Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-27
tFrom the San Francisco hining and seis etine
Press

Notwithstanding the success 81 ANAL
gamation by the pan or Washos process
had been fully established by the expert
mental trials made in the Summer Of
1860, as already related, such was the
distrust Of the new plan entertained BY
the Ophir, Gould and Curry and other
of thu leading companiss On the Gem
stock. that thew. acting under the advice
Of the old school Of ~metallureists, de-
| ciipsd 10 adopt II in the extensive rsduc-
tion works commenced by thsm in the
Fall Of 1860 and finished the following
wear. Another reason for these com
papies sticking to the old and more ex-
~psusiys methods was the belief sntsr-
tained bv them that the great body Of
thsir ore. WA much richer than they
snervard proyed 10 be : II having been
sunnosed thst an expense Of $40 or $50
mar ton for their reduction could we'll Be
So,ne nrovidsd ths work ware 10 effect
u.iiv dons ss 10 .ecurs 4 yery high per.
c[e.is,e Of m. cold and silver thew con-
famed. Hov much thsss companies
oyer.rated the value Of their ores At the
.,art NAV be inferred from the fact that
th,y offered. in the Spring Of 1860, TO
contract with Judge Walsh for the re-
ductioa of large quantities thereof at an
average rate Of S75 DER ton, Il not bsing
thsir Intention then to work anything
Of less value than this. Acting under
these misapprshsnsions, these parties
nro;ected their reduction works ON an
s.tsn.iv. and costly scale, these sstab.
lishments in the subdivision OF their
Departments, the elaboration Of the ores.
and, in short, in both completeness and
details, conforming largely TO European
models.
II MILL OF II oPHin COMPANY
Was put up In washos Valley at q point
| twelve miles westerly from their mine.
| this site having been selected because OF
its proximity to wood and water and In
the expectation that q railroad would
soon be- built between these two points.
The buildings erected here covered a
area Of fully an acre. everything having
been constructed ON q grand scale. Be-
sides the main sdihcs. an immense
building was put up for the use OF the
patio process, which was here employed
for A time on the poorer class OF ores.
Shops. stables. carriage houses, quarters
for workmsn, Superintendent resi-
dsuce. Offices. etc., were all well built
and capacisus. The machinery, mate
rial and workmanship were also first
class. the cost Of the entire hacienda
having amounted TO over 81, 200, 900.
Besides the crushing mill, carrying
thirty.six stamps. several furnaces for
roasting or c~hloridizin, the osss we're
provided. the Frisberp in connection
with the patio process having been here
nraetiesd' Rows of huge barrels, used
Tor amalgamating purposes and extend
ing the whole length oil the mill, were
kept in ceaseless revolution. The ser.
vices Of one hundred men were con-
stantly required in the several depart
ments. besides nearly a. many more In
cutting and hauling wood. making lum-
Der, burning charcoal and other outside
employment apart from those connected
with the mines. HUNDRED tons Of ore
were worked here daily. independent oil
that disposed Of by the patio method.
In addition to the ground about their
works the company owned seven hun
dred acres OF grazing and agricultural
lands lying in the valley near BY n
1000 acres Of woodland on the adjacent
mountains, where . saw-mill had been
put up for cutting their " lumber.
Over this grand establishment Captain
William l.. Dali exercised q general
supervision. with Captain Henry. A..
Chssver for his assistant. both OF these
men having had q long and honorable
service as commanders IN our merchant
marine.
THE ORES GROW roohxn AND TIE WORKS
CEASE TO Run.
Tina .ituat.d- the owners Of the
,;.h.., .sc,ion oi the Coustock lode,
and haying within themselves every
thing requisite to work their ores to the
hest advantage. Il was expected by sve-
rybody that tho Ophir Company was ON
the highway to surs aud early fortune.
and ior n time their affairs really seemed
prosperous enough. But thsir ores,
which at INST averaged ABOUT SioV per
ION, soon ~. 49,. :;
'ea',ns, anus' a-.srr;. a..
pu, SUN
pfont .na' .ney WI, na
plan, tne same " tno W.suPn
Simple ou. masu 10y ~. Iii No
ivusn 'no us' .".i.,.s.,v ,asri,s
aoao' nav 80 io..,.i =, .ueh
nau NO. 'ne,. ~" ~
a great ais'anes 'Iom Wv" ~.
had NOT d ,a,.er wl'n,n snv
after this substitution oeen P.e',y "sh
exhausted OF It's laying ores. as. VA
this company. win All ths'r o''sn'
prospects ut b start, th.ir Muao,s
mine, extensive works great incih-
ties for orc reduction, achieved D . a
brief and moderate success; their ex-
penses after two or three year. having
outgrown their income 10 UGH an sI.
tent that they iounu ~ eAP.e'., "
e'ose VI Wv" -. ~ 80, .arIi
o~" 49,. FL; ..n,,snsss com.
~ ~ ss.,"m ~o,l suceessinIlv with
Pe,, ''' a.. minss
Hills ''ea'e' "sA'' ~
II FINAL coLiAisk.
Having ceased operations and stood