Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-01-30
THE "SUTRo.n

TIE "SUTHO."
This may seem a trite heading, a stale
subject; but is one that is or should be
very frequent, and close in the hope OF
the citizens Of Storey county. There
seems now to be good prospect Of a
speedy Inauguration of the great work.
Within a year, we are assured by par
ties who ought to know, the running
will commence, the line s~haft-siuking
will begin. The enterprise is of Il
character which itself insures its con-
tinuous prosecution from the date Of
opening. Ground once "broke and
the day of completion, with all its at
tendant advantages, may be definitely
calculated. Hence it is that every pos
sible aid toward practical operations
should be cheerfully and earnestly ex-
tended BY the people of Storey-and Of
the State, entire, as well-that not a
day of unnecessary waiting be kept.
When it shall be known in the East
that the "Sutro" has been commenced,
our mining stocks will have an immense
appreciation. wall street," already
thoroughly posted as to the value Of
this deep-drain scheme-will at c
quote Yellow Jacket, Hale & Norcross,
Gould & Curry, etc., with a telling score
of figures such as will not permit the
little SniF-sniffs of San Francisco to
either bear or bull with any noticeable
effect on our companies.
Really, we are more indebted to the
maps and pamphlets and conversations
of Adolph Sutro for what little Of true
reputation we have, as a mining district,
in the Atlantic States, than to any and
all other causes favorable combined.
He has procured the lithographing and
iudicious distribution of a series'of &C
curate diagrams of the Comstock lode,
from which we have very substantial
returns in the form of strictly correct
New York newspaper articles on the
situation, development and prospective
product Of the mines of Nevada; and
following these come investments, large
and intelligently made, by Eastern CAPT
talists, whose interest it is of first i'm
portance t o draw in this direction.
And during the present year we shall
undoubtedly realize a remarkable bene-
fit from the same, in the form Of immi-
grafton of a character most suited to
our needs. So, in his preliminary work,
his prospecting for capital to be placed
in the grand project, Mr.. Sutro has done
much to enhance the general prospects
of the country. The letter press of his
admirably written pamphlet has been
translated into German, and affords
truly excellent immigration tract-talk
for our most desirable transatlantic
neighbors, Of scientific mining school
education.
All conspires to this: that when the
"Sutro" is commenced the entire world
of mining engineers and enterprising
capitalists will know that a long pick
has been struck in a certain silver ledge
locality, to be defined by them with con-
venient reference as readily and exactly
as by Charles Bonner, John B. Winters,
or any other expert mining Superin-
tendent. Our ledge profile, its history
and present yield will be of a record
seer and comprehended by all whom it
is especially desirable to enlighten in
this respect. The "Sutro Tunnel" has
made, or will make, the "Comstock"
known t o a degree Of familiarity among
moneyed men and skilled diggers of
drifts, shafts, etc.
We do not fear the result pictured by
q cotemporary-that the "Sutro' will
ultimately depopulate Virginia and Gold
Hill. It will not be, at least, until many
years after the State Capital is located
at Austin, that "Tunnel City" will SUI
percede the burghs now situate directly
beneath the shadow of Mount Davidson.