Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-12-18
THE coMsruck.
Interesting Historical Items The
Naming OF the mtnss-soos 81
the Early Leeators.

December idl
rESRop,
| Who owned. at one time. . sixth OF the
Ophir ground. besides valuable claims at
Gold Hill. eams overland from Illinois
and settled in washoe early, having prior
to the Comstock discovery never been In
California. Ho took up = ranch on Clear
| Greek. a few miles south Of the present
.lts 81 Carson City. where no spent nj.
| time between cultiv2ting a small tract VI
land and placer mining. which latter cali
ing he followed On the bar at CHINATOWN,
and Along Geld Canyon. lie was among
| ths iirs, 10 obtain q foothold In the new
.ilyer mines. tho value Of which he seems
10 hay. appreciated from the frat. Being.
however. a cautious and prudent man. he
ai.no,eI Of nearly sll his interests early
rs.Iizinr only moderate figures for the
same. For his cne-sixih share ne phi
..Il ,o Judge walsh. he received $4,000.
n. ,smaip-I on his ranch for some time
snJ nail II became quite valuable. when
n. dispos.i " IL and removed to Elko
eo,,,x Nevada. where for several years
pa.t he hs. been engaged in hydraulic
mining and, according ~ report. doing
remarkably we'll. Penrod always enjoyed
,mone hi. ncighbors and those who had
| Healing. with him. an excellent reputation
for honesty and good seuss. lie was alss
A person o. line courage and superior busi-
ns.s qualifications. being in fact, q good
type Of the straightforward, e%nterprising
Western man.
A. Y. uousEwoRrH.
Like Penrod and other settlers In west
cru Utah, this man. tempted. while on his
wsy overland W California. TO tarry and
try his luck in the placer diggings along
Gold canyon. or To turn aside and seek re-
treatment for his fAmished stock and
faded teams in the grassy valleys that lie
along the foot ~ the Sierra. remained
through tho approaching Winter and nnal-
ly made up his mind Ia stop altogether.
converting what was at first intended a. .
mere ~sojsurn into . permanent settlement
in the country. Houssworth came from
wsstsrn Pennsylvania. aud being . black
| smith by trade, settled soon after he arriv-
I'd in the country at Geld Hill, whore he
found profitable employment shoeing
the horses and sharpening the picks OF the
minsrs. Being q man OF intelligence,
steady habits and good character, he WAS
selected first recorder % the district. He
| owned in the Yellow Jacket and other
claims about Gold Hill. and also one
twsnty-fsurth % the Ophir. which last he
| disposed of for the sum Of -, 200, Judge
Walsh and DIR. Ober. an old aud we'll
| known resident Of San Francisco. being
| the purchasers. The various mining in
tsrests which he pa'tsd with In is59-GO
| for $1,000 or $1,000, would have brought
| him $500 900 or more had he held On TO
| them a year or two longer. Having made
. little stake" which NO doabt seemed
| 10 him a great deal " monsy. Houseworth
| returned to his old home sooa after ; and,
| although lie came Jack 10 washoc . few
wears Later, be does not seemed To have re-
| inaiseJ long. The probabilities are tiat
| he ssv little opportunity, under The
| changed condition % thinxs. for . MAJ
| like him to further increase his '' pile" or
| make another raise. and 80 bstook himself
again to a country whero the chances for
| realizing a fair return for his labor were
more certain. II not quits 90 tempting.
1900. ~, -u,sropy or ruxrn
In a majority Of eases the names applied
10 the original locations ON the Comsteck
Lode require 40 explanation. the terms
themselves. though In many instances
wholly fancifal. sufficiently indicating
their derivation and meaning. Of the
forty-thres claims that may properly Do
referred to this class, twsnty-sih have eeen
named in accordance Win the rue ners
mentioned, seventeen Tearing me MANI,
Of the PARTED who took them uP o, oossn'
them from nrst hands SOON Aisr tns! ~
first located. Iioss AZ aneosvsisan WIN
this branch OF chronological hlstory heeu
not be- told how whimsical ana even ApsuIu
arc sometimes the primaiy rsAssns u
operate upon th. mind oil thc PiosPSe
when selecting names 10, MS n,"us ~.
ions; hence the Ia,'isesneu Anu i'm
cal ap~peiiAuoss o." lIsiusnuy - .n.nrd
In IN. Oouns.oe, ,oea onan,.non.l
syIeol noue.e 49, n,,ii!pn Chsi.
aPpsi'n.' ,ne soraul.. pranirs aud
snsc, I,A0n.lu.,, =, .ar,ain go
iinperih' ~ susfes'.. .,saa.".h !.
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