Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-06-07
HOMIE FACTS AND SUGGESTIONS.


,rest Comstock Lead Companies are
broten down-if their claims are divided,
down will 90 the whole country. This
was really powerful point to press, and
no advantage from it was left unempha-
sized. Now what do we witness: Most
of the big companies have gobbled all they
could pray for, in the most liberal plead
ings, and litigation has ceased to "yex
the generous souls of the mammoth cor
porations. Now, and then. exceedingly
90 down the shares of "leads," and the
whole country does seriously feel the de-
preston. Take a direct illustration:
There are not ten sensible and informed
men in Storey county who do not sim
cerely believe that if the compromise be-
tween the Chollar and Potosi had not
been effected, each claim to-day would
have been worth IN the market from 800
to $1,000, and how many experienced
workmen can be brought to swear posi-
lively that the reason why more rich ore
is not taken out by certain "beared L"
mines in Virginia City, is simply and only
because the Supsrintendents, under in
structions from the Directors, do not
choose TO work the rich deposits, or work
with the usual force. You can find hun
dreds Of such witnesses any one Of them
better than the pioneer witnesses that
regularly infest the purlieus OF the Courts
of Justice-witnesses to the fact OF the
existing practice of systematic retention OF
the miK of some of the best mines IN VIZ
sinia. Why does not the Gould s Curry
90 down, under the general depreciation
made by the Bears" Because, the New
York owners of stock have controlling
interest, and intend to keep the shares at
an honest figure. They have put the divi-
dend at an amount they expect the mine
will squarely pay, right along; the three
per cent dividend per moth is sufficient for
them, and they have neither interest nor
inclination to participate in or yield con-
sent to the grasping schemes of the
Bears Of the Pacific Boards. The
question must be raised on every thinking
mind. every well-wishing, bona fde citizen
of Nevada, and especially of this county,
must consider whether it would not be
better to have all the Virginia mining
stock owned and controlled by New York
capitalists. And if this strikes any reader
with repugnance, we beg to announce to
him-what he ought to well understand,
for himself, long ere this-that French
bankers, compromising with the meanest
class of " skin-Aints of American birth,
are now organized in their efforts to ruin
the country, and reduce the villages on the
ledge ranges to the like of Mexican min
ing hacienda to be ruled, of course, BY
the junta of plethoric half-breeds, who are
to-day at the head of the school of mine
monopolis,s in San Francisco. We
thoroughly understand that all mere pro-
tests, however indignant or digni6ed, will
not avail to stay or qualify the action Of
the scheming, unscrupulous, merciless
vultures that are preying on the vitals OF
this State. But here is q matter OF sug-
sestiou. which we submit would be well
10 reflect upon-we say, act upon! Most
of the wealthy enemies of our prosperity,
those who are at the working head Of 'all
our woe" as communities whose property
has been outrageously depreciated-most
of these rich wretches have been seces-
sionists during the late civil war. Their
property should be con6scated. We have
in our possession, evidence abundant OF
their disloyal sentiments, and their con-
nection with a society that was to give
this territory of Uncle Sam to JEFF. Davis
or Louis Napoleon. The greatest Bears
in the Bay City, two years ago, refused to
take offices in interpretations where they
had to swear fealty to the Government of
the United States. Should this class Of
creatures be permitted not only to feed
but actually to riot upon the ill-gotten
substance of our States wealth: If we
are, if we must go to rack and ruin, as
these monopohsts tell US we must
(though we contemplate no such dire re-
sult)-or if We are to suffer present de-
preston, when we all know that never
before were our mines in better paying
condition. except we make an effort for
the execution of confscating justice, why
should we delay to call for the remedy,
which is equally retribption:
There was law before our last Legis-
lature calling for a monthly or quarterly
detailed statement of all important mining
operations. Perhaps the enactment Of
such law may be recommended and re-
quired by the present summers expert
ence. But that is for distant future
thought and resolution. And in such
connection is to be considered law re-
curing all mining companies to incorpo-
rate in the State.
In our judgment, public meeting to
take into general discussion our interests
as r.ining locality and people would be
productive of much good. At such an
assemblage We believe facts and figures
could be presented that would startle our
people into defensive and offensive finan-
cial organizations, that would speedily
put period point to the cherished plans
of the secesh French cooks, that now i'm
agine they have our "goose in their
oven"
The Texan CAXPA1eN.-The prospect