SELECTED. A DESTRUCTIVE CONFLAGRATION CONFLAGRA-TION AT GOLD 111L.L. At an earlv hour this morniner, Go'o Hill was viated wiih a very lively and oj n -i durably extensive cunflaraiion, nearly equnlliug that ot" last J uly. Only yesterday we had quite a length item descriptive of the. good and ttii cient condition of the entire apparaiu.-and apparaiu.-and everything else belonging to oui Kire Dpartuieut, stating the aaiuc to be betttr prepared than ever before to contend against coufljgration. Thai ,-uch was tlie case is pretty couclu.-iyelj proven by the good and very efficient wort done this uioroiug. THE FIRE was evidently the work of au incendiary, incen-diary, as it was kindled in an unoccupied unoccu-pied building at i tie upper end of town, oack ot the Eclipse mill, Ibrmerlj occupied by Mrs. O'Neil as a lodging house, and the whole interior was on tire before it was discovered, and the duuies bursting out ou all sides, 'i hia was a lew minutes belore 3 o'clock, town time, and the alarm being eoutided by the tteam whiatle of the Imperial Empire nutating works, wa. quickly responded to ly all the steam ' wUiotles, lar and near, and passed , aloug to Virginia by the fira-alarm ' Ltell of Monumental Engine Company ! No. 6, on the Divide. The Eire De partment turned out very proiuptly, uoooidenug the early hour in the morning, wheo luost people were osieep, and gut to work very soon, indeed; but eO very rapiUly did tbe tiames Bpread, owing to the dry cuuibuatibio uature ot the surrounding sur-rounding buildings that no less than aix buildings, including the Eclipse mill, were on tire belbre the hr.l strei-ni of water was turned loose upon it, by Liberty Hose Oompauy io. 1, from the hydrant near the eclipse mill. A few unuutes later the other hose coinpauies of the department depart-ment hid stieams upon various parts of the hre, aud Liberty Engine Company Com-pany No. 1 was also placing a very ef-leouve ef-leouve stream, their machine being worked lusiue their hou.-e, with suction dropped through the floor into the c. stern beneath ihe fiout end of the building, ihoy worked in that si'ine position as long as the fire lasted, and owing to the continual water supply they quit with their cisteru still nearly lull. HELP FROJI VIRGINIA. Notwithstanding past differences, we are proud to say very important "as.-jsi-ance was rendered by the Virginia Fire Depariuieut. Engine Companies Nos. 5 and 6 cauie duwu very eaily, and porting their machines on the tunnel toll road grude, near Main street, took water lionj the Imperial Empire ciateru and plaed excellent streams upon the tire. Companies 1 and '1 alo seui iheir junipers dowu with plenty of hose, and we noticed Chief Malonr, Second Assistant Bell, Jim Carter, Pete Latkin, and other members of me Virginia Department present, assisting assist-ing all they Couid. Honor and thankB to the fireiueu ot Virginia. THE BURNT DISTRICT. By the most strenuous exertions the fire was prevented from crossing Alain street and confined entirely to the west side, although at one time the front of the St. Charles' Market was on fire, and all the buildings near it pot their fronts considerably scorched. The tire extended through from the Eclipse mill to the old Columbus Brewery, being prevented from work ing lunher down or even burning the Mount Vernon House, and destroyed every building up to a short distaoce above the Granite mill. Nearly or quite thirty buildings were destroyed, including mills, boarding houses, miners' min-ers' cabins, etc., and lieiug principally the property of poor people there waa but little iusurauee. THE LOSSES. The following, as near as we can ascertain, as-certain, is an approximate account ol tlie losers aud Josses: Eclipse mill, 15,000; Granite mill, Si, 0U0; Eclipse stable, $501); J. B. Hill, three dwellings, dwell-ings, $3 UUO; Mrs. 0' Neil' 8 lodging house, $3U0; Mrs. Emerson's lodgiug house, $5,0UU; J. Coleman, dwelling, SoUO; T. J. McOlcllan, dwelling. $ouU, S. P. Derby; dwelling, SjuU; J. Cas-sidy, Cas-sidy, dwelling, 600; Henry Mo;z, dwelling, SI, UUO; Mrs. lia.es, lodging house, 2,000; Mr. MeCabc, lodging house, $600; Sol Weil, lodging house, occupied by Mrs. Byan, $GU0; Mr. Latie, dwelling, occupied by Mrs. Hatch, $500; Imperial barn, $200; John Fen i on, dwelling, $GuO; Mrs. Dolan, dwelling, $400; Heniy Smith, dwelling, $-lU0; Lafee's board imr and lodging house, $1,500; John McQh lid, dwelling, $350; J. Mailloux, cabin, $200; Nye's shop, $150; Total. $33.-400. $33.-400. 'J he above estimate does nut include in-clude all the losses in furniture, wearing wear-ing apparel, eio. Many, Mrs. Emerson, Emer-son, tor instance, lost everything, even to jewelry, eta, being in the elose,-t proximity to where the fire commenced, com-menced, while others finher oti managed to 6ave the contents of their hou es. Other cabins were burned besides be-sides what we have mentioned, but we did not ascertain particulars as to ownership, own-ership, etc. Gold Mil -Attcs, June 14.