Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-12-15
MORE LanonERs THAN WORK.

MORE LADORERs THAN WOkh
The widely Published statements Of
the great wealth and prosperity OF the
Comstoek range have served during b
pas. two years to draw to Gold Hill and
Virginia City. from all quarters Of tn.
world. not only IN army Of iaborsrs and
mechanics. but people Of every trade
and profession. The greater portion Of
this food Of immigration has reached
her. with nothing but empty pockets
aad hands. willing to labor at any kind
o. employment that might be offered
them. Many Of them have heretofsrs
lived In countries where manual labor
receives but limited compensation. and
when they read or heard the wondrous
stories OF the richness Of our mines. or
learned that for a days work n common
laborsr received the sum Of four dollars,
IL seemed to them fabulous, and, lsav.
ing comfortable homes, they sacrificed
their little possessions in the belief that
II they could but reach here their own
energy and abilities would win for them
. portion Of the lucrative employment
and wealth rsputed to be found. How
wrong those conclusions were thousands
Of unemployed and actually suffering
men In Storey county can attest to-day.
That our mines have yielded aud are
still yielding millions in gold and silver
is . fact. but each newly arrived.
smploymsnt-seskinR immigrant, ands
thousands OF others drawn here
in like manner. until every
~avceation and branch Of labor or bust.
ness Is filed to OVERLOOKING. Instead Of
the prosperity aud abundant work they
expected. they find themselves, together
with hundreds, yes. thousands, Of their
fellow men. just NJ energetic. eager and
hungry rs themselves. day after day and
week after week ~contsndins for an op.
psrtunity to earn bread to keep ,hsm'
selves. and perhaps their wives and chill
drsn from beggary and want.
There Is not u superintendent or fore
man of q mine on the Comstock. but has
been besought, urged and begged for
work until they dread to meet the crowd
Of suppliants that await their approach
to their mine or plsce Of business
Women. with every mark Of poverty
about their persons and dress. helpless
children in their arms, and tears In
their sysa. often seek out and beseect
managers Of mines for employment fol
n husband who has perhaps been striv'
ing In vain for months to obtain Q
means Of support for them aud himself
No matter what the capabilities and
richness Of our mines are. they can AZ
ford work for merely n limited number,
and they are now crowded to repletion in
every quarter. Thus far the weather
has been unusually favorable. but Win
tea 10 now close at hand. and II thess
poor. unemployed men do not sssl
other fields Of labor. nothing can Pre-
vent q vast amount Of suffering AM
starvation in their ranks. There II
plenty Of work In the lumber regions o
the mountains, and on the farms In th,
valleys OF California. The wages una,
not be quite a. large rs those paid To-
smploymsnthsre. but on the other hand
the dangers 70 life and limb are not 81
great. and the expense OF living bsinl
far less. the profits Of labor are nearly
II not quite, as much.
No laboring mar out OF employment
in Gold Hill or Virginia City at thu
present time. should hesitate to ssel
new fields Of labor at once. II Is thsii
duty /; they I'VE it to themselves, thsil
needy families. and to the community,
All the extra opportunities for work af
fordsd by the railroad. and the erection
Of new hosting works and maehiner,
during the past Summer. must now Gloss
ior the Winter. so that there is no hops
left for the giving Of work to any. oth-I
than the regular employees OF the mines
aud mills. Let no man who has ,
thought OF coming here to labor. no
matter from what part Of the world. any
longer entertain such an idea /; and let
every man wto can get away. seek some
sursr aud better field at once.