Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-11-24
vmaINIA Cur, Nov. %, 1871.


vmaISIA CRY. Nov. "a, 1871.
EprroR GoLp Hill Nxws; The total
amount Of assessments collected by the
2i3 mines listed in the stock board in DIFF
fsrent mining districts, Virginia, during
the pas, thirteen years are SIS, s2s. 236.
Aggregate amount Of dividends paid
si0s. 9i5. 600. leaving . balance Of divi-
dends over assessments OF $S3.09o.i63
The foregoing does not prove that all who
invest in mines are enriched by them. but
that there are a. many successful In that
branch Of business A. In any other ; BE-
sides the prosecution Of the business OF
mining affords employment to Thousands
Of persons ., liberal wages in almost every
capacity. In the first place. there arc the
miners who sink the shafts, run drifts.
sink wines and run crosscuts.
and mine tho ore: tho machin-
lists. engineers. blAeksmiths. carpenters.
millwrights. carmen. superintendsnts.
foremen. shift bosses, time and store
keepers. civil engineers, teAmstsrs with
their ten horse teams. delivering ore, ma
.hinarv iumbsr. vooJ. charcoal and csst-
ings. Then there are the men Who chop
the wood In thu mountains, send IL down
the fumes and river and take II out OF the
river and load II on the cars; men 10 chop
down trees for lumber. teams that haul
wood 10 the fumes and river. also logs TO
tho sawmills. and boards. plank and tim
,sr from Inc mill. vhen saved: the men |
snoia,., In anil .hont ths mills. such "A
.sr,s,s sncinsers- locmen. and thoso
~ho h.nlIs he lumber After being sawed !:
m.cbini.t. anil csrpsuters 10 erect the
hn,lJ,ncs anil mt mn the machinery. over.
- AMI l-o..es- boarding house keepers. |
80. w.i,srs anil i.nndrymeu. builder
~ ws,ons hav anil gray consumed by the |
49, sna c.,,le bisek.mith. 10 shoe |
no. r.n.ir WAGON. and tools charcoal
hn,n.r. Who finnish coal for the smiths'
shon. a, ,bs mountains: an immense
.ma,,, of frsirbt furnished 10 the rail.
sa.Js in ,ha .h.Ss of orr and .upplies. re-
a%nir;ns , host ~ amployes 10 receive and
discbssy, lie .ame |: csrpsntsrs and mill
wrirht, In erecting reduction works
AMI maehinists In putin; up engines.
boilers. batteries, pans and shAfting. Then
there |. the em~ployment given 10 the |
build,rs Of engines, boilers and castings
-. =, on, al.o piprs. shafting
sn1 hsi,in. ma.ls Al he .~ppropriats estab-
,I.s,ssn" n,m.rop. boariing.houss
l%ssnsrs' with their cook. and walters. for
x;.,n.ii,y anil Ioleinc the employees At the
MINI mill, AMI yarious works where sup
IL. a.. m.nnf.eturel. thu money paid
r. h.riwaro anal to men smployel At the
lin lion maLin, sir.pips anal many other
tbines reouirei. There are the picks.
shoyel.. hammer. gsds, sledges and drills
used. which furnish employment TO . great
MANY men 10 manufacture. Then there
ar, ths manufacturers ot powder. fuse. |
candles. oil paints, wire and hemp rope 10
h. natronixcd largely. A large amount Of
man,v h. Maid ont by this immense host
~ smnloyes for living, clothing. tobacco.
whi,ky' and liberal contributions 10 the
snpprt az the tiger. A we'll as churches.
thea,er. and schools. The donations TO
The African beast 20 to support quite .
numerous class OF individuAls. Doctors
and lawyers come In for their share OF the
money put in circulation by the mines;
also The wives and children Of employees
have their support; 10 do the assAyers,
reiners and eoiners. judges. %juries, sher-
iff., c~onstAbles. policemen and I~ailors. get
th.ir ouota: the lrinters for advertising
meeting. OF stockholders, assessments lev
lei. ~diyidonds declared and delinquent
.toeks for ale, To the above should DO
Aided he supplies OF quicksilver. sulphAte
~ copnsr. ali. acid and lee, giving em-
n-ioxn,.n, ~ MANY to proluce them,
II h.x. yixen In the commencement Of
,,i. %ay,icis he amount OF assessments
80, anil Jiviiend. p.ii. I will now
80 ,h., many ~ ,ho,. mine, furnished
- %, . long time. .uaicisnt 10 nav ali
~. ;u.n,r.i In mining anil reducing
y.hp"s.a ~, mo-, enonyb IN have 4 .ur.
1s- s. I'LL. .n,ong The .to,kbolder..
W. - .mo,n, ~ money
iSt..., o. smnioy.. anil Tor supnlie..
- s.n.h ~. coi, w.. .alsJ 10 the
n,s,,aa NJ nav, hing 40 be con.
- a. a.. .Iii,ion the nroduct Of the !
.'us.NH IN -. a. ~ cirrulatinr
m,u H. ~hi.h ,ha xhoia world will h.
Ns I. a".,n l..,.. Nininy for
- asas,a,. meal. /. nnliLs any other
WV p.Nss -. ..n Ia no comnetition
- -, ,hsn,o.Inct dors moi tiuc-
ana We 'aiuo =. MI :, ~. r.,m and tha
tuA'e ,lAe .no PrSSuu1es ,,ara ,hs com.
mAnniaetoty. Nei'ne, = ss,.n,.
petition 'nAI tnetu Is yc'N.eu = Th
traders anu e.ery pIo aaa - ,,inas
goli ahu si',.i 49, 49, - a.rm.
ouiid eiues anu 49, - - e.
u manuiAs,oites, ou''u '"p' ~ h,s,h
nish them win employment ou ~ IL
seas az wen Is puIIu s.es"n.'s a"u ca..i5,
vessels ,h,' hA,IsA.. 'ns w. -
srins All these o,hsn1 W. wy ~. h,'IaS.. ~
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