Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-04-03
"HoMEn IN

came from the East and sat down for a
"trade," a strike" "to make the riff
Ae" within her boundaries. The Asiatic,
who will not leave his bones there, was
not more Of n "stranger" within the
gates of San Francisco than were ninety
nine out Of every hundred Eastern State
folks, who arrived in 1880. To get
rich and get out of the country sudden
", both suddenly, that was the high and
freely expressed ambition of the Yankee
immigration. California did not develop
as a "home" for several years. Lead
ing citizens, men who had distinguished
preferment from the people never brought
families here, and they announced-and
were not rebuked for so doing-that
they did not intend to "settle" in this
country. Indeed the word "home"
meant, as used on this coast from 40
to 81, exclusively the East-some place
on the other side Of the Rocky Noun
tains, and, probably, the Missouri river
line. Well, California has developed
into the acknowledged garden home of
the Nation. 1t is rapidly acquiring the
notorious preference, as a place Of resi-
dence, over any other portion Of the
country.
How is it in this respect, with Neva-
da? Especially, how is it with Storey
county, with her two communities,
Gold Hill and Virginia. Every visitor
respects the old saying: "The most
God forsaken looking country l ever
saw" And certainly no one came here
to Give" in 1859 and 1860 or up to
1864. Query: Is it now regarded by
many or any, as a place Of permanent
abode? Yes! we think that a majority
of the components of Nevada popula-
ton regard this State, though perhaps
not their present ~"locality' in it, as
their ''home." Certain interests here
are so far projected that the trade or
profession Of many residents is apps-
rently secured for a lifetime at q thriv-
ing figure. And unless the mine-ta1
law is decided constitutional, by the
U. s. Courts, as we do not believe it
will be, and the wages of labor started
on the down scale by its enforcement,
we have a strictly mining population
that have their permanent homes in
these mountain towns.
At present we cannot say that Neya-
da has any such prospect as California
early boasted-''homes" for the love Of
the place, scenery and climate. But it
may be that by and by the fertile places
Of our State will exhibit homes hat for
taste and comfort combined with pure
natural desirableness of location can
not be surpassed. Why not? Surely
"Summer seats in our portion of the
| Sierras, will soon be on our list for
boasts in civilization and refinement.
0, Nevada is really not all alkali.
There are valleys Of great beauty as
we'll as fruitful capacity. And within
our present limits there is a variety of
climate not surpassed by that Of any
other State-not exceeded by California.
Indeed, we sometimes have, right here
in Storey, as great a climate variety in
one day, as they habitually have every
81 hours, during the summer months,
in the Bay city, San Francisco.
We have already heard a large num-
Der of u people: Like to live here;
like it better than San Francisco; going
to stay" Winters don't seem so 'hard"
as they used to-. And as conyenieuces
Of every kind increase, the feeling Of
homeness will more and more prevail
and deepen. All things pertaining to
the peace Of communities appear to be
fostered and supported thoroughly,
heartily, as soon as established; and in
situations promotive ofgood order, good
health and most excellent recreation are
being i~naugurated more rapidly than
any precedent promised.
In judgment, nothing but gross
and enforced unfriendliness Of lsgisla-
ton directly against u grand working
and paying interest, will or can prevent
Nevada from being speedily populated"
up to the California ratio and beyond.