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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-09-01

VIRGINIA. CIrY, Aug. 80. lS79.-0eorgs
c. Pratt. Secretary: Our shaft has been
sunk and timbered 20 feet the past week.
and IL now "a feet below the 1000 level Of
the Sierra Nevada. Work has been 70.
sumed In the upraise from the 1900 level
Of the Sierra Nevada. This raise will be
continued up and connect with our SHAFT
and shorten the time required TO reach the
2200 level. On the 1000 level the west
drift from our shaft, designed to connect
with the Union Consolidated east drift, has
been advanced IS feet, and Ia now In 70
feet, and 10 passing through more favora.
BILE working ground. We have commenced
putting in the foundation for the large
pumping engine. and will have u pump.
hoistirg engine running In about ten days.
THOMAS Ii. ROONEY, Supt.
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The Nicaragua Canai.
SARATOGA. N. Y, Sept. l.-At q meet
ing Of the Association for the Advance.
msnt Of Science Saturday. Commander
E. P. Lull, OF the United States Navy,
read q paper on tho Inter- Oceanic Canal
problem. He said the canal, from Lake
Nicaragua TO the Pacific. would be
1s $40 miles. only seven miles Of which
would be difficult. The excavation
would average ftty.four feet and ten
locks-with ten feet lift each-would be
required, with tide local. seven feet lift
at seashore. The canal would follow
the course OF the Rio Grande substan.
TALLY, but not It's bed. An artificial
harbor would be required On the Pacific
side, with Q breakwater. the material for
which could be easily obtained. There
are City. seven miles of navigation on
Lake Nicaragua, which will need lit
tie work except ut the south end,
whore six miles OF swamp occur.
There would DO slack water navigation
from the lake to the Caribbean Sea. on
the line OF the Ban Juan river. most Of
the way to the old harbor Of dreytown.
Grsytown harbor has been nearly allied
up BY silts brought down from the river
San Carlos, O branch Of the San Juan,
and II would require four dams with
locks to get around them. Some rocks
will have to be removed from the bed to
make q safe navigation. From the last
dam an independent canal would be ad.
visabls as the shortest and best route to
Grsytown. Seven locks would be need.
ed In the independent canal. The total
length from the Caribbean Sea to the
Pacific 10 1870 ITO miles-57 on the lake,
81 ITO on tho canal. and G2 on slack
water. His estimate makes the canal
"a feet vide on the bottom. with 20 feet
depth Of water. The locks are 427 feet
long. at an estimated cost OF $50. 000,.
900. but It may come to 500, 0o0, 600 ct
the outside cost.
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OFFICIAL MINING LETTERS.

The following letters, under the dates
given. have been sent from the comstock
TO the principal offices Of the various COM
panies in San Francisco:
0pnir.
VIRGINIA CrrY, August 80. 1910. Z.
W,ilsr. Presidsmt. The main incline 10
O sunk and timbered to . depth Of Is
| feet below the 2i00 station. In about two
weeks ve expect TO commence opening out
that station. On the $500 station the north
drift has been advanced Al feet. and 10
| now In as feet from the main east drift.
| The material passed through still contin.
| ues In vein matter showing streaks OF clay
and quartz. The work Of excavating the
| tank and bob stations IL making good pro.
gress. We have started IN east crosscut
| from the end Of the main east drift. This
| crosscut will DO run In an easterly direc'
ton and cut the Hardy vein, should II 81.
tend down 10 this depth. On our 2i00
level the Joint Mexican Wine on q north
line has been sunk and timbered II feet.
and 10 now IS feet below that level. The
material passed through Ii extremely hard
and contains water sufficient 70 interfere
WIN our proStcss III siuAane' Auo ao.sA
drift on the Hardy vein 10 now In Is feet
north Of the west crosscut. showing three
feet In width Of ore giving low Assays. On
our 1000 level the joint Mexican crossout
on our north line has been extended Il
feet; total length. 81 feet; still continuing
In . favorable working material showing
strsaks Of quartz. These ID NO change to
motto In our Slopes. They continue TO
| yield the usual quantity Of good ore. The
work on the v-bob station at the head Of
our main incline il completed a. far a.
can be done until We shut down the pumps
TO put the v.bob In place. during which
| time We have made arrangements with the
| @. L G. shaft 10 handle our water. % that
NO interruption will take place In our
work. The repairs In u main shat,
still continue. W. II. PATTON. Supt.
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Hale

