The Nevada journal., 1853-10-14
Correspondence Neva la Journal.
RED Doc, Oct. 10, 1853.


your Journal for somee onths past with
unwearied interest, the idea was suggested
to me, that perhaps 1t would not be unad-
visable to give you some account Of our
diggings-with a short description Of the
town.
Therefore TO make it as lucid as posi-
BILE, let us go back about one yesr-at
which time there came into this region n
rugged old man with two or three COM
panions, on prospecting tour. Having
spent considerable time on the various
hills. they finally came TO what is now
called independence Hill-here their ex-
pectations were more than realized.
need not tell you that man was perkins"
nor will tell you that many others, such
as Whiteside, TAornhill, Hall, Brewn and
Hill, Immediately set to work, and have
been well rewarded for their labors.
The principal companies now at work,
or at least ready for work, are first the
Nevada Tunnel Co, B. T. Riggs 8 Co.,
Perkins & Fordyce, Whiteside's old claims
(by whom purchased l, have not been in
formed,) Lane & Co., and Brown & Co.
The Nevada Tunnel company have done
To work this summer but are prepared to
push it forward with vigor as soon as the
rains cone c1. Thel Tunnel Is about
$50 feet long. buiIt in the most substantial
manner, with sIrire h'res already prepared
TO g night 10 work,
Fi5gs < CO. hare been at worb all
surlner cutting tunnel through bed
rock, from twelve 10 A..aen feet J cow its
surface, in order to drain the water from
the centre of the hill. Last season they
washed large portion of their dirt down
to the bed rock and It paid them on the
average $l00 per day, to the hand. Their
Tunnel is nearly 200 feet in length and
they calculated to raise it about rs feet
more. These claims are all situated on
Independence Hill. and will undoubtedly
tdrn out to be very rich.
We now come to Lane s Co.'S "Blue
Lead" These claims are situated on Mis-
souri, Canon about quarter of mile east
of the town. They have expended about
four thousand dollars in prospecting their
ground, having put in a tunnel nearly 800
feet through the hardest kind of cement
and rock-with several branches. In the
main trunk they have finally succeeded in
striking into softer ground and have now
fine prospect for making their "pile,' as
they frequently get from three to FIVE dol
lars to the pan.
I fear am making this communication
too lengthy, therefore will hurry on to its
conclusion.
The village of Red Dog, or Brooklyn
as some persons still persist in calling it,
is situated on "Red Dog Hip about nine
miles east of Nevada. 1t is composed of
some thirty-fve or forty well constructed
Saildings. The largest and most substantial
Of these is owned by Messrs. Johnson &
Burrell and is designrd as boarding
house. They occupy portion of it as a
store, and are well calculated to do fine
business.
The next in size and importance is the
"Brooklyn House" owned and occupied BY
Mr.. Wooster, who last season did fine
business.
We now have six stores IN this place,
and how they all contrive to live, is not
matter for me to investigate. The finest
and most important of these is occupied by
Messrs. Morgan s. Brother, who by their
kind and gsntlemanly department have
entirely won the confidence of all. Their
stock is large and apparently well assorted
Mess. Grabheld j. Pearlman have well
assorted stock of goods and last season
did a good business, Of the others but
little can be said, except that they come
under the second class.
Our Bowling Saloon is bsing reftted