Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-05-29
GRAND Anxr.-Tho preliminary meet

HhAaU ahAh.-lue pEeIiuliunE IueeS'
ing for organizing u branch Of this So.
ciety in this county being fixed for Sat
urday night, that its objects and char.
acter may be fully understood, we here
with present the statement Of q cores
pendent. "The Grand Army Of the
Republic is as noble in its objects as the
Society founded by Washington. If it
is exclusive, so was that. Was it eI-
pected that Washington would invite
into his confidence the soldiery Of Eng
land-that army which had lain DESC
late so many homes and nearly over
thrown the Government Of the People ?
Or will it be expected that we throw
open wide the door to traitors or receive
into communion the renegade Northern
copperhesd? Its open and avowed OBJ
ject is patent. The care Of the orphan
children Of dead comrades the associa-
ton Of an army Of trained soldiers to
keep alive discipline, and guard national
honor, ifneed be to protect and provide
for helpless and unemployed comrades A;
and, since in organization there is
strength so by purity and numbers, to
claim and demand the tardy recognition
of the Just claims Of the citizen soldier
of the Republic. Officer and private.
Democrat and Republican, any one who
fought for the Union, no matter what
may be his religion or creed, so that he
be loyal and true, is eligible. 1t may
be u matter Of surprise to some, that
within u twelve month, quietly and
steadily, an organization Of over hive
hundred thousand grown men n hon.
orably discharged soldiers has been
formed /; that they are presided over by
the same General who led them to VIC
tory, and that they are prepared to re-
new again the trials and sutferings OF
the last few years, should necessity de-
mand it,"
ANCIENT MISUNDERSTANDING for ore
dir, under ground, for eight hours per
day, and 81 for the same, is preferable
to the gold mining Of ancient times.
According to Diodorus, the old histo-
riau, mining was not q very pleasant oc-
cupstion. In his third book he says:
''0n the confines Of Egypt and the neigh
boring countries there are parts full Of
gold mines, from whence, with the cost
and pain Of many lsborers, much gold
is dug-for the kings OF Egypt condemn
10 their mines not only notorious crimi-
nails, cap,ives taken in war, persons
falsely accused aud those with whom
the king is offended, but also their kin
dred and relations. There are, thus,
infinite numbers thrust into these mines
all bound with letters, kept at work
night and day, and so strictly guarded
that there Is no possibility Of their et-
fecting their escape. Neither the weak
ness of old age nor the intirmities OF fe-
males excuse n from work-to which
all are driven by blows and cudgels, till
at length, borne down By the insolera-
Bile weight Of their misery, many fall
dead in the midst Of their iusuilerable
labors. Nature teaches US he con-
cludes) that gold is obtained by labor
and toll; is retained with difficulty; ere
a,es everywhere the greatest anxiety,
and in its uses produces both pleasure
aud grief
THE BRANCH RoAp.-An intelligent
correspondent writing from Virginia to
San Francisco papers, says that "a
branch railroad from this city to the
Trnckee is receiving the consideration
Of capitalists. The wonder TO me has
been that the road has not been COM
menced ere this, especially when the
figures foot up an investmenvonly second
in return 10 the capital stock compared
with the Panama Railroad. The in
teres, Of the State demands the COM
ple:ion within Il few years of the
Su,ro Tunnel. But Virginia city being
70 this State what San Francisco
is 20 California, are reasons which urge
the immediate construction OF the True
kee Railroad. The construction Of the
road ! concede to be an imperative ne
cessity. In fact, if the question was
submitted 10 the taxpayers or property
owners If no Constitutional objection)
think the credit Of the county could
be obtained TO begin the same. The
Legislature has granted a franchise; a
preliminary survey has been made, and
with q little more energy the work
might be commenced
RgLIGroUs.-Services every evening at
the Presbyterian, Methodist and Cath
Ole churches in Virginia city, during
this week.