Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-05-31
COLORADO.

than Nevada, California anu oregon COM
bined. Take greenbacks at their gold
value from quarter to quarter, since the
xar commenced. and it is found that more
c,pital has been placed in Colorado by
Eastern capitalists than has been expended
in opening our great Comstock. Yet
they are complaining Of hard times in that
Territory, of mills idle and crumbling and
rusting. while they assert, on the basis of
their report tables, an unsurpassed rich
ness in leads and layers of gold and silver.
Like ourselves, they look for immigration
to improve the condition of affairs; and
the journals Of that section contend that
the Mexican and the Southern States will
not decrease the tide of population-as
the march Of Empire has always been to
the West! And it is announced that
capital is coming in anew with undated
confidence. Again, as do we, they are
only fearing hindrance to large settlements
on account of Indian hostilities. This is
the curse of the "far West"
The Mining Journal, of May 18th, says ::
ait is said to be the opinion of old ranch
men that the Indians Of the Plains are de-
termined upon war to the bitter end. The
cattle stolen during the last week Of April
were taken from within mile Of a camp Of
soldiers, which shows the desperate hostility
Of the Indians, and that they are only wait
ing for grass to resume their depredations on
large scale. It is to be hoped that the mill
tary preparations will prove ample to meet
the emergency"
Flour is now worth S25 hundred, in
currency, of course, in the centre Of the
Territory. All kinds of provisions are
proportionately high, but supplies are
coming in great bulk at Denver, and a
reduction of one-half in the scale Of
charges is expected as inevitable within
a few weeks. The rapid settlement Of
Colorado, is of large hope and consequence
to us, as it tends to secure safety of travel
still farther to the West, and adds i'm
mediate and exciting stimulous to the
builders of the Eastern Pacific Railroad,
who will probably reap large dividends
or assets for continued construction from
the passenger and freight traffic gathered
in peopled Colorado. The journal above
quoted, thus sensibly refers to the great
National work, as a Coloradian might
specially and periodically view its adj
vance:
There are 4 few considerations with re-
gard to the future which we venture to offer
in this connection. The whole world is at
last convinced Of the unparalleled richness
and extent Of the mineral deposits Of the
western portion Of the United States. The
best men Of the eastern cities have examined
for themselves, and like Thomas, are con-
WINGED. The civil war, just closing, has de-
monstrated to all thinking men the absolute
necessity, both as bond Of brotherhood be-
tween the East and West, and for purposes
of defense, also for the development Of the
country's resources and the profit Of the en-
terprise itself, Of the immediate construction
of the Pacific Railroad. These two causes
together, with the enlarged ideas resulting
from the great events of the past four years,
ensure the energetic prosecution Of that
work. 1t is in the hands Of men very differ
ent from the generality Of stock jobbers.
TRather equrvocal expression Two con-
yerging lines are already reaching across the
prairies Of Kansas and Nebraska in the most
earnest emulation. The spectacle is grand,
and ought to be inspiring to 4 Coloradian.
We shall be the halfway house on the great
highway across a continent OF the Aslatic
trade. We are not so sanguine as to think
that trade for Western Europe would pass
through Colorado, but for America it most
assuredly would. The difference between
water and land carriage would be twice made
up in the time gained. 1t requires 10 days
for a voyage round the Horn from San Fran
cisco to New York. Across the continent, it
would occupy eight or ten days. Way-busi-
ness would accumulate along the route as
swarm Of bees cluster on q limb. 1t would
reduce the expense Of mining and living IN
Colorado until, upon our sacred honor we
believe that Gilpin county would become the
richest in the world"
Upon our sacred honor" the Rail-
road Company ought to make John Gil
pin race for Black Hawk precinct in the
county of Gilpin. The subjoined remarks
on the character of the quartz leads, BY
"invidious comparison" with California,
is from the same source as the above:
"There is an idea that the veins will run
out another that lean on the surface they
will always be lean. They are both fallacies,
according to California experience. Profess
sor Siliman is our authority for saying that
the best quartz mine Of that State was un-
profitable on and near the surface, but that
now, at depth Of 900 feet, it is yielding bet
ter results than at any former period OF Its
history. As an instance of what quartz-nin
ing may be made, we refer to the Refs Mine,
on the DoWnieville Buttes, in Sierra county,
California, the profits Of which, for six years
to 1868 have been 1888, 900, the mine having
paid besides this since 1857, all the cost Of its
own development, its mills and machinery,
and the cost Of bringing water several miles
in a fume. II is the unanimous testimony OF
every body who has been in both countries
that our quartz is much the richer-hve
times. It is safe, then, to conclude that it is
as rich. With railroad to equaliZe the ex-
pense, there will, as we said before, be no
spot on earth richer than that Of which Cen
trail City is the ffty-iye mile radius"
By quotation and condensed statement
we have drawn together some valuable
facts and ideas proceeding from EASTERN
most of the two Territories that separate
US geographically from the Eastern States.
They illustrate the growth of our country
in spreading civilization, and encourage
US with a knowledge of the many who
are associated with US, as members of sis
ter and adjacent communities, in precisely
similar wants and expectations concerning
a railroad from either ocean supplying and
"equalizing" all material business in
terests throughout the Interior States Of
the Republic.
COOKING ACADEMY. One Monsieur
Blot established q cooking academy in
New York, which has proved a decided
successful Monsieur Blot. Fashionable
Young ladies turned out, and turned to in
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