The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-11
MINING LIFE In NEVADA
PICTURE OF the MFTROpot,.
or THE SILVER STATE.
Population Of 10000, aud No uo,s,-
Rooms NJ Three Dollars a Day-t.sm-
biiug Dens and saloons by the uvnas''

bling Dens and SuIsons by the Iluua,.a
From me chicago nnss
VIRGINIA, New, May ~ Some 900 mi,,
west of Chicago lies Nirsinia City, the nietrunc
liz Ul the silver state. liza gtng t. tne steep az.
OF Mount Davidson, IL H. indeed q wu dari'i
| city Approach II nom the nurth the Ge,s.,
eIales, and on swinging around a SHARE bent
! ~ the road, tue 10y sud- nly appe n brfor,
you with its imne nse bO~i ins wOfks. lis clu.li,
| b at houses, 4nd ~ tecniug stfests. AurIs
| II from the south ~ toe Virginia ana fruck4.
hihfudd, ana after passing through ipDume, ae,
t1hi"is' We visitor Llds himself qhetly rdinf
through the heart Of the cty, past the hui.iins
| WORKS VITA their hIgh trestles aud gy,si
dumDs" lie Steps tom the car. wakes hs
| Vallse VA his hand aud with Shortened bieoh
! tous W the otsep street, looking tinly for
! hotel The Nirginian seems to take ple .ut- IA
| IL forming the traveller tnAt there Is no d. 81
Burned down In the bm tire, aud not vet t..
! b Ut ne says ~ him "waIlt up the street oad
! you will mad SINE lpd,i linz nnpse. wn,,r In 80
Is lucky day for you, you Will ilnd luum "a
! bed, aud you can yet your stub at one of tie
restaurants or sdloon,.' he "niurtdnl tie u8p-
eiler elbows his way through the crow ded strceta
aud at last has longing eyes arS greeted with a
! Ifinted sign which gives hin ths desired mior-
| nation that Within are "Fufnishod Rooms 10
| let"
lie goes In aud Is perohance. shown by the
| landlauy dlugy little deu which he II told he
can occupy Tor the sum OF $3 per day' PAYABLE
| In adv nee" Having secured a ~ re TO sleep.
tue next thing Is to und n place to eat. In ina
| thvre Is no difficulty Tue city abouuus in res
taurants, chop houses, and lunch CUuuters u
various degrees ot excellence or execIa lleness
! virginia, although city Of nearly 5000 inhtb-
hants, does not cover more than q square mile
! Of ground The houses are compactly Quilt. and
very ht.le room ~ gwen 10 Yards, &c. The, are
generally standing on the very edge Of the
streets and occupy as small space as pOssibie,
built PRINCIPALLY 81 wood, Iignt frame structures,
! line with cloth and paper, ana have atovs-
pipe running ~ through the roof In lieu OF
! CHIMNEY. owing 90 the situation Of the town
on the hillside, you have a fun view from your
window OF what Is going on at your neighbours,
some ~ feet below you on the next street. he
| only drawback to this pie isure l. the knOwledgs
at YOUR neiRhbor on the street ABOVE nas the
same advhntase over you.
Tue lrtuCIpal business HtTeet IL lined mOpt u
the way with bhck buildings, some OF which
would he n credit to on Eastern city. = he sreat
IRE OF Oct w, 1875. burned nearly all the better
portion OF the cItv, but II has been rebuilt
rapidly that street shows very few tracks OF
FARO. BRASS BANDS, AND wHIsKEY.
| There are a number OF elegant residences he
| Ing buit In tue upper pat OF this vast mining
| camp TN & would be an ornament to any city,
but unfortunately for appearances a great ma
| iorny Of the dwelling houses are Of The class
| mentioned above.
& street, the promenade and lounging place OF
two thir ST Virginia, Is little over mile long.
| Astranger passing down the street III the even
| ing wonders where all the people come from.
