Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-04-28
SILVER IN FAIR.
what shs Prsesssal Hissr Thinks
j or shs Coming Currency.

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Prom the B~sriinssoa CIsva) Havt.Eya.i
Among The host Of other distinguished
gentlemen Who avallsd themselves Of
the superior hotel accommodations hers
TO spend the Sabbath In the metropolis
was James @. Fair, one OF the ovnsrs
OF the Consolidated Virginia silver mins
at Virginia City. Nevada.
An ambassador Of the Hdpk-E ys
sought and found him comfortably quar-.
tered and partaking Of the good things
at the Gofham House. Tho caller wai
at once invited 10 Be seated, and made
known bis business. when. In substance,
the following little talk took place:
Rsportsr-Mr. Fair. ~ you are doubt
less aware that the enormous production
Of your mines Of gold and silver are a.
tracing the attention not only Of this
| country, but the whols world, ! have
called as o seeker Of information with
reference to them.
Mr.. Far-I certainly have nc objsc-
tons 10 falling what II being dons. A
residence Of twenty.ssven years on The
Pacific slops has given me an oppor-
tunity Of watching dsvslopmsnts In thEt
quarter. The Comstosk lode, which
undsrliss Virginia City, ID about four
miles long. and from 400 70 800 feet
vide. We have been raising about 800
tons OF orc daily. valued Of from eS0. 900
to 500, 900. We did rather better In
March, the value reaching $1,000, 900,
and expect 4 increase II during the
Summer to %. 0O0. 900 per month.
Reportsr-How 10 general business In
Nevada. and Ii there much demand for
labor2
Mr.. Fair-virginia City contains .
population OF from 10000 70 $4,000,
and. like many other places. there are .
great many idle people; but, on the
whole. they are reasonably well en-
ployed, At fair wages. Our own pay.
roll numbers nearly G,000. In various
localities. Some do well, but many are
disappointed, expecting 10 gel rich sud-
denly. The great fire was q consider
able drawback, but the damage done II
being repaired rapidly, and there will
soon DO but few traces Of II left.
Reporter = Al you have doubtless
| given the matter much thought. what
L you 49,. a. aoid
sn,er ans.s d.,,,,sa ,.rv
s.h- =. ~, 20 tins W.. nm.
duly depressed, touching a. low - 6fty.
two pence In London. but has quite 10
Gently aa.anosa 70 n,.y Ua .nn,.h.n.
tna' 'nsfs n.s 20 a.m,sc;atior IN A..
son .. ' UNI 5,nh.ss ann,irns Ann,
uineiehoe w.A o~s... $50 yvh,I.
IN NJ PIeseun ny Sssia,o ,n.rs..,na A.
!ne prouaev H. ~ -c,,d
ms country sn"' .;- -. 'o5s
u iAiing on. IN ~
snow . asc,o oSo = I'm
OF over y,n,oI Oo,a .s.;cIa AZ Inv on
Io's. 1 L.. et,v.,hr:.
peeuiauon ~reu or..., 10 wou
49, N.
eIpecss aenisnu suin'sn' ~
immense producttion Oh sivetI
Mr.: Fair-A somewhat I'M
preston gets ABROAD ABOUT our MINE
being oil silver. y : tney .Is
caIsu .sllsss ~ "..m :,
pfoeu. " 81 I...yina
70 hIty per cent. .. eo,a.
our ~ III :.
go'u ~ sy,s .,.a. v,S. ,U.,Is -, .,,v.,
W. shors eI iai- aoiS
ooIi w. ~ I. 20 go ~.
-. ~ s,,~.s srJ ,on,. .oor Nm
..;, iii ,snn;,s az oo3 ooo n r.ds.m
ma ,;,tis ms fboldins nm a Ian cept
.hinniast.,i mich you people cali
money China md tshan and other
conntyie. in thnt direction will continue
"A tsie ia,ee mount. while soma psrts
Of continental Europe viii ne, II A. here
tofore. In Au,tris n Ii legal
tender. and their government losns
ara mads vayabls In siIysr Ths
trsas dollar contsiuipg 49O Qrsins Of
pnre .iIyer. will 90 hence. Wild The
st,ndsrd American dollar. with only