Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-08-03
Hon. Thomas Lane Gives IN Inter
esting Account Of Matters q Things
In PahranaRat.
PAHRANAaAr MINES. NEv,
july 18th, 1855.

In PahranuRat.
PAHRANAoAT MINES. Nsv,
July 18th, 1856.
EDrroR OF GoLD HILL NEws-Dear
Sir: According to promise, I remit you
a few remarks concerning this district.
We, (the Day party,) arrived here on the
9th of May last, and have been doing very
little ~since-waiting for machinery. That
the mines here are rich is placed beyond a
doubt. Their wealth has been proven BY
the numerous assays and mechanical
tests. There are thousands of tons Of rich
rock on the surface, and all that we re-
qure are mills to reduce the ore.
There are several rumors concerning
Gov. Blasdels report of this district;
those who came from the East and Utah,
persisting that he has spoken unfavorably,
and ia doing all he can to injure this camp;
while we of "Washoe" emigration defend
our worthy Governor, knowing that ne
has too much practical knowledge OF
quartz-mines to commit himself in such q
manner. We have not seen anything from
him, however, since he left us, in refer,
ence to u mines. The rumors referred
to originated, doubtlessly, from q little
Z by 8 sheet printed at the centre OF our
State, known as the great city OF Austin
"a sheet which is known to have resorted
to every unprincipled means to injure this
locality, on account Of the fact that east
ern capital is coming in here, to the great
chagrin Of Austin mine.owners. The
fact is, Mr.. Editor, that all eastern men
who had or represented capital there have
lost all save their machinery, which can
be bought now Of them. at San Francisco
figures. Last winter a certain mining ex-
pert came down here to report on our
mines for the information of the readers
Of the aforesaid paper. He housed him
self during his brief stay at %Springer's
Ranch-which is located four miles from
the mines-and passed his time writing
u%ntruthful letters, and playing bean-poker.
After o months absence he returned to
that Reese River district Of razor-back
lodges, with the firm conviction that he
had knocked the bottom out of this place;
at least out of that portion containing
mineral. His name is Todd.
We are progressing, however, notwith-
standing all the serious drawbacks men
toned. We have a deputy surveyor for
this camp, who received his appointment
one week since. Mr.. Geo. Ernst, Of Day
ton, is the officer, and q very fine gentle
man he is. We also expect the appoint.
ment of a Justice of the Peace every day.
Col. W. E. Allen, late Chief Clerk Of the
Assembly and now residing here, Is to be
the Justice. When this movement is ac-
complished we can register, and then have
a voice in our fall election, and perhaps
send q member from Lincoln Co. No
person will be sent from here unless
pledged to the repeal Of the Banks Min
ing Law. Instead Of gaining popularity
or riding into the G~ubernatorial Chair, or
q seat in Congress, by getting up his min
ing code, our late Speaker has dug his
political grave, and il he were to come
here the miners would talk to him very
rough. l hope it will be repealed, as it is
| wholly uncalled for and is a decided nui-
sance. The introducer Of the bill would
pay $4,000 per annum to q scientific book
worm geologist, and at the same time vote
against an appropriation for an Orphan
| Asylum. o, shame! where Is thy blush }
Ex.Speaker John Z. James and a Mr..
Campbell are building an arnstra here
which they will have in operation in a few
days. There are also two smelling fur
naces, which will be ready to start In ten
days. owned, respectively, by DR.. Conger
and Capt. Dahlgren, (son of the Admiral
| We have four stores, two blacksmith
shops, and there are are several merchants
on the road to this place with goods.
There are about 200 persons here now ;
and we expect to have at least 1000 peo-
| pie inside Of ninety days. The weather
here is delightful ; being milder than that
Of Storey county. Snow never remains
but a few hours after falling.
The Fouth Of July was celebrated here
by the miners by firing the number Of sa-
lutes representing oil the States, with a
shot from each claim. The firing was
commenced at sun rise, by Capt. James
NJ. Days firing a tremendous blast, which
| shook the whole mountain, from his own
located ledge, the Nevada. In the even
ing we had singing and dancing. No
disturbance Of any kind occurred, which
is q rare record for such an occasion in a
new camp having plenty of nitro-glycerine
whisky.
An Indian came in here on the 9th Of
June from Indian Springs, San Antonio
District, with a packet of letters. He
came through in four days ("four sleeps.")
A wagon road is being built direct from
here 70 the above place, by Mr.. Peine.
He states that he can go from here to Vir-
GINA or Carson inside of three hundred
miles. Mr.. Peine is one Of the guides
whom the Governor took from here with
him, and he Is q reliable man.
Judge A. G.. Lawrence, special mail
agent, and party arrived here last evening
from Egan Canon, for the purpose Of
establishing a weekly mail to this place.
They make the distance 1856 miles to Egan
measured by a roadometer. Lieutenant
Quinn, their guide, says he can make it in
l66 miles. If so, we will connect with
the overland mail, and be free from Nor
mondom, which would be a great advan-
tage to US. Now our mail matter comes
through those anti GENTLE settlements,
and they give US what they please. 1t is
very difficult to do business here under
such circumstances Of p ostal dis.accom-
mediation. E
I may have written too lengthily; but II
you should think well of this communica-
ton, you can publish it, and you will
hear further from me on the development
and improvement Of Pahranagat OCCASION
ally. Yours truly, T. Lee
P. S.-Judge Lawrence informs me
that, from observations he took daily from
Egan here, he Is convinced that we were
at least twenty miles in Nevada before the
addition of one degree on the east from
the fact that IN coming here his party
travelled west Of south the whole distance.