Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-08-29

The sutro organ in Virginia must DO
getting into close quarters whom forced
to ego back on itself and its master.
We find the following in its editorial
columns this morning;
As for the statement that Mr.. Sutro
aims at the destruction OF Virginia and
Gold Hill that Is all bosh. Nobody but
q fool or q knave would even assert such
q thing.
II is evident that Sutro, although Civ
ing his orgap-grindsr quite minute in
structions before he started on his circus
tour through the State, omitted a
very important one. to-wit: The ig-
noring Of the question raised by
tho above language. Otherwise the
said Sutro would not now stand
convicted by his own sheet Of being a
'.fool" and n ''knave." Mr.. sutro, not
w~ithstanding the statements Of his or
gan, does aim at the destruction OF Viz
ginia City and Gold Hill. He has re-
psatedly boasted that were his tunnel
completed, the two cities named would
be but ''homes for bats and owls" He
did this publicly two years ago, when
flushed with his success in negotiating
a loan OF about 81. Oo0. 900 on his tun-
mel stock. lie carried things with a
high hand hereabouts, and thought he
owned the State. He has made no Sc
cret OF his opinions in this regard. lie
has in view Of his boast and the possible
success OF his scheme. grabbed" all
the land lying within two miles OF the
tunnel mouth. laid out u city (?) there
on. maps and plats OF which he exhibits
to foreign capitalists when trying to sail
tunnel stock. 1t Is true that Sutro, on
returning home this summer and find
ing quite q number Of persons living in
Virginia aud Gold Hill, who earnestly
expressed their unwillingness to aban-
don their property and homes, move
down to the tunnel mouth and buy town
lots OF Sutro. stood of upon another
tack and stnltihed himself by endsavor-
ing to prove that the completion Of his
bore would benefit the two towns he
socks to destroy. but he only said 1t in
one lecture. He found IL would not do
To sail in that direction; that everybody
saw his game and knew that no was
iisifyisg.
Thetruth Of the matter Is this; Mr.
Sutro claimed two years ago. publicly.
that In three years from that time Viz
ginia and Gold Hill would be ~ deserted
as washoe City is now; that its people.
its business, all its houses which were
removable. vould be tsksn to the new
town he had laid out. lie sincerely be-
lieved this would be 50. In proof of
which we ma refer TO the fact that he
bought several thousand acres OF land
from the Government and the Central
Pacific Railroad; he purchased several
ranches on the sast side Of the Carson
River. located and purchased every
spring OF water for miles around, and
had . postofice established at his EN-
bryo metropolis. All this was, 1t is
true. a little premature. and goes to show
hat great men make mistakes in juds-
msnt. But Sutro then had several
hundred thousand dollars to sluander
land. by the way. he spent mos, OF 1t
abroad). and also the prospect OF get
ting q much larger amount from the
Government. He had just succeeded in
rs-slscting Kendall, who wa pledged to
use his best efforts to obtain a Govern
msnt subsidy OF $4,000, 900. Even at
this early day Sutro grsyely contempla-
ted his chances Of being elected U. :.
Senator. and only the good n OF
some who favored his tunnel scheme
prevented him at that time from expos
ing his asinins instincts. as he il now
doing. Mr.. Sutro and Mr.. Sutro's or
gan hal much better keep silent ON this
removal and destruction subject. II is
a tender theme. affecting not only the
pockets OF our wealthy classes, our
business msn, but imperilling the safety
OF the few dollars our laborers have
saved up and invested in their homes.
We say that II Is a delicate question for
Mr.. Sutro and his organ to discuss.
The record is against the great Assyrian
in this particular. and prudence would
suggest that both he and his organ $50
slow" Sutro may abuse his superiors
and make q circus clown Of himself.
but the time has gone by when be can
boast Of his intention TO bankrupt two
towns. and be tolerated by their citizens.
The DspsadcNi stultiies its master.
Tur PRIsoS.-Goyernor Bradley aud