Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-12-30
Como Correspondence.

| COMO, LYON To-, Dec. rs, 1868.
EDITORS GOLD HILL News A long time
has elapsed since have furnished you with
any items for the NEWS. And here let me
say it has not been for the want of something
10 write about but, on the contrary, there
has been so much going on that have had
scarcely time to breathe; therefore have had
to wait until the present writing.
Since my last many things of interest to us
have taken place in our little town. The tel
egraph is in full operation, and with tongue
of lightning we are able to speak in an in
slant to any part of the continent.
Another great item with us is, our mill has
started up, and in laundering tones is telling
us of the many fine bricks which will build
us fortunes as well as houses. The mill
started to-day to run regularly, and soon you
may expect to see some of the productions of
this district in the shape of bullion. The
small prospecting battery which the mill COM
pauv have erected in their mill for the pur-
pose of prospecting small parcels Of rock,
has made test of some surface ore from a
| From one hundred pounds of ore three and Il
half pounds of amalgam waS obtained, which
will Weld some seven or eight ounces of bull
lion, worth at least two dollars per ounce.
| This is the first test, and | soon expect to be
| able TO report better things than these.
| Our dav star has arisen, and its silver rays
| will shine forth throughout all the earth, and
even the Stitf-nccked and hard-hcarted dwell
| crS of Virginia will be compelled to acknowl-
| edge our greatness.
There are many claims in this district that
| will, no doubt, soon be rivals of the best
mines in Virginia and Gold Hill. Among
the first of these would mention the Alta
monte Company ION ths Constitution lcdgc).
| The longest and best tunnel i'll the district is
being run for this company. l only repeat
the general opinion of all who have examined
the ground, when | say, $50 sure is the Con-
stitution the banner ledge of the district, 50
sure is the Altamontc the banner claim on
the Constitution" l am not interested in
the Altamontc, and my opinion, therefore, is
uninhucnccd by personal motives. Next Tin
point of richncSSl is the Montczulna, which
orc, and promises to be Of great value. The
Orizaba, Nos. and ,, are also fine claims.
The Shiloh, Wagram, Franklin, Vera Cruz,
| DAYTON, Palmyra Consolidated, Occidental,
! Union and some others are considered among
the No. Is.
The grand ball which was given on Christ
mas Eve at the National Hotel, was Il COM
pletc success in the fullest sense of the word.
The large fine hall i'll the third story of the
National was lighted up in good style, and at
eight o'clock the strains of sweet music from
the Como Quadrillc Band, ioatcd OH the eve
ming breeze, sending thrill of joy to every
heart, and inspiring all with new life from
the JOYOUS dance. Soon was the spacious
hall filled with the bright and charming faces
of the faircr sex, with their less lovely COM
panionS. And ION went the dance" without
halt until morning, excepting ut y O'Clock
when all retired to the dining rOOm and there
RECALLED themselves with supper that never
was beaten, and | doubt if it will be i'll all
coming time. deem it useless for Inc to
attempt to describe it, for the English IAN
guage is inadequate to the task.
On Saturday last we held primary cleo
ton to elect delegates to the County Convcn.
ton. All of them were good Union men
and in favor of the adoption of the Constitu'
ton. At night the Como MinstrclS gave
their first entertainment to crowded house
| The entertainment was credit to the per
formers, and gave general satisfaction i'll the
highest degree. In short, to say that VIC are
gay and festive in our little town is not to bC
doubted. AD0LrHvS.