Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-15
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Among the most noted features IN the
history 81 the Csmstock has been Adolph
sutro and his famous tunnel. he start
Cd In poor and came out rich. an achieve
msni never accomplished before OF since
by tunnel borsrs In this section. But
Adolph sutro IL not n OF those who
come out as the little end Of the horn;
hs came out through the Savage shaft.
How 10 came out rich II mot explained;
but hs certainly did some cut triumph.
ant ever all his advsrsariss and with as
much nsnsy v the richest Of them.
And after he came out, he drew out
and stayed cut. The sutre tunnel
remains - . proud testimonial to his
iadenitabls energy and dosnasisal per-
severance; and even the bread dump at
its mouth il composed Of big hard
stones which cry out from the ground:
1--WE were Of the solid. i~nvinoibls heart
Of the mountain, but Sutro vas our
conqusror. and new he tramplss rs b.
meath his fest. or can whenever he
likes"
And even while driving his tunnel
ahead snssasingly against and into The
sdamantias fastnsssss. hs wss also doins
what others have threatened to do, max.
Ing the desert to blossom a. the rose"
He rooted up the sagsbrush desert. and
the bread alfalfa fields Of New jerusalem
alsrg down the Csrssn river. below the
mouth Of the tunnel. prove what he
can Do In the blossoning line. Ths
rectangular tswn Of Sutfo. 10 COZ.
struoted that every man. woman and
child In Il can gaze directly into the
mouth Of the tunnel. the haven Of their
hopes for prosperity. also shows how he
utilized the capabilities Of the desert.
Yes, and all this time be was also fight
ing and lssturipg against the combined
msgnates OF the Constock mining CON.
paniss. the railroad, and other opposing
interests. He fought them In Congress.
In the Supreme Court. and everywhere
else. and ~ before remarked. finished
his tunnel and came ont Of Il rich..
since then Sutro has been resting upon
his oars-not ores. for hs sees precious
little In the shape OF ores coming from
the Comstsck upon which royalty" can
b levied BY the sutro Tunnel Company.
But no has not been idle or unhsard Of
occasionally. His real estate and stock
Transactions in San Francisco, and other
quiet financial investments, 10 say moth.
ing Of . little court notoristy now and
then. have kept the sntsrprising Adolph
before the people. And now he turns
up as the purchaser Of the famous Clia
House property. that favorits place Of
resort for heightened San Fransisoans,
whore they . gaze forth upon the
broad Pacific and sniff the sea breeze and
fog to their hearts eentent. There they
can sit and witness the gambsls Of the
see lions as they prancs ever the big,
dark. foam .lashsa rocks, reposs from the
wild anxisties Of the stock market and
business cares generally. and sip all the
cocktails and eat all the good things they
choose to pay for.
Sutro will make Q good landlord, and
will have Q new, extensive and expensive
seaside hotel, with all the best Of modern
improvements. and the surrounding
grounds and natural beauties Of the
situation will be utilized and nxed up In
proper style to correspond. Visitors
from the Comstock will. however. feel
disappointed 10 he does not have q
"ewooksd wsilwosd'' and Q ''Sharwen's
wooapils" somewhere near by. just to
psrpstuate his identity and remind them
Al ala ti.ss