Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-11-23
Letter from San Francisco.
SAY Francisco, Nov. 81, 1864.

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feeds upon Nevada. To publish this outside
of our boundaries might excite yirtuous in
dignation, with additional statistical tables
column or more-in those mammoth "Com-
mercials," the Aka and Bulletin; wherein it
would be abundantly shown that certain new
(seven-by-nine( digging's-lately developed
round about Grass Valley, were the source
Of all the steamer treasure.
have met good, honest .yeomen in these
streets who did "condole with me on the
reaching the universal bedrock in Nevada.
| have talked with newspaper editor,
(whose calling persistently follows him in
this Metropolis. J who "neyer did believe the
Gould 4 Curry would amount to much y;
and thereon hinged or based contempt for
the worthless surface and soundings OF our
whole State! And then, again, have been
asked, courteously, but with ID air OF
pity, what was the price Of Sage-brush since
Nevada became a State! | have borne all
this, like philosopher and coward then,
! it was but step or two across the street TO
where stood Tom Peasley and Sandy Bald
win,-nor far distant were Capt. Blaisdel,
! (Gov'r., BY all the God's,) and Steph. Gage.
/ / remark, BY way of repetition, | have en-
/ dured all this, until am mad. When l am
mad, which is not often, l will speak the
truth. RI am slightly apprehensive that this
| last declaration might not be properly con-
strued as complimentary. to my veracity in
soberer moments
The people down this way are very igno-
rant. You leave out the moneyed men,
those seeking for good places OF investment
| have forced them into an acquaintance with
our actual resources and prospects, and the
mass are ignoran. Of Nevada.
Il a. kl,k fkor x-N1
cross the line, on the eastern slope, you
three gorges running through it, in which
are respectively placed, "the Ophir," the
Savage" the "Gould & Curry" They
commence to conceive that additional gorges
contain the Chollar," and the Hale &
Norcross." They imagine that there is 80 OF
10 shanties, lying round about" and, per-
| haps, q hundred dug-outs, for habitation pur.
poses The principal building, they concede
/ to be Court House, and the Hotel they
! fancy to be exclusively kept-up for the keep
! ing Of the Mayor and his Board of Alder
men. They have heard of grocery store,
! in or on the premises, run By Gillig, Mott x
| Co.. connected with cutlery establishment
! kept BY Louis Fusier-a very respectable
man who got 50 sick Of the deprecated con-
dition of the Z" city scrip that he recently
resigned the Office of Corporation Treasurer.
| Remark their ignorance.
They actually understand that every new
prospect has to be opened this way BY the
mining laws: After running in 100 feet, an
air shaft is sunk to meet the end OF the tun-
mel, and then great chamber is worked out
at the junction, and 4 coroner's inquest jury
| is summoned BY descendant of the philau-
| thropist Howard, and there made to sit
while Bill Stewart and Prof. Silliman bring
| in a man "fron the outside, +" take his clothes
off before the jury, and prove that BY the
identity of his exterior circulation he is con-
spontaneously affiliated with the metallifer-
| Gus ore channel, that repoSes beneath them,
and that from the capillary percoletions and
| the homogeneousnesS Of the chasmatic cup
allegations he ought to be guaranteed in his
property-in other words, the Prospect lies,
| or the countrys gone to hell. Just remark
their ignorance, once They think that it
is a very wild condition Of society in Vir-
GINA. They believe that Prof. Silliman had
to leave the place, without half doing up his
| professional chores, on account OF threats
| against his life BY Frank Hereford and Jim
| Hardy; and that Gen. Mcdowell retreated in
bad odor, on account Of personal things
thrown at him by Gov. Beebee. The people
here are extremely ignorant Of the real cir
| cumstances of Virginia and her population.
They think there is only one Superintendent
for all the mines and that he's jim Nor
gan, or a man of that name.
About ten miles beyond Virginia, across
| an immense divide" on the eastern slope,
| they suppose there is place called "Gold
Hill" This place they presume, and con-
cede, has nine or ten gorges, in which are
situated the Branch Mint" and the Mary
| Ann" and the " Imperial" and the Sandy
| Bowers" and the Bullion" and the " She
ba," and one or two mill privileges. They
expect there is one large, brick edifce be-
longing to this place, which surmounts and
caps peak that rises Immediately above the
place, some eighteen thousand feet above
! the water level Of the Mary Ann. This
| house, or tower, or observatory, they presume
| to be indwelled By an astronomical geologist,
and political economist, and financial finger
list, recognized by the cognomen of A. b.
Paul-(whose initials are presumed to go
through the rest of the alphabet: but it is not
convenient at all times TO recount Them
This individual is also Familiarity known
(theSe ignorant creatures think by the name
Of Cosmos" which (they furthermore
think means all OF Gods creation" Just
remark the ignorance Of this people. How
can you expect to overcome it 1t is sup
posed that at certain clear hours in each
day, Cosmos, who is furnished with one Of
Sam Weller's double 40-horse power, back
action magnifying opera glasses, comes out
from his boudoir and looketh down upon the
"Gold Hip diggings, and soon runneth in
to his library and telegraphS, BY his conf
Dental clerk (who is supposed to be man
by the name OF Birdsall, to DR.. Bellows and
the San Francisco Bulletin, what the yield of
the day is likely to be. Such ignorance.
| About forty miles beyond Gold Hill, they
| suppose, the benighted and innocent stranger
comes suddenly upon a denSely populated
city, the most populated, and most orderly
and enterprising spot in all the State, "Silver
City," They attribute much of their belief
| in the moral excellence Of this community to
certain peculiar tidings they had from it on
| and since last election day. / have been in
formed from this source-when / affected to
| be pure and simple inquirer-that DIR. Ia
briskie was Mayor, and Stoneman & kiner
kept a public house on strictly temperance
principles-in the third and fourth stories.
| Dayton, they imagine to be nearly opposite
| Silver City, just about on the opposite shore
of the Carson ferry boats running every half
| hour), and at present illustrious by the resi-
| dence Of Grecian artist from Petaluma,
Italy, who has recently executed the model OF
| a Oulp-Ol-OLdle, dllu &NdtLOAdl SuuIIL 4hllly
| in style that evokes many strong express
sions Of feelings, when exhibited to the natu-
raj born rulers and office-holders of creation.
Now, you observe the tendency of my argu-
ment, all along. 1t is to demonstrate exist
ing ignorance, and call for exertion to re-
move it.
Fort Churchill, they suppose to be civil
station-a little manufacturing village-situ-
ated on bend Of the Carson, where glass is
made from the most beautiful sand, abund-
ant in the neighborhood, and rendered grit
less by process of packing in knapsacks
aud then moved gently up and down on
pleasant little walks dozen hours or so a
day. They understand that this process is so
healthy that occasionally there is great
rush OF first-class citizens to the manufac-
tory, importunate for an opportunity to en-
gage in a recreation at once invigorating to
them and purifying to the land, and also pro-
ductive Of glass, or having tendency to pro-
duce glass on preliminary process
Carson, they imagine to be near the Sink
Of the Carson river, and place from whence
bonds are internationally issued for the good
of all souls who have an interest in them-a
place where Governor Nye has been seen to
which Col. Curry retired in his wealth, after