VIRGINIA. Orr. Sept. 1. 1s79.-Josl y.
Liohmsr, S,crstary: The water stands this
morning on . level with the bottom OF the
1900 station. IL having been lowered %
feet during the past week. No water II
coming over from the Savage mine. their
pumps holding Il below the point OF con
nection. Our incline 10 allied with debris
below the 1900. which In being removed
a. rapidly a. possible, and when cleaned
up We will extend our main pump to the
bottom Of the incline, thereby doing away
with donkey pumps and efiecting . con.
siderable saving In wood. The east DRIFT,
2lOo level, has been advanced 81 feet; rock
in face quite hard. Our machinery II all
In good repair and working well.
PuILIPP DEIDEsHEIxKR, supt.
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Rev. R. 8. Eastman. Rector Of st.
Johns Church. Gold Hill. requests the
News to state that there will be q meet.
ing Of the ladies' Of the congregation at
the rsOtory. tomorrow Tuesday even.
Ing.
TIE pay day Of the sutro Tunnel
Company will hereafter be on the sixth
Of each month, instead OF the nth.
OpmR GRADE at the corner OF the
Ashland House is being regarded.
Hon. ]. P. JONES arrived yesterday
from San Francisco.
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ward.

VIRGINIA err. Aug. 80. ~ls7s.-JaeoS
.S,adusld. Jr., S,erstary: The eompsny's
shaft has been sunk and timbored IL feet
for tho week ending this date; total depth.
l,6I6 feet. The quantity Of water bsiled
every twenty.four hours Ii equal TO 49,.
600 gallons. The formation through which
Wa are sinking 10 becoming more miner.
allied as depth 10 attained. The several
stringers encountered. both large and
small. carry metal in more or less guam
tity. The east crosscut. S00 level has A.
tanned Q distance Of s0s feet, ~encountering
the same character Of material - hereto
fore reported. and Q less quantity Of water
il encountered than on previous occasions.
The hosting machinery continues 70 per-
form excellent duty. and 10 easily kept In
good repair. causing NO delay In the gen.
erai working Of the mine.
HENRY BAwDES, Supt.
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Consolidated Imperial.

GOLD HILL, Aug. 81, 1874. 4. y.
Harmon. President. We have nearly com.
pleted the work Of grading and timbering
the main north and south drift 1900 leyeli
also the drain leading from Alpha.lm:
perial Joint Wine to water tank at foot OF
south winze. whence the water 10 conveyed
through pipes to the Belcher pump. The
old Wine from the 1000 TO the 2l35 level
having been destroyed BY the late fire, We
are sinking . new one on line OF Alpha
and Imperial. which IL down to date . dis
tance Of 81 feet. By the latter end OF this
week va shall DO able to start upraise from
alas level I o meet the work OF sinking
from the 1000 level. Everything In the
mine Ii moving very satisfactorily.
A. @. HAMILTON, Sup't.
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Fall River Operatives.

FALL RIVER (Msss.), Sept. la
large and enthusiastic meeting Of vsav.
srs was held Saturday night to hear the
report OF the committee which was in
structsd q few nights ago to ask the
manufacturers for an increase Of 10 per
cent. In wages. As no answer had been
received, the question arose OF inaugu.
rating o general strike. Il was finally
decided to defer the strike until q more
perfect organization could be effected BY
the operatives. The oarders, who held
q similar meeting. adopted practically
the same course. appointing . commit.
tee OF four to consult with the weavers
and spinners. and adjourned for one
week.
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:. fha

NARRAoASsrrr PrER. Sept. l.-Mrs.
sprague left Canonchst, the residence
OF her husband. near here, Saturday
afternoon. It IL understood that she
did not 60 with tho consent OF Sprague.
but she took her three little girls with
her. the son remaining with his father.
It has been generally understood In the
village and at the hotels that since Mrs.
Sprague concluded 10 follow her chill.
dren to Canonchet, after the interview at
Conductor Hsls's. when Il was decided
that they should DO placed under the
control OF their father, O certain espion.
age has been kept over her movements
BY SpraRue.
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srocK aEP0sr.

