, 1879-08-08
GHOSTS OF THE COMSTOCK LODE.


Tho Itffcrcnco Tetvccn Nuhtnrrnnenn nri
Financial nt,n,ur.
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sAN FRANCISCO, 'uis sf-Io ms Editor Of mf
Ae@ lors 'snH: My letter OF ainy 81, published
In your issue ot june 10, on "TAc Spectre Of
the Dtr popuuza. :, wos ta)cprnnY,co hsclr bcre
nm ma ,nor,,,, nftor n. r,,,,,t,.,to, -, -,
,e., M 'e' s. .|.. .' 80. 80. 10 au ~
oen!eu oa '''' s'oe" ''eKess" az 10 or IL
bubble which / had pricked burst to pIeccs,
l1nI,,, fcl, fran gina IN s.u, q .ho+. .r1 Ill ,ha
IT." .... -, ~ s'',a w. s"".e' -. A'lu w 'ao
o;"et ,: cnos's u tnc eomstoeK IN Proportion
public from the "lcal" tho spectators had
prcoaret.. t,rv nrr,rnfr1 In ,1,scorrr fnrr aova
oftsr.ar,i ,,nt ,ho . aoo Ioro, IN 1tnton %aa
a..,n.,, ,,1,s" ,,,.. .,'o,. 1'H ~ oasol .au
late. Their newapapcr.orrans said all the mean
things they could about une for havtu- had m.
tcn,ertv tn ,ton ,l,cr t.,icoi !, bn, henos, r,ou
anna :, ~, he IT,. ,.ora I'D .ban,.S', ~. nv" Nv
t,ie service Witch the sun l'nu performed tor
inc public ln hnblisiit'. nv lottcr ! ntn conts-
uent that It. saye!' hundreds OF men from sose,
ncrh1os iro.n ruin: III! an hapny to think
!aie.-pGlofo t'c base'tsS "ac"l" had cnRalfcd
Thy ruhlh'. ........-.
naf, wuilS nn an enn'nT to stock !" "aSnl*,"
nIV nnai.c!ai ,ni,,;,t: wIlelein 'l1u e.:aysoIs
noesea, nm equally friend to llonest mining.
1n Wris'''.: nv previous letter sad: II do
ts III 'le interest ~ legitimate INNING, tliat It
'as :, nase H;roS ,,a as w. weas support and tnas
y hhs 'lnt oc fetlntca ny tsle SUCCESS OF mining
bunplcs; sotwlthststt'lnc these uncqutvoea!
expressions, nave been freated as an enemy TO
all fnlntlg' BECAUSE said thar mining on the
ing thas 10 ,ninss ara troIita6loi " '''
Why, most nf the practical men on this coast
no1a thc aaHlc Views tHat dn, a1id fet some OF
them have grown enormously facli In mining.
scnaior 1o'In 1. .ales enscrtalns ths same opf!,-
1ols anu i9ae Ieacatoa u " ny meaTin@ hanTcaa
e. g! times; and yet he toos $3,oooooo q 81, co.,
tuo elt Of ne trown Eolht b3nnnzo. Capt. Iuf,
lor' Supsfsnteiadsnt at OF tMe iell.w JACKET tod
NJ TINT IN hls o2,nion every dollar mined on tho
Golnstoss cost ~; NJ; Flood has said thc asmo
thtf!G. Lt1aIa a. tfArnett, SUPERINTENDENT Of tho
iaeilc irnnery' sys tic SANG tnehe " hla wofs
nh Inc hnp,a a1tcl'1'c - sa,s tfonnStlon qt tlo
rtec1o.'s y Atsiais," z. ~; Slr; William jacob
SANG th'.s:. Tho Baron Alex nacE YOU Hum.
boldt, III Fluctuatloas OF Ho!d," ueriln. 1913.
I says hu same @ tl'i'.: rs!hhps ~, NJ. csoly nn-
aefhtah.!h the slDfcct oeltct than Won lluM-
boldt l Sla; psr!laps not. ;,
While mining docs not par on the 'wllole. II
pays The slslltul Or the lucky nGr enormously:
faces and horny palms. whoso rough manners
md odd style at 1rcss, tell Of hardstfps, gx.
posure, ard fierce struggle for gold, arc rs
entilq , a.. ~ n,,,lt, hHcseSsfes i9 Connecticut
Harvard, Williams, Q'Conner. kerne, Lent,
shafter, Boil. liolne+ Eouuhltn, Wa!kcr, Ifol-
lHisl, atlt! hundreds uf oilers were all Ut them
DOOR men few years ago, yet they have all be.
eo,no wealthy, md many Ut them nro million.
aires. ThEre IL scarcely n good ,nno Oh this
cpust-and l!ltrc have becn huudreis INV,
thousands, OF goud tlIncs-wnlcll has net
turned out wealthy man; not necessarily u
,nilllnraire, but wealthy. With product which
il not likely to full brlow $b0, ,0 0W ur 100000,
000 year for many years to cn,no, and wlllca
may 1t any tlno junp to sl03,0 0J1, this coast
IL sure to turn out suorcs OF mlllona!res every
yrnr
And yet say that mining on tia whole Is tn