Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-18
PR0sPER0us MINING MANAGE.
MENr.

On the llth instant the ofaesrs Of the
Consolidated Virginia mine rendered
their annual report. Yesterday the
same ofheen and Management made
thsir annual report Of the C~slifornia
mine. The report Of the Consolidated
Virginia shows the bullion preductio,
to have been Sl6. esi. $40 20. That Of
the California SIS. 400. Sal 10. making
sgrana total for the two mines Of $780,
062, 7s2 10. During the year the Gen.
solidatsd Virginia has disbunsd in &vi-
dsnds $i2. $50. 900 90. and the Cali
fornia %. 720. 900 70. making together
the priucsly sum Of ga. 6so.o 900 90.
On the 26th day Of October. 1876. one
day after the lower levels Of the
Of thsss minss had been flooded with an
inburst Of water. . dsvouring tempest Of
Are left the hsistins works. mills. assay
ofacss. machine shops, and q million
dollars worth Of supplies. . mass Of red
hot smouldsrng smbsn. The dsstrue-
ton Vas complete. the dssolation per.
feet. The storms Of Winter we're already
sweeping down from the Sierra. and rs
q people sadly contemplated the as
csnding smoke Of their devastated homes
naught bat rain. starvation and suffer.
ing seemed the inevitable fate Of thou
sands. But while they sazsd with sick
sning souls. and scarce even hope re-
manning. . new and encouraging spec
tacls greeted their vision. On the ate
Of these ruins they bshsld foods Of
water turned from hydrsnts and
hose to qusneh the remnants Of the
Are and cool the heated ground In order
that men might Be able to begin the
work Of restoration. The lightning alone
was swift enough to carry the necessary
orders. and in six days time they learned
with grateful hearts that the foundries
and machine shops Of almost the sntirs
Pacific coast we're busy constructing the
requisite machinery to all the place Of
that destroyed; that forests we're falling
before the woodmsn's are. and new mills
were being built on the mountain sides
to assist in the grand work OF replace
msnt. Railroads were ~snbsidizsd. and
neither the storms Of Winter. floods nor
fires, offered tho least check or impedi-
ment TO the indomitabls entciprisc and
. "a ,r,y Of the msn vho stood in the con-
trol and management Of these mines.
New life and energy Of purpose were
infused on every hand. men went to
work to recover their losses and renew
their fortunes with q strength and will
that Was Irresistible. aud the people Of
San Francisco who mourned and felt
our lossss their swn. rejoiced in their
hearts and opened their treasure vaults
to assist the good work. In three short
months hosting works, mills. supplies.
and an assay Office such as private en-
terprise had never known before. had
replaced the old. and thess mines were
pouring forth from their hidden Treasure
vaults q stream Of wealth unsqualed in
the history Of mining. A thousand
bravny miners were again toiling in the
depths with glad aud thankful hearts
that they could earn bread for their
wives and children. and the hum and
roar OF q thousand stamps separating
the geld and silver from the matriz
beat time to the throbbing pulse Of q
more joyous people and sang a swest.r
strain OF happiness than this part Of the
world svsr heard before. Nor was this
all; the actions Of these men restored
confidence. dissipaisd all doubt in the
stability and value Of our mines. and
thus indirectly furnished the cap
itai to keep working dozens Of
our other prospecting mines that must
have shut down for the want OF means
had they hssi,atsd or faltsred. But We
need not stop here ; In addition to strip
ping the mountains for timbsrs. and
employing tho available forcss Of tbs
Pacific coast In their mighty work. they
have. through the past year. insusur"'
tel the introduction Of machinery. Of =
power and ~imnsnsity that has rsvolu-
tiouizsd the manner Of working deep
mines. and promises practical develop.
ments to depths before ~unthousht Of on
the lode. Aye. more ; at the same time
thsy have conducted the government
and prospecting Of Ave other Of eur
principal mines. besides greatly assist.
ing many othen. sin mere they have
assisted in organizing. and are helpin:
TO carry forward. . work that ls calcula-
ted to determine the value Of our mines.
al q greater depth than the world sv-'
knew. viz The sinking Of the great
combination shaft Of the Savage. Hale
and Norcross and Chollar- Potosi mines.
And we need not stop even with this
theirs Was the enterprise that has given
to the people Of Virginia and Gold Hill
the pure. health. bearing waters OF the
Sierra for drink. and With which to sup
ply the steam mills which reduce our
orss. Al the same time they have
steadily prospectsd their lower levels
and sunk the huge new working shaft,
the G. aud c., 1000 feet in depth. under
the srsatesi possible difficulties. Nearly
600 feet OF this shaft va sunk without
the workmen ever ss-ins the bottom, 50
great was tho influx Of water sncoun-
tered. Blasting. e~xcavsting. all VA
done under the water. which with every
fresh blast rose W or three feet. despite
the powerful pumps. But their enter.