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26o Caliiorn,.. a'yv
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SIS Con. virginia. ! 70 3D. a.so
100 Chollar. SO, 6S
$50 Potosi. a.S5
AIS Hale 4 Norcross, ias' aS'
10 Grown Point. $50
ass Yellow Jacket loS' isS DIV
1l50 Imperial IN.
IS kentuck, 4, A.l0
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BslrhsP.

ooLp HILL, Aug. 80, ls7s.-Jame' Ns~-
iand.. Prssidsmt. During tho three days
in which the pumps were stopped for the
purpose Of repairing the rod the water
rose In the incline 10 the hight Of lao feet
and did some damage to the incline which
will require about three days TO repair
After the mine IL again started up. The
pumps are now working we'll and have
cleared the mine Of this surplus water, 30
that there will b NO delay In sinking -
soon as We start up again. The large spur
wheel 10 In place and 10 being planned on
and otherwise dressed. preparatory to re-
ceiying the brake. arms. otc. All this
work will DO completed and the mine run.
W. II. Smith. Supt.
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Niles Makes Cleanup.

DrApwoop, Sept. l.-Colonel N. A.
Miles has arrived at Fort Keough with
his command. consisting Of ven com.
panies Of tho Fifth Infantry. bringing
with him nearly one thousand half
breeds, who have been furnishing arms
and ammunition to Indians between the
Yellowstone and the boundary line. He
has cleared the country Of all rowing
bands. aud driven Sitting Bulls follow
srs across the American line. breaking
up the Illicit traffic in arms and ammu'
milton between hsli.breeds and hostile
Indians. His campaign was very sue.
c~sssful. considering the small loss to his
command,
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sierra Nevada.

VIRGINIA CrTv. Aug. 30. 1879 w. W.
Sfst.os. Secretary; Yey little work has
been done in tho mine during the past
week. with the exception Of overhauling
the steam pumps and changing them In
some cases. together with the thorough
repairing Of the air compressors. The
water now stands about 8 feet below the
22O0 level. We are using . cemmon
pump at the station t2200 level TO keep
the water down a. described above. This
pumping il not at all expensive. and va
iud Il necessary. to enable the Union Con.
to prosecute their work on the upraiss
from the 2200 level. which will very mate
rally aid them In making connection by
their shaft with this level. Some time
during the coming week . drift will be
started east from the bottom Of the cas-,
shaft on the 2200 level. When this drift
has been extended sufficiently far east q
wiuze will be sunk and connections made
with the incline on the 2400 level.
ALEX. @. MCKENZIE. Supt.
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Arrivals Yesterday nor.i.w.

Mrs Hornick and child. Mrs Rawson
and family. Mrs n Vale. d McCloud and
family. Mrs Corbett. Miss N J Martin. J
E Comes. II Wolfe. W H virdon and wife.
Hon J p Jones. J = Savage, r v Dey. d A
Cory. Z b Shaw. I N Taylor, q Wright. W
p Williams. p Gross. A Wise and wife. J
Cisrco. T Thomas. Mr. Otey and family.
Mrs n A Cline. Miss Thompson. Q d
Harris. Mrs. 7 r Constant. Miss J Michel.
son. Mrs L sawtell. Mrs II Lynch. Miss X
Foater. Miss r Lynch. A J Mcdonald.
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Another saddes Death.

About l p. N. today D. g. Bouland. .
Frsnchman 45 or so years Of age.
died very suddenly at No. II North
D street. Virginia. A half hour
previous DR.. Bergstsin was summoned
to attend him. but when the Doctor
reached his bedside the man had expired.
Disease OF the heart 10 surmised. Cor.
oner Brodek was notified and went TO
take charge OF the remains.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-09-01

