Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-08-30


We had the pleasure Of meeting. yester-
day and to-day. in Gold Hill. with T. Z.
Atkinson. n Of the principal owners and
managers Of the famous De Frees Mill and
Mining Company at Tuscarora. Mr.. At
kinson has but just returned from . Wait
to tina, lively mining locality. where
hs has been attending TO tho interests
OF his company, and he speaks very
highly u the prospects and prosperity OF
the district and Its mines. The Grand
Prize Is the leading mine. and Il yielding
splendidly At the present time. Az COM
pared with the Comstock. the vein Is .
mere striuger or feeder Of . dozen feet or
70 in width. but the whole Of Ii
IL very rich silver ore, which
At or below the water level is Of the white.
free milling Comstock character. such a.
composes the richest portions Of the bo-
nanzas. At the iO0-fsot level recently
opened the vein Il eight feet wide and the
whole Of II from wall TO wall is Of the
richest description. The mills are now
running ON orc from this mine and turn
ing oct heavy shipments Of bullion. Div
idend. will commence shortly.
The De Frees adjoins the Grand Prize
on the same ledge, aud without q doubt
will oon be in as prosperous condition.
The company have a new fourteen stamp
mill now in operation and propose adding
ten stamps more. the whole To lie run by
water power. flowing from 4 living spring.
This furnishes one hundred and fifty
miners inches OF water. even In the dry
eat portion Of the year, with an obtainable
fall of 200 feet II desired, thus giving all
the power And milling facilities required.
Steam hosting works are erected over
the mine. and the shaft il down two hun
dred aud fifteen fest. or To the third level
% the mine. A fourth level will bs
opened. 100 feet deeper. In tho flrst level.
forty feet below the surface the ledge was
found 10 be only two feet wide, at tho
second level. ii3 feet below the sur
face 1t was six feet wide and on the
II IL ten feet wide. The ledge has proven
Ia be richer In proportion ~ depth and
width has been attained. assaying at the
second level A. high q s52s per ton.
Very little. however, has been done ~
yet In the way Of Stopping and breast
Ing out the ore. about 1900 tons In
all having been extracted thus far In open.
ing out the mine. This. without assort-
ing. will probably average nearly or quito
$50 to the ton. and 20 much higher by
asserting. To crush this ore Al their
water mill will cost $40 per ton. including
hauling seven miles,. for which "a 30
per ton il charged. The watsr-power Of
the company Is called worth $4,000.
With this ~a,erpower they have $50 acres
Of land.
The Navajo. Young America. indie.
pendence and Hornet are among the most
prominent % the neighboring mines.
The Navajo Company are down eighty
i've feet and have a ledge four feet In
width. The ore Is very rich in horn sill.
yer. chlorides and bromides. The Young
America ledge is small. only about two feet
in width. but Is rich in gold. gold predom-
mating In the orc. The Independence
Company have let . contract for the cree
ton of = tsn-stapp steam mill. They
have not yet attained any considerable
depth on their lead. The Hornet
Company have . good ledge, but
but also have q great deal Of water TO con-
tend with at present. This water. how
ever IN from the surface, and they
will presently have no trouble with 1t. AT
tho depth Of 2i5 feet the De Frees Com
pany have no water.
The various Lodges upon which these
companies are located. do not run parallel
with each other. but seem 10 concentrate
toward the center Of the steep hill TO
the northward. beneath whose high peak
might BE- the grand reservoir or fountain
head Of them all. The owners Of these
Lodges and mining claims all feel rich.
and everybody looks forward TO q
prosperous future. Mr.. Atkinson !.
now taking a look at the Comstock. and
this afternoon ho visited the Consolidated
Virginia to see how IL will compare with
the Do Frees.