Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-04-20
ITEMS.
From our s,.s. Exchanges.
Eureka County.

Eiueka !Seaiinei. April level in,
formed parties express great faith In the
| mineral wealth OF the Fish Creek coun.
try. At the present time nothing oi
any importance Is being done In the
mining way.
A Stag pot explosion at the Eurska
Consolidated works, yesterday morning,
scattered the moulten contents far and
wide. but fortunately none OF the en-
ployees were seriously burned.
The coke experiment at the Richmond
furnaces Is u pronounced success. The
company control n coal mine ON the
Union Pacific Railroad, from which they
expect to draw their supplies.
W. =. Reyes says. in his report on the
Hamburg. that the Eureka mining dis.
trict, second only 10 the famous Com.
stock. has already yielded q gross pro-
duct in gold. silver and lead Of $50 1000.
900. since the year 1870. and u stands
to-day first In the list OF silver lead pro.
dueers of America. and probably OF the
world. it, monthly output approximat.
ing in value the sum OF $1,000. 900.
A four horse team is steadily engaged
in hauling ore from the Barton mine.
Adams Hill. 10 the Richmond furnaces.
The vein matter IL used to fiuI the
heavy lead ores Of the Richmond.
Mineral Hill 10 a very quiet village
Just ut present. although there are good
prospects OF important ore develop
ments in the English eompany's mines.
Captain Plummer has = force Of men
at work. aud is doing some vigorous
prospecting.
Yesterday. Judge Cole. sitting a. u
magistrate. commenced the eIAmina.
ton OF Jesse Bigslow. the inquiry he.
ing held to determine whether the Of.
Tense committed was u bailable one.
aud what amount Of bonds should bs
given.
Ear,kd Seaiia,i. april ls.-Members
Of the Methodist Church at Ruby Hill
have selected a lot for their new ediflcs
In close proximity TO the school house.
and will commence building In q few
days.
The Hamburg dumps are full Of ore.
aud u large quantity il broken down In
the niue that has not been hoi listed to
the surface.
Over six inches OF snow fell at Pail
SADIE on Tuesday last. The storm was
much more severe In that section than
at Eureka.
Ear,ia Rsputiican. April II. - II 10
stated that the parties controlling the
X. X. Consolidated AMI Phenix mines
have consolidated their interests.
The Williamsburg mine still continues
to yield largely. The ore 10 selected
and the high grade shippsdt to Salt Lake.
Should the terms Of the contract be
carried out by which the Albion grounds
are TO DO Incorporated. the locators get
$50. 900 and $4,000 shares Of the capital
stock Of the company for their ground.
The boys arc starting q chicken ranch
down about the depot. Their supplies
consist OF such birds rs escape on tho
cars and fly away from their wners.
They have a pretty fine lot already. and
there Is much crow and cackls 10 DO
heard thereabout.
Eureka R~epabiean. Ap~l ls.-Thers
was last evening filed for record . notice
Of location Of tho Central mine. 800
feet. lying between the Bowman and
Racine mines. Locator, Luther Clark.
The new air compressor at the Eurs.
ka Consolidated hosting works Is opsr.
a,ing finely. and by aid OF the power
which II furnishes. the work OF sinking
tho incline is greatly facilitated.
Eureka has n man with but one hand
who chops wood for n living.