Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-06-26
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transient persons, squatters upon the
~nroperty OF the commonwealth. who re-
fuse 10 purchase and pay the insignifi-
can't sums that are. by law, demanded
for the spots they have seized and are
robbing Of that which constitutes their
sole value. and are employing under
hand and dishonest means and men,
with q view 10 evade the obligations in
cident to ownership. On the other
there is a body Of earnest men, carrying
forward, at vast expense, a pioneer
work Of great public advantage, calculat-
ed TO deyelope in a systematic manner
the mineral wealth Of the region, and to
add immensely to the value Of the pub
lie domain.
Tho above is from Sutro's Virginia
City organ Of this morning. Some Of
the papers Of this State do not under
stand this organs position" They
have reason for this. for until within
the past few days that sheet has confn-
cd itself to the abuse Of n single n OF
the thousands who are interested in the
development Of the Comstock mines
and arc residents Of Storey county.
But the cloven foot shows itself; the
ears Of the jaekass stick out; the snap
Of the wolf is heard through the sheep
skin covering. This journal, started
and backed by Sutro's bankers in San
Francisco. now turns the torrent Of
its abuse from one man to a
whole people; from abuse OF au
individual IL essays To tnduce and stig-
Matte q whole community. The de-
lectable extract quoted above, we find in
the middle Of a column OF nonsense
about the suits now in progress between
the Comstock mining companies and the
Sutro Tunnel Company. 1t is the only
part Of the so-called editorial worthy Of
notice. and itself is only 80 because Of
the slanderous misrepresentation and
lying abuse il contains. II calls the
men. who since 1850, have lived in
Storey county. who have stood by the
fortunes and had faith in the future Of
the Comstock Lode; who, by their pluck
and business energy and forecast, have
stimulated the development OF our mines,
ga horde Of transient persons, squatters
upon the property Of the Common
wealth" II stigmatizes the citizens Of
Storey county, all who hold a share Of
slock in mines upon the Comstock, as
dishonest, as robbers, because forsooth,
the companies refuse to take out patents
under Sutro's law. and thereby bind
themselves more firmly than the unjust
Act OF 1866 now holds them to fill his
pockets with the profits Of their energy
and labor.
Let US look at the other side. We
quote: ION the other there Is n body
of earnest men carrying toward at vast
expense a pioneer work Of great public
advantage" Who are the members
composing this ''body Of earnest mcnG"
Sutro. and only Sutro Of all this COM
bination ispossibly a citizen Of this COM
monwcalth. The President, Trustees
and Secretary are non Of them citizens
Of Nevada. Outside Of Sutro Tunnel
stock they do not own a dollars worth OF
property in the State. Moro than
this. they never did. The money thus
far expended has been furnished mainly
by Selisman and Company Of New York
City OF by the sale Of stock in Europe.
Who are this band OF earnest men?
Sutro. Who is Sutro2 A citizen Of
Nevada9 Perhaps. A taxpayer No,
unless it DO ON personal property such
as stock and money stolen from the
people who invested in the Tunnel
swindle. OF these earnest men," Sutro
is the only one who can by any possi-
bility claim citizenship in Nevada. The
balance are all foreigners both in inter-
ost and by law. And for this combina-
ton Of earnest men, earnest only in
robbing the Comstock lode Of treasure
searched for and discovered by the men
II Whites, tho ''organ' at Virginia
daily pours its gathered refuse over
the heads OF u community, blaekguards
decent people, eulogizes ~treaebery and
generally and specially does the will Of
its master. II is q fit organ for the
cause 1t has cspoused. The tunes ii
plays are worthy Of their origin. The
monkey who holds out his hands for
royalty" has learned his part full well.
The man who turns the crank is never
wearicd; the machine is well creased;
the tune will drag along till after the
election.