Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-12-23
ON THE CONS rOCK.
Good Times Coming. Despite the
Crackers and Chronic
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Growers.
Ed. APPEAL:--The news of the
renewal Of mining operations on a
large scale IN the various mines on
the Comstock lode having reached
me, [ ran up there on Monday last
to see how the famous camp looked
in the light of busy times. [ was
as thousands before me have
been-struck with the wonderful
machinery, and still more wonder
full output of ore from the mines
now in operation, and by many
other wonderful things peculiar to
Virginia City, but the most won
derful of all things was the mute.
Micawber-like methods Of scores Of
men who lined the streets each day.
all intent on croaking over the mis-
fortunes that beset the city. While
it is true that the Frankel episode
has sadly interfered with the i'm
mediate prosperous condition Of
the people at large, it is not true
that hard times exist in that camp.
| talked With men in all lines Of
business, aud they all agree that
the camp struck bed rock some time
since, and that now It is slowly but
surely on the upward path, having
nothing to fear, so much as the
croakings of an impecun,ous and
shiftless set of men, who never
dreamt of honest toll, but who,
rather, LAY low for the man who
does toll, and despoil him of his
earnings by what is known as the
buck" process. Hundreds OF
buildings mostly residences are
being re-inhabited and pond
ing number of breadwinners are at
work in the mines. Tradesmen
assured me that their cash sales
averaged as high as ever, and there
is no better or truer barometer for
marking prosperity, than the
amount Of cash sales made to
workingmsn families.
| entered into conversation with
Mr. j. j. Bray who is conductor of
the local Or way freight train, and
that gentleman summed up the
matter of the prosperity of the
Comstock in substantially the fol- |
lowing manner: Il have run on
this road for severel years, and |
( now of no time in the past FIVE
years, when all indications were SO
true for boom as they are now.
larry all sorts and conditions of |
men on this train, and one of my
most exacting duties, is to listen,
when | can, to each mans particu-
ar view of things In general. |
ind now, that all men whose opln-
ons are worth entertaining agree
hat the present outlook is the best
n years. and nothing Strengthens
ne in that belief, so much as does
he continual croaking and growing
# the old chronics who have nest
d in Virginia to stay Or course
, have to hear the regular daily
rowl at the management of the
Dad, and it passes by he harm
essly, for nine out of ten who do
he groxlinG, are men who make
a study. and could not ex-
It without it. The freights we
ow run in there are swelling to
he proportions Of those of the
God old days, and / look cotident-
Y for boom on the Comstock.
Having, by close obseryat on, de
ermined that Bray is reliable |
ave quoted HIM just to show how
linking men regard the matter.
" course with the prosperity of the
zines. comes a similar cOnd ton t.,
II parts Of the State and for THIS
sason | have trcSpassed Oh your
pace TO let your readers know jn>t
ow the matter looks to an unpreju-
iced observer.
w. Fl. WHELAN.