Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-02-03
LETTER FROM THE REAR.
SARGE MINES.
KBAR,ARox. Jan, as. 1856,

h~hAhSAkok, jan. zoi 1000.
EDITOR NRws:-H Here we are again,
waiting for the Pony" this time the
snow having blocked up the road about
Aurora so the stage cannot run. We get
out Of the mountains once . week, and are
relieved Of mail and telegraph matter that
long but when time for "mail-going"
comes, then everybody is busy writing.
I'VE now receive a regular mail.) There
is quite a difference between the noun
tains and valley. In the mountains old
Boreas at times plays on the " harp. OF a
thousand strings" and throws in some
furries Of snow storms by way OF Varia.
ton. Since my last we have had . real
Sierra Nevada snow storm. 1t showed,
blowed, rained. and kicked up the furies
generally. for about ten days; and wha
made it more provoking, we could moi get
ou. Of it, to reach the valley. where we
could at times see the sun was shining.
This year it has been quite cold, and unu-
sually so in the valley. where they have
ice seldom one-half an inch thick. There
is one satisfaction in living here: ltyou
want to get out OF the cold and snow Of
Winter, two hours walk will take you to
comparative Spring. All the old settlers
agree in saying we have had more snow
this Winter in the mountains than Is usual.
Il is now clear. warm and beautiful ; the
snow is vanishing of Of the foothills.
There has but little transpired sinee l last
wrote. New Corners are arriving every
few days, and more or less mining ground
has changed hands. Most Of the invest
ments that have been made here are for
permanent and legitimate mining opera
tons, and not for Brokers to play with.
The permanency Of the leads no one ques-
tions, when they examine them and take
in consideration the facts that they are un-
q~uestionably In the Sierra Nevadas proper;
and further, that they are imbedded in
close compact plutonic rocks. As TAR As
developed. they improve in width very
considerable.
The Como mill has arrived; consider
able other machinery is on the way. Two
2O-s.amp mills will also be on the way in
a few weeks. In fact, there is a prospect
OF this not being quite so lonely next win
ter as il has been this. The Pioneer saw
mill, which has been delayed by ice, etc.,
started up yesterday, and is going to run
day and night until we get our mills up
and comfortably fixed with buildings. etc.
There are but few parties in the noun
tains, excepting washoe men-winter
started everybody else out. A gentle
man who has just returned from your
burg, says he found u regular Kearsarge
CLIQUE among the ladies. A very gallant
young gentleman said he intended to get a
mine and give it to the "kearsarge
Clique" that they might make their own
silver for the household, and cups for the
babies.
There has been no trouble with Indians
thus far this winter. and now there are
more settlers here than usual, we do not
anticipate any in the future. As regards
Indians. it is unquestionably safer all
down the valley than il is between Gold
Hill and Virginia after 10 o'clock at night.
I seq your Supreme Court made a very
learned q decision on the greenback
question. Even the Supreme Court lends
a hand to ruin poor Nevada. Stick 10
your gold and silver currency. One OF
the greatest curses to the laboring classes
that which, if we don't look out, will yet
cripple the Governments paper money.
VIVA, surprises me most is, that when the
wise,t political economists and greatest
~inanciers Of the Atlantic States, including
the Secretary of the Treasury. opposes
any further issues of paper money. lesser
lights are urging on the introduction, to
the destruction financially Of the whole
were they let alone. You people
will realize the folly by the withdrawal OF
capital.
The News comes sometimes once a
week, then two and three times, and then
at all. Whose fault 10 it:
CosNos.
P. ST. hear, just now, the majority OF
the Supreme Court have resfirmed their
decision. All I can say is-unfortunate