Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-07-22
ALL SERENE.

hi charm OF new mining discoveries
and the wonder of a rush, have been, to
q considerable extent, lost to our people
and generation. The most extravagant
stories OF old in regard to new diggings,
might now be repeated in u streets by
men suspected for their truth Of speech,
and the discovery might refer 20 a local
ity not o days ride distance, and yet there
would be NO excitement" though there
might be ever so much attention and in
terest. The enterprising adventurer of to-
day packs and travels for a fresh district
in as utterly matter-of-fact and d~ry-busi-
ness way as if he were going on the most
ordinary GRAND of human life. Flush
feyers seem to be confined to stock
brokers' rooms /; and even there the ther-
mometer shows a large average quieting
of the members pulse. All is as quiet on
the Comstock ledge, for instance, as it
was once renowned for being on the Rap
pahannock. Where the lead was found,
the spot touched by Penrod, Lamson and
Mclaughlin s Co., with the finders wand,
seems to be q little disturbed-that is all.
American Flat is asleep, Silver City and
Dayton are lethargic, Spring Valley is
dead we speak after the manner Of min
ing men, and not in wholesale or general
d~isparagement. When persons ask US If
the times of 80 and '63 will come again,
we reply, Nay" But this is the reason
for our negative: Such periods canno'
come again, for the special reason that the
mania of mining discovery is played
out" John Brown, that ragged wretch
of to-day, may strike his pile tomorrow
in some region sufficiently remote from
the Comstock to give him a chance for
holding his own; and not surprise you or
us, or make US compromise with John
Brown the social relations that existed be-
tween US on the day preceding this luck
accession to wealth. Some few late and
unsophisticated corners might feel a little
surprise; but with the old settlers on the
coast that sentiment is FUSED up" on
this subject, as efectually as were the SEN
sual appetites of Sir Charles Coldstream.
1t was once a common topic for violent
talk among us how such and such a big
mining company were needlessly expend-
ing vast sums of money, and freezing out
the poorer L" stockholders" A great deal
of really honest indignation has been
reused and expended in this direction.
Lord bless your soul, we are not so foolish
nowadays. Why cry over the inevita-
bic, established order of things. Now, it
is q business sequence, this developing a
ledge to demonstrated richness, and then
building large and elegant structures on
no-sort-of-use locality and principle.
Show us the intelligent, Washoe-civilized
man that wonders at it, and he will show
you the growing miracle Of our section OF
the country. And, moreover. it is the
legitimate mode of proceeding. Custom
has not only sanctioned, it has sanctihed
this style of doing up and doing on. bare
competence" from the circle of rich I'M
prudence. Do Mt allow your astonish-
ment to have vent on this point, if you
expect a reputation for every length OF
years residence and familiarity with folk
and fxings in this region of the Republic.
One great reason why our people have
been so Comparatively short-lived, so
soon got bald-headed after their arrival
on this coast is undoubtedly owing to the
strain on the nervous system by the "ex-
elements" that no more excite. Let
there be con~gratulation on the score of
durability from im~perviousness to the old
"hurrahs." You tell Timothy Tremble
nowadays to keep COOL" and you say
that which is most likely to provoke sutf-
Gent excitement in his constitution TO
result in a knock down. keep COOL
indeed! Everybody IS cool. Why, you
will drink socially with the Superinten-
dent who invited you. last week, to sell
out Of the claim he is working, at $40 a
foot though this week it is worth $l,40O
a foot, We have seen this in Gold Hill
lately. keep cool :" Everybody
cool; can't ge, up u gamblers sweat; no
way on earth, apparently, to get nervous
unless you &c, shut mp on a mining jury
"a jury, too, that has even the bed-clothes
ordered out of their room by the Court y