Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-04-08
LETTER FROM COMO.
what Posy" lia 60 Nay about
Present and Future Prospects
Misisg and milling Ore ssrikes
"A New MILL isisors. Etc.
Conc, Palmyra District,
Lyon county. New.
A.,;l n 1901

Conc, Palmyra District,
Lyon county. New,
April 6, $780,
EDITOR News : This is my eighteenth
winter in Como. and it has been the
longest and the coolest winter expert.
cnced here since Como was first settled
by the whites in 60. We have often
had more snow. but never so many
storms and bitter cold days. The in.
tense cold has seriously intsrisred with
work on the mines and with prospect
ing. The work commenced so late last
season and the winter 30 early. that but
few OF the miners were housed in. and
consequently could not be worked to ad.
vantage.
The North Rapidsn was one Of the
fortunate ones in several respects. It
had q substantial house over the works.
and men working 1t that neither storms
nor cold could subjugats or deter.
They have been taking out pay rock all
the time, which. il may be, accounts in
part for their plucky fight with the grim
old monarch. winter. They have al
ready had two crushings at the mill OF
Adam welter. and one at the Lyon mill
in Dayton. They have the fullest conf.
dsnce in the working Of both mills, in
each cruahing the yield coming fully up
to their expectations. They are now
taking out ore for Mr.. welter's mill.
which will start on Monday next. when
they will have one hundred tons on the
dump.
At the May Day they have struck q
seam Of clay which leads them to sup
pose that they are near their ledge which.
II they do not previously strike, they will
drift for at Q depth Of 100 feet.
There il quite an excitement in town
about . rich strike in the Carson-ths
old Yuba-down at Palmyra. It is owned
by Mr.. wslter. the mill man.
The "Center" 10 being worked by
Messrs. Ely. Bryant and knight. They
have Q contract to sink II SO feet. The
Center lies between the old Monte Cristo
and the Vera Cruz. They have . good
ledge Of their own and join on the east
and west two Of tho best mines in the
district.
Rumor says that Matt. Rowe. OF Gold
Hill, has taken . contract on the Chief
tain. and will commence as soon a. the
weather will permit. / sincerely hope
that the tickle madame il correct in this
instance, a. the mine 10 q good one and
should DO worked. and then. we all want
to gaze on the genial Yankee" coun.
tenance OF Matt. once more.
We are to have another mill. Mr..
Edwards, Of Empire, has been in Como
several days waiting for the snow to dis.
appear. so that he could move his mill
down to ''The Pony" meadow-ths old
Indian Springs-where hs will plant IL.
But the snow did not disappear to any
great extent. and he finally chartered all
the idle men in camp and shovslsd
through, and will soon have II running.
Edwards is Q rustlsr.
Professor Young. County Superin.
tendent Of Public Schools for Storey
county. and Frank D. Mercer. Of the
Sutro Independent, were here on We'd
nesday last, ostensibly to examine our
mines; but having read the Nrws and
Enterprise. / dropped on the Professors
little scheme at once and assured him
that, although we had several ladies here
that were we'll qualified for lady Prin.
cipal, yet should he attempt to abduct
one there would be n hundred enter
miners who would seriously
object TO his going abroad-especially 10
q lady Principal for the Gold
Hill schools. and hs promised not to
Through the courtesy Of Msssrs Shat.
fer. Lemon and Hanger. We were all
to examine the lower levels OF
The North Rapidan. and were shown q
ledge that varies from % 10 So feet in
and which the boys working 1t
US would all pay for milling.
and some Of 1t would 60 way up"
Young and Mercer were evident
ly d little surprised that We could show
such . mine in the much.abussd district
Of C3mo.
Persons visiting Us this spring need
have no fears that they will not DO we'll
accommodated. Mr.. Ely's hotel. near
fld site Of Cross once famous Ma
honap. Is kept in Q style that makes the
old pioneers think they have struck q
big lfad in New England. and Tom
Hilrsl billiard room and lodging-houss
. nrdt-elsss in oil respects, and the
bald.hlssded pioneer can get . warm
and Q good bed. TIE Poxx.