Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-11-24
OUR MILLS AND MILLING.

Yesterday morning. while passing
down C street, in Virginia City, we
were hailed BY John Hereford, Super
inteudent Of Mackay 6 Fairs mills,
who invited us to accompany him on a
tour Of the mills under his supervision.
The day being tlne. and longing to get
out into the sunshine and pure air OF
the valley, we gladly accepted the In
vitation. Passing through Gold Hill,
the DEVILS Gate, and Silver City, we
drove to Dayton and thence up the
river to the
Woodwork,
A twenty-four stamp mill, owned by
Hobart, Fair s. Mackay. Through the
kindness Of the Foreman, Mr.. c.
Chatterto on, we were shown over the
mill. which Is run by water power ex-
clusively, the machinery being pro-
PEELED by a double Leffel wheel, with
a head Of, we believe, eighteen feet Of
water. The capacity OF the mill with
a full head Of water, Is about 20 tons
per day. II has not been running for
some time past, but we are informed
that negotiations are In progress be-
tween the Consolidated Virginia Com
pany and the mill owners before men,
toned for the use Of the mill In work.
ing rock FROM said mine. This result,
it Is to be hoped, will be effected, for
it seems a pity that a good mill should
stand idle while so much rich pay ore
Is OIL the dumps and in the mines wait
ing u chance for milling. From the
Woodwork we returned to Devils
Gate, where we visited the
Trench and Bacon mills,
Both of which are running. The
Trench is n twenty-stamp mill, with a
capacity of working sixty tons per
day, which It is now averaging. 1t Is
under the direct supervision OF MIR. A.
Horn, foreman, and Is now working
rock from the Hale and Norcross
mine. The Bacon Is also a twenty
stamp mill, with the same working ca
pacity rs the Trench. 1t IL running
on rock from the Consolidated Viz
sinia, and Is working about AZ tons
Der day. The rock from this mine has
4 large percentage Of gold, and great
care Is necessary to ave 1t. For this
reason, and owing to Its new character,
being unlike that which the mill has
heretofore been working, the full en-
pacity of the mill, 60 tons per day,
has not yet been attained. Mr.. Vim
son is the foreman Of the Bacon, and
mauitestly understands his business.
Both the Trench and Bacon depend
upon steam exclusively for motive
power. FROM the Bacon we drove over
to the
Occidental,
Which is situated a short distance east
Of the mine Of that name, and, like the
Bacon aud Trench, Is a steam mill.
The Occidental is also working rock
from the Consolidated Virginia niue.
IL has twenty stamps and u capacity OF
about 80 tons per day. AT present,
however, owing to the character OF
ore aud from causes heretofore alluded
to, the daily average Is about 43 tons.
The ore here, OF which a large supply
has already been accumulated, looks
rich aud doubtless Is so. It Is hauled
by teams from the mine, the cost oil
transporting 1t that distance being
81 so per ton. With commendable
foresight MIR. Hereford Is rushing It to
the mill rs rapidly rs possible before
Winter sets in and the roads (Which
are fearfully dusty and very mucn CUT
upl become impossible. MIR. Fred IL
tis has charge of the Occidental as
foreman. One other mill,
The Marlp0sa
Is also running on rock from the Con-
solidated Virginia. This mill has
twelve stamps. and Is at present work.
ing 81 tons of ore daily. 1t Is under
the charge Of j.. Z. Woodbury. as fore
man. We had not time to visit II.
We are under obligations to MI. Here
ford tor n pleasant ride and the Few
facts we have collated. John Is an III
dustrious, young man, and As Is evident,
has his hands full in looking out for
the supplies, etc., Of so many mills.
Few persons who have not been over
the ground are aware OF the number
OF men and value Of the machinery
employed, or Of the amount OF money
monthly expended in running the mills
In Silver City, Gold Hill and virginia
City. Ii Is worth ones while to take
u tour among them.