Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-01-03
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The new year opens with fine, pleas
ant weather, and a pure, healthy at
mosphere. There svery little disease
preyalsnt In this section, no eomplaints
Of squalid povertyand distress, and all
who really desire It find ample en-
ployuent at air wages. We live in a
prosperous community. Business Is
good hore, for 1t has always been trans
acted upon the good, firm, financial
basis Of the rich, extensive and mex
haustible silver mines beneath Gold
Hill and Virginia, which still continue
their regular bullion yield, and will
doubtless do so for many long years to
come. Communities overstocksd, or
business oyerdone, have their conse-
qusnt compensatory depression but
with US, our community and business
Is settled down to the proper size and
financial basis corresponding to the re
sources
The mines along the old Comstock.
and even those developed or being de-
veloped outside of the great mother
lodo are looking far better and paying
better than they were, last year at this
time. Especially at the lowest levels
yet attained In the Com,tock are the
signs OF bright bullion promise looking
rich and most encouragingly hopeful
for the future. For examples, sec the
Hale 6 Norcross, Savage, Yellow
Jacket, and, latest among the enconr-
aging deep developments, the Crown
Point, yes, and the Imperial-Empire.
What was the Chollar-Potosi n year
ngo compared with what it Is now?
In the Belvidsre section alone, within
200 feet Of the surface, enough rich ore
has been developed during the past
eight months to pay for the minetwic
over at the price it bore a year ago.
The same may be said Of the Sierra
Nevada, another rich surface orc mine,
which, thank fortune, does not have to
pay a royalty" Of two dollars per
ton to the would-be great Sutro tunnel
monopoly. That two dollars perton Is
kept to circulate in this community in
the shape Of wages to miners, engineers
OF our hosting works, and other sur
face employees. Sutro does not pocket
that, neither Is there any immediate
prospect that his great ''drain TUNE"
will ever drain this community Of its
W legitimate resources, or do away
with u surface mining works or
towns. That tunnel has progressed
slowly Of late, and must Of necessity
come to a stand-still before long. Even
at Its rate Of progress during the past
year, it would take twelve or fifteen
years yet to complete 1t to the Com
stock, anG every old miner knows that
the first part Of any tunnel Is run
ahead much faster than any other por-
ton. The Savage mine ut its present
lowest depth, 400 feet above the iden'
teal spot where the Sutro tunnel
would strike 1t. ia dry as 4 powder
house - another propitiou circum'
stance for the Comstock mines, show.
Ing that the water belt IA passed at a
certain depth, and 'tdrain" tunnel:
are not needed.
As we before stated, the year open:
pr~opitiously, and present indications
favor the idea that the present hopeful
signs Of promise will hold good, and
perhaps improve before 1871 passe;
away. Many object to the present de
lightful weather, and say they would
rather see two feet Of snow in the
streets; yet the great Ruler dispense
His favors as to Him seemeth best, ant
we may safely leave the disposal Of the
weather, rs well = all propitious cir
eums'ances' to Yin "wh0 d0eth al
hings we'll"