Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-12-08
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To-day We launch our papse uponlths
journalistic sea, confident Tat The en-
terprising pioneers Of Panamtnt wfu 70.
cognise and appreciate the importanee Of
q undertaking, and extend TO rs . lib
eral hand. We ara not as yet able to
offer to u readers such q paper as Pan
amint should have. but within n short
time wo will doubtless DO enabled 70 en-
large and improve the Nees 50 that 1t
will DO . Arst-class Newspaper.
Upon either side Of q narrow canyon
IN the western slope OF the Panainint
range OF mountains, about ten miles
southsrly frsm Telescope Peak 1.-THE
highest point in the rangs), are situated
the mines, the discovery and working
OF which has caused o town to DO laid
out and rapidly built up in this canyon.
Ten or twelve miles 70 the eastward,
across the range, lies Death Valley. and
TO the west, seven miles down the can
yon, Is Panamint Valley. lying between
tho Argus, or Tortoise range, and the
Panamint mountains.
The first discoveries made were those
OF the "Stswart Wonder and 'Jacobs'
Wonder" located In April, 1879. The
ledge in each Of these claims crops out
boldly above the surrounding formation,
and each arc cut by ravines to n great
depth, showing 3 most wonderful sur.
face prospect. Many ~prospsctors have
clambercd over the rocky precipices.
each dag discovering other lodges, until
now there are now over six hundred
locations In tho district, many OF which
are developing into valuable and extern
s.ys mines. The formation IL mainly
limestone. though the lodges are found
in slate aud granite also. ,l.fg
Commencing at o point in the canyon
opposite the Jacobs Wonder mine, about
six and O half miles from the mouth Of
the canyon, o town has been laid out.
extending a distance Of about q mile up
the canyon. There are several build
ings OF decent proportions already erect.
cd and others being constructed. Al
least one thousand men are now living
in the district. if1 aHI
The town Of Panamint now consists
of twenty.six frame and board buildings,
all covered and occupied, besides a large
number Of "stockades' and tents.
Within the next mo 18th, II lumber can
be had, at least one hundred buildings
will be erected.
Meals can be had at ssventy-fve cents
al one restaurant. and one dollar at
Others. The Surprise Valley Company
charge eight dollars a week for board,
and reference to our market reports will
convince any one that men can live here
a 9 cheaply as in any new mining camp
In the history o! the coast. There arc
not any lodging houses and blankets and
mattresses are In demand. This want
will soon be supplied, however. as sew
eral parties propose establishing lodging
houses. M T
In tho Panamint mine. situated about
a mile north Of town, q tunnel has boon
driven. cutting the ledge at o depth OF
one hundred feet, disclosing q body OF
rich ore, which promises to DO extensive.
The ledge has not yet been cut through.
The owners Of the Panamint are elatsd
and everybody encouraged by this i'm
portant strike. U
During the week Panamint has had
almost all kinds Of weather. The days
have been quite p%lsasant-ths last two
quito warm. Snow fell 10 the depth OF
.to,t oo. ;c,h IN Ssturdav nioht last