Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-06-03

demonstrative force which, outside of
It's inherent right to our consideration
commands a special kind of respect
The audaciOus SutrO, with his tunnel
scheme, about the value of which
there is a great diversity of opinion,
enforces from us an acknowledgment
that he has a dOggedness and pluck
deserving, if properly employed, of
ultimate triumph. lie is 4 dreamer of
Illlmtable grasp. In his ambition to
reach the United States Senate, the
thought of possible defeat is probably
thing never once entering his head.
4 rustic walking coolly towards be-
leaguered fortress, with hundred
shOtted guns pointed at him, is not
likely to be fired at. The cheek of
the fellow protects him from harm,
but when a heavily booted sergeant
steps forward and ruthlessly kicks the
adventurer from the place, roars of
laughter will ascend on all sides. A
kicking in the direction of Salt river
will not kill SutrO. There is nothing
in him to kill but the faculty of enthu-
sia>tic and perpetual dreaming, and
that is not killable until after long
enervating period of success. In
speaking of Sutro, am reminded of a
visit made in July, 1868, with a friend
from Gold Hill, toa mining claim near
where the SutrO tunnel has since been
commenced. also recall to memory
a dream which my friend told me had
been thrice dreamed by colored man,
who several wears previously had
owned the lode, which we were then
examining. In his dream, this person
beheld a rooster of solid, bright silver.
come out ola hole in the hillside near
his claim, and. Tapping his wings,
crow three times and then diSap-
pear. This repeated theaterical ac-
ton of the rooster seemed to the SIM
pie son of llamto be a prophetic an
nouncemcnt that he had lighted on a
mine destined to become a libo raj pro-
ducer of silver. Although the Local
ton was not by any means promising,
these dreams, and the sight of the
triumphant bir !, made him cling to it
for years, firmly purSuaded of its
great future. But the Indian war of
1860 drove the dreamer away, to re-
turn no more, and others had relocat-
ed his ground before we saw it. OF
late this dream has set me to wonder.
ing whether it may not have its fulfill
ment i'll another way than that anti
cipatcd by the African seer. The hole
in the hillside, l have concluded, may
actually bc the SutrO tunnel, and the
ears of silver ore which are to come
out of it, if it ever is turned to practi-
cal use, were probably pretigured by
the mat acrial composing the ROSTERS
body. But. then, about the exultant
growing: There is evidently some link
wanting in the events now in progress
to meet the requirements OF the dream.
| believe, however, | have reached the
true Interpretation in announcing that
Sutro himself must be the veritable
silver rooster. lie has generally been
thought to contain more brass than sil-
ver; but, then, men may err i'll judy
ment. Give Mr.. Sutro his due; he is,
perhaps, not of the "earth, earthly"
though bOringeXten>ively in it but may
truly be precious metal. AS to the
Growing and wing Tapping. these are
sure to come when the tunnel is COM
pletcd, and the COmStock kings will
look glum, if they have quietly to bear
all the indignity then heaped on their
heads. For long years the little
rooster has used his gatfs to good pur
pose, and if victorious he is not at all
likely to be maTnanimOus. If the
day arrives when the dreams of the
colOred man are to be fully realized.
| trust his shade will be present, and
that in Sutro, strong in the belief hat
his claws are firmly graSping the Com
stock lode as ms abiding perch, he
may be able to see the silver rooster Of
his midnight revere>.
Here endeth the first part of my ran
dom .iottings on the subject of dreams.