Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-12-05

why Times are % outlet.

There Is considerable coin plsi n,
among our citizens, that no~twithstand.
Ing the apparent prosperity OF the
district, times are hard and money
scarce. 1t vas believed that after the
occurrences Of three or four pay-days
the increased amount of coin disbursed
and the general sqnaring up of &C.
counts would stimulate all arteries Of
trade, aud cause n renewal oil the old
times, when the streets we're thronped.
the aloons crowded, aud the pam.
bling tables hid from view by an eager
assemblage vi men intent on counting
fortunes favors. That this state Of
things does not obtain ut the present
date IS due to causes heretofore men
toned In our columns, snd we do not
look for a repetition of The i, ely. hur
~ -skurry life, the reckless q xpendi
tur@ OF labor's reward that forinsrly
characterized the bulk Of the popula
Tim. Within the last year or two the
hard times have been felt by ell classes
OF citizens aud no one has realized
them more thar the miner and labor
er. This not only WA the case ia Eu.
reka, but also throughout the State.
every mining camp of any note hay-
ing been depressed. and it's chief in.
dustry under a cloud. Before that
lime. u Eureka was dull, Virginia
city held out Inducements 10 the
worker, or ii he did not care to tempt
fortune In that locality he turned his
steps toward Ploche-then In full
blast-or chose his future camping
ground among the numerous outly-
ing mining towns that then existed.
THAT choice has not been possible for
the past two years. the hard times hsv
ing been universal all over
the East, and the ebbing and
Rowing population that hitherto
had driftsd from east to west. OBJ
tanning employment at almost
any point. found their occupation me
and as n consequence of enforced idle
ness were Obliged not only to practice
q rigid economy but also gained a real.
izlng sense Of the beauties Of perma
nent employ men. This class OF rovers
are Detoining wonderfully less, and in
Eureka at least. have given AWAY to
mon OF steady habits. a large majority
OF whom have gathered their fam lies
around them aud settled down to
abide by the good Or i'll fortunes of the
town, content To receive constant work
at The reinunsrative prices paid vt our
mines u furnaces. They contribute
To tie permanent prosperity of the
town, and in the end are much the
more desirable class of citizens, nj
though they do not scatter their hard
quite as freely AS the reckless
wanderer. who is flush to day and
subsisiing off of some friends bounty
to morrow. The fact that. as a com
munty. We had drawn heavy drafts
the future. il another reason why
there II not a plethora OF coin in cir
culstion. Old debts. contracted dur
ing the enforced idleness. are now be-
ing paid up; old scores wiped out. and
a general settlement made all around.
IL takes months to accomplish this
and In the mesuiims every body aeon
omises. In looking over the field we
can all we'll aff,ri 10 lie satisfied with
the present outlook. Over 1000 men
are now Al work In the mines and the
industries dependent thereon,
The mines themselves were never
better. The prospect ahead is
very fright one. and very few towns
~ the coast can beast OF the same
mount OF prosperity that now reigns
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