Year: 1872



 1t was with fear and trembling that we awaited the first indication of the manner of it's reception by the people.-Will they receive us and proclaim us worthy of their support; or will they kick us into the dust with the comforting ejaculation "Another fool has attempted what he cannot acom- plish ?" Thank God, we are all right! He has aided us to make good start and the people are satisfied. Almost, as it were, the first mail after the NEWS was flrst.sent into the world, brought us numerous letters congratulating us on the fine apearance of our sheet, and bidding us God-specd on our laudable undertaking. Our subscription list rapidly grew advertising patronage in- creased, and our business quickly assumed healthy appearance. Nor did this in. crease and growth in our business cease after spasmodic dash of patronage, but continued steadily, till to-day our journal stands on basis, or business foundation, which we feel is guaranty of permanent existance. Before the fact of there beins sufficient patronage in this region to sun. port paper was demonstrated, we coun- seled with several of the best minds about the project. and they, predecating their opinions on the fact of Salisbury being only a small village. and as they thought, the country was not thickly populated, our circulation would probably not exceed, in our palmiest days, 800 subscribers. They attempted to discourage us, because, as they said, they couldn't allow themselves to ad- wise us to engage in an undertaking prom ising so little, and mourning SO much risk of failure. This they told us because they were our friends and wished us well. But one man only among the many we consult ed concerning this enterprise, could see through our eyes. He unhesitatingly said, :" drive on"! One individual in particular, we annoyed exceedingly by constantly get ting at him with our questions, being de- termined to get his ideas; his opinion about this thing and about that, and were almost driven out doors sometimes by his piercing glances as we crossed his threshold to thrust another idea at him. We were determined not to commence active operations in this enterprise till we could convince him it was all right, and he would tell us to go ahead. We asked not his money, nor the money of any man, and have received up to this time not one cent from any source whatever, except what has come to us by actual sub scription and advertising patronage, and, as we said above, we did not want his money, but wanted his head and was bound to get it, knowing that when his consent came. we would be all right. He finally said: "Go out into your field of operations; SCOUT the country and see what the people will say to you about it. See how many subscribers you can get.p We went; occupying all our spare time that was not needed to at. tend to other matters necessary to star, at or about the lst of July, as we advertised we should commence the publication of oul

 journal at that time. Bringing in our re-

 turns, they footed up long ways past the

 500 it was thought we could hardly reach

 with the best of success of several years oi

 newspaper experience. This astonished

 our careful friend. To think that so many

 would subscribe for paper they had never

 seen, was mystery to him. Our subscri

 bers know how twas done, and they have paid us and told us they are satisfied. IT

 regard to the political management of tho ] NEWS, we think but little is necessary to bt

 sad. We promised at the start that WI would attend strictly to our own business

 politically that it was our purpose to al

 low all to enjoy their respective opinions

 and would force no political whims of ou

 own before their notice. Our readers al

 know whether or not we have done this

 They told us they wanted no more politica

 journals, and we have endeavored to giv

 them paper free from political strifes an,

 bickerings.

 Some months since we advertised an en

 largement of the NEWS to a nine column paper on or about the first of July. Ths was our purpose and plan, being desirou to give our readers as much reading matte as we possibly could tor what they pal ) us, and we should have done so had we nc hardened to the advice of men who felt a interest in the success of our journal. The told us our paper was large enough tor tn . present, and they hoped we would not CT large so soon, but wait till there would | less risk of failure on our part to meet th additional cost of enlargement. This W ] have concluded to do, but that the NEWS y destined to be nine column paper, we el . certain in our own minds, no doubt I a lthose to whom we have paid weekly visi b for the past year, and who do not conten

 plate continuing with us as subscribers Il v coming year, if any there be, we have # say Good bye; we shall be glad to gre Il you, and add your names to our list at ar ai ai future time, if it be your pleasure to con 2. to us again as subscribers, and for your pc ic ronage of the past, we thank you. Ol re word to those that remain, and we a Ct through with this, our first annual ta ;s with our readers. We shall work hard

 give you more for your money this ye

 than you have had in the past.

 ol SOLID CHUNKS OF SILVER FoUND.-Qu 'ss a large number of miners arrived here rts Friday bv the steamer Cumberland fr<