Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-28
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his mercy. Some idea Of these gigan-
tic projects to rob a community, steal
the greatest precious mineral bearlng
lode In the world, and bankrupt two
large aud fiOurishlng towns, may be
gained by reading his published pro.
CANINE, but far more a be found In
some facts not generally known to our
citizens.
Mr.. Sutro has stated publicly, In.
deed boosted, that when his tunnel
should reach the Comstock lode there
would be no need Of Virginia City
and Gold Hill ; that there would be no
business for them ; that their resident
population Of miners and laborers
would DO transferred to tho town OF
Sutro, and that In three years from the
time the great bore reached the Savage
mine both towns would be rs Ophlr
City Is to-day - deserted ; homes for
rata and coyotes. Whether or not bis
picture Is overdrawn, we leave our
readers to judge. We may safely say
that under existing laws, and esps-
cially u the bills now pending are Gu.
acted into laws, the damage to our In
terests can scarcely be over-cstimated.
But let us see how Mr.. Sutro, clated
with the %stupendous profits Of the
scheme we have described, proposes, to
accommodate the emigration, tho
transfer OF property and wealth from
Storey county to the town OF Sutro.
Let US see how this kind friend Of the
miner, this genial, w~hole-souled pub
lie benefactor has provided for the
tide Of immigrants whom the compile
ton OF his "bore" will force to settle
at Its mouth. or course he has looked
out Tor the poor laborlng man. The
tunnel Is for ais beneiit-not for Su-
tro's pocket. Well,
First-Mr. Sutro, either In his own
name or that Of the company no repre-
sents, has .'gobbled" CHATS the word
every foot OF land for two miles up
and down the Carson River from a
point upon tho fills west OF the tunnel
mouth, to and across the river. In 9TH
or words he has entire ownership aud
control Of every foot OF land between
the tunnel and the river, aud north
and south u distance OF about two
miles. We know not the number OF
acres thus gobbled, but 1t must be sew
eral thousand. He has purchased land
across the river, and controls to-day
several miles OF water right. As the
fall Is little, this however may not
prove very valuable.
Second = He has laid out n town
thereon In lots Of various dimensions,
the majority being small, for which
two years ago. when there wcro not
half a dozen houses In the place, he
charged from two hundred to two thou.
sand dollars, and would sell no corner
lots upon the proposed business streets
and but every alternate lot upon any.
Can n more %stupcndous scheme oil
Wholesale swindling be devised than
that by which n community Of $4,000
souls shall DO legislated into forced en-
igration. aud then compelled to pay
such monstrous prices for land jus,
purchased from tho Central Pacific
Railroad Company, aud the Govern
msnt at from 81 Is to 81 80 per acre.
But this Is not all. The prospective In.
habitants OF the town Of Sutro must be
supplied with water. Having In re-
membrance tho klndllness Of this great
man, we are led to believe that this
want would be.provlded for so that the
pure fluid, so necessary for life and
happiness, would flow freely, without
cost, into the homes OF residents Of the
happy Cl citizens Of Virginia and Gold
Hill who have lsft their perchcs on the
mountain sides to nestle under the pro-
tecting wing OF this great public bsnc-
factor. But we find,
Third-Thst every spring Of water
In the hills, west OF the tunnel mouth,
has been located and purchased by this
philanthroplc lover Of the laborer.
That even a large spring away across
the Carson river, In the foothills to the
eastward, ten or lfteen miles from SUI
tro town, has been gobbled, and that
In fact today this would.bc owner OF
the Comstock Lode and tho lnhablt-
ants whom 1t supports, Ia actual owner
aud controller Of all tho land, the
water, and tho water rights, which, In
future will DO necessary tor tho exist
snce, support and prosperity Of this
prospective city. We need say no
more. Every Intelligent man who
reads this article - dealing In facts
%alono-will recognize the startling
truth, that compared with this stu.
pendous scheme, this monopoly Of life
supporting elements, all other cor
porations, all other abuses, DO they
railroad rings, or mining rings, are but
as chaif in wheat, rs a zephyr to a hur-
rieanc. Perhaps the scheme Of this
advcnturer will DO contaminated. 1t
may be- that no cat force the dsstruc-
ton Of our business aud tho practical
onthrallment Of u people. One
thing Is sure : he will II we allow 1t.
The proposition to subject the Re-
publican candidates for Senator Sum-
nsr's vacant scat to n caucu, vote, does