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NEVADA JOURNAL JANUARY 1, 1852 91
THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1852
Railroad to Sacramento.
We are informed that application will be made at the ensuing session of the Legislature, for a charter
for a railroad between this city and Sacramento. Certain individuals have taken hold of this important
movement, not discouraged by the inertness of the mass of the community, and are determined to carry it
on. The railroad meetings of this city and Sacramento resulted in nothing, and now persons who wish to
see the project succeed should take hold of it without wasting the tardy movements of public meetings.
We propose subscription books for stock be opened in this city, at Sacramento, and at San Francisco, so
that all who wish may give substantial testimonial of their confidence in the route, and willingness to
embark in the enterprise. . . .
About sunrise, on Monday morning last, the residents of Broad street were aroused by the ringing of
bells and the cry of fire! It was soon discovered that the fire proceeded from the Broad Street House, and
was extinguished with little difficulty. Had the fire occurred previous to the late rains, when the buildings
were dry, the street, in all probability would have been destroyed; as it was, the only damage done, was to
start a few individuals out of their beds rather earlier than usual, if that was any damage.
NEVADA AMUSEMENTS—Now that the Chapman Family are gone, amusements may be deemed
scarce. Not so. The “boys” promise an entertainment for “a New Year’s Jubilee,” this evening at the Jenny
Lind, which as the bills promise will combine a very considerable variety. In connection with theatricals
the question is asked, where is T. C. GREEN? His washerwoman is anxious on the point, not to mention
the barber, and those of whom he borrowed clothes and money, forgetting (the fault of great men) the
unimportant part of making any return. Among the anxious ones is the negro whose “diamond ring” non
est inventus. Query, did our worthy friend take passage from Nevada, or Grass Valley?
[On Dec. 30, 1851, the Madison Lodge of A. Y. Masons met in Grass Valley at the Alta Saloon and
elected these officers: Col. S. Conway Richardson W.M.; Louis R. Sowers, S.W.; Henry R. Hannah, J.W.;
A. M. Winn, Secty; Zenos Wheeler, Treas.; John J. Willis, S.D.; Wm. Allen, J.D.; Solomon Heyman,
Tyler; Samuel J. May, Chaplain. .
QUARTZ OPERATIONS.—The mill of the Bunker Hill Company being in operation during this
week we took occasion on Wednesday afternoon to visit it. The works of this company are truly
admirable for their substantiality and accuracy—but the great principle they are designed to work upon, is
not yesterday sufficiently tested in the little time of their operation. The water is taken from the creek by
flume about a thousand feet above the mill, and falls upon a massive wheel which turns two powerful
rollers. These rollers instantaneously crush the quartz as taken from the vein by railway. From the roller
the quartz is carried by an endless chain of buckets up to the mouth of the large blast furnace. After being
subjected to an immense heat, it drops gradually in the bottom of the furnace, and is there drawn out into
a trough of water and thrown aside. The theory of the operation supposes the gold to be smelted out, and
to filter to a chamber below the furnace. We understand the gold will be looked for to-morrow. The heat
seems to destroy all appearance of crystalization and reduces the quartz to an extremely brittle state, in
some instances forming slag. We wait for further tests. . . .
Coming back we called at the Revere vein, for which Warren B. Ewer, Esq., formerly of the Journal,
is erecting a fine mill. His vein is apparently a most excellent one, and the works, under the skillful