Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-12-03
CENTENNIAL.

Several Of our contemporaries have
had much to say about Centennial mat
tiers and the inopportuns wrangls among
members Of the Board Of Commission
ers. With this latter matter we do not
caro- to DO connected. and upon Il we
arc indisposed to comment. liza mat
ter to which. as in all differences, there
are two sides. and in which each party
insists that no ia right. Tho Carson
Appeal Of this morning publishes a
note from State Minsralogist whitehill.
rendering his resignation as Specimen
Collector and Secretary OF the EIecu-
tive Committee. and stating that his
connection with all matters appertaining
TO Centennial affairs except a. member
Of the State Board Of Managers. IL at an
end. The 4Appsai hops that Mr.
Stevenson will follow suit. The propo'
sition to erect q quartz mill for the Pur'
pose Of working Nevada ores at tho EI-
position seems to have been tho instiga-
ting a Of the differences between
members OF the Executive Committee.
We are soTy to learn OF Mr.. whitehili's
action and hope that 1t will DO recon.
sidered. We also hope that Mr.. Steven
son will still retain his place as a nsu-
Der Of the Executive Committee. lnas-
much a. tho erection Of this much talked
OF quartz mill has been tho bone oil
contention between the gentlemen
named. We propose that ii DO slimin'
atsd from the consideration OF the Con-
mittee. In other words. II any mar
uiactursrs Of machinery or inventors OF
processes for working ores are DESTROYS
OF exhibiting their machines or inven-
tons, let them do 30 at their " ex-
psnse. The u Of Nevada do
not consist Of quartz mills or reducing
machinery. These arc to n large extent
made outside the State and imported by
our miners and millmen at great ex-
psnss, They are not properly subjects
for consideration by the Board. but. II
exhibited. 1t should DO by tho persons
directly interssted therein. While the
appropriation made by tho last Lesis'
laturs gave the Commissioners dis
crstionary power to erect q quartz mill,
II was In no sense mandatory. There
arc other reasons why such an ex'
hibition would DO incomplete and mad
visable. A quartz mill such n could b'
erected with tho money ct tho com
mand Of the Commissioners, would
not only b o mere toy. but 10 would
work only what M known a,
free milling ores. There are large dis
tricts In Nevada, tho ores Of which re.
quire different processes Of m~aniPula-
ton. II Il be the intention to enter into
IN exposition Of the method OF treating
Nevada silver ores. these districts havea
claim 10 recognition. Smelling furnaces
for Eureka and White Pine ores. aud
roasting furnaces for other sections
would. in q spirit Of fairness, have to be
built. 1t is manifestly impossible to do
this. and as remarked before. the differ
emit processes Of treating ores arc not. in
our Judgment. properly within the scops
Of an exhibition conducted by the State.
They are private matters in the nature
Of invention. and improvements. just Is
would b an improved plow. sewing
machine or engine. Then there is the
expense Of this quartz mill business. IN
itsslf Q matter Of much interest. OF
course the ores gathered by tho spsci-
men collectors arc not to 30 worked.
They only amount to about ten tons, or
enough 10 run the mill Ave or six days.
But they are Of all sorts, free milling.
base, antimonial and what not. and in
the collection silver and gold quartz Is
only an item. Besides. a. specimens
they are worth = thousand times more
than the bullion contained. Tho ores
must Be purchased or donated. and 1t
will cost $40 per ton to get them to Phil
sdslphia. Upon this question Of figures
the Appeal has the following fair ss,i-
mate:
''Now o word or two moro about this
mill proposition: There is no use in
purchasing . quartz mill and setting Il
up In the Centennial building unless Ii
10 going to DO used. And there Is no
use in using IL unless the crushings are
reduced 10 bullion. Aud II Is not pos
sibls TO reduce amalean TO bullion with
out Q furnace. retort. etc. And II must
be impossible TO convert the said bull
lion into medals or other trinkets with.
out first refining the crude bullion.
Aud IL woald be q very wild venture to
set up q quartz mill in Philadelphia
without calculating tho costs. all round.
First. then. there Is the Centennial APP
preparation Of $40. 900. There is now
remaining In the fund somewhere about
$4,000. The minerals already collect
ed weigh about ten tons. IL will cost
TO get these carried TO Philadelphia
about 5000. Mr.. Stevenson's expenses
10, al and from philndelphia will NOT n,