Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-03-12

CIVILIZATION IL NEVADA. - The heading Of
this is suggested TO us by receiving letter from
a lady friend in New Eugland-in which she
asked if we have any Photographic albums in
Nevada. We presume the idea arose from the
limited knowledge the people Of the Atlantic
States have of our Territory indeed we know
there are many even in California, who cannot be
called people of no intelligence who think we
have none Of the luXuries and but few OF the com
forts of life. We propose 10 show that we are
nothing behind the older and more popuous parts
OF our country in everything that goes to make
civilization This term civilization is extremely
indefinite and is thing of degrees. But we only
Intend TO show the progress our Territory has
made within the past four years, which embraces
all of its history. Nothing but some astounding
fact could ever have made us what we arc to-day;
that fact was the discovery Of precious metals
within our borders At that period there was not
what NAV be called house in the Territory, at
least none in that pUrtion-NirgiGia and Gold Hill
which guve Importance to il. Those who came
here through faith sufficiently strong TO remove
mountains, were content with mud or cloth shan
ties. Their fare was of the rudest kind, princi
pally bacon and beans. The only communication
with the outer world, was by means of the several
emigrHut trails leading 10 California, and barely
passable for horsemen. II they remained here
they must depend upon these lines OF communi
cation for their subsistence for they only had the
sky above their heads, and, perhaps gold and
silver beneath their feet All around was drcary
waste that the savageS and the wild animals, who
perchance might stray there, would leave IN dis.
gust. But OF what avail was the knowledge OF
these precious metals that nature had bolted and
barred and turned her key of many combinations
upon, without tools and machinery 10 unloose
and work them We answer, none TO any other
than the AnglO-SaNou race. Having looked upon
that picture let us look upon this. Turn where
You will Your eyes are greeted by evidences OF
civilization Of the most refined character We
have residences that would do no disgrace 10
Fifth Avenue Enter them, and yOu find the fur.
nture Of the most elaborate aud costly character.
The walls are adorned ifnOt by masterpieces from
the Vatican with paintings that would be sought
by the wealthy Of the Atlantic States Our silver
has been manufactured into articles to beiutity the
mantels and sidebuards OF the occupants. Arti-
cles Of vrtu are brought from the baZaars of Lon.
don and Paris Some one has said thar You will
find the piannforic upon the borders of civiliza.
ton. Many Is the Chickering that is TO be found
in our Territory. Another mark of civilization is
the number Of churches and schOolhouSes within
our borders. In this respect Virginia is scarcely
behind Boston, which one OF New England baT,ls
has, not appropriately dcnominatcd the hub Of
the universe She has It system of common
schools net 10 be superseded by any on the Pa
citic coast and in her temples for religious wor-
ship will take her place with cities of older
growth The last evidence, though not the least,
of civilization we shall mention, is the press. We
have NJ the present time eleven public journals,
six Of them dalies aud one devoted exclusively 10
literature In the course Of 4 few weeks the
number will he increased 10 thirteen, and before
the close of the year. We venture the assertion.
that the uambcr will have been doubled We
think all these give inaudible evidence of a high
order Of civilization and that no citizen of Nevada
need be ashamed Ia compare her with older and
more populous Sta;es.-CdrSOA Independent.