Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-02-03
Letter from Como.

COMO, LYON COUNTY, n. L. REQ. L.
EDITOR GOLD HILL NEws.-Well, Mr..
News, see by late issue Of your paper
that you complain of dull times in the news
line, so I thought you would be willing to
accept some Of our local news to fill the
vacuum caused by the Constitution going
overheard.
In the first place 1 will mention public
morals. We have preaching here OCCASION
ally. The Rev. Mr.. Whitaker and the Rev.
Mr.. McComber have favored us with divine
services on the two past Sabbaths. We also
have Aourishing Sabbath Shcool which Is
largely attended. And another good feature,
in moral point Of view, as well as in many
other points, is, that many Of our rum mills
are closing up, for the business wont pay
and our people are beginning to see that
there is more utility in developing our mine
raj wealth, than there is in developing an
appetite for bad whiskey.
As to general news our remOtenesS debars
us from having any, but this, l think, will
soon be obviated, for it has been one contin-
ual string of memorials for our signatures,
to bring before the Legislature, for the grant,
ing of franchises for toll-roads, all of which
to lead to Como, and, have no doubt, that
before another year, the toll-roads will shoot
out from our town as thick as the rays Of
light from the sun, moon and stars all COM
bined. But the last, though not least, is
petition for the granting Of franchise for
the lighting of our town with gas. One
more item of Importance to us is, that all the
arrangements for the establishment Of a
weekly journal in our town have been made,
and about the first Of March you may expect
to see another link added to the chain that
shall bind up the broken heart of the miner,
when he sees through its columns that his
feet has so much bid, land not asked,) as in
the board of certain city.
Now will say few words in regard to the
mines, and will at some other time devote
more space to them.
The slow, dead sluggishness Of the miners
of this district, that has so long bound them,
seems to have departed, and the rattle of the
pick and the boom of the blast is to be heard
on all sides.
CLAIMs.-TheRappahannock is now down
about l73 feet, and are taking out the best Of
ore. saw an lassay from it day or two
past, that gave 1922 to the ton. The Buck
eye have struck rich ledge in their tunnel.
The Shiloh has a shaft down ITO feet, and
are taking out fine ore, in fact, it may well
be called rich, but the company are going
on down until they findwater, or until they
come out in the Celestial kingdom. The
Montczuma are sinking large double shaft
on their claim, which is good enough without
comment. The Tyler company are going
on with their work vigorously day and night.
The Monte Cristo is taking out ore for crush
ing. The Emerald company have not yet
reached their ledge, their shaft is down l25
feet, and the casing is of the best. The Lee
and Weston have a tunnel in 100 feet, and
the work goes day and night. The Monte
Del Rey have fine prospects. And many
other claims are being worked with good
degree of energy. would like to speak of
the Whitman, Orion, Jackson, Richmond,
and some others in our vicinity, did space
permit of it. But this locality will make
another chapter. ADoLPlIUS.