The Nevada journal., 1852-09-03
For the Journal.

Nh EDITOR Being stranger ana
in strange land, impressed with the
desire Of most young men-acquIring a
fortune-and finding myself deceived, !
am led to address you, wishing to call
your attention to gross fragrant and
crying evil propagated by great num-
ber of men, apparently Miners, who are
to be found hanging around the different
boarding houses in various parts Of Cali
fornia. The evil to which allude is
this Upon being questioned by young
men, strangers, as to the probability OF
their obtaining employment, look with
apparent amazemcnt at them, and after
recapitulating "the many trials by food
and field" they had to undergo in '49
and so, gloomily and sadly repeating
their own and quasi, other mems mis-
fortunes, at last express themselves thus
"You are a young man, and have
good trade the city is the place for you.
You can't do any thing in The mines. -
There is not one inch of mining ground
that is not held by some man or other
who has acquired it either by purchase
or original location. There is no re-
source for you but to hire out. if you can
get it to do, and then you must work up
to your middle in water as cold as ice.
Ten chances to one the fever and ague
will attack you before one week, and
then misery in its greatest extent, will
overtake you. No, no! take my advice
90 back to the city Trade or no trade
that's the place for young man
Thus advising, and reiterating their ad-
vice, many young men with but sufficient
means to reach the city, return, think
ing that their FIRST attempt to seek en-
ployment there previous to their gong
up to the mines, was not made with as
much diligence and perseverance as
were necessary. But alas! they seek,
and ask. aud may say beg for employ
ment, but are met with the reply Blu
siness is new very dull here; duller in
fact than have ever seen it before.
j Why don't you go to the mines! You
are young and strong. A trade is no
thing in this country. Go to the mines
that's the place for you" Discouraging
and perplexing thoughts now occupy the
minds of those young men. Whatever
ambition they previously possessed van-
ishes from them in an instant. The
thought of starvation succeeds that Of
fortune; and detected and alone, in
far of country, without any friends to
Iadmonish, advise, or assist them, many,
very many unfortunately become dis
satisfied, degraded and worthless-a
burthen to themse YES and society; and
it is not to be wondered Mt, that event
ually they are driven to that dire re-
source so inimical to the mandates of
Heaven en--Suicide. How can We deter
mine whose was the fault, whose was
the advice which unfortunately drove
them to seek refuge in the grave. Let
those answer who were the first to per-
suade those unfortunate men to return.
Instead of encouraging them, as they
should have done, they did nothing bat
disparagc the resources of the country,
which, God knows, are fruitful enough
and va.t enough to give employment to
a greater number of persons than are
here at present or probably will BIO hero
in number Of years. One word of en-
couragement-onc good advicc-might
probably have led them on 10 fortune.
1t is no chimerical idea, but the fact.
The ambition which all young men
Americans naturally possess, would have
been awakened, and Fortune, MS their
guiding-star, would have led them on
pace by pace-until they would have
become shining ornaments 10 our Ma
tons Glory. W. K.