Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-22

The Great TRANSIT Sentimental Railroad
Guide, just published by George A.
Crofutt l. Co., Chicago, for the use and
information Of travellers over the big
railroad, in its descriptive sketches of
the various towns, cities and points of
interest along the route or in the vicinity
Of it, thus speaks Of Gold Hill "Two
miles from Virginia City is Gold Hill,
also q fl%ourishing mining town. 1t con-
sists, mostly, Of one main street, being
built along q ravine. Ono can hardly
tell when be leaves Virginia aud enters
Gold Hill, they are so closely connected.
The place contains about 5000 inhab-
itants, and one daily newspaper, the
Gold Hill News, published by p. Lynch,
q we'll known journalist. The mines Of
Gold Hill are, rs tho name indicates,
gold bearing quartz, while those at Vir-
ginia City are silver. The gold mines
were discovered in 1857, by Joe Kirby
aud some others, who commenced min
ing in Six-mile Canyon-where the
Ophir works now are-and continued
working the place with indifferent sue.
cess until 1882"
Residents hereabouts will realize the
above description as being considerably
mixed, as well as incorrect. The bull
lion from the Comstock, either here or
at Virginia, is essentially silver, the
mines here being no more entitled TO be
called gold mines than are those of Vir-
ginia. The gold mines of this section
were discovered in Gold Canyon, below
the DEVILS Gate, as early as the fall Of
1850, principally by emigranls from
across the Plains, on their way to CAL
ifornia. The 0phir works, too, can
hardly be considered as in Six-mile
Canyon, when they are on the side of
Mount Davidson, half a mile or so from
that canyon.
Virginia City is described as ga we'll
built town, containing many elegant
public and private buildings and a pop
ulation Of $4,000, the larger portion Of
whom are engaged in mining in the
vicinity" II would be extremely diff
6cult 10 count over 1906 miners working
either in Virginia or Gold Hill.
The writer's description of Steamboat
Springs is better. lie says: They
are near each other, all having q COM
mon source, though different outlets,
apparently. They are situated in ar al
kaiine fiat, devoid of vegetation, and
are very hot, though the temperature
varies in different springs. They are
said 10 possess excellent medical quail
ties. At times they are quite active,
emitting jets Of water and clouds OF
steam-which at o distance resemble
the blowing of Of steam from a large
boiler. The ground around them is soft
and trcacherous in places, as though 1t
had been thrown up by tho springs, and
not yet cooled or hardened. II is re-
lated hat once upon a time, when q
party of cmigrants, who were toiling
across the Plains, arrived near the
springs about camping time, they sent a
man ahead-a D~utchman-to look out
for a suitsble place for camping-oae
where water and grass could be OBJ
tanned. In his search the Dutchman
discovered these springs, which hap
pened to be quiet A. the time, and knels
down to take a drink of the clear, nice
looking water. Just at that instant O
Jet of spray was thrown out and over
the astonished Dutchman. Springing
to his feet, he dashed away to the train,
shouting at the top Of his voice, Drive
on | drive on i! hell isn't live miles from
this place 7 the innocent fellow firmly
believing what he uttered"