Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-12-23
Pulling Mines.

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this morning contains very excellent
article, headed as above, in reference to
unjust and foolish remarks of. the Califor-
nia press to the effect that the notices of
mines by the Territorial papers are mere
putfS, intended as snare and delusion for
innocent and confdins Montgomery
street miners" in that ovcr-credulous
State. The Enterprise reporter emphati-
Caly contradicts the false and foolish
charge in lengthy and well-writtcn arti-
Gle, from which we extract the following
"Rcp1rters of newspapers can see no fur
Their into the ground than others, and the
value of claims change as work is done on
them. To-day we visit claim and report Il
fine rich lead with certain amount Ofmctal
next week the lead may be mere thread
containing nothing Of value. Now 1t may be
lost altogether, or it may come i'll rich and
strong. We may visit a company and say
they have nothing, but hat they are running
for lead which they suppose to pass through
the earth ut 4 certain distance before them
4 week after they may strike rich and Nalu-
able lead. Now We may often make mis-
takes in our estimate Of the value of mines,
but as to the notion that the papers of this
Territory are in the habit Of describing mines
in which nothing is found but granite, as be-
ing rich in black sulphuret ore Us the Com
stock, is all mistake. Should we say that
in u certain claim ore had been found con-
tanning wire silver, and all that kind Of thing,
and persons should 90 to said claim and mud
nothing but bedrock, every person SO dc
cCivcd would turn away in disgust and could
never be got back within half mile Of the
claim again. Miners, whose claims we very
often visit, saw to us" Now what we want
is for YOU to describe things just us YOU see
them, and say Just what YOU think Of our
prospects," Now, it is our belief that the
descriptions of mines given in the papers OF
descriptions of any other matters i'll the
country. 1t is of no use to describe mines
otherwise than rs they are. In early times
gas might wiu-now it takes mineral.
We believe that }, fairness cl;imcd by
our cotemporary for itself and the terrific
rial press generally, governs us all. As
far as this paper is concerned, we cndcavor
to publish correct information concerning
mining matters, as well as upon any other
subjects of general interest to our readers,
the mass of whom are residents Of the
Territory. and with whom it is our poll
CIV, as well rs our desire, TO maintain 4
character for reliability, and to wiltlllly
deceive whom would be the height Of
folly and stupidity. The mining articles
which appear originally III our columns,
arc generally based upon actual obscrva-
ton of one of the editors, or of a reporter
who makes the visiting of mines, and OBJ
tanning information relating thereto, his
specially. This we believe to be the Sys-
TEN governing the territorial press gCncr-
allv. Sometimes It occurs that miner,
with whom we are well acquainted, affords
us information with regard TO his own or
some other mine, which, if published, is
either stated as upon such authority, and
so goes for what it is worth upon its face,
or the party IS so well known to lis as to
Justify us i'll stating the matter as fact.
Articles of the kind, copied from the
columns of our contemporaries, are pub
li>hcd with a knowledge of their manner
of obtaining information, and are gcner-
ally credited to the proper source, or if
stolen bodily, As We plead guilty of having
occasionally done, they are of character
which creates 10 doubt on our mind a> to
their truth, and We have no hesitation i'll
assuming the responsibility of their re-
publication.
1t is neither for our interest, nor that Of
our contemporaries, to puff worthless
wildcat" 1t is upon the substantial
and valuable claims that the prosperity Of
the country and ours contingcntly de-
ponds, and the idea which the California
papers entertain, or profess to entertain,
that the papers of this Territory are mere
set of putting machines, in the employ Of
wildcat" spectators, is foolish as it is
false. Our object is to state the truth,
and if the mining information which we
publish ever proves false, it will be because
we ourselves are deceived.