salt to Que fourth soda. giving
n better chemical combination Of the
kind for chloriuizing or c~hloridizing
silver ores than any heretofore In ute.
The mine Il but recently opened, yet
already at quite n number Of the prin-
cipal mills in this vicinity the salt IL
being used with excellent profit and
effect.
"SIERRAs."-In reply TO our kind
correction Of the Enterprise in the
use Of the above very incorrect aud
highly improper word. Dan. the ELL
cient :" local" thereof remarks rs fol-
lows. In Sunday mornings paper:
1.-THE word 'SierraS' rs Il convenient
authorization Of Sierra Nevada Noun
tnins, i In Common use and sanction
ed by good authority. not to speak OF
JOAQUIN Miller himself. The Poet Of
the Sierras.'" W. grant you. Daniel,
that the error Of which we speak Il III
common use among the illiterate and
thouyhtless. but not among ~ VINO
know better. you know. A. 10 Joa-
uuin Miller. from his poetic roaminGs
among the mountains of the Sierra
Madre, aud for auSht We know the
Sierra Leone. and other SierraS. IA
we'll "a the Sierra Nevada. We shall
not object to his selt-aPplied title OF
Poet OF the Sierras." The plural u
all right In that c;i-e. The local OF the
ENTERPRISE, however, should not en-
hibit 40 much ~ill-naturc over u well
meant corrections. rs We are liable 70
do the same Whenever We see that Ie
needs it.
FIRE IN CARsoN.-At about S o'clock
on Saturday afternoon, a fire broSe u
In a large pile OF wool belonging to
Messrs. Sharon & Yerington. and sit
ua,ed about IL miles west Of Carson.
The hnnd-engineS belonging TO the
Carson Fire Department were loaded
on platform cars and sent promptly 10
the scene OF the cout!sgra,ton. The
steam fire engine Of Young America
Engine Co. No. 2 was telegraphad Tor.
and was sent down by special train.
The combined efforts OF the Carson
Fire Department aided by the steamer
succepded eventually In checking the
contlsyration. The Carson appeal e..
Inmates tile amount Of wood consumed
consumed 10 be somewhere In the
neIyhborhood OF 5000 cords. It wa
insured Tor thrce-iourthS It's value.
PsRsoSAL.-Nicholas Lohse. Assist
ant Superintendent OF the Spring Val
lev Water Works, San Francisco
dropped In on MIR. Schussler about ten
days ago. The latter gentleman
showed Ill. guest what he tSchuSsier.
wa. trying to accomplish In the line o.
hydraulic engineering. Mr.. Loh'e
who became at Once greatly interested
In the undertaking, pulled OF his con
and went TO work. rendering VALUABLE
service 10 the Chief Engineer Ia sue
crSsfully completing the great enter
prise.
INDEPENDENT CEl.EBRArroS.-lt l.
reported that J. NJ. Keen. the popular
agent Of the Virginia and Gold Hi
Water Company. was immensely de-
lighted the tirSt time lie saw the wafer
from the Sierra Nevada Mountain,
pouring along the ilune aud 'umDlihl
down Bullion raviue. IL Is further re-
ported chat John had Il little ceieor;i'
ton all BY himaeli. aud that with Ill
revolver he made It very lively for tht
goats browsing on the side Of Nc. DL
wilson.
BAcuELoRs' RErREAr.- Yesterday
In company with John Skae. We visited
Captain Dall's ranch in Carson valley
A we approached the premises on
~olfactory organs were greeted with Tin
odor OF new mown hay aud the balm Q
a thousand flowers. The Captain
very comfortably situated. having pro
yidcd himself with everything ina
heart could desire. Including n well
filled locker, big medicine chest. hel'
glass and quadrant.
WATER LET OS.-The repairing
the new aqueduct was completed yei
terday. The water was turned IN,
the pipe at $50 last evening AT l
o'clock the perpendicular preSsur
D the pipe amounted to LBS teet
showing that the water was runnin
into the flume. We are informed D,
the Water Company's agent nat IN
water arrived In Virginia City at III
early hour this morning.
ATTENTION BY reference to an o.
ficlal notice In another column 1t vii
be seen that the members Of the Wash
ington Guard are ordered to assemble
at their armory In Virginia City, to
morrow tuesday, morning. at sevel
o'clock sharp. for the purpose OF OAR
ticlpating In a target excursion to th
Bowers Mansion.