Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-11-09
Interestipg Letter from tho "Un-
reliablc.o

To the Editor of the Gold Hill NeVs:
New YORK, October l6, 1866.
1t i, to be hoped that among the first acts
Of the next Legislature will be one repeal
ing the present obnoxious, cumbersome,
unintelligible and outrageous thinning
law" which at present stands upon the
statutes Of %your,State. You are, probably,
aware how this bill became q law last
Winter. The result has been that in
many instances Eastern capitalists, who
had previously purchased mines in the
State, and were at work raising a work
ing capital for them, through sales OF the
stock here, find that when ready to go to
work their mines are non est-some enter
prising individuals, under cover Of the
law and with a view Of extorting money
from these men, having pumped" them.
The consequence is a general feeling OF
distrust, and consequently great difficulty
in enlisting capitalists to invest the money
in property they have no assurance Of
getting title to. Many claims here, and
in Philadelphia, Boston and other East
ern cities" are being delayed in sale and
development solely on this account. The
miners are the proper persons to regulate
these things, and what DeLong, Seely,
'fritle and others predicted last Winter
| that no State law could be framed to
| cover whatever difficulties seemed to ex-
ist-is found to be true-at least here If
no, in Nevada. Certainly do not let Us
be 20 blind to our own interests a. TO de-
liberately prevent the introduction Of
capital for this purpose, and which will
benefit every department OF trade.
The Conservatives, or "my policy" men,
are completely downcass in this section.
The recent Union victories in Indiana,
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Iowa, have oblit-
Grated the last ray Of hope. The Herald
and the apostate Time, left them as rats
would a sinking ship, and now Of all the
prominent metropolitan journals not one
10 found to do them reverence except that
obscure sheet, the World. What q fall
was there, my countrymen! The Herald
stood by until Johnson had completed
about half Of his electioneering tour, when
it suddenly "smelt q mice" and come out
one morning with the inquiry, "who got
up this trip ?" and has since taken un-
qualified and positive grounds against his
policy OF reconstruction.
Raymond, Of the Times, thought he saw
political power in the future, and with
Johnson forsook the party that gave him
birth, and, like the serpent In the fable,
stung the breast thathad warmed him into
life. As soon as the scales had dropped
from his eyes, he endeavored, BY cautious
movements. to return, like the Prodigal
Son, to his fathers house ; and failed to
find his parent until Uncle Horace Gree
ley voluntarily acted the part Of god-fsth-
err, and through the columns Of the Tribune
told the people. in effect, that they must
overlook Raymond's shortcomings, and
receive him back in the fold. He IL back,
bu, hi, influence for good has left him.
The news reaches US this morning Of
the death of Hon. John Van Buren,, COM
monty known as prince john" He
was one Of the leading politicians Of the
State in days gone by. He died on the
steamer Scotia, which arrived here from
Liverpool this morning.
The Fall trade has been very heavy this
year. The gold market has been feverish
and unsettled since the adjournment Of
Congress. until the recent Union victories
in the State. I have named because
known. Since then there is a better feel
ing Of security, and more regularity in the
price of this commodity, but with q steady
downward tendency.
Mining matters are looking better with
prospects Of there being a good market for
bana fde claims this winter. But as .
rule it is utterly impossible for mine hold
ere to come into this market and get any
advance on their property. Tho expert
encs Of spectators in Petroleum has been
90 fearfully disastrous that they are very
chary about what they 60 into. The pro-
perty must present good prospects,, and
then, IL parties receive one.fourth OF the
capital stack Of q company (unassessable)
they are doing as much ~ they can expect.
Among Neyadians here I notice Thomas
Barclay, DR.. Scribner, Mr.. Bailey (P. 0.
1. Coz. Of Virginia, and Msssrs. Linn.
Childs, John W. Clark, Rollins, Col. Will
liams, and Tim Shea, Of Austin.
You can say to the ladies that the style
Of dress here this Winter, ! understand, 10
to DO short-ho,o short I Am unable to say;
but with the present style Of %"ilting
hoops" I don't zee the necessity for this
change.
Tho theatrical season has commenced.
All the places Of amusement are crowded
nightly /; at some Of them it 10 necessary to
apply several days ahead, in order to OBJ
tain a seat. The weather 10 fine. Cholera
has subsidized. and pretty much everybody
and his wife have returned from the
country.
A party left here yestsrday for an sx-
oursion on the Pacific Railroad to the
Tooth meridian Of Longitude.