Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-09-06
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SAN FRANcIsoo, Sept. 81 Pm.
sALES. 81
oda F.IIoy,hip In silver Land.

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Odd ReIlowship In Silver Land.
Our correspondents from Nevada assure
US that Odd Fellowship is taking a strong,
and we trust, a lasting hold on the conf
dence Of the people Of Nevada. Esmeraida
Lodge, No. 6, in Aurora, which at one
time awakened fears on the part OF its
friends that it would 60 to the wall, has
not only relieved itself from debt, but has
now several hundred dollars in its treas:
ury, with the promise Of an efficient and
useful future. g.f..
Carson Lodge, No. 4, is also in a healthy
and growing condition. The Order IN
that place has not, we understand, exhio-
tied such signs of a healthy growth as at
the present time. The work upon the
Branch Mint building has commenced in
good earnest. The employment it affords
and the money it throws into circulation
has vitalized the town with new life, and
inspired its citizens with new hopes.
Many Of the leading Patriarchs and Broth
ers are somewhat favorably disposed to
the organization of an Encampment for
the accommodation Of Ormsby, Douglas
and Washoe counties, and the general i'm
preston is that an Encampment would
flourish If organized. At present there is
but one Encampment in this State, Pion-
eer, No. l, located at Virginia, which
already numbers about sixty members,
and lie rapidly increasing. This organiza-
| ton, for the present, affords accommoda-
ton to the Brothers in Virginia City, Gold
Hill, Silver City and Dayton.
The Order in Virginia, We learn from
visitors and correspondents, is growing
rapidly, not only in numbers, but also in
wealth and moral influence.
There was q convention of about thirty
Past Grands in Odd Fellows Hall, Vir-
| ginia City, on the LIST inst, to take the
necessary preliminary steps to procure
from the Grand Lodge Of the United
States a charter, and the organization of a
Grand Lodge for the State Of Nevada.
| Every Lodge but one in the State was
personally represented. Austin Lodge,
No. 8, forwarded a letter endorsing the
proposed movement. The convention was
unanimously in favor of organizing q
| Grand Lodge at the earliest practicable
moment. Brother Grand Representative,
VIM. NJ. Allen, who left this city on the
10th inst. to take his seat in the Grand
Lodge of tho United States, took the pc
tition with him, and will doubtless use
his influence to procure a favorable re-
ponse thereto. There is little doubt that,
in a few months, our trans-mountain
friends will be working under a new juris-
| diction, and one that they feel will be bet
| ter adapted to their condition and present
wants than that Of the Grand Lodge Of
California. which, to the present time, has
| kindly fostered their interests, and which
they reluctantly propose to abandon, for
local considerations.
Our neighbors promise themselves a
high state Of prosperity in the proposed
change, basing their opinions on the fol-
lowing reasons: They urge that the Great
Basis is separated from the"western slope
Of the Pacific by a great natural barrier.
making personal intercourse tiresome and
also expensive, both as regards money and
| time ; that it is practically impossible for
the Lodges to be properly represented, or
for them to enjoy the benefits from occa-
sional visits from the Grand Officers, SO as
to maintain a correct and healthy work.
| ing condition. It is the opinion Of many
we'll informed Brothers in Nevada that
the officers of the proposed Grand Lodge
Of Nevada would do more to inspire the
Lodges in the more sparsely ~populous Sec
tions of the State with new life and eff
cheney, and that there are several eligible
points where new Lodges could be organ
lied and maintained. The only opposi-
ton that we have heard against the pro-
posed movement springs from o fear that
those having the management Of the pro-
posed organization would adopt q system
Of expenditures that would make the
taxes upon the Subordinate Lodges ex-
ceedingly burdensome. Such, however,
need not be the case. For the first year
or two of the existence Of the Grand
Lodge, there are many there are many
things that would be convenient, but might
be dispensed with. Already there are
about six hundred members, and we can
see no good reason why an effective or
ganization may not be maintained with
out necessarily imposing a heavy burden
upon the Subordinate Lodges.
The most important objection that we
have heard is the Inconvenience that will
accrue to visiting Brothers sojourning in
the different jurisdictions, as it will pre-.
clude the free visitation which at present
exists through a common S. A. P. W.
These objections, however, will effect u
neighbors most, and if they are willing to
stand the expense and submit to the in
convenience, we do not see that we have
any right to object, but on the contrary,
can only wish them God speed in their
laudable endeavors.-San Francisco Aae.