Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-16
LETTER FROM NEVADA.
GOLD HILL, New, March s, 1872.

EDITOR JoURNAL:-Froma appearances
It is safe TO presume that Winter is well
nigh over. The sky wears soft, pleas
ing aspect, and the clouds that float in
the blue ether above have lost their sui
len, sombre look, as lazily they float
along on the winds Of upper air, and 1t
requires no prophet OF the Signal Corps
to foretell the near approach of Spring.
OF course we have no farmers to be G lad
ened by this state of things our people
can neither sow nor reap, save those who
sow their "wild oats " and reap the re-
ward of their sins. But a welcome to
Spring, and, if we cannot have fruits and
flowers, we can at least get rid Of the mud
now holding absolute dominion in our
streets.
THE CITY
Remains quiescent, and, when L say the
city, include Virginia and Gold Hill as
they are one in reality. Well, the city is
quiet we had only one death by violence
this week and that one was nothing but
a "Heathen Chinee" who fell at the
hands of another Chinaman. Just give
us a little time, Dear JOURNAL, and we
will do better. Time was when we had a
"man for breakfast" " every morning, and
| know that we haven't lost our nip but
Committee 60l spoil deal Of amusement.
Still, it is an absolute disgrace for whole
week to pass and have nothing to show
but dead Chinaman.
BUSINESS
Is brisk, although in some branches it is
somewhat overdone; yet the great amount
of money placed in circulation monthly
gives our merchants chance 10 pick up
goodly sum.
PAY DAY
In all of our mines occurs from the first
to the fifth of each month and the
amount will probably aggregate about
half Il million of dollars. This is for
wages alone the material used exceeds
this figure greatly. Well, pay day is
looked forward to by all, and when it
comes such a squaring of accounts, such
" buclling " at faro and keno, such drink
ing Of whisky and fighting with part
ner," is wonderful. High and low are
interested, and all put in their shovels in
the hope Of getting some of the guano,
and our honest miners scatter the bright
dollars far and wide with n generous
hand. Everybody must drink with ev-
erybody else, and "fll 'em up again -
rings cheerily out from every saloon and
dead-tall in the city. | may remark in
this connection that in saying everybody,
| do not include any Trinity county men;
such church members as Jack Hulse,
Henry Jones and myself turn sorrowing
away from the revelcrs, and if we do in
duIge in little quiet game Of "draw," "
refreshments in, we always go home ST.
lently and early before sun up and moth
ing is said about it in Police reports.
FIRE ALARMS.
An alarm Of fire occurred the other
night and stranger would have thought
the world was coming to an end by the
noise. Just fancy half-dozen fire. bells
changing, ii score or more Of steam -whis-
ties screaming, eight fire companies dash
ing along with engines and hose carriages
on sidewalks and in the streets, and all
hands yelling eli yi," "Jump her,
boys" -" Start her up lively, my tulips -
and you have good idea Of Il night fire
in Virginia City.
The fires Of 1871 destroyed over n mil
lion dollars worth of property, and SO
common are fires here that an interim for
week between any two is looked on as
a miracle.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Is composed Of five hundred men in six
engines, two hose and one hook-and-lad-
der company. Gold Hill has three hose
companies. Each company owns its own
apparatus and house and pays its own
expenses, less repairs. The department
is very efficient and is fostered by the cit
zens in every possible way. But it won't
do to tell everything in one letter, so al,
TeO0ir. w. b., c..