As he struggles through the crowd, passing the
gorgeous saloons, his ears catch the rattle Of the
faro checks, the clnk Of the com, and the stem
torian voice OF the gontcmanly caller VI the faro
game while on tue opposite side Of TIE street
two bnying brass bands call attention to the
performances at the theatre and at the varieties,
and yer, wicked city. The principal business
seems 10 be gambling and selling whtskcy All
Of tue nrst-class saloons have their faro games.
lhey are conducted IN the most open manner.
he last Legisat re did. believe, pass alaw pio.
vidins that banking games should be CONDUCTED
Only IN back rooms; cvhstqnehily, sliaht
scrt en- door prevents the players from being seen
from the street. Tue games arc run MINT and
/ day, and are always crowued. The grOuis of
lOungers OF the sidewalks are composed pnuci-
pIS OF miners ur duty, bummers and hang-
eTs-On oi faro games. They stand IN fru nj VI
the saloons, with their hands In their pockets
their pipes OF Gig rs IN their mouths frequently
blocking up the entire sidewalk, aDd If you want
to pass YOU can 40 iuto the street.
There are nearly one hundred saloons on 0
street alone. aud they all seem to be muking
money. The prop1et"rs Of some Of these
places are among tue most prominent cittzcns.
The man who sells wniskey IL the man OF in:
huence lie has money, lives In style, and
drives fine team. All Of these things are pass
pOrls to The favor OF society. Iha barkoepcr 10
The "pure stuff" Indeed the old - forty miner"
will tell sou that II OF no rise for the dealers TO
send poor or adullertted liquor here. The
people viii not Drink IL. Tney are willing 70
pay Tor the best, cir, ana they VIII nave IL
perience Of my own tnst large quantity Of the
wniskey Is very crooked. Toe 9id lorty-niner,
short See Of s sn herdsp Ps daisht ants
touches the SPOT For California Wines ana IN
FACT any class Il wine, he has u great contempt
II he INDUCES IN auy, it must be the imported
ar icle. Drinking 10 almost universal. NDeu
You meet friend In the street. or are in.ro.
take something" aud then you can talk more
THE MILLIONS IN THE MINES
The great object VI interest to the visitoris the
mines.
Commencing about mile north Of the city,
they extend IN sOuthefly direction four or iva
miles through Virginia, Gold Ill, anu Silver
Ctty ! he largest mines lie underneath virginia
and Gold Hill. Though only n few OF them arc
producing bullion, they re all being worked At
monthly expense OF from $IO.OJO IT, tJJOO;
and some OF the hoistng And pumUing ma
| chtnery used Is uinong the nuest IN the word.
Millions OF money are spent III pruspecliu- but
when rich strike Is made the yield Of n siufls
month will more tn II pay back all tn 4 ma, nerh
: ex,euded. The meg who pay tue assessments
however, are not ALWAYS tue men who geI vac
. | dividends. When "A body Of Oie Is struck, Tue
fact Is frequently concealed from tho public
The men are Withdrawn from the arm ana ,rt
t. work in a barren part OF tho ulne, while me
board 81 trustees lew hsSrssInent alter assess
ment. At length tue Stockholders. becoming
m weatied with paving assessments aud dt-u"f.
Ing Of getting tneiI mOneN back sell Their Stock
for Whatever II VIII Dring IN the market, ma "
Is quietly picked M 10y the insiders, Who
. afe having loaded themselves, open ~ tue
n mine and announce the STRIKE.
d Tue profits made by the Increase IN the Vllle
II of the stock IL sometimes enormous. IT. ISL
"A Becher stock went from t2.JJ Der share 10
! 5000, ana then ala uivuend- on TINS -tuch "A
n average Of S5J per share per innnthi1r ~" Ntai
II and malt. he amounts being paid ~ ne
,. Consolidated virginia ana CAN ~ hes 10
g even greater Tue monthly dividend 81 l"s
n llecher aggregated t52OUO while Cons 'lliht 4
# Virginia ana California pay monthly slV''W
!. each, ana probably viii pay Sl1JOUOl eac. pef
"A mon as soon ~ they get Their new miils ftadI
Il for reducing the ore. .
d with such ngutes rs these before them. is I,
A any wonder thit the people here are given 10
- speculation IN stocks, AMI invest their iist d'l'
Il larf his Is essen ially ghmbitnR conuuhb'
If ana almost everybody, men, women. ana s"H'
times even ChIldren, invest their sIhte e. i-i anu
a are once IN a great white uade ~ few Jays
q aud more iIequcnty lost IN 10" hours.
y MIR RROU NIIE NIRPRISID.
"a
IS How yhey give Away FINE Farms IN
~ kunsns.