Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-12-28


test, we have 10 apprehension of any
other selection than that of the gentlemen
! We have named.
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OrR NEIGHraE of the BWllctin has 4
most astonishing prediction for the po-
sition of an editorial Ishmaclitc. Old
! Pickett himself never exhibited more of
that character in his pnlmicSt days. The
B"lietm is ''ncver at peace except when
it is engaged in a broil with somebody"
. Whether that paper alone monopolizcS
all the wisdom of the Territory and the
balancc of the editorial fraternity arc all
asses, or rice rersd, is question to which
we are party, and of course shall not
attempt To decide One thing. however,
Is certain. that that paper manages TO
keep itself in Il state of perpetual hostility
with its ncighhorS, and its name constant
" in their columns. The latter is pos
sibly an ingenious mode of advertising.
To attempt to argue with it, is ont of the
question. 1t has faculty of cvading
the point at issue. that cXhauSts the pa
ticncc of its adversary, and of m.>stating
the position of It's opponents i'll the most
barcfaccd and shameless manner. Its
pompouS assertions Of its own superior
wisdom would be ridiculous if they were
not quite so offensive; and its pharasaical
prctcnSionS to unwavcring vcracitv read
very much i'll the style of Il am moro
holy than thou" lis Scnility is another
strong and favoritc argument in favor of
its infallibility. Surely, orc who can pub
licly boast that i'll the experience of more
than quarter of n century he has never
erred in statement of fact, has n strong
claim upon the credulity of the public, if
the people only believe the boast. 1t is
with such 4 stunning shot as this, THAI
doubtcrS of the BWllctiR'S statements are
silcnced. Within few days it insinuatcd
in its peculiar style, that well known
claim in the vicinity had, in mining par
lance. been "Saltcd;" thus using its in
tiucncc to injurc the stock in the market,
and charging with ra>cality the parties
working the claim. 1t made no state
mcnt Of the facts upon which its charges
were based. nor gave any reason for the
injurious opinion which it expressed.
We, in common with the other papers of
the county, took exception TO the BHle-
tins style of attack, and the Union and
Enterprise took pains to examine into the
facts of the case, and both papers declare
the statements of the Bulletin to be base
less. That paper comes back with a
sumner, in which it appears that all the
editor knows about the matter is summed
up rs follows:
eve believe the Lady Bryan claim has
been sailed. and we will give our reasons why
racity We have every reason to place implicit
confidence, paid visit to the claim, and
brought us specimens Of the rock he himself
broke from the vein, and others which he
found at the mouth of the tunnel, and which
is represented as having been taken out Of
the vein. In experience of Mrariy t'rrmty
gears as stmoicnt ofthp Sciencp of mincyuiogy
enables us to assert unhcSitatingly that the
r1yn NJ mn
same vcin.'
l. the world to b. cverla ;tingly brow
beaten by that inevitable "Quartcr of 4
century," 1t now appears that the cdi-
tors study of mincraiogy dates only five
years subsequently to his debut OH the
tripod, and that therefore all mere Wa ,hoe
tyroS must hide their diminished heads,
and bow to the shadow of the shoc-tic Of
this mctallurgic Bunsby.
is local editor-a mere collector of
.unconsidcrcd tribes of news, who knows
no more about rocks and ores than a cat
knows of piano-playing - an expert:
quoth he. Of course not! Nothing short
of from quarter to half century passed,
as student of mincraloSy" juStifeS the
expression of an opinion upon the subject
of "Saltins." when my mouth opens
let no mans dog bark" is the fiat of the
Bulletin. Our share in the controversy
consisted in protesting against the M"e"do
style of our eotcmporary-it publication
of injurious remarks unbackcd by tangible
facts. The Bulletin says of us:
"The Gold Hill News, commenting on
this article in the Enterprise, remarks that,
be the fact as it may, an article of the kind
published in the Bulletin is unjustifable
under anv circumstances According to this
great guardian of the public interests, We
must not say word against sailing under
anv circumStanccs-not even il we saw it
done. We have a distinct remembrance Of
the NEWS publishing Il long article ON salt
ing claims ut Reese River not very long since,
which was based upon much less foundation
than is our remarks on the Lady Bryan"
Now to show the public what an empty
boast the pretended vcracity of that paper