Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-04-25
THE EVENING NEWS.

both Gold Hill and Virginia especially
of the former place. For many years
past nearly all our miners have worked
to support Faro banks, month after
month, and year after year they have
worked in the mines at fair wages, and
the day following payday not one in
ten would have a dollar left. If they
were so lucky rs to make u winning at
the gaming table (which was rare they
generally were so much under the intiu-
ence of liquor that they went to houses
of prostitution, where they not only
spent their money in debsuchery, but
contracted diseases that will remain
with them for the remainder of their
lives. Some months since we wrote
two articles on this subject, and had
the satisfaction Of being told by several
miners that it had set them thinking,
and from that time forward they were
determined to lead a new life. This
seems TO have been the case, for now
when the Stock report comes there is q
large crowd of miners congregsted at
the brokers' office to see what the prices
Of stocks are in the different mines
where they have made their investments.
There are few of them but what have
nearly doubled their capital since their
investment. Instead of men of capital
being the only ones interested in the
mines OF Nevada, nearly all our miners
are more or less interested each man
now is interested in making the mines
of the Comstock pay. If one mine IN
Gold Hill finds a rich body OF ore, all
the mines of Gold Hill are benefited by
the development TO a greater or less eS-
tent, From our observations the time
is not far distant when the control Of
the mines of the ComstocK will not be
in the hands of non-resiIents of the
State, who have no further interest IN
our mines than 10 get all they can out
of them in the shortest possible time
and then sell out their interest, leaving
the mines in such Il condition that 1t
requires from one to two years to get
them again in WORKING order. Since
the discovery o. tbs Comstock how many
men have been put into 'he position of
Superintendent of some of the large
mines, who had not the practical knowl-
edge to superinteud the excavation OF
an ordinary cellar? When miners once
ges the control Of the mines, practical
men only will be elected to fill these
places. There are many good men now
who hold the position, and there are
Others who are governed and controlled
BY what the foreman says, not having
any knowledge Of their W TO know
what is necessary to be done in the
premises. There is nothing better CAL
culsted to make thi' a healthy, growing
and prosperous ming STATE b 10
have the men who work in the mines in
terested parties. 4 man may be we'll
educated, he may be a good lawyer, a
good banker or = good business man,
but incompetent TO timber a shaft or
put in o set Of timbers. Now that the
miners have made q start, we hope TO
see every man an owner in some Of the
mine, on the Cons,ock. Those who
have lived of your hard earned money
will have TO give up their fast women
and many Injuries, and seek some other
method of making a living. These are
no: all the benefits that will re-
suit 10 our miaing population. For
instead Of being looked upon a, COM
mon nireliugs, that ask for work as beg
gars ask for aims, they will stand
upon their dignity, and say we are the
men who have control Of this matter
and we consult our own interests. You
will then exert an influence which will
be felt. Thus you see you are not only
benefited in q financial point OF view,
but you secure to yourselves certain
other rights which cannot be guaran-
teed by any other course.
FIRE IL vIRGISIA.-Lsst night at a
quarter to l2 o'clock, we were just
sinking into the land Of dreams, when
we we're aroused BY the cry Of "hre.'
At once we slid into our clothes and
ran TO the engine house Of Washoe No.
4, and helped TO take the engine to the
FIRE. The run vas a long and rough
one, and but few men to do the work.
Several times the engine came to a
staud-still. The FIRE occurred in a two
story building occupied by an Irish fam
lily and a Spanish family. The Irish
say the Spanish family set the premises
on FIRE and the Spanish say it was the
Irish family who did it. The property
belongs to Gov. Low, Of California, aud
is located at the corner Of Carson and B
streets. The engine Of No. l WAS the
frat to get water on the FIRE and the
last 70 leave. Ones did work and are
deserving of much credit. Her boys
worked like t~rojsns from frat to last.
Fiye's were second with water and
Four's third, Three's fourth and Two's
nfA Eo,h apripA rnS water nD the |
FIRE according TO the distance they
were from the fire; Four and Three
getting on water nearly At the same
time and all taking water from the same
c~istern, and having to force the water
through over three hundred feet Of hose.
The FIRE was 3 dangerous one, as 1t was
in n wooden part Of the town and liable
to spread in all directions. But when
all the engines got to work the fire was
soon put out. The boys all did their
whole duty, and worked hard. Virginia
has good reason to be proud OF her hre
department.
NEW COMPLAINT. Talk about the
smallpox! Or think about having the
~vsrioloidl! Why, they're nothing to
compare to the new complaint which
has suddenly seized all classes o fpeople, |
and to which everybody afflicted with it
seem to lean like q sick kitten to a
warm brick. There is no mistakiug it
everybody has got it we've got We
know we have; all our printers, car
riers and reporters, have got it. The
doctors call it the Spring .ferer, or ambi-
ton and energy turned into lsziness.
But, it only comes once a yesr-and
some people declare that it is healthy to
become lazy once a year. (Old Brier
was too lazy to write any locals to-day,
except two ; and is said to be sleeping
under a sage-bush, singing the French
opera, which he calls the "Child's
Wish ED
Looks LIKE OLD TrNrs.-To-day when
the stock report came into the Brokers
Office on c street, = crowd WAS collect,
ed so large that the street was blocked
up for a long distance on both sides OF