Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-03-11

for building purposes can b procured.
the rops-houses DO placed several hum
dred feet away from the hoisting works
OF all the mines. Az II IL we'll known
that the prevailing winds here are from
the west or southwest, prudence would
also dictate that II possible they DO OF
the opposite I. Q. the cast CT northeast
side Of the works.
While making this general suggestion.
we will perhaps DO excused for making
one for the especial benefit Of the BEL
cher company and its officers, which
idea has probably occurred To themselves:
They and all others acquainted with the
locality know that the hoisting works
arc exceptionally exposed to danger from
Ere. from the fact that the v. x 7. r.
r. track runs directly through the lum-
Der and wood yard. in which hundreds
OF thousands OF feet OF dry lumber arc
always stored. and as is we'll known the
greatest precautions cannot prevent 10.
comotivss from throwing o shower OF
sparks ON all sides rs they come labor
ing up the heavy grade at that point.
In the present condition Of affairs the
Gold hhi nre department. tho members
Q, wn,en are A. active as any 9.hs, Oh
from rendering any assistance excepting
the benefit Of their counsel and the as
sistance Of their hands. the reason OF
which is. that although the boys are at
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49, -;,h;n .v.,ishi. a;.,.ncs NJ the
bslcbsr hol,,inr vorks Al which their
engines can DO supplied with water.
Our suggestion to remedy this is' 'hal y
iarge ,ese,som .. an, % hs,o~ ,Sa
nea, INC s.siua r'Hs M III ,;mos
wotA rum .s5 app'' ~ sr,ance.
eou.s 70 pt0' .,a" .sr,s u," r,o,.c,ion 10
nm;,. nnn.h.r ~ ,.m;l;ss living an the
iias;,. 49,
We would also suegest that ins.eau "
the custom which has uniformly pre
vailed at the large mines IN tho past,
viz, constructing spienuia wafer wv'Ns
at am enormous COST whieh lose nan
their efficiency from tho Tact tnat the
employees OF the mine Know nothing, OF
comparatively little. ABOUT usins
them In case oil emergency; gru
force Of men on every shit DO drilled y
handling them. A sort OF private nre
department could, n We opine snouiu
be kept constantly In the employ o. e.,
cry large mining company, even snouia
an additional cost DO thereby incurred
That Ftrsmas.
The experience gained at the time the
.,..,.u-.. a..,,ox.5 In 1874 tauoht
:,
Chiei sicAlafan' ana NV
the Fire Department., that u would %
only q waste OF labor to drag ei,ner the
hand engine OF Company No. 1 or the
steamer Of Company No. = down 70 the
Belcher this morning. for The reason a.
stated above, that a supply OF water
could not DO procured alter arriving
there. They therefore had to con-
tent themselves by taking their hose
to tho rescue, both companies start.
ing out with a reel containing sew.
srai hundred iss.. u a"",.sn m,
40. ' Sua.. ho,s ,ook a abort cut and
ran their cart over the Crown Point tres.
tie work. This is the first time In the
history Of The piace mat anything on
wnee,s, eAeeP' o"s, i, The a..
cart mas e's, pa a., a. coiJ Mn
cunls'aheo p.o 81 s[as,,.s.
nfe, ". 1870. a.sn,.r d,d MI
WINE .ne '.s' a..i.,.nos VS.
IN men pow .Sr,v - all attain.
.ssi =. ~ ..s, .s:;. snsrav ~sIes
uon w. H. cm;,h Suns,;ptsn.
ee'o'o I'm. nII.La. NJ" .SsJ an an.
usl' VI .ne oIu - 80 o;vsr
Sesss az - Ia, nal almost an
anu ron nns ..ai.o ~.
PeInuna .o,a.S,s chaos
asr me ,n.. IT..
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appearing On ~. M. S.".,i.sN"r somo
xtingins We. Win ~. M.nl ,rmnsJ
mancious person ssAI ~..W !. h..;nrs.
nm. ~. M. land, "a ,ensI.
.s.,n ."r. o.. q. h..s or;s;n.tor.
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS sse'
Upon the alarm being given, word
was instantly sent to tho men In the
min. to cous to the surface. This was
u...,.-,-
done win III
ty. In fact nearly all coming mp inc
Crown Point shalt. In doing TINS,
OF them. named Jimmy Boyle nad MS
fingers caught by the satellites Of inc
cage. they being thereby severely crush.
ed. After the alarm subsidized o OF
the men went down again and put IN
their regular shift. Although the crown
Point men were considerably ALARMED
BY tho Belcher miners seu,rying pas'
them. only q lew came y 'ne su,lsce.
While The fire alarm was stus nign'
and people were running IN ,ns a.,ec v.n
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