Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-08-27
,1eoiina Of tho NIircro' Unions,

The following resolutions were
adopted ut q joint, meeting Of the Vir-
ginia and Gold Hill Miners Unions,
Angus, 25,h:
WHEREAS, it has become apparent
that the difficulties in working tho
mines on the Comstock lode, AS depth
increases, will in the course of n few
years become so great that il will no
longer be profitable TO work them; and
Whereas, We are convinced that the
only remedy to prevent so disastrous q
result lies in the construction of tho
Sutro Tunnel, which, besides securing
drainage, ventilation, great facilities for
cheap mining, and giving o new lease
Of life TO these mines for many years to
come, will also open up the vast nrgen.
tiferous couulry lying to the eastward
OF the Comstock lode, and thus secure
hundreds Of millions of treasure which
would otherwise remain buried in the
bowels of the earth; and
Whereas, Congress, BY a special Act,
has conferred upon and granted to the
Sutro Tunnel Company q tract of min
eral land, together with privileges and
rights, which, in our opinion, are worth
millions Of dollars, and will mako the
tunuel enterprise, in q financial view,
the most promising mining undertaking
ever projected within the United States;
and
RAerea,, i. is greatly to the intsres.
Of the whole nation to assist in our
grand index work, which, while it will
practically prove the continuance of our
mineral lodes in depth, thereby es;ab.
fishing tho great wealth contained in
our western mountains, will also inau.
gurate q las.ipg, profitable and rational
system Of mining, giving confidence 10
private capital in similar undertakings;
and
Ehereas, We, the miners, who are
compelled to delvc aud toll duly in IN
atmosphere heated and corrupted to
such II degree that our health becomes
impaired, 10 many instances resulting
In consumption and an early death, are
The parties most deeply interested in tho
| construction Of this great work, which,
had il been in existence ut the late dis
astrous fire 10, tho Gold Hill mines,
which hurled into eternity forty.two OF
our brethren, would have given them
the means of cgress, and thus saved
their lives and,
Whereas, We consider the immediate
commencement of work on the tunnel
as of the most pressing necessity, and
paramount to all other interests Of this
section Of country therefore, be it
Resolved, By the miners of tue Vir'
ginia aud Gold Hill Unions, in join,
convention assembled, that, as au
earnest of our faith In the results To
spring from the construction Of the
Sutro Tunnel, as o great national work
and as a financial operation, We dc
hereby agree TO subscribe TO the stock
Of the Su,ro Tunnel Company the sun
of fifth thousand dollars in United States
gold coin, rs n Grst instnlment, payablt
Immediately, and for tho purpose o
commencing work upon the tunnel. it
self without delay and be it further
Resolved, That we hereby earnestly
appeal to the people Of Nevada, Cali
fornia and the Pacific coast in general
but especially to the working classes
to subscribe to the stock of the Sutrc
Tunnel Company, be it.in amounts eve
so small, as literally MS their means vii
allow, so that the financial future o
this noble work may BIO secured ut Mt
early day, aud make it, as much as pos
sible, o workingmen's institution and
bc it further
Resolved, That tho newspapers on thu
Pacific coast, and the United States a
large, friendly to tho development o
our great mineral resources, nro re
quested to publish this preamble ant
resolutions.