Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-10-01
Our San Francisco Correspondence.
SAN ERAScrsco, Sept. %. 1864.

SAN FRASCIsCo, sept ~ leo1'
EDIroRs GOLD HILL INVESTIGATIONS"
San Francisco is still situated just inside the
Golden Gate, Sacramento remains standing
on the right bank Of the river Of the same
name, sixteen miles above Freeport; the
world continues to wag on as usual, and
wagon is still good thing to tie to when you
are travelling, and steamboats, or railroads are
not ready at hand.
J POLITICAL.
Things political have quieted down trife
since my last, owing possibly to the fact that
there is not SO much excitement in the line
as there was previously. The Cops still
hold meetings nightly in some part OF the
town, and they generally turn out in full
| force, but notice a remarkable fact IN TINS
connection, the same facts are to be seen at
all their meetings, no matter in what district
Of the city they are held. This is not the
case with the Unionists, and while wish
their demonstrations were more overwhelm-
| ing in point Of numbers and enthusiasm, l
am confident that we are gaining strength
daily, while the Cops could have polled more
| votes ten days since than they could now, or
will be able to poll forty days hence. Ihe
riotous demonstrations of the infamous rum
ans calling themselves mcclellan Broom
Rangers 1.-THE old "Pike Street Rangers,
disorganized,) opened the eyes OF the Union
men and alarmed and disguised the respecta-
BILE men Of the Mcclellan party, who, now;
ever much they dislike Mr.. Lincoln, still
| have property to protect and posltlon IN
society to defend, and do not relish the smell
of the company into which they have fallen.
The Union victories and the fall in gold have
also had dispiriting effect on the Cops, as
that is not their STYLE BY any means. The
friends of Louis McLane now Indignantly
DENY that any one had any right to use his
name in connection with the Mcclellan peace
party. Others, of even greater note, mani
| fest decided symptoms of desire to take
water and shake the dirty crowd in which
they find themselves.
THE FAIR.
Arter a season of unusual prosperity, and
far greater success than we had any right to
expect under the circumstances, the Me-
chanics' Institute Industrial Fair will close
on Monday next. All things considered, the
managers have reason to feel justly proud OF
the success of their undertaking, and had the
fare on the river remained at opposition rates
throughout, the profits of the undertaking
would have been at least % per cent. greater.
As it is, pine-tenths Of the receipts, at the
lowest computation, came from our own citi-
zens, the number Of visitors from the coun-
try being very limited. The attendance on
last evening and the evening previous was
quite as large as at any time since the open
ing of the Fair, and it will probably continue
so to the end. I regret to add, that after pay
ing all expenses, the Institute will hardly
have cleared more than the cost Of the Pa
vilion.
GOLD MINES AT OUR DOORS.
We are having quite run Of local gold
excitements, and not few Of our citizens
have from time to tine become suddenly rich
| in imagination by the discovery Of quartz
| mines, which in the endturned out humbugs.
| Last year we had gold mines in the noun
tains out beyond the Mission Dolores, on the
San Miguel Ranch, gold mines on the Pre-
sidio road down near Fort Point, gold mines
! inside the city limits on the Potrero Nuevo,
| and gold mines even on Clay street hill, in
the heart of the city. Some dozen or more
companies were formed to work these mines,
| and in several cases quite large sums were
I expended in running tunnels and sinking
| shafts, all with the same result. Gold IN
small quantities was found all about, but no
where did the claims hold out. This Spring
we had another excitement, caused by the
finding of gold mines just outside of Oak
| land, on the Temascal Ranch; but, although
there was plenty Of rock there, it turned out
| that the specimens which had gold in them
came from the Sierra Nevadas, some hun
| dreds Of miles away. That excitement died
as suddenly as it arose, and now we have
new one. Last week the commandant Of the
Notifications on Angel Island discovered
that a magnificent quartz lead, Of great
| richness and any required width existed on
| the island. He formed company Of CAPT.
talists in this city to work the lead, leaving
| his brother officers all out in the cold-much
to their disgust when they learned of it; and
as the ring opened, two or three other COM
panies were formed among civilians, and the
soldiers on the island, each Of which went in
heavy on the stalking business. l have seen
the rock, and between you and me it is rock,
and nothing else, save few specks of free
gold, which run out entirely within ten inches
| Of the surface. The fourth or fifth "Cocas
Island treasure expedition" has actually left
our shores in search Of the buried pirates
plumber on Cocas Island. Don't you wish
they may get it? trust that they may do so,
| for am promised share in the concern for
black-and-tan terrier pup, if the litter
proves to be full-blooded when they see the
light; and should get it, and they get the
treasure, l will come over to Gold Hill, buy
you out and start good moral missionary
sort Of paper, and such "Gs will DO you
| good to read 'em," as my friend, the author Of
the romance, the Harp Of Thousand
Strings" would say. You need such paper
in Washoe, and | am the coming man in
that line. Now don't talk back at me, and
say, " II you are coming, why don't you come
along" Such interruptions, when gentle
man is talking, are discourteous and calcu-
lated to put him out.
| FROM ARIZONA.
The Apache Chief Mining Company of La
Paz district, Arizona, are receiving nearly
1900 sacks of magnificent black ore, heavy
in silver and copper, from their mine this
week, and large shipments are on the way, or
soon to be made from the Planet, at Bill Will
liams' Fork, and the different mines in the
Weaver and Castle Dome districts, including
the Great Central of Olive City, in which
many prominent business men OF San Fran
cisco are interested. The ore from the latter
mine, a pure argentiferous Sulphide Of cop
per, black as plumbago and heavy as bar lead,
is particularly rich, and will be greatly de-
veloped this winter, and confidence in it is
steadily increasing.
BLOOD, AGo BLOOD!
There was change in the dramatic pro-
gramme last week at Maguires', the sterling
and popular actor, well known on your side
of the mountains as we'll as on this side, Mr..
]. H. Warwick being engaged for short
term only. On Saturday afternoon. the
"Great Sensation Drama, Three Times
| Dead, or the Trail Of the Serpent" drama
tization Of Miss Braddon's novel of that
name, by an unappreciated genius Of this
city, formerly connected with some OF the
minor newspapers, was placarded in staring
capitals over the city and trotted out before
the foot lights. The curtain rose at 2 P. NJ,
and at 4 P. NJ. they had just got fairly into
the third act Of the FIVE acts, At six O'Clock