The Nevada journal., 1854-09-08
For the Nevada Journal.
RED Doc, Sept. 3, 1884.

NED LOG, sept ., ioof.
Mr. ED TOR: The town OF Red Dog
alias Brooklyn is in a quie>cent state
| he miners appear mostly TO have left to
work on Green Horn creek, where | have
heard they were doiug, as general thing,
remarkably well One company consist
ing Of six persons had me good fortune to
take out about twenty pounds Of pure dust,
for one weeks work. Others have some
weeks made as high as thirty dollars to
the hand, and perhaps the following week
might not have made their board. The
creek is somewhat spotted bat those who
commence work and persevere, are sure Of
making good wages. The stream is being
worked for an extent OF about seven mi es.
The lower portion of the creek is mostly
held by Chinamen.
A very good contrivance for moving
The light sand and gravel, which lies in the
bed ef the creek, is being used ; 1t is made
of d, iron bound, something similar to
a large SEQ p shovel, having two handles;
on either side OF the mouth or front is
ring-about SIX inches from the end, 10
which they attach piece Of rope, say five
CT six feet long One man takes hold Of
each rope ana one guides the machine,
when by holding up the handles. the front
p'oughs into the sand and IN this way it
is drawn 70 a convenient distance
In III, immediate vicinity Of Red DOG
srrelal companies are running tunnels
into the hills. Messrs Avery & Co
started their tunnel into Yank Hill about
two weeks since. The earth is quite hard
but they manage o 60 about ten feet per
day. Mes,rs. Geiger f H-rberI are run
ming tunnel into the same hill about two
claims above. Riggs & Co arc cont ,uing
their tnnneI through the led rcck. This
Is one Of the best and most substantial
works Of the kind that it has been my lot
TO witness. Ii is about six Ieet wide in
the clear. and about the same in height -
The timbers are all selected with care aud
pnt up in very uniform and substantial
We next reach Mr.. Peariman's claims.
He has been tunneFng mostly all summer,
and has an immense quantity Of dirt out
ready for winter work. The adjoining
ground is owned ard being worked BY
Messrs. Wooster & Co. They have been
at worl, at their tunnel about four weeks
and have got in about seventyfve feet
Their dirt ;z muc', harder than any other
about here and should not be surprised
If it paid better than any has paid here
before. WAS shewn small piece OF
cement, taken from the bottom Of the tun-
ueI, perfectly covered with spccks of cold.
Last week they paced door at the
mouth CT the tunnel; with a paddock,
large enough to lock up >afrIy Ou'gng
from the si1y) al the gold in California;
on the door, in large letters is 4 sign bear
ing the words NO admitrance This is
the first one Of the kind put up in this
place. and we hope it may be the last
for we think it shows a want Of conf
tlence in the honesty Of the miners Gener-
ally, not to allow them occasionally TO
20 in, (particuIarly those owning adjoining
cIims J still | presume they have the
ripht aui it does not become any one to
question that right.
Al! the priacipal merchants Of this
place are painting and re6fting their es,
tablishments, and in fact the town wears
a much better Appearance in the abstract,
than ever before.
1t is generally understood that the Wal
loupa Ditch company are about completing
''Nit "C' II, III tiuCt 10 nave water utte
the year through. When the ditch is
completed and the company sell the water
at reasonable rate, the miners viii have
a much better chance than ever 10 make
money and The ditch c''mpany's purse viii
grow heavy in proportion.
We learn that the course for good
wagon road has been laid out from this
place to Nevada, and that a petition FOR an
appropriation towards building q good
bridge across Green Horn, will be present
ed to the Court, at the next session. We
are in hopes this measure will be carried
out, as it will be great help to this place.
il not to Nevada. We understood some
time since that the citizens OF Nevada
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