Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-03-23
UNLIMITED WEALTH.

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When ono reflects upon the immense
wealth now possessed BY the four prin-
cipai owners Of the intellectually rich Boz
mama developed in the Consolidated
Virginia and California mines. 81 the
north end Of the Comstock. the mind 10
dared with wonder. and figures after hg-
ures are added 10 the already long array
until they shade or into the misty realm
OF the fabulous and incomprshsnsible.
The wealth Of the R~othschilds. the As
tors and other rich men noted in history
and known OF ut the present time.
could DO counted. calculated. and de-
fined by regular estimates. based upon
proper financial grounds and established
principles. But In this instance. when
We get to counting by tho hundred mil
lions, and see hundreds Of millions
beyond. with very possible billions in
prospective. and no defined or under
stood or even guessed at limits to the
brent bonanza or source OF this immense
wealth. all figuring and calculation Is
lost in q glittsring. golden hued and
silver.starred armament or boundless
wilderness Of incomprshensibls afi.
uence. the naturalization Of a vast
golden dream. compared with which all
others pale into utter insiguihcanes.
Crssus. Aladdin. Monte Cristo and Sin.
bad the Sailor. were mere paupers as
compared with Mackay. Fair. Flood and
O.Brisn. The San Francisco Stock Re.
port Of day before yesterday. contains m
interesting article on this subject. from
which We extract the following:
'.Nlr. Flood informed Us the othel
day, while on tho subject Of the marvel.
ous appreciation OF tho Consolidated
Virginia. and the immense fortunes &C
cumulated by the early holders Of is
stock, that they had started in with
some $4,000 in the early part OF The
decade. The amount Of their wealth al
present cannot Be computed. even by
thsmsslves. Mr.. Flood said IL NIGH
Be set down In round figures at $780,
000. 600, though that sum would moi
begin to buy out their various interests,
Their income from California and Con,
Virginia amounts. or will amount In {
few weeks, to about 90. 200. 900 PEI
month. they owning some 725.0O
shares Of the new issue In the two mines
Besides this they own controlling inter
ests In various other mines. In any ON
OF which . BONANZA may be uncovered
We might 60 further. shaming all 70
nance BY q ample statement OF facts
lpt in the confederation Of such a for
tune Q point 10 reached where "numbsr
drown the thought" The value Of tn
bonanza. a. estimated BY experts,
three thousand millions Of dollars. 0ve
two-thirds OF the net profit would fall 4
their share. yielding them nearly sui
hcient to pay tho national debt"
And now. how does. or will. tho pos
session Of all this boundless. unsstima
BILE wealth affect tho very fortunate
quartstts Of men We have mentioned
Have they. OF viii they. become msanet
or more illiberal with the increase o
wealth. viii the power. which monist
wealth brings. make them forget th,
common amenities Of life. and wha
they owe TO their fellow citizsnsi vii
they exercise the power which tn
goddess Fortune has endowed then
with. to avoid carrying their shar
Of tho public burden, or vii
their souls expand with their in
grease Of wealth and consequent ability
and induce them to shoulder q still
greater and more proportionats share o.
the burdenl Two OF these four men
have sought for and earned their grsal
wealth BY patient toll. unrsmitting sx
srtion md rswarding success in years o.
underground explorations; the oths
two have been made rich simply BY thsi
connection with the first mentioned
All four are nov rich beyond their Wild
dsst anticipadons. and remembering
thst they brought nothing into the wori'
and can take nothing away with then
when thsy leave. 10 remains 70 Be- EEL
what good or bad uss they will make o
their present wealth and power.