Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-12-19
HI EVENING NEWS
Saturday Rye.ias.---.Dee.nser 10, 1868
RaadY.madn Cities.

This 10 g fast country ; n very fast
country. Nobody ever knew of such a
fast country before. 1t is here to-day
and there tomorrow. Everybody is de-
sirous Of becoming a millionaire, and
therefore We are all looking out for the
chances. just let tie discovery of some
new district, rich in big lodges Of fine
looking ore, be msds public, and
s,raightway there is big rush made for
that particular locality. Everybody
goes. They build a town, and before
there are a dozen houses 10 it they give
it some sort of a name, with "eity"
tackled to the end Of it, and after the
town 10 built and people get ready to
do business aud live in it, then they for
the frat time begin to practically de-
velop the reputed rich mines. II those
aforesaid rich mines do not turn out to
be az rich as they were supposed to be
land perhaps they don't pay at ally, di-
rsctly everybody packs up and leaves
for some other more promising locality,
or goes back to the place they last left.
The other day Como was the grand
objective point for the rushing fortune
hunters, and Aurora, lone, Star City,
and other contemporary towns also grew
up and fiourished with mushroom pros
perity for a season. One after the other
they declined and sank into o%bscurity,
and then Excelsior was the cry. What
a'golden dream that was. Every ledge
out in that Sierra summit region was
presumed to be rich as cheese, and
Summit City sprang up into q big town,
with populous streets, seven hotels, six
ty-nine whisky mills and three hurdy
houses, within FIVE weeks. While the
winter SHOWS were the deepest and the
mines could not be developed, then the
lodges were the richest, and people
rushed frantically thither and built
houses on top of the snow. Before that
snow melted off the people began to go
of, and when the lodges were at length
exposed, there were but tew left TO de-
velop their mythical riches. Silver
Bend was the next ~furore, then came
Pine Grove, and now White Pine, where
on the summit Of one Of the bleakest
hills in America, Treasure City is being
built. How White Pine will turn out,
Of course mo knoweth j. its
present prospects are immense but we
all know we'll the history Of the other
localities we have mentioned. The
houses and other wooden improvements
aud fixtures remain stationary mouu-
Hents to mark times that were. Those
who built the houses of Como have per-
haps assisted in the building up Of many
a similar town since, and will keep on
emigrating and building as long rs they
have life and ability.
Now in this matter Of building tempo
rary towns, especially in these railroad
times when nobody knows where a per-
maneut town locality viii be estab-
lished, yet everybody is ready TO rush
and build on o half a show Of eucour-
agement, and those going to White
Pine End it expedient to take their
houses along, we would suggest an idea:
why could not an establishment for the
manufacture Of ready-made houses be
instituted, out on the Truckee, for in
stance, where there is plenty Of lumber,
water power, and other facilities.
Houses Of all sizes might be construct
ed in such q manner rs to be convent
emily put together in sections, or taken
apart with the greatest ease aud facil.
ity in case Of removal elsewhere. A
regular scale Of houses might be ar
ranged, accordingto requirement. Thus,
a c~ommousized cabin could be made
tho starter, and let's say four cabins
mako one family house, four family
houses one restaurant, four
one hotel, four hotels one Courthouse,
etc, etc. How's that? Just lets White
Pine furore be created toward any par
tieulsr-point, and how easy it would be
to get fitted out with q town at the very
shortest notice. Then select the town
site and next thing haul the houses
there and set them up in just the order
chosen by tho majority Of the popula-
ton. In fact, should the first arrange
ment of the town not prove suitable to
all parties, the houses could be moved
and shifted about at any subsequent
time to suit, and the streets and alley
WAYS changed in any desired direction.
All tho natural wood or timber oil the
locality could thus be devoted to lire
wood or milling purposes, and In case
the prospects upon which the town was
built should fail aud a rush start IN nny
other direction, the population could
take the town along with them. We
contend that this would be a far better
and more economical idea than building
houses and towns stationary everywhere
and then going of and leaving them
scattered all over the country in spots
as in the instances we have mentioned.
w,srLY BuLLroy.-The following isl
statement Of the amount of bullion
shipped or received for assay during
the past week From the Office Of Wells,
Fargo L Co., in Virginia, there were
shipped 1893 pounds Of assayed bull
lion, valued at $l7O, 1873 81. From Vir-
GINA, by Pacific Union Express Co,
Sl3, 9ss 6s Of assayed bullion. The
amount of crude bullion received for
melting and assay is as follows: T..
Ruhling 4 Co., Virginia, 1887 ounces
W. @. Bousdeld b Go. successors 10
Theall l. Co. of Virginia, 5,ll2 ounces.
Tho total shipment of bullion from VIZ
ginis for tho week has been o,a3s
pounds, valued at 500, III o.,
showing an increase over the shipment
of the previous week OF . POUNDS,
valued at $47,4s3 So.
TERRIFIC RusH.-In consequence OF
the advertisement Of Dale 4 Co., re-
Gently inserted in the NIws, and which
a be found in another column, the
rush for Christmas goods, toys, work
boxes, China ornaments, Quaker oas.
kets, slipper and ottoman patterns, and
all that sort Of thing, has been tremen-
dous. Their well known store on south
C street, Virginia, opposite Weiis'
Fargo l. Co.'S, has been perfectly be.
sisged with an oppressive crowd OF
z customers, anxious to make tneir
selections before the still greater rush
Of Christmas week. Go and take a
look at Dale L Co.'s immense stock
: B~ILLIXRDs.-A match game OF oii-
lizards for SlOO II side, 500 points, even,
wal last night played at the Wa'hos
Exchange Billiard Saloon, Virginia, be-
tween George Hunt and William Brima-