Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-08-20
Tho prede.tluea DeyelopI.,.

Peter 0'Reilly, who with Pat Nc
Laughlin FIRST discovered the Comssock
ledge, paid us a visit day before yester-
day. lie is a practical miner, a man
of extensive experience and wonderful
conversational powers, telling US more
in the little hour and a half talk he had
with us than we ever heard before in
that space Of time. Mr.. o'Reilly is u
firm believer in predes,ination and fore
ordination, and told US all about how he
was impelled by the natural course of
his destiny to discover the ,great lode,
being directed by an unseen but all
potent power in the most remarkable
manner TO light upon the very richest
part Of the groupings thereof, right
where the Mexican and 0phir mines
now are. The series Of predestiued
events, rolling onward in natural
course, found Peter at length out oil all
proprietorship in the famous ledge, and
that great discovery bearing the name
Of a man he and Pat Mclaughlin lie, into
the arrangement out of pure sympathy,
lust because they honestly deemed that
no bad been unjustly treated and
euchered by his fellow miners at Gold
Hill.
Two wears ago last winter we found
Peter o'Reilly working out another
phase in his remarkable destiny.
lie was working like an un.
conquerable hero that he is,
running a tunnel in the low rolling hills
south of Carson City, and not far from
the river, directing all the powers OF
both body and mind in the develop.
ment Of the second grand discovery,
which ful6lls his mission on earth. lie
is convinced that the object of his aim is
a vast free gold lead, or immensely rich
gravel deposit in tie channel OF an an-
Gent river which flowed there before
the Christian era. To his judgmatical
mind this great Washoe country was
once the scene Of q grand volcanic
commotion, aud sustained an extensive
upbeaval at the time Of the crucifixion
OF Christ, when the "vail of the Temple
was rem. in twain" etc. A. that par
ticular time the Comstock ledge was
formed, and also that wonderful deposit
of illimitable wealth which he is a6ont
to develop and demonstrate to the
world. He feels an inspired presence
within him which is impeiling aud
directing him onward in his final and
triumphant success, and he experiences
the most impliSit, u~nbounded and all
sustaining faith in the rich ultimate re-
suit of his labors.
About q year and q half ago he had
already developed proofs to him as
"strong as holy writ" of the truth OF
his inspired foreknowledge, and success
seemed almost within his grasp, when
suddenly his tunnel commenced carinS,
and in spite of ell effo1s to the con
trary, il went to total ruin. Nothing
daunted, he commenced another tunnel
in a more favorable locality and has
worked at it with the most persistent
faith ever since. 1t is now 500 feet IN
length, and will cut the lead or deposit
of wealth about $50 feet below the sur
face. He has e%xcavated, timbered and
managed it by himself alone, and the
sustaining embodiment of faith and in
SEPARATION pervading his soul tells him
that within the next six weeks the grand
contamination Of his hopes will be
achieved and his marvellous mission full
filed. Well, time rolls or, and so does
Peter 0'Reilly. He certainly has our
heartfelt best wishes for the success OF
his most glowing hopes and aspirations.
Thirty.seyen feet in that lead is all we
desire. ."We want but little here below,
nor want that little long"