Robert z. Purdy. who has Of late been
occupying the cabin at the arastrs near
the Devils Gate and just above the Bos.
ton mill. died very suddenly Saturday
night at lla5 o'clock.
Coroner Brodsk held an inquest on
his body at this place this morning.
From the testimony adducsd 1t seems
that Purdy has been unvsll for . long
time. and ct the request Of the owners
Of the arastrs. was allowed to share
the cabin with p Mooney. who
was working there. AT the inquest
Mooney testified that between z and 8
O'Clock Saturday night Purdy complain.
cd OF having had q chill and went to
bed. subsequently, Mooney. at his re-
quest, came up town and got him some
Ice and lines snd made him some drink.
Shortly after he went into the bedroom
and found Purdy asleep. a. he supposed
at the time, but he now thinks he was
dead. Mooney then went ont and at.
tended to the arastra and soon returned.
Purdy was then dead and stiffsning.
The Coroner's Jury alter the foregoing
and other testimony AZ to age. etc..
found that deceased was SO years Of ago,
q native OF Prince Edwards Island,
England, and that be came 10 his death
from natural causes.
After the inquest the body was taken
10 Virginia. The undertaken noticed.
however. that the mans neck was very
timber. The head, on being raised.
turned either way with perfect ease.
The undsrtaker In Virginia noticed the
same peculiarly Of the corpse. The
Coroner thersupon sent for DR.. Kirby.
County Physician. requesting his opin.
ion as to whether his neck was broken
or not. DR.. Kirby had not examined the
case up to 2 p. N. The Coroner eI.
presses his determination In case the
neck IL broken to have an autopsy held,
and another inquest will necessarily
follow. Only two Witnesses were sworn
this morning.
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csms under the string. Bsdford's riders
weighed 30 and 125 ponds respectively.
while Jones weight was 16l pounds.
The race was very exciting. the contest
being very close until the last halt Of the
nineteenth mile, when Jones' horse flew
the track and threw him heavily. he
was up In q moment, however, and again
speeding away, but the time lost gave
bis opponent an advantage which hs
could not recover. but he came under
the string only aity yards behind In q
twsnty.mile dash. Time, 46 minutes.
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An Exciting Race.

EVANSVILLE. Ind. Sept. LA very
exciting race took place on Friday at
Bedford Park. The conditions were
tina. John Jones. using ten horses.
should ride twenty miles. Jones 10 re.
noun. at every half mile, against Bed:
ford's tsn horses, Bedford to b Allowed
two ridsrs, ons already mounted and
rsdy for the start - his prsdsSsssos
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VIRGINIA CrrY. Aug. so. 1870. L.
Weller. PScids~f: On our 2i00 level the
Joint Ophir winzs on U south line has
been sunk and timbered II feet and 10 now
IS feet below that level. passing through
extremely hard porphyry containing sui.
ncient water to interfere with u progress
in sinking. On our 1000 level tho joint
Ophir west crosscut or our south line has
been extended 81 feet and 10 now In 81 feet
from the main north drift. The material
passed through continues favorabls.work.
ing porphyry. showing strsaks Of quartz.
The Joint main Union Consolidated winze
on our north line has been sunk and tim
bered II feet; total depth. SO feet. The
material passed through 10 somewhat softer
than at date VI last report. but still shows
considerable water. The joint Union
Consolidated west crosscut on our north
line has been advanced "a feet and IL now
"a feet from the main north drift. passing
through . vein formation carrying strsaks
Of quartz and clay.
W. II. PATTON. Supt.
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ueuI0ACurr.

vnon1A Orr, August 81. 1874. x.
DsrSrov, Secretary The Joint croesout
on q 100 level has been extended IS
feet since last report, making . total OF
1857 feet from main lateral drift. The
Ground passed through was hard, blasting
porphyry. The Joint shaft was sunk
and timbered is feet; total depth, 7ib
feet. Surface work on foundation. Tor
pumping engines and boilers 10 making
good progress. b. H. PrSorxs, Supt.
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Mining trouble In Mexico.

GALVESTON. Tex, Sept. la Meos
special from Laredo says that the ques.
ton Of the ownership Of the newly dis
covered Magada Silver Mine Is arousina
troubls In the States Of Conhusla, Du-
range and Chihuhua. Each has an
armed force on the ground. The gene
raj Government has ordered ell work
stopped until the question II settled. and
meanwhile claims all the metal taken
out. and has confscated thirty.four cars
Of silver en- route for Texas. Ten men
have been killed and many wounded.
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OvePman.

