Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-26
SUPPLEMENT WITH TO.DAY'S NEWS
THE CALIFORNIA EXODUS.

papers with theme for demurrer and COM
plant. VARYING with the localities from
which these annual miGrationS proceed and
with the degree 20 which those locations are
injured thereby, the tone OF these newspaper
complaints varies in petulance or desponden-
cv TIL. facts Of the case. which are indis-
putable. are thus stated by the 5. F. Alta, in
It's issue OF las, SATURDAY. It is terse, graphic
aud tei}s the story faithfully:
The season for the annual swarmug FROM ;he
,'.l:fnrpiau hive il uesr a. haEL This State has
become tg,. center from which m exodus mGs'
ncur on, every spring. TIE E!incFs "' 'ae "''A-
IEru;o basin have started out Ike oecs every !'''
tr-rirc -hc last iYcran;Um. i'll search 81 ne"
h;ii~,. -, Walker, River. Krrn River,
Tno T-a.rr River. WaSho', Car'boo, t''I@yF'
aida. Rcisr. Rrr>- River. Ar'Zoua, ;he IoSrsNo'
Sruor.-.U these have drawn OF man! -. %.
floating popu.a-ian a: different 'tniv>' uU''A 'le
CaIifnru;.r~ form large part Ct me GMe.,'F' III
-. ~ lr5,,,,. cnI.f f-f,yrra For AeN.a-
I-- ans f'.,r Yuma This hiS become rae SQUIRE
OF .rr,,I, IL ucru ~ w"'l - money 20 tar "'"'e
nor;h,r,. Pacific Coast, Wherever 'heFcis" S.'E"'
Ron. a: ,intrc geld - founding State, thith~s
w. car send thousands Virginia Cry = acn'"AH
from San Fr:uci>co. and 'hr population oil Reese
Psyrr E, made ~ chiefly uf men who Rave :FieI
.hrr lack IA TIE Gv,Gcu State, and now VISA 10
~ +; again IN the land Il silver, rs we nave VII,
Messed $50 rU3Erat.ous =: ihr past :" We '"''lI
see tSs..t u. see ;u:g:rr, II SENS srToA' m"'eF
.rs. t--,r. 2 COO - 1900 men should every year
ley.. n ~-.,-- which con .ar> only i2lO>o voter;
hrt T. - - n" avail 20 gricv" about II. Tue IAe'
= established
The Alta states the ca fairly, but when
it comes to its deductions rs to the causes OF
this annual exodus, it IS As Ear from correct
as those Of = cotemporaries who take the
mater less ph;losoph:caCy. This is the HAS
idea Of the cause Of the trouble:
"A,.lwA.g we cou,:..er hat anN.' ofrhr,e men
have uu homes -rer" j. nothing - IHEc ISoai -
r.. G-yCrnTl. n -cti'rS = -. ne ana IN ''t
,r:rs "a regions: she miners ar" only tenants ~
WI, heir ria,Gn- are small. ;h-y 10 not eTtc'
coz E.yrahls dwellings: tA'E Fave no Ira estate
=, Sc increased in value by railroads or mac mac
sfllair-,I turrpIkr>. me-; Of ;hea nave no ia'''
lie. ard wlS ,hOU.G they Not run AFTER every
which, 49, % '-hr Government does not e;i'
courage rLtra - settle down; society does roy
conn. -hrrr 70 remain stationary: ard 81 r"ursc
thrv vii, swarm and fly away 10 the spring ike
bees"
This proposition will no; hold water;
and ii the editor IS directing his article TO the
mining population, or 20 the inhabitants OF
the mining districts, he is wasting ink. Heis
wasting !, in arguments based upon entirely
false premises, and tacy consequently fall
UNDECIDED upon the ears OF those who know
,ha, wh1: the AaG says IS not 50. That paper
either fails 10 see the actual cause Of the MI
grafton; or. seeing it, refuses 10 admit the
fact. Il is a tolerably plain case that the
editor o! the .4AG knows very lit.le about the
from long years residence and continuous
experience in the mining districts OF Cali
fcrnia, are qualified 70 know and judge OF
the rna,.er-lnow that the reasons assigned
By the .4ka are uu>oua&. The title TO those
mineral lands, or lands aGjacentto the mines,
is no: a thing that the people crave, or the
deprivation Of which affects the permanency
Of the population. As for the title to the
mines themselves, during residence OF four
teen years, exclusively in the mines, We never
ia solitary ins:a nee heard 4 desire expressed
tha, the Government should sell the lands.
The local laws and regulations, sustained as
they are by the laws OF the State, give and
guarantee 20 the miners all the protection IN
the possession Of their mines that they ask
for or desire. The only persons who COM
plain Of the defective possession OF their
lands, are those whose enjoymen: Of lands
occupied for other purposes IS infrinsed upon
bv miners, whose interests have been fos-
tered, by legislation, above those Of the agri-
culturis. With the exception OF this species
OF ;respass. the peacea5ie possession OF lands
in the mining regions is rs perfectly secured
by the Possessorv Acts OF the State, IS they
would be by fee simple from the Genera!
Government. The miner only desires the
land SO long As !: Yields renuneratively, and
his possession OF his claim 20 that end IS per-
fec,ly defended By the laws. The plain and
incontrovertible fact OF the matter simply IS
that the mines OF California, although not
utterly exhausted, for that will never be done,
are nevertheless depleted to ;ha, degree that
they afford inadequate remuneration 70 the
masses who have heretofore devoted their at
,eutioa 70 that business. It's idle to argue
otherwise. California newspapers may in
offers mining Inducements strong enough to
keep It's mining population within its 60r-
ders, gu. ;1ey will utterly faiI TO convince the
miners, who, year after year, have wrought
and roiled for annually decreasing pay.
These miners are the ones who ought GER
tainly 10 know; and every resident OF
mining district knows that vast districts that
once were rich. and paid muniaceatly, will
not pay for working-are in fact worked
out" The miners then, rs a matter Of
course, strike out fog those points where
rumor, either truly or falsely, tells Of richer
Giggings. Their exodus naturally carries
with j, those other classes Tor whose business
the mining population has furnished support.
TIA, is the long and short of the story. The
mines of California have ceased to pay suf
fcieDsly well 10 encourage the miners 10 re-
main, aud they star: in search OF those that
they believe will. The laws Of the land have
no more to do WITH the matter than they have
with the rising and falling Of the tides OF the
ocean. The Ak1, however, takes Il much
more ES1SOD1OLe anu Ssi4>IOIC fA-" Va N'--
subject than most of its cotemporaries. It
sees no such terrible disaster and ruin conse-
euen. to California from this emigration, as
they do. 1t says cheerfully, trushfuIy and
sensibly:
"Br, afyrr ali. ,aelr swarmiug does not seem
70 iniur- CaliforniI. Their places are supplied D.
new arrivg!s-llea 10 every respect IS saod Tor
ca: State; perhaps 10; 20 good for opening ""
ia.ne- :. Caribco, Boise, CT tine Colorado II the
Californian, di, no. !rayE u.s. the strangers would
not con. - uuune=ously. Ii our iniue-s dII not
rua OF: 70 ths new Eliuing districts, they might
leave rs ty going across the continent The se'-
element Of Californian NJ any place on this coast
insists 10 enrich this State; bat the hnal depar-
.uTs OF one for ,he Eastern States i so much OF
loss % H. Oregon, Washington. Idaho, British
Co,un5is, Nevada. Arizona, SoDora-all these
are uaited in interest with u.s. and the develop.
lneut of any one contributes % the benefit Of al
Ihe Others
On the whole despite what we have COM