Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-04-06

ELKo. NErApA. March 27th. lseg

ELKo, NEVADA, March 9th, 1869.
Ed. WAVE: As the people OF 0syhee are
not generally posted in regard to this portion
Of Nevada, drop you a few lines containing
such hastily collected items as think would
be most interesting. Elko is situated about
s67 miles east Of Sacramento City, on the
G P Railroad, and is The present terminus
for the White Pine travel, and the western
end Of the great Overland Mail via Salt Lake,
as well as the freight depot for Utah All
freight not for the use Of the railroad must
pass through the different Express Compa-
MES before il will be forwarded Freight
for White Pine is divided between this place
Argenia and Reno, and the rate to this point
is eight cents per pound. Elko contains
sixty eight canvass houses where business is
being done, and fifteen built Of lumber:
Nineteen shops where liquor is retailed,
twenty-four stores. twelve lodging tents,
fourteen restaurants, one hotel, four livery
stables, two drug stores, two blacksmith
shops, three meat markets, three bakeries,
three tin shops, two harness makers, three
barber shops, two breweries, one doctor, one
law Office out Of employment, P NJ. Elder L
Co IS bank, two express offices, one fortune
teller tVecomte), few John wash houses,
and, one mile from here, Ballou's Hot Spring
The CT Railroad have located, at Carlin, for
machine shop and locomotive depot, at the
mouth of Maggie Creek, AS miles east OF
Sacramento City, and west OF Gravelly Ford
few miles, in a delightful valley, where
sage brush lots in what is the business por-
tion of tho town in prospect are held at the
rate OF $40 the front foot, with corners re-
served for the highest bidder
There is great interest felt in regard to the
terminus Of the Idaho road. These two RI
val cities claim to be in the exact spot.
When the rsnlt is known, which will be in
| a few days, sage brush will go up or down
to a very great extent Col. Davis and party
have not yet arrived, but Hill Beachey and
Col Preston are anxously awaiting them
Passage 70 White Pine from here is $50, with
three or four stage lines crowded, with seat:
engaged one or two days ahead. Many des
| tined for the latter point make away witt
their packs on their backs-ahOut forty eacf
day The roads have been nearly impossible
and at Hamilton, where the stage route ends
ladies have been compelled TO remain in TIL
stage one half ofthe night for want ofaccom
modatons and part of the following day
in the office Of W. F. 4 Co, while thos
gentlemen were striving to find some plac
to make them comfortable The advice q
every one from there is TO remain away
few weeks until the Winter somewha
abates. But, on We 20 with the great mog
ing mass, who still pour in at the rate Of on
hundred per day, men, women and children
Men " sparrng" their meals are plentiful
How this will end we can only guess. Yer
few have returned except those who hav
business There IS no scarcity in White Pint
for those who have the means 70 buy, an
the prices are not high, except for rents
which are represented as being exorbitan'
The orc shown here from the different mine
is rich az could be desired, but further kno'
not d. POWER.