GOLD HILL. Aug. 80. is7s.-George ",
Beursr. Pr,.idsnt: Since last report the
crosscut on the 1900 level has been e.
tended 40 feet, through . very promising
formation Of ground. North drift, 1900
level, has been extended 20 feet. We have
been engaged for ths last two days In put
ting guides to the north compartment Of the
winxs and changing air pipes. Forman
shaft has been sunk and timbered 10 feet.
Tho ground IL still extremely hard. but
there IL no water In II. The water oil
comes from the soft ground above.
CHAs. FonMAS, Supt.
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silver Hill.

SILVER HILL NINE. Aug. IS, iS7s.-W.
E. Dean, Secretary. The past week our
east crosscut, 1900 level. has been I'd.
vanoed 81 feet; making whole distance
from incline. 22l feet. Face nov shows q
softer porphyry. with strsaks Of quartz,
but NO water. Our water tank II nearly
completed. All the machinery IL In good
order and working we'll.
II. O. HILLYxR, Sup't.
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Dsparsarss Last Evssisg

Mrs p H Ford. Miss n Ford. Miss II
Isrssl. n Hoeaich. Miss L Quaiffs. Mollis
Tsats. W McClain. Z Colieur. Miss Z Gray,
VIM Mcdonald. Miss Perrin. Mrs J Liv-
soy, - insolvency. G N Bonnemort.
Robert Ferguson. W E 7 Deal. Al Cum
mings. J T Lewis. l. Branson. V Borst.
N Morris. N Meyer. c W Fry. W N Wood.
Mrs J A Lsete. Miss Marian. J Landers.
Mrs w Allen and children. Mrs " J
Smiley, 4 W Sutherland. = Redswell.
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savage.

VIRGINIA CrrY. Sept. I. 1879. D.
Hoims., Sserstary: The water stands today
Immediately on top Of our 1900 station
The most Of ths 2200 lateral drift connect
ing with the Hale 4 Norcross has been
free Of water since yesterday morning,
no water flowing through the drfit from
the Savage into the Hale 4 Noreross In.
cline. Progress In freeing the mine o
water has been slow. owing to the heat,
debris, etc. The south winzo has been
enlarged and retimbered "a feet; total. "
feet. Our pumping and hosting mschin'
cry IL In good order.
n. @. GILLErrE, Supt.
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ExehNQueR.

aoLn HILL. Sept. 1, 1871 N.
Bra.eN, Secretary: The progress made
the past week In the main north drift was
a feet. making total length Of Same $50
feet. The material penetrated consists Of
the favorable formation mentioned In my
Last letter. The drift has now reached the
north line and will b extended Into Bull.
lion ground by that company.
E. A. SczuLrz, 6upt.
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Dulllon.

GoLp HILL. Sept. I, ls79.-L N.
Bra,sH. Secretary i: During the past week
the incline WINE from the 3l50 level has
been sunk 10 feet. making its total depth
81 feet. The material met with during
the week consists Of . mixture Of por-
phyry, clay and quartz Of . very promis.
ing charater. The north drift on the
2l00 level Of the Exchequer has reached
the north line. and will now be pushed
forward BY this company.
E. A. SCHULTZ. Supt.
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Calsdeais.

GoLD HILL. Aug. Is, ls7s.-Ge0rgs W.
Rsarsr, Pss.idsnt: During the past week
the vertical WINE has been sunk IL feet.
viii put In station timbers the coming
week. At Formsn shaft We have sunk and
timbsred 10 feet; total depth. $40 feet.
There 10 no p~srceptibls dscrsass N me
6ov Of water, though there II no watsr In
the hard rock In which We are nov linking.
ClAs. To1xAx, supt,
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Trojan.

aoLp HILL, Aug. 80. 1879 Dsrid
Wilder. Secretary: T~hirty.seven feet has
been added to upraise above second Sta
ton, passing through quartz and por.
pbyry. west drift. third station. 10 In .
distance Of "A feet; material passed through
for the week. quartz and p~orphyry; quartz
giving fair assays. Have put In turn
abe and track and enlarged and timbsred
arm. ALAxRr LAcKxY, Supt.