Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-03-08
THE CENTENNIAL GRAVEL MINE.
visit sfthe President aad Secretary
OF ths Company 20 she Mae
Their Report

This mine, which is situated in Wash.
ington Township. Nevada county. Cali.
fornia, on the famous Blue Gravel lead,
IL owned principally by Gold Killers.
and under the superintendencs OF Major
VIM. Downis a considerable mount Of
work has been done. as yet, however.
with no golden returns. The prospects
are considered very good. and the com
pany has great faith in ultimate sue.
cess. On the 22d Of last month II. o.
Dauchy, President, and F. A. Wise.
Secretary. Of the company paid a visit to
the mine. Since their return to Gold
Hill they have written out Q report OF
what they saw. which by request we
print for the information Of those con.
cernsd.
After q delightful drive Of fourteen
miles from Nevada City. California. to
the Centennial camp. located In Nevada
county. and lying directly In the path OF
the great Blue Lead" We were wei.
coined by that famous old prospector.
well known as one Of the pioneers OF
early days. Major VIM. Downie, Super.
intsndent of the Centennial Compsny.
and who has had charge Of the property
Of the company since August, 1875.
Being anxious TO get an inside Wow and
10 ace Inc ..color'' of the bed rock of the
renowned ..dead river" we at once
Iopned oil cloth suits. and candle in
hand. slowly wendell our way into the
Centennial tunnel for A distance OF a
ii,,le over n ouarter of A mile. TO Ia.
iaee. WHARF wa found the day shift at
wort. and about 10 fire OF blast 10 dis.
IoI,s s.y.,aI largo ou.rtz bould.rs.
m. sn,;rs iaca oI The tunpel was In
.,.,ai ,~n,.rm;,aJ with opsrtz ssnd and
49,. ,n.,,, hon,aa,s from \ nonna m
,wsn,v nornds i'm wsieht the had rock
r,,.hira an ,s,v ten and syidsntIv
i".,;naS 40 40 5nxr Jsar.r thar M any
-. s;n.s ,n,n;n, into ,hs ,rav.I Ths
ri - - Mn. sn5 .,..ad;n,Iy
sm.o,S shov;n, that thsrs mus, bsys
80 a,,amsnJon. nov NJ water oys, ina,
,[o,,;on y, ,hs channel mn vs,e, was
sn'ioa n vs,, frssIv on IN. ,;,ht.hand
W. shar, T,idway nm Tbs ION sor.
49, ~. a.av.i nd .osrs. nrar,,
.as .;n, $780, =. Z, an.
n.as.,sJ ,hs ,a.a Ths ,,ov.I an ~.
p.INasl 80 NJ .,a ~ msa;rm ooa,sa.
~. sna b fass was ysry bard n n;ct
but inclined to get softer. The lorna.
,;on from tbs rim.rock for eiobt hundred
-, 4, sno ioot;n, Gravel sand ana
hon,dsr. ami n. the 6eI.rock Jins an5
60 =, ya,;ons points tbe tunnsl passss
,h,a,.h m..r,Sc.n, Nina orav.I OWN,
s % -. IA al show;ne
p' nP lin handler. 81 som. s;1s Tbs
- ,on,s lawn nom ,hs Ton 10, 6i,v
,a., =, S;.,.ncsof sbout ss,sn HUNDRED
t.s, trom m. ,prn oi The new tupnsI out
81 ,hs ola ON tbs RIGHT hand aide Of
tbs tnnnsl. near III. face. there Ia a hole
s,,.nJ;no .oms distance i'm. from which
The water comes ont in anti. a stream.
In this bols or excavation was found
no,,;ons oI i. tres or loo, nstriasd ami
lin, ob,;or.Iv scros, tbe tunnel. Tho
iow "a wa,.r ont ~ The nav tunnsl i.
sou.l 70. n no, greater than the How out
~ ihs ola tunnei, andtbs total from both
i. sbout twelve miners' inches. The
course of Inc new tunnel ia nearly south.
wss, and nassss tbroupb The Timrock
.hon, aoo f..t from An. turn.off ont Of
,h. ala ,n,n.I and i. sv;JantIv crossing
-.
w. sonnd the tunnel in GOOD condi.
ton from The mou,h TO the face. a dis.
iancs Of 1900 feet. the car.track sub.
.,an,isI and tbe grade or level sufficient
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