Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-31

oeiNes.
Our item Of yesterday, about a largo
crack being discovered In the earth
near Fort Homestead, was received
with considerable degree Of incredulity
BY many, aud with ridicule by others.
IL occasioned considerable sport, too,
as many who took the trouble to climb
Fort Homestead In search OF tho crack
did not happen to find 1t, and there
fore came back disguised, reporting
Il to be q fraud an April Fool
joke-perpstra,ed n day or two too
soon. Those, however, who did find
II, told others Of lie reality; therefore.
to-day and since the Item appeared
nearly 1000 people. Including men,
| women and children, have visited tile
| point OF interest. IL Is not
Fearful Chasm.
But rather Of an u~npretentlous look
Ing, yet significant Q Tho sursst
way to find IL from Gold Hill, Is to
pass through the Virginia & Truckes
Railroad tunnel ut Fort Homestead,
to the east end. where, In the high bank
az the south side Of tho entrance n
| crack FROM six TO eight Inches Wide
can be seen at the top IN tne porphy,y
anu Gay io'u'a'"' an .n. ~
,hon, fo,,r'svo degrees 10 the west.
49, -. \, ,.,ssn ,jjrcetjon nearly
:. -"m,s,,v Ana snu,h along ths east
- A. e., uiowssisaJ hiIl' descent.
,nn IownvarJ diagonaily TO and
rro,. ,be lean rayIne ON that side Of
H. h,ii 7, easily traeeable. nj.
49,, h n,,a5 T.. VIII iooss ssrtb from
,no'.. ", "a c~or,inu,iIv walled
,, ~, .,na nsonis %c.,,,., ctr.
Wh.-., ero.scs ~. ravins mentioned.
,hs mail stream nj water running for
on.IasrahI. lls,,nrs nboyc. anil.
- 80 .ma s,nrs int ,hs Ground.
eha,n. r., \, Gnds rho cro.k p,.inr
.ioS ~ 49,. nna.s,,o lii n, ,hc
," .,,ah opsna,o, Jn,,s' ,...
yos VI 800, wII.r and
49,, ,Sa, anr.her. .I,o ths sur.
saca h.inc I.ss di,,urbed he bslny
,r.,,a.J w. U.r. ,bs rraci IA rom
va ~ o;.n,o., ,n.h.s I, wiJ,h' and
.s" ~ .ons,I.r.h,s
N,uona'' gnn' .o.,s.an mi
u"n'g v " ,.ao sor s.,arai
"a. d., ,]s,,nan 4, !. ran.
lous, yut .,i..' wv" i've ~. n.,ur.
-, ~ ",sn.ss a"I a%iI,inn ,.Ss -,
- :, h=n..ror ,.csahis
,oose s'onvs. ~ "o"e Wv
Ior u quarter y, m''o iu'n,, NJ
pI."'s ~. SUI ~, ;. o..I IN ,II
Po'n.A tno e,.eN VII III"
ABOUT nan y m,so ouI ,'otn 'ne '""r
road tunnel. lhis crack was not
suddenly Opened.
H.. ,,,a,rapco WAS frat noticed by
.... .,.i.,,. L., C,,,.,
es'ae'ss o .has ''''",'' ""' 1"'
mas DAY, anu u mas oeen gradually
opening ever since. IL has not, how.
ever attracted much attention until
recently, being considered OF little or
no consequence. In fact II does not
mount to anything more than = curl
os'tyIa sori ~ snposa oS
n, INV r ,"v o .co 'rhsro ars many aim.
liar cracks along the side OF old Mount
Davidson, all proceeding from the
sa'ne source.
IL, a.. 49,,
All who are i'"i'''"s VIZ" ."0 VI"
foreground workings OF ths mines OF
Gold Hill. know that immense bodies
Of ore. especially In the deep levels Of
tb, Crown Point and Belcher. have
been removed, and what hlling In has
been done 10 replace IL has been very
imperiectly dane, sufficient only to pre-.
vent any sudden or extensive cavIng
of the surrounSIng earth. This filling
In can never bo made 80 solid as tho
ORIGINAL a excavated, and even the
heavy timbsrs placed 10 support the
earth must gradually but surely & I've
way. A very gradual settling Of the
whole mass finally has to extend to
Nm, surface. TIL, has been seen for
year. pas, In the mines Of Gold Hill
proper TO such q degree as to neces.i-
tate the removal or all the hosting
works of those old mines, the settling
OF the foundations throwing tho build