Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-05-21
ALE. DorRN, !, Editor and Proprietor.
H1aa INoINH ron THR DIVIDE,

ALE. DOTRN, Editsr and Proprietor.
1TRH ENGINE FoR THE DIVIDE.
To-day a committee from Monu-
mental Engine Co. Nc. Q, on the d.
vide, are or have been In town seeking
subscriptions for a new fire engine, but
we understand they have not met with
as good success IS they anticipated.
There must DO some reason for this, for
Gold Hill Is not generally very back
ward In such matters. It Is true that
tho larger and most valuable portion
OF the property on the Divide Is on the
Virginia side Of the line, yet the Gold
Hill slope Is being built up quite rap
Idly, and the fro engine located there
has done very good service on several
occasions, net only In saving Gold Hill
property In that locality, but also at
some OF the destructive fires here In
the heart Of tho town. The Monument
tails are fully as lively and wide awake
q company IS there Is in the Virginia
Fire Department, and have proven
their superior activity on mor than
one occasion. The hand machine they
have Is an old Zimmerman tub, but one
OF the best-of Its kind. They really
need and should have a far better ma
chine one that is fully up to the times
and equal to any future emergency.
With this Idea 10 view they have de-
cided to purchase a steamer.
a Although willing to second their ef-
forts in obtaining a new and more effi-
cient machine. we, as we'll as many 9th
ers, are sorry that they have not decided
to take step still further In advance
and get something better than a
steamer. There are already three
steamers In the Virginia Department,
and at least Que Is too heavy for even
ordinary use. When sno and mud
are deep In the streets, those steamers
will all be found to set TOO low, and 1t
|, easy to sec that there could be an
occasion when only the lightsst hand
engines could be made available
those that have no low hung boxes to
get stalled in the deep mud or snow.
At the very best those steamers are an
experiment. Neither Of them has had
q fair trial at a fire as yet, for what
few fires have occurred since they
were procured have been e%xtinguished
by the hand engines or otherwise be-
fore the steamers could be brought to
bear upon the subject. Washoe En-
CINE No. 4 being light machine, has
been famous for getting first water"
on a fire. The reason simply was that
she was easily run to a fire and got to
work with the greatest facility and
promptness. The best work ut any
fire is that which Is done frst and
tho most promptly.
Why do not the Monumentals get a
Babcock Fire Engine, and thus take a
step In advance Of the entire Depart
ment? Now Is their time. 1t will
cost about half less than a steamer,
and prove far moro prompt and effect
ual as we'll as far less expensive, and
we feel confident that they would
raise the money with much greater IA
cility. It has been tried BY over fly
OF the Fire Departments In the princi-
pal cities Of the East and proven to be
q triumphant success. It Is lighter
than all other fire engines can be got
to a fire sooner does not depend upon
water c~istsrns; can be set to work In
one minutes time, throwing = stream
Of chemically gaseous water which
will put out any kind Of fire quicker
than water can. and even burn
Ing tar, coal oil, and other fires
which water will only feed. The Bsb-
cock Fire Extinguisher is being adopt
ell everywhere, and whenever tried
has not been found wanting. 1t Is no
longer an experiment, but an estab-
tablished fact. We are glad to know
that our Silver City neighbors are
awake to the matter, and have ordered
one Of these new fire engines for their
town. The Crown Point Mining Com
pany have ordered thirty Of the porta-
BILE Extinguishcrs, the Virginia and
Truckee Railroad Company have Or
dered full supply to be stationed at
the various tunnels along the road, as
we'll as at the depots and warehouses,
and many others are ordered for min
ing works, hotels, private residences,
etc. With q Babcock Fire Engine,
Monumental Engine Company could
be not only fully up to the times, but
get first and most efficient water on
all occasions.