Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-05-12
MENT or THE CASE.


yhe public and the press, not only1
ofthis State, but Of the entire Pacific
COAT now not only comprehend the
extent and enormity Of Sutro's at
at obtaining royalty" self
aggranaizement and money under
falss prstenees, but all are thoroughly
aroused and united In oppssltion to
the u~nprinclplsd scheme. As We have
before remarked, the day for the use
fulnsss aud utility Of that tunnel Is
long since past, as far as the drainage
and development Of the Comstock IL
concerned, yet the lndsfatigabls Sutrc,
although fully EGGPLANT Of the fact
that he has long since forfeited what
ever rights, privileges aud immunitles
were originally granted to him In the
matter, still persists In trying to per-
manently fix his nsfarioss swindle
upon the mining interests OF the coun.
try through Congressional snactments
In his favor. VIII Sutro succeed In
building up hls big city at the mouth
Of his tunnel, at the expense Of vlr.
ginla and Gold Hill? VIII he have
all the mills there, and will he bring
all the ore to them from the Comstsck,
impoverished to the extent OF two or
three dollars per ton tribute to the
pocket Of Sutrog VIII he hold the key
to the Comstock aud thus ultimately
absorb the great lode which hs con-
tracted to drain. but knows he never
canp WIN he ever lay a finger on
that much coveted royalty" which
Was to DO paid rs consideration for the
drainage aforesaid? In the name OF
the whole people We reply No! "Mil-
lions for defence. but not n cent for
tribute" The following plain edito-
rial statement Of the situation we copy
from the San Francisco Aita Of May
llth, indorsing the same, aud recon-
mcndlng Its careful psru'al BY avery
body:
Que OF tho most surprising spsctacles
In this exceptional period OF national
legislation at Warrington is that pre-
scented by tho appearance OF an I'm
scrspulous a~dventsrer before q Com
mlttee Of tho United States Senate,
supported by a judicial henchman,
bullying United States Senators, rep
r~essntatives Of sovereign States, ar
ralgning their conduct. sspersing their
motives, debating their actisn aud Or
dsrlng tho transfer Of his Ubiquitous
claim to another COMMITTEES, which he
says will suit him better. The most
amazing part OF the spectacle 10 the
meekness with which Senators endured
his i%nsolence ; the ready subserviency
with which the majority respond to his
orders. and the seryile acceptance Of
his wishes by the Judiciary Committee.
One 10 reminded OF Louis XIV going
booted and spurred into the chambers.
with hat on head and whip In hand,
ordering tho recording Of his edlcts
Wituvut uuiiuotatishs uou wv "
fleet upon the Developments Of the
Credit Mobllisr and all the corruption
schemes which have ~spattered the fair
lame OF members, and remember the
origin and progress Of tho infamous
scheme. In the furthsrancs Of which
those committees psnder to the views
ofths schemer, we become disheartened
at the evident power Of plumber
schsmes over considerations OF ma
tional honor. The power that Sutro
seems to have acquired would not DO 20
much a matter OF surprise II his scheme
had In itslf any great merit. II, like
q railroad, a river Improvement or
hsrbor construction, II offered any
great national advantages; or II, as y
private scheme. II combined the fur.
ancs Of general industry with large
prospective profits, IL might be sup
posed TO commend itself to the cupid
ity Of supporters. But the plan Of
Sutro IL n mere bubble from il incep-
ten. founded IN q myth and reared In
mystiflcatlou. Que has emily to take
up his pamphlet. published September
/, 1866, and compare his estimates
then with the state Of affairs to-day,
on the Colnstock lode, to be convinced
that IL was the widest and most base
less bubble that was yer put forth. IL
to-day would not be worth notice. but
that Congress seems disposed to COM
pei the mines to pay Sutrs large sums
Of money for no consideration. Tie
whole theory OF the tunnel was found
cd on the superstition that the mines,
being then GOO feet deep, aud affected
by water, "would have to be
abandoned at depth Of 1000
feet, on account OF tho water" The
remedy proposed was q tunnel 10000
feet long, which would drain all the
mines and "dellver 10000 gallons Of
water per minute" at the mouth. to
which point all mills would DO COM
PEELED to msvs for water and trans
portation, and the cities OF Virginia
and Gold Hill also. That View SEEM
cd to DO plausible at the time. but the
fact Is, now, the mines arc from 100 to
800 feet below the level OF the propos-
ed tunnel, and are as dry NJ q powder
horn /; so much so that they are COM
polled to buy water for their own use.
The water theory, on which the whole
system rested, was \ fallacy. But the
necessity OF drainage having been as
sumed, 1t was urged that tbs tunnel
would serve to transport the ores at
much less expense than to hoist them
to the surface and then haul them to
the mills by wagon. That has also
proved to be n fsllacy ; because the
railroad above ground nov transports
ores to better advantage than could .
railroad through the tunnel ; It was
further assumed that nc the orc and
water would all come to the mouth Of
the tunnel, that the mills also would
all be compelled to move 10 that spot,
and that all the men employed In the
mines. estimated at 5000, would be
compelled to enter them through the
tunnel. This being the case, all tho
boarding houses and stores would
move there also; hence that Virginia
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