The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-10-23
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EDT-uEs INDICTMENT The irreSlla-5iT TIA:
has herstotors sxis:ed IN the conysyaroe Of
express matter between tins pi=>- and EIko.
eEused by the very important change made by
Mr.. En-iEht IN Substituting comfortable and
essy-ridIng coaches. which all r-n twice =
week. instead Of the old system Of weekly
conveyance, has prevented ne from forward
inS my regular communication; but as yUur
paper : 50 aaIiously looked for by the min
ers IN this vicinity, avail myself Of the an.
opportunity 10 Eriie YOU
Mercantile business II every b-zreh re-
mains AZ about the sane sand As When las;
wrote YOU The receri chscSes IN the wealth
er, however, indicating IsrcsPtibly the near
advent Of Winter, has caused Sigh, change
IN The provision market, giving !; An upward
tendency. Those Who have available rn.Ars
are preparing for the approach Of Winter.
There are many complaints being made bv
;ezInstsrs II relation 20 the Hew road recently
constructed between this place and EIko: and
50 serious have they become ;ha; many have
hA7led OF. pTeferrinc 10 remain and take their
CHANCES with the people II camp
lively competition has ben created H.
tween the farmers Of Boise and Jordan VALLEY,
and thUee Who Purchzss IL Elko. Potatoes
are retailing q; 10 cents Peg pound O.. : cent,
by the SICK: onions, 10 cents; barley. cents.
hay g pzr hundred pounds: aour. $40 DO:
other grades Of Insrchsniise remain 81 abou:
The same old ra;es- Staples have IL Upward
tendency, and are not zrElvIn. II ANYTHING like
sufficient quantity 10 supply the requisite
demand.
Tent honses Of the past are gradually giving
vay 70 Neat, comfortable structU-es-aiol--
and lumber, and many Of hew-i lJ-s: the eI-
terror Of which indicate that thsy must l.
ye-y comfortable within
Sine nv LAST letter to Won. many valuable
hedges have been discovered. among which !
Ell mention the names Of the Belle Of the
West Silver Star. Susluehann-. Idaho
Steele. Eudo-4, AID Sunny Hill. S4lr.va;
work has not - Yet ben done 70 develop their
resources. Among the miners there i a ell
y;able jealousy EXISTING, causing and proiuc-
lIG renewed energy which IL due time will
bTlng its reward
We have ben visited during the past week
by some Chirl-o capitalists" and we are
inclined 10 think they left with good iIap.es-
siOns.
since Is49. there has never vet ben courre-
gated together on the Pacific coast such q
n1tnber Of competent and faithful proSpectoTs
possessed Of less means, and al the same time
having an unbounded faith IL their ultimate
success, than can be found il tins district
Reports are coming II daily Il neE dlscOy-
eres being made within q distance Of twenty
miles Il this place, Of which ! will inform
You when their resources become s0meR hat
more developed
ID. h-lisr. . well-knovn resident o! Elko.
who tocsz the contract To- deliver the machln-
e-y fO- the Drew and Aich.sOu mill H., SAFELY
!anded az The mil-aite al! 81 thu heavy ma
ch.nrrE--s.Nt-en wagons hGyln- arrived with
everything in perfect order. and sven other
aTr due Tomorrow. U8c!r johnny - ,;rr..rir.,
eyey nerve in his Efforts 10 rrerlrc the mill
for work 10y 'Ir 1t 81 December
RUmpr has Il that a t!yC-stansjI mill J. ON
the "'.y here fTual Chicago. We viii keep all
The mills busy that may l. erected in our
midst
We are plen,ed to meet many old wn.ho.
PROJECTORS and also many idaho ,-.ri:ali-,.
vi 10 are yisiiiu-, this section.
i number Of ncw stores have recently been
established here. Among others. | will men.
that Of Dell, Banc0 a Burrumau. which j. q
branch Of your popular Elko house Of Rein.
hart a Co: also that Of Jacob Cohn: both IF
which dealers are deserving the patronage OF
our people. Judge S;ainburn, aided by Den.
uiy Sheriff Jackson and Deputy District At
torney Hudson, are faithful in their efforts TO
preserve the public peace. Public attention
has been called to that portion Of the statutes
prohibiting the carrying If concealed wea-
pons. Onr law-abding citizens pray that the
County Commissioners may make so!nc uro-
VISION for the erection Of suitable Jail in
which may be secured offenders against ,be
law. This thing l. rendered peculiarly neces-
sary by the remote distance we are from the
cOunty-seat.
BY a dispatch from Hon. Tom. Fitch we
learn that POstottce j. TO be established in
this town. with G.. ". Turney as postmaster.
Bradbury Brother have been engaged by
the Porter Mining Co, OF Bull Run (of which
Geo. W. Tucker is the principal owner 10
pack to this place three loads of rock, ofabout
5000 pounds per load. That company has
also selected quantity of frst-class rock for
shipment to San Francisco.
] have just visited the Hamilton mine and
have seen some of the richest rock yet found
in this district, and il is of the most extensive
character.