Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-04-23
i GOLD HITLER AT WHITE PINE.
TasAsunr CRY, April 10.

TasAsURE CRY, April 10.
Times are terrible hero-nothing do
ing and everybody very hungry. The
chlorides are about played out. Every.
body is on the streets aud waiting for
the spectators but think they are all
fooled at last. You have no idea of this
country-for it is the poorest in the
world at present. There is hardly a
dollar in the place, and tell you it is
rough on the best Of them. As for my
self, you know what a cheek l have
when l have a few drains on au empty
stomach. There is no work doing here
at present to amount to anything. The
rich rock they found here went from
Eve to eight hundred dollars to the ton,
and when they sent it to the mill 1t
brought them out in debt, and then
they let the claims lay idle, and ever
since are trying to sell out-but very
few sales have taken place for two
months past. Fellows who were worth
thousands Tin their own imagination)
u few weeks ago, are now going about
hungry; and some Of them are standing
around the streets, expecting some man
who may have a dispute about a town
lot or q claim to come and hire them 10
run the parties of. tell you they are
very "shaky" about the country them
selves, for I think they won't leave the
country with as much money as they
expected, as they look decidedly "blus."
The excitement about this country in
San Francisco must be dead, for there
are none Of them moneyed fellows COM
ing here now. 1t was rich to see them
here last fall and winter, with their
short-tailsd coats, running over these
hills like ~cotton-tail rsbbits) hunting
"spar." But perhaps you don't know
wha. "spar is. Thornburg might tell
you-but I will do so. They say that
nspar" is a good indication ; you sink
down on "white spar" and limestone;
then you strike what they call "calk.
SPAR" under this is the pay grit" or
chloride-and very thin at that-and
under this you strike the n --
and that lets you out.
I don't expect to get rich in this
country-and l shall be in d-n good
luck if l can get out Of this place with
out a " stake"
They say the Base Metal Range is a
humbug, and that there is no one
working there. / see an old friend,
Harrigan, in town, but he is doing
nothing on his claim, the Whistling
Tick"
1 tell you, something has to come
here, or there will be a raid on the
hash-houses. We have had a spell OF
good weather here all the time, and the
property holders say that the rush will
commence in May or June-but at
present the "rush " is out of here-for
not one half the people, are here that
were a month ago. Hank Blanchard,
of Gold Hill, is here, and be told ire to-
day, confdentially Of course, that with
a Gold Hill quartz wagon he could haul
all the quartz in the country in one day.
Mr.. Vesey, of your town, has been
here, bat he has gone to Patterson
District, southeast Of here. Mike Nc
Cluskey, Tom Coleman, Kelley, Gallery,
and a whole lot Of the Gold Hill boys
are here-and they have worn out
three sets of pantaloon-pockets warming
their hands, and trying to feel and find
their money. l expect to 60 into the
banking" business shortly-that is,
I am digging a house into the side OF
the hill. SPARANDLlMHsToHR.